Gran Turismo 7: Getting Started Guide
Gran Turismo 7 is the latest installment of the 25-year-old series which has made an appearance with a new title on all five main iterations of the PlayStation. As a result of this, in celebration, for better or for worse, GT7 has gone back to the 90s in its approach to gameplay.
Related: Gran Turismo 7 Review In returning to its roots, however, the game does seem very different in the world of the modern motorsport simulator - where everyone is used to things being completely open to customize and play with right from the start.
So here's a guide as to where to get started with Gran Turismo 7:
Grant Turismo 7 is, in some ways, the greatest hits of the different features from Gran Turismo games of old: the map from the original Gran Turismo mode makes a return, as do some of the more quirky series features - such as the car wash and the iconic original fictional tracks such as Trial Mountain and Deep Forest.
However, there is one crucial element of classic Gran Turismo gameplay that features in Gran Turismo 7, and it is the fact that you must progress through the game to unlock more features and tracks. In modern sports games this sort of thing is practically unheard of, so might come as a shock to any Gran Turismo series newcomers. Brand Central, Tuning, and even the Car Wash are all locked out until you progress through the Menu Tasks assigned from the cafe.
At the start of a new game, you are able only able to buy three very-much-not-racing cars and can only access the Cafe. You must then complete different activities and level up to unlock the game's features. These activities are known as Menu Books within GT7 - and range in objectives from simply completing a race, to collecting a specific set of cars for your
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