• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
  • Hi Guest. We've rebooted and consolidated our Communities section, so be sure to check it out and subscribe to some threads. Thanks!

WRC 8 announced for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC for September 2019.

C

Cattlyst

Member
Jan 18, 2019
237
249
265
Always up for more rally games. WRC 7 was actually pretty good and miles better than any of the previous officially licensed WRC games this gen. Looks like WRC 8 could be one to watch if it builds on 7. Also be interesting to see what it offers next to Dirt Rally 2.0 (I'm also hoping for a V-Rally 5 - that game is a guilty pleasure!)
 
Duallusion

Duallusion

Member
Dec 29, 2010
1,093
175
620
Will buy (eventually). I hope they'll extend all the "epic" tracks/locations to at least match the longest one in WRC7: Poland (23km). I love properly long rally tracks.
 
IbizaPocholo

IbizaPocholo

NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Dec 1, 2014
15,347
10,695
1,150
ibiza
www.gamersyde.com

Just like every year in Cologne, we stopped by at BigBen's business booth to try WRC 8 on PC and didn't come back empty handed. We have a few videos to share but only one PC to encode them, so you'll have to be patient. Since it was our very first try at this stage and we hadn't truly found the best way to set up the wheel, don't expect to see perfect driving here. We'll do better with the review copy! Update: Added a second gameplay video.

Just like every year in Cologne, we stopped by at BigBen's business booth to try WRC 8 on PC and didn't come back empty handed. We have a few videos to share but only one PC to encode them, so you'll have to be patient. Since it was our very first try at this stage and we hadn't truly found the...
www.gamersyde.com www.gamersyde.com
 
IbizaPocholo

IbizaPocholo

NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Dec 1, 2014
15,347
10,695
1,150
ibiza
www.gamersyde.com

After a short break last year, the WRC series is back with WRC 8, which features dynamic weather and a revamped career mode. We were sent the game on Xbox One X a few days ago and had time to prepare a few videos. Most of what you'll see was played with a gamepad but we also have one video showing us battling with our CSL Elite wheel by Fanatec and believe us when we say it's particularly tiring.

After a short break last year, the WRC series is back with WRC 8, which features dynamic weather and a revamped career mode. We were sent the game on Xbox One X a few days ago and had time to prepare a few videos. Most of what you'll see was played with a gamepad but we also have one video...
www.gamersyde.com www.gamersyde.com
 
A

Acidizer

Banned
Jun 7, 2018
689
564
445
I really like the WRC games, even the older ones. I've had more fun with them than Dirt Rally to be honest.
 
A

Acidizer

Banned
Jun 7, 2018
689
564
445
Believer1 said:
How about an arcade rally game? We’ve had nothing but simulators for years.
Click to expand...
This will fall on the arcade side of things handling wise for me unless it is a MAJOR step up into simulation physics, which I doubt. I can see they are going in that direction but I don't think it will be a "sim".
 
S

sn0man

Member
Nov 23, 2013
440
109
420
Any news on split screen local play? I prefer playing single player racing games on a PC ultrawide but having some good fun on the couch with mates could change that.
 
SillySinStorm

SillySinStorm

Member
Oct 10, 2013
226
1
330
The game stutters, freezes and completely shuts down my Xbox One X. Has happened twice in an hour. No other games do this.
 
  • Like
Reactions: xrnzaaas
IbizaPocholo

IbizaPocholo

NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Dec 1, 2014
15,347
10,695
1,150
ibiza
www.gamersyde.com

Most people are now looking forward to playing Gears 5, but we're back with WRC 8 on PC, an excellent episode by Kylotonn which confirms the potential of the series of a credible contender for DiRT Rally/ The game's handling may seem easier to tackle at first, but WRC requires a lot of concentration and patience to master. We have a few more videos to share but we'll start with a Mexican Stage behind the virtual wheel of the iconic Lancia Stratos. Believe us when we say we fought hard to keep it on the track. More to come later with Finland and Monte Carlo. Update: The 2 videos we promised you are now up. Update 2: Added a side by side video comparing the 2 chase cams.

