Gran Turismo

Even an endless list of cars can't compensate for Gran Turismo's shortcomings.

FADE IN:

INT: POLYPHONY DIGITAL - MEETING ROOM, LAUNCH PREP

DESIGNER

 So here's what we've got. I think you're going to be psyched. So we've completely scrapped the career mode in favor of a more open, structure-free single-

PRODUCER

 Wait, what? No career or structure? I don't want to be brash but are you out of your friggin' mind? I think that's something we should reconsider. Gran Turismo has always been about progressing through--

DESIGNER

 Hear me out! So instead of arbitrarily forcing players to earn licenses to play races, we give them the option to take on brief tutorial tests like braking, cornering and driving wickedly-fast. The benefit of this is it's educational and you get huge stacks of cash. The game's biggest reward money is here, at least to start. This is independent of the solo mode.

PRODUCER

 OK, but if we're just going to let players select a dealership, buy a car and hit the road, then--

DESIGNER

 No, man, that's the best part! You don't select the dealership you buy from. Your income determines it. Kind of. I mean, the game will randomly select like five brands when you open the menu. Then you pick from the available cars. And for kicks we show off the million dollar rides. Like "look at what you can drive later!"

PRODUCER

 What you can drive later... after you've, what, hopped in a bunch of individual races? Listen, we need some sort of player development. We need each track to be tiered, D-grade, B-grade, A-grade. You've got to be able to play this game with a variety of difficulties. That's a great way of not only letting players earn more money, but to work toward more challenging events.

DESIGNER

 I like that. Very nice! Alright, I've also got these ideas for time trials and drift modes. Drifting earns you points, and the points transition into cash. Time trials are just for fun. No reward. Cool, right?



Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo

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ChitownShogun73

Awesome review! Very unique but makes the picture clear about the game.

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doyleman7

Yeah, I like how gamepro does these unique review premises every once in a while, it's a shame about the game though. I'll still be picking it up to have something to play on my PSP go.

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monkbaine

This has to be,in all honesty,the absolute best review article I've ever read. I never though I could be so thoroughly entertained by listening to somebody bash Gran Turismo in my life,and if what was said is true then I'd have to agree that GT PSP needs some serious help. I don't wanna put 800-plus-cars-worth of time into my PSP anyway,I'll wait for GT5.

BinStabbin

i thought this was going to be my first ps3 game. from the looks of it i'll probably be picking up FM3

jedediahjl

Is this a joke? You found one thing you dont like about the game so you tell everybody that it sucks? What are you 12?

This is not a review, it is a rant. Grow up.

MitchyD

Thanks for all the kind words everybody. Glad to see that the abstract reviews are being well-received.

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