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SvennoJ on 05 March 2022
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Mummelmann said:

Did you play any previous GT titles before GT Sport? To me, it seems that you enjoy multiplayer the most. GT7 is aimed at old GT fans who loved the career mode and slower progression of it, tuning a shit car and seeing it getting better and better, reward cars, licenses etc. For me, it's quite the opposite; I hated GT Sports, it was focused so much on online races (which I don't play at all) and the tuning was really, really bad (no proper parts, just unlocking stages 1, 2 and 3). The car roster was also poor (I think it's just slightly north of 300, even after all these years of updates and add-on's). It did look good though, I'll give it that much.

One thing they finally fixed in GT7 is the SFX for engines, I knew they made a huge improvement when I first drove my Honda Integra and heard that proper VTEC roar near 6.5k rpm. There are also proper crackles and bangs when you ease the throttle, some amazing audio details on upshifts as well, classic manual no longer shifts like a semi-auto with auto clutch (you actually shift better by releasing the throttle right as you shift and then engage again, a decent simulation of a clutch for a controller).

I agree that the cafe bit is tedious, I think it's simply meant to create more linear starts for inexperienced players. I wish one could choose two different starts, much like you choose driver aids etc. Lots of features seem aimed at people who never played a GT game before, which is certainly not the case for me. Then again; many titles do these really basic tutorials and beginnings, it seems to be the norm today. They also still have that bullshit rolling start placing you dead last, and often half a kilometer or more behind first place, forcing you to enter with a car that exceeds the recommended PP in order to have a shot in only 2-3 laps.

Overall, I'm really loving the gameplay and sound, not loving all the time I spend browsing slow menus and looking at loading screens (on PS4 as I can't find a PS5 anywhere) and the insane pricing on some used JDM classics cars (395k for a R34, anyone?). Between this, Elden Ring and Horizon: Forbidden West, I'm starting to see the PS4's age for real, it's really affecting my experience on the technical side of things.

Yes I played them all. I actually enjoyed the open nature of GT Sport's campaign and the simplified tuning. Mileage points to 'upgrade' and simple sliders for power and weight. I have no interest in grinding money to be able to afford parts and tires. The car roster was great for racing, but yeah not all that great for car collecting.

Maybe I'll warm up to it after I get through the cafe stuff. It seems to be the most hand holding GT game so far. It feels like I'm playing an extended tutorial. The AI is still as bad as it always was, which makes the progress just more tedious. It's not fun going last to first against brain dead AI over and over.

For now I'm back in GT Sport, enjoying the much better version of the Nordschleife there :/