So thankful i did not fall for the hype

[WarWolf]

I stayed away from this game because of Forza Horizons political agenda garbage and the fact that they have gone to a more arcade style and it looks like they really went to crap with this game. So glad i didn't now buy it. I don't know if Turn 10 will recover but im pretty sure they lost a lot of fans now.

[MaaZeus]

Originally posted by Zubovnikov:

The free play mode alone is worth the $70, I promise.

The free play is actually what I am most interested about. We used to play Forza 4 with my old Xbox 360 and MS Force Feedback wheel every year (be it christmas or new year) at family gatherings, even my old parents who do not play games. One chooses the car and the track and everybody races and compares times. But last year my Xbox finally bit the dust. I did have a new PS5 and thought what the heck, bought a new wheel for it and Gran Turismo 7, only to find out at the party that there is no Free Play / Arcade mode in it! It didn't even occur to me that this could be a thing, removing a feature that is extremely important for a party play! Last christmas was pretty much ruined as far as that activity was concerned... The Forza still has a proper Free Play of old, yes? All stock cars and tracks available, just pick and ride and have fun with a family?

[King Whiffer]

GT 7 does have a an arcade like feature. If you go and select a track from the world map, at the bottom you'll see several options, Arcade is one. You can select various variables for the race, time, weather etc. Unfortunately you do have to unlock all the tracks via the cafe menu books so in that instance, no there's no true arcade feature. I wish there was.

[Moga CMDR]

Originally posted by MaaZeus:

The free play is actually what I am most interested about.

Freeplay is where I have spent the vast majority of my time. Free play is any car, any track with your own rules. (limitations apply to how you can set up your opponents of course). But free play is where the real fun is.

Most of the complaints people have about career mode are avoided in free play. However, most people only want to do the corporate curated "car culture". Which is why it's boring to them.

[Staquix]

Originally posted by King Whiffer IX:

GT 7 does have a an arcade like feature. If you go and select a track from the world map, at the bottom you'll see several options, Arcade is one. You can select various variables for the race, time, weather etc. Unfortunately you do have to unlock all the tracks via the cafe menu books so in that instance, no there's no true arcade feature. I wish there was.

This is true, If your trying to make money in the game to buy there very expensive cars free play is not going to get you far on GT7.

[MaaZeus]

Originally posted by Moga CMDR:

Originally posted by MaaZeus:

The free play is actually what I am most interested about.

Freeplay is where I have spent the vast majority of my time. Free play is any car, any track with your own rules. (limitations apply to how you can set up your opponents of course). But free play is where the real fun is.

Most of the complaints people have about career mode are avoided in free play. However, most people only want to do the corporate curated "car culture". Which is why it's boring to them.

Hell yeah!!! That fact alone makes the game worthy of purchase for me. Sure I do play single player campaign modes too from time to time but it is the party play that is, to me, the most important ability in racing games. I do like realistic not-arcade racing games but am not a hardcore sim racers otherwise.

[Tannoy]

what.,.? there was a hype?