I really enjoyed my time with GT7. It's a fun game to switch off my brain to unwind after a long day while listening to my own playlist or choice of podcasts etc. As a decompressor, that's where it shines for me above all else. I could sit here and analyse how pretty the graphics are or how great the driving itself feels in its realism yet simplicity, but I'm no expert critic, so it'd be tough to stack that up against other contemporaries, so I'll just say it's a pretty example of what the PS5 is capable of going forward. (PS5 is the way to go here, PS4 is sufficient but the horrendously long loads do make it a big slog to sit through).

Couple of scummy aspects worth noting though which bump things down in my books though. Always online DRM, even for single player races... really? Also MTX and the absurd prices of cars in-game to doster FOMO marketed as realism... not great. Not tactics I fall for personally (although I don't mind buying a very cheap MTX if it'll make the experience better in my view) but worth noting for those who think they may be affected.

I'm not sure sims are close to being my first choice of racing genre, but GT7 fills a niche that I've wanted filled by a racer now for a good while, so that's a positive. Don't think it'll be replacing my love of the Forza Motorsport/Horizon series', but I'm certainly looking forward to dipping into previous entries when I can to see what else they have to offer.