But Japanese gamers have different needs to Western gamers, right? So there might be a chance that they're happier with the game than we are.I think the general consensus everywhere, is that the game could've been much better.
On that note, I'm actually quite jealous. Why can't we have the proper intro music? I just don't get it.Are they annoyed that they get the same intro song in every GT game?
Doesn't everyone who has a lounge, appear to be enjoying the game? Having fun in a lounge with other people is not the same as the rest of the game being enjoyable.I often go into Japanese lounges, they do appear to enjoy it, quite alot.
If they worship the game thats sad, because it could make some real big improvements in the AI department, along with having more road to race on. This is an 8/10 game that took 6 years to develop.
They need open highway racing, because having 1,000 cars boils down to where you can drive them. If I'm logging hundreds of laps at the Nurburgring, de Sarthe, or some street circuit thats boring. Its like climbing on a Different Merry Go Round every day. Yes Tuscany Rally was interesting, but it was limited to short 1-7 minute long stages that couldnt have been more than 8-9 miles at a time tops. In the next decade people are going to want to race across Siberia for example, or from coast to coast in America. Its fun to hit it for longer periods on real roads. The Dakar Rally is a super cool race, being able to drop down 5,000 feet in the desert to the coast would sell a lot of copies.
The future of all videogame racing is being able to drive anywhere. The systems need more power, but thats where it'll be at 10 years down the road imo.
Do they actually like having 50 Skylines, RX-7s, and NSXs.
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I agree wholly with what Rich S said. And it is why once Test Drive Unlimited 2 comes out I have a feeling GT5 will collect dust in my collection. I can only go around the same track so many times before the boredom sets in... and seeing as how most of the tracks I was already kind of bored with from GT4 (and 3, 2, 1) and the tuning options are not too great and the AI... never mind. That's all been said.
How can you compare GT5 with TDU?
I don't speak for all of us but just like any other gamer around the world, there isn't one 'specific' type of gamer stereotype per country. With a lot of games being online, the whole world is connected, challenging each other and learning from each other.
The reception here is just the same as around the world - car nuts like it (of course wishing for more) and casual gamers usually pass on it. Just because we're Japanese does not mean we do not like European cars or American cars and wish for more. It may hit home for lots of gamers here because we own these cars, but it doesn't take away from that we all enjoy the game (not car selection) just as much as players in the UK or players in Australia. Aside from the car selection, most gamers (at least the numerous Japanese players I've connected with and talked to online/face-to-face) is there is room for improvement (e.g. more premium cars), improving on the graphics, better online lobby restriction/quering. If you ask me to put it on a scale of 1-10, it's at the very least, 7.5, an 8 right now.
I just know that there is far more GT coverage here (e.g. last last weekend's GT booth at TAS '11).
I don't even know what is the point of this question? It's not like we're different humans or something. Sorry if I misunderstood the question.
Do they actually like having 50 Skylines, RX-7s, and NSXs.