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Experience the thrill of the 2024 rally season with new locations, moments, stages, high-performance vehicles, new liveries, and licensed crews. Brace yourself to embark on your continued rally journey.
EA SPORTS™ WRC is a racing, simulation and automobile sim game
developed by Codemasters
and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on November 02nd 2023 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.
It has received 9,510 reviews of which 5,967 were positive and 3,543 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Intel i5 9600K
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 Radeon RX Vega 56
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 110 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- VR Support: OpenXR: Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, Valve Index, Oculus Rift S, Oculus CV1, HTC Vive
- Additional Notes: SSD recommended
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As someone who has played the majority of games from the DiRT franchise (DiRT 3, DiRT Rally, DiRT 4, DiRT Rally 2.0) and having played this game for 100+ hours (for me, that's a lot), I think this game is a worthy successor to its predecessor, DiRT Rally 2.0. It's certainly a better successor to DR2.0 compared to how bad the new Forza Motorsport is compared to its predecessor. (WALL OF TEXT WARNING, scroll to bottom for TL;DR) For one, this game offers SO many more cars compared to the previous game. While the WRC license means it has all of the newer hybrid cars, there are plenty of older cars they've added as well. Seeing these new cars made this game much more interesting to me at least who was used to seeing lots of reappearing cars in other DiRT games. I was excited to see the S2000 cars (Peugeot 207, Abarth Grande Punto) return from DiRT 3; that was a very pleasant surprise! Cars: 8/10 None of those cars would matter if the game's physics were bad, though. For starters, this game seems quite a bit easier to learn than the previous DiRT Rally games. It has a "Rally School" campaign which teaches you the basics of rallying which I could see being quite useful to newer players; I remember that DiRT 4 had a similar thing. While I didn't play it, I could tell that it covered all of the important bits a newbie should learn. Not all of the cars feel as good as they should be, but they are at least good enough. Noob friendliness: 7/10 Secondly, the force feedback of this game has been DRASTICALLY improved upon since DiRT Rally 2.0. I play the game on a Moza R5 direct-drive wheelbase and the difference between the two games is very noticeable. In the previous game, the force feedback (FFB for short) was okay; however, this game blows it out of the water. When doing a very rutty and bumpy stage in Kenya, I can feel all the ruts and bumps in the road and whether or not my car is positioned in the right spot. While this part is only applicable to wheel users, I still think I should mention it. In addition, the tarmac physics are SO much better than all of the previous games. It seems that Codemasters has finally dialed them in and it shows; the tarmac stages are way nicer to drive on and don't feel as weird as they have in the earlier games. If you are someone who likes doing rally events on paved roads, you'll love this addition. Handling: 8/10 It wouldn't matter if the game handled well if the stages stunk, though, and the game doesn't disappoint in that regard. There are so many new faces here such as Chile, Mexico, Estonia, Portugal, Italy, and Romania, among others. Thankfully, the old regulars are still here, too; Finland, Sweden, Spain, and Monte Carlo are all present. Each of these locations offers something different to the table that I also appreciated having. Not only that, this game has stages that get much longer than the previous games had. I have heard that this is because they switched to Unreal Engine instead of their in-house Ego engine; if anything, this is one reason to appreciate the engine switch. Locations: 9/10 Speaking of engine switch, how is the game's optimization? This one is a bit of a mixed bag, unfortunately. I run a PC with a Ryzen 7 5800x, 16 GB of ram, and a RX 6700 XT, and I have my PC connected to a 4K TV. For those unfamiliar with PCs, I have a decent one comparable to a PS5 or Xbox Series X in performance. With the game at high settings with epic anti-aliasing, I was getting about 40-45 FPS. This is nowhere near as good as DiRT Rally 2.0, but there is some good news. When I turned FSR to Quality, though, the game reached 60-65 FPS which felt much better. Thankfully, the FSR implementation is very good and I found that the game still looked very good and sharp with my only complaints coming from the motion artifacting. However, I cannot recommend this game if you don't have a fairly decent computer. I have tried running it on a laptop with an i7-9750h and 1650 and the performance was quite a bit worse; I had to run the game at pretty low settings with FSR at 1080p and it hovered around 35-40 FPS. I also own a Steam Deck and the game used to run around the same at 800p (that is, before anti-cheat broke it); not great but still playable if you get used to it. If you're not sure how well it will run on your PC, I'd suggest buying the game and testing it out on your hardware; if it doesn't run well, refund it and buy DiRT Rally 2.0. Overall, I think