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No you can buy it separately.
Deeper puddles does alters your vehicles handling. You won't get that splashing because no puddle and the game is that deep.
Pushing these visuals? I can't imagine, Driveclub is in a league of it's own with the lighting and water effects.
Maybe they should share some tech or something.
I'm looking at it on the store. UK here.
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...c:gb-en:pdc-ps3-services-detail:buy now::null
I'm guessing gt7 will look just like this but at twice the frame rate.
EdReedFan20
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It doesn't seem to be out in North America yet.
bananafactory
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I have a feeling people expecting GT7 to look anything like Driveclub are going to be massively disappointed....
But I hope Polyphony manages to prove me wrong
But I hope Polyphony manages to prove me wrong
EdReedFan20
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I wouldn't be surprised if it's literally a GT6 remaster for PS4 (with a good bit of new content, of course), but would have the GT7 name. I bet GT8 will be the one to wait for.
Oh, right. I do remember seeing that. Maybe I'll get that DLC. I'm actually getting the game for Christmas (got it for free during the Target B2G1 sale).
bananafactory
Banned
Dec 23 for NA
backbreaker65
Banned
Not till the 23rd. Grace Chen took last Tuesday off, so we got bumped to the next week :/
SolidSnakex
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You're seriously questioning PD's ability to hang in terms of lighting?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQO6JHZl-Cs
They were doing that last generation.
You mean PD should share their tech with evolution right? =)
There's no doubt that technically, PD is in a whole different league from Evolution. Even running at twice the framerate and being much more complex, GT5/6 looked better than anything Evolution put on PS3. Evolution themselves admitted that they had to catch up to current graphics technology when developing Driveclub, while PD was already doing tessellation and dynamic lighting and shadows on an ancient hardware like the PS3. (and even those water droplets physics were first seem on GT5 four years ago) Artistically I also think they're better at making things look more natural, from the color palette, to the smoke effect (that still looks better than the one in driveclub) and even some of the textures. (someone find that goodwood ground texture)
So yeah, I still think that visually, GT7 is going to destroy any other racer when it comes out.
I feel like Evo was inspired by PD's physics-based rain beading tech which they came out with for GT5, and this was on old hardware with a really limited amount of ram. PD are wizards.
TrojanBlade
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Agreed...PD now has lot of RAM to play with with a modern GPU, and they did an amazing job with measley 512mb of ram on PS3.
GT7 will blow our minds for sure in terms of visuals. The part I want them to put effort is sound and rethink GT's presentation and overall gameplay for this gen. Bring some new ideas, think outside of the box. GT had been stuck in the past. Time for some bold steps.
If GT7 has the same audio as 5/6 I'm not even going to buy it. It's just so terrible.
PD need to come out with a complete game, fully realised, and not a buggy shell of a game with improvements "to come with an update at an indefinite time" like GT6 has had with the sound (can't see that ever happening now).
Completely agree with you, it needs to be a totally different experience to previous GT's. I desperately hope they can copy driveclub's loading times. That literally would be half the battle for me, the other half being sound. I do think, even at 60fps, Gran Turismo 7 could perhaps blow away Driveclub. They've always technically been masters, and with GT6 pushed the PS3 past the limit hence the fact it was a buggy mess. I think with the PS4 there's no reason they can't do some very impressive things. They need to have rain at least as good as Driveclub, they need to have it on every track, same as the dynamic time, and every track and car needs to be rendered at next gen quality, enough of the ancient assets, they've had their time. I'll be very disappointed if GT7 is really GT6.5, the brand deserves better than that. I'll happily wait so long as I'm not waiting 2 years just to get a Prologue game or something. C'mon PD! For now Driveclub is fun as hell and Project Cars, for better or worse, is round the corner for my sim "thrills."
El-Pistolero
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Most impressive current-gen game, hands down...Jesus Christ!
Shining Sunshine
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People need to stop making these videos in hood cam.
Well, I really feel Driveclub is much more on the arcade side of things. Its not an ounce more sim and PGR.
KyanMehwulfe
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I feel it's a pretty good mix... reminds me of an early Need for Speed or Test Drive back on PSX or 3DO...
It's still a bit arcade-y, especially the braking and collision, but the importance on smooth corner arcs feels very GT esque, and also the ability to spin out (especially on wet pavement) is much more unforgiving than most arcade racers. I like the balance between perfect cornering arcs and drifting, too. Meaning, usually it's always better to have a smooth cornering arc but there are instances, especially in emergencies, where a drifted corner (or a recovery because you got bumped out of your cornering arc) really works well.
It's funny... my first day with the game, I was a bit underwhelmed with the gameplay.
But after a month, and especially now that I'm learning to master a few tracks, addicted to challenges and time trials... I feel like the better I get at the game, the deeper and more entertaining/satisfying I find the driving to me. When you get that perfect lap in time trial mode, wow, so satisfying.
It's some of the most fun I've ever had in a racing game from _just_ the racing... I mean, often in GT a lot of the fun is from the customization and acquisition of cars. But Driveclub is just pure supercar gameplay, and it's the most fun I've had in a racing game since probably Burnout 2 (PS2) or Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 1 (PSX) (and of course the original GT).
It's also got the most... charm, soul, personality.. there's just something about Challenges and Clubs that really change the dynamic of the game. The music in the menus; the playing daily to check your Challenges, see if your friends helped the Club level up; the regular updates of new cars. It's odd because I remember at release, everyone said the opposite (and I never played at release). But a month in, soul and charm are two of the main words I'd use to describe the game. Once you get addicted, the nuances of the game are just so satisfying. Absolutely love the game 5 weeks in, playing it every day yet.
