THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Hitler Stole My Potato on April 26, 2008, 12:36:32 AM

Title: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on April 26, 2008, 12:36:32 AM
Against my better judgment and out of sheer boredom waiting for the NFL Draft to get here, I went and downloaded GT5P even though I already played the damn thing before and didn't care for it then.  Most fucking boring game ever.  Driving lines on unimpressive looking tracks against braindead AI.  Why people like this shit is beyond me.  And it doesn't look that great imo, or at least not as good as advertised.

*banging my head*

Ugh.  Why the hell did I buy this?!?!
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: MCD on April 26, 2008, 12:39:31 AM
so you can justify your trolling.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on April 26, 2008, 12:40:17 AM
I don't mind trolling this piece of shit.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Grecco on April 26, 2008, 12:40:40 AM
REALISM!


yeah its pretty awfull. Hated Forza 1 too when i played it. People would get angry cause i crashed into them in races. Like their cars were real or something YOU BUSTED MY GRILL!

So meh i skipped FM2 and no interest in GT5
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 26, 2008, 12:41:04 AM
More details please.  I've been waiting to hear more impressions here about GT5:P.  

I'm more interested in the technical aspects though.  How do they compare to other racers on the market?

Also, is it possible to tune it so that it plays like a semi-realistic racer like Dirt or PGR?  
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on April 26, 2008, 12:46:26 AM
More details please.  I've been waiting to hear more impressions here about GT5:P.  

I'm more interested in the technical aspects though.  How do they compare to other racers on the market?

Also, is it possible to tune it so that it plays like a semi-realistic racer like Dirt or PGR?  

I haven't found anywhere you can actually tune your car but I very rarely do that kind of stuff, hell I'm not really into these types of games anyway.  I never even tried Forza 2 outside of the demo.

But I stand by what I've posted earlier about PGR4 being more impressive graphically, at least as far as the tracks and weather are concerned.  GT5:P smokes it in car detail though.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 26, 2008, 12:49:44 AM
I meant tuning the game settings, not the cars.  Is it possible to make it somewhat bearable for someone that doesn't give a shit about racing lines?

Have they modified the extremely dark lighting or improved the tearing/slowdown?
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on April 26, 2008, 12:56:02 AM
Well I haven't noticed any real problems with screen tearing or slowdown but the game seems just as dark as it was the last time I played it.  And yeah, there's an arcade mode so you don't have to stick to the mundane career mode of having to play that lame ass high speed ring over and over again, so it's not just sticking to your lines.  You can play high speed bumper cars all over the world.

BTW, I checked the online manual and evidently you can unlock Quick Tune after completing all the events in A, B, and C Classes.  So I was wrong about the actual car tuning....which you didn't care about anyway. :p
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 26, 2008, 01:01:39 AM
Yeah, I think car tuning is distinguished mentally-challenged.  I'm not a fucking mechanic.

Neither the manual nor the game teaches you how to tune stuff like gear ratios.  I even bought the official Strategy Guide for GT3 and it still doesn't teach you how to do it. 
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: calcifer on April 26, 2008, 01:49:05 AM
it could

call it forza 2
add some shitty dmg
and have being developed by dirty asianfags from 1up
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 26, 2008, 01:51:23 AM
have come close to impulse buying this too, then I remind myself of the boring Sony E3 presentation of a car going around a track for 4 hours straight...that is the essence of GT.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 26, 2008, 02:19:53 AM
and have being developed by dirty asianfags from 1up

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Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: calcifer on April 26, 2008, 02:20:22 AM
and have being developed by dirty asianfags from 1up

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Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 26, 2008, 02:22:32 AM
and have being developed by dirty asianfags from 1up

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Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: calcifer on April 26, 2008, 02:23:52 AM
and have being developed by dirty asianfags from 1up

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Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 26, 2008, 02:26:36 AM
and have being developed by dirty asianfags from 1up

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Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: calcifer on April 26, 2008, 02:28:18 AM
and have being developed by dirty asianfags from 1up

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shut up negro


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shut up beaner

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so you are a beaner?

go back to portugal or whatever south american country you're from
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 26, 2008, 02:32:57 AM
and have being developed by dirty asianfags from 1up

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shut up negro


ban this trash

shut up beaner

ban this scum

so you are a beaner?

go back to portugal or whatever south american country you're from


nah, I was just hoping you'd keep it going with a different slur.

I'm not personally from a south american country and btw, beaner is for mexicans, I think.   My dad is from Argentina, but he was raised there, born in east Euroland
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 26, 2008, 02:34:16 AM
Kranz, don't bother.  You don't have to justify your race to that idiot.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Fragamemnon on April 26, 2008, 02:47:23 AM
Yeah, I think car tuning is distinguished mentally-challenged.  I'm not a fucking mechanic.

Neither the manual nor the game teaches you how to tune stuff like gear ratios.  I even bought the official Strategy Guide for GT3 and it still doesn't teach you how to do it. 

