Why was Gran Turismo popular?

[Zod95]

rolltide101x said:

Zod95 said:

I do. Tell me arguments. Simply saying that you don't know what to tell me shows that you have nothing to tell at all.

You like GT, that's ok, but it doesn't make it the greatest racing simulator.

Personally, I like Midnight Club. If I don't need to present any argument, I guess I could get away with saying it's THE racing simulation game.

Midnight Club is not a racing simulator by any stretch of the imagination.......... Like I said GT is THE racing simulator

 

 

"Gran Turismo games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, nearly all of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_%28series%29

 

In that regard nothing else is in the ball park of GT. If a racing simulator is not your thing that is fine, but do not confuse an arcade racer with a racing simulator.

Where does it say, in that wikipedia sentence or even the whole page, that GT is THE racing simulator? It doesn't even say that GT is a racing simulator at all. So far you have zero arguments to back up your claim.

As for Midnight Club:

"Midnight Club is a series of racing video games...focusing on competitive street racing in open world urban environments. Throughout the series, players race through New York City, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, San Diego, Atlanta, and Detroit."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Club

I don't know which one needs the biggest stretch of immagination to be considered a racing simulator: the one focusing on street racing or the one "intended" (by the way, I'm intended to rule the world, so far I haven't been successful) to emulate vehicles.

Anyway, one thing I can assure you: both are not focused on real motorsport cars racing on real race tracks and real championships with real rules.

Other games are. Games like GTR, TOCA, rFactor, Life For Speed, Assetto Corsa, Project CARS, etc. But if a racing simulator is not your thing that is fine, just do not confuse a car-RPG with made-up content and rules with real racing simulators.