Is anyone else disappointed with GT5?

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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.

:lol: Me to man my wife doesn't even care anymore, but you have to try online is so fun, then you can save the replays and take pictures of the race 👍.
 
Other disappointments:
No traditional main menu OR world map GT mode menu.
Half the career mode is B-Spec. Seriously? WTF?!?!??!?!?!
Not enough unusual cars like in GT4.
27 tracks? If I were a forza fanboy I'd be ROFLMAOing.
So little racing events (and no B-Spec doesn't count, since it's not actual racing)
Only 8 enduros? GT3 had more...
Also the licenses are practically USELESS.
 
Just like Star Trek, every odd numbered Gran Turismo has been subpar compared to the even numbered versions. All of this was pretty much expected. GT6 will be the completed version of GT5 that we all wanted.
 
For the most part, GT5 is superb. It lives up to expectations. The problems I have with the game are mostly with poorly thought mechanics of game play. The three problems I have with GT5, in ascending order are as follows.

3. The car delivery ticket system. WHAT is the point? WHY are you giving me this dialog box "Confirmation" and "Are you sure you want to use this?" Suggesting I need to be sure about it implies there is some consequence to accepting delivery, or some other option/something else to do with the ticket other than use it. WHAT?

2.Game play/progression is overly controlled. I don't have the freedom I should have. I didn't pay $100 to be led around by the nose. I happened to find an M-Spec R34 Nurb in a color I liked. Why can't I just take my car to Nurburgring and race it against other equally classed cars?

1.Used cars. Look, if you are going to require certain cars for game progression, then you damn well better give me some way to acquire them other than random chance.

If they at least informed us whether or not used cars are pure chance, or if they use a "card-deck" type of queue for random selection, or some other system, then maybe, MAYBE it would help. If it is pure chance, then you can be sure there will be a certain % of people who will simply be unable to get the car they need before they get disgusted with the game, the PS3, and Sony in general.

- GT5 is supposed to be about cars. Well, where ARE they? 800 cars but only 30 at a time???? If I was not already a died-in-wool-fan, I would probably not buy the product if I knew that fact up front. What is so hard about letting me pick a car a like, and taking it to a track I like, and racing against similar/lesser/better/identical cars, or my friends in 2p battle?

- If GT5 only took 2 years, then 26 tracks would be fine. 5 years later, there needs to be LOTS of tracks.

- Not being able to customize standard cars at all is ridiculous. Where are all the rims? Only 3 wings? I absolutely did not expect for GT5 to actually be more limited than GT4... What is up with that?
 
Bearing in mind it is early days... at the moment I am inclined to agree with the OP.

GT5 = GT4 with trophies. Yeah B-spec has been changed, Karts & Nascar is new but a lot of the other special events have appeared before in a different guise.

I mean you wait 6 years for what... better graphics ?

As I work through many very familiar licenses it is difficult not to be disappointed.

I have been a huge fan of the GT series, so maybe, and hopefully, I will change my mind when I am much further into the game.
 
I mean you wait 6 years for what... better graphics ?

I would love a new RBR with just better graphics.
By the way you know you can completely avoid the license if you want to. PD obviously design it that way so those of us who played all the other GT before could skip them and do the specials instead. The new stuff (specials) give you the most experience points and cash at the beginning.
 
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I really think they are going to be patching this game a lot to bring most of the game out.

That said. I am disappointed with the lack of quality all around the game. It seems they focused on the exact incar dimensions rather than focusing on true gameplay itself (which is great but could be better)

I do think they there is a large lack of challenge when it comes to racing against the AI. Theres hardly any races with restrictions on what you can use and when there are you can still spend 100,000 credits and win the race. Even with an evenly matched car, i still find it very easy to beat the AI.
 
OK I'm seriously pissed off now. It's twice that my A Spec exp has gone back down to 3000. WTF.

I love the game but this is making it unplayable. Is anyone else having this problem. It seems to be every time my B Spec goes up a level (and it's higher than my A spec) then my a spec exp goes back down to 3000!
 
It all comes down to what you expected really. I loved GT4 for what it was and for me it's the same with GT5, sure I could sit and be disappointed with certain aspects but that isn't going to change anything so I will enjoy it for what it is.

I've always been a glass half full kind of gamer, when others are complaining about what is wrong with a game I'd rather just enjoy the things that are done well.
 
For the most part, GT5 is superb. It lives up to expectations. The problems I have with the game are mostly with poorly thought mechanics of game play. The three problems I have with GT5, in ascending order are as follows.

