Play to Replay or Replay to Play?

[05XR8]

With all the news of Feb. 20, 2013, I have gone back to what attracted me to Gran Turismo. Watching replays.

When I first saw Gran Turismo, it was in a game store. Seeing the A green C5 Corvette mixing it with an EG6 after coming out of the tunnel in Grand Valley, I thought to myself this is too real. Someone has gone into my brain and taken my idea and actually made something for me( I'm sure those of us that played the original back in '90s can relate).

After watching the full race of Super Gt Rd.8 Motegi 2010 and then playing those 53 laps myself. I have to say, I was enjoying the replay. It is like watching the real race. The sound of that HSV. The battle I had with the Diablo for 3 laps. Not one angle was off. I was glued to the action. The worm cam at turn 5, the camera down the pit straight. It was awesome.

Some things we bark about in whatever we dislike of GT. PD certainly has and always will be about the visual details and replay factor. So do you play GT to watch the replays? Or do you play GT due to its replay factor?

 

[Suzumiya]

Why not both?

The replays are amusing to watch, it's fun to see yourself drive either like a pro in the GT500 circuit, or like a complete 11 year old jerk in an NFS online room. The amount of online activity and cars keeps me coming back for more.

 

[05XR8]

It's cool to enjoy both. I prefer to watch replays even though I have to play the game then watch. I pretty much play the to how I want to watch the car behave during the replay. Curb hopping like a British Touring car, using the same braking points when I'm behind a car so the AI stays smooth and doesn't panic.

 

[tka_tha]

Yes, replays are very well done in GT5. I do find watching replays of good races very entertaining.

 

[Shoe67]

Both. I just racing in GT5, then I also love seeing the replays of good close races.

In the older games, GT3 especially, I remember me and my brother or father going at it in the Viper GTSR and Corvette C5R lap after lap after lap.

 

[Ryk]

What happens on the 20th?

I play GT5 to drive car. Replays are great. but I don't watch them as much as I should.

Would be nice if you could get custom Camera sets for tracks - you place the camera and what it does (Wide shot, Long tracking shot. Down low next to an apex curb. High above static camera looking down above the cars as they stream into turn 1 - Bit like Photomode - but you save the cameras... and set "triggers" for them to move along following the focal car. Could even have a "SUPER-SLOW-MOTION" bit as cars bounce through a tight chicane with tough high curbs.

Until then I'll just have to drive really slow myself to get those arty super slo mo replays I want!

 

[05XR8]

The 20th is the possible PS4 reveal/update/hype/news.


The Slow-motion cam would be cool.

 

[IceMan PJN]

So do you play GT to watch the replays? Or do you play GT due to its replay factor?

1) I never play any racing game for replays. I sometimes watch them, if I expect them to be interesting, but usually don't.

2) "Replay factor?" What would you consider "replay" in GT5? I don't think I replayed more than a couple events, so I never really replayed it. I won all events except for the longest endurance races (since GT5 didn't have mid-race saves until after I moved on) and had almost all cars (over 1,000) but didn't really replay hardly anything.

 

[05XR8]

2) "Replay factor?" What would you consider "replay" in GT5? I don't think I replayed more than a couple events, so I never really replayed it. I won all events except for the longest endurance races (since GT5 didn't have mid-race saves until after I moved on) and had almost all cars (over 1,000) but didn't really replay hardly anything.

Replay would be just that, replaying events throughout GT( and trust I understand GT MODE is made redundant due to the percentage of Cr. we can receive in the Seasonals without even touching GT MODE events).

 

[Eric W]

I enjoy watching my replays so much that I had to buy a PVR so I could record them and upload them to YouTube for the world to see.

 

[Enemem]

It hacks me off (and my mates) that when we race in split screen the replay is in split screen. Why not full screen ?

Yeah but you can save the replay then come out of split screen mode , goto GT mode then into the replay theatre and then wait for it to load and then when you want another race come out of replay theatre into arcade mode etcetera etcetera.

It was great in GT3 - why change it ?

 

[Enemem]

And while I'm having a rant .... why can't you just have a single button for flipping between cars when watching the replay?

 

[VBR]

I love watching replays of myself racing in GT, it's the best thing on TV ! I usually spend the night Shuffle racing in a clean room with no lag, then sit down with a nice cup of tea, & watch my glorious exploits. It's the ultimate in virtual narcissism.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

43 minutes worth.

I made that video. You can darn well bet I love replays.

 

[05XR8]

That's a cool vid

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

That's a cool vid

Thanks!

 

[05XR8]

I definitely feel there will be more Replay "saving" in GT6 with all the new cars and tracks.

 

[EvilPraetorian]

I like watching replays but I tend to knock the whole HUD off, It just makes it that bit more realistic IMHO.

 

[CTznOfTime]

Play to Replay? Yes...

Replay to Play? Yes...

it's the eternal cycle that keeps us coming back for more, ever turning like the wheels of our favorite cars!

 

[Man of Mister]

Both, Both, Both.

Both is Good.