Pros:
* Handling model
* Good stages and seasons for each rally
* Great car list
* Variety of game modes
* Lively Multiplayer
* Plenty of content for the price

Cons:
* Graphics
* Performance
* Load times

Games handling model is easy to pick up yet detailed and it feels right. Cars are controllable, agile and feel powerful. It is easy to steer with throttle. Handling can be modified quite a bit with 5 assists all with 5 stages. All of them turned on will drive closer to WRC9 game, while everything off will feel closer to Dirt Rally 2, but improved. Even with everything off, car will feel very much in control. Car's weight shifting makes sense and is predictable. You won't get many nasty surprises from the car if you know what you are doing. Handling on tarmac stages is improved since DR2.

Game has very good Stages. You will be able to visit not only the rallies, that are on 2023 calendar, but other locations from the past. All rallies you can drive in different seasons as well, providing even more replayability. Where KT's WRC locations shared a lot of assets, each location in this game feels unique and you can immediately tell it apart, by the road, scenery, things around. Locations have similar feel to real WRC onboards. Also, no more 2 minute stages that DR2 had. Now most stages will take 6-15 minutes and will give you more immersive rally experience.

Car selection is spot on. You will get to drive all the usual suspects and more rare classic cars, you don't encounter much in other games. And if the rich car list is not enough for you, you can build your own. Game allows you to put together your own car models from preset pieces and use them in all game modes, then make your own liveries for them. But considering how many great official cars already are there, I didn't find myself using custom cars much.

Game has many game modes. Career, custom championships, multiplayer, real life WRC moments you can replay in game, time trials and even rally driving lessons. Rally lessons will ease you in off-road racing if you are new to WRC games. Career mode is very similar to KT's games. It has a calendar, where you have to choose which activity to do each week. Manage your engineers, buy cars and upgrade some passive stats.

Performance is not so good. It is not the best looking racing game and it's optimization is pretty bad as well. Which might be down to this being first Unreal Engine game for CM. Stage loading also take a while even on fast SSD.

Season pass you can ignore. It only contains few driver outfits that you will not see most of the time anyway. EA will try to push their EA access service in your face in season pass and in moments game mode, which can be annoying. Other than that, I haven't found any other MTXs. And for the amount of content you get in this game full price seems fair.

Overall EA WRC have some Richard Burns Rally vibes. Gameplay wise it is a very good rally game. It falls short technically and knowing EA, there's small chance that it will be fixed. CM probably already are working on next years version. So if that is a dealbraker for you, I would not suggest this game. But if graphics is not a selling point for you, you might find lot's of enjoyment here. This is very good base with room for improvement for upcoming titles. If CM keeps going in the right direction this new rally series could become one of the more popular racing games series, just like CM's F1 games.
Whether you are rallying veteran or new WRC fan, you will find lots of fun content in this game. Cars handle just as they should, handling model is very good. Honestly, it is much better than I expected.

Pros: * Handling model * Good stages and seasons for each rally * Great car list * Variety of game modes * Lively Multiplayer * Plenty of content for the price Cons: * Graphics * Performance * Load times Games handling model is easy to pick up yet detailed and it feels right. Cars are controllable, agile and feel powerful. It is easy to steer with throttle. Handling can be modified quite a bit with 5 assists all with 5 stages. All of them turned on will drive closer to WRC9 game, while everything off will feel closer to Dirt Rally 2, but improved. Even with everything off, car will feel very much in control. Car's weight shifting makes sense and is predictable. You won't get many nasty surprises from the car if you know what you are doing. Handling on tarmac stages is improved since DR2. Game has very good Stages. You will be able to visit not only the rallies, that are on 2023 calendar, but other locations from the past. All rallies you can drive in different seasons as well, providing even more replayability. Where KT's WRC locations shared a lot of assets, each location in this game feels unique and you can immediately tell it apart, by the road, scenery, things around. Locations have similar feel to real WRC onboards. Also, no more 2 minute stages that DR2 had. Now most stages will take 6-15 minutes and will give you more immersive rally experience. Car selection is spot on. You will get to drive all the usual suspects and more rare classic cars, you don't encounter much in other games. And if the rich car list is not enough for you, you can build your own. Game allows you to put together your own car models from preset pieces and use them in all game modes, then make your own liveries for them. But considering how many great official cars already are there, I didn't find myself using custom cars much. Game has many game modes. Career, custom championships, multiplayer, real life WRC moments you can replay in game, time trials and even rally driving lessons. Rally lessons will ease you in off-road racing if you are new to WRC games. Career mode is very similar to KT's games. It has a calendar, where you have to choose which activity to do each week. Manage your engineers, buy cars and upgrade some passive stats. Performance is not so good. It is not the best looking racing game and it's optimization is pretty bad as well. Which might be down to this being first Unreal Engine game for CM. Stage loading also take a while even on fast SSD. Season pass you can ignore. It only contains few driver outfits that you will not see most of the time anyway. EA will try to push their EA access service in your face in season pass and in moments game mode, which can be annoying. Other than that, I haven't found any other MTXs. And for the amount of content you get in this game full price seems fair. Overall EA WRC have some Richard Burns Rally vibes. Gameplay wise it is a very good rally game. It falls short technically and knowing EA, there's small chance that it will be fixed. CM probably already are working on next years version. So if that is a dealbraker for you, I would not suggest this game. But if graphics is not a selling point for you, you might find lot's of enjoyment here. This is very good base with room for improvement for upcoming titles. If CM keeps going in the right direction this new rally series could become one of the more popular racing games series, just like CM's F1 games. Whether you are rallying veteran or new WRC fan, you will find lots of fun content in this game. Cars handle just as they should, handling model is very good. Honestly, it is much better than I expected.