It's a good thing that people have to play for a few hours before accessing multiplayer! I'm glad that this is a "long-haul" game, it will probably be about 10 years until the next time so what is the rush to complete the whole thing in one day?

Excellent review mate. Awesome that you put so much time into it before making the video. Looking forward to the launch!

For anyone who wants to listen, on the rally racing, change the suspension and shock settings to avoid the big bounce on jumps. One of the earlier Gran Turismo's introduced this. Just in case anyone was curious. Extremely realistic indeed!

Man, so many nights having a beer playing GT when it first came out. My brother sill has all of his records stored on the memory cards. Can't believe how much time has gone by. I was 30 at the time, and now I'm well, older. Ugh. My cousin used to play it as much with us. He would have loved to have seen this release. Sadly he died of a d rug over-dose back in 2004. Rest in peace, Dave.

Hello viewers, just to note that there was a 4gb update and it changed the weather options slightly. Nothing drastic but theres a few more to choose from. Other than that, I couldn't see any other changes. Also, with the ray tracing vs frame rate mode - this applies to replays and not other modes. The main thing I couldn't review properly is the multiplayer as I was only able to do some 'reviewer' races and this isn't really reflective of the final game after release. Ultimately, I really enjoyed the game and it definitely isn't a case of being GT Sport 2.0 - it really does feel like a new game in its own right.

A review that shows driving physics properly, other reviews are shit in this term. So it's a closer simulator than previous chapters, GT Sport wasn't bad, in this chapter cars seem more natural to see on track

I used to love gran turismo as a young kid. I remember getting up early as a 5 year old to play some gran turismo 4 on the play station 2. My father loved this series also, and that’s how I was introduced to the gran Turismo series. Last game I played was gran turismo 5 on the ps3 My father died a few years back so no one ever plays that game anymore. But I was recently contemplating buying a ps5, so I searched up what games were available and came across gran turismo 7. Man so many memories racing the AI or my dad. It’s been years since my old man passed. Because of that, I feel a deeper connection to this game rather than it just being a racing game I want to play. Yeah my dad’s dead so unless I give a collectable whiskey bottle a controller I’m not playing with him anymore lol. But I’d like to revisit those good times I had with my siblings and father again. I’ve already decided on my a part of any username I’ll use on most platforms from now on. My father loved running marathons. His name was Charles and he was called Charlie a lot, so his usernames usually contained Chaz or marathon with a 4 digit number. Now I have a username I’ve used for almost two decades now, so I’m somewhat attached to it (not the one I’m using on YT, third google account) I’m going to include the Chaz part so at least I can feel like I’m including my dad in my dogshit racing lol. Eh my bad for the mindless rambling haha. Just keep those who you live close and give them a good squeeze sometimes. You’ll only know how much you’ll miss them once they’re gone. Hey, maybe in 50 years of so I’ll get to meet my old man again. It’s comforting to think that, or to make humor of the situation. Love the content also. It’s taken me back to a place I left behind many years back

This is definitely the most thorough and detailed review of the game I've seen so far, and the only one I could find that seemed to be strongly from a sim racer perspective. Extremely useful and what finally put me over the top for a last minute pre-order, thanks in no small part to the detailed discussion of the physics. Thanks! (PS: From what I've seen from other reviewers who concentrated almost exclusively on frame rates and rendering and such suggests that the game is actually set up the way you were hoping, ie when you enable ray tracing, it shows replays in 30fps with ray tracing, but the actual racing is still *always* in 60fps and with ray tracing disabled.)

FYI, the raytracing mode is exactly what you suggested. It reverts to 60fps RT off while racing and only uses RT in menus and replays. I don't know if you misread it or if it's just poorly explained, but unless you really want 60fps replays there's basically no reason to use the framerate mode

Hi Steve, I'm fehpat_ from the video. Donte12 was given a penalty for that crash. Before the midnight update, we couldn't see the other players' remaining penalty. This situation changed after the update.

