gran turismo is known for being a (the) very realistic race simulator, and i bet a lot of people take the game very seriously, but what i love about it is that it sets the stage for completely surrealistic scenes (exactly because it is so realistic).
imagine, you've costumized your (!) Porsche 911 with a coat of paint called "millennium jade" and huge pink star shaped stickers all over. you've tuned it into oblivion. you enter a street car race on the Tokyo Espressway. you finish first after cutting off other cars, bumping into every wall and slipping and sliding into every direction, luckily mostly forward. after all this you get a beautifully professionally 4K filmed recap of your stunt, looking as if it could be real (like literally it looks so good).
it's fun to go fast and learn tricks (how to take turns when going rly fast, not losing time, it's kind of like a puzzle) and the images (gameplay/recaps) you get to see are so deeply funny, i rec it with all my heart
