Forza Motorsport III
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It's been announced baby! I've been hard at work on this for the past year, along with PaK.
http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/default.htm
http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/default.htm
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trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-forza/50003
I've had a hankering for a racing game lately. Any suggestions in the meantime?
Forza 2? ^_^
Depends on what kind of racing you like, I suppose. If you want something similar to Forza, GT5 Prologue is okay if you have a PS3.
Not sure about the trailer, but i hope we can make the game as "sim" like as the old one by turning off all the extra help stuff.
Oh man I would give Geoff Hills right leg if I could use a template on Vista and Photoshop and export / upload to my xbox live account and download skins. OH MAN that would make this Best Game EVER!!!
Yeah but is it the same system as with Forza 2? I mean I want to paint in photoshop and upload to my profile. Now that would be amazing and totally new.
GRID for me
Quite interested on what Forza 3 will hafta over looking at those road courses
We also have 3 full hydrolic rigs setup there
Reallly I just want to try and make people yak when they get out of my car.
I am going to run out and buy this asap; I've been dying for a replacement for GT5:P since my ps3 died (with fingers crossed that this one wont massively handicap all american cars...)
The whole 'mod your car with actual purchasable parts' thing is pretty interesting to me...the thought of putting mods I'm actually considering for my car on and testing them out is pretty incredible. Though it's hard to say how realistic/accurate the portrayal could be the prospect is still interesting enough to remain optimistic.
Think I'll hold off this one for awhile. Demo makes me feel disconnected with the car in comparison to Shift, which feels like I'm going in a blaze of glory.
I hated shift. I hated how you tap a wall and your head like goes into the steer wheel... it MAY be realistic... but it is hellah annoying.
Anyway I'm dropping $80 on Limited Edition... anyone else doing that too?
Lots of finishing touches since I left the studio in May. Not to be biased, but I think the game came out really amazing.
The thing that really impresses me (although some may not care/notice) is how farken FAST the new UI is. They load the whole thing into memory so it's just butter.
In Forza2 when you bought upgrades for instance, you heard a "cha-ching" then the whole UI just chugged for 3-4 seconds. Now it's just silky smooth and lightning fast - very very cool. The final lighting, audio and livery stuff are also incredible.
Some people have complained about silly things. Like the player sits too far back from the steering wheel. Or believe it or not, the "hands" in the cockpit view don't have a shift animation. In reality when driving a race car, the driver sits up close and straight with the wheel. As for the shift animation - come on, if you're playing the game as you should are you really noticing the lack of an animation? Simple fact was they couldn't get it to look good by the time the deadline came, so it was cut.
To address graphical issues, it's a matter of give and take. Sure, we could add more post processing, more AA (using 2xAA as it is, but there are still some jaggies), motion blur, etc. If that was done, you'd get 30fps, not the blazing 60fps we have.
I hope you all enjoy the game though. Lots and lots of hard work involved by a great many people.
Any idea why the forza team didn't go all out in the cockpit like in NFS: Shift? Their cockpit looked amazing in comparison.
I have the limited edition pre-ordered as well. I really would love seeing the top gear track in forza 3. It's dlc I would gladly spend the points on.
YES YES YES!
Top GEAR!
I have seasons 4-13!!!!!
So good!
Fack i didn't know there was a limited edition and now everyone exceeded there pre-order limit
also that shift animation actually bugged me a little but not enough for me to lose my excitement for the game :P
Seriously.
Though I wonder if that "day 1 airport" track has any similarities... :poly121:
Flaagan - I don't know about Top Gear so I'm not sure what that track is like. But test track download is a high speed ring, with an open area inside of it to drive in. It's got obstacles and such.
What you mentioned about the cockpit view is why Turn10 put the camera closer to the wheel - so you get more visual on the road. In games like Shift, the FOV is so far back that you see far more car than road, which is stupid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_Test_Track
PS: I actually do like car games though.
Some of the new player features (which can be disabled by us vets):
1-button driving
- you hold gas and drive. The game will break and change gears for you
Rewind
- Just like it is in other games. Rewinds if you crash or whatever. Can be used unlimited amount of times, but your race times will not be ranked on the leaderboards with those who didn't use it
Storefront
- You can now purchase tuning setups that have been made by hardcore players. Pay some credits and you get a tuning setup that breaks records - VERY cool
Quick Upgrade
- Select your car, choose a race then press Quick Upgrade to let the game optimize upgrades for your car and the race you've selected. It will give you a side by side readout of the old car and one with new upgrades. You can then pay for the upgrades right there, without leaving the race select screen
We still have all the old assists as well, traction control, antilock brakes, etc. Which can be enabled/disabled whenever you want.
Flaagan - I'd like the FOV to be a bit wider as well in the cockpit tbh, but I do like having it closer to the wheel so I can see more road. Problem right now is that the FOV is so shallow it's hard (for me at least) to get any sense of depth on the road surface, so I find myself turning too early or too late. I use hood cam right now.
1 button driving is a bit to casual for my taste hehe
Maybe I'll bear the pain and try it something. hehe
The game looks great, but honestly it's not for me, I'll stick to dirt 2. I guess it's just because of how stiff everything feels and it doesn't feel as intense for me, even in the dashboard view.
Just have to say that the team did a splendid job at making the best racing simulator ever.