Is GT7 still worth it for a beginner?
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Depends what you're after. Yes it's still a great racing game for a beginner in the sense that it is more accessible than a hardcore sim but still has a fun and well delivered driving experience, especially in VR.
If you want to race with others online then you can do that fairly quickly without worrying about credit issues, although prepare for some chaos in lower ranked lobbies because the penalty system is hardly brilliant.
If you're more interested in singleplayer then there is a lot to do but there is no escaping the fact that it is a long and repetitive grind if you want to collect all the cars.
If you want to race with others online then you can do that fairly quickly without worrying about credit issues, although prepare for some chaos in lower ranked lobbies because the penalty system is hardly brilliant.
If you're more interested in singleplayer then there is a lot to do but there is no escaping the fact that it is a long and repetitive grind if you want to collect all the cars.
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The in game economy issue absolutely exists, but really only when working on completing the car collection part of the game, or if you like to buy lots of upgrade parts and engine swaps for your cars, that can get quite expensive rather quickly, depending on how many cars and which swaps you’re doing.
However, if your main focus is the online races where you can use rental cars or you only have your eyes on certain UCD, BC and maybe some select lower end LCD cars, you won’t have too much of an issue with Credits.
However, if your main focus is the online races where you can use rental cars or you only have your eyes on certain UCD, BC and maybe some select lower end LCD cars, you won’t have too much of an issue with Credits.
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I just got GT7 in December, though I'm not new to GT in the least: I would say it's worth getting into for a noob. I've now passed all the main cafe menus and collected a fair amount of cars. In game economy isn't perfect - it'll be a while before I reach level 50 - but I've already got most of the cars I actually want.
Most importantly, the driving physics are very good indeed, realistic enough to be sim-ish, accessible enough that a controller will do you fine.
Most importantly, the driving physics are very good indeed, realistic enough to be sim-ish, accessible enough that a controller will do you fine.
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I restarted the game a few months back. I'm at collector level 46 (50 is the max). I've spent less than 5 million credits on cars and 2 million on customizing/upgrading those cars. I have 15 million credits in my piggy bank and have all the cars I need to beat every race in the game. So, no, the economy isn't a problem. If you want to collect every car, then you will have to do a lot of racing/grinding but I can tell you that 95% of the VGT cars aren't worth buying and basically every 20M credit car isn't worth buying. So that would save you about 150M credits.
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So, in other words, there is an issue with the economy, you just avoid it by not purchasing 95% of the VGT and some of the most expensive cars.
Completing the car collection (not just reaching level 50 collector) is actually another main focus of the game, so if you’re trying to complete the game, then you’ll encounter and have to deal with the economy issue. You can generally do this 1 of 3 ways…grind some/all of the “big 4“ races, purchase credits or take literally thousands of hours of playing time to earn all the credits needed to buy all the cars and complete the car collection, which currently sits a little bit below 500M Cr. to do.
Avoiding the issue doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, it just means you choose to avoid the part of the game it impacts, or at least not complete that part.
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Saying, "Completing the car collection (not just reaching level 50 collector) is actually another main focus of the game", is the same as saying "Collecting all the different colors of every Bigatti Veyron is another main focus of the game." or "Creating your own custom liveries for all your cars is another main focus of the game." Yes, these are things you can do but it's not mandatory to "beating the game."
There really is no "beating the game" to be honest, but there are races that need to be won and I can guarantee you that I could win all of them with the cars I have in my garage right now. I do not need all the VGT cars or any of the 20M credit cars to beat all the races, or run sport mode, or gold all the licenses, or win all the missions, etc. You can do everything in the game (including getting the platinum trophy) without needing to buy every car. In fact, when you are done buying every car you get absolutely nothing from the game. You don't get a trophy. You don't get a pool of credits. Hell, you don't even get a "Congratulations for owning every car!" Thats how unimportant it is to PD for you to own every car.
So, no, owning every car is not a main focus of the game. It could be a main focus for you and that's totally fine. It became a focus for me on my main account. When I finally owned every car all I got was a great sigh of relief to finally not have to grind any more. That's what is at the end of the rainbow for anyone who wants to grind themselves into a shell of a human being just to own every car in the game.
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Or you use scripts or rubberband on an oval track to collect credits while you do other things.
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I dont think so. To me completing the collection is the very last thing I am interest in.
I would have more fun doing a 24hour session of rallycross than getting every last car just to not even use them.
