It was a surprisingly realistic drifting game with a low poly… almost Mirror’s Edge-look with its clean whites and stark reds. Some of you may remember developer Funselektor’s previous game, Absolute Drift. I don’t even care that I am approaching my late thirties and should never utter this phrase, but art of rally has a banging soundtrack. The glorious blend of synth and Eighties beats gave me goosebumps, its sound somehow the perfect accompaniment for the retro aesthetic of this wonderful rally game. This story has been updated, ahead of art of rally’s console release on August 12.I rarely talk about the soundtrack of a game, but art of rally is so inspiring in that department that’s got to change. Plus, the synthwave makes for some excellent chilled vibes.Īrt of rally is out now on Steam, and it’ll be on Xbox, Switch and Xbox Game Pass from August 12. It’s one of those indies that knows exactly what it wants to be, and hits the brief perfectly. You can also adjust the FOV and camera rotation, as well as disabling the camera shake entirely if you want.Īs long as you know what you’re getting, and you’re prepared to wrestle with the controls a little to get comfortable, art of rally has tons of charm.
There’s percentages for how much counter-steer, anti-lock brakes and stability assist you want (but in the gameplay settings, not controls), while the controls menu has sensitivity and deadzones for the brakes, throttle and steering. It helps if you mess with the default controls a bit.
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The game launches you into the freeroam mode, but doesn’t provide much in the way of an instructive tutorial on how to actually drift. If you’re brave, you can also race around the whole thing in a logging truck, or a triwheeler if you fancy.Īrt of rally‘s trickiest challenge is really just getting to grips with the controls in the beginning.
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You can free roam around five “levels” which have their own collectibles to find, and there’s custom rallies and time attack modes, the latter of which will let you customise weather conditions. That’s the strength of its crystal clear art direction, and there’s enough of a skill ceiling with the driving mechanics to really challenge you if you want to push for the fastest times.Īlong with the campaign mode, there’s daily and weekly online events. The photo mode, added to art of rally since launch, leads to some incredible images too.Įven when it’s running at pure potato quality, art of rally looks fantastic. On the other side, however, the game looks absolutely gorgeous at 4K, especially when the soft sun sunset falls on the square spectators fleeing off the track. It didn’t run well - you’d want to apply a 30 frame rate cap to avoid heavy spikes when forests start to get drawn in - but it was certainly playable. Nonetheless, with some tanking of all the graphics settings, the game ran serviceably on a 8th-gen Intel laptop with Intel HD 620 integrated graphics. I spent most of my time playing art of rally in my week off, when I wasn’t really equipped or geared up for doing reviews.
You can turn it all the way down to 320×240, which is handy if, like me, you’re stuck on a bit of a potato. None of the cars are official, although for rally fans you’ll be able to recognise the original inspiration quickly enough.īlissfully, the game’s quite generous with the graphics settings on PC. You’ve got about 60 stages to work through across five countries (Finland, Sardinia, Norway, Japan and Germany), although a good chunk of those are reverse courses. Image: Kotaku AustraliaĮach stage is set after a particular year, so as you move forward, you’ll unlock cars relevant to that time period (along with some nice quips about the background for each vehicle). The game takes you through career-style stages, with each year adding longer stages - so three or four races instead of two - and more difficult environments, like night-time rallies and challenging weather. You’ll be either driving from one of 8 cameras, all of which vary between top-down views or high shots behind the car as you drifting through towns, mountains and some very vibrant landscapes. You’ve got access to the clutch, handbrake and gearbox if you want to drive stick, but otherwise, it’s very much a retro experience. There’s no cockpit view or much in the way of controls. There’s no advanced tuning, repairs, adjustments.
That vibe’s important, because it helps paper over some of the game’s simplicity. Synthwave has been my jam since a mate put me onto it a year ago, and the way it’s used in art of rally is absolutely perfect. I could - and frequently do - listen to this stuff all day for work.
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