Gran Turismo 5 *Official Thread*

[gloomyDAY]

http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/

So, who's going to buy it?

I sense another neglected girlfriend in the near future.

[GridGirl]

I think this is the game my other half has mentioned a few times. Apparently we need to get some special gaming chair as our sofa's aren't close enough to the tv. Oh joy!

[Brown, Jon Brow]

I only have a 360 so I suppose I'll have to stick with Forza 3.

[A.F.F.]

I watched people playing it today and I have to say it looked just brilliant, graphicwise. I think I might have to give it a try after it's released.

[Sleeper]

I've only been waiting for this for the last 3 years now, will definitely be getting it.I just hope theres no more pokey little street tracks like Hong Kong.

[It's JM]

Is it worth getting a PS3 for this?

[gloomyDAY]

Is it worth getting a PS3 for this?Yes!

[Ranger]

I wanna see an official car list dammit! :D

[Captain VXR]

I'm going to get it at some point when I'm bored of GTA EFLC

I like the street tracks, so if you don't like them, simply don't use them

BJB - get a PS3, it'll be worth it, and I'm pretty sure R*s upcoming game, Agent will be PS3 exclusive - anything they make is always epic fun

[UltimateDanGTR]

i wonder, if after six years of development, that GT5 will be just another Gran Turismo.

wonderful to look at, but awful to race, Id say it's actually quite dull and tedious on the track.

hopefully, it will combine the stunning visuals of Gran Turismo with racing as pure as say Grid etc (err, not with the handling ofcourse)

would be nice not to have to sit in a citroen c3 or autobianchi thingy trundling round to gain a few quid for long too......

EDIT: and if i slide off the track at the nurburgring and then just bounce of the barrier like a bumber car again in a car that feels like a boat, I won't consider the six years worth it.

[Captain VXR]

Oh, forgot to mention I want Forza 3 style modifying - custom liveries, tasteful bodykits and spoilers, option to delete spoiler, large choice of wheels in various sizes, widths, offsets and colours; as it was crap in GT4

And anti lag

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Oh, forgot to mention I want Forza 3 style modifying - custom liveries, tasteful bodykits and spoilers, option to delete spoiler, large choice of wheels in various sizes, widths, offsets and colours; as it was crap in GT4

And anti lag

Are you on XBOX live with Forza 3?

[Sleeper]

I'm going to get it at some point when I'm bored of GTA EFLC

I like the street tracks, so if you don't like them, simply don't use them

BJB - get a PS3, it'll be worth it, and I'm pretty sure R*s upcoming game, Agent will be PS3 exclusive - anything they make is always epic fun
Oh I dont mind most street tracks (I really wish Tokyo R246 was a real track), its just that Hong Kong was so tight and fiddly and down right pathetic to drive that I hope we have no more tracks like it.

[Captain VXR]

Are you on XBOX live with Forza 3?

Sorry no, I don't even have a 360!
I've just come across some of the cars people created in Forza 3 across the internet

[Captain VXR]

http://www.gtpla.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/jsmenugtauto02-640x360.jpg
If this is what i think it is, then :D

[555-04Q2]

http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/

So, who's going to buy it?

I sense another neglected girlfriend in the near future.

I will be getting it for sure! Been waiting for ages for it :(

[wedge]

Oh I dont mind most street tracks (I really wish Tokyo R246 was a real track), its just that Hong Kong was so tight and fiddly and down right pathetic to drive that I hope we have no more tracks like it.

I've never had a problem with that track. Reminds me of Toronto/Exhibition Place and Adelaide

Tokyo street course on the original Forza was stupidly tight and fiddly.

[Mark in Oshawa]

I just need a PS3....my old PS2 is now a boat anchor it appears...

[Captain VXR]

Currently blitzing the Sunday Cup loads in GT5P so I can transfer as many cars as possible (yes I'm crap at GT games)

[Mark in Oshawa]

hey Captain, I heard they were going to have the Top Gear airfield test circuit..you run it yet?

[555-04Q2]

I just need a PS3....my old PS2 is now a boat anchor it appears...

