If it’s pedigree that gamers are after then few look further than the granddaddy of the genre, Gran Turismo. With Froza 5 showing off what can be done on a new-generation console, Gran Turismo 6 is giving the PlayStation 3 a proper send off. What the game doesn’t have in new-fangled hardware, it is making up with over 1,200 cars, 33 locations and 71 layouts.
With some feeling like the series last installment was lacking and with Gran Turismo 6 also coming under fire from fans for including expensive microtransactions, the game has plenty to overcome. Attempting to drown all that out, has Polyphony Digital been able to redeem the series and overcome its rival Forza despite being a generation behind?
Here’s what the critics are saying:
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IGN (Luke Reilly)
Score: 8.0/10
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EGM (Ray Carsillo)
Score: 7.5/10
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Video Gamer (Sam White)
Score: 6/10
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Gamer Radar (Justin Towell)
Score: 4.5/5
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Now Gamer (Adam Barnes)
Score: 7/10
It’s the familiarity that causes the biggest criticism; though Gran Turismo 5 was, in many ways, the same as the games that came before it, enough time had passed that it felt relevant again.
GT6 doesn’t benefit from the same nostalgic effect; it hasn’t been all that long since we last took on the Sunday Cup.
It’s thoroughly enjoyable all the same and the new improvements here really are worthwhile, better even. But nothing about the game feels new, not really.
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Polygon (Phillip Kollar)
Score: 9/10
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Metro (Mr Pinkerton)
Score: 7/10
The handling and track selection in Gran Turismo 6 is second to none, but the artificial intelligence, damage modelling, and sound design seems to be stuck in a sulky refusal to better itself. But if Polyphony Digital can begin to offer genuine change, rather than just evolutionary improvement, then hopefully Gran Turismo 7 will be next gen in spirit as well as just technology.
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The Escapist (Schyler J. Dievendorf)
Score: 4/5
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US Gamer (Jaz Rignall)
Score: 4.5/5
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Do you think you will be agreeing with reviewers? Are you worried that the game is still stuck in the past? Do you think the sheer quantity of cars and locations put the game above Forza? Does a whole generation’s difference matter? How do you feel about the game’s microtransactions?
Grand Turismo 6 is now available for PS3.