3. The car delivery ticket system. WHAT is the point? WHY are you giving me this dialog box "Confirmation" and "Are you sure you want to use this?" Suggesting I need to be sure about it implies there is some consequence to accepting delivery, or some other option/something else to do with the ticket other than use it. WHAT?

2.Game play/progression is overly controlled. I don't have the freedom I should have. I didn't pay $100 to be led around by the nose. I happened to find an M-Spec R34 Nurb in a color I liked. Why can't I just take my car to Nurburgring and race it against other equally classed cars?

1.Used cars. Look, if you are going to require certain cars for game progression, then you damn well better give me some way to acquire them other than random chance.

If they at least informed us whether or not used cars are pure chance, or if they use a "card-deck" type of queue for random selection, or some other system, then maybe, MAYBE it would help. If it is pure chance, then you can be sure there will be a certain % of people who will simply be unable to get the car they need before they get disgusted with the game, the PS3, and Sony in general.

- GT5 is supposed to be about cars. Well, where ARE they? 800 cars but only 30 at a time???? If I was not already a died-in-wool-fan, I would probably not buy the product if I knew that fact up front. What is so hard about letting me pick a car a like, and taking it to a track I like, and racing against similar/lesser/better/identical cars, or my friends in 2p battle?

- If GT5 only took 2 years, then 26 tracks would be fine. 5 years later, there needs to be LOTS of tracks.

- Not being able to customize standard cars at all is ridiculous. Where are all the rims? Only 3 wings? I absolutely did not expect for GT5 to actually be more limited than GT4... What is up with that?

THANK YOU. I mentioned these earlier and I'm still looking for a silver lining (not sarcastically).

Someone give me a layman's explanation of the ticket/semi-truck/delivery system. It makes no sense and this game is brimming with loading screens.

I REALLY want to do the classic car championships but there is literally not one Japanese car pre-1980 in the used car lot. There's exactly one European and it's a beater I wouldn't buy for a handful of shaving cream.

There's an almost surreal lack of motors in the dealerships. Mitsubishi: 4 lancers and the electric car. VW: 2 golfs and 3 novelties. Sure, they have all of the typical and necessary cars, but so far a "sim" with "1000+ cars" seems a little misleading.
 
It drives like the old GT series; i thought they would have made it feel a bit more real with a bit more body roll especially with the older cars. The cars look great but driving them is reminiscent of pushing your model cars around the lounge room floor when you were a kid. It is good for power slides though but i still feel Grid was better to drive, a combo of GT's looks and Grid body roll would be good. Online is great fun though and it’s good that you can find friends easy. So all in all it’s what i expected and I’ll get me money worth playing online and looking at the shiny cars.
Also My G25 wheel has break issues, they stay on slightly some times.
 
"Stop whining" is a meaningless response to honest criticism. If you want to here people fawn over the game for it's triumphs, then you accidentally clicked on "is anyone else disappointed..." please try not to argue unless you're being specific in some way.

The game is good. Almost everyone is saying that. Look up the word "forum".
 
Well to say this; It's the first GT I didn't buy.... and I've played it.
I've never been so disappointed with a game before, yes it's still good, but we all know GT was way more than that (this) in the past.
 
I just can't understand how much whining is going on after such a brilliant game. The negative atmosphere on this forum after the release is just revolting.

I started waiting for this game two years ago and for the last few months the pain of waiting was simply unbearable. So I really had my hopes up and now that I have the game in my hands I like it even better than I ever hoped I would.

All this "6 years for what?" talk puzzles me. The physics feel so well made, all the cars are different and alive. When you're blasting off the nurburgring with your mate and the sun goes down while you're havin the battle of your life you really forget about everything else and just gaze in the awesomeness of the game.

I hope some people would stop complaining about all the small details they wanted to have and didn't find them in the game. This game should be about the fun of driving, and they certainly have nailed that. Stop your nitpicking and enjoy the magnificent game for a change.

nobody is saying the game is s**t. but people (inluding myself) are just dissapointed about the mistakes that really wouldnt of taken that long to fix.
most of whats been said can be chaged via a DLC.

if anything PD should be thanking their lucky stars for this thread, otherwise the game wouldnt progress.
 
I'm at level 23 now and I need over a hundred thousand XP to get to level 24 but there are hardly any races I haven't done. Like what the hell a HUNDRED thousand for level 23? You only get about 4000 Xp a race. What's level 33 going to be? 500 000? 👎
 
Personally I absolutely love the game and am addicted to it.

I do however agree that there is plenty off room for improvement.

The Car Roster is somewhat dissapointing.

