Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO is out now on the PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One and Steam later today (in 4 hours as of this post). It marks the first rally title outside of the WRC license for Italian developer Milestone and the first in conjunction with nine time WRC champion Sébastien Loeb.
The title features 58 rally cars from 16 manufactures, spanning from the 1973 Alpine A110 to the 2013 Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak. Track wise, the title features 300 km of real roads, 8 diferent rallies, 64 stages and 5 rallycross circuits. There’s also the official Pikes Peak Hill Climb track that adds the historic track and the Peugeot 205 T16 PP, Audi 4 E3 PP, Peugeot 208 PP and Suzuki PP SX4.
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More “box cover” information below, including the important hardware compatibility list, which is actually fairly extensive.
As part of the release, we made a couple Test Drive videos driving the early stages of Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO. We’ll have our full review of Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO out in the next couple of weeks.
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GAME MODES
15 different game modes! A journey to discover the best rallies of the world!
Grow your driving experience along different events around the world through the best and beautiful rallies; Show your skills and lead all the competitions driving against aggressive competitors in RallyCross or into reckless head to head challenge and special events.
In ‘Loeb Experience’ mode, you can relive his entire career in 8 different ‘Eras’, from the beginning to the unforgettable 2013 record at Pikes Peak on board of his Peugeot 208 T16 PP. Go over each single event and drive every car that made him a rally legend.
Developed together with WRC champion, Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO presents: co-driver notes completely true to life, an upgraded differential simulation that is much more lifelike and accurate, realistic handling in every situation and a force feedback that it is different for every car and type of terrain in the game.
CAR CUSTOMIZATION
Drivers will have the chance to customize the car. They will be able to choose among 20 different liveries, special materials to be applied on the body, Race Number, Plate and Stickers.
RALLY and RALLYCROSS
Over 180 miles of track length, 8 rally tracks, 64 special stages and 5 rallycross circuits! Each single stage and circuit is based on real tracks, thanks to the use of GPS data. The game also reproduces in the most detailed and thorough way imaginable, the most adrenalin fuelled hill climb in the world: The Pikes Peak Hill Climb. 12.42 miles uphill, one of the most challenging routes a driver can face. The whole track has been recreated thanks to the use of GPS data, photography and footage. With Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO you can live the thrills and risks that lie behind every curve, driving racing cars of over 850-horsepower.
COMPATIBILITY LIST
Thrustmaster compatibility list features:
TH8RS (PC, H Gearshift)
T500 RS (PC and PS4™, Clutch, Gearshift H, 900°)
TH8A Add-On Shifter (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™, H Gearshift)
T3PA Add-On (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™, Clutch)
T300RS (PC and PS4™, Clutch, H Gearshift, 900°)
T150 Force Feedback (PC andPS4™, Clutch, H Gearshift, 900°)
T300 Ferrari GTE Wheel (PC and PS4™, Clutch, H Gearshift, 900°)
T100 Force Feedback Racing Wheel (PC)
T80 (PS4™)
TX Racing Wheel Ferrari 458 Italia Edition (PC and Xbox One®, Clutch, H Gearshift, 900°)
Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel (Xbox One®)
Logitech compatibility list features:
G25 (PC)
G27 (PC)
Logitech Driving Force GT (PC)
Logitech G29 (PC and PS4™)
Logitech G920 (PC and Xbox One®)
T3PA Add-On (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
Logitech Shifter (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
Fanatec compatibility list features:
Porsche 911 Turbo S (PC and PS4™)
Porsche 911 GT2 Wheel EU (PC and PS4™)
Porsche 911 GT3 RS V2 (PC and PS4™)
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (PC)
Forza Motorsport (Elite) CSR Wheel (PC and PS4™)
Porsche Carrera 911 (PC)
ClubSport Wheel Base V1 + All different rims (no HUB XONE) (PC and PS4™)
ClubSport Wheel Base V2 + All different rims (no HUB XONE) (PC and PS4™)
ClubSport Wheel Base V1 + Universal HUB for XONE or CLS P1 PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
ClubSport Wheel Base V2 + Universal HUB for XON or CLS P1 PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
CSR (Elite) Pedals EU (PC and PS4™)
ClubSport Pedals V1 EU (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
ClubSport Pedals V2 EU (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
ClubSport Pedals V3 EU (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
Fanatec CSR Shifter Set EU (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
ClubSport Shifter (PC and PS4™)
ClubSport Shifter SQ V1 EU (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
ClubSport Shifter SQ V1.5 EU (PC, Xbox One® and PS4™)
Weeks? I plan on being thru all of the game a few times by then. But does it work in triples? I would assume it does, but assuming does not always work out well…
Bad news… Triples didn’t work on PC demo, and frame rates on single monitor (GTX 970) were poor and inconsistent. Also many mixed reports of controller compatibility issues, won’t detect pedals/shifters not plugged in to the wheel base.