Don't get rid of your PS2. I play my PS2 just as much as I play my PS3. It was and still is a great console the PS2!

[Sleeper]

hey Captain, I heard they were going to have the Top Gear airfield test circuit..you run it yet?
Nobodies played it yet except the testers, but the E3 video clearly shows the Top Gear test track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxfNb4d3bPY

[Brown, Jon Brow]

My biggest issue with previous GT games is that it seems over 50% of the cars are NSX's, Skylines and Evo's.

[Captain VXR]

My biggest issue with previous GT games is that it seems over 50% of the cars are NSX's, Skylines and Evo's.

With the addition of many more manufacturers this should change proportionally

I didn't like the amount of 1.4 hatches in GT4 - give me some Ford Sierra Cosworths and Holden Maloos instead

[harvick#1]

Don't get rid of your PS2. I play my PS2 just as much as I play my PS3. It was and still is a great console the PS2!

yep, my xbox 360 is only for Rockband guitar hero anymore, the system is a joke.

I still play my PS2 over the 360. but I believe this is my first reason to finally get the PS3. I've been waiting until GT5 came out

[gloomyDAY]

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/gran-turismo-5-is-delayed-again/

Crap! So much for getting this on my birthday.

[555-04Q2]

As they say, it's getting rediculous now. Launch it for %#@$ sakes.

[Captain VXR]

Droooooooooooooooooooooool:
http://www.gtpla.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/red-bull-x1-prototype-7-640x360.jpg
http://www.gtpla.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/red-bull-x1-prototype-22-640x360.jpg
http://www.gtpla.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/red-bull-x1-prototype-12-640x360.jpg
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[gloomyDAY]

Damn! Beat me to it.

http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/87782

Time to buy a PS3.

[555-04Q2]

Sweet looking car!

[slorydn1]

I am all over it. I too am filling up my garage in GT5 Prologue so that I am fully prepared to handle business November 2! :D

[Alfa Fan]

I am all over it. I too am filling up my garage in GT5 Prologue so that I am fully prepared to handle business November 2! :D

It's not coming out then anymore! Been delayed indefinitely again :(

[Captain VXR]

It's not coming out then anymore! Been delayed indefinitely again :(

They missed a deadline by THREE DAYS
It'll be out soon, but at least I have more time to get that damned F2007

[Alfa Fan]

They missed a deadline by THREE DAYS
It'll be out soon, but at least I have more time to get that damned F2007

Yes so they say. But that hasn't delayed the game by only 3 days. We'll be lucky to see it in 2010 IMO.

[Captain VXR]

Yes so they say. But that hasn't delayed the game by only 3 days. We'll be lucky to see it in 2010 IMO.

Thats because they have had to find new slots in the blue ray factories, shipping contractors etc
They also promised to announce a release date in October, so we have until Monday to prove me correct
I'm guessing the game will launch week 1 or week 2 of December:
http://www.gtplanet.net/sony-australia-hints-at-gt5s-new-december-release-date/

[gloomyDAY]

Thats because they have had to find new slots in the blue ray factories, shipping contractors etc
They also promised to announce a release date in October, so we have until Monday to prove me correct
I'm guessing the game will launch week 1 or week 2 of December:
http://www.gtplanet.net/sony-australia-hints-at-gt5s-new-december-release-date/I think so too. Right on time for Santa Claus Day.

[555-04Q2]

They missed a deadline by THREE DAYS
It'll be out soon, but at least I have more time to get that damned F2007

No, they have missed the deadline by over a year! Poor show :down: The game better be magnificent or people are gonna be pretty p!ssed.

[Captain VXR]

http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-goes-gold-being-stamped-as-we-speak/
Out soon :D

[Captain VXR]

http://i53.tinypic.com/i2ufex.jpg
Pinched from GTPlanet's forum

[gloomyDAY]

http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-goes-gold-being-stamped-as-we-speak/
Out soon :D No clear date has been given.

Anyone want to sell me their PS3?