While it is nice that Ferrari and Lamborghini have finally made it into Gran Turismo.

It mainly feels like a Copy and paste job with all these standard cars making it feel quite out dated, I would be more than happy to welcome back every motor from GT4 but i would like some new cars too.

Vauxhall/Opel's selection is extremely outdated, I would have liked an Insignia and the new Astra and even the BTCC Vectra.

Seat is also outdated, Would have liked the Leon and the newer Ibiza model in there.

Volkswagen is also missing the new Scirocco, Though i do love the old Hippy bus.

It doesnt effect my enjoyment off the Game but it would definatly help boost it up if they were there.

Also whilst the Top Gear Track is a cool edition, I would rather have had Brands Hatch or Silverstone in the game.

I don't care much for B Spec either, I never used it in GT4 and i don't really want to use it in GT5.

Overall i love the Game, there is definatly room for improvment but im quietly confident theres more to come :)
 
I'd say I'm disappointed aswell, seeing as I've waited for it since it was announced..

I have to say, I can't for the life of me see where all those years of development time has gone.. ? Sure, the premiums look great, but are they absolutely indescribably amazing? Not really. I mean they are above any other games' car models, but they aren't revolutionary..

Small things like using the absolute same rev and speed counters, event images/"posters" as previous games to bigger things like no mechanical damage and incredibly lousy visual damage, poor engine sounds - has ANYONE who works at PD EVER heard a V8?? they sound ridiculous! - and an "A.I" that really seem to lack in the "intelligence"-department.

How can a game that has been in development for so long, feel rushed? Because it does, and it's so confusing..

Replay function is laughably limited - no fast forward, no rewind, no slow-motion (games like Forza 3 has all those features), so taking a photo is just aggravating - missed that great photo oppurtunity on the third lap? Rewatch the replay entirely! Great idea..

And the graphics overall look good, but some tracks (exported form GT4, surely) look pretty tacky when you take a look at them, half-assed textures and low-detail objects.
And I don't know how they managed to totally **** up the shadows and AA when theres smoke, 'cause it looks horrible most of the time.

Customization is kind of a joke - it's there just because people want it, not because Kaz/PD want it, and it's obvious, since it's almost ALWAYS only a front lip and two wings to choose from. And that's it.

Wheels? PD has selected a meager collection of wheels for each car, don't like any of them? Too bad. The selection don't rotate either, but I guess everyone knew that already. Also, this is a sim, but I can't select wheel diameter or width!? Wow..

Brakes? No, everyone should be happy with the stock brakes. And all cars come with a brake balance controller, obviously..

So yeah, I mean I'm at level 18 now, and will keep playing (this game is one of the reasons I got my Fanatec GT3RS v2 and the Clubsport pedals), but I'm pretty let down by the game..
 
I was for the first couple of hours, purely because I had to go through the early licence tests and special events (including the samba bus top gear challenge, half an hour of my life which I will never get back) but now that I'm getting into the meat of the game, it's everything I hoped it would be.

Sure there is a lot of stuff that does nothing for me like karting, samba buses, licence tests, 80% of the cars, etc. but let's face it, PD are trying to produce a product that appeals to a wide audience and at the end of the day, they need to sell the game to make money.

GT still excels where it always has, the driving experience. So anyone having doubts (as I was), pass the first two stages of the Mercedes Benz special event and unlock the Nordschleife and you will see what I mean.

Did my first lap of the nordschleife in the GT-R last night and I have some 15 seconds to make up on the 7:29 lap record, its going to be a challenge
 
Vauxhall/Opel's selection is extremely outdated, I would have liked an Insignia and the new Astra and even the BTCC Vectra.

As a VX/Opel fan, I feel your pain!

As for being able to skip the licenses, I wasn't aware of that?
 
Yep :(

In forza, it felt like I could really make every car my own, I loved the shops, the paint and selling stuff. Then there was the track selection (the awesome road tracks), the AI... it just felt more polished too, finished. The whole premium cars/ standard cars thing is frankly pathetic, as is the joke that is the damage/ crashes. The B-spec mode is just...oh god, it's bad. The whole points thing feels like an endless bloody grind. What bothers me the most thought while I'm playing it, this will sound picky, is the sound. The way it is mixed is just terrible. Also, the music on the game is just pathetic.

It's hilarious to watch people justify this, as if they owe sony/ pd something, "just you wait, they will fix it in GT6", "it's coming in a patch", "kaz is a perfectionist" and so on. If these flaws were on forza etc, they would be ridiculed, not excused.

