It's interesting that you like GTR2 so much with the stock content. GTR2 is by far and will always be my favourite game, because of what I can do with it, not necessarily what it is. However, I don't think I would have chosen GTR2 as a stock game. I'm a motorsports fan and I always have 'what if' questions. With GTR2 I can make those 'what if' championships with all the tweaks necessary and cars running as competitively as you want them, which is unlike the other sims. As for the hypercar on top? GTR2 has em all!
@@jackcraters after this video I started playing GTR2 "as it was meant by the developers" and boy did I get beaten hard! Mods are very VERY nice, but the original tracks and cars ... that's where the AI flies. I am currently doing all custom championships for the Ferrari 360 and the best I got was "not last". Someone more skilled than me (wink, wink) may find this enjoyable even! :)
That an 18 year old racing sim can win just shows how good GTR2 is and was. It is an excellent first buy for a beginner not just because of the low cost of entry for the game but the hardware to run it.
Absolutely. I hadn’t spent much time with it before this video, but now if I had a friend who was starting sim racing for the first time, I would immediately send them to GTR2. That being said, I would also recommend them get AMS2
Commenting before I see your final pick. Congrats on this series and thank you for showing some real depth of thought on the single player aspect of sim racing. Good luck in the future!
I wish Jack was aware of our Weather work :) Indeed by default rain is not very good experience in GTR2. But last weekend I had simply fantastic rainy race in F1 2011 at Spa.
GTR2 is the GOAT of all Racing Sims. I use it today, the MODS are endless. My GTR2 is 60 GB, with cars from 60´s, 70´s, 80´s, 90´s, 00, from Touringcars to Group 5, Group C, BPR (never modells), FIA GT, DTM.. AND there is many many more! I still love that Game
@@TheMrHarman and to think, I have only scratched the surface of mods. I’m so excited to go further into this game. I need to do some custom championships on GTR2 soon!
Honestly i would kill for a trophy like that. Make a online champioship and the winner receives this trophy (? Now talking about another things. Gtr2 even only with mods still can progress. Guys are doing great job adding features that was unthinkable for this sim. Also anothe funny thing. If you use the save system you can fake a coop endurace race in gtr2. Simply save after exiting pitlane, get out of the game. Go to userdata/yourprofile and pass the save folder to your friend. Your friend now can load the race you was doing and can continue, also its recomended to race 2 or 3 laps to warn yourself and the AI after loading the save and reloading it so they are competitive level again
Wait... that is the most epic thing ever! I would absolutely be down to collaborate on a 24 hour GTR2 race with a few guys against the A.I. Sharing the save file is BRILLIANT!
My biggest gripe with ams2 is its audio which is sub par. Most people who start this game find they cant hear no engine sound in cockpit view unless you disable audio enhancements in windows but even then in car the audio still sounds bad, you can hardly hear the ai , the sounds just feel muffled all round. GTR2 & the likes of Race 07/GT legends while not as advanced in environment audio just sound so, so much better.
I think this is a really good point and I think something sim racers don’t think about enough. When we don’t have the physical sensation in our butts, having all that information from audio is helpful. But on top of that, we as car fans love the sounds cars make. It brings joy in some of the same ways seeing a beautiful car brings joy.
Re content variety: It’s not just Race 07 that can be ported over. GTR2 is near AC levels of mods. It destroys AMS2 in content variety if you’re including mods.
@@shovas thank you for your kind words! I’m excited to spend more time finding some great mods like the mx5 cup car I saw on your channel and even more! This game seems like it has endless potential!
I'd even say the mods to modernize GTR2 (the ones you shovas put together at simwiki gtr2) are a must in 2024, even if you never use the voice assistance on CrewChief or Simhub...it just makes the game playable on modern PCs. BTW shovas, thanks for that effort!
trophy looks like pure gold to me
@@reezySZN cost a lot to get it cast into a trophy but well worth it!🏆
It's interesting that you like GTR2 so much with the stock content. GTR2 is by far and will always be my favourite game, because of what I can do with it, not necessarily what it is. However, I don't think I would have chosen GTR2 as a stock game. I'm a motorsports fan and I always have 'what if' questions. With GTR2 I can make those 'what if' championships with all the tweaks necessary and cars running as competitively as you want them, which is unlike the other sims. As for the hypercar on top? GTR2 has em all!
