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Forza Horizon 3: Review Thread
- Thread starter Bits N Pieces
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Yes, obviously
So what you're saying is, it will have great customer support and get better over time?
Are they pissed cause the review it self is bad or is it just the score?
LostDonkey
Member
Ah okay. That would have been ridiculous.
Fabtacular
Member
I think, going forward, there is likely to be clear difference in performance between UWP games that were developed to support PC from Day One, and those for which PC support was tacked on mid-cycle.
In fact, my prediction is that Scorpio will just basically be a PC, and that Scorpio versions of games will just be the PC version. So going forward PC versions of XB1 games will run as well on PC as they do on console (with all the usual caveats regarding HW compatibility issues that are common on PC).
Basically, I think the "worried about the PC version" will be a non-issue going forward.
aygomyownroad
Member
As much as I agree with what you are saying, reviews are all about opinions. It is strange seeing a low score in such a highly rated game, and the review itself is poor, I dont think anyone should be fired.
He may have just not enjoyed the game and felt it was too close to FH2.
People will look at the reviews and dismiss that low scoring review on the basis that the person must have just not liked it.
I have never heard of the site either.
Yes.
Yes, every game coming from MS with XPA is going to be Windows 10. You might as well just figure that MS ain't releasing anything on Windows 7/8 from now on. Quantum Break will probably be the last.
It is okay. It's just a review score. It will not diminish your enjoyment of the game one iota. The critic/reviewer is entitled to their opinion no matter how wrong or misguided it might be.
Rejoice in the fact that FH3 appears to be a great game and remember that once upon a time Rogert Ebert gave The Usual Suspect a 1.5 stars.
I think Recore has a chance of getting a Steam version if the sales are bad.
aygomyownroad
Member
Yeah and also remember a record company turned down The Beatles!
Hyped as.
I have wedding and other engagements this weekend. Completely sucks.
Metacritic helps sales now and again and bragging but 9.1 is a great score. Hope it can go higher.
GlamFM
Banned
To be fair, when giving a game of this caliber a fucking 2/5 you are going for extreme reactions.
I mean seriously, if you personally don't like it for whatever reason your professionalism should at least suffice to give it a 3/5 and not look like a complete idiot on metacritic.
They are getting what they were going for - maybe that should be the reason for us to stop talking about them.
Is that going to be the excuse for every game that does "bad"? And also, just because it comes to Steam doesn't necessarily mean it's not going to be Windows 10 only. Especially in a year or two. Windows 10 numbers are only going to grow and most Steam players are already on Windows 10.
Already is.
I would probably have given Forza Horizon 2 5-6/10.
That's my opinion.
It already is an excuse. MS can't fight Steam, so why not just jon the store and give people an option for either Win10 Store or Steam? It's a huge win for consumers.
That's my opinion.
It already is an excuse. MS can't fight Steam, so why not just jon the store and give people an option for either Win10 Store or Steam? It's a huge win for consumers.
It's not the score specifically, but the explanation (or lack there of) why they didn't like the game. The only comment of any (marginal) substance is that Dirt Rally was a better focused driving experience and that Horizon isn't that. The insinuation that Playground Games were "bored" of making Forza games, and car games in general seems way off side with no apparent grounding in reality.
It isn't necessary as you can usually accumulate more than enough credits without it. You do get some nice freebie cars, but they aren't VIP exclusive (other than a special livery sometimes).
About UWP. I agree it still needs some work and there are some important things missing.
But its very far from terrible etc and no buy because its UWP. Sure the pricing needs some work but atm its very easy to go arround that and buy from a other store and pay a nice price. Like the Xbox people are doing since 2013. Is it ideal? No. But should you totally rule out a game because of it. Imo no.
The releases so far have been bad, oke and good. Mostly oke and good. Some games like QB was probably a last minute port. It suddenly just showed up etc. But lately it has been quite good and we finally start seeing the games who are probably intended to be on PC a while ago and are really a planned PC release. Recore, Forza, Gears. I personally think its very unhealthy that everything what is not on Steam is a instant no buy. I think competition is good and understand publishers dont want to put everything on Steam and giving it a cut.
People didnt like Origin also and some still do. But you know if you want to play Battlefield. You gotta go to Origin. Wich was in the beginning not very good also.
But its very far from terrible etc and no buy because its UWP. Sure the pricing needs some work but atm its very easy to go arround that and buy from a other store and pay a nice price. Like the Xbox people are doing since 2013. Is it ideal? No. But should you totally rule out a game because of it. Imo no.
