Guess the Metacritic Score - GT7 Edition

[JustMac]

I am going to say 80-85. It has gotten harder over time to blow people away with the racing game format. Especially controller guys.

My expectation is that the vast majority of critics haven't touched GT since GTS at release... so to them the content additions with tracks and cars will be quite impressive indeed.

However, I think some might point to the career mode formula ageing quite a bit and perhaps the AI being poor (which I cannot definitively say of course). Also, those critics that are familiar with what GTS is like now after the sizeable updates probably will be a bit disappointed (as are fans) that there's no new tracks besides Daytona.


Also some negatives might be drawn from the lack of crash/damage model. We all know how hard it is to get permission from manufacturers to do so, but I do imagine this will still draw some flack .

 

[MadMax97]

If GT7 truly is a game of the “past, present and future”….. which I think it will be, my guess is a 91. The games Biggest Achilles Heel to the core fan will be the AI. The tire model, physics, crash damage etc. are all just minor details or non-existent quips to the casual gamer or reviewer

….. and I’m not quite positive that the major game reviewing entities will take notice of all the aforementioned details like we will

Kaz said in the interview the AI is quite improved and more near to the human times. About the physics, will also be better than gt sport so it's improved it was shown in the state of play

I expect a 90/100

 

[NICKname]

Kaz said in the interview the AI is quite improved and more near to the human times. About the physics, will also be better than gt sport so it's improved it was shown in the state of play

I expect a 90/100

The AI has been bad in every single video so far.

Kaz also said they made the license tests harder while the video footage showed a player beating a gold time by half a second.

 

[MadMax97]

The AI has been bad in every single video so far.

Kaz also said they made the license tests harder while the video footage showed a player beating a gold time by half a second.

Way better than GT Sport though, judging by the videos it seems it really got some noticeable improvements. I don't expect a good advanced AI, but definitely more competitive than the one in GT Sport that was almost non-existent

 

[05XR8]

Voted 90-94.

Purely nostalgic review. It'll be about combining best of both worlds. The ease of Sport Mode play, with the tools for lengthy solo and lobby community play.

Visuals, regarding track atmosphere and car customisation dialled up. Even if AI aren't the best, there will probably be far few negatives overall.

 

[NAXEHT]

Personally I rarely pay attention to metacritic though I may watch the odd video review of a game I’m interested in. That said I’d expect Gran Turismo 7 to hit somewhere around the 85-89 mark. Probably quite a fair bit of praise will be given for the switched single player focus and I also think the customisation possibilties will grant applause by journalists. A bit of plus and minus for track and car lists as they might’ve expected higher figures but highlighting the details and graphics as a positive as well as ditching the past standard models.

While I would still say it’s a little unclear how Sport/online will work it appears to be quite similar to GT Sport in that regard which would be good as that part is very good. Probably some more praise then for appealing to the different kinds of GT players. Perhaps a little critique for lack of evolution? Though again, the general layout of Sport/online remains a bit of a mystery for us at this point. Difficult to say.

I do hope that there’ll be critique for the still small grid sizes. So far into gaming we’ve come by this point in time, being only 16/20 simply isn’t enough in a racing game, especially when nods are being made to custom grids/multi class. We saw Assetto Corsa Competizione announcing grids of 30 cars (raised from 24) for their next-gen version of the game coming soon to give a close example.

Not sure exactly how critics approach cross-gen stuff but I firmly believe the PS4 version will be a bit compromised and eventually cut off (which IMHO would be a positive if it drags the game back). I’m guessing most mainstream critics might dislike things like that. That a PS4 version was even made probably will have mixed reception with some really appreciating that and others pointing it out as a negative, perhaps acknowledging both.

 

[br1x]

You should probably read some of his reviews instead of just regurgitating memes. IGN has issues as a whole (I still giggle about the Heroes of the Storm 6.5/10 no comeback mechanics fiasco) but the racing game reviews tend to be some of the better ones available.

So sad, such a good game and it could have been so big....

