Gran Turismo 4: Auto or Manual?

[adam355]

I'm new to the series and pretty much racing sims in general. It seems really tough to go manual in the game, but I hate to be auto in the game when my real life car is manual. So what do you guys choose in the game?

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

mods...i beg of you

please make a GT4 forum
for gods sake end the struggle for humanity

 

[SoilentGreen98]

mods...i beg of you

please make a GT4 forum
for gods sake end the struggle for humanity

hahahaha, that's hilarious!



as far as the tranny in the game goes, I actually switch it up sometimes, one race might be manual, another might be auto, just whatever you feel more comfortable with I say since it's all new to you

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

mods...i beg of you

please make a GT4 forum
for gods sake end the struggle for humanity

Your wish is granted.

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

as always i love you man!!

 

[LilStunna24]

Manual because i can maneuver turns better by switching gears with a button
Also i have been playing the GT series for awhile so im used to it but maybe auto is best to begin

 

[IHeartTurbo]

I've always used auto, just because there's really no point in having a manual. If I want to hold the shift until the rev limiter, I just hold R2. If I'm not real worried about being the absolute fastest I can be, I let it shift at redline. Makes things less complicated. I find I hit my lines a lot better with auto because I don't have to worry about anything else. However, if I do decide to get the DFP wheel, I'll change to manual then.

 

[BGRIPTP]

For some reason I CAN NOT drive automatic in racing games, I just can't do it.

 

[JessesTalon]

So much quicker as a manual, I don't know how anyone could be auto...

real life or GT4

 

[IamCool]

i prefer manual so i can downshift and drift better....

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

I never got used to the manual I might try to practice maunal more for GT4

 

[GotTurbo11]

I use Manual. Hell, I even created my own heel-toe, thumb -finger? style, if you get used to it, Manual is much faster.

Edit, come to think of it, I guess based on the true principles of Heel-toe, you cant really do that in the game. So I guess what I do is more comparative to left foot braking.
What I do, is hold continueus pressure on X with the lower part of my thumb, while using the tip to apply brakes. Seems to work well for me, that way I am never off throttle.

 

[GPTourer]

Up until now, always auto with the Dualshocks. But with the Logitech Pro Wheel I can use the paddles for manual. Plus it allows for real left foot (or in my case, left big toe) braking. So holding a smoother line is a lot easier now.