The major issue I have ATM is the fact everything I've seen of GT5 so far could have been implemented into GT5P through DLC.
I dunno about you, but I don't relish waiting around for a 10-20+ Gigabyte file to download. Especially if I'm downloading it from PSN...
Time will tell. We will either say.. "yes you can see where all the time went in this game", or we will know that Kaz spent most of his time in the Nissan board room eating noodles and talking about skylines.
As opposed to combing his mullet, having hotdogs and beer and talking about Monster Trucks? Oh-kay...
I suppose we missed the million-and-one car shows, press conferences, race and track appearances, etcetera...
The head of the development team doesn't spend all his time sweeping the floors, y'know.
I still don't understand how GT can even remotely feel like and RPG, other then then grinding I mentioned and possibly the massive amount of content.
Hmmm... Start out with a weenie weapon (used car). Fight the easy enemies. Gain experience levels (money... and as of GT4... A-Spec and B-Spec points). Recruit and level up a henchman (he even has a name... B-Spec Bob) to make those onerous "Boss Battles" (enduros) easier.
Semi-Linear progression. You start at the novice races, then unlock the hard, then unlock the professional... then unlock the supers. The "Missions" are already a linear challenge.
Lots of side-quests. The endless dealership races, special challenges. License challenges.
Spamming levels to make battles easier. Do a few dozen "Like The Wind" races to gain lots of EXP... errh... Credits that you can spend on upgrades and new weapons. Of course, you gain more EXP... errh... A-Spec, if you use the "right" weapon to fight each battle.
Collector pron: Just like Pokemon or Diablo... the guy with the most weapons... errh... Pokemon... errh... cars... wins. You can even trade them memory card to memory card.
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All that's missing is an identifiable lead character, a stern father figure to push you into racing, a spunky female sidekick or romantic interest, a clumsy mechanic friend (monkey optional) and a mysterious masked racer that you must beat in the final race.
If they let you choose character gender in GT5 (hmmm TT start screen, anyone?) it will have begun.