I'm thinking that the higher fidelity physics are really going to reset the online pecking order. I've driven a lot of hardcore sims in the past and I've felt that the way some people have been driving (online) on GT have been absolutely getting away with murder. Hopefully these new physics will force the drivers to be more deliberate compromising and graceful.

I’m kinda missing an offline championship mode, like they have in AC, ACC and F1 games. Especially for a single player focused game. The last to first challenges get old a bit quick. Would love to have qualification sessions with the ai etc.

SuperGT’s honest review of GT7, ie the holy bible run through of GT7

I'm very excited about the new physics, looks like the people who were doomposting about how the physics would be compromised because it's a dual-platform release were wrong as I expected lol. I noticed how for the AI difficulty, "Hard" only has 2 out of 3 peppers, so it looks like Sophy will be the 3 out of 3 whenever that gets released.

Two things I had hoped to see in 7: 1. AI that adjusts to your skill level, thus keeping the game challenging. 2. Greater variability in starting grid position. Seems in "Sport" you start either last or a few positions better than last, and the challenge is always the same - fight your way up a pack of slower AI's. Starting in pole position or nearly so and having to keep ahead of a pack of AI's that are essentially your level +/- a couple of tenths over a lap would make for a fun new challenge.

I hope they have some endurance events like in the earlier games, they were always a fun challenge!

For me, Gran Turismo has always been a single player game so this sounds like it's right up my alley. I didn't want the license tests to be easy or quick just so you can get funneled online. Can't wait to download it.

Man you saying "being in it for the long haul" reminds me of the GT4 Extreme Events F1 series and it took me god knows how long to even put a small dent in the completion of that game. Very excited for this.

Hey Steve. Thank you for your labor and this in-depth walkthrough. I really appreciate this.

drop the updated review.

I’m here right after watching the review from IGN - which felt like dry white bread tbh. It just shows why it’s important to watch reviews by people who know what they are doing. It’s clear Super GT has put the time and effort to really ‘review’ the game. Very well done sir.

I was one of the lucky people that got GT7 early because Amazon shipped it early by a week and this game is definitely for car people and has hit me with a pretty big nostalgic blast & I hope it does with yall too ! And I do hope to see yall on the track this Friday.

This is a really good review. I like how ground level it is and more focused on what we can expect when playing the game as opposed to other outlets who have a more generalised overview.

Good, well organised review. I currently play simmed-up racers like rFactor 2 and Assetto Corsa Competitzione, but have always had a soft spot for Gran Turismo - ever since its first outing on Playstation. Looking really good in its latest iteration.

Thanks, Great review.

I think putting people through their paces in single player first will be beneficial for the online mode as people will be a bit more experienced

4:03 effects of a game developed with microtransactions in mind

Thank you for putting such effort into helping us learn about this game. I remember getting excited about new GT releases, not only because we knew it was going to be a great racing game, but how much fun it was to discover the soundtracks filled with licensed music. I still have great memories of cars shooting around corners with songs from great bands that I previously never would have thought would go so well with driving. Those days are long gone, I guess. (To me, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is the best game in the series.) What doesn't seem to be long gone is how the cars simply bounce off of each other and the walls. After seeing phenomenal crash damage in other games, seeing this is really jarring and pulls me out of the illusion. I'd read that there will be a 2 player split-screen mode, so I hope to someday make some great replays with my son like the ones that are still stored on my PS2's memory cards from 20 years ago.

The feature i wish they will add down the line - User created Music Rally - Option to add personalized music to the game - Themed online daily race (One Make, All-American/All-European etc)

Amazing review , very well done and covered all that matters . This Game looks incredible, as someone whos skipped GT Sport , I'm sure I'm in for a treat . Graphics look gorgeous , I just got my 1st wheel 2 days ago so I'm ready to take this on . Can't wait

This review was superb. Told me everything I need to know. Looking forward to picking up a PS4 to play GT7. Cheers Steve, much appreciated.

Very thorough, informed review. Thank you. Hope we can look forward to a GT7 retrospective from you after 6 months or 1 year.

I'm curious about the livery editor. Part of the fun of each week's daily races was finding or making a proper livery for whatever car was required for that race. It always annoyed me that you usually couldn't change the livery in daily race A (or any race where you were given the car rather than driving your own).

