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Simply put, what moto related games have you played the most and enjoyed the most in the past year? Mine is quite surprising, I will admit. To both myself and prob all of you. Even second place kinda is unexpected. I'll put a focus on number one as I know no one else will. 
#1 First, for me, and I know I am in the major, major minority here, but it is Dakar 18. On bikes, of course. No, the physics aren't that great but it FINALLY brought an off road enduro adventure type simulation to the gaming genre. And I stress simulation. The physics may be average but the navigation (and the skill it requires to do properly) is absolute top notch and opens up a whole new aspect of what we've been playing for years.
I love the fact the bike speeds aren't exaggerated (I'm looking at you MVA). You must be cautious around Dangers and preserve the bike, there is a great amount of beautiful trail riding (though it is excessively heavy on the dunes in the early stages), very enjoyable night riding, some really rough terrain, terrible thunderstorms, mud pits and sand traps you'll get majorly stuck in and have to shovel yourself out of and mainly it is a HUGE challenge to learn the road book and truly play the game correctly.
If you get tired of the same ol' taking laps (and I admit, I kinda have at times) then try it. If you think you are all that then take it off the easy setting (which is still pretty darn hard) and put it on Competitor mode and all I can say is good luck. It's hard as hell to not get lost, much less be competitive.
It's nice to have a game that is about being intellectual and paying serious attention. It's different from what we've played for years which is more about lines and speed. Again, it's not about jumps or even superb physics as they need a lot of work but it does capture an immersive, endurance event which requires some serious navigation skills to succeed.
I'm a hard enduro fan. It's not that but prob as close as we'll get in gaming. So that maybe makes me score it higher than it should but I'm just ranking what I've played the most and enjoyed the most.
#2 Another surprise. I actually have played All Out quite a bit. It is the best MX vs ATV game I think to date. Not a lot to say that hasn't been said but THQ/Nordic/Rainbow deserve props. My main gripes are the bike speeds are still too fast for my tastes, the broken BRAAP, the lack of a decent season mode and AI that makes sense in said mode and sometimes lackluster tracks. The tracks being the main issue, to me. But still, it is a very good game. I really like the physics, LOVE the slot cam and think it is a really good game. And the new DLC will be announced soon. Should be really cool!
#3 MESX 2 A bit of a surprise. it's a very good game and better than 1. But I think it does fall into the same feel as the other games a bit too much whereas MVA is making huge strides and Dakar was totally new. Still a solid game! Love the goggle cam and tearoffs. Better scaling than MVA. Needs deformation work like a lot.
#4 MXGP Pro Again, I like it but it's not got a tone of playing time. Still, I think the best in the series other than 2 which I really liked.
Honestly, I think we've been blessed with a lot of very good moto games this year. MVA is stepping up big time, Milestone continues to do very solid work and Big Moon came out of nowhere and actually gave us an offroad adventure game that is extremely heavy on the simulation side with top notch navigating. Would I rather have Erzberg? Heck yeah, but Dakar is really immersive and enjoyable. And it is something new.
Pretty interesting. How about you guys?
#1 First, for me, and I know I am in the major, major minority here, but it is Dakar 18. On bikes, of course. No, the physics aren't that great but it FINALLY brought an off road enduro adventure type simulation to the gaming genre. And I stress simulation. The physics may be average but the navigation (and the skill it requires to do properly) is absolute top notch and opens up a whole new aspect of what we've been playing for years.
I love the fact the bike speeds aren't exaggerated (I'm looking at you MVA). You must be cautious around Dangers and preserve the bike, there is a great amount of beautiful trail riding (though it is excessively heavy on the dunes in the early stages), very enjoyable night riding, some really rough terrain, terrible thunderstorms, mud pits and sand traps you'll get majorly stuck in and have to shovel yourself out of and mainly it is a HUGE challenge to learn the road book and truly play the game correctly.
If you get tired of the same ol' taking laps (and I admit, I kinda have at times) then try it. If you think you are all that then take it off the easy setting (which is still pretty darn hard) and put it on Competitor mode and all I can say is good luck. It's hard as hell to not get lost, much less be competitive.
It's nice to have a game that is about being intellectual and paying serious attention. It's different from what we've played for years which is more about lines and speed. Again, it's not about jumps or even superb physics as they need a lot of work but it does capture an immersive, endurance event which requires some serious navigation skills to succeed.
I'm a hard enduro fan. It's not that but prob as close as we'll get in gaming. So that maybe makes me score it higher than it should but I'm just ranking what I've played the most and enjoyed the most.
#2 Another surprise. I actually have played All Out quite a bit. It is the best MX vs ATV game I think to date. Not a lot to say that hasn't been said but THQ/Nordic/Rainbow deserve props. My main gripes are the bike speeds are still too fast for my tastes, the broken BRAAP, the lack of a decent season mode and AI that makes sense in said mode and sometimes lackluster tracks. The tracks being the main issue, to me. But still, it is a very good game. I really like the physics, LOVE the slot cam and think it is a really good game. And the new DLC will be announced soon. Should be really cool!
#3 MESX 2 A bit of a surprise. it's a very good game and better than 1. But I think it does fall into the same feel as the other games a bit too much whereas MVA is making huge strides and Dakar was totally new. Still a solid game! Love the goggle cam and tearoffs. Better scaling than MVA. Needs deformation work like a lot.
#4 MXGP Pro Again, I like it but it's not got a tone of playing time. Still, I think the best in the series other than 2 which I really liked.