that the optimization is nowhere near as good as it was in the previous games; however, it is much better than some of the nightmares we have seen recently with performance (looking at you, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown). This is also something that can be improved upon in the future. Optimization: 5/10 Progression in this game is also quite good. I like the fact that you run your own team and choose what events you show up to; it gives a much better sense of progression compared to the previous games. This was a pleasant surprise. It also feels like this game has a good bit of longevity to it; I have played it for 109 hours as of this review and I don't feel like I've finished it. Progression: 7/10 To sum up this very lengthy review, I seriously think this is one of the best rally games I have played. + Plenty of cars + Somewhat easy to learn + Great handling and FFB + Lots of good locations and stages + Good progression + Game looks decent on higher settings + Menu music is nice + Doesn't cost $70 USD + Doesn't require EA Launcher - Game performance is a mixed bag (could be worse tho) - Looks worse at lower settings compared to older games - Some cars don't handle as well as they did - Has way overkill kernel-level anti-cheat which broke Steam Deck compatibility :( The last thing I should touch upon is the recent controversy regarding the anti-cheat added to this game. I think it won't take away from the game experience and people are getting WAY too angry about it. Yes, it is way overkill. Yes, it absolutely stinks. Yes, it breaks Linux compatibility. There is one thing people aren't thinking of, though: Does it take away from the driving experience in any meaningful way if you run Windows? In my experience, it doesn't, and I think the game is still really good. That's why I'm not ranting about it; I am looking at the game based on what it is; a very solid rally game. Anti-cheat is an arm's race anyway; if you want less of it, don't cheat!
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i think its good. i dont agree with some reviews but watching real wrc i think this game is closer to real car behavior than dirt rally 2.0. Dirt rally 2.0 feels a little too icy feeling. Im just scared EA is going to kill off the franchise if it doesn't sell well in the future. Then we have no rally games.
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Great feeling physics, a bit grippier than usual to make it more manageable but nothing too major. It feels better than DiRT Rally 2.0 and much better than the WRC Kyloton saga. As a RBR and DR 2.0 player i'm enjoying this and it does feel intuitive, although not as much of a sim as RBR for sure. Overall it's a recommendation if you enjoyed the DiRT Rally saga and a must for any rally fan.
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I've got a literal lifetime of experience playing rallying games, including all of the WRC games and all of the Codemasters rallying games (CMR, DiRT). I'm writing this review just after I've gotten to 100% on EA SPORTS WRC. It's a good blend of what you'd expect from the two franchises. It's got the variety of cars and classes you'd see in a Codies game, and a Career mode and Scenarios mode format that you'd expect if you're a veteran of the Kylotonn WRC games. It also has a similar blend of realism from the two games - you can have changing weather in the stages like in the older WRC games, but the handling and physics are an evolution of DiRT Rally 2.0. However, there is a blend of some of the negatives from the two series. Even with a 40-series GPU, there are occasional stutters in frames which I wouldn't experience in DR2 but did experience in the older WRC games. This probably wouldn't be too surprising since this is the first Codies rally game on Unreal after they've used their own engine for over 15 years. There's also a slight issue for rally nerds where the WRC stages use official stage names but don't always use the roads that these stages use in the real world. That's a legacy of this game starting off as DiRT Rally 3, before Codies had the WRC license which - oddly enough - even covers the roads used in the real world. However, these roads that are used do exist in real life, unlike in the old KT Racing games. There are also a couple of concerns that the fanbase has for the future. One is about future content releases, with fans hoping this will be more like DR2 which had new content releases added in rather than the typical annual release cycle of WRC games. Another is about the impending implementation of Kernel-level anti-cheat, which fans are worried won't be effective as an anti-cheat software and will lead to errant bans for things such livery mods being installed. Nevertheless, I still love this game. In many ways, it's an evolution of DR2. The handling is generally more realistic, and there are more stages and rallies which in some cases have more kilometres to them than in DR2. The car choice is also more varied, with the returning classes gaining more cars to them compared to DR2 with some of these cars being fan-favourites that were unfortunately left out - the most noticeable ones being the Xsara WRC as well as the Escort and Astra F2 Kit Cars. I just hope that it won't be part of an annual release cycle and that, if it is, future releases will only add content (such as the Yaris Rally2 and new WRC events, or even the ERC events).
