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The reflection on itself is pretty appealing, though.
Compared to the odd artefacts on wheels and certain paint types, it's a lot more aesthetically pleasing.
I was just asking whether we're getting an update or not.
Okay, I'm assuming that Polyphony only announces updates on the official site and not on any other news portal/social media site, right?
Very interesting. Maybe that's evidence more menus (and potentially championships) will be coming in updates, in addition to simply adding more events to World Circuits. I'm still gonna work on my licenses, anyway, since I already have all-golds for the National B and A licenses.
It's definitely different from Time Trial to during a race. It was like that in Sport as well. Everything around the track is much more filled in with crowds, ferris wheels, trucks etc. It still could be better though.
Nostalgia for sure. Well, we can always just change the oil anyway for those nostalgic purposes.
There was a kei car one in pre-release screens that consisted of the Copen, Beat and S660. It was absent from the game.
Agreed, but I'm not sure how much we can blame the PS4. I think PD's tech is just old, they've been building off the same engine since Gran Turismo 5.
I can't think of a racing game that looks better either. But I still think the way that PD handles trackside objects feels a little wooden to me. Here's another one:
Yes, thanks, what's the price?
That could all come down to how they have their display settings in-game. I noticed environments look rather dull and flat around noon (this is on base PS4 mind you), however any sort of off-noon environment looks phenomenal. Noon lighting in reality is very unflattering itself. With the light coming from nearly directly above, even aesthetically pleasing subjects can look dull and lifeless. This could be what you're noticing. While having never been to any of these locations IRL, I feel they did a pretty good job capturing what these different environments would look like at different times of day in a realistic fashion. And yes, that even means having some times of day where the lighting would be unflattering.
What they really should have done was simply evolve the idea to the modern era by including a report on the cars condition for all cars in the UCD before you buy it, and let it be reflected in the pricing... allowing the player to judge for themselves if its a good deal or not.
The idea of a unique used car would be interesting.
I can't think of a racing game that looks better either. But I still think the way that PD handles trackside objects feels a little wooden to me. Here's another one:
From 0:11 to 1:30. There's something just odd about the hills in the background. They look like simple terrain surfaces with a high resolution texture applied rather than fully modeled assets...which is totally understandable - you can't get to that area, so it shouldn't have a ton of resources thrown at it. But they are also equally sharp regardless of distance. I live near mountains, and this isn't really common...even on clear days there is usually enough environmental haze* to make the peaks of the mountains appear less sharp than the closer/lower areas. It makes them look flat and small the way PD has elected to render them. The non-city backgrounds in GT7 fall a bit into the uncanny valley for me. They are rendered with such sharpness, but the level of detail isn't quite matching. It kind of throws me out of the scene a bit. If there was a tad bit of DOF, a little bit more volumetric haze, a touch of heat waves, just to ease the sharpness a little bit, I think it would go a long way of pulling out of the uncanny valley.
edit: *This is what I'm talking about:
Without that haze, the distance you perceive in the image would collapse and everything would feel small & close. This is my issue with GT7's visuals. Everything is too sharp...there is no hierarchy of sharpness/clarity which flattens everything.
edit 2: Ok this appears to be a time of day thing, because another clip with lower angle light of the same circuit feels way better, and has the haze I'm talking about:
It helps immensely. Without it (like the first clip), the hills look small, too close, and fake.
