- 6,838
- Europe
- GTP_Slim
- PzR Slim
And the half that can?
Is anyone else disappointed with GT5?
- Thread starter allmoo
- 2,452 comments
- 191,629 views
And the half that can?
- 1,532
- Scotland
- Stephen220378
It's disappointing in terms of what I thought the game would be based on all the rumours, sensationalism and outright lies being thrown around the internet for the past year or so. As a game itself it's brilliant and in my opinion GT5 was overhyped to the point that it was always going to disappoint a lot of people.
I'm VERY dissapointed with cockpit view and sound. The only car with nice cockpit is nissan GTR, go figure. Every other cockpit is low resolution, so i just use roof view. Weren't the cockpits supposed to be very detailed in premiums? It seems some cars are more premium than others...
- 432
- TK42OnE
Couple of things...
The game is not perfect. It was made by human beings, and no matter how long they spent with it, it would never be perfect. Everytime I look at the jagged shadows, or a really poorly modeled standard car, I'm reminded of that.
But you know what? I woke up at 6:30am this morning to play this game. That has never happened before... Ever.
Yes the game has ugly spots and some things make me scratch my head (lightweight k cup race?) but if you take it for what it is you will be much happier.
Oh, and I love the NASCAR stuff!!
The game is not perfect. It was made by human beings, and no matter how long they spent with it, it would never be perfect. Everytime I look at the jagged shadows, or a really poorly modeled standard car, I'm reminded of that.
But you know what? I woke up at 6:30am this morning to play this game. That has never happened before... Ever.
Yes the game has ugly spots and some things make me scratch my head (lightweight k cup race?) but if you take it for what it is you will be much happier.
Oh, and I love the NASCAR stuff!!
- 122
- blasos
- 없다
I've played all the Gran Turismos from 1 to 5 and I must say that GT5 was the only one with which I have been disappointed. Graphics are nothing special, severe lack of late 00s cars, lack of qualifying, lack of tracks after all the long wait. Taking hype out of the equation, it is still a let down. Due to GT5 being such an anti-climax I won't be buying GT6. The spirit of Gran Turismo has gone: Yamauchi is more concerned with making B-Spec and Photo Mode than adding qualifying, more cars and more tracks. He has lost sight of the core values of Gran Turismo, it's a pity.
- 1,532
- Scotland
- Stephen220378
- 1,246
- belgium
- bertvw
Ok, here i go.
The standards are standard, wich is different from premium, and on a full hd tv no bigger then 27inch, almost impossible to see the difference in race.
For me there is no lack of mods, wich is a thing never intended to be in this racer too...
Nurburgring is there, in 5 different variations if you count the weather ones. The other night i runned a lobby with races in the early morning and at night...
Nordschleife in the dark on HD is.... WOW! ultramini red lights somewhere way ahead, then pitch black, your lights, a bit of the trees highlighted and then some lights behind you... Everything rests on your knowledge of the track...WOW!
Almost no emphasis on B-Spec, just an easy moneymaker, that is all, and it is handy when you wanna run a 24 event later on in the game, to have some "talented" drivers to switch with, like in the real world...
And i love to do this before i go sleeping; just a quickie to watch after all those races...
agreed... i want bhp restrictions, tyre restrictions etc.. at least make it a semi level playing field not complete pwnage
Race leagues, seasons etc would be useful
i find i need a FR car so i buy one.. win the races all 3 of them... and then will never need that car again? whats the point in stage 3 mods for cars when there is no advanced FR series to run them in?
why not do a 200bhp RWD 350hp RWD and then a 500HP RWD race series? so then u can choose to upgrade your initial car (like a 200sx to 350) and then u could go to 500bhp but its a bit lairy so u buy a faster RWD car... but at least u used the 200sx more than once and needed tpo upgrade it? or had a purpose for upgrading it...
- 2,087
- AR, USA
- SFX_Adavicro
- SFX Adavicro
Although I havent played it yet, the lack of tuning options an upgrades is laughable at best. Thats what disappoints me, not some irrelevant shadows...
