Losing sight of all the unique features?

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Anyone get the feeling that the negative of the game, have been much overemphasized compared to the positives or unique aspects of it. There's certainly nothing wrong with constructive criticism. But, I feels it's strange considering how much more the game contains the average or comparable racing game, (Forza or Shift).

I'm a fan of all racing games, and I very much look forward to Forza 4, F1 2011, Dirt 3, Shift 2, etc.

And I don't intend this to devolve into a GT5 vs. whatever game post at all.

But as far as unique features we have (In terms of console versions):

-Photo travel mode - no similar mode exists in any other racing game I know of on a console

-Ability to export photo's direct to outside storage device- Must upload to website first for Forza, NFS, etc if I'm not mistaken.

-F1, Nascar, rally, and regular cars all together in one game - Forza no rally, no F1,. Dirt, just rally cars, F1 2010, only F1 cars. Nice to have even a little taste of the other racing types in a game like this.

-Remote Racing- Not present in any other racing series to my knowledge.

-Fully modeled interiors- Only game with fully modeled rear interiors, which IMO ups the immersion factor by quite a lot.

-Course Creator- Sure it's not the most powerful tool on earth, but considering absolutely nothing at all exists in Forza, Shift series, F1 series, Dirt series, I see legit complaints hard to swallow.

-Up to 5 monitor support- Unlikely to be used by many sure, but I know Forza is only 3 monitors, and I doubt any other console game has more than 5.

-Head Tracking- Forza 4 will have I'm certain, but until it's released, only game in town with this feature.

-3D support- Only major console racing game with this option. Again, correct me if I'm wrong here, I don't remember any others.

-Still more "premium" modeled cars than any other PS3 racer- Even if you toss all the standards in the garbage so to speak, I still don't know of a PS3 racer with more cars included in the game.

-Kart Racing- Don't believe I've seen this in another racing franchise either

-Dynamically changing time/Night day cycle- As limited as it may be, I've still yet to see something close implemented in another series yet.

-GT TV- Only game with the ability to watch racing related movies/content within the game itself

-PSP/handheld import feature- Obviously no MS handheld, but seldom to not used at all for other Sony racers.

-Seasonal Events- Not aware of any other series which the creators can add other events without DLC or other title update like PD can do.

So again, nothing wrong with having a negative opinion of the game. Just wanted to give my view on all the positives I personally see in the game. Thanks for listening.
 
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