Turn off driver aids in Dirt 5. That brings it alive more. Especially the first time you race in a buggy!! (race 4 I think) On tarmac you need to watch your throttle and the gameplay is intense, there's a real sense of power here. First time I've had Motorstorm Pacific Rift vibes since the real deal on PS3. Up until this point even with driver aids off it is very easy.
The graphics on this dirt buggy track (day to night) are really vivid. Loving it so far, can't believe I ignored it. Great PS+ game.
I have aids off, its one of the first things I do with racers. But I have to admit it's been a year since I last played it and it seems a lot better. Performance is a lot better now even on Series S and I think they have updated the rumble support on consoles as it was absolutely awful on Xbox ( you can now alter lots of different settings on the rumble on Xbox) and that makes the connection to the surface better.
I still think some of the big 4x4 vehicles are a bit dull to drive, but yeah I'm quite enjoying it, far more than a launch.
Also the AI seems a lot better, as in, last time I played it you would get to the front of the pack 20 seconds after the start and just sit there miles ahead without putting any effort in or miles behind without any chance of catching them. Seems more balanced now.
The rumble is a lot nicer on Dualsence than Xbox controller but not game changing and I'm a bit confused and not liking the DS triggers. Why does the accelerator go stiff. I get the brake but its strange and distracts me but a least you can turn them off and just have the rumble on.