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Gran Turismo 5 vs Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

So for the thanksgiving I visited with family and friends. I also brought along Gran Turismo 5 and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. Of course my friend grabbed the Gran Turismo 5 first, but what happened next is unbelievable.

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Shazz4902d ago

So you or your m8 couldn't find arcade mode on gt5 then lmao . Pick from a whole range of brilliant cars sum that hit over 200mph ( mclaren )

thereapersson4901d ago (Edited 4901d ago )

How is this even a valid comparison?

It sounds like the author, despite his apparent excitement for the title, failed to interpret just the very point of Gran Turismo 5. And then he proceeded to do the game an extreme injustice by allowing his ignorant, racer-n00b friend to follow the same mind set.

Boody-Bandit4901d ago (Edited 4901d ago )

NFS vs GT5 is about as good a comparison as Joy Ride vs NFS:HP. They have nothing in common except they have cars.

If you are a wheel racer there is only one choice, GT5.
NFS:HP is a gas & go game. Automatic, no manual shifting, no FFB support. Just gas & go. You really don't even have to use the brake much in HP.

HP is okay to kick around with when I am bored but I prefer GT5 because I am into complex finesse racing games that feel like I am actually driving the car.

beavis4play4901d ago

you're right, Brutallyhonest.

i don't do drivig games all that much - which is why i like NFS:HP. it's, as you said, "gas and go" - that suits me as when i want to mess around with racing i prefer to just get a car on the track and GO! (although knowing when to use the break in NFS is important!)
also agree that for the serious race person - GT5 is the ultimate. i've played at friends houses and you really have to develop your skills to be good at it.

Dee_914901d ago

wait ... why didnt he just do the arcade mode if he wanted a quick race ? i didnt even install it and i was on arcade mode for atleast 30mins

this is a dumb article
basically saying gt5 takes time to get to the faster cars
but thats dumb because the arcade mode have alot of cars and tracks

ikkokucrisis4901d ago (Edited 4901d ago )

Of course, the casuals prefer playing fable over demon souls, go figure!

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MNicholas4901d ago

he likes arcadey games. NFS:HP is just one the million unrealistic arcade racers to choose from.

thereapersson4901d ago (Edited 4901d ago )

And again, I ask:

How is this a valid comparison?

If you want to make it a fair comparison, compare two fast-paced arcade-style games. Maybe Burnout, or Project Gotham. The author didn't even try to compare the pick-up-and-play aspect of GT5's arcade mode with NFS: HP, which would have at least been *somewhat* similar of a concept. The only thing Hot Pursuit and GT:5 have in common is that they involve driving.

His friend is obviously the type who looks for instant gratification, which shows in his enthusiasm when Hot Pursuit gave him a ton of unlocks right off the bat. These are the types of people which the Gran Turismo series isn't really made for. Incidentally, many of these people have positions in the journalism world as video game reviewers. Because you can't unlock super cars and the full damage system within the first 2 hours of game play, GT:5 sure must be a complete failure of a game, eh?

Shit, that's -2 points from GT:5 right off the bat for cramping these self-important reviewers' writing schedules! I mean, how DARE a SIMULATION require work, skill-building and dedication to earn a name for yourself as a seasoned sim racer?

/s

jony_dols4901d ago (Edited 4901d ago )

There should be a stupid article of the week award on N4G.

Because amid the criticism for GT5 from people that do not own a PS3 not to mention owning GT5, this floats to the top of the crap.

How can you compare GT5 to NFS?

Your comparing a driving sim to an arcade racer. The 2 of them are different sub-genres of video game racing.

Its like comparing Fallout 3 to FF13. Both are essentially RPGs, both are good games in their own right, both are totally different.

I love both Polyphony's & Criterion's (Burnout Revenge was one of the best games last gen). But once you get sucked into GT5, it is amazing. I found that NFS (from the demo anyway)is just a little bit one-dimensional, it just felt like Burnout Paradise with cops and under a different name. But I love the ability to jump straight into a race against your friends & the ultra competitive nature of the gameplay.

As I said comparisons shouldn't even be made,
the only thing in common between these games is that they have licensed cars. Everything else is different.

vhero4901d ago (Edited 4901d ago )

@Shazz thats exactly what I was thinking! Also you dont have to do the first driving test to race you can skip them all if you like but it opens up new cars and races for you. The choice though is all about arcade and simulation. I got Burnout for arcade and no other game comes close and GT5 for simulation. Also as for Hot Pursuit well if you got undercover then you don't need hot pursuit as the game play is exactly the same... Finding shortcuts and using powers.. Nothing new really and not worth my £40.

PostApocalyptic4901d ago (Edited 4901d ago )

"I like beer, football, and fastcars (ugh, ugh...) GT5? Too complex for my caveman brain."

Jaces4901d ago

You want an arcade racer get NFS, racing sim get GT5.

Simple.

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user8586214902d ago

NFS for me, I prefer arcade racing over simulation

despair4902d ago

I find it really funny you say that, I have NFS Hot Pursuit and I'm getting GT5(f@$%ing delivery stalled). Sometimes I will feel for an excellent and extremely fun arcade racer and go to NFS and sometimes for pure driving bliss and I'll be going for GT5. Why must it be one or the other.

This opinion piece is just an example where NFS is the more logical choice for the person and the setting. I mean he was in a rush to race and wanted to get a supercar style high speed race right off the bat, I mean if you ever played a GT game you know thats not how it works and if you played most or rather the good NFS games you know that's what you get, fast quick flashy enjoyable action vs serious in depth incredible racing sim.

Why one or the other why not both its not like they're the same type of racer.

Quagmire4902d ago (Edited 4902d ago )

NFS vs GT5? Its like comparing Avatar to Inception. To each his own, but both are great.

