P.s I never said it wasn't the best driving game around. It is, although it's still horribly flawed.
Since when is liking Top Gear a pre-requisite to liking cars?
They dont have to say "Wow! The Top Gear track is awesome!".... people who like Top Gear will already know the track and will know whether they want a game with the track included. People who dont give a rat's arse about Top Gear will probably agree that its uninspiring.
Yes it is, but every game is really if you get down to it.
I just realised how much I hate this forum. At first I was observing before signing up and most of what I saw was everyone arguing with each other and I thought about how annoying it was and here I am having been sucked into the same attitude.
Shame on you, shame on me.
destructoid : 10/10
http://www.destructoid.com/review-gran-turismo-5-188383.phtm
Even beyond the 1,000 cars, dozens of track variations, countless modes, gorgeous visuals and mountains of options, Gran Turismo 5 has something more that speaks to the world's car lovers and racing fans. The level of care taken by the people at Polyphony Digital shines in every aspect of this title, and this makes for a racing game that truly has no parallel. Gran Turismo 5 is a massive love letter to those that love cars. This is their dream videogame.
Although I would like to see consistent 9's, the game clearly has many issues from a weak array of tracks, repeated standard cars to bloat the numbers and very inconsistent graphics, I believe 7's will be the final average.
You dont even want to see some of the other games they gave great scores to. There's a thread on gamefaqs listing them, I dont even feel like finding it at this point.
Since when is liking Top Gear a pre-requisite to liking cars?
They dont have to say "Wow! The Top Gear track is awesome!".... people who like Top Gear will already know the track and will know whether they want a game with the track included. People who dont give a rat's arse about Top Gear will probably agree that its uninspiring.
I think people feel you must have some sort of passion to review GT5. Video game sites will review it as a *game*, I think its totally fair if there's a mix of reviewers who do and dont like sims reviewing the game. If you want the opinions of people who already love the GT series, read these forums, if you're looking for opinions of people who love racing sims, read ISR, racesimcentral, race department, etc. If you're looking for an opinion targetted at your average gamer, then read mainstream reviews.
PlayStation LifeStyles Final Score 10/10
+Gameplay is the best in the genre
+Cars, tracks, even menus everything is presented gorgeously
+Tons of modes and new features really help to expand on the driving sim experience
It sounds to me like it confirms my worst suspicions about the game: PD bit off more than they could chew, leaving the released game a dog's breakfast of half-realized ambitions. If the physics, FFB & online are good, it will be fine for committed sim-racing fans. However, the fact that the AI & collision physics (as well as sound & damage) are still so poor means that the offline game is still going to be significantly sub-par, which means as a game it really doesn't measure up to other racing titles. Of course the compensation, as ever with GT, is that the car models (well, some of them at least) will look amazing, which is going to be enough to sell the game.
In summary, GT5 is pretty much exactly as I had expected it would be. Obviously a high-quality title. However, when you're spending many, many times the amount of time & money that any other developer is spending, it's reasonable to expect more. I think PD needs some fresh ideas in there to shake things up a bit.
Incase anyone hasnt had a chance to see my Gran Turismo video review posted in the reviews and impressions section here it is again:
Some significant things I would like to emphasise to enthusiasts in particular is just how much better the force feedback is then prologue, the steering goes light as you go over jumps, and as you lock up under braking. Driving without ABS is challenging but immense fun.
Just started playing, and for me, as someone who's bought and enjoyed all three Forza games, as well as a great deal of arcade racing games, this blows everything way, way out of the water. I'll fully admit to all of it's faults, but the parts it gets right are exceptional. As soon as I got to the menu it just felt like I was home. GT6 has a lot of improvements to make, but I'm completely over the moon with this.