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[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

I want to know how the cars maneuver - does it play like Assetto Corsa Competizione which is on PS Plus Extra? Or do they handle in a more fun way like GTA V? Will I keep driving into barriers unless I slow down considerably at every turn?

Also, how long does it take to grind enough currency to get the nicer cars? On a scale of 1-10 how tedious is it to get past the starting options for cars?

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I’ll help you…..buy the game, it’s incredible and I bought it day one and still feel like I have ripped polyphony off. It’s a super smooth experience, easy to get to grips with, but difficult to master.

I’m not a racing guy at all, but I have all the gold trophies in most license tests, just missing the last 2 of the most difficult license but I plan to take them down at some point.

TLDR - do yourself a favour and buy this absolute gem

 

[FoxMcChief]

I honestly think this Gran Turismo and the latest Forza Motorsport have soured me on racing sims. Grinding for money was dull. I just think I’ve lost my patience for this genre after these two games.

 

[RaZoR No1]

Perfect time to try out "My first Gran Turismo"

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[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

Perfect time to try out "My first Gran Turismo"

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I'll probably get this first, thanks

 

[hououinkyouma00]

It's not quite AC or like iRacing but it's still more of a sim then an arcade racer.

The sale should last at least until the free My First Gran Turismo comes out, but honestly you should just buy it anyways. It's not up the standard set by GT2/3/4 but it's an amazing game and I've put over 100 hours into it.

 

[mayham2199]

I honestly think this Gran Turismo and the latest Forza Motorsport have soured me on racing sims. Grinding for money was dull. I just think I’ve lost my patience for this genre after these two games.

Funny because the last Forza I played I hated how you were just given everything almost seemed like there was no point in even racing. The grind I got from the last GT Sport I played was great and I enjoyed it. I want to get GT7 and I probably will soon.

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

I’ll help you…..buy the game, it’s incredible and I bought it day one and still feel like I have ripped polyphony off. It’s a super smooth experience, easy to get to grips with, but difficult to master.

I’m not a racing guy at all, but I have all the gold trophies in most license tests, just missing the last 2 of the most difficult license but I plan to take them down at some point.

TLDR - do yourself a favour and buy this absolute gem

It's not quite AC or like iRacing but it's still more of a sim then an arcade racer.

The sale should last at least until the free My First Gran Turismo comes out, but honestly you should just buy it anyways. It's not up the standard set by GT2/3/4 but it's an amazing game and I've put over 100 hours into it.

How long does it take to unlock the best cars? Any one S-tier car

 

[hououinkyouma00]

How long does it take to unlock the best cars? Any one S-tier car

What do you mean by S-tier cars?

 

[joeygreco1985]

Cars will have way less grip compared to the likes of ACC.

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

What do you mean by S-tier cars?

A McLaren, a Lamborghini, something that's fun to drive

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

It's a sim, not as much as AC but still a sim. You do have to brake for most turns, your wheels will lock if you brake too fast, etc. but personally, I will still recommend it.

As someone who has spent 650+hrs of life playing the game, my biggest con is that there isn't more content.

The cars are beautifully rendered and actually photo realistic. The attention to details is unmatched. The tracks are accurate and even scenary, weather, wind and lighting is true to real life. The cars handle spectacularly well and while there is a learning curve, it's intuitive and you get used to it really quick.

There are a lot of cars and tracks in the game and you honestly don't have to grind much to get the majority of them. The campaign and other activities directly reward you with a lot of cars. The vast majority of the rest can be easily purchase with minimal grind. The only grind cars are those from the legends dealership and even then the real grindy ones are the minority. The legend cars are not the best cars in the game either. The mxts are minimal as well and never in your face. You can get everything in the game with in-game credits. There is nothing locked behind a paywall.

The game is about cars and they are the center focus, even more so than most car games.

Honestly, it is my favourite game this gen, even with its cons( the game really needs more events, especially endurance races on more tracks).