Orion4901d ago

Because not everybody in the world is able to afford to games. If you have one racing game, that could be enough for you.

I'm a Gran Turismo fan btw. And I'm loving GT5 so far!

visualb4901d ago

avatar to inception?

one is a big advert for 3D cinema with no real depth and the other is an actual movie with acting and directing =P

but I getcha quagm....stew...WTFDSD!?

Marquis_de_Sade4900d ago

Judging by the number of disagrees, you must be lying to us waseem335.

eggbert4902d ago

I own both, mainly because I HAD to have GT5, and NFS is like $30 already lol.

Not really much of a comparison since NFS doesn't go for realism.

NCAzrael4900d ago

Where the hell, outside of Black Friday sales, do you find Need For Speed for $30? Given the popularity of Burnout Paradise, it's obvious that there is a large market for arcade racing games, and Hot Pursuit is easily the best arcade racer this year, if not this generation. EA isn't stupid enough to toss the game into the bargain bin less than a month after its release.

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Top 10 Best Need for Speed Games of All Time, Ranked

After nearly three decades of NFS games, here's a list of the best Need For Speed titles that have ever been released in the past years, ranked by The Nerd Stash.

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PlayStation 3: chasing the 1080p dream, part three - Gran Turismo 5 and the indie explosion

From Digital Foundry: "Welcome to the third part in the biggest DF Retro episode we've ever produced - a year-by-year look at how 1080p gaming fared on the PlayStation 3. Launched in 2007 touting its then-exclusive HDMI digital interface, Sony layered full HD gaming on top of its Cell processor and RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' as key selling points for its third generation console. Of course, we all know how that turned out - both Sony and Microsoft machines routinely ran the most advanced titles at sub-720p resolutions, often with questionable performance, so what happened to the 1080p dream?

In the first two parts of John Linneman's investigation, we've covered off the first four years of the Triple's lifecycle and moving into 2010, the overall fortunes of the PlayStation 3 continued to improve. The platform holder released - what was then - the most advanced motion controller in the console space, backed up by experiments with stereoscopic 3D, which turned out to be a short-lived but still formidable pairing. Combined with a strong E3 showing, PS3 was looking good.

However, it's fair to say that it was a fallow year for 1080p gaming on the system, with only Scott Pilgrim Saves The World's razor-sharp pixel art upscaling, Castle Crashers and Soldner X2's 3D/FMV stylings accommodating full HD output - alongside a wonderful Monkey Island remaster."

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ApocalypseShadow643d ago (Edited 643d ago )

Just remember ladies and gentlemen, Sony never said all games would be 1080p. Only that the system would support games up to 1080p in a survey before the system was released.
https://spong.com/article/9...
And as we saw, some games did support it, some games tried their best to support it and some games didn't or never reached it.

Is a higher resolution great to have if you can do it? Sure. Is it necessary for a fun game? No

But what I find interesting is Eurogamer. Are they really talking about HD and PS3 in their article or are they really pushing their 4.50 Euros 4K video download subscription? Seems one is being used to sell the other. Just look at the bottom of the article.

Michiel1989643d ago

thats what every company tries to do, push for people to buy their products. Are you really gonna blame them for that?

ApocalypseShadow643d ago

Not all articles are about selling. They're about informing or entertaining.

Maybe I'm supposed to watch the video instead of reading. But I shouldn't have to click. But the article lazily tells us some games did hit 1080p and some didn't. I didn't learn anything new as I own the console. Then, they push a Patreon subscription.

Are you saying every opinion, preview, review and rant article requires a push to buy something now? Tell me which sites are prone to do so so that I can avoid them in the future.

Michiel1989643d ago

not everyone played during the ps3 era. I started during snes era but loved seeing articles/videos about how gaming evolved before that.

i dont think this article is trying to push you to get that patreon sub, it doesnt for me at least. I dont think theres anything wrong putting an ad at the bottom of the article. all the regular DF videos are free already.

SonyStyled643d ago

Wipeout HD on PS3, a remake of the PS1 game was 1080p 60fps. And that released in 2007-08

Christopher643d ago

This really feels like a filler article. I don't feel like I learned anything notable or substantial from this. I feel they could have reduced the unnecessary intro and over-explanation of things and put the whole series in one article for a more substantial and possibly informative piece rather than piece-mealing it out as they have.

dumahim643d ago

It's more about the video. DF Retro videos are for Patreon members first, and I think the whole thing was one big video. For the youtube channel, it gets chopped up and released weekly.

ApocalypseShadow643d ago

Chris is actually right on this one. Something known already was just kind of washed over in the article. Unless you're supposed to get more in the video. If more is in the video, then more could have been said in the article.

Only thing I learned new was that they are selling a subscription. My point though is that you gain more viewers by having better articles and content.

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Looking Back to Two of Need for Speed's Best Games - Most Wanted and Hot Pursuit

Paul writes - "EA know a good thing when they see it, and for multiple years November was Need for Speed month. In a break from the usual routine, I'm going to be looking back at two games here, released in 2005 and 2010 respectively. The earlier game is Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which has the distinction of being one of the very best in the franchise. The second game comes from 2010, and is Need for Speed Hot Pursuit; which I'll talk about just as the Remastered version of the game has hit the stores."

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Retroman155d ago

Hotpursuit 2 was good as well.

The-Matrix-has-you155d ago (Edited 155d ago )

I completely adore this game! In fact its probably my favorite racing game. I recently dusted off my xbox 360 to play Most Wanted 2005. Still a great game, though I do not remember there being such horrible performance. Like massive frame-pacing issues. screen tearing, latency. If any game ever truly needed to be remastered, it this one for sure!