GT5 Review scores (Update :Average metacritic score)

[MasterDriver]

Well, I for one would've preffered GT5 that way. The way they are now, the standards seem rather pointless to me.

And, well, they did spend some time on them. Even if it was just to get the (texture) scratches and dents done. That time should've gone to something else, really.

I respectfully disagree.

I'll take more content any day. I have emotional attachments to all the older cars. I have specific cars i always buy. I'm not sure when you started playing the GT series, but If they only had 200 premium cars, i'd be vastly dissapointed.

The inclusion of up-ressed GT4 cars (which supposedly look damn good) is a HUGE plus for me.

 

[radracer256]

I respectfully disagree.

I'll take more content any day. I have emotional attachments to all the older cars. I have specific cars i always buy. I'm not sure when you started playing the GT series, but If they only had 200 premium cars, i'd be vastly dissapointed.

The inclusion of up-ressed GT4 cars (which supposedly look damn good) is a HUGE plus for me.

I totally understand where you're coming from here; I can't wait to start with my '88 supra again

 

[hsoomal]

My guess, IGN gives it a 98%

 

[MxB-one]

when is the first review? if any scheduled, wasn't OPM going ti have one soon?

 

[vangus]

I bet GT5 will be one of the highest rated games ever on metacritic.com.

As a videogame, GT5 is outstanding. The best racing game ever made, period.

 

[Devedander]

Well we can expect from EDGE and gametrailer who are always critical on Ps3 exclusives, low scores as always but i dont care about them. The credible ones are Gamespot, G4tv, 1up and IGN..

ISR doesn't make your list?

 

[A1-242]

What, so in your world, a half-finished job is fine because they tried?

Psychologists should study this GT phenomena, as it shows up certain people to be quite odd.

I think they would find you odd, as someone that spends time & effort on a website to a game you don't even like. Does anybody else here agree?

 

[Willbo87]

I don't think i'll bother reading the reviews as GT5 offers so much I can't be bother to read anyone elses opinion. £35 and i'll make my opinion. Boom!

 

[FendRhodes]

I think they would find you odd, as someone that spends time & effort on a website to a game you don't even like. Does anybody else here agree?

Nope, you're definately the one that's odd.

 

[maxpontiac]

I think they would find you odd, as someone that spends time & effort on a website to a game you don't even like. Does anybody else here agree?

Indeed. A majority of his posts (along with his screen name) are nothing but those that lean on the negative side.

He's just to smart to avoid violating the AUP.

 

[joelstinton]

I used to read a lot of reviews, until i found my self really disagreeing reviews with my own views on a game. i used to check ign, gamespot, gamesradar etc, but each site has posted several reviews that i have been frankly pathetic (not just because of the scores, but because of the writing of the review as been shocking to say the least.) Ign gave Tumble a 3.0 recently, and that i have never forgiven them for.

I still read eurogamer's reviews, but the rest i just glance over.

 

[Le Mans 88]

Eurogamer are a strange bunch, despite their apparent scepticism in GT5 related news stories the few driving sim reviews I've seen have shown an in-depth knowledge of the genre. So much so WRC 2010 was given 7/10 for the driving model alone despite PS2 levels of presentation and limited content.

If the same guy reviews GT5 it would be difficult to justify giving it anything but 10/10.

 

[Stune]

Just for fun I think we should predict what each individual publication gives it:

Here are a few guesses from me:

IGN = 93%
Gamespot = 8.5
Gametrailers 90%
EDGE = 9

Overall metascore 91/92

 

[joelstinton]

Eurogamer are a strange bunch, despite their apparent scepticism in GT5 related news stories the few driving sim reviews I've seen have shown an in-depth knowledge of the genre. So much so WRC 2010 was given 7/10 for the driving model alone despite PS2 levels of presentation and limited content.

If the same guy reviews GT5 it would be difficult to justify giving it anything but 10/10.

aye, i probably agree with this. i think its helps that they havnt changed their staff much, so each reviewer is given a selected genre to review. I was quite impressed with their Moto GP 2010 preview they wrote, which clearly had quite an indepth knowledge of the sport/how to ride a high powered bike. i think there are always going to be game reviews that people won't agree with, but for the most part 90% of the time Eurogamer are there or there abouts.


For instance, MGS 4, they gave a 8, whilst i loved everysecond of it, and loved the game, i understood why, and agreed with what they wrote in their review to give it that score. - on the other hand GTA 4, they gave a 10/10, which i totally disagreed with, on first playthrough it was an easy 6/10 for me, but on my second playthrough it was a easy 8/10 as i enjoyed it much more. The problem is its easy to knock out the half asrsed, easy to write reviews. But for the most part they havn't succumbed to this,or their own hype.

 

[dj4monie]

It will likely rate higher than any of the racing games currently out.

9/10, 10/10 should be commonplace.

Personally so what?

This game and PD was pulled in all directions by various forces.

Simulation Purist wanted all the things they love about simulations, including realistic damage. Not because they are car wreckers though I sometimes wonder given the videos I've seen of some GTR2 races and iRacing. But some believe there should be visual penalty to slamming a wall at 150mph and that it should be visual like a real car, again simulations...

