Thank you for making the new thread.
I still don't think the standard cars really look bad. But, at the same time, it does kinda make you wonder what Kaz was smoking. He said from the very beginning he wanted to create a "museum" for cars or a car encyclopedia. With the premium cars, he pretty clearly did that. But there's just no time to do that for 1,000 cars.
On the plus side, and perhaps most realistically, you use 10 or 20 cars in a racing game like this anyway. So it makes sense to go nuts on 200 cars, as that is a fine selection. These cars are also going to be very future proof. They are ready to go basically on PS4.
On the negative side, it's disappointing, sure. And you never want to see old models with new models, and they don't have the same type of deformation and detailing.
So I'm split. Since Polyphony has decided they will not outsource and they have set their priorities in such a fashion, I understand why they made their decision. Looking at the rest of the game, it's pretty clear why it is the way it is. Everything else is pretty finely detailed.
They have a lot to show for 5 years. I don't understand the idea that they have been jerking off in their offices. Look at how the 200 cars are modeled. They modeled interior seat belts.