Last edited:
- 1,731
- Los Angeles
On my first race, I was pretty bummed out with the jagged shadows on the ground, but that is getting knit picky...
I'm disappointed that I needed to start the game over because I went crazy and sold all my prize cars to fix one up.
Lesson learned PD.
I'm disappointed that I needed to start the game over because I went crazy and sold all my prize cars to fix one up.
Lesson learned PD.
- 144
GT core value should be let users .. customize the car any way we want and tune every aspect of there car..It seems that Kazunori Yamauchi Wants us to just drive and enjoy old cars.
I was racing today with by black lancer/black rims and all.
I tought I had a good looking fast car..but then another guy shows up with same car color/rims color in other words It didn't feel like this was truly my own.It didn't feel personal it felt generic
cicua
Premium
- 944
- Copenhagen
- GTP_cicua / cicua
What I expected after the infinite delays and excuses of working towards perfection was an instant classic, and this is far from.
This is not the masterpiece of Mr. Yamauchi's career, it is rather a sign of wasted time and lost vision.
It is not a piece of art, it is just a piece of hard and rushed work.
This is not the masterpiece of Mr. Yamauchi's career, it is rather a sign of wasted time and lost vision.
It is not a piece of art, it is just a piece of hard and rushed work.
- 2
- ibrahim-avich
What is improvement? Also, what is "your" definition of improvement.
Things they have improved are graphics tremendously and now support 3d (with exception of shadow/pixel issues)
They have tweaked the physics to be tremendously better. not really tbh, I own a 3000 GTO twin turbo '96, no way it understeers that bad when driven hard
They have added in car to premium models. WOW (sarcasm) half of them aren't all that and some of the cars you'd expect to be premium aren't (veyron anyone?) I wanted more European/Amaeican cars in it, not 6 versions of the civic/skyline
They have added in weather/time changes. tbh, their too infrequent, why not have an entire series based at night, there are far too few tracks to make this worth it
They have included WRC and Nascar. the cars yh, but there aren't a decent selection of events to make this worthwhile
The interface and community is upgraded tremendously. online is a bit better yh, but the menu's are so slow (even with the install) I mean, to do a 3 race series taking over an hour, most of that is the loading......
These are just what I can think of off the top of my head. To me they have improved a lot.
I believe they have built the "foundation" of a masterpiece, and once we get patches and DLC this will flourish into the racing title you all hope and dream it would have been on release day.
^corrected you on a few things there.... now my rant
tbh, this game is a disappointment, has only a 3rd of the races that I was expecting, sod 3D gaming, its a fad that'll fade.......... why not let us race mod standard cars? GT1/2 did this was the same for GT3, a new console and the first GT to be released on the console is basically a slightly upgraded (graphically) but with fewer features/races than the previous one............. GT4 was awesome, this looks like it still needs a year or so more development.... seriously PD, did you stop developing the game half way thru to implement the frankly pointless 3D, Premium models and immeasurably dull B-Spec mode?????? come on guys, your better than this
- 16
- kashkash7867
I'm wondering if anyone in this thread has actually played the game, because i'm having a blast.
I did, as most others, expect alot more then what came with the game.
There are alot of minor annoying flaws.
And a few really important flaws that will have to be adressed if the game is to survive long enough to anywhere near justify the preceeding development time.
But still, GT5 is a great goddamn game. But as i mentioned, being great for a few months is nothing compared to being mega-awsome for years!
But i am not worried. Weve allready gotten 2 patches to adress bugs, and PD stated that come december we should be expecting more updates and patches. And the game havent even been out for a week yet.
Now i might be rushing ahead in blind wishful thinking, but I honestly do believe that we will see several of the promises to be fullfilled the coming months through updates.
So im enjoying the lovely game as it is right now, and at least for the moment im honestly expecting the game to expand greatly during the next month or two.
There are alot of minor annoying flaws.
And a few really important flaws that will have to be adressed if the game is to survive long enough to anywhere near justify the preceeding development time.
