Art of Rally has been a constant fan favorite since it was released, for its breathtaking landscapes that are presented with zany and eye-opening vibrant visuals – the game looks like a Nintendo racing game with next-gen graphics and amazing handling performance. The graphics are trippy as hell & seem to have graduated from the same school as Fortnite. The environment is so beautiful that it’s disturbing at times and you have to constantly remind yourself that it’s not an anime movie but a racing game that requires your unwavering vigilance. It’s quite challenging to play, so here are a few tips on how to play Art of Rally.
Useful Tips on playing Art of Rally
1. Channelize your inner Hudson Hornet
“I’ll put it simple, if you’re goin hard enough left, you’ll find yourself turnin left”, you have to live by this quote of Hudson Hornet from the 2006 animated movie ‘Cars’. You’ll have to follow this philosophy on tricky turns and curved roads – if you’re speeding and it’s too late to apply brakes, then just drift by first turning the wheel in the desired direction for a second, and then quickly spin the wheel to opposite direction with full speed and you’ll find yourself successfully drifting.
One of the most adrenaline-pumping visuals to witness is the tire tracks leaving your car as you drift – you can experience this slice of masculine gaming heaven too, by applying the Hudson Hornet technique in Art of Rally.
2. Become one with the Engine
Yes, the clouds just burst over your head and it’s raining cheese – I know it’s cheesy but that’s the only way to put it. You have to feel as if you’re in perfect synchronization with the car – it’s almost like you’re Bumblebee and Sam Witwicky at the same time, you have to feel that level of telekinetic connection with the car. When driving, you must feel the engine revving in your own heart if you want to become good at the Art of Rally. You must have seen many great YouTube game-streamers moving their body involuntarily while playing racing games – they move their bodies away when the car is about to crash because they’re incredibly in sync with the car.
It’s simple – the secret to great handling in racing games is getting into the skin of your car to the extent that crashing makes your skin crawl with self-pity. If the throttle isn’t increasing your heartbeat, then something is wrong and you aren’t completely immersed. Just remember, become one with the engine and you’ll be alright.
3. Get accustomed to racing games before playing Art of Rally
It’s better to sharpen your swords, reload your guns and recalibrate your technical weapons before entering the war – basically, you want to be prepared. You don’t want to be the valedictorian who gets laughed at due to his/her dumb speech, a little preparation is okay even if you’re a literal genius. Just like the real world, racing games require a basic sense of control awareness i.e. hand-eye coordination – it’s like hygiene and dating, you can’t date a girl if your breath stinks or if your body odor kills mosquitoes instantly. You need to play racing games with basic controls like Need for Speed Most Wanted or NFS Underground to get the hang of conventional driving game mechanics.
Only after mastering your hands with the arrow buttons and developing the keyboard reflexes, you must try to play the Art of Rally. Basically, you’re not going to suck as much if you have already developed some hand-eye coordination.
4. Always remember that you’re not Dominic Toretto or Han
You’re not racing with Paul Walker’s Supra, you don’t have a modified Charger that jumps, nobody’s life is on the line and your “FAMILY” doesn’t comprise of asian members who masterfully drifts a modified orange-yellow colored Mazda RX-7 – you’re not Dominic Toretto, so there’s no need to be fast or furious in the Art of Rally. The game tests your patience before you finally develop some crazy driving skills. You will have to be the sophisticated person you are while giving your driver’s license car driving examination – drive like there’s someone sitting next to you, who is observing and grading you on every turn, light and stop.
5. Tortoise on Turns and Hare on the Straights
You have to push the throttle as hard as you can on straight roads as if there’s a countdown to reach the finish line or you’ll lose a million dollars. Go slow like a tortoise on the turns – it’s okay, just control your pro-gamer ego and press the brakes. The professional racers in rally races know when to fly cars like a maniac, and when to operate on low gears for a buttery smooth drift, only to upshift the gears again and back to manic speed mode. It’s going to take time – nobody is ‘Rain Man’ of the racing games from day one, you have to practice.
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