But on topic: It delivers a lot of eyecandy and should superficially appeal to a lot of people. I listen to quite a few of gaming podcasts and they often had 3 people there who said basically "I am not one of those hardcore simracing guys so this looks fantastic and the weather is amazing but I can't really tell much more", they don't even know this isn't that hardcore. So the unexperienced or casual players will probably not notice any shortcomings and just be positive and I don't know if every gaming outlet has their "racing guy" to review this. This why I think it will be below FH5 for sure as that is more accessible but it will be clearly higher than GTS, my guess would 88-92 which isn't an option in the vote but where I expect it to be.

 

[Suzumiya]

I think if you wanted me to give an exact prediction: 87. Hard to predict though. Sometimes you see a few games that get such a high score but turn out to be duds after the first week of play. Sometimes there's just some sleepers out there.

All in all I can't see GT7 not faring well with what I saw.

 

[Cayit]

I remember those reviews for the GTS they all sounded almost the same...
Graphic wise the Game was looking awesome BUT it was lacking the Content.
Nice looking empty game...

But with GT7 it will be much different it will have most of the missing parts from the GTS with better graphics...
I guess a 85-90 score will be normal then.

 

[SestoScudo]

I put it to 85 to 89.

 

[Rdp616]

It will do slightly better than GT Sport just because of PD bringing back features that should've never the game in the first place.

 

[RACECAR]

Obviously individual critics can vary widely in how they perceive and rate games, but overall averages of the industry seem to be a fairly reliable measure of games. How do you think Gran Turismo 7 will be received by critics?

Feel free to add commentary on why you think so if appropriate.

For reference, other Gran Turismo games have received the following:
Gran Turismo Sport - 75
Gran Turismo 6 - 81
Gran Turismo 5 - 84
Gran Turismo PSP - 74
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - 80
Gran Turismo 4 - 89
Gran Turismo 3: A Spec - 95
Gran Turismo 2 - 93
Gran Turismo 1 - 96

I'm kinda curious to see how close the community average here gets to the actual results after release. Obviously, we're at a massive disadvantage because we've only seen a tiny bit of the game compared to what the critics will get to see before they make their judgements. But I think if there's enough information out there for pre-orders then there's probably enough information to have a guess at how the game will be received by the general public.

Usually I don't care for the metacritic scores as I tend to make my judgement purely on what I feel, but I'm kinda interested in now seeing what the scores were for other games in comparison. With both the overall interest in Automobiles as well as what GT were competing against from 1997 to 2017, it'd add some interesting context.

Luke GT6 and GTS reviews

Watching that GT6 Review has reminded me how godawful the X2014 sounded. And yet people somehow liked this. Maybe its because the amount of grinding I had to do but good lord, that has to be the worst sounding car in ANY of the GT games and this is coming from someone who hated how the Mercedes CLK LM sounded in the same game (Granted, it didn't buzz my ears the way the X2014 did).

 

[Peter.]

Highly cautious 80-84 for me. I think that even though it is bound to have best in class graphics and framerate, be one of the first displays of the PS5's capabilities, and be very stable and glitchless at launch, it might lose points for cheap shots like a lack of a proper damage model, not having enough headline grabbing hypercars and perhaps some very real issues it likely will have such as an aged formula further pegged by a mediocre AI, or the fact that it hasn't brought in any brand new tracks.

Personally it's already looking like a better game than GT5 and 6 (although I really miss the former's B-Spec) so it will probably be closer to a 90 if it was up to me.

 

[Scaff]

I've gone for 85-89.

Predictions from me are that plus points will be content, visuals, scapes, return to single player and haptics. Negatives will be AI if not significantly improved and if chase the rabbit's remain, lack of new (i.e. post 2020) cars and tracks (from GTS), and grind (if in game economy is as bad as it has been since GT5). Any issues with physics (if they are not resolved) will be ignored by the majority of the mainstream gaming media, who will (regardless of accuracy) continue to laud it as a full blown sim.

The big caveat is how well it ends up performing on PS4, particularly base models, and that could well drag it down if it's a compromise too far.

 

[timekiller001]

I went for 75-79. Not because it's a bad game, but I guess they'll handle it similarly to the past games and cite a lack of new features, lack of damage model, bad AI and so forth. Nothing that I personally care about, so I'm still excited

 

[MatskiMonk]

If I had to pick a number, I'd say 86.

 

[Archicadet]

Optimistically mid-low 80’s but when PSVR2 enters the ring it’ll go high 80’s if not early 90’s.