I just noticed something about the difficulty selection screen at 17:31. Even the hardest setting only has 2 of the 3 pepper icons filled out. Maybe that's a hint that they are planning to add one more setting later on, maybe based on that experimental AI that you talked about in a previous video.

the most informative review on this platform..I followed every bit it.. that's something else Sir..I'm a subscriber.

Great review, Steve! It make me anxious for this Friday to get here already! Having said that, I do hope that they come out with a proper b spec mode in a couple years so that you can use b spec to grind for cash to purchase vehicles and upgrades to enjoy in the a spec mode.

Great review! So thorough, touched on everything and an honest opinion, watched a few "Gaming Sites" reviews and they were all rushed and missed out some of the huge changes in this game.

Thank you Steve! Everything sounds like what I was hoping for. It really sounds like a game we can live on for a while, racers/collectors alike. Great video 👊

Excellent review. The only thing I would add (I saw this on digital foundry) is about Ray Tracing. When enabled it's everywhere except when you're driving the car. Replays run at 30 fps with it enabled but could make for some beautiful footage in future content.

Highly impressed that you could condense all that info into such a concise video. 👍

Great review Super GT, was really looking forward to this after having followed your channel for a while in anticipation of GT7. And you did not disappoint! One tip though, driving with the motion controls when using the controller is a much easier transition when typically you're using the steering wheel. For me just as easy to get golds that way too. If it were up to me that was the default setting. Can't wait to play this for myself ...

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Hell yeah, Steve! Great review. Got me pumped for this Friday. Looking forward to your content as well. Cheers.

Thank you very much for a very detailed video on all of the different modes and features of GT7. I’m currently really loving the game. Definitely more of a sim racer compared to past GT games but still not quite at the level of ACC, AMS2, or rFactor, but still very fun. Beautiful game in regards to graphics, as usual. Thanks again.

Nice analysis Steve! Would like to see more cars like Bentleys and Volvos (Gr.3, Gr.4) to increase our Manufacturer Series list in the future. Hope more official championships too. See you on track 👊!

The Frame-Rate Mode is automatically in use when racing. There's no ray tracing during a race. The game just dips like that when full grid, dusk or dawn, and conditions are wet. It's just too much even for PS5 when all of those things are happening simultaneously. In other words, you are good by just keeping it in Ray Tracing mode if you can tolerate 30 fps in scenes that actually have ray tracing.

Great to hear about the physics. And the tuning aspect for multiplayer. I have thoroughly enjoyed the 'Road to GT7' races. I look forward to becoming more skilled at tuning. Though I think that and the physics may turn off players who don't want to learn those aspects and those who were used to having cars that were easy to drive. I hope, as you said ,that they add more, never model GR3 & GR4 cars as the game progresses. Good review.

Great review, been subbed since release of GT Sport and I'm really excited to try it later today after seeing all this!

Great review SuperGT, thank you for doing this!

I know it's a really small thing but I really would have liked it if the overlay in the race would have been different from GT Sport just to give the game a "new feel" so to speak

Nice one SuperGT, great to watch a review from someone who poured so many hours into GT Sport. Can’t wait to dive in.

the most informative gt7 review on this platform..I followed every bit it.. that's something else Sir..I'm a subscriber.

Great review. Loved GT Sport, so glad to hear they've made further improvements with physics and handling, AI, and added things like dynamic weather.

Well structured and informative review. Look forward to follow up streams for GT7

Thanks for the great review. It's the most in depth review that I have seen for GT7. See you on the track!

Holy crap man what a well spoken and refreshing review this was. thankful it popped up on my KZfaq feed. subbed 👍

I really feel they’re missing a great opportunity to go through the history of specific drivers with a B-Spec career mode. With your team of drivers, build up their skills and manage driver swaps at the right time. Also earning new sponsorships to gain extra money for better performance parts. There’s just so much lost opportunity with no fully fleshed out B-Spec mode. It’s also a very useful mode for those that are disabled and have a hard time playing the main game, but really enjoy racing.

