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The price really reflects what this game is. Its not a full game but more than half of a game. The base engines and interface are complete. It can definitely use more cars and tracks but the quality and work that has gone into making those cars and tracks more than makes up for the limited numbers. I could only imagine all the modeling work it takes to make each car and track model so IMO, they are putting out Prologue to show that PD is making significant progress but still has some ways to go in terms of adding other content that has been a staple in the GT franchise. I'm playing this game on a 1080p SXRD set and it looks great. I do notice occasional frame drops but they are few and far between. Trained eyes will definitely see its a video game but obviously, its a good step forward for the franchise. Mostly like, you probably won't be getting your $40 back when the final version comes out but what you are getting in return is a rather complete game in its own right compared to other non-GT games. If you want the eye candy and enough content to keep you sane until the final release, Prologue won't disappoint.
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I recieved this game the other day and was so excited to get it open and play. The download was extremely long campared to recent games that had to download. The game itself is not what I expected from a Gran Turismo series. The graphics are great but the gameplay sucks. There is no damage to the vehicles. Which really takes away from the realism of racing. You can drive along the wall to go around corners. If I wanted to do that I would have stuck with Need for Speed games. If you hit another car it just bumps over. There are no upgrades in the game, you have to buy a car and drive it factory. That takes away from goals and the fun of fixing your car up.
I don't know about this one. I like the graphics, I don't think anyone can complain about that. I just wish they would have kept the game for realistic. I guess I should return all this stuff and buy a Xbox360.
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Having played previous GT games, I was excited for this one. The graphics are pretty cool and it's fun to play now that I have the rumble controller. It just seems to be missing something. I hate to say it, but I almost like PGR4 for the Xbox better. The controls seem stiff. It's trying to be too real of a car simulator. I prefer that games still be games. If I want to drive a car for real, then I can go get in my own and go for a drive.
Another issue I have is you have to fully exit out of races and re-enter the racing menus as if you just turned on the game. It should be a bit more seamless than that. If I just finished race C-5, then there should be an option to move on to C-6 without having to fully exit to the main menu and go through all the hoops again.
I also did not like that it took like an hour to 'install' the game. It said on the back of the box the only space required was about 5.5mb and it doesn't take an hour to install 5.5mb. This made it quite frustrating to have to wait so long just to get started playing.
Overall I give it 3 out 5 for the great graphics.
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The game tops all previous incarnations of the Gran Turismo Franchise. Many have called it a demo, but with over 70 cars and over 10 tracks it feels much more like an appetizer before a great meal.
The game feels and plays great. The customizable controls are a plus.
No game has ever gotten my adrenaline to pump like the online mode of Gran Turismo 5. Yes, you might get pushed off a track by a 10 year old playing on his dads television, but just that makes it so much fun. You want to prove to everyone that they might be able to push you off the course, but coming back and finishing in front of them.
My only major complained is that, just like previous Versions, it skews very strongly towards Japanese cars. However, I guess that is what one should expect from a game developed by a Japanese company.
Overall, this is a great game that just makes me hungry for the full game.
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Wow. Trying to give Gran Turismo 5: Prologue a complete review is like trying to count the grains of sand on the beach in Ashikita, but I'll do my best.
Whether you are a new player of Gran Turismo or a long-time fan like myself, the only place to truly start is choosing the Gran Turismo TV option and watch the video "Beyond The Apex". I watched this video at least 4 times before I even started playing the game.
We get to meet Kazunori Yamauchi, Gran Turismo's creator. This man loved cars by age 8, and his love has developed into a lifelong dream of providing video gamers the perfect balance between car beauty, and car functionality.
But this is no easy task - for example, his development team took great pains to take 20-30,000 pictures of just ONE racetrack over a 2 month timeframe! Why? To make us feel like we're racing on the real thing.
Every curve in the road, every tire mark on the track, every dip of the car frame with acceleration and shifting is designed to give us all the sensations we would feel driving a car in the real world.
The game gets glowing reviews from Tanner Foust, a professional drifter and Rally car driver. It's one thing for a person like me who's never been on a racetrack, it's quite another when a professional driver says this is the type of game that encourages people to go out and buy a rear wheel drive car and try it for real!
Okay, so let's get on to the gameplay.
The online PS3 players can use the functions of News, Online Racing, and Online Rankings. The only thing sweeter than hosting a race with players from across the globe and winning a three lap race by a hair's breath, is seeing YOUR name at the top of the online rankings.
There are 71 cars to choose from, more than enough to whet our appetites until the full version of Gran Turismo 5 is released. This game gives us a lot of creative freedom: we can alter the AI difficulty, the active steering, the driving physics, braking, traction control, tires, and much more.
The graphics are, for lack of a better word, flawless. During the intro movie, a car is shown driving on a road with sunlight reflecting off the rear panels - the light is shown as patchwork through leaves on a passing tree. That level of detail is also in the gameplay itself.
There are 4 different viewpoints for driving the car: a player with the top-of-the-line racing wheel can choose three camera angles inside the car, while other players can choose the exterior camera to get a better overall view of the car's physics. As far as the controller options, we can choose the button setup ourselves. I was very impressed to see the controller schematic for not just one, but FIVE driving wheel simulators to choose from.
On the racetrack, we have a blue line to direct us on the best path to victory, which we can either follow or alter at our own risk. The path also shows us the optimal brake times, which is a fantastic feature for the novice and expert alike. We have rules to follow - The days of cutting across patches of sand to get ahead of our opponents are gone. There are penalties for hitting other cars, ramming cars off the track, using shortcuts and any boundary collisions.
So what are the shortcomings?
Well, the online portion does have limits. If the host player of a race has a slower internet connection, the race can end prematurely or the picture quality/gameplay is sacrified. Some players are extremely courteous, other players may resort to cheap schoolyard tactics which can ruin the overall racing experience.
The AI can be a little cruel on the racing circuit. We can't hit other cars, but if we're in the line of another car that drifts into us, we get penalized.
The emphasis on drifting is more prevalent in this iteration of Gran Turismo, and the art of drifting is not easy to master. The more casual player might find this aspect of racing very frustrating.
Younger gamers might get frustrated with the realism of the game's physics....this isn't Twisted Metal, after all. But hey, if Kazunori Yamauchi could love cars at age 8, then I guess anything is possible.
But the biggest shortcoming? This is only a prologue....the finished product will most likely not be released before 2009.
Anyone with a passionate love of cars probably has this game in their library already. The casual player can definitely give this game a rent, much as I did. Be prepared, though: Once you appreciate the fine art of drifting and racing with the precision of a heart surgeon, you won't be returning this rental on time. You'll be saving your pennies for a Dualshock Wireless Controller or a Gran Turismo Racing Wheel.
Gran Turismo has truly earned the title of "The Real Driving Simulator".
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