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Hello, and happy new year everyone. It's been a long time. I've been quietly watching Gran Turismo grow from afar, wondering, worrying... and sticking to GT4, since it came out. 4 has been largely the one to rule them all for me, despite its wide variety of flaws. Until now: I picked up GT7 last week having gotten a PS5 for xmas (I know, right?)
Whenever a new GT comes out, I usually see the same thing: people complaining. And you know, I get it: we hold our old favorites in high esteem, and want the new game to take that experience and build on it. GT7 seemed no different: 2 steps forward, one step back.
Right?
Here's my hot take for the new year: GT7 is roughly 85% of the way to being the ultimate racing game, period. Although GT4 does some things better, GT7 is leagues ahead.
Oh sure, I have a handful of complaints, but they're pretty small. I miss having game progression be dictated by a more natural economy, rather than curated through the Cafe. I feel like the Cafe would be great as an ancillary feature instead. And, the driver animations aren't perfect; the shifter animation lags behind the actual shift, and there's not much footwork going on. Also, the usual missing content, certain cars and tracks I miss. These, so far, are minor gripes.
I also would like to see some of the races use things like qualifying sessions and grid starts. Looks like the custom race feature allows for grid starts, so it's not like it ain't there.
But; good lord. Skipping a couple generations gives quite a bit of perspective on the evolution of the series, and while I can see that GT7 isn't perfect, I don't think it would take much to make it so. That means, surprise surprise, the vast majority of the griping I've heard over the years has been pretty bunk. The graphics and attention to detail, the content that is here, the tuning and customization, and the driving/physics are absolutely top notch. I'm not even half way through this cafe thing, but discovering the E30 M3 is just as much of a hoot to drive here as it is in Assetto Corsa is all I needed to know that GT is going to be fine.
As for what would make GT8 perfect/next level, I'll take that thread elsewhere. Once again, happy new year, and here's to one hell of an upgrade.
Whenever a new GT comes out, I usually see the same thing: people complaining. And you know, I get it: we hold our old favorites in high esteem, and want the new game to take that experience and build on it. GT7 seemed no different: 2 steps forward, one step back.
Right?
Here's my hot take for the new year: GT7 is roughly 85% of the way to being the ultimate racing game, period. Although GT4 does some things better, GT7 is leagues ahead.
Oh sure, I have a handful of complaints, but they're pretty small. I miss having game progression be dictated by a more natural economy, rather than curated through the Cafe. I feel like the Cafe would be great as an ancillary feature instead. And, the driver animations aren't perfect; the shifter animation lags behind the actual shift, and there's not much footwork going on. Also, the usual missing content, certain cars and tracks I miss. These, so far, are minor gripes.
I also would like to see some of the races use things like qualifying sessions and grid starts. Looks like the custom race feature allows for grid starts, so it's not like it ain't there.
But; good lord. Skipping a couple generations gives quite a bit of perspective on the evolution of the series, and while I can see that GT7 isn't perfect, I don't think it would take much to make it so. That means, surprise surprise, the vast majority of the griping I've heard over the years has been pretty bunk. The graphics and attention to detail, the content that is here, the tuning and customization, and the driving/physics are absolutely top notch. I'm not even half way through this cafe thing, but discovering the E30 M3 is just as much of a hoot to drive here as it is in Assetto Corsa is all I needed to know that GT is going to be fine.
As for what would make GT8 perfect/next level, I'll take that thread elsewhere. Once again, happy new year, and here's to one hell of an upgrade.