"This is waiting," said a mischievous PlayStation 3, which was losing streak to the frequency of high-profile issue of the continuation of Sony's well-known hits. Such as the Gran Turismo series. Several years of waiting, hundreds of jokes in the direction of the game, the average of the PSP ... or persistence was rewarded, finally? Well, yes and no.
I am not writing this review from the perspective of racing fanatic Sims (which somehow I am, yes I know, strange thing.) I am writing it from the position of a player who was waiting for this game for years, who expected the best Racer of this generation, who also could not understand the idea of the Gran Turismo series. Cardboard physics, unusual tempo game and the same race, the immensity of the world and the whole phenomenon of one of the most popular series in the history of video games.
Let's start with the obvious - it's still Gran Turismo. Pseudo-driving simulator, a huge racing sim racing game behemoth. Not ultra-dynamic Burnout, not very diverse (and uneven) Need for Speed series, Mario Karts entertainment, skillowy WipEout even similar, but different Forza Motorsports. It's Gran Turismo, which got rid of some of its drawbacks, however, has changed the climate, the approach to the game, rules, or the very idea - the idea, which beats the great love of the automobile.
Gran Turismo 5 offers more than enough for an average player - more than a thousand cars, more than seventy routes, hundreds of tournaments, options, and several modifications of the modes are just the tip of the iceberg whole. We finally got the car set, very good online and tonne additives. Traditionally the main division is the Arcade mode and Campaign mode in Gran Turismo. But simply describe each element of the game would take a good ten pages. So the truth is that fans of the series can now go to the shops. Should they go all the fans racerów? Depends.
Gran Turismo 5 does not shock socket, as in his time did its predecessor. Unfortunately, some graphics fail - because the game actually runs and looks very similar to Gran Turismo 4 ... It sounds maybe like blasphemy, but it is very pretty, though not a revolutionary game graphically. Not pleased I liked the extremely rich soundtrack, which, however, you can replace with your own songs. In other flaws - surprised some solutions, such as leveling, or exploring some options with time.
Quite a setback are those heavily advertised vehicle injuries, which generally do not feel and are very hard to see. They do not change substantially the race and it seems to me that they were simply put ... because of criticism that fell on the series for the lack of this element. Unfortunately, the game suffers from a typical series of "slow start". In other words - once again, the game gets started in earnest it can get bored with many players. Slow to acquire a license, the slow gathering of decent cars, problems with a feeling of speed. Problems also makes matchmaking, but rather as any, its absence. But it is true that some of these things will surely solve the updates.
It was a bad, now with a good - a successful sequel. Huge impressive number of different events: it is not just a "normal race," and off-road. It is also go-karts, NASCAR, or the test track of Top Gear, finally putting an unusual custom cars. Diversity is a key advantage of the new Gran Turismo - edit routes, changing weather conditions, hundreds of tournaments, tons of upgrades, GTTV, some forming their own team, collecting photo ... Tony, Tony, tons of fun! For this finally happen rollover, aggressive AI enemies (it is worth noting that the time is getting harder and przeciwnicyzdają to learn), trophies or optional mini-player modes.
In the new work Polyphony should be played well on the steering wheel - pad does not fully reflect the system of justice, a very good ride. Still a little kartonowemu, but with better physics than their predecessors - but do not be mad and do not ever believe that Gran Turismo (or the Sega GT or Forza) is a hardcore, true, one hundred percent perfect simulators - because it's not true. These series always balansowały between a real and challenging arcade-simulation, in which there is nothing wrong with that. Wrong is wrong, however, create them on something you are not.
While the ride is pleasant. As a fan of Crash Team Racing and OutRun series will not say that they are so relaxed as in those games, but incredibly nice. NASCAR is completely different fight than the Go-Kart. Totally different fights in different classes of vehicles. A completely different tactic adopted in the singles than online. It's a game of many faces - and really I'm not sure whether all of them found out.
On the multiplicity of the face may also fall more than one player - he is a racer who does not combine the best features of Test Drive, Need For Speed Trackmanii, Ferrari F355 Challenge, Crazy Taxi, Mario Karts, as some would like to see him and others on such create. This is an excellent, interesting game that goes his way. From the intro, climate, modes of driving model, the whole style of play. Without a chase with police, half-naked chicks and open Megacities. For clarity, I mean.
The fifth main part of a series of incredibly addictive. Still limping, balance games and still feel that part of the solution comes straight from PSXa times, but this game is just ... addictive. In my opinion, among many megahitów, which sometimes turn out to be empty gierkami at once GT5 comes out unscathed, as the game for many years. As the game has huge potential, addictive, attracting the console, well perfecting the formula, but not revolutionary. As a game that was too long developingu, but delivers everything we loved so far in the GT. As an unusual game, though diverse, sophisticated, but sometimes a little inconsistent.
Gran Turismo 5 is a brilliant game nadpsuta by some really strange solutions. So ... I can not leave its explicit evaluation. That which flourishes under the text is a net - among many expected, many of which had not been met, what we got and the quality of the game as a sequel. This game is too complex and diverse, I can fairly evaluate it. This game is not for everyone - any more than ANY thing in the world. But - this game worth the money if you love it as it is. Not perfect, rich and unique.
