Gran Turismo 3

[Roufuss]

So.. I've owned this game for almost 2 years now, got it for 10 bucks at a pawn shop for a girl I was dating at the time, so she'd have something to play. We broke up, I shelved it, and forgot I owned it.

I found it, decided to boot it up, it's a loved series, I should really like it. But for some reason, I don't. Now, I don't love racing games, but I find them to be fun at times, whether they are sim or arcade like.

But for some reason, GT 3 just feels like work. Playing the same track over and over and over again just to build up money for one part, and those damn license tests, arg, I'd consider part 4 if they just got rid of those pieces of crap.

What am I missing? Does it get better past the initial 2 or so hours? I'm still stuck using crappy cars, barely making any cash, barely outracing the competition.

Just curious how everyone here feels about it, since I know PGR 2 is well loved, so there's a ton of racing fans here. I'm gonna keep plugging away at it, but so far, I'm a bit mystified over why it's such an "awesome" series.

[Jeremy]

I love racing games, and have for well over a decade now, that being said, I have yet to have any real fun with the actual racing in any of the Gran Turismo games, as it usually ends up being more of a chore than an enjoyable gameplay experience for me.

[Grave]

Gran Turismo is boring. I'd rather hop in my car and go for a drive.

[Roufuss]

I love racing games, and have for well over a decade now, that being said, I have yet to have any real fun with the actual racing in any of the Gran Turismo games, as it usually ends up being more of a chore than an enjoyable gameplay experience for me.

This is exactly what it feels like. I've been trying to pass the last fucking Rally license test for an hour now. Can't hit a wall, car keeps sliding out, stupid time limit... I was having fun with the rally tests, and then I realized "Hey, Rallisport is nothing but Rally and probably a hell of alot better than this". Thanks to GT 3, now I can go buy a different racing game I'll have more fun with.

I mean, I'm not bad at racing games, just average, but where's the fun in this? Even the customization seems pretty bland at this point, but maybe I just haven't gotten the right cars and parts.

[bishop]

It's not for everyone and I totally understand why some of you get bored. For me it's how realistic the cars look and handle. On that point no other racer has come close to matching the Gran Turismo series. I think it's more of a car enthusiast game than someone who just wants a racing game. I grew up going to car shows, reading motor trend and car & driver and being into cars in general. You can see this in the making of the games, the amount of work they put into every detail of the cars themselves is amazing. If only they would focus all that effort into the AI I think they could call it quits as they would have just made the perfect racing sim.

[sethsez]

GT3 does what it sets out to do quite well, but I don't get the appeal in what it sets out to do. I guess if you're a total car nut then I can see the appeal of GT3, but otherwise, I just don't get it.

[Captain Canuck]

It's called mainstream racing. To them extra's and tracks = good.To the other racing fans it's all about the design and multiplayer. It's basically the most padded racing game ever that isn't even good multiplayer. Just think VF4 Kumite mode without the crazy part of the game, the vs. mode. This way people will think that they are good at racing games, even if they can't do crap against good human competition.

I think the main draw of the series is it gives you a lot to do and the nice import cars. They should take it to another level and put in some DOA style import models atleast.heh heh

It's not for everyone and I totally understand why some of you get bored. For me it's how realistic the cars look and handle. On that point no other racer has come close to matching the Gran Turismo series. I think it's more of a car enthusiast game than someone who just wants a racing game. I grew up going to car shows, reading motor trend and car & driver and being into cars in general. You can see this in the making of the games, the amount of work they put into every detail of the cars themselves is amazing. If only they would focus all that effort into the AI I think they could call it quits as they would have just made the perfect racing sim.

F355 is actually a better driving model for f355's.But that's only one car though. My car in GT3 isn't that well made, it rocks on the street but suck in the game.

[MVS]

As a sim, it's great.

How many other games could you adjust the cars to such as degree as to have cars set up for drifting?

Not a lot.

Not my bag of chips, but it's not a bad game.

[bishop]

It's called mainstream racing. To them extra's and tracks = good.To the other racing fans it's all about the design and multiplayer. It's basically the most padded racing game ever that isn't even good multiplayer. Just think VF4 Kumite mode without the crazy part of the game, the vs. mode. This way people will think that they are good at racing games, even if they can't do crap against good human competition.

I think the main draw of the series is it gives you a lot to do and the nice import cars. They should take it to another level and put in some DOA style import models atleast.heh heh



F355 is actually a better driving model for f355's.But that's only one car though. My car in GT3 isn't that well made, it rocks on the street but suck in the game.

I agree with you about F355. I imported it for the DC back in the day, but it was just too sim even for me. What car are you talking about? And what did you mean by padded? I surely hope you don't mean easy. I disagree about the mulitplayer though. I had many sleepless nights racing my brother in GT1, but he was also the one giving me the car & drivers and taking me to the car shows

[Captain Canuck]

I agree with you about F355. I imported it for the DC back in the day, but it was just too sim even for me. What car are you talking about? And what did you mean by padded? I surely hope you don't mean easy. I disagree about the mulitplayer though. I had many sleepless nights racing my brother in GT1, but he was also the one giving me the car & drivers and taking me to the car shows

I mean padded as in adding artificial length. Like the backtracking in RE and reusing levels etc. GT3 makes you go through a lot of unneccesary trials in my opinion. Kinda like working in Shenmue or waiting until a certain time in shenmue 1. I drive a 94 acura integra GSR.