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Is it the DR3.0 we have been waiting for? Lots of pro-sim drivers have given their opinion, so why not throw a noob's into the mix? :D Physics: Cars don't slide a whole lot compared to DR2, which isn't a big issue if only they behave consistently... One minute your Yaris wants to take a left 4 turn like it's a hairpin, then on a random square left, it decides to go understeer off the Mediterranean Rally cliff... Mail me the L all you want, but this is rarely the case for DR2. If it understeers, it understeers FTW; if it oversteers, it oversteers FTW. Well, to be honest, I've seen footages of snap oversteer incidents in the broadcasts which resembles this game, so I'm not so sure if WRC was the game whose physics was not exactly in line with the real world... Body roll is kinda subtle too. The other day I took the Lancer Evo X from NR4 on Bio Bio and in a weird way, the car felt soft. Like jelly. Maybe I'm too used to the Rally1 cars. For my console (Gulikit KingKong 2 Pro), no input issues thus far. Most of the faults came from the user instead. Content: No competition, WRC has better and more streamlined career mode. Although lacking Rallycross events, the stuff that happens in every calender feels kinda balanced, like 5 to 6 options within one week, so that you don't end up wanting to do everything and burn out the next 5 months down the road. The maps are... Phew, where do I start? From the mountain pass of Monte Carlo to the rocky villages of Portugal; from the treacherous Guanajuato roads of Mexico down to the thick forest of Chile; flying from Estonia to Finland, doing dorifto sessions in the likes of Arkopolis and hoping you don't end up with a rock on your windscreen in Kenya... It's just- You can feel yourself being Mister Around-the-Gloeb. The amount of rides is also another plus point, and a visible upgrade from DR2, which is obviously expected, given that the official WRC license should give them the freedom to include every car CM would want to put in (the Celica didn't make it in, sadge). The liveries tho, they do be a little lackin'. But I guess it's alright, 'cuz there's always NFS and FH to do personalization. The livery editor for this game is a little... Questionable. I wouldn't be happy if CM just straight away rip Ghost games' wrap editor and paste it in here, but I'll admit it'd be much more user-friendly. Car builder. Say less. Not bad, I like it. Hopefully we get new updates on the "cosmetics" of the cars (reeeeeaaally hope it don't end up in the crappy ahh premium pass exclusive...) Aesthetics: Most terrains are pretty unique, but they don't... Pop. For DR2, it's pretty easy to tell which map the tracks belong to with just one screenshot (if you assume you can't change seasons in WRC), and perhaps between Powys and Perth & Kinross would be a little hard to distinguish during rainy weather. In WRC, it's just kinda... Flat? I like the photo-realism that CM is trying to achieve here, but I could take Croatia and Japan and put them together, they'd look like they are two parts of a long track. Sardegna and Portugal can also look the same at certain points of their respective stages. Not a downside, just a little aesthetic preference. The rendering of this game looks genuinely good. Somewhat photo-realistic, although it's still relatively easy to tell. Good for taking screenshots with wild camera angles and spacious terrain, and free cam is something I've been dying for over DR2, but that's just about as good as it can get, because in mp4 format it's just... Lag. 20fps, take it or leave it. Which leads me to this game's worst downfall: screen stuttering. Yes, you've heard of it a thousand times, so now's the 1001st time. WHY IS MY FRAMERATE DROPPING EVERY TIME I PASS THROUGH A VILLAGE IN MONTE CARLO???! (This idiot runs a 3050Ti on an 12th gen i7, what does he think?) And it's definitely a pain while trying to record while replaying. Sometimes the