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Racing in 2011: What’s Next After GT5?

January 31, 2011 in Blog comments 2

After Gran Turismo 5’s superb controls and graphics, where does the racing genre go to surpass it? Check out the details of what the next big racing game can do at GameZone.com

For a lot of hardcore fans of the racing genre, Gran Turismo represents the ultimate virtual driving experience. But after six years of starts, stops and teases, when GT5 finally crossed the retail release finish line, it arguably left some players disappointed over how behind-the-times the game felt in certain ways—while on numerous levels there’s no denying GT5’s quality as a top-notch product, the absence of, say, full damage modeling on all cars in a 2010 racer is a noticeable omission. So, what happens next for the racing genre? Will GT5 simply become eclipsed by the next big title? Or does its position as leader of the pack, warts and all, seem simply unmatchable for the foreseeable future? Read on…
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    Daweii Feb 1, 11
    Shift 2 and Forza 4.. Both of which will probably surpass it in different ways. Gran Turismo 5 was average at best which is a shame.
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      Fatal Error Feb 1, 11
      Issue with the GT series is that people seem to expect exactly what the games won't provide them. GT is all about time trials and tuning cars so much that special-tuning a vehicle takes up probably about 70% of the playtime for the regular player. The series has been that way for a while and it's always been about the realistic road physics but for some reason people keep expecting something else from the games.

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