Yeah, I had the demo. But that is not the full game. My frame rates with a GTX 780 4Gb ran with frame rates near 100 fps. My T500 wheel “worked” but not my TH8A or button boxes. I really think it is a console game, but I could not find it on PS store in US. I can’t even find any new videos on YouTube from people to show how the game works for them… Just pre-release stuff.
I did find a video. It is in French or something, but you can see the setup options for the car and some driving. Different views, a lot of Chase view. But it is something. 44 minutes long.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkkf18eTJrM
God this game is terrible. It would be a fun arcade racers if it did not run so poorly.
60 fps per second without a single frame drop. No lag, no stutter. This game runs like butter. Dirt rally had wayyyyy worse optimization. However, dirt rally graphics are way more detailed.
I7 6600, r9 390
Post a video then, there is not a single video on youtube that shows this game running fluidly. Not one. I’ve looked.. i5 4690k at 4.4 2x R9390x and 144hz Freesync monitor here…And uh, there is no such thing as a i7 6600.. An i5 yes, or an i7 6700.. The i5 6600 is a skylake vs the 4690k haswell. Pretty evenly matched cpu’s with the i5 6600 taking the edge but not enough to warrant disparaging performance impact.
I’m going to see you on your bullshit and challenge you to post a video. 1920×1080 is considered a minimum gaming resolution and you cannot use low textures and 2gb track textures min.. though with 8 gigs of graphics memory you should be able to use the 4gb selection without. The only graphics option off should be AF or whatever that top one is.
A guy was bragging about good frames and he was playing at 720.. what a joke.
Hey dude it was a typo, i5 6600.
And I am not gonna post a video to prove you right because you are just clueless in regard to this game.
This game runs much better than Dirt Rally right of the bat.
I have it at 1080p obviously and I have it maxed out at all graphic section.
All In all, this game is quite weak in terms of graphical power. It is a nice looking game but nothing major that could slow down r9 390.
Whats funny is I run Dirt Rally at 2550×1440 with everything cranked except one setting, i cannot remember what it was but it made my trees really funny so i had to turn it down.
Dirt Rally runs far better than this game And your right it should not be demanding on hardware, like said i’m getting 75-100 FPS and i use a freesync monitor @ 144hz meaning the need for vertical sync on or off no longer exist (does not matter what setting i try thought)
I spare no expense on my computer which is why i’m so pissed this game runs like it does. I’ve yet to see a video showing it run smooth, including the devs own videos and trailers. There is a persistent stutter that I and many other users are experiencing, in fact frame rate issues seem to be a constant.
There a a few, very few like you who claim the game runs perfect. And i wonder what setting where, is causing this.
I had a single R9 390 before I went to my 390x’s and before that a 970. Only reason have the two now is i got a deal on them, a really good deal.. $200 apiece from a friend.
Sold my R9 390 for $250 online.. paid less for a single X than i got for my 390, but that friend just has tons of money and did not care. He’s running IIRC now, 4x 980TI’s.. kids got money.. i dont haha.
Even ISRTV’s vidoes show the issue yet i’m sure if they show the frame rates you will see they are stable but the stutter persident.
Older pic of pc but its not some crappy setup, my case is a 900D which cost more than most peoples video cards.
I don’t know how to help you with the stutter issue. I really had not a single FPS drop through entire race. I choose vsync and it is a strong 60-61 FPS at all times.
And like I said, this game does not really have demanding graphics like Dirt Rally.
Also, this is not an arcade racing. It is a half simulation half arcade. The only arcade thing about this game is car physics when it goes to a ditch or flies high in the air.
Car handling is a lot like classic Colin McRae
I did update all my AMD drivers to beta.
I finally fixed it. For whatever reason Milestone’s Vsync optimization, coding or however they handle it is just not up to par. Even with a 144hz monitor with Vsync on it was stuttering, so i ended up using a 3rd party application called Radeon Pro. Dynamic Frame Rate Control, Vsync On (in RP) locked at 60 with forced triple buffering and forced GPU to run at 100% clock instead of down throttling. Games perfect now and feels much better now that i’ve got it running right.
Also I remember I used to get stutter issue in other games due to usb input controller.
Some controllers need more power and will make the games stutter
Admittedly I’m frustrated, i want a easier to play arcade game and this game does deliver that, its fun and simple to drive. I prefer dirt for after my adderall has kicked in, and SLRE when its wearing off lol.
And it annoys me that your system is so similar but apparently has no issues. So you can sit and say i have no clue yet here I am with a decent rig that runs every game I throw at it without a flaw, except this one.
What’s your CPU and gpu?