I still regret buying the Xbox 360. :(

[555-04Q2]

http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-goes-gold-being-stamped-as-we-speak/
Out soon :D

Thats what they said the last 3 times :p :


No clear date has been given.

Anyone want to sell me their PS3?

I still regret buying the Xbox 360. :(

Of all the people I know that own both the Xbox 360 and the PS3, all prefer their PS3, myself included.

[Captain VXR]

Car List:
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-official-car-list/
Release Date:
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-release-date-november-24th-in-europe/
Track List:
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-official-track-list/
:D

[ShiftingGears]

Car List:
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-official-car-list/
Release Date:
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-release-date-november-24th-in-europe/
Track List:
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-official-track-list/
:D

Pretty underwhelming. Looks like the GT4 car list, except with more post 2005 cars of little interest, and not a lot more historic cars. If I get a PS3, its not going to be for GT5.

[Captain VXR]

Pretty underwhelming. Looks like the GT4 car list, except with more post 2005 cars of little interest, and not a lot more historic cars. If I get a PS3, its not going to be for GT5.

The addition of several Ferraris and Lamborghinis make the list superior to any past GT
Get a PS3 for the following, then:
GTA IV - the Complete Edition
Race Driver Grid
Red Dead Redemption

Anyway the Miura prototype looks stunning:
http://www.gtpla.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gt5-gamescom-2010-4-640x360.jpg

[Mixa]

Yeah pretty disappointed as it really is just kinda an updated GT4 car list with a few more extra cars and even those were pretty much seen at GTPSP already. Pretty disappointed as was expecting way more at the time this project has been going on. Also the racing car list is almost the same as it kept to be and the liveries are very outdated as most of the racing cars on those liveries were already at GT3-GT4.

The track list, okey we have a track editor and weather system at some of the tracks but many old GT classics are missing and even some expected real tracks didn´t appeared in the end.

The game will still surely be great,atleast I hope so but the basic feeling I´m having is a bit cold as I expected way way more.

[UltimateDanGTR]

interesting, over a 1000 cars, and not enough proper purpose built racers. the lack of the Lola-Aston Martin LMP1 is dissapointing, and i dont get why polyphony havn't designed a car that is like an old Indy car (pre 1996) to blast round indy and even daytona. I know they've got the Ferrari F2007 and F10, and the Formula GT, but no purpose built open wheel oval racer is a dissapointment.

[Captain VXR]

Yeah pretty disappointed as it really is just kinda an updated GT4 car list with a few more extra cars and even those were pretty much seen at GTPSP already. Pretty disappointed as was expecting way more at the time this project has been going on. Also the racing car list is almost the same as it kept to be and the liveries are very outdated as most of the racing cars on those liveries were already at GT3-GT4.

The track list, okey we have a track editor and weather system at some of the tracks but many old GT classics are missing and even some expected real tracks didn´t appeared in the end.

The game will still surely be great,atleast I hope so but the basic feeling I´m having is a bit cold as I expected way way more.

I'm hoping for DLC which was a huge success for Forza

Hockenheim was used in a demo but doesnt appear in the full game, so it is likely to be additional content

[Brown, Jon Brow]

The car list is the usual Gran Turismo dullness. Is it necessary to have 115 Nissans and only have 12 Ferrari's? The only Nissans I would ever associate with track driving are the 99 Primera Super Tourer (which I can't see on the list), Skyline and GT-R.

The circuit listing is also dull. Although I do want to drive the Top Gear track.

[MrJan]

Oh joy, I can drive eleventy million types of Skyline, one of the most exciting cars of all time :rolleyes:

And do we really need 18 Honda S2000s, 12 3000GTs or however many RX-7s there are? Seems to me like they've concentrated too much on getting over 1,000 cars without really bothering to make them different.

I'm not convinced that it's worth me even bothering, especially as I won't be able to dedicate serious time to get the really big money to buy the sort of cars that are exciting to drive.

