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Gran Turismo 5 |OT2| We Love Cars
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spats said:
It was an edited part of GTPSP intro if I recall well, but Solid should know better.
dwebo said:
Gran Turismo for Kids is some original concept he's been talking about for years now, I recall it early as 2003 during GT4: Prologue time.
Backthen, he talked about having separate project, named Gran Turismo for Boys where young and unexperienced players would be given an opportunity to have a true GT game made with their age and comprehension-abilities as gameplay-design prerequisite.
In his idea, it would be a game with many small challenges (something like expanded Licenses/Special Events I presume) made with small and fun cars on various settings and circuits. It was his vision of preparing the youngsters for an challenges of the big-boys games.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=186176
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/575/575913p1.html
sadaiyappan
Member
How many watts does the DFGT wheel need? I want to get a voltage converter, I found a 200 watt converter on ebay for about $10. Is 200 watts enough?
StevePharma
Member
Just did my first Ring-lap in my GTR with Just-One Second (Apex Remix) blasting through my speakers....
One of the best moments in my gaming year. DAMN ! :lol
One of the best moments in my gaming year. DAMN ! :lol
mrklaw said:
It's a fire and forget with the Minolta but takes about 7+ hours to comlpete a race.
The AI makes some stupid decisions regarding tires with the weather though, my driver was on intermediates driving just fine, then decided to pit in and put on racing hard then proceeded to slide all over the place on the track thankfully I lapped 2nd place 4 times already and they also made the same retarded decisions regarding tires as well.
Had the race been close it would have been one hell of a headache.
Cuthbert 80
Member
So, ermmmm, I don't post here on GAF much at all(have browsed for years tho)and I've noticed, ermmmmm...quite a lot of GT5 bitching here lately which has given me an eyesore and thought I would come here an even up the balance a little.
Its funny how I find gutterboy44 and seattle6418 to have very solid and valid complaints in terms of the actual game design and NOT the driving. It's only how you guys put across your complaints which comes off as slightly fatiguing to read lol
I guess I'm perhaps a different breed of gamer and with GT5, even though some things are admittedly shockingly bad, I probably fall into the 5% category (correct me if I'm wrong) of people who get immense pleasure from watching replay's while listening to Fleetwood Mac, Fine Young Cannibals or Cyndi Lauper while not giving a sh*t about completing all of the events...as long as I have gained my Ferrari 458, Lambo Murcie SV and Mclaren F1.
Gameplay is vitally important to me but depending on the game, graphics are just as important. Self confessed graphics here through and through.
Picture this:
With my 458 Prancing Horse, I choose to "A-Spec Free Run" on the Nurb Nordschleife with weather & time of day. Practice time starts at night into the early morning. As my engine screams like there's no tomorrow when its pedal to the metal, I witness sunrise and see the golden hues of the sun reflect on the dashboard. I'm in the presence of magnificence. As the world around me is fully lit, cloud and mist form and before you know it, small droplets of rain hit the windscreen, then its an all out rage storm threatening to force my 458 to make sweet love with any nearby railings/fences.
End of session.
Replay time.
Watching all of the above in my replay listening to REO Speedwagon(Take It On The Run) or The Delphonics(Didn't I blow Your Mind) is one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed in a video game.
Hell, if I want to stroke my ego, I'll play some of my own damn Cuthbert 80 music:
http://www.myspace.com/cuthbert80
http://http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-he-came-around/id399717453
I am NOT ashamed of this shameless plug.
Apart from the laughably bad shadows 73% of the time and 8-bit mode on cars going through particle effects(snow/dirt/heavy rain), everything else graphically is stupendous.
It looks shockingly good at times and this is from someone who is directly related to the "PC Master Race" lol. I have Crysis + Mods on a not too shabby machine but at certain times, GT5 is out of this friggin universe.
The icing on the cake is that as well as looking wonderful most of the time, the actual driving model and physics are astounding which really is a bonus for me which means I can play the damn game even more instead of just gushing over the graphics lol (Spent 93.2% of my time watching replays in Prologue than actually playing :s)
Why worry about trying to finish an intelligence insulting Formula GT championship or trying to gold all licences/special events when you can simply time-trial drive a white Zonda R on Laguna Seca going flat out with no assists/driving aids then listen to Kate Bush watching the fu**ing splendid replay?