 

[diffusionx]

In terms of handling, if a nerd pc sim is 100 and something like Mario kart is a 0, then GT is like 80-90.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

How long does it take to unlock the best cars? Any one S-tier car

A McLaren, a Lamborghini, something that's fun to drive

The car system in gt7 is not based on tiers. It's based on performance points and due to engine swaps, you can turn an ordinary car into something incredibly fast.

As for getting cars like McLaren, the vast majority are easy to get without any grind.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Nice thread OP, I was about to make one myself asking the same things

Not the biggest racing game fan, last ones were TDU (loved it) PGR 3 and 4, Burnout paradise (not really a racer) and Midnight club 3 all on the X360.
Circuit based racers kind of bore me since the merry go round doesn't excite me anymore, thing is, I've heard so many good things about the latest GT that i would like to try it, problem is, I don't know how much enjoyable it is playing it with joypad but, I sure as hell ain't dropping $250 minimum for a racing wheel, in fact, I think that this game is meant to be played using a racing wheel AND PSVR...

Basically, I'd like to ask how enjoyable it is playing it in 2D with just the base controller.

Also : does this retain the chill, jazz cafe' aesthetic of the GTs of yore ? I'd like a chill game with jazzy music and the old school menus like it used to be in previous games.

Thanks

PS: The thing I really dislike about the game judging from videos I've seen online is that in third person view, the car looks completely cemented/centered to the middle of the road, basically, it looks like the car remains stationary and it's the road that's actually turning/moving, very off putting to say the least.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

If you play the campaign, you don’t start with the super cars. So it waits til you can handle the faster cars. Builds you up.

 

[Danny22]

It's a sim, not as much as AC but still a sim. You do have to brake for most turns, your wheels will lock if you brake too fast, etc. but personally, I will still recommend it.

As someone who has spent 650+hrs of life playing the game, my biggest con is that there isn't more content.

The cars are beautifully rendered and actually photo realistic. The attention to details is unmatched. The tracks are accurate and even scenary, weather, wind and lighting is true to real life. The cars handle spectacularly well and while there is a learning curve, it's intuitive and you get used to it really quick.

There are a lot of cars and tracks in the game and you honestly don't have to grind much to get the majority of them. The campaign and other activities directly reward you with a lot of cars. The vast majority of the rest can be easily purchase with minimal grind. The only grind cars are those from the legends dealership and even then the real grindy ones are the minority. The legend cars are not the best cars in the game either. The mxts are minimal as well and never in your face. You can get everything in the game with in-game credits. There is nothing locked behind a paywall.

The game is about cars and they are the center focus, even more so than most car games.

Honestly, it is my favourite game this gen, even with its cons( the game really needs more events, especially endurance races on more tracks).

Have you played it via VR? I have heard from many that its crazy immersive in VR.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Nice thread OP, I was about to make one myself asking the same things

Not the biggest racing game fan, last ones were TDU (loved it) PGR 3 and 4, Burnout paradise (not really a racer) and Midnight club 3 all on the X360.
Circuit based racers kind of bore me since the merry go round doesn't excite me anymore, thing is, I've heard so many good things about the latest GT that i would like to try it, problem is, I don't know how much enjoyable it is playing it with joypad but, I sure as hell ain't dropping $250 minimum for a racing wheel, in fact, I think that this game is meant to be played using a racing wheel AND PSVR...

Basically, I'd like to ask how enjoyable it is playing it in 2D with just the base controller.

Also : does this retain the chill, jazz cafe' aesthetic of the GTs of yore ? I'd like a chill game with jazzy music and the old school menus like it used to be in previous games.

Thanks

PS: The thing I really dislike about the game judging from videos I've seen online is that in third person view, the car looks completely cemented/centered to the middle of the road, basically, it looks like the car remains stationary and it's the road that's actually turning/moving, very off putting to say the least.