[Captain VXR]

F458>Skyline>Daihatsu
As someone who likes Skylines, its fine by me :)

[MrJan]

F458>Skyline>Daihatsu
As someone who likes Skylines, its fine by me :)

No one likes Skylines!! It's like in the Simpsons "In Soviet Russia, car drives you".

[Captain VXR]

No one likes Skylines!! It's like in the Simpsons "In Soviet Russia, car drives you".

Seeing as the GTROC and Skyline OC have huge membership, easily outgunning this forum, you're wrong
Try the Blitz skyline in prologue, all assists off, its crazy slidey fun

[MrJan]

Seeing as the GTROC and Skyline OC have huge membership, easily outgunning this forum

Way to take everything so seriously.

It's still an ugly car though, and there is no point in having that many in one game. Personally I'd rather have a car that is underpowered and you have to actually drive. The Skyline is all about having huge dyno figures and theoretical 0-60 times.

[ShiftingGears]

The addition of several Ferraris and Lamborghinis make the list superior to any past GT
Get a PS3 for the following, then:
GTA IV - the Complete Edition
Race Driver Grid
Red Dead Redemption

Anyway the Miura prototype looks stunning:
http://www.gtpla.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gt5-gamescom-2010-4-640x360.jpg

Not going to buy a game for the same outdated cars plus a comparatively tiny amount of new ones. The Forza 3 car list looks more impressive.

Codemasters games have never really been my favourite - if there was a codies game for PS3 that might encourage me it would be F1 2010. RDR+GTA4 still doesn't quite seal it.


I completely agree with Mixa about the outdated liveries. For example, the most recent Peugeot WRC on the game is from 2003. I'm actually somewhat surprised they bothered to include any Peugeot WRC after the 1999 206. Which is historically fairly insignificant - why it even made it to GT3 let alone GT4 as the only modern Peugeot WRC is anyones guess.

They would've been better off adding more cars on this game of some historic, aesthetic or otherwise cultural value, instead of cars like Daihatsu Moves, Nissan Cubes and 'Toyota Corolla Runx Z Aerotourers'.

They could halve the car list just by removing all the cars that are pretty much idential to each other, such as the Skylines, NSX's, the FTO's and so on, and then give the player the option of adding racing modifications to standard cars if they wanted racing versions of the car, which was quite an enjoyable feature of Gran Turismo 1 and 2.

Speaking of GT1 and GT2, the car handling physics are so much more enjoyable than GT3 and GT4. If they re-realised Gran Turismo 1 and 2 with more classic cars, tracks and opponent AI that wasn't horribly easy like all GT games, I would buy it.

Graphics are nothing without gameplay.

[Mark in Oshawa]

The circuit listing is also dull. Although I do want to drive the Top Gear track.
Nurburgring is dull?

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Nurburgring is dull?

What I mean is that it doesn't have anything different. Loads of games have the Nurburgring.

[Captain VXR]

What I mean is that it doesn't have anything different. Loads of games have the Nurburgring.

I'm hoping for more track dlcs
GT5 wont be perfect, but it will be damned good
GT6 will be much better imho

[Sleeper]

What I mean is that it doesn't have anything different. Loads of games have the Nurburgring.
How many games have the full Nurburgring Nordschleif?

It should still be a very good game, but it wont be brilliant, which is a shame.

[MrJan]

GT6 will be much better imho

I look forward to playing it on PS6 when I'm 42.

[MrJan]

How many games have the full Nurburgring Nordschleif?

It should still be a very good game, but it wont be brilliant, which is a shame.

Just out of my collection: GT4, Forza 2, Forza 3, Tourist Trophy (the bike game), PGR3...there are probably a number of others too, it's pretty much a given if you are releasing a racing sim (unless you're Codemasters).

[Captain VXR]

I look forward to playing it on PS6 when I'm 42.

Are you 41.5? :p

[MrJan]

Are you 41.5? :p

Slightly younger than that ;)

[Mark in Oshawa]

I have just a PS2, and my last GT game is the 2nd...so for me, this makes it taking that quantum leap forward. I know, I am in the stone ages, but hey, I am not the gamers some of you guys are. I do think after seeing the car list that 400 really good cars would beat the 1000 car list the have with maybe 200 interesting ones. That said, they have Jay Leno's car that is powered by a Tank Engine....so they did put a little whimsy in there.

