drumbeg wrote:

Bob wrote:

The handling is immense you can feel so much through the pad. Even under steer doesn’t feel to bad as you scrub speed and feel her drift to the edge of the track as you feed the power in. Loving the manual gears too

What assists do you have enabled? I've switched ABS and steering correction to weak for now.

Also, I've switched off those braking zone indicators. Have you noticed the speedometer in the HUD starts to go gradually red when you need to brake?

This being bonkers gran turismo
I can’t even find a menu for assists??

Fuck me the scapes thing is like a fucking bespoke puzzle game just to get through the tutorial. I somehow quit back to scene select twice by accident

I tried turning off abs completely and the l2 gets a good degree more frisky.
That may have been the fact that I locked up and crunched into just about every bit of Armco everywhere obviously but still.. it’s worth a tickle just to see.

Where do I find the driving assists please?

The Rear wheel drive cars are brutal if you're not smooth with the accelerator and you're just off and having to start again.. it's old school but I like it. Adds a sense of risk/reward.

Do it! I've not really offered an overall opinion on the game yet since I wanted to get deeper into it, but already it has ticked all the boxes for me. It's pretty much everything I wanted and I feel like the game has an exciting future with the Sophy AI developments and track-record of post-launch support with GT Sport.

God, I just wish I had a racing seat set-up.

I propose we kick off a light-hearted distance race for the week using Music Rally. Furthest distance travelled wins. First track. Friend leaderboards are baked in I think. What say yous?

Currently installing the "data disc" which takes me back to FM 3/4 days, lol.

Down for whatever TT-wise.

drumbeg wrote:

Bob wrote:

Where do I find the driving assists please?

Pause game -> settings -> assist settings.

You can adjust on the fly using the d-pad during a race too but it resets unless you do it in menu's.

Or plenty of other stuff like brake balance if you buy the fully adjustable upgrades in gt auto I believe as well.

You have to go to the pause menu to have access to other assists like the abs, stability management, or counter steering stuff.

No complaints so far on PS4, btw. Yeah the loading times can be a tiny bit long but nothing world-ending. Good time to take a sip of your tea, or check your phone. I don't mind it.

Won't comment on the visuals as I've clearly been spoiled gaming on a series x pretty much exclusively since it came out, but performance is more than stable here.

It's linked in game, but worth posting here.

https://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/gt7/apex/

The official guide with tuning advice and advanced stuff.

Okay after a lovely first few hours, I now seem to be in a run of muscle car races, snore, and the mission in the willys jeep seems to be broken. According to a quick Google, it's a bug where the car is fitted with soft tyres, not dirt ones. Ah. The slog begins.

Nice one. Retro vibes going on there.

I've only done the one mission so far and that was the one in the cafe.

The Tokyo street circuit isn't the same one from previous games? I don't remember it going through the containers.. There's one hairpin where if you're not careful you understeer into the pits..

I like the 'mini game' with the manual gears for the optimum change.. you've got to change just before the rev counter hits maximum or it's too late by the time you've done it.

I really like how the camber and elevation are treated in this. It really effects how the car handles.. some of the tracks are really challenging much more so than in Forza.. you've really got to get everything right I'm doing the japanese tournament and the last corner at Fuji is really difficult to nail as is the final complex at Mount Panorama before as it starts to drop down is really challenging.

Blew all my money on a Ferrari F430 when it turned up in the used car garage but haven't had a chance to use it yet.

Loving my Yaris GR and tuned her up to just below 600.

drumbeg wrote:

Nice one. Retro vibes going on there.

b0r1s wrote:

Lovely pic Gav. That would make a lovely poster in 14 year old me’s bedroom

Cheers chaps. I've absolutely no idea how a camera operates btw, I just fiddle around until it looks nice. Some of the spots in Scapes are just beautiful though. Gotta wait for the right car. That one just fitted the GT86 so well, I thought.