How to Polyphony Digital

"MultiplaOrgasms" (themightymultipla) 09/30/2015 at 09:02 • Filed to: WHY AM I EVEN SURPRISED BY THIS

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Step 1: Release game for PS3 after arch rival game has launched on XB1, with inferior graphics, sound, damage, features but more cars and tracks however make sure half of them use reworked PS2 era models.

Step 2: Do NOT include exciting advertised features at launch

Step 3: Make sure game is more broken than predecessor from 2010 despite being the exact same game.

Step 4: Spend more time at Goodwood FoS and with stupid racedriver casting show than in the studio working on improving game.

Step 5: Wait until the arch rival has released another installment of their franchise to finally add exciting, innovative advertised features, but make sure players can only use them if they meet these criteria:

a) have access to Nissan GT-R or Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ and live near some racetrack in Japan

b) have access to an iPad or a specific Android tablet

Step 6: Disappoint every loyal player, ever

Step 7: ???

Step 8: Profit

Now on a more serious note: How isolated from the current gaming scene does a developer have to be for something like this to happen? I can somewhat understand it if an anticipated feature gets postponed for technical reasons, but making the final product accessible only through a device 80% of the players don’t own and have no intention to own but not within the game itself? I know people can be weird sometimes but this is just ridiculous. It’s like they know they are going to fuck up GT7 and try to ruin GT6 as much as they can in order to make the next installment of the franchise seem like a legitimate improvement.

And to end this rant on a truly sad note, there are still people actively defending PDs actions.

[Seems like one can avoid tablets by using an emulator, also FUCK YOU PD]

Nibby > MultiplaOrgasms 09/30/2015 at 09:08

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Sam > MultiplaOrgasms 09/30/2015 at 09:22

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It seems like a lot of Japanese devs do this. (I’M LOOKING AT YOU NINTENDO AND YOUR “WE DON’T THINK WATCHING OTHER PEOPLE PLAY GAMES IS FUN” POLICIES) They seem to think that being years behind the times is acceptable in the 21st century. It’s mostly a problem with console exclusives. If you buy a PS4 you HAVE to buy GT7 to play a racing game. Same as if buying an Xbone means you HAVE to buy a Forza title.

Nymphicus Hollandicus > MultiplaOrgasms 09/30/2015 at 09:23

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Even Forza Motorsport 2 is better than GT5 (haven’t ever played GT6).

I’ll give GT one thing, the sheer amount of cars and tracks is enough to keep me hooked on GT4 for hours.

djmt1 > MultiplaOrgasms 09/30/2015 at 09:31

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It’s tablet only? Well that sucks. I don’t even have access to GT6 and I wanted to fiddle with it.

MultiplaOrgasms > djmt1 09/30/2015 at 09:37

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GT5s course maker was pretty weak but some decent tracks were possible, and it made online racing very interesting, AND it was actually accessible ingame.

It is the perfect “fuck you we got your money anyway”.

MultiplaOrgasms > Sam 09/30/2015 at 09:39

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That is the problem. But it is not like being forced to buy Forza is a bad thing.

MultiplaOrgasms > Nymphicus Hollandicus 09/30/2015 at 09:41

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Given that Forza 2 is still one of my favourite racing games I’m inclined to agree on that.

Brickman > MultiplaOrgasms 09/30/2015 at 09:41

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Played all the Gran Turismo games up to GT5. Same cars as GT4, soooo many skylines and slow ass Kei cars and a handful of premium models. I know it was hard to code for PS3, but with PS4 there’s no news of GT7 and what I read is that GT6 is a crippled version of GT5. I find the AI cars in GT are on rails and offer no real driving simulation. Did love the rally stages in GT series. GT4 was the best, even have it emulated on my PC.

I like to brake check Forza AI as they put on their brakes or try to pass me. Or get on their bumper and watch them hit a wall. Im an asshole driver :P

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > MultiplaOrgasms 09/30/2015 at 10:01

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Gran Turismo 5 killed the series for me. It's the most I've ever been disappointed not just by a video game, but by anything ever. I played it for a few days, sold it and my PS3, got an Xbox and Fourza and never looked back.

Nymphicus Hollandicus > MultiplaOrgasms 09/30/2015 at 10:19

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So many great memories on that game, I had a V8-swapped Lexus IS350 that dominated B-Class racing.

RallyWrench > MultiplaOrgasms 09/30/2015 at 12:15

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Seriously. I was an unashamed GT fanboy, but GT6 is a fucking joke. Since GT is the only reason I’ve ever owned a PS1, 2, or 3 anyway, and because my PS3 is an early one and is threatening death, I’ll probably be buying an XBox.

MultiplaOrgasms > RallyWrench 09/30/2015 at 13:54

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