If the latest Gran Turismo Sport trailer is anything to go by, the hard-working artists at Polyphony Digital have once again delivered a visually stunning video game. With the latest overhaul of Photomode, GTS is just showing off.
Polyphony held a special Gran Turismo Sport Fan Experience Event on May 19 in London's Coppy Box Arena, near the Olympic Park, and veteran Gran Turismo news outlet GTPlanet attended the London affair and shared some really insightful gameplay videos of the latest game.
Check out the Gran Turismo Sport gameplay video of a lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in the Ferrari 458 GT3 below:
As you can tell, the visuals are near faultless. That said, with the choice of Scuderia's finest V8 power unit, I expected to hear the iconic high-revving shriek to match. Sadly, the engine note sounded underwhelming, as it has in the previous installments of Gran Turismo as well. Sound engineering was never a strong suit for Polyphony, but it's still frustrating to see no discernable improvement in Gran Turismo Sport at all.
To further demonstrate the seemingly lack of effort given to the sound design, here's a gameplay video of the Mazda MX-5 Roadster S (ND) lapping Brands Hatch:
The pitch may be different from the Mazda MX-5 and Ferrari, but the uninspiring drone is there. On one hand, Gran Turismo Sport will still be a fine simulator if the driving physics and visuals are on point. However, the devils are in the details and with new competitors like Project Cars and Assetto Corsa, details matter. Will this shortcoming influence your decision to pick up Gran Turismo Sport? Let us know in the comment section below.