Awesome detailed review. I'm definitely worried about tuning in daily races, I wish they would have had at least one race per week where tuning was off and BOP on.

Excellent Review. Very interesting points about Physics. What about the ffb? I think is the only topic I miss in your detailed review. Thanks again

Another amazing video! Super excited about this game. My PS5 is waiting and fanatic DD pro pre ordered. My question is , how is the tempo and sensation of speed? My biggest concern with majority of GT games was the racing tempo. Alot of the time the game just felt slow i. Comparison to Forza. You could be doing 130mph and it felt like 40

Having to play a few hours to unlock multilayer is exactly what the game needs. Should keep the rammers occupied enough to actually learn how to drive.

I think Gran turismo would benefit from offering just an extra camera angle that is more dramatic and not as fixed on the car. Would be more immersive for casual players but wouldnt negatively impact the game since it's just a camera angle

I really like that it's not a video to watch to unlock multiplayer. I also like the fact that there are "divisions" based on your driver rating. These last 9 hours of waiting are gonna be brutal! Great video mate!

I’ve never played a GT game before, but I’ve always been somewhat fascinated by the aesthetics of the series. So I decided to give the GT7 a try. As a compete rookie with a controller, I was feeling kind of at a loss at first because I had to do quite a lot of training to at least get the basics right and going. And a couple of licenses granted and oceans of sweat poured off my palms later, the game awarded me with what I’ve been imagining and hoping for. Now it’s kind of a zen thing - to race against my own best lap ghost in the Sport mode as clean as I can and then rewatch the replay over and over, feeling proud and satisfied. Sure, there is a lot more fun to discover ahead, though I’m more than satisfied with what I’m experiencing right now.

May I just add, I believe, although I am not 100% sure, at 2:17, that NSX Steve overtook was Keiichi Tsuchiya's personal NSX (with the same front splitter and wheels), you can go to Hot Version's KZfaq channel to see the real thing for yourself, but it's so damn cool to see the devs hide something like this for us to discover!

The main thing I want to know: do the trees still pop in at the end of the starting straight at Monza? (Also, trees in general: Screenshot comparisons with GT Sport show that tree shapes/placements are exactly the same in most tracks of GT7, which suggests the tracks aren't completely remodelled. Still, GT Sport was known for having the best trees anyway). Yeah this comment is about trees.

This review has convinced me I should try this before I try ACC. Thank you for showing the game modes as well, subscribed.

I've got mixed feelings on the tuning for multiplayer. I want it to be an option for some races, but have at least one daily race that's fixed setup. I do a lot of iRacing, if I'm going to spend time agonizing over every 0.1s on setups I'll go do it there. I'm excited for all the single player content, but I want online to at least be an option for casual racing, not something where I'll get instantly clapped without a setup.

I so can't wait until this drops, it looks to be just what I wanted in the game and some :) Great comprehensive review

A little worried about the Multi with tuning, but will look forward to any FIA races and how are they set up.

Very well done. Thanks for putting in the time to do this.

Thank you for this actually really well done review. Definitely picking up GT7 now.

Awesome review, love your channel. Did they add realtime telemetry over UDP, like the F1 titles?

I’m not too excited about tuning in Sport mode. This will be a huge disadvantage for those like me who don’t know how to. I prefer equal cars like GT Sport. Great review btw

Hey SuperGT, this is an insightful video and one that’s definitely swayed me over on interest, especially with your build up videos to this. I hope add-on features will maximise the game to further horizons, in both track and car selection. Are real-life customisation features available in this game, just like GT Sport? Livery, helmet and racing gear designs included?

Thank you for a very detailed review. I really enjoyed it!

Thanks for the review! I'd like to ask are there more settings to calibrate steering wheels and pedal pressure like on iracing and other racing sims?

Daily Races and Sport mode will certainly have a new dynamic. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I'm VERY excited to hear about the new physics and driving feel 👍

I'm so grateful for a huge single player game finally. All these years the market is 100% just on the online multiplayer, what is pretty bad. Games like dragon Ball kakarot show's that we still need single player. And I'm really excited to see that change of the physics, for me GT sport was aways just put your car in the right place and use all the extension of the track do beat records, and the lack of physics gave everyone the opportunity to do crazy and unreal things. Suzuka now will be really fun.