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Guys, you’re digressing. The OG question was if GT7 is a “good” game for a beginner in sim racing. And I think we got a few reasonable answers here already. Including acknowledgment that the in-game economy isn’t ideal at all. Which in fact doesn’t impact the fundamental gameplay as such.
It’s reasonable to discuss whether the menu books gameplay is awesome or has its flaws. It’s reasonable to discuss whether the driving physics are great or better in other games.
But as someone who never played a sim racing game in my life before July 2023 (which is when I bought a PS5 to start playing GT7), I still remember vividly that I was quite excited about getting my hands on all those cars that I haven’t even thought about. Yes, it’s a lot of menu books with sometimes repetitive events. But it’s also quite nice to try out a lot of different cars on different tracks and find out how they drive and which ones you’d like. I for sure came to like a lot of cars that I would never dreamt I’d even look at.
So, yeah, by all means, GT7 is a “good” game to get into sim racing. Heck, the visuals are awesome already. Forget about the scapes. But do the licenses, missions, online time trials, extra menu books, geek out about the cars’ histories, get into tuning and livery design… And if you’re happy to pay for PS+ subscription (which I am absolutely not), daily online races are definitely worth checking out, too. And all of this is on a level that’s accessible for beginners, and it allows you to grow when you get better at the game. So, yeah, it’s not perfect, but it’s still a good start. 🤷♂️
P.S. I’m still playing with a controller and have no plans to buy VR or wheel anytime soon. But I also play rather casually. It’s still fun.
It’s reasonable to discuss whether the menu books gameplay is awesome or has its flaws. It’s reasonable to discuss whether the driving physics are great or better in other games.
But as someone who never played a sim racing game in my life before July 2023 (which is when I bought a PS5 to start playing GT7), I still remember vividly that I was quite excited about getting my hands on all those cars that I haven’t even thought about. Yes, it’s a lot of menu books with sometimes repetitive events. But it’s also quite nice to try out a lot of different cars on different tracks and find out how they drive and which ones you’d like. I for sure came to like a lot of cars that I would never dreamt I’d even look at.
So, yeah, by all means, GT7 is a “good” game to get into sim racing. Heck, the visuals are awesome already. Forget about the scapes. But do the licenses, missions, online time trials, extra menu books, geek out about the cars’ histories, get into tuning and livery design… And if you’re happy to pay for PS+ subscription (which I am absolutely not), daily online races are definitely worth checking out, too. And all of this is on a level that’s accessible for beginners, and it allows you to grow when you get better at the game. So, yeah, it’s not perfect, but it’s still a good start. 🤷♂️
P.S. I’m still playing with a controller and have no plans to buy VR or wheel anytime soon. But I also play rather casually. It’s still fun.
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^^^^ This is the way.
I have two accounts. Main account I have everything except the latest VGT that requires an expensive real-world watch if you don't want to wait to next month and I have more credits than I know what to do with. That I used scripts for.
My second account was mainly set up for racing on the Euro server (as opposed to the Americas server) and that I worked through the menu books and is currently level 49 collector. That only has a couple $m credits at the moment but I am not too worried about it. The credit system has been changed over time and it is not nearly as bad as it used to be. Yes, if you want to collect EVERY car, then the only sane way to do it is with some AFK (away from keyboard) method, but you don't need to do that to have fun.
I say it is still very much worth it for a newcomer and it appears to improve with every new release. The spec-II change at the end of last year, really improved the single player part of the game and I'm having more fun in that area now than I have had since the beginning.
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Is there a checklist somewhere in the game for every color of every car? Is there a spot on the dashboard telling you how close you are to completing custom liveries for every car? There is a spot on the dashboard for what percentage of the total car collection you have. You did it already lol. You ground it out and collected every car. Like you just said, its a huge grind for anyone who does decide to collect all the cars. It doesn't need to be...there's no particular reason PD had to make it this way. But it is.
To answer the OP's question, yeah GT7 is a great game. It's well worth the money it costs to buy...hundreds of hours of driving fun. But it's real stingy with the credits and you're likely going to find yourself visiting a handful of events over and over again to farm the money needed to buy your favorite cars even if you do ignore a bunch.
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In the console space other driving games come and go. In my experience Gran Turismo (in this case GT7) is the only title people will play religiously from release until the next iteration is released. Over that timescale even a novice can become a dedicated player who's invested in the franchise.
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I pretty much have purchased every PlayStation for two games. Ratchet and Clank and Gran Turismo. Tekken is a bonus.
The answer is yes. Everyone plays it differently and has different goals or no goals at all. It's a ton of fun to drive so many different kinds of cars. Simple as that. No matter how you do it. It's fun.
