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How to Win at Gran Turismo 5

Gogaminggiant.com looks into the beginning steps of a Gran Turismo driver. Here you will find some quick easy tips on how to obtain superstar status in Sony's real driving simulator.

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Kon_Artist 5027d ago

In Soviet Russia. Gran Turismo 5 wins you

Murgatroyd75028d ago

Personally, I think the best way to win GT5 is to just skip it altogether.

farhad2k85028d ago

But then again, you also think Justin Bieber is the best musician in the world.

norman295028d ago

I thought he was Justin, certainly acts like him

Murgatroyd75027d ago

Ouch, can't handle someone having a different opinion, huh? It must be tough being you.

redsquad5027d ago

Depends whether is IS your opnion, or just that of a troll slavishly following the GT5 bashing trend.
If you haven't even played the game then it isn't even "your" opinion, is it?

Murgatroyd75027d ago (Edited 5027d ago )

Why would I have said that if it wasn't my opinion? I didn't even realize there was a bashing trend; I have yet to hear anything negative about GT5. Then again, I also don't actively seek out information about the game because I didn't like it. And I am wholly entitled to have that opinion and express it.

I don't get on anyone's case for liking what I think is an bad game and I don't see why anyone should get on my case for NOT liking it. Plenty of people despise some of my favorite games (Mafia II for example), but I can't say it really matters to me. Certainly not to the point of calling them out on it. The saying "Different strokes for different folks" exists for a reason.

thebudgetgamer5028d ago

well i stink at mst driving games, but this is ridiculous.

mike90775028d ago

if you suck just use the driving line it makes the game super easy

thebudgetgamer5028d ago

i'm pretty good at that it's the challenges that get me.

poindat5028d ago (Edited 5028d ago )

Well to be fair, the challenges are supposed to be hard, especially if you're aiming for gold. The good thing is though, if you keep at it and don't give up, you will eventually improve no matter how bad you've been at driving games in the past. Seriously, keep trying and watch your times slowly improve and improve until before you know it you're a decent driver and able to put in decent times. I'd say that that sort of experience is a large part of the fun in learning the nuances of a racing sim.

thebudgetgamer5028d ago

i agree, i do have a lot of fun trying though.

Shadow Flare5028d ago

Budgetgamer you're not alone. The challenges really hack me off. I'm probably especially ratty because I've just got off wasting a whole damn evening trying to get a flippin gold on the mother flippin nascar special event. I was trying to do the first challenge on the expert level and I must have restarted about 30 times. What hacks me off about it is I KNOW I can do it. I got silver and I was 0.050 seconds from gold. Over and over and over. Then I got 0.021 seconds. Literally I'm goin mental because I know I can do it but I had to do it over and over and over. But Ive just done it and got gold. Was it worth it? No.

thebudgetgamer5028d ago

you just described my experince too a t. the one that frustrated me the most is the cornering on the ouside in the nascar event, also the first rally challenge i beat the second and third but that first one i never even come close.

Shadow Flare5028d ago

I dunno if you do it already but take all the driving assists off if you're rallying. Take off traction control (it slows you down) take off asm (it prevents you drifting sideways) and take off the rest. It should help you rally faster. I found doing those things made me quite a few seconds faster. Rallying annoys me though. It's hard to get gold. On the beginner event I got gold on dirt and snow but I'm having trouble getting gold on Tarmac weirdly. I wish gettin gold was easier. They literally expect us to drive like a professional race driver and I simply can't

thebudgetgamer5028d ago (Edited 5028d ago )

i got them all turned up too max, thanks for the tip.

poindat5028d ago

Oooooohh yes, it is VITAL that you take all assists off (it's safe to leave ABS at 1 though), as they really really really slow you down. Like a ton.

But for someone in your situation, I would slowly start taking turning them down one by one until you become used to handling the car, turn down the assists a bit more, practice, repeat, etc.

And yeah, I agree that the rally challenges are pretty difficult, along with the NASCAR ones. I'm not even going to bother trying to improve my times in NASCAR as it's so frustrating.

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Arup025028d ago

You just have to be in first place.

trainsinrdr5027d ago

nows the time for a good ole fashion "easier said than done"

Bromeslice5028d ago

If you buy the game you automatically win at life

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Sony launches AI racing agent Sophy 2.0 worldwide for Gran Turismo

Sony AI and Polyphony Digital announced the global release of Gran Turismo Sophy 2.0, an innovative AI racing agent in the Gran Turismo 7.

