The major issue revolves around the game’s Microtransaction system. Not helping things is the game’s latest updates which, as we discussed in a previous article, have adjusted the Cr. rewards for certain circuits. Thus, Polyphony’s answer to player complaints was to make the game even more grindy. Because of this, the game currently sits at an all-time low score of 2.0 in User Reviews (score may increase or decrease after this article’s publishing) according to Metacritic’s metrics. This data was compiled from over 5,500 reviews, the majority of which are negative (with over 3,000 reviews on this field). To quote one of the users that joined in on the review bombing of Gran Turismo 7, the issues the users have been surrounding the game’s aggressive microtransaction push. As the user states: Believe it or not, Polyphony Digital has actually responded to the backlash surrounding Gran Turismo 7’s microtransactions with GT7 producer Kazunori Yamauchi explaining the following in a blog post: The post ends by promising users that the game will continue to be updated and future plans for additional content, additional race events, and additional features that are going to address these issues will be discussed. Unfortunately for Polyphony, the gaming audience definitely isn’t going to wait as shown above. It might be better to fix the game’s more intrusive aspects before the little goodwill the players have toward this game burns out.
