Sony buried more than a few other surprises in GT5 that they didn’t foreground much in the lead-up to release (the rally courses are procedurally generated, for crying out loud!). All I can say is I’m very glad I put serious hours into this game before passing final judgment.
Regardless, sitting around picking nits is missing the point. Like a quality automaker, Polyphony Digital focuses on the tiny technical details so that we don’t have to. And trust me, Gran Turismo 5 is OCD enough for all of us.
Dr. Serkan Toto says: While things do not look great for many studios in the West, things are very different in Japan – and I was shocked how little people in the industry still know and understand about the third biggest gaming market in the world (which is a probably a positive for a Japan game industry consultant like myself).
Honestly, it looks about the same if we are measuring a company's success on their all time high stock price. It has nothing to do with the sentiments some in the industry have.
Objectively the two biggest problems are cost cutting and consolidation.
Sony has published a new patent pertaining to unique lip-sync evaluation and fixing system to automatically fix NPC mouth movements to align them with the original dialogue’s timing, resolving sync issues.
This lip sync thing sounds pretty awesome. But one cannot shake the feeling, this is going to be combined with AI, and….. sigh
AI in this use is no big deal imo and result in better animation for character models.
If implemented correctly, AI is a great addition. For me, the problem with AI starts when companies like Activision use it to pump out art work, cosmetics etc to cut corners when they make so much money already.
A new patent published by Sony discusses PlayStation controllers that are solar-powered, with the ability to charge the battery under light.
There are these new inventions called windows, I just used mine for the first time today
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Mine would never run out of juice thanks to my glowing personality......
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My Samsung TV remote charges on solar-power or artificial lights. Or a USB if needed. The tech is hopefully getting better so it can charge a gaming controller.
I'm glad that this reviewer was able to progress far enough to check out the damage modeling, etc.
This game isn't getting the ratings it deserves.
Loving every second of it
i think the game works great but the environments look kind of stamped out, and the grass is awful looking. I've saw better backgrounds and particle effects in other games. I know it can be done and im very disappointed that i waited this long for this game and there are so many, but what about this and what about that's. This game is one of the reasons i even bought a ps3 in the first place at launch and had to wait 4 yrs or so to get. Overall it is a good game and does serve the intended purpose, but definitly feels unfinished. My final rant has to be that they have sullied the Gran Turismo name by sticking NASCAR in the mix. I have always loved this type of racing simply because it isnt like nascar. Yep, WERE GONNA DRIVE STRAIGHT AND THEN TURN LEFT.
GT5 may have a few very minor issues but it's still an incredible game.
BTW guys, what do you think- is it too early for the hat?.
How long do you think it'll take before they fix the online experience? I'm thinking about taking it for a spin drive, so to speak, but I'm not sure.