That New Fresh Feeling!!
Just an FYI, this is my personal opinion. I'm just going off of what I feel, and I'm not a professional driver on GT7. I don't have a steering wheel; I use the GamePad, but I still have a blast with this game.
I can definitely feel a huge difference in the physics model with Update 1.71, and honestly, it’s amazing. I’ve been racing the Weekend Challenge — the 600 PP Tokyo Express race — and I’ve been trying to find the right car for it. Usually, if I can tell pretty quickly that a car just isn’t going to be competitive, I’ll quit the race and start looking for something else.
But this time was completely different. I could actually feel the difference in the physics. It’s hard to explain, but the entire game feels different to me — almost like playing a new game.
And the new tire simulation is absolutely incredible. I literally went 12 laps without having to pit, even with the tire wear set to ×14! I was honestly shocked.
I’m not always the best at putting these things into words, but all I can say is that I’m genuinely blown away. The game feels so much better now. It really needed a change to the physics, and Polyphony absolutely delivered with this update.
You just have to experience it for yourself to understand what I mean. GT7 feels better than it ever has.