Like most PlayStation 3 owners, we can’t wait for Gran Turismo 5. Polyphony Digital’s long-awaited masterpiece boasts well over 900 cars, a wealth of tracks, full damage modeling and plenty of other drool worthy features. Of course, this year marks the series’ 12th anniversary, so we went back to see how the franchise has evolved graphically, from the first Gran Turismo in 1998 to this year’s near photo realistic monster. Enjoy.
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It's come a long way.
I want GT5 RIGHT NOW!!! Give it to me baby!!! YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :D :D :D :D
Chubear, yeah was amazing to look at and play.
GT1, I never had a PS2, but even so those graphics are quite and improvment from GT3-4 etc.
Newer video are looking mighty tasty and i cannot wait for this game.
I'm not a huge racing fan, but I did get GT3 for my PS2. Seeing GT5 now ... it's almost like night and day. I mean, in the forums, folks have GIFs of the game in their signatures, and I struggle to tell if that's real life or the game itself.
Polyphony Digital should be congratulated, they have truly created a masterpiece, and to date, they are one of the only Devs I know who have truly come the closest to Gaming's Holy Grail, Photo-Realism. I know earlier, they took a lot of slack about the delays, but if you look at the finished product, it is WORTH it. I like the Forza Motorsports franchise, and I'd say that it should come in at a close second, but Gran Turismo 5 is the Definitive Racing Simulator this generation, and NO ONE should ever forget that.
Gt4 looked fantastic for a last gen game, but it lost the fun and simplicity that made GT3 great.