Honestly, I think we've been blessed with a lot of very good moto games this year. MVA is stepping up big time, Milestone continues to do very solid work and Big Moon came out of nowhere and actually gave us an offroad adventure game that is extremely heavy on the simulation side with top notch navigating. Would I rather have Erzberg? Heck yeah, but Dakar is really immersive and enjoyable. And it is something new.
Pretty interesting. How about you guys?
Supercross 2 was an improvement over the first one but the AI is still to easy. MXGP Pro was fun and with the coming release of MXGP 2019 I hope that they put together all that they learned from the Supercross and MXGP Pro games to make their best one so far.
Not dirt related, but if you are a MotoGP fan, check out MotoGP 2019. It is a Milestone game also, but it seems leaps and bounds above what they have done on the dirt bike games as far as presentation, physics, etc. If MXGP 2019 is as polished as that, then it should be a decent game.
I like you have to dig yourself out of mud and sand, wave for assistance. With the exception of the Endurocross in Untamed, all the other racing games seem focused on speed which makes sense. Dakar follows the first rule of enduro. In order to finish first you must first finish. It's different in that is more about intelligence than reaction, speed and lines.
Yeah, I would love if the bike reacted like MVA did as far as the suspension but I'm glad that they at least got the speed of the game right. Most developers get that basic nuance completely wrong.
For me, it's a winner and it has tons of room to improve, physics wise.
Big Moon is making a sequel but there has been a change in the distributor so they've had to be somewhat quiet on news lately. Hopefully forthcoming.
Anyway, I am new to Dakar.. But yeah, I've played the heck out of it. Go figure.
http://www.mx-bikes.com/ Best Sim Based with "realistic physics" Amazing to just rip laps on a outdoor track against the stopwatch. Really hard but very rewarding when you get it right.
Also just bought MXGP3 yesterday on steam and am enjoying the career mode on there. Its 15 bucks and a cheap fun game. The dirt and track graphics are awesome the way the track changes through a moto. Bike physics are arcade but still very fun to and still reward running a good line. AI is a little to easy though. I am going to put this in the Motorhome and it will be nice to waste time and play between rl races.
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Still Reflex is the game i have the most fun with. Just need it with the graphics and tracks that the MXGP games offer.
I also have MX Simulator. Great great game with a lot of amazing custom content, just sucks that the community went way backwards with paid services for tracks, bikes and gear. A major update on the bike and rider would be nice as well. I've bought it when it all started (i think i have a UID of 560) and it hasn't changed much since
Side note, I just built a VR sim racing setup and joined iracing. Holy shit. You are straight up driving a race car.
The only thing greater would be the dirt bike version. The day I can build a simulator that allows me to practice Tomacing an outside berm is going to be the greatest day of my life.
Again, don't go into Dakar expecting MVA or even Milestone physics. It's way more primitive than that. But that's not where the value in this game lies. If you want an adventure off road game that is HEAVY on simulation as far as navigating give it a shot. It's also just way different for us MX gamers. I've played it a ton and prob cause it is so different.
The open world maps are huge and there is 2 free DLC maps.
I've played mainly Dakar, right much All Out (with more to come soon) and a good amount of MESX2. I just thought it was surprising myself.
Hope you enjoy it. Start on easy mode and prepare for something super hard when anything off easy.
I honestly played Untamed's Endurocross and Alive's JS7 stuff more than anything they've done. But yeah, it's just opinions. They're all valid.
And the best is yet to come with All Out.
But hey, this is just my opinion. I doubt anyone here puts Dakar on top like I dud. Lol. And I'm kinda an optimist these days. A long time Milestone fan... still am.. but stoked to see good stuff coming from Rainbow now and forthcoming and a new player bringing an off road simulation experience.
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I just recently bought a used cockpit and a G920 racing wheel to use on both my xbox one x and pc. I've been itching to go VR for months, but i always kind of back down when i start researching because of price, accessibility etc.
I know some find it boring and yeah, the dunes get kinda old, but otherwise the trails are awesome and really the only enduro type riding with a purpose in a game. I'm not a fan of freeriding so this works for me.
What skill mode are you on?
I totally get why you did it, but I don't really care for the speeding up the video aspect when not a lot going on. It sorta gives a misrepresentation of the game and it's speed for those not sure what's going on and b) the slower areas, speed zones and the riding in the middle of nowhere is kinda a big part of it and how properly reading the road book is a skill.
But again, I get it. But maybe for future videos just go into more detail on reading the road book and learning the terminology instead of speeding thru parts of video. But you also may have done it to keep the videos shorter. So again, just a thought.
But for sure. The dunes at the beginning are pretty tiresome and boring. So I get it but I guess I'd kinda prefer just a regular run throw without speeding things up. It's a game of endurance, smart navigating and patience. If people aren't interested in those aspects I doubt they'll like the game anyway.
Just my two cents, though. Cool series, man. Thanks!
As for games, I am mainly doing iracing simply because it's a blast to have a "career" and I really want to build my skills/channel to a point where I may get an opportunity to get in a real race car Chad Reed style.
I enjoy F1 2018 but no VR and I have Assetto Corso and Project Cars 2 as well. There is a steam sale on a lot of racing games right now. I'd get Dirt 2.0 but I don't have a handbrake so it's not worth it. Reddit has a ton of good info as well.
I love it so much.
I've gone right off the Milestone MX games myself, the last 2 releases have missed the mark for me and the new one doesn't look much better.
On a side note, I know it's not MX but I've been really loving MotoGP 19. I wish Milestone put in as much effort into MXGP as they did MotoGP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYWIxr-XZ50
I'll have to give it a try tonight.
I've been playing MX Sim mostly, but every now and then will pick up All Out. Usually after they release a DLC. I just get bored of it kinda quickly although I think it could be a great game if it had real nationals or an editor.
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