I spent a big part of today playing Grand Turismo 4 (GT4). Currently I’m on day 1201 with 74.7 % completion. When the game first came out I was on some waiting list and thus received the game 1 full day before the official release date. I spent every waking moment playing for the majority of the proceeding two – three months. However, other than the occasion 2-player mode that Leif and I play every now and then I haven’t played much since.
When Leif and I play we always race Rabbits’ and then take turns picking the track. We each have our own Rabbit on separate memory cards and it’s become a challenge to win as we both fine tune every possible setting in an attempt to out do each other. As it is I’m entirely to meticulous about the suspension settings and I typically have the upper hand – so much so that I often run a lower max power turbo set up over the stage 3 NA tune that is available just to level the playing field. I’ve found the turbo setups’ lag actually helps a little against the mass amounts of traction loss in the super light 200+ hp FWD car – this is great on city courses but I get pwned on any kind of straight away. GT4 is different from previous versions in that changes to the suspension not only alter the handling but also are visually noticeable. Check out the two pics of the Rabbit for reference.
Finally, and this is probably really old news to everyone, I really like using the Photo mode in GT4. I’ve noticed that in photo mode the backgrounds in the track are rendered much finner. Take a look at these two screenshots:
BMW M5 at the Capri Ralley on the Costa di Amalfi:
Subaru STI at the Grand Canyon:
Edit: If any one has any record lap times around the nuremberg ring, please post 'em up! My best in the Rabbit (1976 Golf GTI) is 8 min 11.59 sec.
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