I have been playing the game for about 2 weeks now, as I didn’t have much time play it due to an overload of work. I have been a fan of the series since the PS1 generation starting with Gran Turismo 1. It was pretty good, but was not what I had expected, and felt more like an arcade game. Gran Turismo 2 vastly improved the career mode, to the point it needed 2 disks. I was very happy with the changes and improvements in the second, but I still felt this game wasn’t what I wanted.
When GT3 was released on the PS2 it brought a much needed graphical improvement, and some much needed features. I was very happy with the way the series was going. The biggest jump for me has to be Gran Turismo 4, featuring the best graphics ever seen on the PS2, and one of the best career modes to go along with it.
GT5 career mode is completely different from GT4. GT4 had a nice world map where I could just roam about to destinations. GT5 does have skipped this it has gone back to the simple point and click menu which is all nicely laid out, but I have to say I miss the world map in GT4.
The races and events are the same as GT4 you need a required vehicle to enter the events the aim is still get to first place. But I was introduced with a brand new levelling up system were you need to level up to buy cars. For example if you wanted to buy a top notch car then your level needs to be at a pretty high standard as well having loads of money. At first I did not like this idea, but it kind of makes sense know. People will know have to earn levelling points as well as earning loads of money.
The special events are a new addition to the game and I have to say I love them. One of the reasons I was so hyped in getting this game is because some of the special events allow you to drive on the Top Gear test track. I being a fan of Top Gear and a gamer increased the hype factor for the release date of this game. However I have to say the events are very short and there are not many of them, so I would have preferred if there was more to the special events.
There are two modes Gran Turismo; the first one is A-spec where this has all the major events and second one is B-spec where the AI does all the driving you are like the manager of that driver, which all sounds well but I did not pay much attention to this as I was quite disappointed by it in GT4. Nevertheless I tried it on GT5, I have to say it vastly improved the AI and it lets you be in control.
One of the major jumps GT5 has had is that, it is the first GT game to be on the current gen consoles, so a lot was riding on the developers. The biggest change has to be graphics; they are very vibrant in terms of colour palette. Although I do have to say that when you are going at a certain speed some of the foreground becomes blurry and sometimes hard to see what it is. Also some of the premium cars sometimes become blurry and have jagged edges. This is one of the issues I have with the game, however all in all its wonderful game nothing much has changes from the previous game which is good. I would recommend this game to any car enthusiasts.
8.5/10
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