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  1. Mar 18, 2022
    7
    GT7 already had an issue with credits being hard to come by, but now they've reduced payouts even further? No thanks. I doubt I'll buy the next one, especially when GT isn't as special as it used to be.

    EDIT: changed my review score from a 4 to a 7 tentatively due to the 1.09 update. The gift of credits was generous and rewards have been restored, but the April rebalance tweaks remain
    GT7 already had an issue with credits being hard to come by, but now they've reduced payouts even further? No thanks. I doubt I'll buy the next one, especially when GT isn't as special as it used to be.

    EDIT: changed my review score from a 4 to a 7 tentatively due to the 1.09 update. The gift of credits was generous and rewards have been restored, but the April rebalance tweaks remain unknown in how they will affect the game. My initial response would have been a 9, but I'm extremely cautious of this game now that the devs have already betrayed users once.
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  2. Mar 26, 2022
    7
    Look this game showed promise immediately on launch. Then the 30+ hour outage came along a week after launch, where no one could play anything except Arcade and Music Track races. Please remove the always online nature of this game, and like many others have said - remove the ridiculous micro transactions.

    Update - it looks like Polyphony Digital might actually be listening, as I did
    Look this game showed promise immediately on launch. Then the 30+ hour outage came along a week after launch, where no one could play anything except Arcade and Music Track races. Please remove the always online nature of this game, and like many others have said - remove the ridiculous micro transactions.

    Update - it looks like Polyphony Digital might actually be listening, as I did receive an in game credit token for 1 million for compensation to the 30 hour outage. They've also written a decent update on the fact they will make substantial changes in an early April update. I'm going to be cautiously optimistic here, which is why I've updated the review.
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  3. Mar 29, 2022
    7
    Paid $150 AUD for the special edition only to be strong-armed into purchasing MTX. Such a shame what happened to this great franchise. At least the driving is rock solid.
  4. Mar 14, 2022
    7
    The game looks and plays well, but the menus are frustrating and slow to navigate and I expected more from the multiplayer modes. You spend a lot of time just waiting. The campaign is fun for a while, but the AI drivers are very slow, so it gets too easy if you drive the recommended car with the recommended performance, even without any assist.
  5. Mar 25, 2023
    7
    GT7 is half of a solid sim racer with plenty of extra info for car collectors and a (mostly) great driving model. The other half was replaced with bizarre progression systems/gated content, bare-bones AKA "classic" race options, an unnecessary money grind, zombie AI, rigged loot boxes, and yes--ridiculous microtransactions for in-game cash. The visual and audio presentation is a mixedGT7 is half of a solid sim racer with plenty of extra info for car collectors and a (mostly) great driving model. The other half was replaced with bizarre progression systems/gated content, bare-bones AKA "classic" race options, an unnecessary money grind, zombie AI, rigged loot boxes, and yes--ridiculous microtransactions for in-game cash. The visual and audio presentation is a mixed bag--as per usual in Gran Turismo--but the guttural roars, growls, and banshee wails of those sweet exhaust notes still give me goosebumps.

    Behind the wheel, this game has few peers. Everything else feels like it was lifted straight from a 2000s-era title designed in a back-alley pachinko parlor by a jaded marketing executive.
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  6. Apr 17, 2022
    7
    Edited review April 2022. Score 7:
    Okay, I'm updating my review to reflect recent update, still not full fixed, needs more race options for top level cars and the roulette system is rigged and just wrong because it sounds like a gambling game.
    Oringinal review March 2022, Score 0: Gran Turismo 7 is a fantastic game, but what Sony and Polyphony Digital with monetisation and reducing
    Edited review April 2022. Score 7:
    Okay, I'm updating my review to reflect recent update, still not full fixed, needs more race options for top level cars and the roulette system is rigged and just wrong because it sounds like a gambling game.

    Oringinal review March 2022, Score 0:
    Gran Turismo 7 is a fantastic game, but what Sony and Polyphony Digital with monetisation and reducing race payouts is just greedy. It puts them almost equal with EA, Take Two and Ubisoft in being greedy publishers, that only care for money and not gamers.

