An Incredible racing game that keeps delivering , months after the initial release.
GT5 is overshadowed by graphical inconsisties and lack of events, even with these problems the racing
just stands out as unbeateable. The Online portion is well executed and is still going strong to this day.
PD Keeps adding more events and updates that ensures that the game will not die soon even though it released a year ago.
First of all GT5 follows the same formula of the other GT games. You buy, collect and race cars in specific events like,
FR Events which need a a FR Car. Their is nothing to get confused here its your simple GT formula. That's one of the things
i liked about GT5 unlike GTPSP it dosen't change the forumula completly and make it boring it still has that " I can't wait till i drive that Prius"
The Annoying thing about it is the presentation. When you boot for the first time you will get assaulted by updates and jerky menu design. Every important
thing that you need to do in GT5 are hidden in this labyrinth of menus. In The Main Menu you will find GT Mode , Arcade mode ,Course Maker and Gran Turismo TV.
Now the course maker is not something very important in the game because it does not really count as a mode, so why put it right their
on the main menu were everybody can see that it is not as important as GT Mode. Speaking of GT Mode this is the pinncacle of GT5.
You Start off with 20,000 Cr and some cheap Honda's and Mazda's are availble to buy first which is a good deal. The A-Spec Events are catageorized into 5 Classes.
These are your Standard GT5 events the begginer levels which involves 3 races with 2 laps and a poor amount of exp and money. The Problem with these A-Spec events is that their is few of them
and the prize cars that you get from their are not what you call "YEAH I FINNALY GOT THAT CAR" rather " OH THATS OK". In the other GT
Games Prize cars used to be like a real treat you would be dying to know what car you got. Same thing with the B-spec events. Before i touch on the events i need to talk about
the actual B-Spec. So you create a driver , give him a name and and outfit and youre off. The B-spec events are structred like the A-spec ones so their is no confusion their.
When racing a b-spec you can leave him alone or try to calm him down or tell him to become more aggresive. This will probably get a little boring so people usually give their bob(b-spec driver)
a very good car and leave him alone to complete the events. Now let's move on to the Special Events.
Each of these events cover a specific racing class. Their is karting, rallying , nascar and some other. These are all pretty fun but the problem their is'nt much. You will probably bronze them
in two hours. When you complete specific events helmets , outfits or horns are unlock. Helmets and outfits are a really cool addition. Their is a huge variety of helmets and outfits to wear and trade.
Moving on to the dealerships. Their are two main dealerships in the game, the Dealership (yes..) and the used car dealership. the normal dealership contains 300 premuim cars while
the used car dealership contains the other 800 cars. The normal dealership is very simple. You choose your brand , car , color than buy it. On the other hand the UCD refreshes every day in-game
and introduces more cars every day. That means their are common cars like a Mazda MX5 that would be pretty easy to stumble upon unlike a Mclearn F1 GTR which is a very rare car. In which case you will have
a hard time finding it. Their is another annoying thing. When you buy one of the used cars that have a milometer which calcuates how many miles the car has done. If the car has done many miles
it will need a overhaul so that it can smoothly. And the final annoying thing is they are all standard. These standard cars don't look as stunning , lets face it some standard cars
look terrible while other look pretty good. It's these graphical inconsitiens that GT5 is failing at. The licence tests return , only this time you don't need to beat every one of them
to take part in certain races like past GT's did, now you can just beat them at your on leisure. This is a very well made feature in the game now that they are much less frustating then before.
GT Auto also returns bringing more in the customization scene. You can oil change , paintjobs rims and repairs. These overhauls are very important, for example. You just bought a Ferrari 458. You used it alot
so you need to overhaul the engine so that the engine gets back its HP that it lost while racing. And if you crash alot you have to buy the ridgity repair which repairs your body/chassis so that you have your handling
back. These imply a tad bit more realism in GT5 but they also get annoying. Now the tune shop is great. You have lots of upgrades for your car like engine tuning, lightweight reductions and more. These open up the gates
for ton of car modders which can alter the car and make it worth it's value.
Their are somethings that PD added over time like Seasonal events , Online Car Dealerships , Performance Points and some minor updates. The seasonal events are an incredible addition.
Lots of gamers were sad that GT5 did'nt have much events. Seasonal Events bring more events to the table almost weekly which incredible , their is a wide range of events to choose now and the prize payout is much better than before.
Seasonal Events also contain Drif and time trial events. These events are another good way to get money and test your skills. Now moving on to the OCD. The Online Car Dealership contains of rare cars that most people would be searching for
like a lancia stratos etc but the great thing is that they dont have any mileage which is great for a standard car. But one problem is that if a very rare car appears everybofy will get it and it won't be that rare anymore.
Lots of cars will lose their rarity. Recently they have also added a new Spec 2.0 Update. This update makes standard cars have generic interiors, introduces new nascars and a new GT-R ,Tuning Sheets, improved loading speeds and much more.
Now lets move on to the meat of the game. The Racing.
As i said before all the cars feel incredible and they are very fun to drive on any track. The handling of the cars is very realistic. A LFA will grip and grip while an F1 Car with No TCS Will just spin around. You get the
sense of speed that you are traveling at 200Mph and thats awesome. When you are racing a gaining lots of speed you wont wowed with Motion blurs and such to increase the experience like other racing games do, but thats the great
thing about that it is raw racing. It Really cant be described in text how solid the driving is. Their is one problem the crashes. This has always been on of the series's letdowns and it still is. If you crash into a wall you wont
get bumpers flying , tires flying no you will just get a little dent on the bumper. How hard can it be for PD to make a good crash system like other games. But thats my major gripe with the racing. But to really enjoy the racing you need a good racing wheel
, which cost a lot of money. The Experience with a good Wheel And Playseat would be incredible but it's not something anyone can buy.
If You really love cars you will buy this game just to collect and race. A serious petrolhead won't really be annoyed with the lack of events and graphical problems. This is the game for the True PetrolHead.