But this was mostly to show the PC Simulation crowd (a tiny niche market I might add) that a console game could compete on the realism scale.

But the level of detail in the game should be blamed for some initial missing content. Didn't Kaz say it took a month to render a car? I can fully understand why only 200 or so cars are available with full cockpits like you expect to find them if you got to sit in the actual car. I don't understand why you can't change the wheels on standard cars though, that's something that's always been in GT since GT3. Its going to pretty funny driving around your Civic SiR with stock wheels and 300hp, slammed to the ground...

I am more upset over that omission than anything else. Cockpit view a for those that like to drive that way, I personally don't, I could have done without all the detail inside the car.

Let's be honest you didn't buy GRID for the Cockpits and you didn't buy NFS Shift for Head Tracking. That's utter nonsense, you bought the games because you thought they were fun.

As I've said before, it would have been better if PD had just ratcheted up the resolution in GT4, added some current cars and release that with the PS3 at launch, it would been very effective pablum for the GT crowd.

Expectations were already too high, but by all accounts the game has exceeded expectations.

 

[Ranko_SD]

Well, online is disabled so I guess reviewers doesn't know how big and good online multiplayer is, and to review GT5 without such a huge feature is fail in my opinion...

I was right:

We've sunk hours into the single-player already, test driving hundreds of cars around countless tracks and pushing each to the limit, but currently, the online component of GT5 – which is a huge part of the experience – isn't up and running just yet.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1135836p1.html

 

[Stune]

I was right:



http://ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1135836p1.html

"The bad news is that you'll have to wait until next week for our verdict – at 12:01 PST / 8:01am GMT on Wednesday, November 24th to be precise." -IGN

Makes it sound like the online mode wont be up until Wednesday morning. That surprises me, most of the time its up a few days before.

 

[joelstinton]

"The bad news is that you'll have to wait until next week for our verdict – at 12:01 PST / 8:01am GMT on Wednesday, November 24th to be precise." -IGN

Makes it sound like the online mode wont be up until Wednesday morning. That surprises me, most of the time its up a few days before.

does seem a bit odd. If say the uk servers go up at 1am, or 12.oo, that gives them 8 hours to review the online mode, i guess the servers might go up a day or so earlier than release just to sort out teething problems etc.

 

[yogaflame]

Well expect that reviewers who are very strict to nitpick on:

1. Sound
2. Frame rate
3. Standard car are not detailed
4. No live editor on cars
5. damage effect

 

[Stune]

ISR doesn't make your list?

The ISR review should be interesting.

 

[mastorofpuppetz]

Well expect that reviewers who are very strict to nitpick on:

1. Sound
2. Frame rate
3. Standard car are not detailed
4. No live editor on cars
5. damage effect

Games not out yet, how do you know SOUND, Damage is an issue, everywhere I read mentions sound has been greatly improved since GT5p, and damage is unknown right now. Frame Rate again, an unknown.most console games are 30 FPS locked, Gt5 is usually at 60.

 

[jayt1389]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1135836p1.html

The IGN site will only dive their review at the release date, on the 24th.

 

[yogaflame]

Games not out yet, how do you know SOUND, Damage is an issue, everywhere I read mentions sound has been greatly improved since GT5p, and damage is unknown right now. Frame Rate again, an unknown.most console games are 30 FPS locked, Gt5 is usually at 60.

Well it is not me, but this is what I expect from nitpicky reviewers they will look for flaws on this things

 

[sems4arsenal]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1135836p1.html

The IGN site will only dive their review at the release date, on the 24th.

Strange they still label GT5 as Hot not Boom ,yeah I know they are X-box fan boys but alot of them are GT addicts.

 

[Servbot24]

Strange they still label GT5 as Hot not Boom ,yeah I know they are X-box fan boys but alot of them are GT addicts.

That's determined by users, not the staff.

 

[sems4arsenal]

That's determined by users, not the staff.

Oh so Fan boy users then .The one review I think will be most unfair is the IGN one .Still remmember the GTPSP review 👎

 

[Arklight]

The ISR review should be interesting.

ISR reviews are pretty much the only ones I actually take into account when making a purchase decision.

 

[Patrocles]

ISR reviews are pretty much the only ones I actually take into account when making a purchase decision.

The ISR review should be interesting.

+1
They do a good job with reviews across PS3, Xbox360, and PC versions of games. I do not expect bias from these guys (and Jessica!).

 

[Raitziger]

+1
They do a good job with reviews across PS3, Xbox360, and PC versions of games. I do not expect bias from these guys (and Jessica!).

Most of the time i think they give scores higher than i would.

 

[ShylockHolmes]

It wouldn't be fair to score it as missing features because it's only done on some tracks. It's an added feature not a removed one, it's better than nothing. Forza 3 scored very high and it had no night racing or weather effects at all. To me reviews don't really matter too much unless they're all very low or all very high. If you like a game do you really care if some other guy thought it was a 7 at best?