Gran Turismo 5
Jason P
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Holy schnikes, it's finally here!
The early reviews indicate it may fall short of being a masterpiece. It may have to do with high expectations, but when you delay a game for four years, it should have high expectations.
IGN gave it an 8.5
A 10/10 simulator wrapped up in a 5/10 game – it's driving is as exhilarating as anything that's gone before, and its slavish obsession with the minutiae of many of its cars ensure it's an encyclopaedia of automotive delights. Its brilliance on the track, however is matched by its sloppiness off of it, and there's a lack of polish that would at one time have seemed sacrilegious to the series.
No matter the reviews, I'm ready hit the asphalt!
The early reviews indicate it may fall short of being a masterpiece. It may have to do with high expectations, but when you delay a game for four years, it should have high expectations.
IGN gave it an 8.5
A 10/10 simulator wrapped up in a 5/10 game – it's driving is as exhilarating as anything that's gone before, and its slavish obsession with the minutiae of many of its cars ensure it's an encyclopaedia of automotive delights. Its brilliance on the track, however is matched by its sloppiness off of it, and there's a lack of polish that would at one time have seemed sacrilegious to the series.
No matter the reviews, I'm ready hit the asphalt!
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That said I would have pre-ordered it anyway, should be good.
Anyways I'll be getting it soon, still have a couple of other games I gotta get caught up on first.
I hear the handling is excellent, and karting is really fun.
My friend has been killing himself trying to ace every license test, haha!
Of the two people I have talked to who have it, one has said 30 minute install and the other said 50, but the load screen still says installing after the full install.
Speaking of load times, I hear they're pretty awful!
130mb patch already, too.
I am hoping mine arrives tomorrow so I can take the plastic off GT logo on the racing wheel!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvC66NZPOyY
My beefs are the lack of events and cars, and the entire B-spec mode, of course.
Other than that it's a lot of fun to play. Some of the events are insanely difficult and not worth trying to upgrade a silver to a gold, haha!
Is the B-spec mode have the cars with less detail?
Hmm, the cars with less detail is in all modes I believe. They divided them up into standard and premium, and I am not entirely sure what this is for - it's something like 200 premium, 800 standard, and premium have in-car views, better visuals, more upgradable components, etc, and the 800 are potentially ported right from GT4 (don't quote me on that, though). I was reading that standard cars aren't available for photo mode but I haven't looked at photo mode so I can't confirm that.
In B-spec mode you create a driver then guide them through their own 'career mode', essentially, using your cars (which sucks when legit damage kicks in cause it's out of your pocket). You then have to watch each race in real time (and they're twice as many laps in Bspec as they are in Aspec) and continually tell your driver to maintain, increase, decrease pace or overtake, and if they get too steamed or too bored they put it in the wall.
So the 800 standard cars don't have in-car views?? What the hell were they working on for so long?
And what took them 6 years I am not really sure. They do spend a lot of time putting out needless demos, real dashboards and driving real race cars.
A lot of the game looks like it was just imported and HD'd from GT4 (some tracks, cars, etc) - they look good, but clearly that's not where they put all their time.
The actual A spec mode does not have a lot of events compared to GTs of past, which to me is where the real disappointment lies.
And don't get me wrong, I complain a fair bit but it's still a good game. GT6 is rumoured to be headed for a summer 2012 release date (ha!). I hope I finish Forza 4 by then!
I'm using a nearby laptop to help figure out which cars to focus on for the beginner events. Once I build a stable of cars up, I won't rely on it. I'm also trying to focus on the premium cars as I like the interior view ... although it should be mentioned that the bumper cam for the standard cars is completely acceptable. The HUD display is set up very well (it's amazing how often car games screw that up). And thank goodness that the license tests are not mandatory!
Go-karts are great fun by the way!
Is the wheel you got the Driving Force GT (with the GT logo horn button and red dial for assist adjustment)?
That's the one I have and I'm loving it.
RygarNine is my psn ID, anyone can add me although poor MCA has had me on his friends list for more than a year and we haven't played anything, I'm surprised he hasn't deleted me yet!
The GT is about 10x better then Microsoft's attempt at a wheel.
I just ordered the GT logo wheel should be here in a couple days....I too, have MCA on my list although we played a game or two last year...haha.....you have NHL11? I'll play ya
wait, you can change your gamertag? i was told you couldn't do that. how'd you do it?
I don't have NHL, nopes!