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Gran Turismo 7 - SPEC II 1.40 Update coming on Wednesday | PS5 & PS4 Games
Tiago Rodrigues
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The game that keeps on giving!
Insane Metal
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Amazing. Love GT7.
Senua
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Well yes if we're that vague it's identical, like saying we drive the cars around the track.
The Cafe mode just seems like an endlessly looping tutorial mode, which is what I hoped it was at first. A neat little way to get you into a few different cars before sending you off into the big open career mode of old GT, choosing whichever car you wanted and entering into the events it was permitted in (usually lots). But nope, that's basically your whole career mode. it's the same thing over and over. Drive this car for a few races, since and repeat. There are also so little of them, it just feels rushed and very limited in scope. No bonding with your car, taking it through multiple series as it evolves as you upgrade. I have replayed GT4 countless times trying to take my starter car as far as possible, all this stuff just lost. Definitely not the carpg freedom of old.
There have been a shit load of complaints of fan sites like GTplanet about the career mode so hopefully PD take note, they have done in the past. Maybe a nostalgia GT mode or something can be added
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Horseganador
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The king of the genre getting better every day.
Gamer_By_Proxy
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Does 50 new challenges mean even more Cafe menu pages? I can't keep up!!!
Con-Z-epT
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This is connected to the licence tests and not the Cafe.
Nemesisuuu
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Would be nice if they tweaked game economy, custom races - it's travesty that you get something like 40 000 credits for 30 minutes race with hardest settings.
SliChillax
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It's on the Nvidia leak that so far has been true for almost all games.
Gamer_By_Proxy
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Ah, well i havne't kept up with those either. I moved to vr and wheel/pedal. Still not as good as I was when I was using a controller.
SimTourist
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4 player splitscreen is certainly a creative decision.
TurboSpeed
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Fantastic! Really looking forward to trying the snow track! It´s been a great year for car games with this update Forza and WRC lets Goooo!! 
TurboSpeed
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Seems like you finally can sort races in events instead of tracks! Seems like they really did some work on this update!
Aenima
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Great update, curious to see how the weekly challeges will work. Pretty much only thing im doing now in GT7 is the online time trials that are added, so new single player content that refreshes every week with rewards is great for what i want from the game.
The only cafe menus being added are 3 new collector menus. (the get this 3 especific cars in ur garage to get a reward)
I think they are the new licences.
The only cafe menus being added are 3 new collector menus. (the get this 3 especific cars in ur garage to get a reward)
Aenima
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This is something i wish they had since launch. Im really happy to see it finally being implemented.
Seems like you finally can sort races in events instead of tracks! Seems like they really did some work on this update!
Only thing missing for me now is a B-Spec mode where i can be the "coach" and give instructions to AI drivers to see them race and try win the races. Would be great if implemented with Sophy AI.
Shake Your Rump
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Word. I bought the game at release. Sold it two weeks later. The cafe system is awful. It hands you free cars, which you basically only use in the cafe. I had like 40 cars for free and didn’t give a shit about any of them. Even Gran Turismo on PS1 was more intriguing.
Also, every race was essentially a time trial. You have a rolling start from last place, and all the other cars except first place drive like shit and are just obstacles.
Is this true? The wording of the announcement made me think it was only 1v1 with AI. Can we have a full set of AI racers?
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Con-Z-epT
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The trailer for the Sophy integration is on the first page of this thread, showing just that.
Shake Your Rump
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I guess the only indication is the icons? Didn’t see it explicitly stated anywhere.
Apparently, it’s only in quick race. Too bad. I hate the obstacle course that is the current campaign.
alucard0712_rus
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Sweet Japanese developers continue to make their dream a reality!
Con-Z-epT
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Yes I get that from the icons since it only shows the Sophy ones no matter your position. Still a possibility to not have a full Sophy roster. We will see tomorrow.
It's also limited to 9 tracks as of now.
The Stig
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literally this.
What a nice surprise. Always good to get another few excuses to fire the game up. Im lvl 50 collector but have a few cars missing. How the HELL do you get invited to buy a bugatti veyron?
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The Stig
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If you've raced online in GT7 you'd know it already is.
Senua
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Fucking lol at your avatar, good trolling mush.
sendit
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Next year, bet.
CamHostage
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Do you mean in trailers, or do you play GT?
Sim'ish racing games tend to be more about the driving (and the cars) than pure speed. They do more realistic TV-style presentation and don't tend to add gaudy effects like speed blur or thrill cams, and also don't usually show a lot of bumping and fighting for position. (The first DriveClub trailer I pulled up, for instance, had ridgeline racing, with the racers pushing at each other on the cliffs. Whereas even when/if there are those types of courses in a GT, they'd probably be played as time trials rather than races, albeit even DriveClub I believe has impenetrable barriers to protect from going off a cliff.)