 

[MroczMR]

A litle offtop... But was there ever any game that got 100 Metascore and it stayed that way?

 

[Scaff]

A litle offtop... But was there ever any game that got 100 Metascore and it stayed that way?

Nope

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[GBalao888]

I'd say in between 85-89 and 90-94, because in my honest opinion, GT7 really has some potential to become almost a modern equivalent to GT4 over time when new cars and tracks will be added through updates, but there are some backsides that can be expected, such as:

The always-online requirement to save and use most features
Grind-heavy economy
Penalty system and online stability
Disparity on the PS4 versions (Metacritic often does reviews for multiple platform versions of a game)

But, if the car selection in Arcade Mode will still be like GT5, GT6 and GT Sport, where you only have a handful of cars as rental cars, and you don't unlock all the rest, just like GT4 (or access to all cars immediately like in Forza), then I think the Metascore will be below 60.

 

[watto79]

A litle offtop... But was there ever any game that got 100 Metascore and it stayed that way?

Nope

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As of writing this there's 2 people who think GT7 will be the first to achieve it 😆
From what we've seen high 80's seems realistic. It may drop to low 80's if the single player gameplay is disappointing (catch the rabbit against brain dead AI).

I'm buying anyway so it makes little difference to me.

 

[CodeCmdr]

I voted for low 80ies.

I'm sure it will be good. Great even for hardcore GT fans. But I haven't seen any new killer feature or PS5 worthy graphics updates, so I don't see the game getting exceptional review ratings.

Update: actually I think it might even end up averaging below 80 because when compared to newer racing games/sims, it lacks in lots of areas:

• Driving physics
• Weather and damage physics
• Track variety and accuracy
• AI
• Racing styles e.g. multiclass or endurance
• VR

 

[MroczMR]

As of writing this there's 2 people who think GT7 will be the first to achieve it 😆
From what we've seen high 80's seems realistic. It may drop to low 80's if the single player gameplay is disappointing (catch the rabbit against brain dead AI).

I'm buying anyway so it makes little difference to me.

yeah. This is why I was thinking that 100 option is completely unreal. To be honest 95-100 is very unlikely in my opinion. There will be always somebody that will give the game 7/10 or something just to bump the views on the site.

 

[MadMax97]

yeah. This is why I was thinking that 100 option is completely unreal. To be honest 95-100 is very unlikely in my opinion. There will be always somebody that will give the game 7/10 or something just to bump the views on the site.

90-95 is likely if we get a decent AI, no 95-100 though that's too much unless miracle happens

 

[kjb]

I voted 90-94 but I think it will probably be 90. I have seen quite a few positive articles on different sites, I am thinking that nostalgia factor may artificially push some scores but we'll see.

 

[Michael88]

90-94, but to be precise: 92. Gran Turismo 4, arguably the best title of the entire franchise so far, got a 89. I really think the game is going to be even better than GT4, it has tons of features a lot of GT fans have wanted to see in the games for years if not decades already. Add a couple early good DLCs and I come up with a 92.

Heh, I can hardly believe I wrote this, I'm usually a pessimist. Looks like I've upgraded to realist.

 

[TiMcF1]

I'd like to think it will do quite better than GT5. I say that with respect, I have a lot of admiration for 5, but GT7 will offer so much more.
Even still the limited 16 grid online, bit of a bullet to bite,(even though I want to spend a bit less time competing online this time around, in fact that may even encourage it more). Then the decision to include cars as early as 2001 into the new car lot, just irked me. I really don't want to see an RX8 let alone an FD in the 'new' car lot in a Mazda dealership. It's just the small things like that, but a 85-89 bracket prediction for me none the less.

 

[mastretta_mx]

I predict 86

 

[Imari]

yeah. This is why I was thinking that 100 option is completely unreal. To be honest 95-100 is very unlikely in my opinion. There will be always somebody that will give the game 7/10 or something just to bump the views on the site.

100 was intended to be unreal, and that's why it's separated from 95-99 which is high but potentially believable/achievable. It's there as an indicator of how many people are either trolls or just completely delusional. Same with below 60.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Nope

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I read through the reviews of GT3 and they're absolutely hilarious. Many praised the game for it's realism, graphics and physics which is laughable now.