![]() Doing well in rallies and earning additional money through completing objectives (such as not using hard tires for a few rallies) is vital to keep a steady flow of cash to pay them all, and you’ll need to rest them individually to ensure they maintain the quality upkeep you need to succeed. Managing both your calendar and your team means a lot of extra work, but thankfully, it’s all pretty straightforward even for less experienced players." " WRC 8 differentiates itself from previous iterations by adopting a full-blown career mode that focuses heavily on team management. Still, having these different team members working together unison gives you significantly better chances at success. But like in real life, predictions don’t always end up being correct, so you may find that, despite your crew’s best efforts, things don’t always go as planned. Each new team member adds something useful to your crew, such as a mechanic who repairs your car over time or a meteorologist who predicts weather conditions with fluctuating degrees of accuracy so you can have a better idea of what type of tires to use. Managing both your calendar and your team means a lot of extra work, but thankfully, it’s all pretty straightforward even for less experienced players. WRC 8 differentiates itself from previous iterations by adopting a full-blown career mode that focuses heavily on team management. The game’s improved responsiveness forces you to relearn even your most basic skills, like how best to apply the handbrake in hairpins, so even someone with a long history with the franchise is almost guaranteed to benefit from some time in the test mode. A helpful training mode gave me plenty of opportunity to practice up and relearn its mechanics, and while I was never able to ramp the difficulty past medium to hang with the pros, I never felt like I was being punished for not being a master rally racer. I can comfortably make my way through more beginner-friendly games like Forza Horizon with its vast open-world design and fewer barriers to laughably crash into, but WRC’s endless tight corners demand rapid decision-making, and its ever-changing conditions require skilled hands behind the controller. ![]() Though I enjoy the tense, unrelenting challenge that comes from gameplay where every move made can make or break your performance, I’ve never quite mastered the art of gentle trigger pressure and making minute steering movements. Let’s get something out of the way up front: I’m embarrassingly bad at simulation racing games. ![]() "While it doesn’t hit every note just right, it’s a considerable improvement with more highs than lows." While it doesn’t hit every note just right, it’s a considerable improvement with more highs than lows. A promise of sweeping changes to the core driving experience and an exciting new career mode with an emphasis on team management shows their commitment to advancing the rally franchise to appeal to returning fans and newcomers alike. Having taken a year off after the not-so-well-received WRC 7, developer Kylotonn is striking back this year with WRC 8.
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