...I have to add--I played the recent demo that was released and I was so bored by the experience that I couldnt get through the first lap.
I do tend to like the more arcade-type of racers (like NFS:Shift), but I played previous Gran Turismos (1 & 2) and loved them. I dont know whats going on, but I suppose my taste in racers has changed?
Oh and I should also say, yes the graphics are stunning.
Yea, I'm kinda bored with sim racers in general. I rented Forza 3 last month, and I was actually falling asleep while racing! The thing is, I loved GT 1-4 and Forza 1 & 2, but something about Forza 3 bored the hell out of me. GT5P did the same thing, and I did one lap of the latest demo and I gave up.
The main problem for me, is all these games have the suggested line, and I feel like I need to keep it on, and in the end I never learn the track, so I keep it on. I preferred it when racing games didn't have the suggested line at all, that way I was FORCED to learn the track.
Not only that, the GT series had a nice progression to it. You started off with a really crappy car and built your way up slowly, but surely. It really felt like an accomplishment when you could finally pay for stage 3 turbo on whatever car you were using at the time. Forza starts out with a crappy car, but you never feel like you have save credits to buy a part. Not only that, you were constantly thrown new cars at you... I dunno, it's just not as fun as the older GTs.