Comments on: GT4 Sucks.

By: aegisknight

aegisknight — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 06:46:35 +0000

I assume you’ve turned off ASM and TCS. I’ve had some luck drifting in all sorts of cars, although I don’t know how realistic it is… but grinding to a halt sounds like traction control…

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:58:18 +0000

GT4 is not a real racing simulator. I bought it in order to drift. I could so care less about the rest of the game.

I actually drift my S14, so I know what’s supposed to happen when I do it. I’ve tried all kinds of cars in GT4 and none of them actually simulate drifting. And NO…Dirt and snow racing is not drifting, it’s actually possible to drift on concrete/blacktop in real life. So why doesn’t the “Real Driving Simulator” encompass drifting?

It lets you slide sideways and grind to a halt. Then it slowly creeps back into pace and goes straight. No matter how much I jam the accelerator into the controller the tires won’t just spin and let me drift fluidly.

As for the Dirt and Snow races, good job…but I’m not a rally racer… and I would like to drift without having to get off the road or hydroplane.

I gave my GT4 to my friend for his birthday now and I’m gonna stick to actually drifting. Too bad it sucked, I thought with 4 years of production it woulda been so much better. Looks like they spent way too much time throwing stupid ass cars into the mix instead of perfecting the physics.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 03:37:05 +0000

Thanks for letting me know about the problem with the RSS 2.0 feed. It should be fixed now.

By: aegisknight

aegisknight — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 02:50:46 +0000

Tea Leaves suggestions: Maybe you could make it easier to see who is writing the current entry? I know your name is on the page, but it doesn’t stand out. And the RSS feed always says it’s from “Tea Leaves”.

Regarding perceived size: This is one thing I think GT4 gets really right. The sense of speed is much more realistic (especially with a force feedback wheel!) than in GT3. If you’re driving a 120 horsepower sedan, it feels about like it would in real life. In GT3, even the Astra Touring Car felt a little bit sluggish. (I went back and watched some GT3 replays today. :))

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 01:27:10 +0000

Tea Leaves is definitely a mixed grab bag of “things psu and I think are interesting.” The people who read it for the food discussions are bored when we talk about videogames, and the people who read it for the videogames are bored when we talk about food. But I like it all.

I am kinda fearing Forza. I tried the demo, and it just felt wrongly _sized_. Laguna Seca felt “small”, the cars didn’t really have a firm feeling on them. So I’m worried. On the other hand, that was a demo and it’s at least 3 months old by this point. So who knows. Maybe it’ll be super.

I have to get it no matter what, of course. It’s a driving game.

-peterb

By: aegisknight

aegisknight — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:21:45 +0000

And yet… there’s nothing better right now. I thought I’d never say this, but let’s hope Forza gives Sony a run.

p.s. Love reading Tea Leaves, even though I was expecting more game development content — found it on gameblogs.org.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 13:37:26 +0000

You insulted GT4! Better watch out, and prepare yourself mentally for a flood of people who will comment on this entry saying that:

(1) You’re retarded.
(2) You’re gay.
(3) They had sex with your mom.

All that being said, I obviously agree with you. The game is awful.

-peterb
(a.k.a. “This Guy”)