Its reviewing well, certainly. It looks to be another great game in a series of great games. I'm quite happy with that.
I have no intentions of getting it.
When I was younger I hated beets, loved crab and loved shrimp. A few years ago I couldn't handle crab anymore. No idea why - I just didn't like it. Now? Like crab again, not much for shrimp, and can eat (even enjoy) beets.
Tastes change over time.
A few years ago I was playing Grand Turismo and loving it. I adored Metropolis Street Racer. Sega GT was a well-loved title. Now? My copy of Forza 2 is unplayed - I can't get into it. Project Gotham Racing? Ditto. Burnout Paradise? I can't figure out why I can't bring myself to play it when I played the original Need for Speed for hours on end for weeks, if not months, on the 3DO.
But Ridge Racer 6? Oh yes, I think I could get that. No, seriously. I downloaded the demo and had fun. Maybe its harkening back to my arcade roots; Outrun, Cruisin' USA, Daytona, Ridge Racer, etc. Maybe I'm less concerned with realism and just want to race. Maybe I simply don't have (or feel like I have) the time to dedicate to a real simmy racer anymore. I just want to hop on, play my few laps, and move on. I don't know.
But, regardless of my not asking, not giving permission, not working on it, my tastes have changed on me.
How have your tastes changed over the years?