When I shifted I was without my wheel for months. Used a regular dual sense and honestly the game was still immense fun. You can also be really quick using just the dualsense.

VR is great but regular 2D is still good.

It is still a chill game with jazz music. Besides a few races, license tests and circuit experiences, most of the game is pretty easy( as long as you don't set it to hard). You can easily spend hundreds of hours just admiring the graphics and having a chill drive.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

When I shifted I was without my wheel for months. Used a regular dual sense and honestly the game was still immense fun. You can also be really quick using just the dualsense.

VR is great but regular 2D is still good.

It is still a chill game with jazz music. Besides a few races, license tests and circuit experiences, most of the game is pretty easy( as long as you don't set it to hard). You can easily spend hundreds of hours just admiring the graphics and having a chill drive.

Thanks man, appreciate it.
OK, sounds nice, I will give my first grand Turismo a go on the 6th and if I like it I'll get the full game.

Cheers

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Have you played it via VR? I have heard from many that its crazy immersive in VR.

I have. It's great but i tend to avoid. The graphics are so good that I end up admiring them more than paying attention to where I am going and go to a early trip to Barry R.

VR feels flipping realistic and honestly the best way to admire the attention to details paid to the car interiors. If you have a psvr2, you absolutely need to buy the game. If you don't, you can still enjoy but obviously won't have the immersion you get in VR

 

[Shake Your Rump]

IMHO, GT7 ruined the single player aspect. Every race is you in 12th place, racing essentially an obstacle course of elderly drivers until you reach the front three drivers.

The "campaign" is an insult. "Hey the next challenge is to race in a Japanese car, oh wow here is a free Japanese car, what luck". They throw cars at you like candy. So many cars. Too many cars. It's just churning through whatever free cars they give you, breezing through the awful cafe menu until it abruptly ends.

Lose internet access? I hope you enjoy the music races, because that is virtually all you get. The game is absolutely neutered without a connection to the server.

The awesome learning curve of GT Sport has been changed. I learned how to race with GT Sport. I felt like I was actually driving a race car (using a wheel and cockpit). So much so that when I was driving in real life, I instinctively found myself using racing techniques like driving lines and braking into corners. GT7 just trains you to do what the HUD tells you.

I am not going to talk about the dreadful wheel spins and "winning" upgrade parts for cars you will never drive. Embarrassing.

I went back and played GT3 and GT4 (for the first time) after being disappointed with GT7. Those games make a mockery of GT7.

This year, I played Forza for the first time. It's actually fun. The first goddamn Forza on Xbox 360 is superior to GT7 in fun. Do yourself and favour and grab Forza 4 on clearance right now and enjoy a fun racing game with good progression.

 

[ShakenG]

In terms of handling, if a nerd pc sim is 100 and something like Mario kart is a 0, then GT is like 80-90.

Id say this is a pretty accurate assessment.

 

[Unknown?]

IMHO, GT7 ruined the single player aspect. Every race is you in 12th place, racing essentially an obstacle course of elderly drivers until you reach the front three drivers.

The "campaign" is an insult. "Hey the next challenge is to race in a Japanese car, oh wow here is a free Japanese car, what luck". They throw cars at you like candy. So many cars. Too many cars. It's just churning through whatever free cars they give you, breezing through the awful cafe menu until it abruptly ends.

Lose internet access? I hope you enjoy the music races, because that is virtually all you get. The game is absolutely neutered without a connection to the server.

The awesome learning curve of GT Sport has been changed. I learned how to race with GT Sport. I felt like I was actually driving a race car (using a wheel and cockpit). So much so that when I was driving in real life, I instinctively found myself using racing techniques like driving lines and braking into corners. GT7 just trains you to do what the HUD tells you.

I am not going to talk about the dreadful wheel spins and "winning" upgrade parts for cars you will never drive. Embarrassing.

I went back and played GT3 and GT4 (for the first time) after being disappointed with GT7. Those games make a mockery of GT7.

