I'm a huge racing fan and I've played Gran Turismo 3 through to 100% completion. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what sets this game apart from other racing games. After playing this game, other racing games just feel cheap to me. Especially if you've played GT3 with the Logitech force feedback steering wheel. Except for Colin McRae Rally 2005 which is a much better rally experience than the rally mode in GT3. I think a lot of it has to do with the excellent car handling, sound, and the overall presentation (ie. menu layout, HUD). It's not so much the graphics as other racing games do have excellent graphics as well. I'm not saying this game is perfect though. Online play would be a great addition. As well as some other things I can't think of right now.
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I'm a huge racing fan and I've played Gran Turismo 3 through to 100% completion. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what sets this game apart from other racing games. After playing this game, other racing games just feel cheap to me. Especially if you've played GT3 with the Logitech force feedback steering wheel. Except for Colin McRae Rally 2005 which is a much better rally experience than the rally mode in GT3. I think a lot of it has to do with the excellent car handling, sound, and the overall presentation (ie. menu layout, HUD). It's not so much the graphics as other racing games do have excellent graphics as well. I'm not saying this game is perfect though. Online play would be a great addition. As well as some other things I can't think of right now.