IGN: Gran Turismo 5: A Final Look

The wait has been longer than a car show snack bar line, but Gran Turismo 5 is finally (nearly) upon us. You've been reading about Sony and Polyphony Digital's driving simulator since 2007, when we caught our first glimpse of the game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. You've read hands-on impressions, seen damage modeling, looked under the hood, and followed along with our string of previews at annual trade shows

Our next step is to review the finished product, which we're all set to do at 12:01am PST / 8:01am GMT on Wednesday, November 24th.

[Hellsvacancy]

Shouldnt you play the game 4 afew months b4 reviewin it?

Edit: Ok, maybe not months but its a massive game, summin your gonna need 2 spend abit of time with

I dont give a damn about IGN anyway (yes i know i posted this but if i hadnt sum other mofo would hav)

[T9X69]

It's a racing game, not a MMO. Don't be stupid.

@Motorola - I think if anyone is going to give it a low score, Gamespot will be the one judging by how retarded they were in their video coverage.

@deadreckoning666 - It was horrible, the guy was like "This is how long it takes to load AFTER you install the game?", and made a "Wow" face. They seemed like they had no idea WTF they were talking about, I stopped watching after like 5min that's how bad it was.

[deadreckoning666]

Was GS' coverage really that bad? I haven't seen it yet. I heard they even compared the drifting to Hot Pursuit. Thats pretty crazy right there considering GT5 is a sim and Hot Pursuit is an arcade racer.

@Motorola- I remember last gen, I was HIGHLY dependent on review scores, but I've realized that reviews don't really hold much weight with me anymore. If I play a beta/demo and like it, I buy it. Whatever score IGN gives GT5, it really shouldn't deter ANY GT fan from getting the game.

@CosmoGramer- Why are you trying to get a rise out of people? Thats clearly your objective every time you post.

[callahan09]

His comments on the load times were especially offensive considering we all know damn well that this guy loved Forza 3, never complained about its load times, and yet all the videos I have seen indicate that the load times in GT5 are about the same if not up to 10 seconds faster than the load times in Forza 3.

[ShinMaster]

This racing game just happens to take at least weeks to experience most of it.

You can't finish GT5 or any GT game for that matter, within a couple of days like most days.

[mikeslemonade]

yay Game of The year 5 comes out tommorow

[Bereaver]

@callahan

That's what I'm saying! These load times are no worse than forza's load times.

[STONEY4]

At least this guy wasn't as gawd-awful at driving as the Gamespot guy, he was TERRIBLE.

Guy playing game: "Cockpit view sucks" *switches* "Who would use this view?"

He basically said that at one point O.O

And the guy complains at how he couldn't drift like in Need for Speed. Um, you're driving with all assists on, in fully automatic, and expecting to be able to do good drifts?

Complaining how the car models aren't that great... you know... when he's driving an imported PSP car. -_- Then only races with premiums about twice in the whole video, the rest with standards.

He claims the game is too forgiving, then a few seconds later he talks about how hard the challenges are because you fail for crashing into other vehicles too hard or spinning into the grass. He couldn't avoid crashing into the vehicle RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. And during races, he constantly tries to use other cars as bumpers to turn corners.

[showtimefolks]

what is a review score anyone who needs a review score to buy GT5 isn't interested

gamespot to me since the whole kane and lynch have been honest lol

pre-ordered it my area isn't doing midnight launch so i guess i will have to pick it up wednesday at 12am

[ShinMaster]

*like most "games"

That's what I meant hahaha

[visualb]

"It's a racing game, not a MMO. Don't be stupid. "

its a racing game with a heavy online component who's servers aren't up yet, so yes, it does matter.

then again, it doesn't require a few months, but def. at least a week or two

and don't be rude, he wasn't being stupid.

[DavidBanner]

I agree these guys didn't even know how to change the driving line in the game.I am sick if reviewers been bias.If it was Forza then 105/100 but its GT5 its 10 years in the making oh look all cars dont have interior etc.
My point is look at the share content of the game Rally,Nascar,Go-cart,over 400 cars (lol),night racing,new tracks,extensive race mode,online racing.And you know what? its not an arcade racer its a SIM,so get over it.They have even made things easier for fans to be able to drive.
Stop the bashing and picking at petty things and enjoy what is a good game.
The economy would be better if you lift up developers and not try to pull them down.