    We all know that reducing race payouts and increasing car costs is a way to make us spend real money on buying credits. Before the 1.07 patch, I was thinking that buying credits was not a bad option, if I didn’t have enough at the time, now that Sony and Polyphony Digital are trying to force us to buy credits by reducing payouts, I will never
    spend any money on credits.

    Also, why do we need online connection to servers to play solo? This make no sense and just makes it impossible to play when the servers are down.

    I’ve played Gran Turismo since it first came out in 1997, 25 years ago, for the first week of Gran Turismo 7, I was feeling very nostalgic, seeing the old track in there upgraded form. Now after patch 1.07 I’m feeling frustrated and disappointed, the reduced payouts make the game too much of a grid to earn enough to buy and upgrade the top cars.
    We know Sony and Polyphony Digital did this because not enough people were spending money on buying credits, and we were playing the high payout races repeatedly to earn credits, but this is a key part of the game, we race because it is fun and to earn credits to buy more cars. We don’t play games to spend money on microtransactions.

    Another problem with the game is the roulette mechanic, it is too much like gambling in its visual presentation, and it is rigged to give the lowest reward 95% of the time. I tested this buy saving up tickets and then opening them in one go, and I pretty much got the lowest reward every time.
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  7. Mar 7, 2022
    7
    Great visuals, very highly polished by a developer who knows what they're doing in that respect, even if everything does look a bit too... shiny for my tastes, I can't argue with the fidelity on show here. The cars handle really well too - at its' core, it has everything a really decent driving sim needs.

    But the menus and user experience is horrendous. As in proper, bafflingly bad. And
    Great visuals, very highly polished by a developer who knows what they're doing in that respect, even if everything does look a bit too... shiny for my tastes, I can't argue with the fidelity on show here. The cars handle really well too - at its' core, it has everything a really decent driving sim needs.

    But the menus and user experience is horrendous. As in proper, bafflingly bad. And because of the way the game is designed you are constantly in this menuing system almost as much as on the track, if not more, so it's a complete killer in terms of how enjoyable the experience is.

    Add to that very limited free play options - you can't design your own races or just pick from the selection of cars and... well, race. In a racing game. And then add to that an always online requirement for single player and hideous microtransactions that inevitably lead the game design to feature hefty grind mechanics and... well, you have a ball that has been well and truly dropped here.

    This should have been great. It isn't. And that's a crying shame. As said, the racing itself is fine - good even - but there's many more games, even within the GT series itself, which does it just as good, if not better, without having to deal with the maddening nonsense that surrounds it in GT7.

    Wait for a hefty sale or get it second hand.
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  8. Mar 23, 2022
    7
    Firstly the game feels really good to play and the races generally feel exciting... Edge of the seat stuff especially on the 'Ring with varying weather conditions. Scapes mode as good as ever has been extended to add more scenes. Single player is great giving you a breadth of experiences in different cars and tracks. Love the cafe card idea and gives you a wealth of varying classes andFirstly the game feels really good to play and the races generally feel exciting... Edge of the seat stuff especially on the 'Ring with varying weather conditions. Scapes mode as good as ever has been extended to add more scenes. Single player is great giving you a breadth of experiences in different cars and tracks. Love the cafe card idea and gives you a wealth of varying classes and marques as you progress through and a nice set of cars once complete. Missions are a nice addition too and add an extra dimension. In general it's a good game which could have been great if not for the in game economy and always online requirement.

    Recommended if you love the series and are happy to accept the couple of points above. Best Gran Turismo yet in terms of the racing and handling. Had more exciting racing in this against the AI than any other GT so far.
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  9. Apr 11, 2022
    7
    Much improved economic model, players can feel some progress even if they have only a little time to play.
    Still some issues; on line only in all parts of the game, no car sales, weird spikes all over the tuning model, dodgy physics(racing slicks in the rain are still drivable) and a strange lack of content even from GT Sport. eg only the Ferrari 458 GT3 which is a decade old even tho
    Much improved economic model, players can feel some progress even if they have only a little time to play.
    Still some issues; on line only in all parts of the game, no car sales, weird spikes all over the tuning model, dodgy physics(racing slicks in the rain are still drivable) and a strange lack of content even from GT Sport. eg only the Ferrari 458 GT3 which is a decade old even tho Sport had the 488, even that is replaced soon irl.
    Worth a purchase now but very far from perfect, the 9 and 10 scores are not credible.

