evil_as_skeletor
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Grrr links are 'forbidden' but damn I'm curious...Metalmurphy said:
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Gran Turismo 5 Spec II |OT| - We Love DLC!
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EarsOfASnake
Member
After putting a couple of hours in I have to say it's a nice improvement over what we previously had but not in all the ways I would like.
The A.I is still so damn easy it's ridiculous. Apart from the GT5 GAF races this is where I would like to spend my time but it's just so dull. Sure, it has improved but no where near where it should be and it just becomes down right boring. I did notice that at least your opponents don't back off the accelerator so quickly when you pull along side them anymore, I guess that's good.
Track loading is so much better, sure you have to wait for all the cars to load but rarely do you go into a race not needing to tweak your car or some driver settings so I think it's a bit of a non issue. Love the fact you can set the weather more accurately, hell, just having the gauge for how wet the track is makes it infinitely more fun to race in those conditions.
Biggest surprise for me though were the standard car interiors. They have surpassed my expectations probably due to how low they were/the message that was given out. I had always heard it referred to as a 'generic cockpit view' and was expecting it to be just that. A generic view that would span the majority of cars (excluding open top cars) and would be purely there to satiate the people who wanted that sort of view. So I was pleasantly surprised to see that they are unique to each car but just lacking any sort of interior detail. Perfect? no, of course not but it has made the standards a real option to drive now.
Lastly, why oh why wasn't that music used in the intro from the very start? I didn't mind MCR but that new track is so much better, pretty sure it was part of a trailer at some point too.
This may have delayed my purchase of Forza 4 too if the online interest picks up again, bring on more GAF races!
The A.I is still so damn easy it's ridiculous. Apart from the GT5 GAF races this is where I would like to spend my time but it's just so dull. Sure, it has improved but no where near where it should be and it just becomes down right boring. I did notice that at least your opponents don't back off the accelerator so quickly when you pull along side them anymore, I guess that's good.
Track loading is so much better, sure you have to wait for all the cars to load but rarely do you go into a race not needing to tweak your car or some driver settings so I think it's a bit of a non issue. Love the fact you can set the weather more accurately, hell, just having the gauge for how wet the track is makes it infinitely more fun to race in those conditions.
Biggest surprise for me though were the standard car interiors. They have surpassed my expectations probably due to how low they were/the message that was given out. I had always heard it referred to as a 'generic cockpit view' and was expecting it to be just that. A generic view that would span the majority of cars (excluding open top cars) and would be purely there to satiate the people who wanted that sort of view. So I was pleasantly surprised to see that they are unique to each car but just lacking any sort of interior detail. Perfect? no, of course not but it has made the standards a real option to drive now.
Lastly, why oh why wasn't that music used in the intro from the very start? I didn't mind MCR but that new track is so much better, pretty sure it was part of a trailer at some point too.
This may have delayed my purchase of Forza 4 too if the online interest picks up again, bring on more GAF races!
Goldrusher
Member
Metalmurphy said:
The track is $4.99/3.99, the RM-cars are $7.99/7.99.
http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/products/gt5/dlc/
vs.
http://eu.gran-turismo.com/be-nl/products/gt5/dlc/
Metalmurphy
Member
evil_as_skeletor said:
It's the Stigs suit and Helmet, but mentioned by their brand name:
http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/products/gt5/dlc/gears/
(On the bottom)
Goldrusher said:The track is $4.99/3.99, the RM-cars are $7.99/7.99.
http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/products/gt5/dlc/
http://eu.gran-turismo.com/be-nl/products/gt5/dlc/
$4.99 in de USA
Yeah got them mixed up, but I what I meant was, the Track pack is not a direct conversion, but the Car Pack is, making it more expensive -.-
Well if that is the case, then really Sony only have themselves to blame.Metalmurphy said:
You can point fingers at the BBC/Turn 10 all you want, but the reality is that Sony should have locked all this shit up so someone couldn't come in and start dictating to them what they could and could not do.
brotkasten
Member
They have Jeremy Clarkson narrating the intro and ads. I don't think something small like that would piss them off.hirokazu said:
Metalmurphy
Member
offshore said:
So what you're saying is that Sony should have been the dicks instead of T10/MS, and because they weren't they're the ones to blame.
