My oldest son had some spending money last year, so we took a trip to GameStop. He eventually narrowed his selections down to an Assassin's Creed game. But which one? He eventually narrowed it further to the first Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. I initially pushed him toward the first, but he decided on Revelations.
Well it paid off, as Revelations came with the first Assassin's Creed, at least on the PS3 version. I actually enjoyed it (never played it before he bought it) and ended up getting it for myself. I actually prefer the first game to Revelations (probably due to being set in the Middle East during the Crusades), though Revelations open-world style has its perks.
My biggest annoyance with Revelations was the strategy minigame. Sorry, I don't want to put up barricades and tell assassins where to stand to jump off the roof and stab people. The whole reason I play Assassin's Creed is so that I can be the one jumping off the roof and stabbing people. Sorry, Old Man Ezio, I'll stick to Altair (Ezio is my son's favorite main character, but the Ezio from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. I think his favorite game is Assassin's Creed III).
Now, on to Gran Turismo. I am not a mechanic, not by any stretch of the imagination. I wouldn't know a camshaft from a driveshaft. But I like cars, and here's a few I'd like to see in a future Gran Turismo (that I will probably never get as I likely will not purchase a PS4).
5. 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
This beast of a muscle car is one of the more legendary versions of the Mustang. The Mustang itself is not especially well represented in Gran Turismo. I seem to recall the 2005 Mustang GT and 2000 Mustang SVT Cobra being the only models in Gran Turismo 4 (feel free to correct me on this). Forza Motorsport features the Boss 429 (and it's one of my favorite cars in the game) so it can clearly be done (might be a licensing issue).
4. 1990 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
I'm actually more of a Camaro guy, and it's had many more models make appearances in Gran Turismo than the rival Mustang. This is unfortunate as it limits the Camaro vs Mustang races you could run, but that's another issue. The 3rd generation Camaros have barely made any appearaces. Gran Turismo 4 featured a concept IROC-Z as a prize for winning a series of Camaro-only races but that's it. The 1990 was the last to be branded the IROC-Z (the Z/28 making its return the next model year) so it's simply the most advanced to add to the list.
3. 1987 Ford Escort GT
I have a personal stake in this one. My second car ever was a 1987 Escort GT (my first was a 1985 VW Golf, which should never, ever be featured in a video game). At 115 hp it was apparently the most powerful and sought after model. I dubbed mine the "Mini-Mustang" given its resemblance, and joked it was "born four cylinders prematurely" (I was later told it was nicknamed the Pony for this reason). So let me have my car back.
2. Pontiac Firebird (1969 Firebird, 1992 Firebird, 1999 Trans Am)
Now, some may argue that including the Firebird would be redundant, as it is mechanically almost identical to the Chevy Camaro. But some prefer the Firebird's sleeker appearance, and the Ram-Air hood scoops on the 4th generation Trans Am actually gave it a meaner look than its counterpart. I nearly bought a Firebird from a coworker years ago (nothing fancy, it was a 1983 with the 2.8L V6. It had transmission problems so I passed. Another friend bought it and put it into a tree. The end), so admittedly a bit of a personal stake here as well.
1. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
The Camaro has been a staple of Gran Turismo since GT2, which featured the 1997 Z28 and 1998 SS. It wasn't until Gran Turismo 4 that we got some first generation Camaros, specifically the 1969 Z28 and 1969 SS (albeit the 350, I would have preferred the 396). But the rarest one of all (only 69 ever made) is the ZL1 featuring the 427 engine normally reserved for the Corvette. So yeah.
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