Or Anna Kournikova in your bed... looking at her Sprts Illustrated swimsuit shots... holy cow! I'm hooked.
But anyways, when Prince of Persia came out, everyone perceived it as a masterpiece of action game goodness. And let me tell you something. Gran Turismo 4 will not be a racing game. It is a damn-near real life driving sim. And let me tell you something, when people aren't really into racing games, they'd normally say something like "Gran Turismo? Yeah, I heard that game was pretty good." Then depending on your loyalty to GT, you'd either take him to Best Buy or someplace to have him/her play the game, or you'd just drop the conversation altogether. I mean, yeah. GT4 won't be Halo 2. It won't be Half-life 2. It won't be Final Fantasy-freaking 11. But what it is is a racing game that is as legendary as Pole Position. Pole Position was out in the early 80s, and nearly 2 decades later, look where racing games have evolved into. Gran Turismo is the king, and it's only on PS2. Sure, it isn't PGR2, which is more arcade. But I say, well, you have a choice. If you want arcade, go XBOX. Go XBOX while it's still on the bubble. But for the rest of us, GT4 will be the best GT before GT5.
Now, let me tell you why Gran Turismo 4 will get a review 10,000 times better than... what's the reviewer's name? "John, his name is..." "IT DOSEN'T MATTER WHAT HIS NAME IS!" (Thank you, The Rock!) Okay, here I go.
The Gran Turismo craze has been around since 1997 or 1998. During that time, the racing game industry seen all sorts of unique titles. Those include the Pole Position games (and later the failed Pole Position for N64), Ridge Racer, OutRun, the Crusin' Series, the RUSH series, and more. But when Gran Turismo came out, it shown something unprecedented in gaming history. It had beautiful graphics for its time. There were 11 different manufacturers from domestic (domestic as in Japan) brands and other international brands such as Dodge, Chevrolet, or TVR. Gran Turismo 2 added more tracks and a LOT more cars from many manufacturers. It also brought rally racing to the GT franchise, and it worked pretty well, even though not traditional rally on narrow and dangerous roads. Gran Turismo 3 aded more tracks, a few new manufactures, and kicked ass looking good doing it. GT3 was the PS2 debut of the GT series, and it currently is the best in the series. BUt upon GT4's release, the game will be much more promising and beautiful to look at. There will be new physics, more historic cars, more tracks... basically, they want to move on with a total redesign of the GT franchise, and they feel as if they will strike gold. Usually, reinventing a game series takes considerable risks. For example, when the Ford F-150 was re-released in 2003, Ford executives even said that the truck "could determine the future of Ford sales." So when Polyphony Digital releases Gran Turismo 4, it may be as special as meeting a world-famous celebrity, inviting the political leader of your home country (Prime Minister, President, King...) to your house, owning a rare treasure, or meeting a lover in your life that outshines others- a lover who was made just for you and no one else. Gran Turismo 4 will be as "romantic" as anything else in life. While it won't totally change your lifestyle, you'll feel as if it did because it is just so lovely. Personally, I don't think there is not one thing about the game which will disappoint racing game fans. PD will try as hard as they can, and if people look forward to a racing game that outshines others, PD will not break the promises of GT fans worldwide. If you own and love any GT game, you're PD's friend. All PD wants to do is keep the friendship going until death do us part. GT4 will simply be a worldwide marvel. But only as long as there are GT fans to take PD's calling, and answer with a standing ovation.
Heh, maybe I should be a game reviewer...
pffffttt what an idiot.
