Looking at the dominance of sequels of famous games, you can make a conclusion that there are two ways of making game series. The first is to find a unique formula of gameplay and the gradual introduction of small, sometimes very small elements. Each of them should not break the usual gameplay and fit into it seamlessly. The second way is to radically rethink everything that happened before, and release a sequel that is most different from the original. But the real genius will always find a third option.
Game: Gran Turismo Sport
Platform: PlayStation 4
Genre: Racing
Release date: 17 Oct 2017
Developer: Polyphony Digital
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
One of these geniuses is Mr. Kazunori Yamauchi. This venerable Japanese in 1997, started to create the game of your dreams, and don’t seem to have made it so far. No, the game itself-it was released, and not even one piece, but the developer repeatedly continues to surprise and to create a new version of Gran Turismo, which always raises the already incredibly high bar of quality set by the predecessors.
Born in the middle of the life cycle of the PlayStation, the game remains exclusive to this family of consoles to this day. With each new part was what waited by fans: the series has become bigger, better, more diverse, rapidly flying at the video game Olympus. The game franchise GT has become so sophisticated and complex that the fifth part Polyphony Digital has released a kind of demo version, which had the subtitle “prologue”. In her most loyal fans could see what was waiting for them in the future. For some other games in the series prologue also came out and, as a rule, contain much fewer cars and tracks than the full game. But they were given the opportunity to touch the future of the beloved series racing game and helped to brighten up the waiting time before release of the full game.
That is why many GT fans were expecting Gran Turismo Sport will be as a prologue to the new “big” game. Partly a hunch it was true. For example, the number of tracks has not won in Gran Turismo 6, but they all worked out so perfectly that once again surprised to the efforts of developers. I even conducted an experiment and took a ride on the track Brands Hatch in Gran Turismo 6 and Gran Turismo Sport. He was selected for a reason, but because, as has been available since the beta version, which we also talked on pages of our site. To see and feel the progress since the beta was extremely interesting. When I played in the sixth part of the series, the tracks seemed incredibly detailed and cool. But compared to the GT Sport all this pales. PlayStation 4 allows you to fully enjoy the virtual tracks. The podium with the fans, the pit stops, the vegetation around, beautiful sky, lots of small details. Everything looks and plays great even on normal PS4. The picture is at the level of not only colleagues in the genre, but can compete for the title of most beautiful games for the moment. And what beauty the game has to give out on PlayStation 4 Pro, we can only guess.
“Losing” the game predecessors and the number of machines. But that word in quotes not just. In is the Gran Turismo 6 their number has exceeded 1200, so not reaching to two hundred the number of cars in Gran Turismo Sport seems sheer trifle. But for races and so many cars there is more than enough. They are traditionally divided into classes, so release on one track, Mercedes AMG and Chevrolet slower you will not leave. Pleased that every car in the game designed to the smallest detail. Developers have traditionally worked closely with auto manufacturers, received from them detailed drawings, recorded sounds of engines, exhaust systems, of the rustling of tires on the highway for each model car, with maniacal precision transferred to the screen body colours and interior trim. In other words, the development of the guys from Polyphony Digital came up with their usual passion.
And in the game there is an incredibly cool photo
In General, GT is a series that inspires people. Some legendary racers grew up on it and now actively collaborating with the Studio Polyphony Digital. My game at the time also encouraged to experiment, however, is not so radical. I just wanted to get the wheel in order to check the cars in. And, you know, the wheel is a different level of the game. GT Sport is so designed that each machine feels different than the previous one. They are all unique, and their behavior on the track is very different. Using the wheel, you will eventually start almost at the slightest vibration to feel what the car ran off the runway that the car is about to go into a skid, which overexposed the wheel in the rotation, you will deploy a robust design and so on. I, honestly, don’t even know if it is possible to make the feel of the controls even better. Is that a ride on a real car on a real track. You won’t believe this, GT Sport has given me and the opportunity!