    Updated from a 3, the developers are listening to the player base.
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  10. Mar 25, 2022
    7
    Score as of version 1.09: 7
    The response from the devs is a good start, but it's not quite there yet. Hopefully, they'll eventually make it deserve a 10/10.

    Score as of version 1.07/1.08: 0
    Updates are making the game more grindy and trying to force microtransaction on players. Such a shame, content-wise it is so good.
  11. Mar 11, 2022
    7
    The gameplay is excellent, I like the solo part, licenses, missions and the challenge it provides. The heart of the gameplay, the driving sensations, implementation of the dualsense controller are top notch.The game looks very good even if there is room for improvements. I cannot give this game a solid 8.5 just because everything in the game pushes you to the microtransactions system. IThe gameplay is excellent, I like the solo part, licenses, missions and the challenge it provides. The heart of the gameplay, the driving sensations, implementation of the dualsense controller are top notch.The game looks very good even if there is room for improvements. I cannot give this game a solid 8.5 just because everything in the game pushes you to the microtransactions system. I really wish the gaming industry will remove completely this awful system. It could be a great game but it's only a good game because of that. That and the fact that if you loose your internet connection you cannot play solo.... Expand
  12. Mar 17, 2022
    7
    Gran Turismo 7 has the potential of being a great game but is ruined by corporate greed and incompetence. Graphics and gameplay are great, but greedy pricing structures takes a lot of the fun away from the game.
  13. Mar 19, 2022
    7
    Cash grab.
    PD threats this game as it FTP.
    Its half finished with half the cars behind a huge paywall.
  14. Mar 7, 2022
    7
    Dreadful AI and good but not great graphics.
    The usual suspects gave this game the high 90s and 100s for reasons that escape me . There is fun to be had here, especially for veterans of the series but the microtransactions are an insult and god's gift to racing games it most assuredly is not.
  15. Dec 15, 2022
    7
    Nuca e sido fan de los Gran turismo en realidad o sus similares, me di una oportunidad con el juego pues si me han gustado los need for speed, sin embargo el juego me ha gustado, sus graficos muy buenos, me gustan los autos, sin embargo le perdi el hilo despues de un tiempo luego que bajaran recompensas etc y me desencante.
  16. Apr 7, 2022
    7
    Getting there. Still needs basic features like being able to change tracks and settings in multiplayer lobbies. Would be nice to have qualifying lap in the world circuits so you don’t start 20th in every race and have to just catch all the cars. If the AI was more varied in its racing then races could be more varied too and it wouldn’t be essentially a time trial. Circuit experience,Getting there. Still needs basic features like being able to change tracks and settings in multiplayer lobbies. Would be nice to have qualifying lap in the world circuits so you don’t start 20th in every race and have to just catch all the cars. If the AI was more varied in its racing then races could be more varied too and it wouldn’t be essentially a time trial. Circuit experience, licences and the cars themselves are all great. Definitely improving. Watch this space. Expand
  17. Mar 19, 2022
    7
    It looks like GT Sport Remaster, it looks ugly and old. Not new generation at all. It's fully online, unfair and try to grab you money all time. Today, March 25th they posted a new patch but the damage is done.
  18. May 14, 2023
    7
    70 bucks for a game you cant even play and when you can play its basically a f2p game with real money you have to spend to get the actual content
  19. Mar 17, 2022
    7
    Im giving it a 7. The racing part of the game is good with amazing sounds and visuals on the ps5,car selection is good,tune up options are good. Challenges and licences are a blast as always.It’s a fun game overall. However..the café is a hit or miss,depending on the player and it’s definitely a miss for me. I liked the old gt progression system much more. It’s just weird and to me,itIm giving it a 7. The racing part of the game is good with amazing sounds and visuals on the ps5,car selection is good,tune up options are good. Challenges and licences are a blast as always.It’s a fun game overall. However..the café is a hit or miss,depending on the player and it’s definitely a miss for me. I liked the old gt progression