The releases so far have been bad, oke and good. Mostly oke and good. Some games like QB was probably a last minute port. It suddenly just showed up etc. But lately it has been quite good and we finally start seeing the games who are probably intended to be on PC a while ago and are really a planned PC release. Recore, Forza, Gears. I personally think its very unhealthy that everything what is not on Steam is a instant no buy. I think competition is good and understand publishers dont want to put everything on Steam and giving it a cut.
People didnt like Origin also and some still do. But you know if you want to play Battlefield. You gotta go to Origin. Wich was in the beginning not very good also.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Yep, never had a problem with them and I never understood this "everything must be on Steam" mentality.
In their defense, Dirt Rally is one of the best racing games Ive played and it is super focused.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Good for you?
It's not the score that I think is disingenuous its the language and terminology used in the review, he basically calls into question Playgrounds integrity and passion for making games and anyone who's heard anyone talk about games from Playground could testify they are car nuts/enthusiasts.
Have you actually read it?
opticalmace
Member
If I buy this for PC, does that mean I get an XB1 copy somehow? I don't have an XB1 now but might bite on Scorpio next year, and I'm thinking about buying FH3 on PC now.
I'm not really sure how the cross-buy stuff works here.
I'm not really sure how the cross-buy stuff works here.
I have not had any issues with Recore, Forza Apex and when I played it GoW was just fine. If you want to play a game thats great I really do not understand but I know everyone has their line in the sand on certain subjects. I mean if it was on Steam you would buy it? Steam has its own issues but ultimately it would still be supporting MS if you bought it there.
ANYWAYS.. could not be more pumped to start playing this Thursday night.. reviews just confirm.
Yep use the same MS account and you get both... if you were to buy a X1 down the line when you fired it up you should be able to download the game for free and then your save would populate over the moment you fire it up.
CaptainRizla
Member
Just had a quick blast on Apex and very happy it held 60fps on ultra settings in the rain at 1080p on my 1070, 12GB and aging stock X990.
Hope this is a good sign for how it'll perform if I got FH3.
Hope this is a good sign for how it'll perform if I got FH3.
No I haven't, that's why I asked in a post above if it's the score or the text that people don't like.
The FH3 demo was super great however, big step up from FH2 which I found to be boring and somewhat mediocre.
therealbigrich
Member
Pretty much
Yes. You're buying a single version that works on both W10 and Xbox One. Every Xbox Play Anywhere game will work that way.
LostDonkey
Member
Yes. If you buy it digitally on PC, when you get an Xbox in the future and sign in with the same account it will be waiting for you.
Gtagentleman
Member
GlamFM
Banned
This is a very, VERY strong contender for a Scorpio patch.
Almost sure it will get one.
And people hated it when it released.
I don't deny that Dirt Rally is a great racing game, I enjoy it as well. But, comparing the two to that degree doesn't make sense to me, even though it is certainly possible to enjoy the driving model in Dirt more than Horizon.
Gtagentleman
Member
Yeah but even at release I had no problem getting them my money, a problem I have right now with Windows Store.
ScientificPizza
Banned
holy shit those scores
And yet MS had years to fix their GFWL fuckery and still couldn't do it. No wonder PC people are skeptic with UWP and Win10 Store.
Im however gonna give MS the benefit of the doubt with FH3.
How do you mean?
SmartWaffles
Member
A game review 101: when doing a game review, the first thing you want to do, before judging the game or even playing it, is to know what the game is aiming for, which obviously only takes a google or two, or read a couple previews. If you want to compare it to similar games, compare it to games that are ACTUALLY similar to. In this case, IBTimes COMPLETELY gets off the mark. In other examples, this is like comparing DOOM to Arma III, and giving DOOM a 4/10 because it "doesn't offer the cohesive army sim or ArmA III".
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Waiting for "GFWL" mention. EDIT: Whoops, already mentioned. Love that GFWL is always mentioned with Windows Store like they are the same thing aimed specifically at the same people.
But anyways, this is a review thread. Let's not derail. I'm somewhat interested in Forza but I'm not a huge racing fan. Played a little bit of the first one through BC the other week, I'll try out more to see if I can get addicted to it. It's good to see these scores though, so if I do like FH1 then I'll try it out later on.
Dirt Rally is very far on the simulation side of the racing game spectrum though so a very different game with different design goals when compared to FH3 (Dirt Rally is hands down the best rally game to date) so to me it is kinda stupid to even compare them. Its like saying that FH3 sucks because it doesn't have Assetto Corsa level simulation. Or that Assetto Corsa sucks as it doesn't have crazy shit like Burnout Paradise.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Not surprised at all, i randomly turned on the demo and had a complete blast.