DriveClub tried to straddle the difference a bit (and it's kind of a shame it didn't go farther into the "fun racer" vein since PlayStation already has GT and DriveClub struggled to establish an identity.) The cameras are a little bit tighter in placement and FOV with more bump and speed force effects, the designed tracks tend more narrow than the often-real-world GT/Forza tracks, there's 12 cars on track in a given race (8 in VR,) and just generally everything about it emphasizes the speed and competitive nature of the races, while sim-style racers tend to train players to focus on the abilities of the cars and the slight improvements one could make next time by driving cleaner. Both are fun, it's just a different style of racing focus.
There's still plenty of speed in GT or Forza or games like these if you use a supercar, but you're usually racing at manageable speeds, so long as you maintain your line and deceleration/acceleration.
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Turk1993
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Wait, i just read that Sophy is not available for every track and car in all modes. Its better than nothing and a very solid update for ai but i thought it would replace the current ai entirely.
"the new GT Sophy mode is part of the World Circuits menu. Nine of the game’s tracks will now feature a new selection within “Quick Race” (which replaces “Arcade Race”) that will allow you to pick a race with GT Sophy.
The game will select which cars Sophy will drive based on the vehicle you’ve chosen, and it’ll be able to use more than 340 of the cars in the game for the race. Interestingly, PD notes that this will allow players to race against Sophy with almost 95% of the cars in the game — meaning that around 20 cars aren’t eligible for these events, although we’re not yet sure which."
www.gtplanet.net
"the new GT Sophy mode is part of the World Circuits menu. Nine of the game’s tracks will now feature a new selection within “Quick Race” (which replaces “Arcade Race”) that will allow you to pick a race with GT Sophy.
The game will select which cars Sophy will drive based on the vehicle you’ve chosen, and it’ll be able to use more than 340 of the cars in the game for the race. Interestingly, PD notes that this will allow players to race against Sophy with almost 95% of the cars in the game — meaning that around 20 cars aren’t eligible for these events, although we’re not yet sure which."
Gran Turismo 7 Spec II Revealed: Upgraded GT Sophy AI, New Snow Track, New Cars, and More
https://youtu.be/zKs2JK6iNJg It's official: the coming update for Gran Turismo 7, v1.40, will be known as Spec II, and will bring with it a new track, new cars, new game features, and the permanent addition of a dedicated Gran Turismo Sophy mode when it becomes available on November 2. Let's
www.gtplanet.net
Shake Your Rump
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I realized that I still have my Wheelstand Pro from the last driving wheel I owned. That sealed the deal. I just ordered a copy of GT7 and the Thrustmaster T300RS for delivery tomorrow. I owned this driving wheel back with GT Sport, so I know it is damn good.
Now, I need to resist buying a PSVR.
Now, I need to resist buying a PSVR.
DJ12
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So you don't like cafe modes which loads of people don't, but the "campaign" is essentially the same as all the previous games as they had the same structure.
So still not got a clue what you or others are moaning about. What was there remains with something most think is shit added on top
Senua
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I think that 190e is dying for one of your FM vs GT7 comparisons! I think I know what'll win lol
Did I miss something? Have we played different games? The cafe modes basically IS the career. Same structure? Because they call events sunday cup etc? It's completely different as I explained in my post
This post at GTplanet is good too
Gran Turismo 7 Spec II Revealed: Upgraded GT Sophy AI, New Snow Track, New Cars, and More
Going to be cautiously optimistic. Been playing GT7 a bit more since doing the brake spring swap on my G29 a month or so back, so this will probably pull me back in. No LS2 GTO yet, tho...
www.gtplanet.net
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mckmas8808
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They finally have my Tesla Model 3 in the game. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aenima
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The entire game is the career mode. GT Cafe works as an introduction to what you can do in the various game modes. Your carreer is recorded in ur GT Profile. After you finish the cafe menus and see the credits, you unlock more single player races outside the cafe, so the single player career keeps going, is just not structured as the old GT games.I think that 190e is dying for one of your FM vs GT7 comparisons! I think I know what'll win lol
Did I miss something? Have we played different games? The cafe modes basically IS the career. Same structure? Because they call events sunday cup etc? It's completely different as I explained in my post
This post at GTplanet is good too
Gran Turismo 7 Spec II Revealed: Upgraded GT Sophy AI, New Snow Track, New Cars, and More
Going to be cautiously optimistic. Been playing GT7 a bit more since doing the brake spring swap on my G29 a month or so back, so this will probably pull me back in. No LS2 GTO yet, tho...
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MadchesterManc
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4 player splitscreen Gran Turismo sounds wild, be interesting to see the nips & tucks done to get that running and if it's even that noticeable.
TrebleShot
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I bet not, but I would buy all
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Had a 190E evo in the 90s so it would be nostalgic for me.
Kerotan
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Buy a ps5, steering wheel and PSVR2. Enjoy the future.
This is a really big and good update.
Turk1993
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