| starcraft said: I don't understand what the big deal is? It's still being called the second best simulator of the generation. People shouldn't be attacking it, and others shouldn't be getting defensive about it. Play it and enjoy it. |
1. Who's been saying that? Even sites like IGN that have feel the game has more than a few flaws still say it's a top of the line simulator:
"A 10/10 simulator wrapped up in a 5/10 game – it's driving is as exhilarating as anything that's gone before, and its slavish obsession with the minutiae of many of its cars ensure it's an encyclopaedia of automotive delights."
Their overall score was an 8.5, below the current Metacritic average. I can think of only one site that has specifically said there are other, better games on the market, and "a cross-section of reviews and opinions as aggregated by Metacritic" that is not. And even then, we do not know if they're comparing such games as racing simulators, or simply as racing games.
The consensus I've seen is that GT5 is a top of the line simulator, but falters in its quality as a game. Joystiq, who gave the game an 80, express this rather well:
"If you're one of those car nuts I mentioned earlier, here's your game. Have fun, we'll see you in a year when you finally leave the house. If you're not in that group -- you like, even love racing games, but care less about tuning and more about the thrill of the race -- GT5 is like walking in on a group of physicists discussing string theory and asking who wants to go toss around a ball for a bit. You're looking to have fun; they're only interested in studying the math behind how it bounces."
2. How does the underlined statement even relate to this thread? You can say people shouldn't worry about reviews all you want, and that is something I'd agree with, but a statement like that brings up a comparison to other games that have little bearing on this thread. It is off topic, as these other games had not really been mentioned in this thread prior to your post, nor had they been mentioned in most reviews.
And honestly, your post was pretty transparent. You just wanted a reason to call GT5 second best, and your attempt to mask it behind "but you shouldn't care what people think anyway!" was pretty weak.
