![]() Starting the game, players are driving 2nd hand cars, and within a few hours, players are behind the wheel of cars capable of going 350km/h. Players progress from hatchbacks all the way up to Lamborghinis and BMW supercars, and the sense of progression feels earned because players start modestly and build from there. Perhaps crucially for a car game, the sense of boredom that comes with repetition never sets in. Thanks to the extensive car customisation options, you can rack up some serious speedĪs always, good graphics don't immediately make a game good, but 'Gran Turismo 7' predicted where we were coming from and have made the gameplay equally fantastic. In motion, 'Gran Turismo 7' sets the standard for what graphics are capable of on consoles. These features of course date all the way back to the PlayStation 1 era, but with ‘Gran Turismo 7’ is a leap forward for the series and immersion in general.Īdd in a good television or monitor as well as the Sony Pulse 3D headset, and the game becomes the ultimate racing experience. ![]() The DualSense controller is the star of the show the controller subtly vibrates when you’re driving over puddles, it purrs when you’re holding down the brake before tackling a corner, and rumbles in sync with you changing up a gear. It reaches the point where realism becomes too much, because while hurtling round one particular sunny track in Italy, the windscreen was reflecting a small light on top of the dashboard, distracting me from the racing at hand, despite how technologically impressive it is.If players want to experience the full ‘Gran Turismo 7’ experience, the PlayStation 5 is the optimal way to play. Whether you have ray-tracing turned on or off, on a 4K display the fidelity of the vehicle interiors when driving behind the wheel, or the sheen of other cars with the sun bouncing off, is nothing short of impeccable. ![]() It's also the best looking racing game we've ever seen, without a shadow of a doubt. Practising the same track or race until you nail each lap is encouraged, instead of blitzing through as quickly as possible. Being behind the wheel of a car in Gran Turismo 7 is nothing short of delightful, and not because it's easy to breeze past the competition, but because each car feels weighty, one small mistake or late braking point will have you in the mud. Gran Turismo 7 may pride itself on being as close to real life as it can be, but there are still a lot of toggles and assists to make the game approachable for newcomers or those who just want to pick up and play every now and then. Missions also become available, which put you in various race situations with objectives to meet, like overtaking on a particularly narrow stretch of road or racing through Colorado in the dead of night driving a Jeep fit for safari. By this point, the world (map) is your oyster, and you'll have a breadth of races to take on and vehicles to use. It allows you to keep hitting retry over and over until you get it right, without having your attention wander as you sit through loading screens.Īfter a while, the game starts opening up, and with your newfound driving knowledge in tow, you can tackle bigger and bolder races with faster, more expensive cars. Thanks to the processing power behind the PS5 though, the loading times to attempt each one again are almost instantaneous, coming in at between 1-2 seconds. Learning To DriveĬompleting these tasks can get frustrating if you're struggling, but you thankfully only need to earn the bronze medal time for each one, which is usually quite generous in the time it allows. Eventually, a vast array of tracks and championships across the globe will be opened up to you, and with the combination of online multiplayer, there's no shortage of content. It gets repetitive after a while, doing the same cycle of visiting Luca, obtaining a new menu, completing a few short races, then heading back to the cafe, but there are plenty of races outside of this that you'll be unlocking too. ![]() Each car you need to obtain will be a reward for the next race you unlock though, so you know exactly where you need to go and which race to complete. One menu might be a set of three Japanese FR cars from the 80s, while another may have three modern French hatchbacks from the last few years. Rather than being able to order from the menu however, these are checklists of cars you need to obtain or objectives to complete, before returning to the cafe and allowing Luca to detail the history of those cars. The Car Cafe is arguably the most important venue on the Sims-style map, because this is where you'll obtain "menus" from a bloke called Luca.
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