RaceManIak
Neo Member
Horizon don't really support wheels anyway, it works but it's weird, the game is build for gamepads.
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Forza Horizon 2 Demo |OT| "Where we're going, we don't need roads."
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Horizon don't really support wheels anyway, it works but it's weird, the game is build for gamepads.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Id say that nextgen arrived with both Ryse and inFamous SS. But thats, imo, the 1st trully big new title this gen!
Wait really? The first one felt fine.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Still can't join a online free roam , why ffs
pr0cs
Member
not sure where you get that information.
The original on 360 worked awesome with the standard xbox wheel.
Summer Haze
Banned
I want to stream this for my friend who hasn't got an X1, but loved the first game. I don't have Kinect, though...so is there any way for me to stream this demo without having to have Twitch snapped the entire time?
Miles Quaritch
Member
So there's no way to save your progress if you exit the demo or to skip the intro? I can see the intro becoming pretty bloody annoying if there's no way to skip it...
You do not in any way have to have it snapped... or need a Kinect.
Just unsnap after you begin your broadcast and it goes away.. you still get the indicator in the bottom middle of the screen letting you know how many viewers you have.
Brought back good memories of Felony 11-79
Holy Nostalgia, Batman! I spent countless hours with that game, racking up cash from destroying property and vehicles has never been so much fun ( I recall destroying the subway train netting you the most dough?) They need to make a current-gen version!!!
You can broadcast on twitch without the twitch app snapped. You have to snap it at first to start the broadcast, but you can unsnap it while streaming.
RaceManIak
Neo Member
I played H1 360 with my Fanatec GT2 but with a very weird setup (like 300° rotation and changed de linearity of the wheel). I used my Thrustmaster TX yesterday with the H2 demo and have to set the rotation to 270° and the feeling is still really weird compared to the Forza 5's almost perfect controls and FFB.
It's so much fun to mess around in this game. The area up by the circuit race is a blast to drive through. And the jump is awesome! Hope there are many more spots like it in the full game. Here's my best jump so far:
http://xboxclips.com/video.php?uid=...sy67&vid=c95a687c-3d1c-4c38-8548-62462f3f7843
http://xboxclips.com/video.php?uid=...sy67&vid=c95a687c-3d1c-4c38-8548-62462f3f7843
transformer
Member
My wheel works fine in the xbox one demo. I suggest checking your wheel settings if you are having anything "weird" occurring when using the wheel.
Summer Haze
Banned
Thanks guys, I'm such a dumbass. For some reason I had it in my head that you couldn't unsnap Twitch without having Kinect plugged in :S
It's not super obvious, and every other app you unsnap just closes so I can see why you thought that.
TheAdmiester
Member
Take away the Horizon Pulse part and you'd have a dream trip right there.
What wheel do you use?
scorcher59
Member
Ah man the sense of freedom and speed in this game is absolutely great! i'm getting TDU2 vibes but with proper physics i feel its my duty to get the ultimate edition now!
Opus Angelorum
Member
I've played through it lots of times now, and it is still fantastic...however.
There are some graphical issues I hope are resolved for the final build.
- There is some very obvious environmental pop-in, only highlighted because the draw-distance is so good.
- LOD (level of detail) issues, some cars almost appear to 'appear' in front of you as transition occurs
- Night time; some of the cars look like cheap plastic when the headlights highlight them and the road surface at times is way too reflective
- Shadows; some very poor shadows (noticeable outside the house during the bucket list challenge)
Let me reiterate that as a whole everything looks fantastic, but the above (especially the pop-in) ruins it at times.
There are some graphical issues I hope are resolved for the final build.
- There is some very obvious environmental pop-in, only highlighted because the draw-distance is so good.
- LOD (level of detail) issues, some cars almost appear to 'appear' in front of you as transition occurs
- Night time; some of the cars look like cheap plastic when the headlights highlight them and the road surface at times is way too reflective
- Shadows; some very poor shadows (noticeable outside the house during the bucket list challenge)
Let me reiterate that as a whole everything looks fantastic, but the above (especially the pop-in) ruins it at times.
I would imagine Playground Games (and Turn 10 for that matter) would be absolutely thrilled about the reception so far.
On another note, I haven't heard "Turning car lovers into gamers and gamers into car lovers" for ages. I wonder if Greenawalt is perhaps working on a new motto for the Forza franchise and if so, when will it be unveiled..?
On another note, I haven't heard "Turning car lovers into gamers and gamers into car lovers" for ages. I wonder if Greenawalt is perhaps working on a new motto for the Forza franchise and if so, when will it be unveiled..?
Legendarybeepa
Member
Demo is damn amazing. Cannot wait for the full game!
I also love the fact I can have gas/brake on the right stick, something that was omitted in the first game.
Awesome.
I also love the fact I can have gas/brake on the right stick, something that was omitted in the first game.
Awesome.
GrizzleBoy
Banned
I've been playing the demo exclusively with the thrustmaster tx458 wheel and I can guarantee you that all expected force feedback is there, as well as support for The rumble motor.
