GranTurismo 5 really as bad as reviews say?

worth a pick up?

Well most of the reviews I've read were between 9 and 7 so I'm sure what you've been reading, but yeah it's a good simulation racer so if that is what you're looking for, check it out.MethodManFTW

It's ok, not spectacular. If that is what you want most out of it, I would recommend DiRT 3.MethodManFTW

GT5 is a great game I love it. If you have DiRT 3 but not DiRT 2 though. I liked the 2nd one a lot more, that is also worth it.

It's awesome and it still has amazing full HD graphics.

GT5 is a great game I love it. If you have DiRT 3 but not DiRT 2 though. I liked the 2nd one a lot more, that is also worth it.

Masenkoe

i think the problem was it took so long for it to come out that alot of other driving games had come out in half the time and looked just as good, yes the car models look amazing just like the rest of gt's, but the damage system wasn't implemented into lots of the lower cars.

for me gt5 is alot of doing things over and over to get more money to upgrade/buy new cars, if your just after a good rally game as it seem's i wouldn't suggest gt5 unless your willing to put in lots of time and effort to learn the game and work up the money.

You can start off with a Premium car, I started with the 97 Civic. Nice car tbh.

Also, as far as Dirt 2 is concerned... The campaign I felt was better than 3,

the menus were better.

No focus on DLC and locked cars,

no gymkhana,

No "Hey hombre! Sick race breh! Upload dat on YouTube!" (Which I admit is a decent feature but the advertise it so much)

Dirt 3 was like a giant in game ad to buy more stuff, Dirt 2 was plain and simple just a great game. I actually need to buy it, I've only rented it.

If you played the other ones and liked them you will also love Dirt 2 and it can be had pretty cheap.

also the driving feels so good in GT5 it actually made me buy a wheel and it made the game 20x better. Games like F1 2010 and Dirt 3 are not even close to comparing, F1 feels like driving an ice cube across a tile floor, and Dirt 3 is only a little better.

GT5 is amazing. The reviewers gave it a low score because it did not have alot of content at launch, but look at it now with all those updates and DLC's it's filled to the brim with content.

when i picked it up for 78 here in Australia it was the dumbest move i made worst game ever i love my ps3 but if you have a xbox go for Forza or go for Dirt 3 like methodman said and its on both platforms terrific game hardyz200

Get lost, SW is over there.

Got Collectors edition for $120 AUD and WOW.

It's certainly worth picking up in the bargain bin. You can have a week or two worth of fun with it. Especially now that there's 18 months worth of seasonal events that have accumulated, which are a hell of a lot more fun than the actual career mode.

But once you scratch beneath the surface, well...beauty is only skin deep. Polyphony Digital basically spent ALL their time working on the game's graphics, and in every other area, it's a full generation behind most other racing games on the market. Its 84/100 Metacritic rating is pretty much correct I suppose. They spent 5 years making a game with about the same rating as Shift 2, which spent 18 months in development, and a substantially lower rating than the Forza games, which come out every 2 years.

And this comes from somebody who's at level 40 A-spec and B-spec, 98% game completion, etc. I'd rate it as the second worst racing game I've played this gen, with only a budget title (Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli) managing to edge it out for the bottom spot.

It's a great game. It's not perfect and a disappointing when you look at the time it took them to release it(it could and should have been better) but still a great game nonetheless and I still play it every now and then.

There is plenty to do and there are loads of cars(though you'll probably not use most of them) but don't get your hopes to high for the dirt races, they're more like a little side thing so don't expect a huge campaign or something(but it's still cool).

If you like cars and racing I'd say get this game, it's well worth it imo(I paid 80 euro for it and don't regret it). If you're really unsure just go to youtube and watch some gameplay or reviews that usually helps.

Def worth a pick up. I ve logged 42 hours and counting. Its my favorite sim racer. Theres over 1000 cars and there is plenty of fun stuff to do. Definitely a challenging realistic racer.

worth a pick up?

idill23

The most important reason to get the XL edition isn't for DLC, it's because you're gonna save like 10 hours of waiting for updates to download that were added to the Xl edition.

It never looked any good to me before release, and when I brother picked it up and started playing it I was shocked at how awful it looked and played. Very poor racing game.

It plays ok, but the thing that irritates me the most are the graphics. The lighting doesn't look really dynamic, everything looks flat and bland. Also the environments aren't really detailed. The cars look stunning though.

It never looked any good to me before release, and when I brother picked it up and started playing it I was shocked at how awful it looked and played. Very poor racing game.

Venom_Raptor

Thats cos you dont know how to race.