Gran Turismo 7

“I mean all I am doing in this 110GB game on my hard drive is completing missions in these weird cafe menus and driving races around tracks of the world in cars that I own... but nope... all I can do is this weird rally music thing - not even sure what that is. You have to do this before you can enter the career mode, and I was like what the hell, this isn't what I spent £50+ for.”

“A downright terrible soundtrack that honestly takes away from the game.”

“Music rally is light on songs and can be tedious, locking everything behind them.”

“Expensive microtransactions are put in to counteract the forced grind placed in the game.”

“Slow unlocks and credit accumulation, car and car parts price increase to push microtransactions.”

“Many will look at the microtransactions and be instantly turned off by what’s on offer from Gran Turismo 7.”

“I mean all I am doing in this 110GB game on my hard drive is completing missions in these weird cafe menus and driving races around tracks of the world in cars that I own. But nope... all I can do is this weird rally music thing - not even sure what that is. You have to do this before you can enter the career mode, and I was like, what the hell? This isn't what I spent £50+ for, but alright, I see it through. I can't access the second-hand store, I can't access the actual stores for new cars, I can't even access the 'photo mode', I can't maintain my cars.”

“I didn't really know this, so I bought a 1960s Mini Cooper from the second-hand market because I wanted one, only to be rewarded one in the next mission. Now I have two, because for some reason, unlike in previous GT games, you can no longer sell your old cars, which is weird.”

“The only difference in this game is that you have a cafe where you get missions to complete, like obtaining three cars from Europe that are four-wheel drive or something. Then the game will point you to the races that offer these as reward cars, and you do them. You don't have to do them, but it's a great way to increase your garage with cars you are more than likely going to need to complete future races, without spending your credits.”

“It is an absolute joke that an internet connection is required all the time, even for single-player gameplay. This was the whole unique selling point that Sony blasted Microsoft for during the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One, claiming you wouldn't need to authenticate your games online to be able to play them, which is what gave Sony the edge over this generation.”

“The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks any real innovation, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”

“The controls are clunky and unresponsive, which significantly detracts from the overall experience.”

“While you can feel the sheer passion the developers have for the subject, it does come with some flaws like very slow and tedious progression gates and persistent microtransaction prompts.”

“Grinding can be tedious and locks everything behind it; tutorials don’t teach much, and there are gross microtransactions.”

“The grinding feels excessive and often detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.”

“Very frustrated that the only way to access any of the extra cars, performance upgrades, tracks, and credits is by playing online.”

“Gran Turismo 7 makes a few errors in mixing the original GT's trendsetting format with GT Sport's focus on competitive online racing.”