I'm just holding onto the hope this game/franchise can draw me in like the franchise once could. I've been a heavy GT gamer for years ever since the birth of Gran Turismo. It's just gotten worse as the series released more games, as far as grinding went. But this version just left me so frustrated and I don't want to get frustrated like thay by entertainment naturally, so all I do is the occasional cruise around in a favourite car or 2 as it is a good looking drive here. But not long after that, I start to remember just how bad this game is for me and turn it off. It's a grind and a broken mess in regards to their new direction.
Went from a hardcore fan to one that's too full of criticism. I've cooled from my early frustratuons and disapointment, but with today's gaming trends of microtransactions, and this game lying about adding them, I fear my GT peak days are long gone now. I pop by here in hope the penalty system is fixed and some content is added/changed to make it just a fun game as much as a racing sim. It fails on both counts for me until then.
Wasted potential to me. There's room in today's gaming for a well thought out campaign not to be an afterthought, even RDR2 made near a billion. There's room in today's gaming not to make things only obtainable with a horrendous and boring grind. And there's certainly room in today's gaming to not make things like that penalty system so troll friendly and broken.
A bit of a shame, but one dud in the franchise after this many years won't see me give up hope just yet. The next GT really needs to score a home run though, it really does. If these guys do like Rockstar and Red Dead Online, and show they've learned nothing but how to cause friction and monitise every little aspect. Times are gonna get dark in future. Granted, the MTX here aren't as intrusive as others, though 'the grind' really is, at least in GT6 there was incentives and events to counter it. Sony see what others do and I'm sure if those other companies clean up, Sony will want to as well. Regardless of what PD want to do.
I can't lie, the recent issues some are having with store bought cars is hilarious to me. I'm really hoping that causes some to just thing 'pass' but with some defence I've read from confessed glitchers and casino-like whales, it's tragic to think they'll just get more grindy and greedy with MTX. They know some just don't care about gaming and will just throw money at it, gaming suffers that way.
As usual, some will just write this off. But look at the gaming world right now, then consider that many investors just don't care about us gamers and want a return. That simple. Something's gotta pop, or it'll just get worse.
In short, was obsessed, now just fatigued by the poor creative behind this and many games of late. Knock it all you want, that's just how I feel. Sorry.