What are some of your favorite mods! I’m excited to dive deeper into GtR2
@@jackcraters after this video I started playing GTR2 "as it was meant by the developers" and boy did I get beaten hard! Mods are very VERY nice, but the original tracks and cars ... that's where the AI flies. I am currently doing all custom championships for the Ferrari 360 and the best I got was "not last". Someone more skilled than me (wink, wink) may find this enjoyable even! :)
That an 18 year old racing sim can win just shows how good GTR2 is and was. It is an excellent first buy for a beginner not just because of the low cost of entry for the game but the hardware to run it.
Absolutely. I hadn’t spent much time with it before this video, but now if I had a friend who was starting sim racing for the first time, I would immediately send them to GTR2. That being said, I would also recommend them get AMS2
I should not have read that comment before watching the whole video :D
Commenting before I see your final pick. Congrats on this series and thank you for showing some real depth of thought on the single player aspect of sim racing. Good luck in the future!
I wish Jack was aware of our Weather work :) Indeed by default rain is not very good experience in GTR2. But last weekend I had simply fantastic rainy race in F1 2011 at Spa.
GTR2 is the GOAT of all Racing Sims. I use it today, the MODS are endless. My GTR2 is 60 GB, with cars from 60´s, 70´s, 80´s, 90´s, 00, from Touringcars to Group 5, Group C, BPR (never modells), FIA GT, DTM.. AND there is many many more! I still love that Game
@@TheMrHarman and to think, I have only scratched the surface of mods. I’m so excited to go further into this game. I need to do some custom championships on GTR2 soon!
Honestly i would kill for a trophy like that. Make a online champioship and the winner receives this trophy (?
Now talking about another things. Gtr2 even only with mods still can progress. Guys are doing great job adding features that was unthinkable for this sim.
Also anothe funny thing. If you use the save system you can fake a coop endurace race in gtr2. Simply save after exiting pitlane, get out of the game. Go to userdata/yourprofile and pass the save folder to your friend. Your friend now can load the race you was doing and can continue, also its recomended to race 2 or 3 laps to warn yourself and the AI after loading the save and reloading it so they are competitive level again
Wait... that is the most epic thing ever! I would absolutely be down to collaborate on a 24 hour GTR2 race with a few guys against the A.I. Sharing the save file is BRILLIANT!
My biggest gripe with ams2 is its audio which is sub par. Most people who start this game find they cant hear no engine sound in cockpit view unless you disable audio enhancements in windows but even then in car the audio still sounds bad, you can hardly hear the ai , the sounds just feel muffled all round. GTR2 & the likes of Race 07/GT legends while not as advanced in environment audio just sound so, so much better.
I think this is a really good point and I think something sim racers don’t think about enough. When we don’t have the physical sensation in our butts, having all that information from audio is helpful. But on top of that, we as car fans love the sounds cars make. It brings joy in some of the same ways seeing a beautiful car brings joy.
Re content variety: It’s not just Race 07 that can be ported over. GTR2 is near AC levels of mods. It destroys AMS2 in content variety if you’re including mods.
@@shovas thank you for your kind words! I’m excited to spend more time finding some great mods like the mx5 cup car I saw on your channel and even more! This game seems like it has endless potential!
I'd even say the mods to modernize GTR2 (the ones you shovas put together at simwiki gtr2) are a must in 2024, even if you never use the voice assistance on CrewChief or Simhub...it just makes the game playable on modern PCs. BTW shovas, thanks for that effort!
@@ÁngelAlonsoFonseca Yes, highly recommend the Modernizing GTR2 with Crew Chief page on Simwiki. Thanks for the compliment!