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Forza Motorsport 3 |OT|
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Congrats Jube! Hopefully this won't take away from your time here on GAF. We had you first!
Those new VIP cars look great. Also, they save me some cash as I needed a classic muscle car for one of the Event List races. :lol
Getting the Limited Edition for this game was one of the best purchases I've made this console generation. Excellent implementation of free DLC for LE purchasers. Great support from T10 and with one of our own GAFers now having a say with community features, I'd say it's only going to get better.
Those new VIP cars look great. Also, they save me some cash as I needed a classic muscle car for one of the Event List races. :lol
Getting the Limited Edition for this game was one of the best purchases I've made this console generation. Excellent implementation of free DLC for LE purchasers. Great support from T10 and with one of our own GAFers now having a say with community features, I'd say it's only going to get better.
Thanks guys, VIP cars have just been sent out as well so they should be popping up in your message inbox today.
Also for VIPs: the Toy Soldier time trial is up. The Top five drivers and five randomly selected participates will win a download code for the new Xbox LIVE Arcade game, Toy Soldiers.
Where do I locate the time trial?
Navigate to the Leaderboards menu and scroll down to Time Trial. Scroll down to Toy Soldier TT and Press A to Start Race at the top of the leaderboard. Set your best possible lap time!
For those that have not seen Toy Soldiers yet its a Tower Defense/Strategy game thats due out next week.
Also for VIPs: the Toy Soldier time trial is up. The Top five drivers and five randomly selected participates will win a download code for the new Xbox LIVE Arcade game, Toy Soldiers.
Where do I locate the time trial?
Navigate to the Leaderboards menu and scroll down to Time Trial. Scroll down to Toy Soldier TT and Press A to Start Race at the top of the leaderboard. Set your best possible lap time!
For those that have not seen Toy Soldiers yet its a Tower Defense/Strategy game thats due out next week.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Part of the 'Block Party' area isn't it?
Psychotext
Member
Oh wow... just read the Forza blog. Nice one Jube. 
antiquegamer
Member
Congrat to you Jube and keep up the already awesome work you are doing.
I wish Turn 10 could better integrate all the community stuff right onto Forza 3 menu or if we could get Forza Pitstop (a la Halo Waypoint) on our dash that would be great so I I can browse all the contests and what not right on the 360 when I am not at my computer.
The offcial timetrial is really cool but it's kinda hard to find and bury into Forza 3 menu ... may be a new menu for Turn 10 competition and have all the events listed when you log into the game would make this feature more visible to people that don't normally go to Turn 10 site (or choose not to go there).
Anyway, great update and I really like all the recent community events it really help keep the game fresh and exciting. (Not to mention all the gifts car for those of us who have very little time for gaming).
I wish Turn 10 could better integrate all the community stuff right onto Forza 3 menu or if we could get Forza Pitstop (a la Halo Waypoint) on our dash that would be great so I I can browse all the contests and what not right on the 360 when I am not at my computer.
The offcial timetrial is really cool but it's kinda hard to find and bury into Forza 3 menu ... may be a new menu for Turn 10 competition and have all the events listed when you log into the game would make this feature more visible to people that don't normally go to Turn 10 site (or choose not to go there).
Anyway, great update and I really like all the recent community events it really help keep the game fresh and exciting. (Not to mention all the gifts car for those of us who have very little time for gaming).
antiquegamer said:
Completely agree, would've been better for them if they could stick these events right at the top level menu, give things more exposure.
I love what T10 is doing to keep the game fresh though, the weekly time trials are great, and being a VIP, I love looking forward to gift cars every week and now getting to vote on what we get. Great job guys, best CE I've ever bought.
Congratulations Jube, you deserve it !
It must be really great to see the backstage !
Yesterday, I used G Rom's capture computer to take some photos. I actually tried to redo some of the high resolution screenshots from Forza Motorsport that I posted this week. I tried to find the same spot, use the same effects (except for the drifting TVR one where I put blur) and use the same car when available (Tsucan R in Forza 1, Tuscan S in Forza 3, different livery for the GT-One, no vanilla RX-8 in Forza 3, etc...).
