How did Polyphony aim to make a faithful successor to the classic Gran Turismo titles, but actually end up with something that almost completely devolved what made those games so special to many of us?

That’s the question I’ll try and answer today...


Music (in order):

Adagio for Strings Op 11 (Lenny Ibizarre Strings over Beats mix) – Lenny Ibizarre (Gran Turismo 7)
Funkaputski – Lenny Ibizarre (Gran Turismo 7)
HEAT UP – Masafumi Takada (Danganronpa)
Cube – Akihisa Yamaguchi (Gran Turismo 5)


Channels credited:

   / @tplmotorsport  
   / @paragleiber  
   / @sora_sakurai_en  
   / @racinggamearchive  
   / @tacticalcardboard  
   / @raycevick  
   / @kaceytv  
   / @lompi  


Sources:

https://jp.ign.com/granturismo7/647...
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   • Gran Turismo 7  Announcement Trailer...  
   • Gran Turismo 7 | State of Play | Febr...  
https://www.gtplanet.net/yamauchiint...
https://racinggames.gg/granturismo/g...
https://screenrant.com/granturismo7...
https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/17/grant...
https://pledgetimes.com/interviewgra...
   • From Cutting Edge to Stale Retreads :...  
   • I Love Racing Games, They Suck!  
   • Gran Turismo 7 Is A Disappointment.  


0:00 Introduction
0:56 Sacrifices For the Sake of 'Realism'
5:00 Non ‘Realism’ Related Issues
9:15 How GT7 Misled LongTime Fans