I won't bother posting the serious flaws in this game as I'm sure everyone is wellllllllll aware of them just by reading the last few pages of this thread alone lol but there are some things that this game does right...
*ahem* Sorry for the long ass post guys :/
Its funny how I find gutterboy44 and seattle6418 to have very solid and valid complaints in terms of the actual game design and NOT the driving. It's only how you guys put across your complaints which comes off as slightly fatiguing to read lol
I guess I'm perhaps a different breed of gamer and with GT5, even though some things are admittedly shockingly bad, I probably fall into the 5% category (correct me if I'm wrong) of people who get immense pleasure from watching replay's while listening to Fleetwood Mac, Fine Young Cannibals or Cyndi Lauper while not giving a sh*t about completing all of the events...as long as I have gained my Ferrari 458, Lambo Murcie SV and Mclaren F1.
Gameplay is vitally important to me but depending on the game, graphics are just as important. Self confessed graphics here through and through.
Picture this:
With my 458 Prancing Horse, I choose to "A-Spec Free Run" on the Nurb Nordschleife with weather & time of day. Practice time starts at night into the early morning. As my engine screams like there's no tomorrow when its pedal to the metal, I witness sunrise and see the golden hues of the sun reflect on the dashboard. I'm in the presence of magnificence. As the world around me is fully lit, cloud and mist form and before you know it, small droplets of rain hit the windscreen, then its an all out rage storm threatening to force my 458 to make sweet love with any nearby railings/fences.
End of session.
Replay time.
Watching all of the above in my replay listening to REO Speedwagon(Take It On The Run) or The Delphonics(Didn't I blow Your Mind) is one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed in a video game.
Hell, if I want to stroke my ego, I'll play some of my own damn Cuthbert 80 music:
http://www.myspace.com/cuthbert80
http://http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-he-came-around/id399717453
I am NOT ashamed of this shameless plug.
Apart from the laughably bad shadows 73% of the time and 8-bit mode on cars going through particle effects(snow/dirt/heavy rain), everything else graphically is stupendous.
It looks shockingly good at times and this is from someone who is directly related to the "PC Master Race" lol. I have Crysis + Mods on a not too shabby machine but at certain times, GT5 is out of this friggin universe.
The icing on the cake is that as well as looking wonderful most of the time, the actual driving model and physics are astounding which really is a bonus for me which means I can play the damn game even more instead of just gushing over the graphics lol (Spent 93.2% of my time watching replays in Prologue than actually playing :s)
Why worry about trying to finish an intelligence insulting Formula GT championship or trying to gold all licences/special events when you can simply time-trial drive a white Zonda R on Laguna Seca going flat out with no assists/driving aids then listen to Kate Bush watching the fu**ing splendid replay?
I won't bother posting the serious flaws in this game as I'm sure everyone is wellllllllll aware of them just by reading the last few pages of this thread alone lol but there are some things that this game does right...
*ahem* Sorry for the long ass post guys :/
PetriP-TNT
Member
Grand Valley 300km here I come
zzzzz
zzzzz
opticalmace
Member
What's the verdict on the Driving Force GT? Getting GT5 as a gift for Christmas and I've never used a wheel before. Worth the $100 or is it really cheap?
PetriP-TNT
Member
Oh, and to add in: After 3 weeks of daily playing, the only thing I'd want is XP gaining for online racing. I don't really need the money at this point, it is just the XP grinding that is killing me.
opticalmace said:
Got one a few weeks back, its my first wheel and so far Im really impressed. Its a bit plasticy but its solid, has pretty storng feedback and feels nice and accurate. Im sure that a G27 or whatnot would be much better but i dont have that kind of cash to spend so the GT suits me just fine
gutterboy44
Member
Cuthbert 80 said:
If you go through this thread and OT1 you will find several posts of me gushing over how much I am in love with GT5 and I still am. I look forward to playing it every day I can. I have just hit that part of the new GT game relationship where the A spec has grinded to the endurance halt (in this case sooooo much more grinding, damn X1)
I apologized for the rants but as I approach 1000 game days I feel like those things that were little issues are starting to pile up. I am thinking Dec 20th patch might help further remedy my issues, maybe not design wise, but at least content. Fingers crossed for online XP at the very least and hopefully online money too.
