I respect the attempt at a different approach to track design with random generation (especially since Codemasters has been guilty of recycling tracks from game to game), but once you've played a decent amount you'll have seen all of the rally segments...and stitching them together in a different order doesn't really bring the soul back. I'd much rather have 10-20 well crafted, complete tracks vs. 50 shorter segments mixed and matched. It almost felt as if they were trying to split the difference and please arcade + sim racers with a single game; as such this DiRT came off a little hollow compared to the more cohesive arcade offerings of 2 and 3, or the pure sim of DiRT Rally.

FFXV was different in some great ways. The "four guys on a road trip" dynamic was something I never knew I wanted; as a result, even though it's not the strongest narrative in the series, you still find yourself getting attached to the party. Having now played XVI, the combat here feels a little lacking for those looking for action (to be clear, I prefer pure ATB or turn-based). Luckily we were still graced with another incredible soundtrack - have spent many work hours since release listening to Hammerhead on repeat.