Its awesome and fun as hell, especially when you turn up the feedback strength and go off road.
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Do you get a jolt through the wheel when landing a car?
If so does the wheel pull depending which side hits first?
GrizzleBoy
Banned
Yes and yes. Even for small bumps. The default feedback and vibration strength at 50 is quite tame, but at just 75 it's plenty strong and I'm a big guy.
If you let go of the wheel while driving on rough terrain, it Will jolt and wiggle about as the car goes over bumps and troughs.
Maybe I'll make a video actually.
Summer Haze
Banned
Sorry if this has already been asked a million times, but what's the max player limit in online free-roam?
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Cheers, sounds great.
Phat Michael
Banned
Have you actually played it yet? Empty fields? Are you sure have actually seen this game?
Yes, me too! I remember going to Funcoland with my dad to pick it up when it released. Was so hyped for it from reading in EGM.
He definitely hasn't...
Slackbladder
Member
Finally played it. Looks great and looks like it could be fun. But it creates a severe case of cognitive dissonance with me. It looks realistic but I'm expected to do wholly unrealistic things. I find that hard to reconcile. It reminds me of the last Test Drive (never played the first Horizon) but the off road stuff I just don't like. You can hit trees and telegraph poles but I zoom through fair sized bushes etc and it just feels weird. Now obviously compromises had to be made but for a game that apes reality so well these compromises stand out like a sore thumb.
I like the look of it and the cars generally felt good (apart from a general lack of connection to the road - they kinda feel floaty) so I may still get it. I just need to reconcile the strangeness of what the game seems to want me to do. Also the announcer is really fucking annoying and I'd like to punch him, patronizing git.
I like the look of it and the cars generally felt good (apart from a general lack of connection to the road - they kinda feel floaty) so I may still get it. I just need to reconcile the strangeness of what the game seems to want me to do. Also the announcer is really fucking annoying and I'd like to punch him, patronizing git.
12 players for free roam
What! Horizon pulse is the jam.
If you have instant on enabled and don't play another game you can switch off your Xbox and come back to play later...
Black Republican
Member
I feel so cheap having the cpu slow down my car for me around those tight corners. But hey I'm a novice!
I've played this demo for a while and on the whole it looks absolutely fucking fantastic. However I have encountered some areas which look downright awful. Extremely low res ground textures with no grass on them, 2d trees which rotated as you drove past them, broken geometry.
This was up a hill through a bunch of trees though.
Another thing which I have noticed which was very annoying. I did a massive jump off of the cliff near the circuit race you can do. And hit an invisible wall about 20m above a stone wall. So I hit a wall mid air and fell to the ground. Bit jarring.
This was up a hill through a bunch of trees though.
Another thing which I have noticed which was very annoying. I did a massive jump off of the cliff near the circuit race you can do. And hit an invisible wall about 20m above a stone wall. So I hit a wall mid air and fell to the ground. Bit jarring.
Cross Country. Online. 12 Players. Night. Storm. No HUD. Horizon Pulse.
My. Man.
Legit question, was that wall the barrier of the demo?
I think I know where you're talking about. That is weird.
Also no reason to post a clip unless you want to, I believe you haha.
ProvenDeadly
Member
It's a demo
at some point in any game you hit a wall lol. Maybe it was edge of map they designed
The game went gold though...
ProvenDeadly
Member
I don't think the demo is representative of the full game.
mikekennyb
Member
The weight of the cars in this game just feels right. Cannot believe Horizon 2 feels this immersive when I'm sitting on a couch with a controller. I get the same sort of "I'm there" feeling as if I was in an arcade racing cockpit with force feedback and a giant screen right in front of my face.
So good.
So good.
Oh I know, I'm just pointing out some of the issues I've found. I'm loving the game btw and I'm seriously considering pre-ordering it. Something I never do except for with Halo. So this isn't me just searching for reasons to shit on the game.
Nah, it was right in the centre of the map and directly above a stone wall. Definitely not the edge.
DirtyLarry
Member
Just curious is no one else racing using the dashboard cam and/or even more specifically the "first person" no hood cam? The latter is actually what I prefer to use in racing games, and it have to say the game is really hard to play using that camera. Even the dash view is really hard to driving with, specifically when driving through the fields.
I just feel like I am playing a different game then everyone else.
The amount of hype made me think I would be playing the GOTY.
Instead, especially when using the two views I usually use, I thought I was playing a very good game with some pretty glaring camera issues.
I suppose if you play the game with 3rd person view, which is the default view, none of these issues would be apparent. So perhaps that is why there is not much discussion about those issues.
I just feel like I am playing a different game then everyone else.
The amount of hype made me think I would be playing the GOTY.
Instead, especially when using the two views I usually use, I thought I was playing a very good game with some pretty glaring camera issues.
I suppose if you play the game with 3rd person view, which is the default view, none of these issues would be apparent. So perhaps that is why there is not much discussion about those issues.