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Gran Turismo 5

Re: Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)

I used a wheel for this game but it wasn't connected but at the time I didn't realise and I couldn't get my car to go
 
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Spunk_of_MJ said:
i'm in at number 11 on the golf gti '06 on the london track - all assists off and manual gears! :)
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I'll have to pick that car up and have a go.

So much fun round that track as you say with the gears and assists off - what wheel you got?

Coopz, you should try! Theres other good racing games too, so the wheel will get its moneys worth!
 
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My current car is still the Ford Focus, which I bought at the beginning. I've only played the game twice and my enthusiasm has already evaporated.

Is it true that the tuning mode is unlockable? If true, that's a sad reflection on a so-called "simulation". It also suggests you can race perfectly well without tuning as you don't have access to it from the outset, and unlocking it ast a much later stage in the game means you'll just have the chance to be even faster making the game easier. Surely you want the game to get harder.
 
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winston said:
My current car is still the Ford Focus, which I bought at the beginning. I've only played the game twice and my enthusiasm has already evaporated.

Is it true that the tuning mode is unlockable? If true, that's a sad reflection on a so-called "simulation". It also suggests you can race perfectly well without tuning as you don't have access to it from the outset, and unlocking it ast a much later stage in the game means you'll just have the chance to be even faster making the game easier. Surely you want the game to get harder.
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Winston isnt that a problem Gramn Turismo has always had. You can make your car super fast but the CPU does not improve there speed so the races become pointless and way too easy.
 
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kobashi said:
Winston isnt that a prolem Gramn Turismo has always had. You can make your car super fast but the CPU does not improve there speed so the races become pointless and way too easy.
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Which is why one of the best things to add to the game is online - whilst the races are still a bit shakey at the moment, I am loving the time trial side. The way it tells you within a couple of seconds where you currently rank for your last lap is brilliant - it gives you a real incentive to try harder the next lap.

This will always keep me entertained no matter how bad the AI gets - plus the great idea to have a board for each car and driving mode means it doesnt matter that all the top times will be filled by the best cars!
 
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Vehicle deformation could arrive as soon as Autumn says Yamauchi :DANCE::DANCE:

It may have taken more than a little time for Polyphony to warm to the idea, but Gran Turismo head Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed that the series is finally going to be implementing damage, saying it could be included as a downloadable feature for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue as early as this Autumn.

In an interview with IGN earlier today, Yamauchi said that, "maybe by Fall we'll be able to implement it," before confirming that it would feature as a download for Prologue, which launched in the UK and across Europe last week. Gran Turismo has long been famed for its refusal to include any vehicle deformation, despite heightening demands from its fan-base, and any inclusion of the feature would be a massive boon for the series.

We'll have the full interview tomorrow, including Yamauchi's verdict on working on a Formula 1 title in the future, so check back for further details.
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http://feeds.ign.com/~r/ignfeeds/ps3/~3/263297648/864142p1.html
 
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Are all races started with a rolling start? Hate that- it's unfair and boring. Reckon it's to minimise any slow-down etc with so many cars potentially colliding at once.
 
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neil said:
Are all races started with a rolling start? Hate that- it's unfair and boring. Reckon it's to minimise any slow-down etc with so many cars potentially colliding at once.
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Also, are starting positions always pre-determined? ie. no qualifying? Truly bad.

Will the damage download be free? Will it include tyre degradation? Will it include engine and other performance hindering damage, even terminal damage? Or just cosmetic dunts on the bodywork? They've got a lot to think about if they want to implement a worthwhile damage model.
 
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Who knows they said they are going for authentic damage and dont want to do half assed damage.

Anyway im little concerned all races are rolling starts (no qualifying either) i would prefer option to have grid starts aswell.

Edit: Im pretty sure damage going to be free can you imagine outrage charging for damage. ?
 
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You cant have anymore then 2 million credits ahhhh. :eek: :(

Thought you would be able to have more balls now i need to buy last few cars in S Class to finish races as can only buy F1 car after this. :(
 
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winston said:
Also, are starting positions always pre-determined? ie. no qualifying? Truly bad.

Will the damage download be free? Will it include tyre degradation? Will it include engine and other performance hindering damage, even terminal damage? Or just cosmetic dunts on the bodywork? They've got a lot to think about if they want to implement a worthwhile damage model.
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"damage download"?? Will believe that when I see it!
 
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Finally got the F1 car wait until you get this beauty the thing glues to the road its amazing.

Really look forward to your experience with it Pboreham with your wheel going to be amazing experience im pretty sure.

I went to arcade race high speed ring set AI on top (well 100 as 101 makes all F1 cars) and lapped them the thing glues to the ground its insane was taking the oval flat out aswell.

Shame you cant enter it into S Class races though because of performance points well all i got left now to do is buy a few more cars and perfect times try and get some golds. :))
 
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neil said:
Are all races started with a rolling start? Hate that- it's unfair and boring. Reckon it's to minimise any slow-down etc with so many cars potentially colliding at once.
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I always think of this theme music when i start a race with a rolling start especially on the oval track

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWcqEcnNTtk
 
Re: Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)

pboreham said:
I'll have to pick that car up and have a go.

