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-From: Ramiro Salazar
Gran Turismo 2

-From: Ramiro Salazar

Explore player feedback on Gran Turismo 2, including discussions on missing features like qualifying, realism concerns, and notable in-game glitches and car performance.

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Explore player feedback on Gran Turismo 2, including discussions on missing features like qualifying, realism concerns, and notable in-game glitches and car performance.

This section compiles feedback and observations from players regarding their experiences with Gran Turismo 2. It covers a range of topics, from perceived flaws in game design to specific in-game events and car performance.

Player Complaints and Observations:

  • Qualifying: Several players express disappointment over the removal of the qualifying feature from Gran Turismo 2. They feel its absence detracts from realism, limits accomplishment, removes an opportunity for extra cash, and eliminates the strategic element of pole-positioning. The anticipation of starting races from pole position in the original Gran Turismo is fondly remembered.
  • Race Starts: Some players are annoyed by races that begin with the cars already accelerating, feeling it kills realism. They prefer the traditional anticipation of engines revving before a green light, though they find it acceptable in license tests.
  • Race Restrictions and Cups: There's a wish for special races to have stricter car category restrictions (e.g., only luxury sedans in the luxury sedan cup) and a desire for more multi-race cups, similar to GT 300 or GT 500. The inability to race friends on test courses, motorsport land, or reverse courses is also noted as a drawback. The omission of the Special Stage Route 11 course, described as challenging and a highlight of the original game, is particularly lamented.
  • Replay System: The automatic display of replays after license tests is a common annoyance among players aiming for gold medals.
  • Spelling Errors: Unlike the original Gran Turismo, which had minimal spelling errors, GT2 is noted to have them, which bothers some players.
  • Machine Test Bug: A significant concern is the

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