It has the Top Gear Track, Indy, Daytona, Nurburging and Le Mans. I don't know what else a man needs...Maybe Spa? I would love Bathhurst...but I think adding tracks is a lot more problematic than adding cars....

[Captain VXR]

Slightly younger than that ;)

39.853?

[Captain VXR]

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6558/ahrweilerstreet.jpg

and

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=132225&page=255#post4149662

Pics made by GTPlanet users with leaked copies, looks amazing

[steve_spackman]

Is GT5 another "boy racer" game like FM3 but with a few extra bells and whistles?

I run my racing games on both PC and 360. I have a large selection of arcade and sim games alike ( RBR, RACE PRO COLIN MCRAE games to name a few) and wondering if its worth buying a PS3 for GT5?

[Captain VXR]

Is GT5 another "boy racer" game like FM3 but with a few extra bells and whistles?

I run my racing games on both PC and 360. I have a large selection of arcade and sim games alike ( RBR, RACE PRO COLIN MCRAE games to name a few) and wondering if its worth buying a PS3 for GT5?

I have GT5 Prologue and should be getting GT5 at some point this year
A PS3 is worth the money, and the cars in GT5 are meant to handle very realistically. It's far more sim than arcade-like
A PS3 is also a cheap blue ray player

[Daniel]

Wtf? No gt game has ever been anything close to a sim.

[Captain VXR]

Wtf? No gt game has ever been anything close to a sim.

Closer to sim than arcade

[Daniel]

Closer to sim than arcade
Not really. Whenever I played a GT game there never seemed to be any over or understeer unless you were massively hamfisted....

[Captain VXR]

Not really. Whenever I played a GT game there never seemed to be any over or understeer unless you were massively hamfisted....

Have you played GT5 Prologue?

[steve_spackman]

The only sim ive played on the consoles is Race Pro...FM and GT come no where near the handling physics of this game

[Mark in Oshawa]

I have found Gran Turismo is still more of a sim than a simple game. You can adjust how the car handles and some cars they give you just push like understeering trucks. There is a sim aspect to it, but with a hand controller for a game, you really have to have simple feedback.....

[Daniel]

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6558/ahrweilerstreet.jpg

and

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=132225&page=255#post4149662

Pics made by GTPlanet users with leaked copies, looks amazing

Wow the lighting in that is ****.

Not a car game of course but the lighting in Day of Defeat: Source (a game which is over 5 years old) is far better. The reflections are pants as well and are obviously a lot lower quality than what's being reflected

An example of Day of Defeat source....
http://media.photobucket.com/image/day%20of%20defeat%20source/HCU/VALVe%20Games/Day%20of%20Defeat%20Source/Kalt_06.jpg

Hey GT5! 2005 called, it wants its graphics back. Blur, bloom, HDR..... ffs PC was doing these things so much better back in 2005-2006.

[Captain VXR]

Wow the lighting in that is ****.

Not a car game of course but the lighting in Day of Defeat: Source (a game which is over 5 years old) is far better. The reflections are pants as well and are obviously a lot lower quality than what's being reflected

An example of Day of Defeat source....
http://media.photobucket.com/image/day%20of%20defeat%20source/HCU/VALVe%20Games/Day%20of%20Defeat%20Source/Kalt_06.jpg

Hey GT5! 2005 called, it wants its graphics back. Blur, bloom, HDR..... ffs PC was doing these things so much better back in 2005-2006.

http://i53.tinypic.com/2prfb15.jpg
Better reflections, sir?

[Daniel]

http://i53.tinypic.com/2prfb15.jpg
Better reflections, sir?
Yes, but is that an indication of what the in game graphics will be like? Probably not....

[306 Cosworth]

Who has got a copy then so we can see what it's really like?

[Captain VXR]

Yes, but is that an indication of what the in game graphics will be like? Probably not....