Interesting to see the differences between the two. I have to say that there are some things that I prefer in Forza Motorsport. I like the trees (more realistic, IMO) and the Mapple Valley look better. The colors are also less overdone in the first one, something in between would be good.
Obviously, Forza 3 does a lot of things better due to the difference in power.
Now, you can all thank me for making this page load a lot more slower !:lol
I have more "traditional" photos, I'll post them on the next page...
It must be really great to see the backstage !
Yesterday, I used G Rom's capture computer to take some photos. I actually tried to redo some of the high resolution screenshots from Forza Motorsport that I posted this week. I tried to find the same spot, use the same effects (except for the drifting TVR one where I put blur) and use the same car when available (Tsucan R in Forza 1, Tuscan S in Forza 3, different livery for the GT-One, no vanilla RX-8 in Forza 3, etc...).
Interesting to see the differences between the two. I have to say that there are some things that I prefer in Forza Motorsport. I like the trees (more realistic, IMO) and the Mapple Valley look better. The colors are also less overdone in the first one, something in between would be good.
Obviously, Forza 3 does a lot of things better due to the difference in power.
Now, you can all thank me for making this page load a lot more slower !:lol
I have more "traditional" photos, I'll post them on the next page...
do you realize what you have done and how this will effect future console and F/GT wars!?
cool pics. its interesting to see how much better maple valley looks in forza 1. are there any more screens of the tracks that never returned? rio? apline? blue? etc.
Didn't even think about the trolls ! Well, too late, I guess...:lol
Yeah, there are more pics, that I posted earlier. Here is the link to the Flickr set.
Yeah, there are more pics, that I posted earlier. Here is the link to the Flickr set.
no rio shots in that. i remember getting forza and progressing and getting to a race in rio and it just blew me away because it was flat out gorgeous, and i never saw any media for it prior to my own race through. i wonder if that track just came together at the final moments of dev. so it never got the pre-release coverage it deserved...
Ok l've been lurking on this thread since its was originally started (great thread OP), not been able to post until a few weeks back because l've been waiting for my registration to be approved.
l aint gonna ramble on to much but played FM2 since release and now of course moved on to FM3
Generally pleased with the game, few minor disappointments. Pretty much all of my thoughts have been covered in this thread anyway.
Jube and m0dus great painting/artwork by you guys
oh and Jube congrats and good luck on your role with Turn10.
l aint gonna ramble on to much but played FM2 since release and now of course moved on to FM3
Generally pleased with the game, few minor disappointments. Pretty much all of my thoughts have been covered in this thread anyway.
Jube and m0dus great painting/artwork by you guys
oh and Jube congrats and good luck on your role with Turn10.
Just go on FM.net, in the latest Pitpass, it's explained that Jube is joining Turn10 as part of the community team.
About Rio, you must have missed this shot :
I agree though, on my press kit there's like two or three Rio shots out of dozens of screenshots...
There's no Tokyo shots either and only one of the oval at night. Maybe the press kit was done prior to these tracks full reveal but I don't recall seeing much screenshots of those at the time.
Anyway, if you want a nostalgia moment, you can download the videos we (Taxigamer) did some time ago. They are all done with the Xbox 360 BC. The game looks pretty good but I think the AA that was on Xbox isn't emulated so there's lot of jaggies. Oh and, before you ask, blame the 25 fps on the European version being 50 Hz only, even in BC mode... :-(
PS : The streaming doesn't work on the videos, don't know why. I'll have to look at that.
About Rio, you must have missed this shot :
I agree though, on my press kit there's like two or three Rio shots out of dozens of screenshots...
There's no Tokyo shots either and only one of the oval at night. Maybe the press kit was done prior to these tracks full reveal but I don't recall seeing much screenshots of those at the time.
Anyway, if you want a nostalgia moment, you can download the videos we (Taxigamer) did some time ago. They are all done with the Xbox 360 BC. The game looks pretty good but I think the AA that was on Xbox isn't emulated so there's lot of jaggies. Oh and, before you ask, blame the 25 fps on the European version being 50 Hz only, even in BC mode... :-(
PS : The streaming doesn't work on the videos, don't know why. I'll have to look at that.
