I didn't get to play too much of it quite yet, just took a look at all the options, menus, manufacturers in the career mode, and ran a few races in the arcade mode. The game is friggin amazing. I didn't think they could, but Polyphony actually have bettered the graphics from GT3 quite a bit... the city based tracks have a LOT more detail, and the textures in general are much more detailed and cleaner, even in the dirt along the sides of the tracks. It really looks much better and seems to run smoother as well but I'm not 100% sure if it's running a faster frame rate or what.
Gameplay wise, the physics seem much more realistic, with a lot more rolling and pitching of the car in hard maneuvers (except on the pro race cars which are much more stiff and dont roll nearly as much). I dont like the way the game handles collisions now, when you hit something hard the screen gets all blurry for a second and is really annoying, but I guess that's way better than what they were rumored to be doing, which was to seriously limit your speed for a brief period after a hard collision... a sad way to replace actual car damage.
Lastly... this wheel... man this thing is friggin amazing. It is by far the best video game accesory I've ever laid my hands on, including joysticks, light guns, fishing rod controllers, and the first iteration of Logitechs on GT driving force wheel. This newer one just feels much more solid, the shifter is sweet, the wheel actually spins around a full 2.5 turns, vs. like 2/3 of a full turn that most wheels do. And the force feedback on this wheel is amazing... the motors are much stronger than the first GT wheel, and it really reacts perfectly with whatever is going on in the game... it's very close to actually driving a real car.
Anyways... there are still some dissapointing things about the game... the computer AI is still retarded... it drives like all it sees is the road, not any of the other cars (mostly it seems blind to the players car), and will happily bump and slam into from all sides.
Anyways... if you like racing, cars, or any other GT game this game is definately worth picking up, and if you have the extra cash I'd strongly recommend the Driving Force Pro wheel as well... after this I dont think i could ever just play with a dual shock again.
Gameplay wise, the physics seem much more realistic, with a lot more rolling and pitching of the car in hard maneuvers (except on the pro race cars which are much more stiff and dont roll nearly as much). I dont like the way the game handles collisions now, when you hit something hard the screen gets all blurry for a second and is really annoying, but I guess that's way better than what they were rumored to be doing, which was to seriously limit your speed for a brief period after a hard collision... a sad way to replace actual car damage.
Lastly... this wheel... man this thing is friggin amazing. It is by far the best video game accesory I've ever laid my hands on, including joysticks, light guns, fishing rod controllers, and the first iteration of Logitechs on GT driving force wheel. This newer one just feels much more solid, the shifter is sweet, the wheel actually spins around a full 2.5 turns, vs. like 2/3 of a full turn that most wheels do. And the force feedback on this wheel is amazing... the motors are much stronger than the first GT wheel, and it really reacts perfectly with whatever is going on in the game... it's very close to actually driving a real car.
Anyways... there are still some dissapointing things about the game... the computer AI is still retarded... it drives like all it sees is the road, not any of the other cars (mostly it seems blind to the players car), and will happily bump and slam into from all sides.
Anyways... if you like racing, cars, or any other GT game this game is definately worth picking up, and if you have the extra cash I'd strongly recommend the Driving Force Pro wheel as well... after this I dont think i could ever just play with a dual shock again.
