Hadn't played in a while since i don't like to play it unless i'm using the wheel. I ordered the wheelstandPro and i've been playing to get ready for it in the meantime.
At first the graphics seem very harsh. Felt like those people in Socrates' cave story when they first saw the sun. Much like them though, my eyes adjusted and now it looks as beautiful as it always did. After putting in some warm-ups laps on Tsukuba, i started a new career with the Miata/MX5.
First thing that popped up was how much better the wheel implementation is compared to any other console game. The way the understeer and oversteer are represented is fantastic. I can use the same techniques i see on Best Motoring. I tried to replicate Gan-san's Kamikaze-like slalom at high speed in the infinite track and it was just as i expected it. tried the same on GT5P on Fuji straight to horrendous results.
That little Miata is a very special car. It just feels so right. Just enough power to let you step on it and make it go sidways out of turns, but not so much where the suspension/tires are overwhelmed by it. It's a testament to hwo modern manufacturers have lost their way in making modern cars so damn overweight/overpowered.
I anticipate a long career with this little car and many more hours on this game once again. Incredible that a game on an inferior console from four years ago makes me not want to play anything else that's called a simulation.
I'm not saying this game is the best or most accurate sim, but it is the most perfect one for me. Simply love it.
At first the graphics seem very harsh. Felt like those people in Socrates' cave story when they first saw the sun. Much like them though, my eyes adjusted and now it looks as beautiful as it always did. After putting in some warm-ups laps on Tsukuba, i started a new career with the Miata/MX5.
First thing that popped up was how much better the wheel implementation is compared to any other console game. The way the understeer and oversteer are represented is fantastic. I can use the same techniques i see on Best Motoring. I tried to replicate Gan-san's Kamikaze-like slalom at high speed in the infinite track and it was just as i expected it. tried the same on GT5P on Fuji straight to horrendous results.
That little Miata is a very special car. It just feels so right. Just enough power to let you step on it and make it go sidways out of turns, but not so much where the suspension/tires are overwhelmed by it. It's a testament to hwo modern manufacturers have lost their way in making modern cars so damn overweight/overpowered.
I anticipate a long career with this little car and many more hours on this game once again. Incredible that a game on an inferior console from four years ago makes me not want to play anything else that's called a simulation.
I'm not saying this game is the best or most accurate sim, but it is the most perfect one for me. Simply love it.