G Rom said:
Heard that Forza 2 used "SpeedTree" for the trees so maybe FM3 does as well. I agree they don't look as realistic but they do look "lush". Plenty of other console and PC sims have much less poly count on the trees but they look better because they are at the right colors and their shadows are dark enough.
G Rom said:
Forza 1 really was an exceptional looking game. Very, very detailed. The lighting is also very balanced - contrast where it's appropriate, yet not excessive.
However, you do notice just how much more professional the UI in 3 is. And by by far the biggest difference is the audio. It really is orders of magnitude better.
I had flash backs in the Rio video - that tunnel..
The main difference appears to be use of alpha blending, whereas 2 & 3 mostly use alpha tested / alpha to coverage 'fake' blending. There are big pros and cons to both - the main pro being alpha blending looks much softer at distance (especially important for low resolution) but the main con being you have to z-sort them and (depending on the hardware) they can be more expensive.
Iknos said:
Motion blured, the trees looks good in FM3 except on Mapple Valley. I still think Mapple Valley looks like an aquarelle painting because of those trees which look flat.
lord pie said:Forza 1 really was an exceptional looking game. Very, very detailed. The lighting is also very balanced - contrast where it's appropriate, yet not excessive.
However, you do notice just how much more professional the UI in 3 is. And by by far the biggest difference is the audio. It really is orders of magnitude better.
I had flash backs in the Rio video - that tunnel..
Yeah, Forza 1 really was a power house five years ago and still looks really good. The game also seems to run smoother in BC mode. Overall, Forza Motorsport has a sort of accomplished feeling that I don't get in either 2 or 3 where there are still some rough edges.
I still remember seeing an IGN video back in the days showing the oval by night and being blown away. So many shadows in real time !
I agree on the UI. When we did those video, I ran through the awful game UI. Back when it was released, it was already terrible, five years later, it's even worse. So sloooow, FM2 seems like warp speed compared to that !:lol
One aspect that I really liked in FM was the Drivatar. I don't know why they dropped that idea in the sequels, I thought that it was fantastic. I would be really interested to see what they could do with the power of this generation.
Thanks guys
A couple of things this week, Jalopnik will be doing spyshot reveals this week on their website for their second DLC pack. One spyshot today and 3 tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday. Todays spyshot isnt up yet but here is the link.
http://jalopnik.com/5482942/forzalopnik-episode-i-the-phantom-car-pack
And the Prizes
Also I haven't been able to take pics in a while since I dont have my PC with me yet but I saw these really cool shots on Fm.net that I wanted to post.
From Goingtoofast
ID lizard
Motorforum
Quilam
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A couple of things this week, Jalopnik will be doing spyshot reveals this week on their website for their second DLC pack. One spyshot today and 3 tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday. Todays spyshot isnt up yet but here is the link.
http://jalopnik.com/5482942/forzalopnik-episode-i-the-phantom-car-pack
And the Prizes
Also I haven't been able to take pics in a while since I dont have my PC with me yet but I saw these really cool shots on Fm.net that I wanted to post.
From Goingtoofast
ID lizard
Motorforum
Quilam
X SEUROBERTS X
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
So what's the first Jalopnik car?
ExtraKr1spy
Banned
hmmm
7 spoke rim with each spoke splitting into two as they connect to the rim/wheel
single lug nut so it seems like it'll be a race car.
7 spoke rim with each spoke splitting into two as they connect to the rim/wheel
single lug nut so it seems like it'll be a race car.
G Rom said:Didn't see the first pic and I just checked, it's not in the RSS anymore.
Anyway, this needs to get in the game, it looks so bad ass !
http://cache-09.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2010/03/800x600_lp570-4_3-4_front_small.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
It looks brutal, this car is also very interesting [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/porsche-918-spyder-concept/#2"]Porsche 918 hybrid[/URL]
I posted on Jalopnik that I see a 2010 Motech Racing Ford GT1 but the rim in the spyshot looks like it's made of chrome so it's basically just me posting a car that could fit and that I would love to virtually drive !:lol
Who wouldn't want to drive a car that looks like this ?