I am considering starting a new GT5 game on a different account and re golding all drivers licenses and Special events then just having a GAF holiday blow out and giving them all away. I love those challenges
Edit: Hmm, wonder if you can even give away any of those prize cars?
PetriP-TNT said:
That is probably the most enjoyable Enduro race. Very nostalgic for me too. I remember the good ol' days of 60 lap Grand Valley races. I would murder them with my FTO LM
gutterboy44
Member
Lawr. said:
Pretty sure it has been confirmed several times that it is the most efficient way to earn money in the game. I wish we had a quick restart race button after winning....cough.
PetriP-TNT
Member
gutterboy44 said:
In GT1 or GT2 I used to spin in the downhill right turn every time I was on Lap on 95/100 and lose the race.
edit: you get almost as much money as xp from the Grand Valley Endurance...
...
gutterboy44
Member
PetriP-TNT said:
It would be awesome if GT1 and GT2 went on PSN. Would buy those in a second.
Psychotext
Member
Have spent two days on this level up in bspec. That shit's just wrong.
theignoramus
Member
why not just use lemans with no chicanes..or Daytona....UFRA said:
theignoramus
Member
uh oh...what level are you...level 25 here, boredom awaits me then?Psychotext said:
Psychotext
Member
32theignoramus said:
theignoramus
Member
Oh, okay, once I unlock the Vettel challenge, I'm in no rush to do anything with B-spec.Psychotext said:
Psychotext
Member
Once you unlock the Vettel challenge you'll probably want to continue grinding bspec to actually get the car... well, unless you have the reactions of a 12 year old, in which case you'll be fine. :loltheignoramus said:
gutterboy44
Member
theignoramus said:
If you get to level 35 B Spec you get a gift card for the X1
gutterboy44
Member
brentech said:
You can always use my Sling Box, Logitech PS3 adapter workaround for remote play until then
Psychotext said:
It's going to take me a couple of days, my policy is B-spec overnight, A-spec during the day.
My B spec level is way beyond my A spec at this point. And I suck at rallying so no Loeb challenge xp for me.
Is there a way to do the Vettel challenge in slow motion. :lol
Nostalgic Nightmare
Member
Guys,
Which Lambo should I actually purchase? I know there is a specific race coming up I need one for.
The thing is, the first one in the dealership drives really nice at least in arcade mode, but the other two (forgot the middle ones name) and the SV are very close in price. Should I just get the SV or would it be best to wait until Dec24th in the hopes Poly gives out that free murc?
Which Lambo should I actually purchase? I know there is a specific race coming up I need one for.
The thing is, the first one in the dealership drives really nice at least in arcade mode, but the other two (forgot the middle ones name) and the SV are very close in price. Should I just get the SV or would it be best to wait until Dec24th in the hopes Poly gives out that free murc?
Goldrusher
Member
You need a Gallardo.Nostalgic Nightmare said:
Patrick Bateman
Member
I don't get Lambos. They are oversteering so much. Or is there an option I should switch off to prevent that?
Psychotext
Member
A lot of people seem to be talking about which are the best races for grinding in aspec / bspec. These two "guides" are pretty good:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/941103-gran-turismo-5/57417810
http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=143471
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/941103-gran-turismo-5/57417810
http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=143471
MustacheBandit_
Member
opticalmace said:
I bought the DFGT a few weeks ago and it was great. I returned it and upgraded to the G27 because, although the force feedback was great I wanted a bit more quality and better pedals (and a clutch). The upgrade was worth it. The force feedback is smoother, pedals are amazing, paddle shifters are metal and perfect, and build quality on it is top notch. The only thing I miss is the button placement and functions of them on the DFGT. Hopefully a future patch will help that out on the G27. That being said, if money was an issue and I had to keep the DFGT then I still would have been perfectly happy. The DFGT is probably an ideal wheel for starters and gives you the best bang for your buck. Get it, you will never want to play without a wheel again after experiencing it.
gutterboy44
Member
Psychotext said:
Cool, thanks
KennyLinder
Member
Aren't they both 4WD? There is your answer if they are.Patrick Bateman said:
You can probably reduce it through adjustment but the very nature of 4WD is that it understeers.
gutterboy44
Member
TTG said:
Set the AWD Diff to 10/90
Patrick Bateman
Member
I always had the problem with Lambos that their tail easily slides away in curves.