is it as nVidia lovin' /AMD hatin' as Dirt 2 was/is?

Pre-ordered mine off steam last night, if it gives me as much play-time as dirt2 did I'll be happy.

A nice SSD should sort them loading time out anyways :)

They should be better on the PC version full stop. Joe reviewed the Xbox 360 version, as indicated by the section the review is in.

Originally Posted by fingerbob69
is it as nVidia lovin' /AMD hatin' as Dirt 2 was/is?

Hopefully :)

Gah. Sadface on the unskippable talky tutorials.

Everything else looks pretty nifty. Hope the PC version fares better.

Originally Posted by Material
Joe reviewed the Xbox 360 version, as indicated by the section the review is in.

Even though the "price (as reviewed)" is for the PC version and the link points to Steam for the PC version, not somewhere to buy the Xbox version from...? :p

The Dirt games have become too arcadey. At least the Colin McRae games showed real progress between iterations; it seems that the Dirt games just follow the EA model of pushing out the same game every year with just a different number on the end.

Has Codemasters ended their obsession with horrible menu systems yet? I hate the menus in DiRT2 and F1 2010; it takes forever to actually do anything. If they just provided a boring text-menu as an option for those who don't want the pretties when they aren't driving, I'd be happy. But they don't. :(

No mention of the cars, or the inclusion of group b? This version is supposed to be a lot more rally focussed? Is it? How's the weather system and does it effect game play?

A lot of unanswered questions in this review.

trailer for dirt3 said they totally overhauled physics to make it much more realistic. After reading review, i still dont know....

When is the PC review guys?

Originally Posted by Material
They should be better on the PC version full stop. Joe reviewed the Xbox 360 version, as indicated by the section the review is in.

I never said it wasn't on the the xbox :| No need to snap.

Another game released on crappy consoles first.

Hows the damage system? What about the new splitscreen mode? Are the car sounds any good? Night racing how is it?

Need a more details please Bit-tech

It's available on Steam now. When was it on the consoles?

Yeah Codies spent a lot of time setting out what they intended to achieve with this game, this review answers none of our expectations around these points...
They spent time working on:
car handling
Adding snow & weather
More rally events
Better car graphics
Oldie cars

What's the verdict???????????????????????

I guess when u realise that many bit tech reviews consist of 2 pages, hardly surprising they miss many points and issues. At least gamespot are more in depth but what annoys me is they often release reviews many weeks after people have read reviews elsewhere and bought the game.

Originally Posted by sp4nky
It's available on Steam now. When was it on the consoles?

Where is it available now on steam? I'm in the UK and Steam says:

Available: 24 May 2011

This game will unlock in approximately 4 days and 0 hours

Originally Posted by feathers
I guess when u realise that many bit tech reviews consist of 2 pages, hardly surprising they miss many points and issues. At least gamespot are more in depth but what annoys me is they often release reviews many weeks after people have read reviews elsewhere and bought the game.

I always get to the end of the second page, being done with the intro and ready for the review. Then there is no next button, and the review is over. I loved those 5-6 page reviews full of details about gameplay, and pictures showing how each option changes the visuals. I would prefer fewer reviews, but where each actually had enough detail to be worth reading.

Originally Posted by feathers
Where is it available now on steam? I'm in the UK and Steam says:

Available: 24 May 2011

This game will unlock in approximately 4 days and 0 hours

That's odd. I could have sworn it said "Purchase Now". I guess I must have missed the "Pre-"

$60??? ya no thank you... I will wait until it drops to the sub $40 dollar range before I even consider picking this up.

Originally Posted by HourBeforeDawn
$60??? ya no thank you... I will wait until it drops to the sub $40 dollar range before I even consider picking this up.

Agreed, from the looks of it its nothing more than the previous Dirt Games with a expansion pack added, so it really shouldn't be a full price title.

Originally Posted by Material
They should be better on the PC version full stop. Joe reviewed the Xbox 360 version, as indicated by the section the review is in.

Well, ok. Let the question stand til the PC version is reviewed.

I have Dirt 2 which is 80% complete. Is this better than Dirt 2? I'm not buying anything anytime soon until I finish Dirt 2 and NFS S2U first.

@frojoe - disagree - there's plenty of sites on the web that go into multi-page reviews. Bit-Tech's reviews arent as to the point as they are in CPC (or the old CPC website for that matter) but they're still much better in length. All that matters is how it compares to the previous game and whether it's worth buying.

On that point, I've yet to see a physical PC DVD release for Dirt 3 in the UK - Amazon UK have some DVD copies from 3rd parties but all seem to have imported them from Europe. As it took 4 nights to download Tron: Evolution, it's quicker to order online and wait for the postman - anyone know if we'll get an official UK PC DVD release?