That said, I like the game. Do I like it more then Forza 3? No. I got my g/f to buy this for me as an early crimbo gift (she's nice like that) and I'm feeling a little guilty as I'm not really enjoying it like I thought I would be. :(
 
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Reading this thread will save me €345. Thank you OP for starting this thread (mean it, not being sarcastic).

I've saved myself 600 bucks aswell reading on this forum, threads like these are good if GTP doesn't sensor it. To me and most people that kind of money is a lot and you only want to spend it on something you know is going to be perfect.
 
I can empathise because I'll be requiring a PS3 even to play this game at home, but there's a part of me that wants it, even though there's issues raised that on paper irk me. Hopefully one of the games stores in my city centre has it on their demo pods tomorrow.
 
I have been a part of several game forums over the last year watching games as they were released and after release it is always the same comments coming from people.

With Madden 11, Halo Reach, COD Black Ops, etc, all you here after release are complaints about issues.

What happens is someone pops in the game, and if they see something they don't like, they pause the game, make a thread about it going "wtf is this?" not remembering that in the history of video games no game has ever lived up to a 100% perfect title.

The difference now is that people are dissecting games publicly, and lost their imagination skills so instead of allowing themselves to get immersed in the experience of a great game the way the developer wanted them to, they get stuck on small issues and spoil the experience for themselves, then flood the forums and try to spoil the experience for others as well.

I myself still have a full an active imagination and I can adapt and look past issues and flaws. Letting small things become a game-breaker will really make you miss out on some fun, and you will never be happy with any title that is released. I say this after watching Madden 11, Halo Reach, and COD forums self destruct after release when in actuality those games can be enjoyed if you just play them and quit whining.

That's why I rather play GT4, my imagination makes up for the graphics.👍
 
I actually love the game. But I do have complaints and I'm posting them here because for me they are disappointments and I'm hoping PD will read this thread and make the Necessary adjustments.

For one, the driving park is gone. Minor complaint. The longer stretches as well as the ability to use different configurations of the Top Gear Test track are a bit of a disappointment. The lack of full weather + Day/Night cycles on all tracks is rather disappointing. A lot of nice rides that have been out for a while or have just come out are missing, even if you make them standard, I want them. The lack of modification across most of the cars. Race mods as well as body kits should be available on most if not all cars. The removal of parts modification such as Nitrous, brake kits, triple plate clutches and the tuner special turbo. The inability to change rims on standards and the limitations of rims on premiums. The lack of custom paint ability and livery editor. The limitations with some of the tuning parts and being unable to properly adjust certain things like gear ratios. Limiting Proper Damage to higher levels. The lack of point to point races as well as a lack of the option in course maker. That's all I have right now, and I"m betting some fixes are already in the works. This is just my opinion in the hopes that Pd will tweak some things for the better.

I do find some things mainly what I stated as disappointing. But otherwise, the game isn't that bad and is quite enjoyable.

To be honest, I did expect more from 6 years of work. Hopefully they're not done yet.
 
I do not seen a big difference or what this update has fixed (1.02). Also I will play with my friend in arcade mode 2 players battle and the game runs very lag and the cars consume a very much time to load the thumbnail.. is incredible.

Not Possible: Auto-Save Turning Off & Make a Backup of Save Game… GT5 don’t coming with those feature, is very stupid… :S why GT5P have it and the final version goes not, WTF polyphony, and other thing.. the save game you can’t copy for backup, what the hell were they thinking, the people of polyphony… I’m very disappointed with that, I think polyphony should make an update correcting the performance and development of the game and also these problems that I mentioned … I know most of you have seen the same thing and is very disgusting, but I hope they make a patch for fix that soon…
 
Actually some of us have been buying/playing GT since PS1 days and after 12 years are tired of having promises made that certain things will change in the next version, and then they dont.

Yes the game is great - awesome even... but its NOT a 5 year improvement over GT4, not by a long shot.

This.
 
I agree with a lot of what you're saying but remember that qualifying, more tracks and more cars can easily be done via either a patch or paid DLC

C'mon, that's a joke, especially after 6 years. Oh all the solutions are in a patch.... yeah right the game is out isn't it?
 
to be honest, when playing the game, it really does feel not 100% complete.

I have that feeling, that PD made the game AWESOME, REALLY GREAT, but then realised that the PS3 cant handly it, or that the blue ray disc size was too small, so they had to cut down on a couple of things... WHICH DELAYED everything, and just rushed the game into the open market...

Now matter what, i love the game, will be playing it til GT6 comes out on PS4 i hope :sly:.

Chris
 
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