[Motorola]

I have a feeling IGN will give it a mediocre score and it will get great scores everywhere else. It no way deserves it but IGN is very unpredictable. Still getting it DAY 1

[mintaro]

How do you know it doesn't deserve a mediocre score? Through experience with the game I hope.

[Motorola]

If its anything like previous GT games, it doesnt deserve it

[djfullshred]

Maybe you should read the article before commenting. It isn't intended to be a review.

[Longrod_Von_Hugendon]

I stopped paying attention to IGN ever since their RDR and MW2 reviews.

[pain777pas]

Listen guys. There are very few main sites that you can trust anymore. So you will have to be the judge. There are many games that don't score well that you like. I like RR and buy it regardless of reviews. Same with Street fighter or Tekken. There are some series where I just couldn't give a crap about the score same goes for studios and developers. PD as a developer has never let me down.
I'll use Bioware to prove my point. When Jade Empire was getting bad reviews and sites were stating that the combat system was broken I still bought the game and enjoyed it. Anything Bioware put their name on is usually great even if the reviewer has no clue of the engrossing intangibles to some titles. Kojima productions does have the industy by the balls in the sense that you don't say their games are bad because a) they are deep and you missed the point and/or b) too many great new ideas that work could not be denied. Naughty Dog, Bungie, Santa Monica, Bioware, Bethesda, R*, Insomniac, Sucker Punch and Nintendo have proven themselves to me. It doesn't take much for me to get excited over a new project that they are working on from their studios or teams that they run. I will say this, I haven't played a GT that I did not like no matter how hard the reviewer tried to make me not like the game. Too polished and too good. The PSP title was very good. I was stunned at how much I liked it considering the reviews that were slagging the game. I have a couple of minutes I play that game. Reviewers have agendas.
Some reviewers try to advance the industry. For example a reviewer like Greg Kasavin and in some respect Keith Van Horn who probably fought for Demon Souls to be game of the year last year mind you. Then there is those that try to belittle the pioneers to make them seem either out of touch or try to indoctrinate that you are missing some crucial element that you would die to live without it. Some like simple games that are more pick up and play. Some like pick up and play with hidden depth (insert my name here). Some want the best execution of a clear idea. You will get a high score if I can see where the team was trying to go with this game and they did what they set out to do (insert my name here). Some like to have a game that can be controlled well enough and does something new. Meaning if there is nothing new you get a bad review. Whatever the reviewers philosophy is, there seems to be no consistency from most sites. Some single player games get 10s then another will get 8 because of the lack of multiplayer. What? Not all shooting games need multiplayer (insert Bioshock and Drake 1 here). Now a days you should rely on word of mouth from gamers. I read more reader reviews than site reviews. Look at the 10s going for the pacman game which could be good from IGN then look at the readers review score average. Look at the same thing for games like Braid. Truth be told I have knowledgeable gaming friends that give me incite on FUN games regardless of the review score.

[moparful99]

For me the only reviewer that holds any weight anymore is gameinformer.. They have odd reviews some times but for the most part they are very fair.. But regardless I don't let reviews determine my purchases, I buy based off of my own experience with said game....

[Arup02]

When i say this kind of article does only brings trollers and ****oles, everyone says i'm wrong. But just look below and you'll see i'm right.

[Ducky]

Well, I don't see it getting high scores on reviews anyways.

I mean, five years in development and still no airplanes? Battlefield is a better driving simulator.
>.>

[Arup02]

I missed the dinosaurs on GT4, i hope GT5 will have lots of them.

[soundslike]

gt5 still doesn't have dual akimbos wtf

[N4WAH]

All I am saying is GT5 better have zombies. I am sick and tired of wanting zombies and PD never coming through. Every other game has them.
It's just not fair!

[irepbtown]

I'm sick and tired of not being able to go into space.

[PinkFunk]

wow. Funniest series of comments i've read on N4G in a while. Truthful and representative of gaming pop culture.

But seriously, GT5 better have Kinect support or it is FULL OF FAIL$%@!

teehee :P

[djfullshred]

trollers & a-holes will post on these forums no matter what articles are out there. They feel compelled to communicate their idiocy to the world.

[Kithara12]

GT5 has gotten nothing but disappointing feedback across the gaming media. It makes me worried.

I might cancel my preorder. :(

[Xusuyzus]

Yes,..Morons, that apparently should not have driving licenses,.. think sim is an arcade(even drifting is apparently more realistic in NFS),. want to make mario kart levels in simulations-and tools are not as good as in modnation-races),..
and apparently shape your opinion,.. You go girl !!

anyhow people check this german's channel,.. has some awesome vids with commentary
http://www.youtube.com/user...