Excellent Review, I do have one question though What does 2 player split screen look like on the game

Cool seeing the AI cars modified 😍

I feel this is the most unbiased review I've seen so far. So much better to listen to someone who isn't constantly trying to overhype things. I've preordered the game, and just felt like a bit of a quick crash course on the different aspects as I haven't touched Gran Turismo since Gran Turismo 2.

Great Review! So only thing for me is the track(s) Need to add some debris- They look to clean or computer'ish. Would like some sand & marbles in the corners also some random trash ie: food wrappers flying at the windshield just here & there not a-lot. Just to "dirty-up" the tracks. BTW this can apply for most racing games

I really hope to see some of the Le Mans Hypercars in the future because i think that would be really cool (if their not already in the game)

To my mind the adjustable setup in multi player is really going to screw over the average player. Knowing exactly how to adjust each car for each track and each condition is an art in itself and then factor in all of the tuning options. I know from project cars 2 that even if you are a better driver than those around you, if you are unable to get a car setup from someone else you're screwed. I hope this isn't the case as simple, uncomplicated competitive racing was what appealed to me about gt sport. You knew you were a better driver not a better mechanic.

Great review. I downloaded onto PS4 and plays fine. Overall it's a great improvement over GT6. I would agree, the last license test is brutal. I passed the bronze no problem after watching the sample but getting good, my that will require patience.

Best review on KZfaq, even better than the publications, way more in depth will definitely pick because of your review

I've been playing this with a thrust master t150 wheel on a PS4 and it's lots of fun. I haven't tried it on the PS5, but framerates still generally feel good on the PS4. I don't have noticeable frame drops during racing, seems to stay around 60 I think. During the intro to races you will see it go down to 30 sometimes when looking at all the cars kind of zoomed out before you start. But generally when actually driving feels like they put a big effort in making it run as close to 60 as they can , I think it is almost always 60. Tell me if you notice otherwise, there isn't an actual fps meter you can have on the screen so it's just by general feeling that I say this.

It's good to know that you have to actually grind for money rather than just buying every single car after 4 hours of playing. It makes the cars you buy actually count instead of just having a million cars in your garage like an absolute madman.

Just love this channel! Amazing work :)

Great review keep up the good content really enjoyable and informative

My honest score for this game when it launched was a 6.5 of 10. Now after updates I would give it a 7.5 One thing I hate is the grind to get credits. If you aren’t a pro e sport racer and win every single race you barely make money but of course that’s so you can use real money to buy credits.

Currently watching while training in the gym not sure if this is going to help me train harder or sit here doing nothing for awhile 🤣. Time to watch and see what GT7 has to offer 👊

Good review. I have already pre ordered for PS5. I only recently got GT sport to try something different from Football and RPG type game's. Enjoyed it so got a wheel and rig. Then a few titles on my gaming PC.

Great review. I've just bought a PS5 and need a racing game. You obviously liked it and that is good enough for me. Doubt I'll go straight on to hard mode as you did, and I worried if there were easier settings, which you kindly showed during the video. I like Gt and played 1 to 4 before I got married. Now I'm back! lol. Good Luck in the iracing.

Man it sucks that they changed the final corners on Deep Forest. The older version is so awesome with the fast flowing double left hander.

Everything about your review is excellent. The detail and granularity but more importantly its as advertised and honest. Just like your Fanatec DD review whilst you have affiliations with these organisations it doesnt prevent a balanced, fair and constructive critique of the nuances of the game that people really want to hear from a trusted source. Thank you

My pre ordered copy has just been dispatched, arrives tmz... Can't fecking wait!! Keep up the great work Steve!! 👍🏻

Been waiting on this review, my wheel arrived today. Can't wait!

Great review mate. Refreshing seeing someone review the game who knows his stuff, racing lines etc. Cant stand the ones with the racing line turned on and racing from 3rd person!