Most people are now looking forward to playing Gears 5, but we're back with WRC 8 on PC, an excellent episode by Kylotonn which confirms the potential of the series of a credible contender for DiRT Rally/ The game's handling may seem easier to tackle at first, but WRC requires a lot of...
www.gamersyde.com www.gamersyde.com
 
Bogroll

Bogroll

Likes moldy games
Jan 25, 2018
819
505
410
England
So is this 60fps on Xbox X. Eurogamer said in their review that it doesn't hit 60fps all the time like Dirt Rally 2 and it was reviewed on Xbox X and I've not seen 60fps mentioned on console on console anywhere else.
 
captainraincoat

captainraincoat

Gold Member
Nov 15, 2010
3,071
2,056
1,020
This game has zero retail presence in Aus...there is not 1 physical retailer that stocks this game.....It's all digital
 
S

scalman

Member
Feb 6, 2019
1,325
730
325
not sure what happening with those games but as much as WRC8 good looking in rain at night , its not very fun to play with controller, besides some vibrations im not very feeling car at all. maybe they tried too much for this game to be good playing with wheels. i wanted to like it and i did liked some parts of it , but then its so hard to control your car with x1 or ps4 controller. when it brakes when you try to corner it ,, i duno i just dont feel what cars doing , like it sliding via ground not actually driving . i remember i liked Dirt rally 1 much better , but later didint liked dirt 4 or dirt rally 2.0. something just not fun about it to play it with controller. yes you can learn it , but whats the point of you dont feel car.
 
xrnzaaas

xrnzaaas

Member
Dec 9, 2013
8,218
1,045
575
scalman said:
not sure what happening with those games but as much as WRC8 good looking in rain at night , its not very fun to play with controller, besides some vibrations im not very feeling car at all. maybe they tried too much for this game to be good playing with wheels. i wanted to like it and i did liked some parts of it , but then its so hard to control your car with x1 or ps4 controller. when it brakes when you try to corner it ,, i duno i just dont feel what cars doing , like it sliding via ground not actually driving . i remember i liked Dirt rally 1 much better , but later didint liked dirt 4 or dirt rally 2.0. something just not fun about it to play it with controller. yes you can learn it , but whats the point of you dont feel car.
Click to expand...
It's been the same with WRC7, pretty horrible to play with a controller. Even a sim like Dirt Rally can nail it for the people without wheels.

I haven't played Dirt Rally 2.0 yet so I can't compare it to DR1, but I didn't have issues with Dirt 4.
 
Last edited:
C

Cattlyst

Member
Jan 18, 2019
237
249
265
I'm actually holding off getting WRC 8 for PS4 before I see the Switch version. I know it'll have downgrades but having a decent rally game on my Switch would be great. And if it turns out to be a dumpster fire, I'll just get the PS4 version.
 
C

Cattlyst

Member
Jan 18, 2019
237
249
265
Still no footage of the Switch version which supposedly launches in just over a week. Really hoping the devs pull something amazing out of the bag but the signs are ominous. I mean, rally games are pretty niche so why all the secrecy. Please don't be hot garbage 15 fps with shadows appearing 6 feet in front of the car with trees and rocks popping into view 10 feet away :(
 
C

Cattlyst

Member
Jan 18, 2019
237
249
265
DeafTourette said:
Dat YouTube compression
Click to expand...
It's bad ain't it. Still, gives us an impression of the Switch version and I honestly don't know how I feel. The way the vehicles turns in the replays looks really 'mechanical' and the low quality dust/water spray looks odd. And the terrain of the courses just looks flat. Suppose it is running on Switch at a decent framerate though, which is what counts.
 
BusierDonkey

BusierDonkey

Member
Sep 21, 2018
1,273
2,266
350
The Switch version looks like hot garbage, Birdo Birdo wasn't too far from the mark. It doesn't even look like it plays the same. This is definitely not the type of game you buy a Switch for.

I wonder if it at least has Gamecube controller support for the analog triggers.
 
Phunkydiabetic

Phunkydiabetic

Member
May 22, 2018
872
1,820
405
BusierDonkey said:
The Switch version looks like hot garbage, Birdo Birdo wasn't too far from the mark. It doesn't even look like it plays the same. This is definitely not the type of game you buy a Switch for.

I wonder if it at least has Gamecube controller support for the analog triggers.
Click to expand...
Wait pff haha wait

The switch doesn't have analog triggers? I never knew this haha
 
BusierDonkey

BusierDonkey

Member
Sep 21, 2018
1,273
2,266
350
Phunkydiabetic said:
Wait pff haha wait

The switch doesn't have analog triggers? I never knew this haha
Click to expand...
Nintendo hasn't used analog triggers since the Gamecube. Outside racing/flight games there aren't a lot of uses for them and those games don't have a large presence on Nintendo's consoles.
 
C

Cattlyst

Member
Jan 18, 2019
237
249
265
So WRC 8 on Switch turned out to be a bit of a mess. Rejoice though - Rush Rally 3 is coming to Switch in December! It's a mobile port, but it's apparently a really good game. Third time lucky for Switch rally games after V-Rally and WRC were duds...?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom