Gran Turismo PSP/ Gran Turismo 5

OF COURSE this is my fav too UB3R~JKP, I'm just a bit disappointed by the content, that's all. I heard 1000 car models, my bad probably as I didn't check what they mean by standard & premium cars. Honestly, I admit the standard ones are not horrible. But they definitely can't compare to the premium ones (and seriously there's around 50 to 100 useless premium cars). Also, I would like to know if these 800 "standard" cars can be compared to the Forza renders. All I want to say is; Can you imagine god of war for ps3 with some levels directly imported from the god of war collection? Or the last guardian contening levels from ico hd remastered? So yes, GT5 is a beast. But there's an awful taste of bad job there, even if I had lots of fun driving my customized to death enzo Ferrari last night. I'm just saying this game could have been so much more. I definitely feel something like unfinished business. Hope they'll release TONS of dlcs. (& some free ones, if possible...)

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Originally Posted by infoxicated

Mad-Ice, I'm actually quite enjoying it despite the flaws. Starting to get into the meat of it now that I've got through most of the beginner events and into the amateur tier.

I had a kind of moment last night where I saw a late 90's model Mitsibushi 3000 GT Twin Turbo in red appear on the used car list. That was the car I worked my way up to in the original Gran Turismo - it suddenly brought it home to me that it was 12 years ago and that I'd been going through this GT pilgrimage every few years since then.

Above all else, GT still has one outstanding feature - no barrel rolls! ;)

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@infox: That's good to hear! And yes, amen to that red Mitsubishi. I did the same thing, lol. Oh those memories. :D at your no BR's.

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Originally Posted by yeldar2097

You just wait, you'll see. You'll all see :twisted

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@Yeldar: Waiting for your vid already Yel!:rock

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Originally Posted by kanar

But honestly, this is GT prologue 2 or???

Wtf with the 800 Ps2 ugly cars (and jeez there are sd beasts like the R8 race car, the veyron...)
Wtf with the track editor (it's a track generator...)
Wtf with the dumb van or jeep or stupid other races (seriously the top gear track events suck, and I've never seen the Stig)
Wtf with lots of stuff, from the stupid car crashes/IA to the light car damages (reserved for the premium cars anyway), & can't talk about the online as I've always been kicked out before reachin the host...
Seriously they worked 3 years for that? I'm sure they're not lazzy at polyphony, but they definitely need to recruit people, tbh it's a demo content there, no more. 200 cars (and probably around 50 stupid premium cars like the 44' jeep or a prius pfff), 20 tracks. OMG I'm fubar, cos' they had the possibility to realise a flawless game there, with the incredible driving physics. And they did a demo :blarg. I'm back to wo real soon. Oh for sure they'll come with dozen of paying DLCs full of tracks & cars, but jeez as I said, it's really like being raped over & over again there.

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@Kanar: This is exactly what I am afraid of if I buy the game! GT5 prologue was such a disappointment for me, I hope GT5 is not!?

hey Mad, no I was a bit too harsh there, only because my favourite R8 race car is in the Standard cars list lol. This game is awesome, no doubts. But yeah there's some obvious & incomprehensible gaps. Should be fixed with upcoming tons of dlcs anyway.

Ok, no worries there!!! I saw GT5 at a friends' house last Tuesday. It looks great and feels very nice but I want to wait and see what online has to offer before I buy the game. Any news about that?

Greetz Mad-Ice

Online is good, especially when you play with friends & gentlemen drivers.
Just a fun video : YES, flying high in GT is possible

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jggnwyIcIAI

Warning: do not buy a Cizeta.

I was seduced by the stats and spent around 440k on one that appeared in the used car list. It just so not worth it.

// has grinding to do

I won a Cizeta from one of the events, so you might find that you'll be getting a second one. It's a shame that it's a rubbish car to drive when it looks so good.

As much as I like this game, I find that I get a bit stuck sometimes due to the used car rotation. I would like a touring car, but I've only seen one at the start of the game, when I didn't need it. At least it gives me lots of things to do, like the special events. However B-spec is too frustrating to do for very long as my driver 'N. Petrov' can't drive straight and crashes my nice expensive cars.

Yeah, I wish I'd done a bit more research. If I'd known there was a Cizeta on the cards for winning the MR Cup I wouldn't have paid out so much for it. :|

But it looks so awesome :/

There must be something that can be done about it. Tune the balls off it, it must have some potential....right?

Unfortunately it only takes a 5 speed gear box, so it just doesn't have the agility of a modern sports car.

I'd been driving the Stealth Honda NSX before I bought the Cizeta, which is probably why it felt so sluggish for me, but the missing 6th gear really did make a difference at Le Sarthe, for example. Even if it out accelerates the other cars early on, as the power band begins to narrow after the jump to 5th at around 160 mph, the cars with that extra gear catch it and pass it easily.

The other downside is the weight and the brakes. It has the stopping distance of a barge on a ski slope - I kid you not. The number of times I just arrived at the scene of the accident, taking out some innocent AI car that was half way through the corner unless I braked really early was ridiculous.

It's a good novelty car, and I'm glad I have it, but just wish I hadn't spent nearly half a million credits on it. Not sure it's worth spending another 100k+ in order to get it performing at a decent level when it's never going to compete with other 600Bhp cars.

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For anyone who's interested...

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...I've written a blog post regarding my feelings toward GT5 here: http://www.infoxicated.com/?p=1150

I enjoyed your blog, infoxicated.

Your review of the game was certainly speaking to my own thoughts about the game, in which I feel the enthusiasm for the cars is mostly outside them; it seems like the world built around the 1200 or so cars has been done with more enthusiasm than the actual driving.

So, I end up feeling like I'm getting nothing out of racing the cars (except when I'm racing by myself at SS7, which is a sureal experience) other than an after thought of all the museums, pictures, liscences, etc. that are merely "pre-race" stuff, as I would call it.

I think Forza 3 did a much better job on emphasising the main contribution of the game, which are the cars.

Hmm, I don't see how Forza can be compared to GT-It often is but Forza is nothing more than an arcade racer in my eyes :s

Excellent article there Infoxicated. Found out last week I'm getting GT5 for Christmas, but I'm away til the 27th and my girlfriend won't let me take the PS3 away with us. The heartless wench.

Does anyone know any tips regarding the Intermediate AMG challenge on the Full Lap/Dry race? I keep getting close, but a 7:06.906 is the best I can manage so far and it's driving me up a wall.

Edit: Well, it seems the 1.5 update solved that issue. In any case, take a look at this thread:

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=142324

Unlike the idiots who dogmatically who disregarded the original poster, I would have preferred 45 or 30 frames a second and well-rendered motion blur (even for WipEout, if I were to think about it). PGR4 and GRiD come to mind.

I appreciate 60fps. The original poster in that thread doesn't know what he's talking about and cites no articles to back up his claims.

None of the graphical glitches GT5 experiences are due to anything but poor work by Polyphone Digital. If it were a choice between 60fps and antialiasing, that's down to user preference and nobody is "correct". Also, there is a significant difference between 1080p and 720p and his hyperbole is lost on anyone that actually knows the difference. It should be featured by the game without a doubt.

GT5 has its issues, but that's because it's barely more than cluster**** of a game that was made by people who had more fun getting paid for ****ing around with cars rather than actually working. Blaming the framerate and resolution is not going to fix anyone's poor workmanship.

Yeah, I'm not picking any articles up either, but afaik there's nothing out there to prove or disprove that. All I know is that after 5+ years of work, you'd expect a lot more polish than what we got.

Anyone here tried the Fiat 500 Seasonal Challenge? The restrictions say 65 hp or less,but I was able to enter with 68hp.After an Oil Change,the Car got 66hp,but now I can't enter! What's going on?!
And do some of you get screwed up examples on the licence tests? I think I did.

GT5 should have more cars in the game, like the Koenigsegg, Saleen (since there is an S7 Twin Turbo, the S281 Mustang, etc.) and RUF (such as the RK Coupé/Spyder, Dakara, Rt 12, even the 3600S), either by updates or DLC.

PD should also add additional vehicles, like the Shelby GT500KR, 2010 Ford Mustang, Ford Fiesta WRC, Mine's/Nismo R35, Nismo 370Z, Maserati MC 12 and Quattroporte, more Lamborghini cars (e.g. Diablo GT, Gallardo, Reventón, etc.) and more Aston Martin vehicles (including Lotus, since the Exige has been producted).

Speaking of little glitches im pretty sure the amature hot hatch cup or whatever its called has no car restrictions, meaning they turned up in crappy 90's japanese cars and i used my Chromeline Lambourgini Murcu-what-not.

Also in the dark. all the lighting effects seem to pulsate, & shadows look really jagged

in terms of racing though its great.

The GT5 Signature pack contest is open .
Bspec mode .................................................. ....................

do more car makes ever appear on the dealerships list? and i heard somewhere if i properly write off my car i have to pay the damage repair?

getting more into this now. I think the Special events are the best. like the race across italy with micro cutscenes, it adds that little bit of extra detail. instead of just, go to Japan race here, go to Germany race here etc.

& i could listen to the music in the tuning menu all day, slappin' and poppin' that bass :g