The answer is yes. Everyone plays it differently and has different goals or no goals at all. It's a ton of fun to drive so many different kinds of cars. Simple as that. No matter how you do it. It's fun.
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GT7 is most definitely worth it for a beginner.
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Actually, yes. PD added a check box in brand central letting you know which color(s) of the car you own. They also checkbox the wheels and paint colors you own. Should we say owning every paint color is a main part of the game as well?
In case you are wondering, I also own every wheel and paint color in the game on my main account…. What can I say? I had fun grinding out 100+ different cars at Tokyo.
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I started anew a month and a half ago on a second account and really enjoyed it all over again. The economy is still harsh if you want to have all the expensive cars, but has improved a lot with the tweaks PD has done.
Trick is to pace yourself and enjoy the game rather than grind the game like mad.
Yes it is worth it for beginner.
Here gran turismo is a family game that in the house everyone play.
So me coming back to driving game after around 10 years not touching one. Some day i will do online , some other getting circuit expériences gold , sometimes just go for a chill race at Le Mans or Spa to get crédit , sometimes completing event or just take a car i have not drive yet and have a cruise with it.
My wife play more less but she enjoy doing a few race and completing licence .
My son aged 12 IS the one that play it the less , but he likes to discover car , playing on my account , love trying to do liveri.
And Esther my daughter aged 10 , likes to grind credit on my account racing Le Mans , and on her account do the menu Books , licence, she even went online last week on race A . As soon she get credit she loves to buy a car , sometimes one she already have just because she likes it and want two differents settings. Sometimes when i'm online she comes and do the engineer watching what 's going on around me , giving me advice etc.
So yes have a go on gran turismo this driving game allow you when you want some challenge to have some , when you just want to chill to do so. And even if not a pro player you still can have great moment .
Here gran turismo is a family game that in the house everyone play.
So me coming back to driving game after around 10 years not touching one. Some day i will do online , some other getting circuit expériences gold , sometimes just go for a chill race at Le Mans or Spa to get crédit , sometimes completing event or just take a car i have not drive yet and have a cruise with it.
My wife play more less but she enjoy doing a few race and completing licence .
My son aged 12 IS the one that play it the less , but he likes to discover car , playing on my account , love trying to do liveri.
And Esther my daughter aged 10 , likes to grind credit on my account racing Le Mans , and on her account do the menu Books , licence, she even went online last week on race A . As soon she get credit she loves to buy a car , sometimes one she already have just because she likes it and want two differents settings. Sometimes when i'm online she comes and do the engineer watching what 's going on around me , giving me advice etc.
So yes have a go on gran turismo this driving game allow you when you want some challenge to have some , when you just want to chill to do so. And even if not a pro player you still can have great moment .
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I find it very hard to recommend it to one of my best friends who's also into cars, as I find the game takes lots of practice and skill. That's a big reason why I once got him NFS Unbound for his birthday one year instead of GT7. Even an acquaintance of mine who actually does have GT7 admits he's not very good at it.
I do find it fun, though.
I do find it fun, though.
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Who defines good or bad? There are different levels of difficulty to be played in the game, there are tons of races where you can take way overpowered cars out against really slow AI, etc. There are lots of ways to enjoy the game, even if you aren't a "good" driver. I don't consider myself a "good" driver when compared to a lot of the sports players out there, but I still play the game on hard difficulty and win races. Plus the enjoyment comes from being in good wheel to wheel races. If you take the lead on lap 1 and never see the AI for the rest of the race, those are really boring races, IMO. I would rather be kind of "bad" at the game and see myself improve over time than be so good that even the hardest difficulty setting is far too easy and I'm bored racing around 30 seconds ahead of the AI.
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Being a silvertimer myself for the online TT I am not far up the "good" list, but the GT7 AI is comparatively bad.
At times I consider NFS Unbound to be more difficult than GT7.
Except for those drift events, no game puts up a good drift challenge where I am close to the AI score - either it is GT7 where I simply cant do it, or it is anything else, where the competition is basically a check of if you managed to drift for 5 meters beyond the starting line.
As for the racing, of course NFS feels close because of all the rubberbanding that it is known for, but the nemesis AI can be merciless at times as well as the factor of luck in traffic, on the other hand GT7 will reward you for actually driving (does Unbound still have that stupid half-drift boosting?)
By that I would recommend GT7 not based on the skill any player has, but what kind of racing game is prefered.
Both of the previously mentioned are fun, but I couldnt finish NFS as it was boring pretty fast.
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