Edit : This porsche, really is interesting. I wonder if this car pack is gonna feature some Geneva Motor Show cars. It would be really cool if Turn 10 could do again what they did with the 458 Italia and what *censored* did back at the (2007 or 2008 ?) Tokyo Show with the California, *censored* by Citroën and Evora.
Edit2 : Thinking about it, I don't remember when was the last time true original (not new generation) Porsche looked this good on first sight. The Panamera sure isn't a contender in this category !:lol
Who wouldn't want to drive a car that looks like this ?
Edit : This porsche, really is interesting. I wonder if this car pack is gonna feature some Geneva Motor Show cars. It would be really cool if Turn 10 could do again what they did with the 458 Italia and what *censored* did back at the (2007 or 2008 ?) Tokyo Show with the California, *censored* by Citroën and Evora.
Edit2 : Thinking about it, I don't remember when was the last time true original (not new generation) Porsche looked this good on first sight. The Panamera sure isn't a contender in this category !:lol
Spaceman Spiff
Member
While we're talking cars that will be at Geneva and ought to be in FM3:
Pagani Zonda Tricolore
Oh, and that GT1 Ford GT would be utterly badass.
Pagani Zonda Tricolore
Oh, and that GT1 Ford GT would be utterly badass.
Speaking of hybrid, Rolls Royce are going to roll it out in their cars. I wonder why we never see their cars in racing game. Wether it's because there aren't interested in video games (like Bugatti a few years ago) or if they overprice their license...
I would love to get behind the wheel of a Rolls Royce even if it's only a virtual one.
This is one car range that Forza 3 lacks IMO, long big cars. I remember in Forza Motorsport, there was the CL600 or 500, it was like a boat on the road, so much fun to drift this ! :lol
As for nice little cars, I would love to see the DS3 Racing making its way into Forza 3 :
I would love to get behind the wheel of a Rolls Royce even if it's only a virtual one.
This is one car range that Forza 3 lacks IMO, long big cars. I remember in Forza Motorsport, there was the CL600 or 500, it was like a boat on the road, so much fun to drift this ! :lol
As for nice little cars, I would love to see the DS3 Racing making its way into Forza 3 :
Spaceman Spiff
Member
I don't know if it's the spyshot but I'm not entirely "sold" lol ) on the C9. The three rear lights don't do it for me and the front looks much shorter than the Zonda, it looks weird. Hopefully we'll get official shots soon.
As I was browsing Autoblog, I remembered that Audi unveiled the RS5. I'm gonna take a huge wild guess and say that it will be in one of the upcoming DLC ! Dan Greenawalt admitted that he was an Audi fanboy after all !:lol
lol ) on the C9. The three rear lights don't do it for me and the front looks much shorter than the Zonda, it looks weird. Hopefully we'll get official shots soon. As I was browsing Autoblog, I remembered that Audi unveiled the RS5. I'm gonna take a huge wild guess and say that it will be in one of the upcoming DLC ! Dan Greenawalt admitted that he was an Audi fanboy after all !:lol
ExtraKr1spy
Banned
:O
Someone posted a shot of the Mazda Furai rims on Jalopnik and it looks it will be it.
Someone posted a shot of the Mazda Furai rims on Jalopnik and it looks it will be it.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
As long as the C9 doesn't borrow any more of the Enzo's asstastic cues and keeps more Zonda in there, it's all good.Spaceman Spiff said:
Spaceman Spiff
Member
G Rom said:I don't know if it's the spyshot but I'm not entirely "sold"
I don't particularly care for the front-end styling either. Maybe it'll grow on me, but for now, it doesn't hold a candle to the Zonda F.
More than anything though, I'm disappointed they're going with the twin-turbo V12 from the SL Black. Nothing can possibly beat the old-school NA 7.3 in terms of sound, throttle response and sheer badassery. Nothing.
twinturbo2 said:As long as the C9 doesn't borrow any more of the Enzo's asstastic cues and keeps more Zonda in there, it's all good.
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