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LudicrousSpeed on 20 September 2016
bevochan said:
Even as a PS fan, the recent Forza games have been better than Gran Turismo games. I just hope the next Gran Turismo is a good polished game.

Yeah, good luck with that. GT used to be my favorite gaming franchise, period. I think GT2 might be the only game I have ever called in sick to work just so I could play more. But I don't think the series will ever be great again until some major restructure and philosphy shifts happen at PD, or maybe even removing them from GT altogether. Now it takes them ages to release a GT title and there are almost zero gameplay refinements that make the waits seem worth it. I think a mainline Forza every other year is probably too much, but it's telling that they can churn out a game every two years that are still superior to what it takes PD basically an entire gen to make. Sadly because of the name and lack of quality alternatives it's going to continue to sell truckloads with each release, which is probably why Sony allows PD to continue dragging their feet.

As for Horizon, I predicted an 85 or 86 IIRC in the metascore league, so I am surprised it's over a 90. That IBT review was like.. almost depressing to read. Honestly seems like it could be a cry for help. Someone get that man into another department, stat.



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GOWTLOZ on 20 September 2016
LudicrousSpeed said:
bevochan said:
Even as a PS fan, the recent Forza games have been better than Gran Turismo games. I just hope the next Gran Turismo is a good polished game.

Yeah, good luck with that. GT used to be my favorite gaming franchise, period. I think GT2 might be the only game I have ever called in sick to work just so I could play more. But I don't think the series will ever be great again until some major restructure and philosphy shifts happen at PD, or maybe even removing them from GT altogether. Now it takes them ages to release a GT title and there are almost zero gameplay refinements that make the waits seem worth it. I think a mainline Forza every other year is probably too much, but it's telling that they can churn out a game every two years that are still superior to what it takes PD basically an entire gen to make. Sadly because of the name and lack of quality alternatives it's going to continue to sell truckloads with each release, which is probably why Sony allows PD to continue dragging their feet.

As for Horizon, I predicted an 85 or 86 IIRC in the metascore league, so I am surprised it's over a 90. That IBT review was like.. almost depressing to read. Honestly seems like it could be a cry for help. Someone get that man into another department, stat.

GT6 improved a lot over GT5 and had better physics. What zero refinement are you talking about? The only problem in GT now is the engine sounds and not all cars are premium which they will be in GT Sport.

Also GT6 has some amazing Vision GT cars and many prototype cars that are exclusive to GT like Red Bull X2010 and Citroen GT that you can't play on Forza Motorsport games. They are also amazing to drive. GT also has better original tracks than Forza.



LudicrousSpeed on 20 September 2016

Sorry, but not trying to make this into a "what's wrong with Gran Turismo" thread. We can save it for a relevant thread.



Spade on 20 September 2016

Meh, seems okay.



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Angelv577 on 20 September 2016
CGI-Quality said:
Angelv577 said:

Even if the next GT is polished, it is still a racing sim.  Playstation needs more arcade racing games as good as horizon.

I think DRIVECLUB does a wonderful job of being a good Arcade style racer (regardless of how if compares to Forza). In fact, the latter point is irrelevant, so long as the game is fun, packed with content, and a pleasure to look at.

In regards to the reviews, I didn't make a call before, but I expected this to be a critical success (would be more of a surprise if it wasn't, considering the series' history).

It does but I don't think we will ever see another drive  club plus that was basically a launch game.  We need a new arcade racer now.



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Jranation on 20 September 2016

Wow! Doing very good so far!



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smroadkill15 on 20 September 2016

Glad the game is doing so well critically. This may be a future purchase down the line.



GribbleGrunger on 20 September 2016

Damn it! Will someone please give it a terrible score so I can take my prize?



 

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Spade on 20 September 2016
GribbleGrunger said:
Damn it! Will someone please give it a terrible score so I can take my prize?

I'll give it a shit score, but only if I get to check you into a nursing home. 



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SvennoJ on 20 September 2016

Ugh Turn 10 is making it very difficult for me. I already wanted to buy a XBox One for FH2 yet I thought, better wait for the slim. Then the slim was announced and exceeded all my expectations, except half an hour later Scorpio was revealed, ugh.

Cave in and buy a slim now with FH2 and FH3. Buy a cheap refurbished XBox One and trade it for the Scorpio next year. Or simply wait for the Scorpio with hopefully a 60fps update and enjoy DriveClub VR this season on a pro.