GT5: anyone get it?

[mlomker]

It plays like a game, not a simulator. I'd rather play Forza 3.

I've never seen iRacing. How does it compare to the console games?

[Matt D.]

I've never seen iRacing. How does it compare to the console games?
Simply put, it's not a game. That's the most straight forward way I can compare the two. Which I guess is the reason I prefer Forza over Gran Turismo.

[mlomker]

Simply put, it's not a game.

Hmm. I have a home theater PC so I guess I'll have to try plugging the chair in over there. Might need a hardware upgrade, tho.

[tpunx99GSX]

kinda like you'd rather jack-off than do the real thing if you know what i mean.



Speak for yourself man! i know just how i like it.

[awd-drifter]

^^^hahahhaha!!

[goodhart]

Wow, sounds like a lot of people are kind of underwhelmed by this game. Things I never liked about previous GT's, and I'm sure the new one isn't a whole lot different are; 1) Even when traveling at 135mph, it feels like you are doing 30mph. 2) customization of the cars. You get SOOO much more open control of the customization aspect of the gameplay. I have owned every GT 1-4 and played Forza 3 a fair amount and just in the few hours of Forza, it blew away GT 1-4 in those aspects.

What are your thoughts GT owners? Have these issues been addressed with GT5?

[tpunx99GSX]

Still trying to decide if I should ask for this game as a Christmas present or not...

I will be, just to have it in my library.
Also with games today, they can be very dynamic with respect to updates that they could not before. So something like a 30k turbo upgrade only netting 8hp, can be changed if the programmers see people complaining about it.

[awd-drifter]

Wow, sounds like a lot of people are kind of underwhelmed by this game. Things I never liked about previous GT's, and I'm sure the new one isn't a whole lot different are; 1) Even when traveling at 135mph, it feels like you are doing 30mph. 2) customization of the cars. You get SOOO much more open control of the customization aspect of the gameplay. I have owned every GT 1-4 and played Forza 3 a fair amount and just in the few hours of Forza, it blew away GT 1-4 in those aspects.

What are your thoughts GT owners? Have these issues been addressed with GT5?

I think the only place where GT does best are the physics and graphics compared to Forza. When I was playing Forza 2 and 3, the physics felt very much like GT3/4 at best. I do love the fact that you can mod the car ALOT more in Forza than you can in any GT series BUT GT5 is pretty close to a simulation on some cars IF you have the steering wheel. Like I posted before, I can't really review the whole game right now because I have driven most cars to see how different the game is to GT4 but there is a great significant difference between 4 and 5 with my 4-5 hours of play time through this weekend. The only bad thing I can review about this game right now is that the loading sucks ass. Anyways, it is a game and it is close enough to a simulation but far from a true simulation...I just wanna buy a Galant VR4!!! who ever has one, send me one!!

[goodhart]

But wouldn't the whole going 200mph, but it feels like 40mph be part of the physics?

For how unrealistic games like Need for Speed: Shift/ProStreet may be, that is one thing they simulate very well.

[Matt D.]

But wouldn't the whole going 200mph, but it feels like 40mph be part of the physics?

For how unrealistic games like Need for Speed: Shift/ProStreet may be, that is one thing they simulate very well.
Going fast but feeling like you aren't is a part of not having the seat of your pants feel and being able to use your peripheral vision, not being enveloped in the environment. If you're closer to the TV or monitor you have a better sense for what's going on, or if you have multiple displays with a surrounding view you can have a good feel for how fast you're really going.