Played on PS5
Play Status: Abandoned
Here is another abandoned game. So, Dirt 5 is a racing game developed and published by Codemasters. Because I abandoned the game, I didn't gave any rating and this won't be a usual review. I will just talk about why I abandoned the game and if I recommend it to you or not.
Firstly, I don't believe that Dirt 5 is a bad game. I certainly didn't abandoned it because it was a bad game. I have been playing Dirt games since 2. I played Dirt 2, 3, Showdown and Rally. But then stopped playing.
I am not a racing game person and it's been a long while since I finished any racing game. But I wanted to try Dirt 5 because I wanted where the series was at right now, how a racing game feels while holding the Dualsense and because it was free with PS Plus.
And I think the first bad thing about the game came right there, Dualsense features. There is full Dualsense support in this game. But it is not good. Adaptive Triggers are fine but they don't feel special. You can guess that it was a last minute addition.
And the default settings for haptic feedback is very strong. I think you can turn it down from the options, not sure but I played Astro, Returnal and Spider Man games in the default haptic feedback vibration and they were fine. In Dirt 5, I really thought I was going to hurt my hands. The vibration is that strong.
Speaking of PS5, this game doesn't look like a next gen game and yes I know, it also came out for the current gen. But Forza Horizon 5 also came to the current gen and I think that game looks miles better than Dirt 5.
Just a reminder, I don't think Dirt 5 is a bad game. But as someone who doesn't like racing games too much, I thought Dirt 5 could impress me with being a launch title for PS5. It didn't unfortunately. It was Dirt 3 2020 Edition for me which is why I abandoned Dirt 5.
If you are looking for a game like this though, I definitely recommend Dirt 5. It still has different modes, maps and it was a fun experience.
Play Status: Abandoned
Here is another abandoned game. So, Dirt 5 is a racing game developed and published by Codemasters. Because I abandoned the game, I didn't gave any rating and this won't be a usual review. I will just talk about why I abandoned the game and if I recommend it to you or not.
Firstly, I don't believe that Dirt 5 is a bad game. I certainly didn't abandoned it because it was a bad game. I have been playing Dirt games since 2. I played Dirt 2, 3, Showdown and Rally. But then stopped playing.
I am not a racing game person and it's been a long while since I finished any racing game. But I wanted to try Dirt 5 because I wanted where the series was at right now, how a racing game feels while holding the Dualsense and because it was free with PS Plus.
And I think the first bad thing about the game came right there, Dualsense features. There is full Dualsense support in this game. But it is not good. Adaptive Triggers are fine but they don't feel special. You can guess that it was a last minute addition.
And the default settings for haptic feedback is very strong. I think you can turn it down from the options, not sure but I played Astro, Returnal and Spider Man games in the default haptic feedback vibration and they were fine. In Dirt 5, I really thought I was going to hurt my hands. The vibration is that strong.
Speaking of PS5, this game doesn't look like a next gen game and yes I know, it also came out for the current gen. But Forza Horizon 5 also came to the current gen and I think that game looks miles better than Dirt 5.
Just a reminder, I don't think Dirt 5 is a bad game. But as someone who doesn't like racing games too much, I thought Dirt 5 could impress me with being a launch title for PS5. It didn't unfortunately. It was Dirt 3 2020 Edition for me which is why I abandoned Dirt 5.
If you are looking for a game like this though, I definitely recommend Dirt 5. It still has different modes, maps and it was a fun experience.
Reviewed on Mar 02, 2023