So much fun round that track as you say with the gears and assists off - what wheel you got?
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still using the pad, unfortunately...

i'll be picking a wheel upu as soon as they come back in stock.
 
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http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=130180

Eurogamer: When you look at the games which have come out since GT4 - with Forza Motorsport probably being the most notable - do you see things that you'd like to do, things that have moved the genre forward? Or do you develop Gran Turismo in a vacuum, ignoring the competition?

Kazunori Yamauchi: The latter is actually exactly fitting, I think. We don't reference any other games when we're making Gran Turismo - it's purely based on what we want to achieve as a game.

Actually, I have difficulty playing other games for over five minutes. A lot of the low-level quality just stands out so much in other games that I can't stand them!

Arrogant or what? no wonder the A.I. and physics are still fcuked up!
 
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Got to say, I'm in two minds about the game as a whole. Sometimes I'll play it and think, it took a lot of skill to win that race and it felt a lot harder than in e.g. Forza. That's a satisfying feeling. But most of the time I'm thinking, "surely it can't be like this to drive a real car, to be pulling so hard you're nearly pulling the stick out of the pad, and the car just isn't responding?"

(And before someone comes along and says "you need a wheel", fine, but stick a sticker on the front of the box saying "NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH A GAMEPAD" and save me £20 then, because I'm never going to buy a steering wheel for one game, I'm not rolling in money and I'm imagining 99% of the people who buy this game aren't either.)

I really am in two minds, I'm not a driver so I don't know if it's a "simulation" (although I've had a year's worth of lessons so I should know in some sense if it feels realistic or not). But at the end of the day, for me personally, it's just not fun trying to get the damn cars to turn. That makes it more rewarding when you win but not in a good way, in an "in your face you stupid fucking game" way - like with the last few Pro Evos.

But I'm keeping at it so it must have something going for it.
 
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Biggest waste of money I have ever spent.

The game is exactly the same as the PS1 versions in game play.
 
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Jack Bauer said:
Got to say, I'm in two minds about the game as a whole. Sometimes I'll play it and think, it took a lot of skill to win that race and it felt a lot harder than in e.g. Forza. That's a satisfying feeling. But most of the time I'm thinking, "surely it can't be like this to drive a real car, to be pulling so hard you're nearly pulling the stick out of the pad, and the car just isn't responding?"

(And before someone comes along and says "you need a wheel", fine, but stick a sticker on the front of the box saying "NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH A GAMEPAD" and save me £20 then, because I'm never going to buy a steering wheel for one game, I'm not rolling in money and I'm imagining 99% of the people who buy this game aren't either.)

I really am in two minds, I'm not a driver so I don't know if it's a "simulation" (although I've had a year's worth of lessons so I should know in some sense if it feels realistic or not). But at the end of the day, for me personally, it's just not fun trying to get the damn cars to turn. That makes it more rewarding when you win but not in a good way, in an "in your face you stupid fucking game" way - like with the last few Pro Evos.

But I'm keeping at it so it must have something going for it.
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Are you playing with the suggested line on? I sounds like you are still outbraking yourself - gotta slow the cars down to make them turn. In a more arcadey game, you can just throw the cars around.

I know I'm one of those 'filthy rich wheel people' ;) but this is the closest to real driving I've ever come across, its just so accurate. Not just me saying it, some pretty hardcore sim fans are saying the physics in this are on a par with some of the best PC simulations.

Maybe you are right that it is built with the wheel in mind (and considering they have licensed their own wheel for the game, that would make coy sense), guess if you cannot get used to the pad though, then its best to avoid it or accept it for what it is.

Its like playing football with a brick - the prinicples of the game are the same, but its not as much fun!
 
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Has anyone here managed to get a gold on the Class C 3rd and 8th races (the Cappucino race and the overtake-all-cars-in-one-lap race)? If so, tell me how please.

They are driving me absolutely crazy. I can't even get silver on the 3rd one, and I'm always half a second behind on the 8th one, even if I follow the driving line and do a "perfect race".

I don't mind a game being hard but when you play the same two races for nearly two hours because you want to get gold for everything, like I just have, and you follow the driving line to perfection only to finish in THIRD PLACE... Then what the hell are you supposed to do? Fly?

(First person to say "buy a steering wheel" enters into a contract wherein they must donate £200 to myself which will be used for purchasing a PS3-compatible wheel and the change returned to them after the purchase)
 
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I can get gold on the overtake, only silver on the Cappucino one though, and nowhere near the time I need.
 
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are you using automatic gears?

Other than manual gears i cant think of anything - and switching to the wheel which would be BS if thats the only way to get gold
 
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Ah, perhaps it's the gears. I'm bloody useless with manual gears but I'll have to give it a shot, or at least just with the overtake race (seeing as it only takes one minute to finish).
 
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