On the day of the global release of the game, Sony has gathered gaming journalists and invited all in the presentation to feel like almost a real racing car on the track Moscow Raceway. In that event, I began to understand two things: I understand why those who run a racing car, called the pilots, not the drivers (hint: speed mad). And second — the only thing missing from Gran Turismo for a full simulation of driving is the congestion experienced by the pilot, sitting behind the wheel. In the rest of the same model car as close to the ideal. But the most amazing thing in Gran Turismo Sport the fact that in April of 2018 will be the first eSports League under the auspices of the International automobile Federation FIA. The winners will be invited to the awards ceremony together with the real racers of the world level. So Gran Turismo blurs the line between virtual and real world.
To the intricacies to master control of the car, in the game there are lots of driving lessons, tests and special tasks for which performance you will be rewarded as you improve your personal level (which affects selection of opponents during online races) and new machines. Unfortunately, with the exception of this mode and racing with the AI, single-player adventure in the game simply no. And it’s frustrating, because earlier in the GT was a great campaign that allows you to go from the driver, who literally came to compete on what was standing in his garage, to a real professional world class. Orientation games on online, of course, extend her life for many years to come, but not all this approach will appeal.
And that’s what the game became significantly better is in its educational aspects. If before every car was equipped with attendant textual information, the game developers provided a historical part of a whole section in the main menu. The information is presented in an incredibly cool interactive tutorial. And let you not afraid of this word. There is a special timeline, which is the most important global events and how they influenced the development of Motorsport. Interesting and enjoyed the history of the Motorsport, told about the origin of the major Championships and on the life of the great racers, and all of this is superimposed the history of the series Gran Turismo. It is difficult to explain in words, but when you see it and realize how tremendous amount of work was invested in it to just give you the information, it becomes clear how Polyphony Digital love what you do. I spent a few hours in this section of the game, just discovering new interesting facts. Yes, just sat and read, not driving on a virtual machine or one meter. Incredibly fun, believe me.
Pleases support game headset virtual reality PlayStation VR. No, all cars and tracks in this mode are not supported. However, the owners of the VR-helmet will be pleasantly surprised at how realistic they look and feel expensive sports cars from the inside. Players will have a real opportunity for the first time in the history of the GT series to be directly inside the game, not to contemplate it through a rectangular “window” in the shape of a TV screen. Coupled with high-quality game wheel, virtual reality allows you to travel back to the legendary race track and feel the atmosphere of the game as you have never.
The sound is traditionally on top. The sound of the engine, the screeching tires and the Symphony of automobile bodies, rubbing against each other during a turn, have become the standard for GT. Another surprise: the tracks in the game that is called “live”. If you stay in the middle of the track, it will not be in silence. Before you will be heard the sounds of the world. And I want to drop the car, get out of the car and go for a walk through the local open spaces. Well, as for the music, it does not yield sound. The music tracks heard during gameplay, not distract and set the right rhythm going. Well, the song for in-game commercials (like the videos) is just a work of art. CGI of the same level in the gaming industry are probably only Blizzard.
Pros:
- Great graphics.
- Great physics behavior of cars.
- Great music and sound.
- The study of the environment at height.
- The virtual encyclopedia of Motorsport.
- The controls are very easy to master.
- Support of different models of the rudders.
- The abundance of online opportunities for racing.
- The opportunity to take part in the FIA.
- Support PlayStation VR helmet.
- Gorgeous photo mode.
Cons:
- Orientation to online and no single-player campaign will appeal not to everyone.
- Significantly fewer tracks and cars in comparison with the previous part.
In conclusion, I note that Gran Turismo has long ceased to be just a game and has become an integral part of motor sport. In honor of the Creator of the series Kazunori Yamauchi called streets in real cities, in the framework of the project Vision Gran Turismo with game developers and brands create a real concept cars that are “run” on a physical engine game. For example, the concept of one car invented for Gran Turismo 6, will be the prototype of Batman in the upcoming Justice League. Polyphony Digital has partnered with real racers like Lewis Hamilton. Well, as I said above, the new game will allow players to participate in an online competition that will be held under the auspices of the International Federation of motor racing (FIA) on the same days and on the same tracks as in the real world. Such collaboration can not boast of no other game. Only because of the lack of single-player campaign, as well as a small amount of cars and tracks the game gets a 9.5 out of 10. If for you it is not so critical — feel free to put ten. In the coming years, nothing like it in the genre of racing game just will not work.
Review game Gran Turismo Sport
Vladimir Kuznetsov