So after about 30 minutes of patching and getting through some awkward bug where my sound wouldn't work I finally played this for a few hours earlier.
First thing that really struck me is this is, to put it bluntly, a game that feels very "last gen". The arrival of the new consoles, and more importantly Forza 5 has shown just how good a game like this can look, and sadly this being on the PS3 means it doesn't look half as good as a new game really should now. The cars generally look great, but the environments are boring, lifeless, and feature some pretty bad scenery, I don't even remember the 5th game looking this bad, but it probably did, and again I have just been spoilt with the new consoles.
As for the game itself, it plays very much like any other game in the series, you get a car, race, buy more cars ect. For me GT above all else has always been the Pok?mon of car racing games, collecting cars is one of the biggest pulls and this is no exception. I like the new more simplistic style of the menus, and finding what you want to do (and buy) feels like a hassle free experience. If nothing else, they have at least got the front end right, and this is one thing it does a lot better than Forza.
Another thing that's done well is the structure, you are constantly unlocking cups, licence tests and special challenges in a way that feels more enjoyable than in GT 5. While I eventually got bored of the grind in the last game I really cant imagine this getting stale for a long time due to the sheer variety that's seemingly on off
If you've played the demo you already know how it plays, and it does indeed play well, and the cars handle great, but as usual its not very challenging for most part, at least not in the early stages and the only way I could get any challenge what so ever was to turn all the assists off. Things like no penalties for gigantic corner cutting and lack of damage really hurt the game in this respect, because you can still cheat, by ramming opponents off the road and taking short cuts whenever possible.
Overall, I am enjoying the game, and to be honest its pretty much just what you'd expect it to be, another Gran Turismo game, and from what I have played so far Id say that while its not really much better, its certainly not any worse than what has come before it.
First thing that really struck me is this is, to put it bluntly, a game that feels very "last gen". The arrival of the new consoles, and more importantly Forza 5 has shown just how good a game like this can look, and sadly this being on the PS3 means it doesn't look half as good as a new game really should now. The cars generally look great, but the environments are boring, lifeless, and feature some pretty bad scenery, I don't even remember the 5th game looking this bad, but it probably did, and again I have just been spoilt with the new consoles.
As for the game itself, it plays very much like any other game in the series, you get a car, race, buy more cars ect. For me GT above all else has always been the Pok?mon of car racing games, collecting cars is one of the biggest pulls and this is no exception. I like the new more simplistic style of the menus, and finding what you want to do (and buy) feels like a hassle free experience. If nothing else, they have at least got the front end right, and this is one thing it does a lot better than Forza.
Another thing that's done well is the structure, you are constantly unlocking cups, licence tests and special challenges in a way that feels more enjoyable than in GT 5. While I eventually got bored of the grind in the last game I really cant imagine this getting stale for a long time due to the sheer variety that's seemingly on off
If you've played the demo you already know how it plays, and it does indeed play well, and the cars handle great, but as usual its not very challenging for most part, at least not in the early stages and the only way I could get any challenge what so ever was to turn all the assists off. Things like no penalties for gigantic corner cutting and lack of damage really hurt the game in this respect, because you can still cheat, by ramming opponents off the road and taking short cuts whenever possible.
Overall, I am enjoying the game, and to be honest its pretty much just what you'd expect it to be, another Gran Turismo game, and from what I have played so far Id say that while its not really much better, its certainly not any worse than what has come before it.
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