Are GT3 license tests really harder than GT2?

BadBatsuMaru

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It seems like most people pretty much agree that GT3 license tests are a lot harder than GT2. I think this is definitely the case at first. I remember the first time I played GT3, I thought B-8 and S-8 were really hard just to get bronze. Going back later to get gold, it took me a few hours each for some of them.

GT2 license tests are really easy to get bronze on, especially since most of the tests except the S licenses are about 20 seconds. I got gold on B and A a couple years ago. But I've been going back and trying to get gold on the other ones, and some of them are really hard.

Look at IA-3 -- the NSX at Apricot Hill. That test is only 30 seconds, but it's really hard. It's impossible to make a clean run and get gold. It's basically a test of seeing how far you can cut into the grass on the last turn without failing.

S-4 -- the Pennzoil Skyline at Midfield. This is the same as S-4 in GT3.

Look at S-7 -- the Viper Oreca at Laguna Seca. This is just as tough as anything in GT3. It's the same test as S-6 in GT3, except in GT2 the Viper is much harder to control.

I guess a lot of people really hate S-2 in GT3 (GT40 at Seattle backwards), but I really like the GT40 and I think Seattle II is just about the most fun track in the game, so I didn't mind it.

I mean, GT2 is definitely easier to get bronze on, but I just wondered how many people have bothered getting gold on everything. Maybe it's just because I'm used to GT3, but GT2 seems so much more twitchy and harder to control, and the bad graphics make it harder to see your marks (maybe I'm the only person who actually uses the little numbers by the track to know when to brake).
 
Well, I only briefly played GT2 after playing heavy GT3 and 100%ing it, and doing the licenses was certainly harder for me...I couldn't do any of the Ses, but I think it's mostly due to the fact I could barely see the cars...
 
GT3's license tests do seem harder. GT2's weren't all that tough. The one I had the most trouble with in GT2 was the slalom test with the Peugeot 106. I don't remember which one that is, but that one took me about ten tries before I passed it. The hardest one in GT3, I think, was the wet circle track with the Corvette ZO6. That car is SO hard to control in the rain!
 
I got 3 golds in GT2, 9 in GT1 (all B-licence and one other) and 48 in GT3...

IMO GT3 is harder to pass but waaaay easier to gold.

If you want easy, try GT: Concept :D
 
Ummm......I think the license in GT3 are easier than GT2, cause i have all gold in all the license tests, GT2 is much tougher, so i didnt bother trying too hard!

I didn't cheat either, just to clear that up if you think i did!:D
 
I didnt have much trouble with the license tests in GT2 or 3. I would have to say that they are about the same, except for the S License tests. They are significantly more difficult in GT3.
 
I've done the license tests in GT2 many, many times (6 times through, 37 golds); not too difficult to pass them, just a little patience. Same with GT1.

But the bronzes are much more difficult to attain in GT3's I-A and Superlicense tests. Why? The gaps between silver and bronze in GT2/GT1 were a lot larger on average than they are in GT3.

The Superlicense in GT2 allowed for gaps of 6-10 seconds between silver and bronze. But in GT3, it's about 3-4 seconds on average. There's only 8 tests per license, which is easier for B, A, I-B, and Rally. But a few in the I-A are tough to get, and some S tests are hard to attain!

It's not enough to make me quit trying, though!
 
One of the reasons for the increased difficulty for GT2, especially people who played GT3 first, is GT2 doesn't have pressure sensitive control (I think). GT3 is also analog, whereas GT2 is digital control.
 

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