Are you already feeling nostalgia about GT5?

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Title says it all.
I was playing gt6 today when I felt an urge to play gt5, and when did I felt the same feelingi felt with gt3 -- NOSTALGIA.

Anybody else?
 
Well, it's a more complete game than GT6, I don't have GT6 and I don't play GT5 too often, my time goes to FM4 and other games but when I do boot GT5 up, it's kind of a sad feeling, like the game is desperately trying to get my attention again, it looks better than I remeber, loads faster and the Online runs flawlessly but I just don't like it anymore so I put it down for another long period of time.

I think GT5, even if it had an awful lot of flaws, you could still see the effort and passion behind it, some of the ideas were extremely bizarre and not well thought out but they at least tried, with GT6, they're just trying milk the same engine, it's like they really don't care anymore, the fact that they're comfortable releasing half of the game through patches is evidence of this.

GT5 got patches too but they were not intended right from the get-go, they realized that the game needed a lot of work so they did it and most of the main features where there since day-one.

In that way, yes I am nostalgic about GT5, I feel it's the last true to its roots Gran Turismo, all the legacy flaws are included but also the feeling of ''quality'' with tons of content and long-lasting experiences to be had are all in there, there is also a sense of achievement and challenge that old school games had. I haven't played GT6 but with all the feedback here and the Internet in general, I feel like all of that is gone in GT6.
 
Well, after playing GT PSP (got a Vita for my bday) since May 2013, I took the plunge and bought a new PS3 slim and GT6 and completed the game during Xmas/NY break.

So last week, I bought a used copy of GT5 (first time playing) (mainly for the Ferrari F1 cars) and have been playing it since.

I know the servers are closing down soon, so my aim is to complete all the seasonal events and use the credits to buy cars to be used for GT mode.

I still pop in GT6 every day, though—for the 200% login bonus, online racing, and seasonal stuff.

It seems the single-player campaign is deeper in GT5.
 
No. GT5 frustrated me for a long time as I struggled to find anything fun to do in the game. I don't miss it at all and don't plan on revisiting it. Ever.
 
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No. GT5 frustrated me for a long time as I struggled to find anything fun to do in the game. I don't miss it at all and don't plan on revisiting it. Ever.
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That's what I expected too - I thought GT5 was bit of a disappointment, I really didn't think I would find myself playing it ever again
 
I don't miss anything from GT5 either. At least not something I can't do in GT6.
 
GT5 hasn't gone into my PS3 since GT6 - doubtless I will play it again at some point as I spent pretty much the whole three years it was out playing that game - but for the moment I don't feel any compulsion to switch back as GT6 feels so much more enjoyable.
 
Every time I swich to GT5 I say to Myself I can't belive PD is removing content from this game. I guess the photo realistic imagery and awsome sim do for me. Shame on you PD, GT5 forever!!!.
 
After 2 days, I deleted GT5 and never looked back.
 
I miss the point to point rallies. Not much, but makes me want to go back sometimes and play it.
Ive seen myself go back to GT5p alot for some reason, just like the music and other things I can't quite put my finger on.....,
 
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I miss the point to point rallies. Not much, but makes me want to go back sometimes and play it.
Ive seen myself go back to GT5p alot for some reason, just like the music and other things I can't quite put my finger on.....,
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The incredible overall quality of that game, 100% premium content, shadows, etc.
 
Don't know about feeling nostalgic about GT5, but when doing a Red Bull event, what else comes up on my MP3 player, but Just A Day by Feeder :D
 
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Don't know about feeling nostalgic about GT5, but when doing a Red Bull event, what else comes up on my MP3 player, but Just A Day by Feeder :D
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One of my favourite songs :D
Thought I was the only one who still listened to it... Obviously not :)
 
I never put more time in a game than in GT5. (Ähm, is this English? I guess you get the point.) But with new games (not only GT6) piling up my desk I won`t have time for nostalgia and play GT5 again. Even more because I`m used to GT6 physics now. :D
 
I feel very nostalgic, whenever I hear the music from the race preparation menu I get goosebumps. I spent so many hours on that game, and GT6 just doesn't give me the same feel of completeness somehow. GT5 felt much more finished than GT6, maybe it's the course maker and the better music (imo) but if I could combine GT6's models, physics, and new trakcs with GT5's community, photo mode and course maker, I don't think I would have time to make this post.
 
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I feel very nostalgic, whenever I hear the music from the race preparation menu I get goosebumps. I spent so many hours on that game, and GT6 just doesn't give me the same feel of completeness somehow. GT5 felt much more finished than GT6, maybe it's the course maker and the better music (imo) but if I could combine GT6's models, physics, and new trakcs with GT5's community, photo mode and course maker, I don't think I would have time to make this post.
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I hope modding people will soon find a way to transfer GT6 content over to GT5. If that happens, i will modify my console to play this game in all of its glory!
GT5 is the one and only true Gran Turismo for Playstation 3. Software was designed to explore all the advantages of the hardware, and this game looks and performs superior to the GT6.
GT6 is a sad joke, experiment, test ground for next gen engine of PS4's Gran Turismo...which doesn't pass the exam on PS3.
 
Other than the levels and the special events and B-Specs, no I don't feel nostalgia about GT5. Especially when GT6 is 80% like GT5, only with cheaper cars, new tracks and cars, easier licences. Also I never liked the endurance races, they were long and gave almost nothing.
 
I don't think anything will match the levels of excitement I had for GT5, following details on the game until it finally released. Then I finally got a hold of it; I swear that I had well over six months of playtime logged into GT5 throughout three years since I've played it. Not once was I disappointed at all with the game.

The presentation was just something to behold. I could sit at the menus for hours just staring at some of those little segments featuring your car or driver avatar. The one featuring the guts of an engine always comes to mind. To me, it just truly felt like the next generation of racing was here, at the time of course. I didn't mind the standard cars one bit; I wanted to collect them all, and GT5 made it interesting as to how you collected them. It just kept me playing forever and ever...

As I leveled up and progressed, there was something new and exciting to behold. Let's just say that reaching Level 30 drove a hype bullet straight down my throat; just when I thought I saw everything about this game, I see the X2010 Challenge and go through a daze. I don't know how many laps I did to get a Silver award overall for the challenge, because I wanted my own X2010. After much practice and frustration, though, I managed to get it, and the game then became a cakewalk at my own choice...

I don't recall just how many hotlaps I did with the X2010 at Cape Ring; I mean, that course is just so perfect for it. The flow was so smooth with lots of deep bends and twists that required snap-fast reaction from the driver, but you still maintained such a high speed. That was often a pasttime for me after school or work was just to sit down, take out my X2010, and go hotlap the other Ring. :sly: The other obvious thing would be collecting cars of course; I managed to amass about 1187 by the time I was done playing.

I'm going to miss GT5 and all of the well-spent time I had playing it. I want to go back to it, but being used to GT6 I'm curious to just how much the two games differ. It was a great ride, and still is for some, but Sony and PD are making us stop the ride for good unfortunately. Hopefully GT6 can redeem itself in the future...
 
I feel the opposite for GT5. That game was the largest disappointments of the GT series IMO.

I actually felt nostalgic for GT3/GT4 when I played GT6. I really did not enjoy GT5 much at all. The standards truly killed that game for me. The only reason I have GT5 is because I feel some day I would like to finish the campaign. I just have much more fun with GT6.
 
Sure the standards weren't up to, well, standards. But there's just something about the experience of it. GT6's gonna take a lot of effort to beat its atmosphere and if that day ever comes, I'll bid. Farewell...
 

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