Load times are as snappy as we expected leading up to the PlayStation 5’s launch. I didn’t notice a single drop in fidelity. It runs at a native 4K at 60 frames per second. This led to me losing my entire save file and having to start over – super frustrating but not the game’s fault. My biggest frustration came about ten hours in when my PlayStation 5 decided it was going to shut down while in rest mode and act like it had been disconnected from power. They’re small things but helpful for the immersion in WRC 9. Hell, even the rain and hail hitting your car comes with the perfect vibration and noise from the controller. The triggers sputter when the ABS kicks in. Here, players find their triggers kicking back as they shift gears. It was a nice way to see what can be done on Sony’s new controller, but it needs to be baked into the gameplay for it to really shine. I really loved Astro’s Playroom, but I eventually got sick of the DualSense support being so intense all the time. Really the most interesting thing at play here is the DualSense. It’s a testament to how detailed things can be on the PS5. Rain events look great when raindrops are splattered across your screen. Even a puddle splashing up around you is incredibly detailed. This level of detail in WRC 9 doesn’t just end at the cars and the environments the tracks themselves look great. But if I ever flew off a track and was planning to restart my event anyway, I’d take a leisure drive just to admire the detail. It’s too bad you won’t have time to stop and admire it often. Cars are incredibly detailed, and the fidelity on the surrounding environments are staggering. The hazardous events were cool because they generally showed off a bit more of the DualSense support, which I’ll get to momentarily. The latter gives you a severely damaged car in a setting that makes it difficult to drive. The former puts players behind the wheel of a classic car to run a track. My favorite events were the historic events and hazardous events. While the number of different types of events is limited, the number of courses helped keep things fresh. Alternatively, rotating out team members to bring fresh eyes in is a viable option and one I opted to do occasionally until I wanted a specific member on my team for a rally. Eventually, as you level up, you’ll get recruited to a new team and the whole process starts over again but with new branches of the skill tree available. To compensate for this, players manage a calendar of events and schedule days to rest so team members can recuperate. It was honestly overwhelming at first for a newbie, but ten hours in and I started to get a handle on the different mechanics at play here.Īs you go through races, your team will get tired and their ability stats decline. There’s a significant skill tree here that ranges from unlocking new team positions to earning more experience from finishing first in rallies or even handling on different types of terrain. Your driver manages tech points, team rosters, calendars, and even repair schedules. You know what? I think WRC 9 is giving me PTSD.Players start out as a new driver recruited to a team. After crying about what I got myself into, I’d come back with half-hearted motivation to punish myself again. That said, between races I found it good to step away for a few minutes. A single rally can take about a half hour to complete, so you have to hunker down and try hard. But for me, the rally races weren’t any less brutal. The races surrounding the rallies are good practice, and can help you to hone your skills. Thus, races three and four are a lot harder as, if you’re anything like me, your car will have sustained some decent dents and scratches. Your car can be fixed to a degree, but not everything gets fully restored only critical areas like tires and the engine are prioritized. Even though you get the repair break, crews are only allotted 45 minutes for repairs. Damage carries over into the following race, so banging your car up in R1 will mean trouble for you in R2. Race one and two are your best chance to place well in the overall standings, as your car will be in the best shape. Each rally has four races, with a break between race two and three for repairs. The actual Rally races are what matter most, however.
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