Gran Turismo 7 debuted with rave reviews, with critics scoring the game with perfect scores. However, a post-launch update released by developers Polyphony Digital led to a massive review bombing by fans as a response to greedy microtransactions introduced in the game.
It has been a few days since the latest update to Gran Turismo 7, which introduced aspects of the game not present during the game's review period. Indeed, Polyphony Digital updated the game to make it worse after the review period in order to lure in fans into buying the game, before tuning the game to their favor with players being required to play online even in single-player modes, greedy microtransactions, reduced race rewards, and removed features that basically makes Gran Turismo 7 a grindfest that will force players to spend real-life money to unlock digital vehicles.
As of press time, Gran Turismo 7 critic aggregated score of 87% stands in stark contrast to its dismal 2.1 user score on Metacritic.
The game's latest update removed players' ability to sell their cars, making it hard for players to gain credits that they can use to buy new cars. On top of that, the price of credits for these cars reportedly increased after the update, and the race payouts decreased. This leads to players needing to play the game for over a dozen hours before they can earn enough credits to purchase the game's most expensive cars. In contrast, previous games would only take a couple of hours before players can unlock their most expensive vehicles, making Gran Turismo 7 the series' most grindy game ever.
In defense of them raising their prices, series founder Kazunori Yamauchi responds by saying that the vehicles' prices in the game should reflect real-life prices for an accurate simulation. In our opinion, this shouldn't be the case, as players turn to video games to escape reality – so that they can drive cars in a game that they probably would never touch in real life. Simulations should focus their accuracy on the game's feel, design, and presentation instead of economy.
This turn of events is very disappointing, especially since Gran Turismo 7 would have been a great racing simulation game. The greediness of the developers and publishers has ruined what could have been a fun experience for its fans and players. Instead, there is now an animosity between fans and the series creators, which could mar any future games' success, both critically and financially.
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