They're user posted pictures from the GT Planet Forums, taken from the photo travel feature in the game...

[Daniel]

They're user posted pictures from the GT Planet Forums, taken from the photo travel feature in the game...
So it's an indication of what the graphics are like when you're twatting about in the stupid photo travel part of the game and the other screencaps you've posted are what it's like when you're actually DRIVING.

[306 Cosworth]

Most likely Daniel.

[Captain VXR]

So it's an indication of what the graphics are like when you're twatting about in the stupid photo travel part of the game and the other screencaps you've posted are what it's like when you're actually DRIVING.

Well, I shall be buying the game Friday so long as I get my money then, and will report back with my view of the graphics

[Sleeper]

Amazon have informed me that it has been dispatched so I should get my copy tomorrow.

[Daniel]

Both the above renderings above are high quality by modern standands I would say. If I got the lighting that good on one of my renders I'd be pretty satisfied. :)

Yes, but it's all fine and dandy to have a drive to places and take photos mode but if the graphics aren't that great in the game......

Though to be fair graphics are always second to gameplay for me and GT has never been all that great to play. You spend your time wading through millions of skylines, supra's and the like and then you spend all of your time just wishing that the car would move about a bit more under you......

Everytime a new GT comes out they go on about how it's more advanced and accurate and realistic and it feels wooden every time.

[Daniel]

I've waited 4 years for this game and now surprisingly I'm in no rush to buy it.. I think I've got abit bored with the wait and can now postpone my purchase until the new year. I have F1 2010 to keep my racing bug happy, and with christmas I need all the money I can get. :\

My advice. Buy Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. There's none of the silly tuning crap (well I've not seen any so far!!!!), it's pure arcade so it does what it does well rather than trying to be a sim which tries to attract arcade games and it's just a load of fun.

[ArrowsFA1]

Eurogamer review - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-24-gran-turismo-5-review

[ShiftingGears]

Eurogamer review - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-24-gran-turismo-5-review

Whoever did the driving for that video is pretty out of their depth.

Also, I never understood peoples fascination with bonnet cams in racing games. Chase cameras give so much more awareness of surroundings. Also I like watching what I'm driving in video games, but thats just me.

[pino]

Just got my copy...time to play now :D

[MrJan]

Whoever did the driving for that video is pretty out of their depth.

Also, I never understood peoples fascination with bonnet cams in racing games. Chase cameras give so much more awareness of surroundings. Also I like watching what I'm driving in video games, but thats just me.

Realism, innit.

I always used to use chase cameras as it lets you see the car but when I got a wheel for the 360 I just found it odd so switched to bonnet/cockpit view. I now use it all the time and, for the most part, actually do better and drive more smoothly when I use it.

[MrJan]

Oh dear, GT proves once again that it is a driving game, not a racing game. The noise of the collisions in the video on the second page is simply awful. Not to mention the fact that the VW Campers and area around the TG track look like they've been cribbed from GT2 (judging by the graphics). I'll still buy it though, it's such an expansive game that there will always be areas to really enjoy.

[306 Cosworth]

Well I have a copy currently spinning around in my PS3. I'm currently waiting for it to install 8GB of Data though! Obviously shows they've made full use of a Blu Ray disc!

[306 Cosworth]

Definitely going to need to get a seat and steering wheel for this. Very impressed with the physics so far, and the rain effects are pretty awesome!

[Daniel]

Well I have a copy currently spinning around in my PS3. I'm currently waiting for it to install 8GB of Data though! Obviously shows they've made full use of a Blu Ray disc!

ROFL. A dual layer DVD as used in most PC and Xbox 360 games holds 8.5gb. Bluray hasn't resulted in people magically getting more content like people said it would.