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EazyC325d ago

Between Sophy and PSVR 2, Polyphony is REALLY pushing videogames forward into a whole new era.

crazyCoconuts324d ago

"Gran Turismo has to run on the PlayStation 5, and that means Sophy cannot consume all the computing resources of the machine."
Interesting - I thought at first Sophy was controlled from their server farms. Seems like they've got it running locally.

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Yamauchi on Why Gran Turismo Works in VR Without Making You Sick

Remon: "I didn't expect Gran Turismo 7 to be the most relaxing and soothing game on Playstation VR2 . Yes, it's a high speed racing game with extremely realistic physics. But for me, next to Tetris Effect Connected, it's become the most meditative PSVR 2 experience. What's even more surprising is that Gran Turismo 7 in PSVR 2 doesn't make me sick despite its high speeds.

Gran Turismo series producer Kazunori Yamauchi spoke to me via video chat to discuss why the GT7 feels so enjoyable to drive and what inspired his design choices."

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Babadook7518d ago (Edited 518d ago )

I was very careful not to push myself when i first popped GT7 in VR, by limiting myself to 30 min sessions. I got sick from Drive Club VR. Surprisingly, even after hours of playing on a Gr 3 race, I don’t get sick now.

SullysCigar517d ago

Yamauchi has suggested in the past that choosing a slower car that's a convertible is a good choice for your first drive, because it makes you feel less enclosed, but you still have the frame of reference of the car itself.

When I put friends or family into GT7 on PSVR2, I sit them in front of my wheel, put them in a Mazda MX-5 / Miata, roof off and tuned to remove body roll, improved brakes, slick soft racing tyres and a turbo. This seems perfect, as they spin out less and can get started again more easily if they do. It's not too fast, but fast enough for a first timer. Set up a fan facing them too - that certainly helps.

But people quickly adjust and you just want more variation, speed and handling as you get better at the game. It's the most hooked I've been for years.

XiNatsuDragnel517d ago (Edited 517d ago )

Congratulations Yamauchi

Viljong517d ago

Is vr sickness even a thing. 30 fps games are worse

mandf517d ago

Nothing to do with frames although that has a part. Walking and then saddening stopping messes with your brain for some people. Me included

Viljong517d ago

Switchback is the only game which give me slight nausea same as irl rollercoaster. When it go highspeed and steep downhill comes it feel like my stomach is moving up and im falling off my stool. Interesting that i get the same effect than irl coaster without movement. But i dont call it vr sickness its just very immersive. Other games i play with freemovement and all vignette effects off.

Have GT7 too and playing it without nausea. Its superb in vr mode. Wish i could get the logitech g923 for it. But dualsense is very good aswell and feel right at home after playing forza on series x. Ofc with better haptics that dual sense offer. Only bad thing about gt7 is the unskipable movie when you play it first time. I was getting frustrated after all the motor history it start showing ingame racing i think the whole thingh lasted like 20-30min. Then you get the coffeeshop things and tutorials going on and finally when you get to race you have 120hp hybrid family car.

lucian229517d ago

Any artificial movement can cause motion sickness. Certain games I can't play in vr be cause of it. That's why I prefer games like superhot thst move only when your body moves

kneon517d ago

It's the discrepancy between what you are seeing and feeling and what your brain expects to be seeing and feeling that causes issues in VR. That's why latency is a killer. if you turn your head and the image lags behind it messes you up.

mandf517d ago

Kneon
You're right about that. Gt7 gave me motion sickness in the beginning but went away. I play for 12 hours a day on the weekend with no problems now. Pavlov still gets me. Resident evil is awesome but when I walk it gets me. It gets less over time.

RPGer517d ago

Because the nature of GT games. The game and the camera is static as ever, and it very usable and a prefect way to play racing game with long sessions in VR.

Einhander1971517d ago

I must say I'm still feeling sick when playing Turismo.

Babadook7517d ago (Edited 517d ago )

That’s too bad. Take it slow. Don’t push through uncomfortable feelings. Just play within your limit and build your VR legs over the course of a month or two. Eventually you’ll be able to play much more and with faster cars. It’s worth it, trust me.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Gran Turismo

Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi shares a personal message to celebrate this momentous milestone.

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darkrider640d ago

Keep up the good work and bring more free updates. More cars and circuits!

Knushwood Butt640d ago

And PSVR2 support.

I recently got back into this and am really enjoying it. Working mainly on Circuit Experience to save up enough cash for the Porsche 917K. Should be there after another five or six sessions.

darkrider639d ago

Damn, that should be very cool

CobraKai640d ago

I remember my mind being blown at the reflective cars for the PS1.

HeliosHex639d ago

Wow 25 yrs just like that. Feels like only yesterday I was amazed by the first one.

darthv72639d ago

90 million units sold for the series... pretty damn impressive.