This year, I played Forza for the first time. It's actually fun. The first goddamn Forza on Xbox 360 is superior to GT7 in fun. Do yourself and favour and grab Forza 4 on clearance right now and enjoy a fun racing game with good progression.

Hard disagree about the fun but do agree about giving out cars like candy. But then you have people complaining it's too hard to get cars. :/

 

[MDSLKTR]

The one thing I don't like about GT7 is that it's almost too good
The pro patch made it go supernova.

PS: The thing I really dislike about the game judging from videos I've seen online is that in third person view, the car looks completely cemented/centered to the middle of the road, basically, it looks like the car remains stationary and it's the road that's actually turning/moving, very off putting to say the least.

It's by default but you can change it easily in the options.

 

[Aces High]

I want to know how the cars maneuver - does it play like Assetto Corsa Competizione which is on PS Plus Extra? Or do they handle in a more fun way like GTA V? Will I keep driving into barriers unless I slow down considerably at every turn?

Also, how long does it take to grind enough currency to get the nicer cars? On a scale of 1-10 how tedious is it to get past the starting options for cars?

A friend of mine is a GT3 racecar driver. He raced against Gran Turismo producer Kaz Yamauchi several times at 24h of Nürburgring.

He says Gran Turismo is not a sim, because the feedback you get for your simracing hardware (buttkicker, pedals, etc) is not detailed enough. So he sticks to Assetto Corsa Competizione, which is, in his opinion, the gold standard for sim racing right now.

But:

- He doesn't "play" for entertainment. He uses the sim to learn new tracks or stay fast on old tracks.
- He has a sim racing rig that costs several thousand Dollars.

I asked him what if I just want to have fun and just have a random Logitech wheel?

His answer: "In that case, Gran Turismo is pretty darn good."

 

[Melfice7]

Have you ever played ANY GT? because going by your questions it sounds like its not for you

 

[Dacvak]

This seems like as good a place as any to ask this:

Anyone have a PSVR2 they don’t really want anymore? I want to play GT7, but I refuse to do so without VR. But I also don’t want to buy a PSVR2 just for that lol.

 

[PixelatedBeast]

It wont take long for you to unlock any fast cars. You can race fast cars pretty early as challenges that will reward you with a car. You'll also earn currency to buy upgrades for your cars to make them faster.

 

[Markio128]

You’ll only really need to grind for some of the legendary cars due to their mega prices, but generally speaking, Lambo’s, McLaren’s and Ferrari’s etc., are not too expensive and it shouldn’t take too long to pick a few of them up. You can even find some of them in the 2nd hand dealership.

 

[Calverz]

Its a great game that airs more towards simulation so slowing down every corner as you put it. The start isn't boring apart from having to click through the cafe stuff. The end game is more boring and grindy. I'd happily pay £100 for the game. And was the primary reason I rebought the PS5 as I missed playing it and Forza wasn't good.

 

[nnytk]

IMHO, GT7 ruined the single player aspect. Every race is you in 12th place, racing essentially an obstacle course of elderly drivers until you reach the front three drivers.

The "campaign" is an insult. "Hey the next challenge is to race in a Japanese car, oh wow here is a free Japanese car, what luck". They throw cars at you like candy. So many cars. Too many cars. It's just churning through whatever free cars they give you, breezing through the awful cafe menu until it abruptly ends.

Lose internet access? I hope you enjoy the music races, because that is virtually all you get. The game is absolutely neutered without a connection to the server.

The awesome learning curve of GT Sport has been changed. I learned how to race with GT Sport. I felt like I was actually driving a race car (using a wheel and cockpit). So much so that when I was driving in real life, I instinctively found myself using racing techniques like driving lines and braking into corners. GT7 just trains you to do what the HUD tells you.

I am not going to talk about the dreadful wheel spins and "winning" upgrade parts for cars you will never drive. Embarrassing.