[pino]

When you've finished with it I'll have a lend. ;)

No problem...as long you can wait a couple of years ;)

[jonny hurlock]

apart I need a bigger screen, overall = brilliant

[MrJan]

I'm waiting too. I spend an hour installing the ****ing thing and now keep waiting for it to load anything. I'd love to tell you what the game is like but I can't because it's ripping the piss

[Captain VXR]

ordered... :D

[Daniel]

I'm waiting too. I spend an hour installing the ****ing thing and now keep waiting for it to load anything. I'd love to tell you what the game is like but I can't because it's ripping the piss

If you had a PC you'd have been playing the game online 10 minutes later ;)

[Rollo]

Must... step... away... from... the... cuteness...

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2010/11/500x_photo_mode_miniature_toscana_02.jpg

Squeeeeee :D

[MrJan]

If you had a PC you'd have been playing the game online 10 minutes later ;)

Doubtful...far more likely that I'd be watching porn, not least because GT5 isn't available for PC (which of course is why you don't like it, down with non-Microsoft things :p : )

I actually managed to play it for about 30 minutes and, aside from the loading times being excrutiating at times, it's typical GT fare. Not overly impressed with graphics though, did a 'create your own course' and it's like stepping back in time, they really haven't bothered with trying to make the background interesting. Also had a go (albeit on arcade) with a Focus WRC round Laguna Seca and not particularly chuffed with the way that goes/handles, seems like Polyphony are unaware that rally cars also go on tarmac and are actually quite fast.

Enjoyed cocking around on the drift mode with a M3 though. It's not like other drift games where you flick it in, floor in and slide forever. It actually takes a bit of work to balance throttle and steering, especially if you're using the normal controller.

[306 Cosworth]

Here's 3 of my screenshots from the game so far

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/2843/circuitodemadrid.th.jpg (http://img823.imageshack.us/i/circuitodemadrid.jpg/)

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2596/fujispeedwayf.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/i/fujispeedwayf.jpg/)

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Much better physics than GT4! Can actually powerslide a RWD car and control it. Having some good fun with the arcade mode, bored with the GT mode with having to start with the slow as s*ite cars, and the NASCAR is just mind numbingly dull.

[Captain VXR]

Nice pics there
Makes me want the damn post to be quick

[pino]

Daniel's just jealous because he's got crappy XBox and cannot play it :p :

[Captain VXR]

Daniel's just jealous because he's got crappy XBox and cannot play it :p :

Quoted for truth :p

[Daniel]

Daniel's just jealous because he's got crappy XBox and cannot play it :p :
I can more than afford a PS3 Pino ;)

[wedge]

I have found Gran Turismo is still more of a sim than a simple game. You can adjust how the car handles and some cars they give you just push like understeering trucks. There is a sim aspect to it, but with a hand controller for a game, you really have to have simple feedback.....

In terms of setting up a car I found Forza better because its more of a challenge because you need to think instead of relying on basic know how.

[ShiftingGears]

http://au.ign.com/videos/2010/11/24/gran-turismo-5-final-video-impressions

Pretty much confirms what I suspected.

[A.F.F.]

I'm installing the game this very moment.... Pretty expensive game considering I had to buy not only PS3 but also a fullHD 42" tv :D

[CaptainRaiden]

I'm installing the game this very moment.... Pretty expensive game considering I had to buy not only PS3 but also a fullHD 42" tv :D

Well, good investment even if the game turns out to be crap. :p

[A.F.F.]

Well, good investment even if the game turns out to be crap. :p

Yep, however, I bought PS3 two years ago when GT5 should have came out. And TV couple of months ago because... well, I wanted it :D

[A.F.F.]

Jesus some of those special events are nerve wrecking when you can't touch the other cars nor the cones on track :mad:

Otherwise this game is BRILLIANT !!!!!!! Superb !!!

[Mark in Oshawa]

It is a great game, but with 500 less useless cars and a bit more in the way of options on other ideas are valid criticism. That said, I loved the franchise the way it was with Gt3....all I wanted was more cars, a little more realistic pictures and more tracks. I think GT5 will tick those boxes. I have played Forza and it is fun too, but for me, the GT franchise is what it is.... the best still.

[GridGirl]

Game purchased. Game sent to Santa. Yes, I am that mean. :D

[Mark in Oshawa]

Mean girls suck....lol...but I like em mean!!! lol