Though I cannot say for sure whether Forza will top Burnout 3 as the fastest looking game on the planet, it's clear GT4 won't. That said, with all car games, switching camera angles makes a big difference in how gamers perceive speed, and it's no different in Forza. The fastest cars in MS's game, however, do freaking rip, even in this early preview build. The McLaren F1 GTR, the Ferrari 88 #IMSA 550, and the Dodge Viper are all astonishingly speedy.
Forza's sense of speed is felt most distinctly in the way the cars handle the road, with grip, cornering, weight transfer and a few other factors distinguishing the sense of speed most drastically. This is as opposed to graphic tricks such as blurring textures or creating wind trails creating a semi-false sense of speed. The preview build of Forza runs at about 30 FPS at best. Though the team originally said the final game will run at 60 FPS, this build does not reflect 60 FPS, and I expect the game to finally run at about 30 FPS. [/quote]
-Switching camera angles, check.
-Car handling changes at speed, check.
-No blurring, check.
The authors talk about the proposed framerate for a while but they don't really assciate that with the feeling of speed which makes me think they just added it to make the Forza block longer.
Look, I have no problems with Forza, I think it's good that the GT series is finally getting some decent competition, but this article seems more about trying to knock down the big dawg with no real hard details. Again, I use the block above because it's typical of other comparisons used later in the article, what makes one game feel speedier? How do the authors know the physics are better in one game than the other, are they race car drivers? Do they have PHDs in physics? Is one game more forgiving than the other?
The only thing that I got out of this article was that Forza will have multiplayer over Live! and that car damage is for sure in this game.
Other things I would have liked to have known include:
-Number & variety of tracks compared
-Number & variety of licensed autos
-Car customization (engine, drivetrain, brakes, tires, paint, etc, etc) compared
-Rally racing?
-Career mode options?
-Car acquisition?
:)
Just to be fair, at the time the article was written, Forza was still in early builds. I just posted it cause it was the only one I could find in the quick 5 mins I looked for it. I'm sure there are better comparisons out there. I was more interested in what our members thought about the games themselves :D.
I understand that, it's why the game is running at only 30 FPS, the music is unfinished and the screenshots look like ass.
I can appreciate the article to some degree, but the comparisons used were very lacking. It looks like it could be a contendah, however the reviewers in the article didn't really make it stand out all that well.
Again, from what I read the authors thought it was better but they couldn't really put it in quantifyable terms.
The AI and online parts sound intriguing, and the screenshots in this article are about 1x10e5 better otherwise it goes over the same points as the first; It's good that the XBox has a racer that finally stacks up to the GT dynasty.
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/driving/forza...ox_review_imageGamespot has a review up now as well.. They cover many things.
After getting my profile up to 4 hours, i have to say its pretty impressive.
Car damage aspect adds a ton of depth that GT4 didnt have. Smacking the wall doing 140mph and smashing in the front end causes stearing issues, grip issues, sometimes even engine issues. Forces a more cautious driving style.
...a hint, start in Asia, the Honda Civic SiR can be boosted to over 350hp for under 10K, which makes the first levels very easy :P
Quote from: "Mr. Analog"The AI and online parts sound intriguing, and the screenshots in this article are about 1x10e5 better otherwise it goes over the same points as the first;It's good that the XBox has a racer that finally stacks up to the GT dynasty. I havent played GT4, but Ralleysport 2 I thought was an excellent game. Im not much into racing games.
Only have an 1hr logged into my profile but I think I am hooked now. Damage adds a lot to the game, its fun compensating for the steering drag when you have slammed the corners one too many times.
Haven't got the car tweaking down yet, but there are some combinations that keep you within a class that give you a big edge thats for sure.
Managed to make my self a sleeper of sorts for one track, not much top end but I was out cornering the pack easy on the twisty course.