screen just stutters out of nowhere. It's either that or I could regress my graphics back to the PS3 golden era (it might as well be...). UI design is pretty parallel to DR2, that's for sure. Generally very clean and professional, makes you feel very respected when you make a stage win, which is a standard design especially if a game is sponsored by the 2nd oldest motorsport segment by the FIA. Though, a little more energy and hype would elevate the experience by a lot (back to the Dirt 2 days, but maybe not as loud as that). Music choice is a little let down, not gonna lie. Not that CM's gotta put in the newest rap song or any selection of the global hits, but again, the energy is not there. The best of the playlist is perhaps Sun Goes Down by Spada, which is a rave music, and that kinda vibe is what a player like me would like to feel after barely getting a 037 across the finish line on Mediterrano without a bumper and taillights. Heck, even the custom soundtracks of DR2 make you feel victorious after flatting out the entire stage. The profile section for WRC is mid. Not much to it, and just generally feels like it's slapped there just for people to know you exist. Homepage is too empty, and here's where I would say that the UI being minimalistic is honestly not so good of a choice. DR2 has the selection buttons covering up about 80% of the screen, whereas WRC has only one bar with words, and a render of a car of your choice out of your rally passport, and your avatar with one out of 6 pre-made rally suits. Too... Bland. Nothing's going on at the background, so why's it larger than The Rock's forehead? Conclusion: Is it worth the full price? Well, if you're expecting RBR level physics and handling, or just the sheer amount of community support, sorry to disappoint, you may return back to 30 year old graphics. If you're expecting a laid back, easy rally experience, I say expect challenge. Is it gonna be hard? Not really, but things will get out of hand when you start pushing it like you'd push your laptop Civic on the Autobahn. If you want to have a good time rallying with the different cars from different generations of rally on iconic places you've probably seen on TV back in 2023 (or before), give it a try, especially if it's on an 60% offer. Is it a worthy DR3 equivalent? I honestly wouldn't say so... See, DR2 was like, not so expensive, and the content it provided was perhaps a little less (and less bugs too) than what's being offered with WRC today, which costs like, what? 3 fold, perhaps? I definitely see upgrades in certain fields where DR2 don't shine as bright, so I will call it an upgrade. But I can't say it's DR3, but a different "weight class" of its own. But if you have doubts, CM didn't fumble this title. It's just not their brightest work, but it'll do. Blame the price tag on EA sports, though, and get the game when it's on sale. Thank you for your time :D (ik you scrolled down halfway through)
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EA SPORTS™ WRC is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.
EA SPORTS™ WRC is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.
EA SPORTS™ WRC received 5,967 positive votes out of a total of 9,510 achieving a rating of 6.19.
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EA SPORTS™ WRC was developed by Codemasters and published by Electronic Arts.
EA SPORTS™ WRC is playable and fully supported on Windows.
EA SPORTS™ WRC is not playable on MacOS.
EA SPORTS™ WRC is not playable on Linux.
EA SPORTS™ WRC does not currently offer any DLC.
EA SPORTS™ WRC does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
EA SPORTS™ WRC does not support Steam Remote Play.
EA SPORTS™ WRC does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for EA SPORTS™ WRC.
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Developer
Codemasters
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release
02 Nov 2023
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