system much more. It’s just weird and to me,it feels like a complete gimmick. “I prepared a menu for you” which are 3 races and 3 cars that you will unlock. What menu? What cafe? I turn this game on to race,not to role play . Feels like a Jrpg system with weird dialogues and not everyone is a fan of those,including myself. The café should be an option but they made the whole single player experience revolve around it. The other thing I really don’t like is the lack of qualifying laps before a race..what? Why are there no qualifiers?? You always start dead last which means you’re going to have to beef up your car and trade paint constantly because you have 5 laps to overtake 15 cars. Again,it’s weird. That’s not how racing works in real life and this is supposed to be the real driving simulator right? Makes gran turismo feel like a cross between a sim and an arcade racer. I don’t understand why polyphony decided to take these unnecessary risks when every single fan just wanted a good old fashioned gt game on current gen consoles. I get it,some people are new to it but include these changes as an option instead of turning the whole game inside out. At least they kept the replays thankfully. 7 out of 10 for me. Expand
  20. Mar 29, 2022
    7
    After Update: It's a solid racing game, but its reputation is now tainted by greed. Thankfully players will receive good updates and compensation for the server maintenance.
  21. Mar 25, 2022
    7
    [Review Changed]
    Looks like Kaz listened to us, therefore I'm raising my score back up. We can now sell our cars, and the credit system is going to be changed again for the better.
  22. Apr 14, 2023
    7
    Expansive cars and tyres , server maintenance problems are mod def a problem. IF you are able to ignore the transactions and keep your hands of spending any extra money, you get a good game so I guess your rating really is depending on your will to forgive the unforgivable. I really tried to ignore the transactions as much as possible and if you are willing to do so, you may enjoy the bestExpansive cars and tyres , server maintenance problems are mod def a problem. IF you are able to ignore the transactions and keep your hands of spending any extra money, you get a good game so I guess your rating really is depending on your will to forgive the unforgivable. I really tried to ignore the transactions as much as possible and if you are willing to do so, you may enjoy the best racing game engine I ever encountered so far. Expand
  23. Apr 8, 2022
    7
    O jogo parece ter sido feito no Ctrl C Ctrl V do GT Sport em relação a tudo e sem internet não passa de uma Demo bem frajuta, não dá pra jogar offline com os carros que ganhei nem vendelos,os efeitos de chuva no para-brisa é ridículo,o mundo fora da corrida é sem vida limpo e parado, o jogo te obriga a ficar ajustando PP do carro mesmo ele já pertencendo a categoria GT3 oficial por exemploO jogo parece ter sido feito no Ctrl C Ctrl V do GT Sport em relação a tudo e sem internet não passa de uma Demo bem frajuta, não dá pra jogar offline com os carros que ganhei nem vendelos,os efeitos de chuva no para-brisa é ridículo,o mundo fora da corrida é sem vida limpo e parado, o jogo te obriga a ficar ajustando PP do carro mesmo ele já pertencendo a categoria GT3 oficial por exemplo só pra torna a corrida difícil e não equilibrada,o jogo não deixa você fazer um teste drive no carro antes de comprar, quem paga milhões em alguma coisa sem testar com o dinheiro do jogo tão difícil de conceguir? Quer arrumar a sua reputação? libera todos os carros no modo arcade offline e deixa as merdas da microtransação para o simulador. Resumindo maior Decepção gamer que já tive na vida! Cyberpunk 2077 se redimiu! Agora é a vez de vocês
    #offline game mode now!
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  24. Mar 17, 2022
    7
    Awesome game, great graphics, pretty accurate physics. Great selection of cars, impressive circuits, basic but very interesting "story" mode (I do enjoy the "museum" felling).
    BUUUT you can't actually play because the SERVERS ARE DOWN AND THIS LOCKS YOU OUT OF THE SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAING. AWFUL!
    PLUS, latest patch shove down some pretty agressive microtransaction strategy, basically
    Awesome game, great graphics, pretty accurate physics. Great selection of cars, impressive circuits, basic but very interesting "story" mode (I do enjoy the "museum" felling).
    BUUUT you can't actually play because the SERVERS ARE DOWN AND THIS LOCKS YOU OUT OF THE SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAING. AWFUL!