Ok...
Tell me again why everyone is mad at EA over Porsches?
Not this again...Jburton said:
It doesn't matter how much money MS have, Sony should have locked all this shit down to preclude someone coming in dictating what they can/can't do with the TG license. Sony had three years to lock all this shit down and it looks like they couldn't even do that. And if that is the case, then it's Sony fault, pure and simple.
Metalmurphy
Member
offshore said:
Three years?
MS announced the Top Gear deal shortly after it was announced for GT
Goldrusher
Member
Not for "closed" cars.Fersis said:
Just tried the 2CV for you, it's black. They all have steering wheels though, unlike in GT PSP.
gutterboy44
Member
Holy shit,Spa is available now? Ahhh, need to get home ASAP.
PantyPhantom said:
Agreed, I love the UI. The layout is the same as before and it definitely feels snappier now.
Right, track loading. Before updating, I got my stopwatch out and timed how long Nurburgring 24H takes to load...
49 seconds.
I did the exact same thing after the update. It takes...
8 seconds.
Yes, that's EIGHT seconds.
SolidSnakex
Member
gutterboy44 said:
It's coming next week through DLC.
Metalmurphy
Member
offshore said:
That was just the GTTV stuff.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Fuck it, I'm going in!
Wish me luck, I don't think I've ever successfully download anything >1GB without logging out and being stuck with errors and such at least once, but despite now being wifi only and having severe bandwith's cap issues this is just too juicy to not have a try...
Fingers crossed, please, please based Kaz don't ya fail me!
edit: uhmmm... 79 minutes to download 1GB, isn't that kinda slow? 7Mbps here.
Wish me luck, I don't think I've ever successfully download anything >1GB without logging out and being stuck with errors and such at least once, but despite now being wifi only and having severe bandwith's cap issues this is just too juicy to not have a try...
Fingers crossed, please, please based Kaz don't ya fail me!
edit: uhmmm... 79 minutes to download 1GB, isn't that kinda slow? 7Mbps here.
Goldrusher
Member
They're only RM-mods really.Solal said:
There's not a single "new" car, except for the karts maybe.
SolidSnakex
Member
No it wasn't. I've been over this with you before MM...Metalmurphy said:
2007 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7059887.stm
2010 - www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/gran-turismo-5-first-official-trailer-top-gear-2010-06-15
And then all of a sudden, Top Gear change their tune completely and suddenly Forza becomes their favourite game.
Now sure, they take MS' money to pimp Forza. But Sony should have already had contracts in place that preclude someone coming in and dictating to them what they can and cannot do.
This is Sony's fault. I don't know why there's a debate about it. If Sony had have done their job, we might have had deeper TG integration GT5.
UnluckyKate
Member
So Spec II brings 11 Nascars cars and Kaz's GTR ? That's 12 paint jobs...
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Another world class intro by PD. Very good.
UnluckyKate
Member
gogogow said:
No idea. Not much difference to me considering my total indifference for it.
About Top Gear (I don't own the game), I though the AMG driving school was on the Test Track ? It isn't ? is it anywhere in the game ?
Psychotext
Member
"Fixed" indeed.rvy said:
Still, not a bad idea being able to turn it off if it annoys you.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
tusken77 said:
GT Academy pack.
The Stealth Fox
Junior Member
Can someone do an actual comparison so we can stop with this placebo BS regarding the smoke and shadows?
Winterblink
Member
Son of a BITCH. I accept the free car this weekend, and that afternoon my damn PS3 dies completely on me. Drive's dead, save game gone.
This new update's an awesome opportunity to start anew methinks. It'll be a grind, but a fun one, I just wish I could get the free car from this weekend somehow, since once you've claimed the voucher it's gone foreverrrr...
This new update's an awesome opportunity to start anew methinks. It'll be a grind, but a fun one, I just wish I could get the free car from this weekend somehow, since once you've claimed the voucher it's gone foreverrrr...
Sleeplessnights
Banned
I watched the intro....
