GT5 Prologue Is Awesome!
First of all, stop saying it’s a demo. People don’t pay $40 for a demo. People don’t put over 60 cars into a driving game if it’s just a demo. Granted, Prologue is a just a taste of the GT5 to come, but it is not a demo.
I’ve heard a several reviews say that Prologue relies heavily on “grinding” to get the credits to buy better cars. Since there’s only 6 different tracks, not counting alternate setups and reverses, I can see why one might have to play the same race over and over again just to get the 2,000,000 credits for an F1 racer. On the other hand, you can also make money by running the races online; a lot more rewarding, and with human players, the races are a lot more interesting.
On that note, I think I’ve discovered why the announcement that car damage would be patched on as early as the fall came so soon after the game’s launch in Europe. Gran Turismo’s online mode seems to be heavily reliant on people.. well, not driving like a*#holes. But since they do, all that time you’ve spent in the single player learning how to follow the racing line feels pretty useless every time someone decides to just ram you from behind, rather than go around. And why not? The cars don’t break and sometimes you can get a boost by crashing just right. Don’t feel like slowing for a turn? Rub of another car to keep off the railing. The whole thing feels a lot like bumper cars at 110mph (I imagine).
While I can see how realistic damage could deter the crazies from causing so many crashes, it might suck even more when you get taken out of a race by someone who just doesn’t know how to drive.
All that said though, I’m having a blast. Online is great, just not the “real driving simulator” the rest of the game is. See my GTI? It’s not from the game, but who can tell anyways?
Tags: gran turismo 5, gt5, gt5 prologue, impressions, online, Playstation 3