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1997 Acura NSX
2001 Acura Integra Type-R
2002 Acura RSX Type-S
2003 Acura 3.2 CL Type S
2004 Acura NSX
2002 Acura #42 RealTime Racing NSX SC Driven by Peter Cunningham
2001 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
2005 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
2001 Audi 2002 Infineon R8
2004 Audi S4
2004 Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro
2000 Audi S4
2003 Audi RS 6
2002 Audi #1 Champion Audi Racing S4 Competition Driven by Michael Galati
2003 Audi #1 Champion Audi Racing RS 6 Driven by Michael Galati
2002 Audi Le Mans #38 Champion AudiR8
2001 Audi Le Mans #4 Johansson Motorsport R8
2004 Audi #8 24h N?rburgring TT-R
2004 Bentley Continental GT
2003 Bentley #7 Team Bentley Speed 8
1997 BMW #43 Team Schnitzer Motorsport GTR
1999 BMW #15 Team BMW Motorsports V12 LMR
2003 BMW #43 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
2003 BMW #42 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
1987 Buick Regal GNX
2002 Cadillac #8 Team Cadillac LMP 02
2004 Cadillac CTS-V
2004 Cadillac #16 Team Cadillac Driven by Max Angelelli
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427 L-88
2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
2005 Chevrolet Corvette C6
2002 Chevrolet Lingenfelter 427 CID Twin Turbo Corvette
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Guldstrand Edition
2004 Chevrolet #73 3R Racing Corvette Z06 Driven by Phil McClure
2003 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C5-R
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS
2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT (Turbo)
2005 Chrysler ME Four-Twelve
1999 Dodge Viper GTS ACR
2003 Dodge SRT4
1996 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi
2003 Dodge Viper SRT10
2004 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
2000 Dodge Hennessey Viper 800TT
2003 Dodge #23 Magellan Financial Viper Competition Coupe Driven by Paul Mumford
2004 Dodge #22 3R-Racing Viper Competition Coupe Driven by Tommy Archer
2002 Dodge N?rburgring 24 Hours Viper GTS ACR #1 - FujiFilm
1998 Eagle Talon TSI Turbo
2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello
2004 Ferrari 360 Modena
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO
2003 Enzo Ferrari
1995 Ferrari F50
1993 Ferrari 512 TR
1984 Ferrari GTO
1992 Ferrari F40
1967 Ferrari 330 P4
1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
1998 Ferrari 355 GTS
2005 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
1996 Ferrari #12 Risi Competizione
1998 Ferrari F355 Challenge
2003 Ferrari #88 Veloqx Prodrive Racing 550 Maranello
2004 Ferrari Challenge Stradale
2003 Ford Focus SVT
1966 Ford GT40
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R
2005 Ford Mustang GT
2005 Ford GT
2004 Ford #10 Tiger Racing Mustang Driven by Carol Hollfelder
2004 Honda Civic Type-R Hatch (Japan)
2000 Honda Prelude Type SH
1999 Honda Civic Si Coupe
1995 Honda Civic Del Sol VTEC
2004 Honda Accord Coupe EX
2003 Honda S2000
1994 Honda Civic SI
1991 Honda CRX Si-R (Japan)
2004 Honda NSX-R (Japan)
2002 Honda Mugen Integra Type-R (Japan)
2003 Honda JGTC #18 Dome Racing Team NSX
2003 Honda JGTC #8 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri NSX
2004 Honda Mugen Civic Type-R Hatch
2000 Honda Integra Type-R (Japan)
2003 Honda Mugen S2000
1992 Honda NSX-R (Japan)
2003 Honda JGTC #16 Dome Racing Team NSX
2002 Honda Integra Type-R (Japan)
2000 Honda Aerogear Integra Type-R
2000 Honda VIS Racing Integra Type-R
2004 Honda Wings West Civic R J Spec
2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe
1993 Jaguar XJ220 Road Car
1961 Jaguar S1 E-type 3.8
2002 Koenigsegg CC8S
1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
1992 Lancia Delta Integrale EVO
2002 Lexus SC430
2003 Lexus IS300
2002 Lotus Elise 111S
2002 Lotus Esprit V8
1972 Lotus Elan Sprint
2005 Lotus Exige
2005 Lotus Elise
1990 Mazda RX-7 Turbo
2000 Mazda Miata MX-5 1.8i Sport
2004 Mazda RX-8
2003 Mazda Prot?g? MAZDASPEED
2004 Mazda 3 Sport
1995 Mazda RX-7 Turbo
2000 Mazda MX-5 MAZDASPEED
2004 Mazda RX-8 MAZDASPEED
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R
1995 Mazda AB FlugRX-7
1995 Mazda INGS RX-7
1954 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe
1998 Mercedes CLK-GTR
2004 Mercedes C32 AMG
2004 Mercedes SLR
2003 Mercedes CLK55 AMG Coupe
2005 Mercedes CL65 AMG
2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK-DTM #3 Team Vodafone
2003 MINI Cooper-S
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII GSR RS
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
1998 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R
1995 Mitsubishi Mine's CP9A Lancer Evolution VI RS
2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI TME
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII FQ-330
2004 Mitsubishi Sparco Lancer Evolution VIII
2002 Nissan Mine's GT-R (R34)
1972 Nissan 240 ZX
2003 Nissan 350Z Track
1998 Nissan #32 Nissan Motorsports R390 GT1
1994 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo Version R
2004 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE
2000 Nissan Silvia Spec-R
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec II (R34)
1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R
1998 Nissan 240 SX SE
2003 Nissan Skyline V35
