GT7 is frustrating and fun in equal measure. For every exhilarating race, there's a questionable design decision sitting somewhere waiting to pounce on you.
Cars feel great to drive, but some classic tracks have been changed a bit too much, losing their unique identities in the process. You're given interesting and challenging missions to complete, but also have to deal with a neutered campaign that sees you play a cafe customer being talked to by cardboard cutouts more than a driver.
As a return to the classic GT single player CaRPG then, it's quite disappointing. But then you get into Sport mode and everything changes - nothing quite beats the thrill of driving against real people and the races really do feel exciting even if you're only fighting over 13th place. Annoyances still exist - even here you're stuck with too many rolling starts, and the handing out of penalties is inconsistent at best - but it's easily the game's biggest strength.
The economy, microstransactions and economy are a whole other story which I won't get into properly as it doesn't really affect me too much as getting every car isn't what I care about that much in these games - but suffice to say that I still think they've become way too stingy with payouts and cynically so, it's all to railroad you to Spend More Money.
But I keep coming back. 70 hours and counting, dipping into new Sport races as they pop up and honing my skills. Will I keep at it? Possibly not, but it's a very easy game to dip into once you've got through the main single player side of things and honestly, these cars feel great to drive.
Cars feel great to drive, but some classic tracks have been changed a bit too much, losing their unique identities in the process. You're given interesting and challenging missions to complete, but also have to deal with a neutered campaign that sees you play a cafe customer being talked to by cardboard cutouts more than a driver.
As a return to the classic GT single player CaRPG then, it's quite disappointing. But then you get into Sport mode and everything changes - nothing quite beats the thrill of driving against real people and the races really do feel exciting even if you're only fighting over 13th place. Annoyances still exist - even here you're stuck with too many rolling starts, and the handing out of penalties is inconsistent at best - but it's easily the game's biggest strength.
The economy, microstransactions and economy are a whole other story which I won't get into properly as it doesn't really affect me too much as getting every car isn't what I care about that much in these games - but suffice to say that I still think they've become way too stingy with payouts and cynically so, it's all to railroad you to Spend More Money.
But I keep coming back. 70 hours and counting, dipping into new Sport races as they pop up and honing my skills. Will I keep at it? Possibly not, but it's a very easy game to dip into once you've got through the main single player side of things and honestly, these cars feel great to drive.