    PLUS, latest patch shove down some pretty agressive microtransaction strategy, basically lowering the prize money you get from the races, to make you spend real money.

    Edit: The devs listened to the players. It appears they will be implementing some great changes in the next month, like double rewards, be able to sell cars, bigger wallet for in-game earns, and 1 mil to everybody affected by the server outage. That's why I'm changing the rating from zero to 7. If all of the updates truly are what they seem, I'll be back to give a 10.
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  25. Apr 23, 2022
    7
    Talvez o melhor jogo de corrida que já joguei, a Sony tomou decisões ruins quanto as microtransações mas já voltou atras. Agora voce consegue ganhar dinheiro mais facilmente de novo. O fato de ser sempre online ainda é um ponto muito negativo, porém vale a pena pelo jogasso que é.
  26. Apr 8, 2022
    7
    I'm very disappointed in the latest installment of this beloved series. I have all the previous game, and none of them full price 80€ game had such micro-transaction pressure.
    The amount of money you make in the game make it a complete plain to pay with in game credit for the most expensive car. This is NOT how micro-transaction should work. not for a free to play game, and certainly not
    I'm very disappointed in the latest installment of this beloved series. I have all the previous game, and none of them full price 80€ game had such micro-transaction pressure.
    The amount of money you make in the game make it a complete plain to pay with in game credit for the most expensive car. This is NOT how micro-transaction should work. not for a free to play game, and certainly not for a 80 euros full price game.

    Grind or pay, but you can forget the fun...

    And the Solo campaigne required connection is just a spit in the face. I cannot play when your server are offline? You're wasting my time Polyphony Digital....

    You drop the ball on that one. I will change my score if you patch all this crap though

    March 7th 2022 Update
    Upgraded the rating to 7 because last patch 1.11 improve economics a lot.
    Won't go higher because we are still required to be connected for solo play which is a big downside
    Could add some cafe menu on pit stop, changing weather, endurance races, cars from other countries, circuit experience, GR1 cars, VGT cars, etc.
    I've finish the cafe menu solo play with only 80 cars... and most of them are not a million credit car. Am I supposed to mindlessly grind a billion credit to buy the 300+ remaining cars, most of them costing several millions credit?
    I would have expected a better polished game from PD instead of a game as a service with constant update.
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  27. Mar 7, 2022
    7
    Gran Turismo 7 has a lot to offer. Much more than GT Sport or even GT 5 at launch. The ontrack racing is smooth, and fun. The graphics are top notch, but perhaps could probably be a little better. The soundtrack is great, as are the sound effects. That said, there are 2 glaring flaws that are holding this game back from am 8 or higher..

    It seems Jim Ryan and other PlayStation
    Gran Turismo 7 has a lot to offer. Much more than GT Sport or even GT 5 at launch. The ontrack racing is smooth, and fun. The graphics are top notch, but perhaps could probably be a little better. The soundtrack is great, as are the sound effects. That said, there are 2 glaring flaws that are holding this game back from am 8 or higher..

    It seems Jim Ryan and other PlayStation executives have seen the success of other greedy predators (WOOPS, publisher's) like Phil Spencer and Xbox (who's Forza Motorsport 5, 6, and 7, Halo Infinite, Halo 5, Halo Wars 2, Gears 4 & 5 all have filthy Micro-transactions in them) and pushing Polyphony Digital to do the same. Some cars can cost up to $29 real world dollars. It's foul, and has been unlike Sony up to this point. Now, I will not be overly slamming Polyphony Digital for the always online connection for the Single Player portion of GT 7. But it is unacceptable. I personally have come not to expect much from PlayStation when it comes to server side support because they have routinely cut support for their games much earlier than their main rivals Xbox. That said, it is still BS as no Single Player portion of any game should rely on internet connection to servers. Stop it.

