Gran Turismo 7 Review - A Legacy of Love on Display

[JMD]

A few impressions: I'm on the PS4 Pro so the game looks similar to GT Sport maybe a bit better.

The good: game feels great ,very smooth , I'm using a controller and it really feels nice. Also I believe this game will be amazing once I have everything unlocked.

The bad: Unless I'm missing something everything is locked. I don't understand this. Why do Dev's do this crap? I want to Jump in , grab a GT3 class car and set up a custom race on a track of my choosing. I don't want to be forced to race slow compact cars that some grandma drives and complete a large amount of license tests to get everything opened up. They should allow those who want to do the career to do so , and those that want to race to do so.

Also when doing these tasks we must do to open up the game , why do we have to waste time spamming the X button to get through the text the next dude you get introduced to is telling you? I've been playing GT for 25 years how about an option to turn this info I already know off.

Another crap feature not changed from the last game : when you set up a custom race there is no way to save the settings , so you have to go through the process every damn time.

Another pain in the ***: if your car does not qualify for a race instead of being able to fix the situation right there , you have to back out of that area and go to the tuning shop , make the necessary adjustments and go back to the event. Why is there not a Tuning Shop icon at this screen so we can quickly get the car what it needs?

I honestly don't know what these game dev's are thinking.

As I said this will all change when I get it all opened up and this will most likely be the best racing game on consoles , but until then the grind continues.

[tc020791]

Quote: Originally Posted by JMD

A few impressions: I'm on the PS4 Pro so the game looks similar to GT Sport maybe a bit better. The good: game feels great ,very smooth , I'm using a controller and it really feels nice. Also I believe this game will be amazing once I have everything unlocked. The bad: Unless I'm missing something everything is locked. I don't understand this. Why do Dev's do this crap? I want to Jump in , grab a GT3 class car and set up a custom race on a track of my choosing. I don't want to be forced to race slow compact cars that some grandma drives and complete a large amount of license tests to get everything opened up. They should allow those who want to do the career to do so , and those that want to race to do so. Also when doing these tasks we must do to open up the game , why do we have to waste time spamming the X button to get through the text the next dude you get introduced to is telling you? I've been playing GT for 25 years how about an option to turn this info I already know off. Another crap feature not changed from the last game : when you set up a custom race there is no way to save the settings , so you have to go through the process every damn time. Another pain in the ***: if your car does not qualify for a race instead of being able to fix the situation right there , you have to back out of that area and go to the tuning shop , make the necessary adjustments and go back to the event. Why is there not a Tuning Shop icon at this screen so we can quickly get the car what it needs? I honestly don't know what these game dev's are thinking. As I said this will all change when I get it all opened up and this will most likely be the best racing game on consoles , but until then the grind continues.

I’ve noticed the same things. Not sure why we have to waste hours and hours before we can actually play. I guaranteed this will turn a number of people off. Some people probably won’t ever actually open the full game because they don’t feel like doing this stupid license and car collector stuff.

[jwilphl]

A bit disappointed to hear GT7 hasn't really altered the formula in many ways, although it sounds exactly like something a Japanese game company would make. Gran Turismo has always, in a sense, been about the grind and the appreciation of cars. Even cars you probably wouldn't think to appreciate, and I believe that's why they force all the gate-keeping stuff in the beginning of the game.

The games are so deep and polished that I was willing to work through these early career-on-rails events, but I would have liked to see the developers start mixing things up now that we're at the 7th iteration (plus a few more in-between). However, I do understand where they're coming from as "car people." They want the players to stop and smell the roses, as it were. To some extent.

[JMD]

On the plus side now that I’ve opened more stuff up there the option to modify your cars , both with performance parts and visual. That’s new.

[DarthRambo]

Game is giving me vibes and great memories of playing Gran Turismo 3 years ago on Ps2. I for one enjoy and love the grind of the license tests etc. It's exactly what makes GT what it is and part of how it separates itself from any other racing game.

So glad they went back to their roots from GT 2 and 3 days. Game looks, feels amazing. This is me only on a regular PS4.

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[jrnlgrn]

Quote: Originally Posted by IrishSalsa

Game is giving me vibes and great memories of playing Gran Turismo 3 years ago on Ps2. I for one enjoy and love the grind of the license tests etc. It's exactly what makes GT what it is and part of how it separates itself from any other racing game. So glad they went back to their roots from GT 2 and 3 days. Game looks, feels amazing. This is me only on a regular PS4. Sent from my SM-G996U using Operation Sports mobile app

This is the GT game I've been waiting for since that GT2/3 era.

It's like the passion for cars, racing history and gaming that Polyphony Digital had during the early years tailed off for a bit but now is back. You can feel it, there's just something about the vibe with GT7 feels right.


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[Thadeus]

I like the game, but the car list is awful compared to FH5.

[timmg]

is it true there is no car damage