Replaying Gran Turismo 2...

"Burrito de EJ25" (alexcarrillo01)
07/22/2014 at 23:26 • Filed to: None

...has given me a greater appreciation of it and what it did for the future racing games. There are things that I'm noticing now as an adult that I didn't as a little kid.

Modifying your car in the game actually made an audible difference in addition to improving performance, which I was staggered by. In fact, some engine notes sound shockingly more accurate to their real life counterparts than they do in Gran Turismo 6. I mean, Subarus actually rumble!

And there's a Fozzie in this fucker!

For the time it almost feels as if there was no compromise. It feels complete. That's not something I could ever say about 5 or 6, which just feel like soulless husks.

It remains my favorite Gran Turismo and one of my favorite racing games of all times.

DISCUSSION (6)

tromoly > Burrito de EJ25
07/22/2014 at 23:35

Funny thing, I downloaded a PlayStation emulator and GT2 last night and began playing it a bit, it's interesting to see how far things have come in 15 years.

Burrito de EJ25 > tromoly
07/22/2014 at 23:41

Or how far they haven't come!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Burrito de EJ25
07/23/2014 at 02:00

I'm inclined to agree with you. But honestlyiI can never make up my mind between 2, 3, and 4.

cuts_off_prius > Burrito de EJ25
07/23/2014 at 02:39

My heart is at GT2 out of all of them. It even had my dad's Accord (which was later mine) that I drove so much in the game when I was a kid, although the game had the sportier SiR trim with its more hp and higher revving engine, which subsequently made me mod my Accord to visually mimic its sportier trim. Both my previous car (the Accord) and that game had that deep connection to me. I loved how GT2 featured so many everyday cars and how you could see how they stacked up in a race. Sucks how in newer versions of the game, for example, if you go to the Mercedes or BMW showrooms, it's like all the sportiest, fastest AMGs and Ms, respectively. GT2 had more regular cars like the E320 coupe and the 528i in addition to the highest AMG or M models... wait, there weren't any M models, but case still stands =P

About the engine sounds from GT2, I fully agree that they really do sound better and more distinct. I think it has to do with how much more simple recording sounds was for GT2. Remember that you couldn't give partial throttle in the game. This probably means that they just stuck a microphone near the hood and did pulls on the dyno till redline in each gear. Since GT3 on PS2, we were able to give partial throttle and that probably makes the sound recording vastly more complex, having to account for every possible throttle position and gear in game, and perhaps revving, etc.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Burrito de EJ25
07/23/2014 at 05:03

The music was incredible, too. It's "My Favorite Game" (the opening theme for arcade mode) that made me fall for Nina Persson of The Cardigans, years before I even knew who The Cardigans were.

Jolteon > Burrito de EJ25
07/23/2014 at 08:35

Although I prefer GT4, GT2 kicked ass when I was a six year old kid. "WOW, WHAT IS THIS THING THATS APPARENTLY CALLED A VECTOR"