I went back and played GT3 and GT4 (for the first time) after being disappointed with GT7. Those games make a mockery of GT7.

This year, I played Forza for the first time. It's actually fun. The first goddamn Forza on Xbox 360 is superior to GT7 in fun. Do yourself and favour and grab Forza 4 on clearance right now and enjoy a fun racing game with good progression.

Your take seems a tad harsh but I'm thankful that you just prevented me from impulse buying GT7. I just want another Burnout game or NFS:U tbh.

 

[delirium trigger]

It's a racing sim. You have to actually slow down at the hairpin and not just bump the guy in front of you off.

 

[Drake]

I've played too many arcade type racing games growing up. I do not have the patience for GT. I've tried it and it is not for me. I have a ton of respect for people who are good at the game though. It is not easy at all.

 

[Markio128]

The one aspect of GT that has allowed me to become fairly competent on the majority of tracks is the gear indicator that lets you know which gear to be in for each corner (though sometimes you can be in a higher gear once you become more accustomed to a track). The gear indicator flashes when you are heading towards a corner too hot, and it’s a genius learning tool. I’ve gotten to the point where I very rarely need it, but in the heat of a race, the flashing gear indicator can save my arse.

I hate having racing lines on the track, so this is the best assist I have seen in any racing game that I have ever played.

I’m not sure if PD have patented the gear indicator assist, but I haven’t seen another racing game use it.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

It's a racing sim. You have to actually slow down at the hairpin and not just bump the guy in front of you off.

Tell that to all the idiots playing online.

 

[XXL]

You want help?!?

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

Tell that to all the idiots playing online.

Is it largely a multiplayer game? How long does the singleplayer content last?

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Is it largely a multiplayer game? How long does the singleplayer content last?

You can easily never touch the online. I have like 200 hours in the game and probably only 25 of those are online.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

The one aspect of GT that has allowed me to become fairly competent on the majority of tracks is the gear indicator that lets you know which gear to be in for each corner (though sometimes you can be in a higher gear once you become more accustomed to a track). The gear indicator flashes when you are heading towards a corner too hot, and it’s a genius learning tool. I’ve gotten to the point where I very rarely need it, but in the heat of a race, the flashing gear indicator can save my arse.

I hate having racing lines on the track, so this is the best assist I have seen in any racing game that I have ever played.

I’m not sure if PD have patented the gear indicator assist, but I haven’t seen another racing game use it.

Yeah the gear indicator is good but honestly gt sport had something even better.

In gt sport, most corners had comes before them. The comes served as indicator and reference brake points. They were not the ideal braking points but they were close. You could learn each track so much quicker due to them. Also since they were dynamic props, you actually had to pay attention to your driving so that you don't knock them over. Additionally because they were comes, they felt like a natural part of the track and never felt in your face. Don't remember a track and when to brake? Just look for orange comes. It felt so natural and so good, I am still pissed that PD didn't carry that to gt7.

Best accessibility feature in a racing game period, imo.

 

[Synastry]

I want to know how the cars maneuver - does it play like Assetto Corsa Competizione which is on PS Plus Extra? Or do they handle in a more fun way like GTA V? Will I keep driving into barriers unless I slow down considerably at every turn?

Also, how long does it take to grind enough currency to get the nicer cars? On a scale of 1-10 how tedious is it to get past the starting options for cars?

As someone with over 4000 hours in GT7.

When you start off you'll get handed alot of cars from completing Menu books.

You also have the CE from each track you open and getting gold on each track can bring you Millions of credits.

Credits grinding is not really a problem unless your trying to own every car which now includes 8 20M credits cars.

My advice play within your credits and you'll be fine.

Also there are alot of ways you can earn credits.

CE
Online TT
4 Big races
Car Selling
Weekly Challenges.

Anyway if you need advice don't be afraid to ask me.

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

I really enjoyed Baby's First Gran Turismo, so I bought the full game, gonna play it this weekend, thanks, bros!