By Sam Coles:
As you know I’m not a huge racing game fan, but I’ve
been warming up to the genre recently with reviews and there is something
satisfying about nailing the perfect turn in a car. Sebastien Loeb Evo Rally is
another racing game that I love because it really tests your reflexes with the
speed and the terrain, which keeps you on your toes.
The first thing you must do in this game is set up
your rally team including inserting your own name if you want, as well as
putting in what country and car number you want. After that you have to pick
what car you want to use before getting into the events, you can test each car
out on the test track which I would highly recommend. The reason why I would
recommend testing the cars out first in this game is because the car physics
take a few tries to get use to because it is a simulation with the handling of
the car, you can’t drive like an idiot in this game. Another aspect I would
highly recommend with this game in terms of gameplay is switching to the
cockpit view, the reason I recommend this is that you have a better field of
view of what’s coming and you have a better feel for the car physics.
You’ll have access to different types of cars from
newer kit cars to the more vintage variety from the 1970’s, there are a fair
few to choose from but it does come at a cost of course. You gain credits
through winning events and where you can save up and buy more cars, this can be
a slow process as you do find yourself repeating races as you get use to the
controls, so don’t worry if you don’t come in first every time.
The main thing you have to take into consideration
when driving are the pacing notes they are very important. Before you reach
corners your navigator will say what is ahead, numbers will signify how tight
the corners are, so if he says six plus that generally means you can accelerate
straight through (mostly), the lower the number the tighter the turn. If you
don’t understand the pacing notes there is a tutorial to guide you through it.
Once you get use to the pace notes you fall into a trance where you can almost
do single stages blind folded because you get into a rhythm as you nail that
corner in a snow covered forest.
The environmental graphics looks good for the most
part there are few drab looking areas here and there. The best looking areas
are the ones that utilise the weather effects like the snowy forests of Sweden
to the torrential rain of Northern Wales. The places that look a bit plain and
washed out are the standard green areas with Pine Forests and meadows there
isn’t enough detail of the flora in those areas to make it stand out. The car
models on the overhand are an absolute joy to look at they have shown love to
all the different cars you can choose from with a real attention to detail.
From the reflection of light to detailed interior as you’re in the cockpit
view.
The only Negatives that I really have with this game
is that it can get a tad repetitive due to the fact you’re playing the same
sort of events over and over, however I would say that this is the perfect game
to play in short bursts as events can take 5 minutes at a time. The other
negative with this game are the load times, they can be really bad especially
when they’re loading events with multiple cars on one circuit.
Overall Sebastien Loeb is a fantastic game and is a
game that I wouldn’t have contemplated of playing in the past, so if you’re
looking for a decent rally game on your Xbox One, PS4 or PC I would highly recommend
it.
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