Midfield Raceway has long been a favorite of old-school Gran Turismo fans, and its return to the series in GT6 update 1.16 has been one of the game’s most popular additions. All that nostalgia has spawned an interesting thread here in our forums, where GTPlanet users are reviewing the track to see what has changed.
The discussion inspired @fifomaniak to create a video comparing each version of the track in each major title it has appeared in, offering a four-way split screen comparison of the circuit in Gran Turismo 2, 3, 4, and 6. It’s a fun watch, and should provide a quick trip down memory lane for those of us who have been with the series since the “turn of the century”.
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and the sounds are still terrible
It’s really admiring to see how GT has evolved.
Great clip… nostalgia written all over it. Great memories.
What’s sad though, GT3’s and 4’s audio sounds much better than 6.
Love this track using low grip tires like Comfort Softs. Really enjoyable to dance the cars around the limit through the various high-speed corners, and the dreaded hair-pin on the end that is so easy to loose time on
High-speed Ring since 1st appearance got much wider track. Midfield got much wider track too. I feel so lost in there. O_o
I tried photomode at the end of 2nd tunnel and there is space for at least 7 (if not 8) cars side-by-side. It is not complaint just wondering how these tracks evolved over time.
I would like to see also my beloved and hated Grindelwald back in “business”. :D
GT4 looks and sounds amazing for PS2！
I agree GT4 really was amazing!
Yea man, I miss how GT4 was setup (UI and all), races/events, just everything!
GT3 and 4 really are pretty impressive games, and Midfield looks sweet in GT6. Very nice upgrade to the classic track.
But really, I wish the new track had been Red Rock Valley. It has a lot more character. I think most of the adoration Midfield gets is fueled by nostalgia. There are so many great tracks in the Gran Turismo lineage that need to be brought over to the next generation. Oh well, let’s hope they make their debut in the real next generation with GT7.
I never thought I’d see the day when PD would release some grand new content or feature, and you would make the oft criticized, “This is great but I wish I had [something else] instead”, post. You are indeed turning over a new leaf Mr. D….lol.
the good old times
The hairpin seems tighter this time, but it could be just the physics playing tricks on me.
Wow my thread made it to the news page :D
VTEC? Sounds like one of kind…
Oh God…
GT4 sounds>GT2>GT6>GT3
GT2 and GT4 has good sounds (for me GT2 is the best only the lack of tunnel reverb as mentioned and too loud wind noise)
That moment when the sound hasn’t changed in 15 years…
GT3’s Midfield is the best. GT2 I’ll always remember. The chicane is so easy now, you can take it flat out in anything.
I must be honest, not much of an improvement as of sound and the feeling of speed. In this video I think GT4 is the overal winner. Still a great video though!
Funny you should mention the sound; did you notice in GT3 and 4 when you drive under a tunnel you get some reverberation, as you would expect, but in 5 and 6 there is nothing?
There has always been tunnel reverb in GT5 and GT6. It’s far more noticeable in the newer builds of GT6.
Arguably the earlier sounds were even better. Especially when you consider 16 years have passed…so little progress.
Graphics and physics improved a lot though.
@Griffith500 – Really? I don’t remember the sound changing to any degree when driving through a tunnel, but I’ll have to double-check over the weekend.
Man, gotta hand it to PD. GT3 and especially 4 looked pretty dang good.
Ikr, GT4 still looks really smooth, like the frame rate
Preety nice how it is right now, Hope to See some other things soon! Oh yah 1st!