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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
I LOVE the demo. I love Forza 2 though. I still race online multiple times a week.
First thing I noticed is how much better the tire physics are. You seem more planted onto the pavement. Rather than sliding around the track like in forza 2 with the rear wheel cars. Like the new feel alot.
Next would be the terrain detail is greatly improved and makes a world of a difference in feeling like you are driving in a real place. The detailed cockpit is also just as great as I knew it would be. Really draws you in and makes you feel apart of the car more.
Last and my biggest compliment would be the excellent AI. They are much more realistic. They make mistakes, take bad lines, battle each other. Try and prevent you from passing. I tried to cut down low on the first place guy last night and he dove down low to prevent me. Catching me across my front passenger wheel. Sending me into the wall. If I would of remained patient and drafted off of him on the straight I would of had him. But I got greedy and tried a tough pass and paid the price.
It was a first day buy before i even tried it. This just cements my view that Forza is the greatest Sim racing series. GT has nothing on Forza.Comment
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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
This game is sick! Doesn't have that floaty feel from previous versions. The clutch is awesome, it takes some time trainning your fingers to work like feet on the pedals, but it is doable and once you get use to it, it feels just like a real manual transmission. You can even grind the gears and damage them.
The scenery graphics are a little stale and is nothing like Dirt 2, but this is only 1 track and i personally could care less about that when playing this type of sim game. I did stop at the corner near the damn and it does have real moving water effects.
I noticed the Mini has a real time working clock on the dash. Also if you race against other cars you have a working fuel guage. I haven't tested any of the other guages to see if they work. Also, depending on how you push the R stick you get different views in the cockpit. If you push up L or R you turn your head while remaining inside the cockpit view. If you push L or R you get a outside view in either direction but you don't see the doors or anything. There is also other views depending on how you push the stick.
For whatever reason i grew boared of the previous versions, but i can see myself playing this game for a real long time.Comment
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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
Great demo. I prefer FM3's graphics to FM2 and GT5: Prologue. Just so much detail crammed into those car models. Cockpit views are also amazing. Turn the HUD off and it's probably the most immersive perspective in racing games today...I even prefer it to DIRT 2, Midnight Club and Prologue's great in-car views, thanks, in part, to the great self-shadowing.
Apart from the car models, the actual racing seems smoother and faster than it did in previous Forzas. The sense of speed is definitely there, as many before me have said.
Can't wait for October 27th...Owner of URWL CAW WRESTLING: http://www.rantboard.net/Comment
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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
Love the demo, this game is a must buy, I might spend the next couple of weeks trying to complete Forza 2 before I start this one up, overall love the car selection on the demo. 1 track kind of sucks but overall it's beautiful and it control great. Cockpit is going to be my friend. In the Audi and Ferrari the view is perfect.Comment
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EA and 2k have the unfortunate task of trying to balance on a tightrope of fun and sim while trying not to fall 10,000 feet to their death. Instead of a safety net waiting down below there will just be angry customers quick to move out of the way and talk of their failure.Comment
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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
I haven't played either next-gen PGR in a long while, NINJAK, so I'm not sure how much of a difference I'm going to make. Obviously, you won't see PGR4's amazing rain/snow effects on your windshield in FM3, but the self-shadowing on the cockpit view is realistic and very well-done. It's awesome to see various aspects of the car well-lit and other parts of the car in shadow while you're driving. Not sure if PGR had something like this because I haven't played 3 or 4 in a long time.
There are a few "little details" on the FM3 dashboards that aren't in PGR, such as certain car dashes displaying what lap you're on, working gas gauges and time displays. Awesome little touches do a lot to immerse you.
I'll say it again, FM3 may just be the first racing title I play without a HUD. It's that impressive with the in-car view.Owner of URWL CAW WRESTLING: http://www.rantboard.net/Comment
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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
Cool. Thanks CTW. I'll download the demo this weekendEA and 2k have the unfortunate task of trying to balance on a tightrope of fun and sim while trying not to fall 10,000 feet to their death. Instead of a safety net waiting down below there will just be angry customers quick to move out of the way and talk of their failure.Comment
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Driving a car isn't that hard for people who have the skill -- for people who don't, it's not so easy. Just because someone has a license does not mean they can drive a car that well (and not at the "edge" either) -- trust me, I see plenty of people every day who shouldn't have the right to be behind the wheel. And driving 30mph in a straight line in Shift is difficult? No such thing as a safe lap in Shift? No offense, but if that is how it is for you, ok, but for me it's not an issue. I've been driving for over 10 years, and have driven cars like the Lotus Elise (at the "edge") and Porsche 911 Turbo S, and in Forza 3 (at least the demo) it's just too easy to drive perfect lines at speed. While more difficult doesn't mean more realistic, Shift's physics overall, in the end, feel a lot more realistic. And yes, I know Shift doesn't go all out on having perfect physics for a completely PERFECT sim, but it can be argued that the basis of the physics engine is better than Forza, or GT5 for that matter (again, look who developed the game), thus creating more realistic physics overall.Comment
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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
The demo was fun to play. But the cars have a more cartoon look to them then realistic. The graphics were overhyped from the developers.Comment
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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
I totally agree but it is possible the graphics could be beefed up in the final version. From screen shots comparing forza 2 to forza 3 I expected the graphics to be more amazing. While satisfied with what I saw in the demo I was not as blown away graphically as I expected to be. We will have to wait and see.Comment
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Re: Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here
Forza 2 is an ugly game in comparison. I download the demo to compare and Forza 3 is a huge leap in tech. Lighting is no longer flat, reflections are now 60fps, much higher poly count on cars, greater LOD with tracks having much more depth and detail, sharper road and trackside texturing and better filtering, modeled interiors, and visible tire deformation. Shaders for non-metallic paints are still off (looks like matte plastic) have been since Forza 1. I think it's a great looking game. Could it be better? Sure, I think even Turn 10 would say they could achieve more. Forza 3 is just about on par with the best looking racers that have been released so far this generation, and it runs at 60fps, is doing more with physics than most other console racers, and those physics run at 360fps. Tradeoffs have to made, not everybody can be wizards like Polyphony Digital.Go Noles!!! >>----->Comment
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