[ilikestuff]

wait to see what real life people say about it before u cancel, game sites are ran by bozos, wait a week and check some forums and see what real people say, the people on youtube that got it early seem to love it

[XI_-Minty-_IX]

"Seriously get off the GT5 hype train!
My brother got the game early. It's alright, but nothing really to brag about.... just a few added features.Lol he is already bored of GT5. We enjoyed GT3 better.

I honestly think need for speed hot pursuit is a lot more fun. Sony fans will be sony fans though"

^A little something from your past comment history. I decided to look because I remembered you said something about already having it. Looks like I remembered right. Troll elsewhere.

[lodossrage]

LOL @ XI_-Minty-_IX

the way you caught the troll in his or her lies is great!

[Xusuyzus]

*deleted*
(never-mind misread and to disagree fu2 )

[nycredude]

What is NFS? Is that like Not Safe for Work?

[ComboBreaker]

21 people misread Minty's comment and missed the quotations.

[GoldPS3]

Disappointing feedback from who? And why should you cancel your preoder? You buy games by peoples opinions?

[SoapShoes]

@Kithara12

Um no it hasn't...

[DavidBanner]

Are you crazy..fall for the propaganda to bring a company down.God and enjoy your game you payed for it.

[specialguest]

She's not cancelling her pre-order, because she probably doen't own a PS3, and she's working her way up to being the next big n4g troll.

Check one of her fan-girl comments: http://n4g.com/user/comment...

Yeah whatever. Your brother got a early copy of GT5 and he is bored of it? haha Online mode isn't even up and running yet, and that's one of the main reasons to play GT5.

[BABY-JEDI]

@ Kithara. That comment is total BS & you know it

[MGRogue2017]

If you own a PS3 & have the slightest bit of interest in cars at all.. then you should be buying Gran Turismo 5. 'Nuff said.

GT5 is the main reason for why I bought my PS3 Slim 250GB :)

[THEONEANDONLY85]

mine was god of war III

[UnSelf]

mine was God of Turismo 5

i mean Gran of War 3

[blackbeld]

Mine was MGS4 and GT5.

[IRetrouk]

mine was mgs4 and heavenly sword.

[Lyr1c]

Kingdom Hearts 3 here.

[irepbtown]

Mine was because:
PS3, It only does everything.

No lies, that REALLY got me hooked to it.

Then I was planning on buying a 360, but the games then turned me to PS3. (MGS4 etc).

[bananlol]

Mine was gta4/guitar hero 3. Lucky for me the only ps3 available was the uncharted bundle:)

[acere]

i wonder if mi 24hr waltmart will sellit at midnight.

[stealthmog]

My 60gig yellow lighted a few minutes ago. I weep :(

[Arup02]

I feel sorry for you... You were so close to play GT5.

[UltimateIdiot911]

Hop to it, there are many bundle deals on a 160gb Slim.

I feel for you, it's painful enough to go home for the break and not being able to play until Sunday afternoon. But YLOD is even more so.

[quiddd]

watch the video of their gameplay............in other words they don't know how to play/drive.

Then find videos of players playing the game.

[HelghastDrake]

ummm, can someone please post a link of another website bashing this game other than lamespot? i think they are the site bitchen about the game.

[THEONEANDONLY85]

all the losers on IGN talking crap about GT. lol "doesn't look much better than forza" sorry but yes it does and I think Forza is beautiful.

[baodeus]

actually from both gameplay, i don't think either of them look better than the other. It doesn't look anything like the photos they posted either.

But hey, let see how the sim play into the game. Isn't that more important to a sim game?

[baodeus]

so you say GT5 in game look like these?

http://www.gtplanet.net/gt5...

and the joke of the day pic
http://www.gtplanet.net/for...

http://www.google.com/image...

You seriously think the ingame look anything like those posted photo? C'mon, you can't be serious.

Alot of people went off on those photo and expected GT5 to look like that, but that is in photo mode perhaps?

If you keep hyping it up too much, that just what happen man. You just get disappointed and just fuel more fanboy war going on n4g.

