Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[ExtremeGamer]

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Maybe it's just too much NFS Shift, or the fact that I'm like Pappy and growing tired of true sims, but the game bored me. Compared to Shift, the sense of speed and cockpit views aren't even close.

It's probably just me, but F3 is a pass for me now

[TCrouch]

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Maybe it's just too much NFS Shift, or the fact that I'm like Pappy and growing tired of true sims, but the game bored me. Compared to Shift, the sense of speed and cockpit views aren't even close.

It's probably just me, but F3 is a pass for me now

You suck.

That is all.

[berad88]

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Another improvement in forza 3 is the replay cameras. The replay cameras are much better and let you see what is going on instead of having you stare at your right front tire.

[kwanchangkang]

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Maybe it's just too much NFS Shift, or the fact that I'm like Pappy and growing tired of true sims, but the game bored me. Compared to Shift, the sense of speed and cockpit views aren't even close.

It's probably just me, but F3 is a pass for me now

You suck.

That is all.

Ba-Da Bing! lol Harsh bro...but to the point. Maybe F3 is too hardcore for some. We can always blame it on EA for the ad campaign for NFS Shift. Now people expect all racing games to be like that tripe.

[Flawless]

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Saw this on the Forza forums:

go to the leaderboards and select one of the top players. you can race their ghost. infinite laps it seems with no traffic. glorious!

[FlyBri]

After playing the demo for a little while, I can definitely say that it's a step up from Forza 2. Graphics are crisp, runs at 60fps, and overall it's enjoyable to play. However, I wasn't "floored" by it like I was hoping. And while the graphics are great and highly detailed, it just doesn't have that photo-realistic feel to it like Gran Turismo (or some other games) look like they have. This has always bothered me about the Forza series. The cars are rendered extremely well, but that's what it looks like, a rendering. Maybe it's the way the graphics engine does lighting, coloring, etc. (I have no idea) And also, while the game runs smooth as silk, it just looks artificial in motion. Hard to describe, but it's like when you can tell the difference between a movie running at 24 fps and then when you put it through those new 120Hz motion engines that make movies look like they were shot with a home video camera. So while the game is highly detailed, I guess what I'm trying to say is that it wouldn't fool me, even for a split second if I was just glancing at the TV while walking by, into thinking that it was real.

The other thing that surprised me, is that when I turned off all the assists to test the realism, why is it way easier to control the cars in Forza 3 than in NFS Shift, which is more of an "arcade" style game? (not to mention the fact that I have assists turned on (low) in NFS Shift as well). Maybe Forza 3 IS more realistic with the physics, but it doesn't really seem like it to me (this may be due to the fact that much of the NFS Shift development team at Slightly Mad Studios used to work for SimBin, who make uber-realistic driving sims for the PC). In NFS Shift the cars feel like they have more weight to them, and you really have to time the turns right at the right speed, as there is no forgiveness if you don't, just like it would be in real life.

So overall, I'll probably get Forza 3 just because I'm a huge car fanatic (and it's still a good game), but the things I mentioned definitely bug the hell out of me. GT5 may be the (only) reason I finally pick up a PS3...

[lnin0]

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1-2-3-GO! They have added a few new wrinkles and smoothed down some corners but overall the game lives and dies by the same praise and shortcomings as past itterations. Forza 3 is an incremental update not an evolutionary change. While it will always hold the physics crown among console races many of its other features are starting to feel dated.

Note to the guy above - driving a car ISN'T that hard. Look at how many idiots have licenses now days. Yeah, driving one at the edge is hard but in Shift driving a Cobalt at 30 mph in a straight line is crazy difficult. So don't think difficulty equates to reality. In reality not many people would have issues making a safe lap on one of these tracks. There is no such thing as a safe lap in Shift because the cars are unstable at any speed.

[Hooe]

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I'm not normally won over easily by graphics, but about this game's graphics:



Driving is fun too. Me likey.

[Artman22]

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Since I'm a true hardcore sim fan. This is a first day purchase for me. The demo was tight. I can't wait for this game.

[garnettrules21]

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Bought a racing wheel for this game a while back, tried it with test drive unlimited and need for speed most wanted, and couldnt control the car for my life. almost regretted getting it. played with the wheel tonight with forza 3, man am i glad i kept it, handles perfectly, even got to where i could go manual transmission. i dont even do that with a controller. game plays great, looks really good, love all the replay options, i just wish there was a "cycle" replay that used them all. The "replay" camera uses the same camera angles at the same spots every time which is unfortunate. Playing with VGA cables on 720p and looks really smooth hardly any jaggies at all on my end which surprised me as people have really been complaining about them.

[canes21]

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I. LOVE. THIS. GAME! Seriously, I can't wait to buy this. I forgot it was coming out, hopped on the ole' box and had a message from a friend telling me the demo was out. Downloaded it, raced two races, went to a soccer game. Got in a fight with the other teams coach. Came home, raced some more and I couldn't stop.

The cockpit view made me jizz in my pants. This game is GOTY right now for me, Madden 10 is close too. Its funny because I just happened to get a sum of money in the past week too, its a sign I need this game and women.

Speaking of women, I hit on some earlier after the fight. Good night to all!

[sportsdude]

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well the demo just confirms what I already knew, and that is I'll be getting this on day one. I spent a lot of time in Forza 2 and this looks improved in every way. I wish I still had my old Forza 2 disc so I could compare the two.

[kerosene31]

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Wow... that's all I can say. 60 fps and great graphics.

The driving feels much improved. Rear wheel drive cars don't feel nearly as squirrelly as they were in 2.

I didn't even spent much time in the demo. Once I took the first turn I knew it was a must buy.

[jms493]

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What i want to know is when I first started the game I ran hotlaps with any of the other cars. I ran like 10 laps with the Lancer.......now I can't figure how to do that again.

Game is great....the driving feels awesome as usual!

[Kruza]

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B class and up was fun.
D and C were not.

Overall it's a lot better than the other 2 Forza games,those were just bad.
Probably not worth suffering through D & C classes to get to the fun stuff. We should probably be past this starting at the bottom stuff by now anyway. DiRT 2 did a good job of it. I know there's always gonna be new players so it's needed but can't it be like..."We've detected 15 racing games on your profile,would you like to start in class B?"

Agreed. The D- and C-class cars aren't worth my time, period. I hate being forced to race in them in the first two Forza games, and I'm skipping them all the moment I fire up the full version of Forza 3.

Kruza