WRC Generations Review

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With the WRC license Scandinavian flicking itself to EA in 2023, WRC Generations may represent the last official effort developed by KT Racing for now – and the studio has certainly shot the works at it. The culmination of a seven-year stint on the series, WRC Generations combines gorgeous effects and great handling with the most generous selection of rally stages I’ve seen anywhere, and the result is the best and most laudably comprehensive rally game of KT’s tenure. That said, last year’s WRC 10 held that title previously, and most of Generations’ improvements relative to it are otherwise largely iterative.

WRC Generations features a massive 21 rally locations, including all 13 of the events from this year’s official championship, plus a further eight bonus rallies – those are locations that aren’t on the 2022 calendar but are included because why the heck not? I’ve played rally games that have arrived with fewer countries than the bonus locations in Generations alone. It towers over even the excellent Dirt Rally 2.0, which eventually racked up 13 locations after its run of DLC was complete.

Series veterans will note that a lot of the stages themselves are repeats from previous games, but I like having them all here in one package with consistent features. That said, I do miss my beloved Australia (last seen in WRC 8) and Poland (last seen in WRC 7), which are conspicuous in their absence. KT Racing has already let fans know they will not be added later, which is a shame, though it seems recalcitrant of me to gripe too much considering the glut of countries that did make the cut.

The new Swedish stages are a big highlight, and are easily amongst the best-looking routes in the whole series. The snow in particular is