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I can't beleive what this world is coming to, really. People complaining that a video game isn't EXACTLY like real life. It's a fricking video game. Enjoy it for what it is and stfu, already. Thinking back to what games were like 10, 15, and even 20 years ago, it's come a long, long way. Instead of griping that "it's too dark, I can't see the road 100 feet in front of my car driving 150 mph", just enjoy the game. The graphics are incredible from my point of veiw. I think PD has done a great job.
I appreciate the sentiment, but most of the time "griping" on the internet is just typical "setting the world to rights" - i.e. we're idealising. In an ideal world, PD would have had unlimited budget to make a game that perfectly simulates real-world lighting, and also to make a new display device for the best effect. I agree wholeheartedly that the graphics in GT5 are a tremendous achievement, compromises and flaws included.
Thinking back 10 - 20 years ago shows that there's no harm in wishing for more detail, more fidelity, because it'll probably get here in time. I guess we're just planning ahead, if I were to be kind. On the other hand, we're just wasting time... Then again, this sort of discussion must serve as a great feedback / pre-production guideline (after interpretation) for developers nowadays.
Now, sure, there are people who really do complain, but that might just be personal issues, or just the difficulty of expressing one's self through a textual medium.