    Games are not a "Service". And they should not be treated as such. They are art
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  28. Mar 22, 2022
    7
    you have to pay 70$ for Racing game but to play with your favourite car pay 20$ haha that's funny.
  29. May 28, 2022
    7
    The predecessor GT Sport was a fantastic game for the PS4 era. GT7 can’t provide the same package for the PS5 and greatly falls behind. Polyphony Digital has build too much around the game and don’t focus enough on the core game feature which is driving. All the new stuff around driving is unnecessary and almost frustrating. Probably this is a Gran Turismo which Ubisoft would make. I don’tThe predecessor GT Sport was a fantastic game for the PS4 era. GT7 can’t provide the same package for the PS5 and greatly falls behind. Polyphony Digital has build too much around the game and don’t focus enough on the core game feature which is driving. All the new stuff around driving is unnecessary and almost frustrating. Probably this is a Gran Turismo which Ubisoft would make. I don’t like the car upgrade section at all and how I can adjust settings. I don’t like the coffee store. I don’t like how the campaign is divided into countries. Too much sequences to skip when you would like just driving. The HDR implementation feels less vibrant. The weather conditions has increased but sunny day looks again almost better than all others. The lens shift effect on the sides doesn’t feel as dramatic as in GT Sport. The sharpening of the asphalt near at bottom of the screen has reduced. In GT7 again, I can’t disable the mirror in the carless view, also I can’t change the vertical angle of the camera.

    My biggest concern is the visual fidelity of racing which is almost equal to GT Sport. The raytracing effect isn’t noticeable when driving. The city tracks often looks like playing GT2 on the PS5. At night it doesn’t looks well at all. Weather conditions don’t provide enough visual impact. Just some more trees here and there I have noticed.

    Long story short, the best Gran Turismo experience you can get in 2022 was already provided by GT Sport.

    Appendix to the VR mode:
    The new VR mode is a huge step into the right direction, it is more serious integrated as GT Sport VR mode. But it couldn’t catch me personally. The immersion isn’t just good enough for me. The car interior really shines out, but everything else outside the car isn’t as much detailed. The feel of drive is good but it is so much far away from the immersion when racing in Wipeout VR. The latter offers still the best racing experience on the Playstation VR system, immersive-wisely.
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  30. Mar 10, 2022
    7
    Graphics and gameplay are good. Maintains the classic gran turismo feel while being modern at the same time. The variety of cars and tracks is great. Weather effects spices things up. Some nice licences to complete like in og ps2 gran turismo games.

    The game lacks a proper carrer mode and the main progression is tied to what should have been some side challenges for collecting cars and
    Graphics and gameplay are good. Maintains the classic gran turismo feel while being modern at the same time. The variety of cars and tracks is great. Weather effects spices things up. Some nice licences to complete like in og ps2 gran turismo games.

    The game lacks a proper carrer mode and the main progression is tied to what should have been some side challenges for collecting cars and learning about them. The game has a lot of inconveniences for the player. You need to switch menus for things that should be available all in the same menu section. Car maintenance and tuning are separated into different menus screens, wide body kits and regular body kits are also separated in this manner. To simply change the colour of your car you need to create a livery project, choose your main color, save the project and apply it to your car. Cars are separated into 3 different dealerships and the opportunity to buy some cars is only available for a limited time. This wouldn’t be an issue if the game wasn’t obviously putting money roadblocks in your way to try and have you spend on micro transactions. You are unable to sell your cars but the game let’s you buy in game money as micro transactions.

    Overall its has fun gameplay and a lot of content but it doesn’t have a player first mentality like the old games had.
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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 120 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 120
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    80
    Gran Turismo 7 has a lot of good and plenty of great. The use of DualSense and the particularly well-tuned loading is exemplary, and there's a huge amount of work behind the game, with a lot of detail that's almost hard to believe at times. [Issue#318]
  2. May 11, 2022
    92
    Gran Turismo 7 brings to the tracks every single thing fans always wanted: the GT Mode everyone loves, plenty of customization options, car loads, classic scenarios and one of the best DualSense and 3D Audio experiences the PS5 has to offer. This is the best Gran Turismo experience we have ever seen in a long time.
  3. May 7, 2022
    90
    Gran Turismo 7 is a love letter to motorsport history and an impeccable technical showcase. The franchise's traditional formula gets good improvements, but it's still extremely true to its roots. One of the best racing series ever shines spectacularly on the PS5.