But still, GT5 is a great goddamn game. But as i mentioned, being great for a few months is nothing compared to being mega-awsome for years!
But i am not worried. Weve allready gotten 2 patches to adress bugs, and PD stated that come december we should be expecting more updates and patches. And the game havent even been out for a week yet.
Now i might be rushing ahead in blind wishful thinking, but I honestly do believe that we will see several of the promises to be fullfilled the coming months through updates.
So im enjoying the lovely game as it is right now, and at least for the moment im honestly expecting the game to expand greatly during the next month or two.
- 127
OK there are some major flaws but the new fysics, the awesome grafics of the premium cars and the fantastic rendition of the Nordschleife alone make this game FANTASTIC. 10 years ago when we played GT2 I remember dreaming about this sort of realism and now it's a reality...
Not to mention the fact, that the whole game is based on our predictive behaviour. We play it so we can collect trophies, money, complete missions and so on. Basically a skinner box.
Here's VERY good article how GT5 and other games get us addicted.
http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html
"Of course, virtually every game of the last 25 years has included items you can collect in the course of defeating the game--there's nothing new or evil about that. But because gamers regard in-game items as real and valuable on their own, addiction-based games send you running around endlessly collecting them even if they have nothing to do with the game's objective.
It is very much intentional on the developers' part, an appeal to our natural hoarding and gathering instincts, collecting for the sake of collecting"
Here's VERY good article how GT5 and other games get us addicted.
http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html
"Of course, virtually every game of the last 25 years has included items you can collect in the course of defeating the game--there's nothing new or evil about that. But because gamers regard in-game items as real and valuable on their own, addiction-based games send you running around endlessly collecting them even if they have nothing to do with the game's objective.
It is very much intentional on the developers' part, an appeal to our natural hoarding and gathering instincts, collecting for the sake of collecting"
- 973
- Gadbury / GTP_Gadbury
GT5 is a mixed bag and an acquired taste.
Some aspects are absolutely brilliant. Nurburgring online with 15 other decent racers as the morning sun rises is pure racing bliss. I agree that the bugs, quirks and strange design decisions have me scratching my head. The game is as puzzling, bizarre and frustrating as (following) the development process!
Some aspects are absolutely brilliant. Nurburgring online with 15 other decent racers as the morning sun rises is pure racing bliss. I agree that the bugs, quirks and strange design decisions have me scratching my head. The game is as puzzling, bizarre and frustrating as (following) the development process!
- 7,662
- Pasadena, MD
- Minty TS
Even with all of those negatives, for some reason, when I get behind the wheel of my 800+HP 69' Challenger with a race mod on the Nurburgring cracking 200mph+ with little to no effort....I just don't care.
All those little problems to me are completely overshadowed by how overwhelmingly amazing the rest of the game is. Every time I see something I don't like, there are even more things I find that I love.
Could it be better? Yes. Am I disappointed with what we have? Hell no.
- 401
Most of the prize cars seem to be purchasable which is disappointing...then again GT3 has the same problem.
Pako
Staff Emeritus
- 16,450
- NW Montana
- GTP-Pako
- GTP Pako
To answer the original posters inquiry, I don't think it's possible to create any game that will meet ALL the expectations after a 6 year wait. So, am I disappointed? There are aspects of the game that have disappointed me, but there is so much of the game that meets or exceeds my expectations.
I have been racing for 4 days straight, neglecting my family, and putting all other responsibilities aside, I smell and am working on a full facial beard. If this game was mediocre, I don't think it would have captivated my attention the way it has. It is reminiscent of GT3 with the flare of the PS3 technology. Haven't tried any of the online racing yet, as I need to hone in my skills first, but so far, so good for me.
I have been racing for 4 days straight, neglecting my family, and putting all other responsibilities aside, I smell and am working on a full facial beard. If this game was mediocre, I don't think it would have captivated my attention the way it has. It is reminiscent of GT3 with the flare of the PS3 technology. Haven't tried any of the online racing yet, as I need to hone in my skills first, but so far, so good for me.