Smooth, check out this link:

http://www.gtplanet.net/guides/index.php/Gran_Turismo_4_:_Tuning

It's worth referencing and playing around with the settings on a test course to get a good feel for them.

also, calcifer delenda est
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 26, 2008, 02:54:05 AM
Thanks, Frag.  That would come in handy.

You play racing sims too?  What have you played in the past?  GTR2?

GTR2 is really awesome but I probably need a good steering wheel to really get the most out of it.  The 360 controller doesn't seem to be adequate. 
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: pilonv1 on April 26, 2008, 04:46:46 AM
ive had it for a month and played about 2hrs and 1 online race. it's a fucking joke of a "demo"
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: demi on April 26, 2008, 05:56:03 AM
Portugal is in Europe...
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: calcifer on April 26, 2008, 06:29:51 AM
Portugal is in Europe...

i've made a huge mistake
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 26, 2008, 09:49:10 AM
i really don't get into racing games unless i can shoot things or cause spectacular crashes, so i avoid most of them
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Rman on April 26, 2008, 10:46:34 AM
I've hated Gran Turismo since its first installment.  Never enjoyed racing sims.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: duckman2000 on April 26, 2008, 03:34:50 PM
Well, they could lower the speed. That'd make it more boring. I've never understood these types of games. Give me racing games that emphasize racing excitement, not this sterile, necrophiliac tripe.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 26, 2008, 03:46:41 PM
Well, they could lower the speed. That'd make it more boring. I've never understood these types of games. Give me racing games that emphasize racing excitement, not this sterile, necrophiliac tripe.

whoa whoa whoa, gt has necrophilia?
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: drew on April 26, 2008, 04:16:26 PM
Well, they could lower the speed. That'd make it more boring. I've never understood these types of games. Give me racing games that emphasize racing excitement, not this sterile, necrophiliac tripe.

I have problems with a lot of the arcadey racers.  PGR4 is more about the graphic design than the actual racing and the cars feel too light, Burnout really needs to take out the slow-mo crashes, game would be 100x more fun w/out it.  Sliding gets old fast in Ridge Racer, and Sega Rally feels like you're driving toy cars through vaseline and shit.  I did like Motorstorm, though.

Forza 2 was cool because it's like you have hundreds of cars to test drive in your TV.  It's a more laidback game.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 26, 2008, 04:35:47 PM
Well, they could lower the speed. That'd make it more boring. I've never understood these types of games. Give me racing games that emphasize racing excitement, not this sterile, necrophiliac tripe.

That's one problem with GT.  Even with all those really fast cars, you don't get many chances to even approach 200 MPH. 

Also, I hate how you're almost always forced to compete against cars from the same group.  When I'm playing solo, why not give me the option to set whatever opponents I want to race. 
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: duckman2000 on April 26, 2008, 06:00:13 PM
Well, they could lower the speed. That'd make it more boring. I've never understood these types of games. Give me racing games that emphasize racing excitement, not this sterile, necrophiliac tripe.

whoa whoa whoa, gt has necrophilia?

It's necro-porn, basically.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Bildi on April 26, 2008, 08:25:40 PM
After falling asleep for the the first three games I learnt my lesson and didn't buy any more.  Same happened with the Paper Mario games.  I'm a slow learner it seems.

Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 26, 2008, 08:34:29 PM
Quote
so you are a beaner?

go back to portugal or whatever south american country you're from

Total distinguished mentally-challenged.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Lucretius on April 26, 2008, 08:49:13 PM
I've been loving GT5P... but you have to play it with a racing wheel.  It's boring otherwise.  Similar to how Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution are boring if you play them with the dualshock (it can be done, but ruins the experience).
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Akala on April 26, 2008, 09:19:18 PM
I've been loving GT5P... but you have to play it with a racing wheel.  It's boring otherwise.  Similar to how Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution are boring if you play them with the dualshock (it can be done, but ruins the experience).

Truth.

Buying a wheel made it 100% better, and also breathed some life into GT4, a game I really didn't play too much of initially.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Bildi on April 26, 2008, 09:37:36 PM
Good point about the wheel - I've never played a GT with a wheel.  I always found PGR boring, but when I got PGR3 with the 360 wheel all of a sudden it was awesome.

Wheels seem to make lots of games better.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: ferrarimanf355 on April 26, 2008, 09:41:28 PM
Daytona USA 2 > every other fucking racer out there, sim or not.  :-*
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: duckman2000 on April 26, 2008, 10:49:41 PM
The thing is, you can't just attempt to emulate reality and assume that such an approach makes for the best and most authentic racing experience. The shortcomings of the medium already costs you the experience of gravitational pull and general awareness, so racing game devs should really attempt to exaggerate other aspects in order to make up for these things that are lost in translation.
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: Laramie on April 26, 2008, 11:01:58 PM
Does anybody even watch Arrested Development!?  Come on! 
Title: Re: Holy fuck, can Gran Turismo be any more boring?
Post by: fistfulofmetal on April 27, 2008, 02:40:07 AM
Guy gets game he knows he won't like, doesn't like it. More at 11.