It's still a bit arcade-y, especially the braking and collision, but the importance on smooth corner arcs feels very GT esque, and also the ability to spin out (especially on wet pavement) is much more unforgiving than most arcade racers. I like the balance between perfect cornering arcs and drifting, too. Meaning, usually it's always better to have a smooth cornering arc but there are instances, especially in emergencies, where a drifted corner (or a recovery because you got bumped out of your cornering arc) really works well.
It's funny... my first day with the game, I was a bit underwhelmed with the gameplay.
But after a month, and especially now that I'm learning to master a few tracks, addicted to challenges and time trials... I feel like the better I get at the game, the deeper and more entertaining/satisfying I find the driving to me. When you get that perfect lap in time trial mode, wow, so satisfying.
It's some of the most fun I've ever had in a racing game from _just_ the racing... I mean, often in GT a lot of the fun is from the customization and acquisition of cars. But Driveclub is just pure supercar gameplay, and it's the most fun I've had in a racing game since probably Burnout 2 (PS2) or Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 1 (PSX) (and of course the original GT).
It's also got the most... charm, soul, personality.. there's just something about Challenges and Clubs that really change the dynamic of the game. The music in the menus; the playing daily to check your Challenges, see if your friends helped the Club level up; the regular updates of new cars. It's odd because I remember at release, everyone said the opposite (and I never played at release). But a month in, soul and charm are two of the main words I'd use to describe the game. Once you get addicted, the nuances of the game are just so satisfying. Absolutely love the game 5 weeks in, playing it every day yet.
SniperHunter
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Mr. PlayStation
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It's $34.99/- over at Amazon!
Michael F. Assbender
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Come on, give in! One of us! One of us!
Well, I mean compared to playing Wipeout HD and Mario Kart, which are really the only other racers I've got into since Gran Turismo 2.
SirMossyBloke
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Wtf, why?
Shining Sunshine
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There's no windshield!
DidntKnowJack
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The only thing I can recommend to you is to brake early before you actually go into a turn. You should be braking while you're still going straight. Then start accelerating after you reach the apex (the halfway point of any turn).
Also, and forgive me iff you already know this - the green, yellow, and red flags indicate the severity of the turns. Green is easy, yellow is medium, and red is the most severe.
honestly if this wasn't actually out and I hadn't played it extensively I'd be thinking it was Evolution doing some serious egregious bullshit videos that would look nothing like that on my actual PS4
this is some next level shit
MoonsaultSlayer
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My copy is taking FOREVER! I'm recovering from a surgery and would like this down time to play some gams. This being one of them.
t_wilson01
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I had a chance to play DC briftly at a local BestBuy yesterday (don't know if it was a demo or the full game) and liked the handling a lot. It's definitely an arcade racer as the late braking and light drifting I was doing would have had me wrapped around a guardrail in GT6. I was literally a foot way from the tv because of the super short controller cord so the jaggies were quite noticeable in chase view. Positive first impression though.
ChainsawFilms
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They'll be running, at best, the final retail code, without any of the adjustments made since release.
I've yet to play the game at home (Xmas!) but I understand the AA has improved since launch.
New update is live and i played a bit and on twitter is asked about the audio updates and yes they added thunder also you can hear in the cockpit the windshield wiper going i don't know if you can hear the rain on the car need to test it but a whole lot of immersion now even more then before.
https://twitter.com/Rushy33/status/546281582198542338
https://twitter.com/Rushy33/status/546281582198542338
SictorVullivan
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Yeah the AA is a lot better than when the game came out.
Hell, I remember when I played the game at Eurogamer 2013 and the game while visually good, looked nowhere good as it does now.
Phreakuency
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You've always been able to hear the rain hit the car in cockpit view.
i remember that the rain already had an audio effect. maybe they improved it, because it was really softer
thelastword
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Yeah agreed, Driveclub looks amazing but PD is on another level, I believe GT7 will best DC in car models, lighting, textures, tarmac, snow/gravel/dust/dirt and smoke effects. I also believe they will give DC a good run for their money in terms of track detail, perhaps even eclispse it since they'd have more varied tracks. GT7 will look even more realistic than DC and have much better IQ too. Knowing Polyphony, they may even downsample GT7 from a higher resolution.
That's saying something about PD when driveclub is the best looking racer out there by a longshot.
Now you can hear thunder and hearing the windshield wiper also yes the rain. I think they even improved the engine sounds because it sound so fierce right now that is good.
You still can't hear the rain hitting your windshield during the race (pre and post race it seems to sound much more apparent) and I still can't hear the wipers.
Oh, yeah that.
But take your time and honestly you will become fast in a short amount of time. Its better to break a bit too much but to exist the turns faster.
Neuromancer
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What do the colored smoke signals on the side of the road mean?
Its like a indicator for warning corners are coming for yellow and red.
Neuromancer
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But I swear I've seen blue ones...
ChainsawFilms
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I'm happy to hear that
My only experience with DC has been a quick P2P track, via an in store demo. Aliasing was poor, though of course I was nose against the screen. I love Evo's games, but they're not always the best when it comes to AA, there was a suspension bridge in MS:A that was awful, I don't understand why they even included all the detail on the bridge given how much aliasing ugliness was going on.Only 5 days until I get to play DC. It's been downloaded on my PS4 since launch. I've got the steering wheel and stand sat here as well. 5 days....
Wtf I played so many hours of this and didn't notice that! I'll pay more attention next time I play.
BTW if anyone is looking for a club that plays regularly we have 2 open spots.
OMG No Brakes!
My psn is Paladin33
club is level 23 right now.
StayFree( ' 3')
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damn this game is gorgeous...