1994 Nissan Fairlady Twin Turbo
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec II
2003 Nissan JGTC #3 Hasemi Motorsport Z33 350Z
2003 Nissan Fairlady
2003 Nissan JGTC #12 Team Impul Skyline
1998 Nissan Silvia (S14)
2003 Nissan JGTC #23 NISMO Skyline
1995 Nissan Mine's Skyline R32 GT-R
2002 Nissan Tommy Kaira Skyline GT-R R34
2003 Opel Performance Center #5 Team Phoenix N?rburgring 24 Astra V8
2004 Opel Speedster Turbo
2003 Opel Performance Center #6 Team Phoenix N?urburgring 24 Astra V8
1999 Pagani Zonda C12
2003 Pagani #17 Carsport America GR
2002 Panoz #10 JML Team Panoz LMP01 EPP
2001 Panoz Esperante GTL
2004 Peugeot 206 Gti 180
2004 Pontiac GTO
1968 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
1986 Porsche 959
2003 Porsche 911 GT3
2003 Porsche Carrera GT
1998 Porsche #26 911 GT1 Le Mans
1956 Porsche 550 A Spyder
1987 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3
1989 Porsche 944 Turbo
1987 Porsche #17 962 C
1995 Porsche 911 GT2
2003 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Porsche 3R-Racing 911 GT3 Cup Driven by Mike Fitzgerald
2000 Porsche #23 Alex Job Racing 911GT3-RS
2003 Renault Sport Clio V6 RS
2002 Saab 9-3 Viggen
2004 Saleen S7
2000 Saleen Mustang S281
2000 Saleen #2 Konrad Motorsport S7R
2005 SEAT Cupra GT Racer
1999 Shelby Series 1
1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi
1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Coupe
2003 Subaru JGTC #77 Cusco Racing Impreza
1998 Subaru Tommy Kaira Impreza M20b 2002
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Spec-C (Japan) Forza Edition
1998 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo
2003 Toyota Celica GT-S
1985 Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno GT Apex
1995 Toyota MR2 Turbo T-Bar
1999 Toyota #27 GT-ONE TS020
2004 Toyota Camry Solara
1969 Toyota 2000GT
2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder
1992 Toyota Supra Turbo
2004 Toyota Altezza RS200
2003 Toyota Celica 1800 VVT-i
2002 Toyota MR-S
2002 Toyota Tom's Z382 Soarer
2002 Toyota Soarer 430SCV
1995 Toyota Tom's T020 MR2
2002 Toyota Tom's W123 MR-S
2003 Toyota JGTC #36 Team TOMS Supra
2003 Toyota JGTC #1 Toyota Team Le Mans Supra
1998 Toyota AB Flug Supra Turbo S900
2003 Toyota APR Performance Celica GTS
1998 Toyota VeilSide Supra Fortune 03
1998 Toyota VeilSide Supra Fortune 99
1995 Toyota Border MR2 Turbo T-bar
1995 Toyota VIS Racing MR2 Turbo T-Bar
2003 Toyota JGTC # 35 Kraft Supra
2001 TVR Tuscan S
1998 TVR Cerbera Speed 12
2001 TVR Tuscan R
2004 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo
2003 Volkswagen Golf R32
1995 Volkswagen Corrado SLC
2004 Volkswagen New Beetle 1.8T Turbo S
2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6
2004 Volvo S60 R
2004 Volvo #24 At-Speed Motorsports S60 R Driven by Derek Bell
Im at level 26. I basically use only 3 cars for everything i can, the rest i buy the best i can, and sell it when im done.
My 3 cars...
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi - Fully upgraded (AWD races, and every race thats open class, this car is basically unbeatable)
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - Fully upgraded (RWD races, and anything requiring american made)
1995 Toyota MR2 Turbo T-Bar - Fully upgraded (was my car early, i have an attachment to it and cant sell it).
...i found the Suburu to just own the game. As for like doing the "D" Class (Audi TT), "C" Class (Suburu). Its just a matter of crunching the numbers and comparing driver style.
So far i love how the Vette races, overstear rocks on Laguna, and i can hit 300km/h in about 5 seconds, so the New York track i own.
I chose to Euro for my home, the "D" Class (Audi TT) owns.
Only level 10 so far. Haven't sold any cars that I have won. Already have the 2004 Subaru Impreza, haven't fully tweaked it yet.. some of the upgrades are very costly for that one
I started in Japan, used the Honda Civic SiR, was an easy startup. Ive basically sold everything that ive gotten, lastnight i had $1.9M in the bank.
Quote from: "Shayne"I started in Japan, used the Honda Civic SiR, was an easy startup. Ive basically sold everything that ive gotten, lastnight i had $1.9M in the bank. This hasn't cause problems for having cars that fit the tighter racing restrictions later on? I started with the Audi TT and didn't have many problems, other than getting used to the game overall.
Quote from: "Lazybones"This hasn't cause problems for having cars that fit the tighter racing restrictions later on? It does a bit. Sure, but when its like "D" class or "C" class, the cars that i won are not cars that i would use in the restricted classes. Its better to sell the $75,000 1960 Porche, and buy the $22,000 Audi TT. Same class, but the Audi kills it. I have found that by doing research on the numbers for the restricted classes, i can get away with my system. Concider the 2005 Suburu WRX Sti. Right off the lots its like $40K or something, you can basically easily win all the AWD, <300 HP, Suburu vs. Mitsubishi without upgrading it, you will make about $100K in winnings, + cars. I tryed saving my cars and using them in the races like they suggested, but most of the ones you win are basically middle of the road cars, or at least thats what ive seen.
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