"PlowBoy" > wrote in message
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> "petergagg" > wrote in message
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>> On 27/11/2010 07:40, Andrew MacPherson wrote:
>>> iRacing has messed with my definition of "far too expensive" so I am
>>> tempted by the
>>> idea of buying a PS3 just for GT5 and another Ring experience (among
>>> many others).
>>> So far I've seen quite a lot of comments but there's a really confusing
>>> mixture of
>>> "it suxs" and "it feels great!"
>>>
>>> There do seem to be some people finding the driving experience and FFB
>>> with a G25
>>> quite satisfying (in some of the cars anyway), which is intriguing. But
>>> as there's
>>> no other reason for me to buy a PS3 I really need some sense slapping
>>> into me.
>>>
>>> Feel free to slap away. :-)
>>>
>>> Andrew McP
>> As a long time "proper" sim fan (mostly pc racing sims) I am very much
>> enjoying GT5 on the PS3.
>>
>> You have to take it for what it is, eg: a console based racing game, and
>> once accepted, simply enjoy what it does.
>>
>> Graphics are great, the premier car models are simply stunning, watching
>> replays is quite literally like watching a replay of a real race. Photo
>> realistic (almost) lighting, shadows, details, etc. (10 out of 10)
>>
>> Audio is also good with each car being sampled and surround sound gives
>> good effects.(8/10)
>>
>> Car handling is perfectly fine considering this is a console game, cars
>> rise and fall with acceleration, braking, etc, cars can be slid (power
>> slides or pendulum turns when rallying, etc) car physics seem perfectly
>> acceptable to me. Different models have different handling to suit.
>> Rumbles through the controller help with feedback, but a controller is
>> not as realistic as a wheel. (8/10)
>>
>> NB: I am using the standard PS3 controller with GT5, if racing on my pc I
>> would of course be using a wheel and pedals, so that takes something away
>> from the experience for me, and no matter how hard I try, my partner
>> simply will not allow me to have a cockpit setup in the main lliving
>> room, so it has to stay in the study with the pc! Maybe I'll move the PS3
>> into the study at some point.... BTW I've read on-line that using a wheel
>> and pedals with GT5 is pretty good.
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> About the cockpit in living room... Wonder what would happen if you tried
> replacing your existing coffe table with this? Maybe she wont notice
> (lol). Yeah, I think the price is rediculous, but I could build same out
> of plain old plywood I think.
>
No bitch would ever tell me what I can and can't put in my living room.