[THEONEANDONLY85]

Well i didn't disagree with you first off. Secondly, no GT5 doesn't look like that in gameplay, that's just silly. All games have higher everything in replays and in photomode, all games are the same. But it doesn't change the fact the GT5 models and backgrounds have to look good no matter what to be that high quality. Forza 3 looks worse in gameplay than it does in screens and photo mode as well. So if GT5 looks better even than what does that mean for gameplay?

here are some screens. GT5 looks better than Forza 3, hands down. It's not a HUGE difference, but the car models are of obviously better quality. Not to mention dynamic weather, 1080P, more cars on the track and so on. i have an xbox360 and a PS3 and i can admit it when I see it, GT5 is technically hands down better than Forza 3 in every way.

take a look, comparing an italia 458. Look at the lights, the lighting, wheels, everything. GT5 looks more life like and Forza looks more video game still. espescially the last 2, taillights have no detail in Forza

not sure if this will work, but this is GT5:
http://img403.imageshack.us...
http://img149.imageshack.us...

http://img585.imageshack.us...
forza 3:

http://forzamotorsport.net/...

http://forzamotorsport.net/...

http://forzamotorsport.net/...

[visualb]

@oneandonly

forza 3 actually uses different car models (more detailed) for replays and view mode...so I read anyway

GT5 just adds a few extra effects, but uses the same model =)

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Is normal a lot of haters are against GT.

Is the biggest game most anticipated of the year and simulator of the generation.

Do you think that kind of Title will not have haters and trolls around?

[RememberThe357]

Reviewers have always been hard on Gran Turismo games. It's not going to change now. They are going to nit pick the crap out of this game until they can justify a low score to themselves. It's always seemed to be that way and I have a feeling it will continue to stay that way.

[mike9077]

really? cuz on metacritic i think every gt scored above a 90 excluding the psp version

[RememberThe357]

You are almost right. Seems I had a case the of short term memory that I always complain about.

GT: 96
GT2: 93
GT3: 95
GT4: 89
GT5P: 80
GTPSP:74

http://www.metacritic.com/s...

Bubbles for calling me on it.

[visualb]

I can understand GT5P getting under 90 because it was practically a demo for 40 bucks

and GT4 was superior to GT3 but not as fresh and unique...

now GT5 will be compared to GT5P, and it will get under 90 on average for sure

i'll repeat again:

GT5 will possibly be the best racing game of its time, but due to unrealistic expectations and resentment from fanboys all around, it will get lower scores

people hate the best

[Ps_alm3k]

im going to say this flat out.
If you are playing gt5 without a wheel, this game will be a 5/10 game.
If you play with a wheel, you will rate it a 10/10 and gt5 will steal your heart.
this statement is the truth! that is how i became a fan of the series. I never understood why people love the gran turismo series until i played prologue with a wheel. The same will be for reviewers.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I disagree, but a wheel really does make a huge difference.

[N4WAH]

Because a wheel makes a HUGE difference with GT games. More so than any other racer I have ever played but I know a ton of gamers that either can't afford or simply don't have the room for a wheel. They all love the GT series and to them no racer is better than GT, reviews be damned.

I have my wheel set and ready to go.
Picking up GT5 and the Move bundle on the 24th.
I want the camera for head tracking.

Wednesday can't get here soon enough. Picking mine up tomorrow at midnight. First time this generation I have one that.

[Psychic_Waffle]

I've gotta say this: everyone's excitement about this game has finally gotten to me (in a good way).

And it's weird because I had never played a driving/racing simulator game. That is, until today.

Because of all the hype going on, I pulled out my dusty copy of Forza Motorsport 2 that came with my Xbox 360 three years ago... I hadn't even opened the darn thing, but I thought I'd give it a go, and get a taste of the genre.

Oddly enough, I love it. :) And comparing Forza Motorsport 2 to everything I know about Gran Turismo 5, I'm bloody pumped for this game.

It's so random. I was just going to gloss the game over, but now it's my most anticipated game. It's going to be a breath of fresh gaming air, and it's only two days away :D!!!

[UltimateIdiot911]

You never know what you'll like until you try it. But if you learn that you are into Sim racing, I highly recommend getting a good steering wheel set.

Budget, start off with Logitech Driving Force GT.
If you got money to burn and the dedication, G27 or a Frantic.

[DeathMetal]

what IGN says or other reviews. It will be the best racer out and it has a course editor, which is awesome, and I usually don't by many racing games but will get this, great graphics tons of modes to play, online racing, 1000 cars, sounds like a game with a lot of content and that is worth my money. I'm sure it will get nit picked for load times and the install but if the game looks great and is fun that is enough for me.