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EA today posted a gameplay preview video that shows raw gameplay footage at the Estonia, Japan and Sweden Rallies in the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 HYBRID, Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, and Ford Fiesta Rally3. The differing lighting and weather conditions include snow, rain, overcast, partly cloudy and clear with day and night lighting, as well as Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter scenery.
It’s quite a good sign that they are prepared to post this much raw in-game footage at this time. I can’t say that I see any real physics issues in the video other than some floaty look of the handling at about 50s that may be an effect of the ice and snow. You can see the timestamps below the video embed.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Rally Estonia – Morning – Heavy Snow – Cockpit Camera
01:03 Rally Estonia – Afternoon – Heavy Rain – Bonnet Camera
01:43 Rally Estonia – Sunset – Light Rain – Bumper Camera
02:24 Rally Estonia – Dusk – Partly Cloudy (Wet) – Chase Camera
03:14 Rally Japan – Winter – Overcast – Cockpit Camera
04:04 Rally Japan – Winter – Overcast – Chase Camera
04:33 Rally Japan – Summer – Clear – Chase Camera
05:03 Rally Japan – Summer – Clear – Bumper Camera
05:32 Rally Japan – Autumn – Cloudy (Wet) – Bonnet Camera
06:00 Rally Japan – Autumn – Cloudy (Wet) – Chase Camera
06:23 Rally Japan – Spring – Partly Cloudy – Chase Camera
06:53 Rally Japan – Spring – Partly Cloudy – Cockpit Camera
07:22 Rally Sweden – Afternoon – Clear – Bumper Camera
08:00 Rally Sweden – Sunset – Clear – Bumper Camera
08:39 Rally Sweden – Dusk – Clear – Bonnet Camera
09:13 Rally Sweden – Night – Clear – Cockpit Camera
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