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Forza Motorsport 4 - The Floodgates Have Opened...
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Mizzou Gaming
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ShapeGSX said:
I'm sure they didn't intentionally mislead but it sure seems that way. If you recall, the day after the VGA premiere they put it up in the LIVE Marketplace and even had it posted in the "Spotlight" section of the NXE. They used the screen shot directly from the VGA trailer that showed a car with its headlights on in a dark background.
After seeing the VGA Trailer and screenshot they used I would have bet the farm on there being night racing. I honestly think it was intended for the game but ultimately got axed at the last minute. I'll go even further and say that night racing will be added at a later date via a big title update. It wouldn't be a bad idea to do this because this way they avoid potential negative reviews because you know a big addition like night racing/weather would be picked apart big time.
Just remember Josh Weinstein called it first. : )
soundscream
Member
Better then no deadline.eso76 said:
I think Ill be playing the last guardian sometime this decade.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
guest1321 said:
Last "under the hood" with Dan, I think. After level 50, you stop getting cars and just get money. IIRC, their goal was for level 150 to take about two years of playing for the dedicated Forza fan.
flyinpiranha
Member
CrudeDiatribe said:
I noticed on the Achievement list that it only goes to 50. I hope there are some other milestone rewards as you level the last 100, otherwise it seems pretty worthless to attempt.
Your level and credits won't carry over in FM4. You're still starting from 0, FM3 players just get perks as mentioned in the latest Under the Hood :
Basically, they're rewarding people who leveled up (player loyalty rewards) and people who bought FM3 DLC/VIP/LCE (community loyalty rewards).
Based on your Forza 3 driver level, you start your Forza 4 garage with these cars. These are player loyalty rewards.
If you have any of the following cars are in your Forza 3 profiles garage, you start your Forza 4 garage with Forza 4 version of the same car. These cars are community loyalty rewards.
Basically, they're rewarding people who leveled up (player loyalty rewards) and people who bought FM3 DLC/VIP/LCE (community loyalty rewards).
RukusProvider
Banned
So I don't get the ZR1, Italia and others at any point? For hitting 50 in Forza 3 I only get the top list?
Big Takeover
Member
The new tire model, steering, and bumps sound ballsy. Just what the doctor ordered. Recreate the driving experience as realistically as you can, and I can overlook just about any shortcoming.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
skyfinch said:
I already own them, aside from the LF-A and the Camaro SS. Wonder what 'secret' is? Guess we'll know in 40 days.
Wazzim said:
Make sure you have those VIP cars in your garage.
SPEEDxNASTY said:
I still laugh at T10's use of coconut trees (instead of palm trees) and those weird trees with knobby leaf bunches. Made it look either like a level from Sonic Adventures or a South American city.
As for 2D trees vs 3D trees, I think GT5's 2D trees added to the realism while FM3's 3D trees detracted from the realism. FM4's trees are a drastic improvement in this regard, just look at Maple Valley and Road Atlanta.
eso76
Member
BCD2 said:
a lot of people prefer fm2 because of that, despite having far less content and looking much worse, so let's put things back in perspective and value the right things.
Also, new Badned signature
5-5 3-6
might look easy enough to crack
hinting at a demo release on sept 10th ? actually, that would be oct 9th but i doubt they'd put out a demo 2 days before release. Then again, some do.
drugstore_cowboy
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Mascot said:
I kinda hoped for a little something considering it took so damn long.
In the end, this is what it comes down to. If I know that Turn 10 poured every little bit they had into the experience, then i'll gladly look over the lack of variation and revel in the Pirelli based, live axle modeled, surface anomalies all nigh..day long!BCD2 said:
Now, there's two new tracks to be shown soon...I wonder what they are?
Fleet_of_Foot
Member
Any reason why I shouldn't just buy Forza 3 now? Amazon has it for 16.99.
I know Forza 4 will be the new hotness but let's be honest, it's just cars racing around a track. I don't care about Auto Vista, don't have a Kinect.
How is Forza 3 regarded at this point, 2 years after it came out? Worth playing?
I've put about 25 hours into GT5 and don't care to go much further. Will Forza 3 offer something that GT5 didn't?
I know Forza 4 will be the new hotness but let's be honest, it's just cars racing around a track. I don't care about Auto Vista, don't have a Kinect.
How is Forza 3 regarded at this point, 2 years after it came out? Worth playing?
I've put about 25 hours into GT5 and don't care to go much further. Will Forza 3 offer something that GT5 didn't?
-bakalhau-
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So they took out 2 locations (and butchered another one by removing almost all of the roads), and are adding 5. Alright, 6 with Nurbrugring GP, which I barely touched in F3 because it wasn't integrated into the career.
Meh.
Is this Top Gear soccer field on actual grass?
Meh.
Is this Top Gear soccer field on actual grass?
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
fuck off.
i will not support their immoral money making ways - so i'll just pick up a pre-owned copy when available.
-bakalhau-
Member
Minimaul said:
But isn't it for the limited edition? LCE? Edit: Which costs more.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
eek5 said:
That's probably it, actually. Own a particular Porsche and get a RUF.
flyinpiranha
Member
Minimaul said:
Why? It's an incentive for buying the LCE.
Mascot said:
GT2 is an absolute dream. I did 1-41 with a controller back when F3 launched and have played it exclusively with the GT2 now on my second shot. I now play on Medium with all assists turned off. I'm still having trouble getting used to manual but that will come with time. Once I get the CSP's a couple weeks before F4 launch I'll probably end up starting with manual+clutch in F4 career. The plastic pedals that came with my Porsche Carrera are decent, but definitely have an issue when I try the clutch and gas/go.
Vicetrailia
Banned
Ah well, all I can hope for is a good game. The major thing that I wanted was better lighting/graphics and more realistic driving.
brotkasten
Member
Hope? Really? I think it's pretty clear that FM4 will be a good game, there no doubt about that. One can bitch about the cut content and some of the priorities, but the overall package will be pretty good.ssolitare said:
i'd take this
over spa AND bathurst. oh how it pains me. 6+ minutes of racing bliss. i had the track memorized and was proud to have a top 100 time in B class with a stock Seat Leon Supercup (PI 471) thanks to our community race and time attack thread.
i AM super excited about the physics improvements, a bit less about the graphical improvements (IMO forza 3 still looks great), but - beating a dead horse here- the serious lack of new tracks blows.
i had finally come to grips with only 5 new ones (counting top gear.... which in itself is questionable), but now we learn that 4 were dropped (yes, i'm counting the le mans and amalfi full as a full track, sorry) and added track variety is even less then expected. argue all you want about how good the tracks were or werent, but even the worst f3 tracks added to my positive enjoyment of the game simply by adding in variety to the career experience. f4 will honestly be a worse game IMO for not including new york, even though it was among my least favorite tracks.
over spa AND bathurst. oh how it pains me. 6+ minutes of racing bliss. i had the track memorized and was proud to have a top 100 time in B class with a stock Seat Leon Supercup (PI 471) thanks to our community race and time attack thread.
i AM super excited about the physics improvements, a bit less about the graphical improvements (IMO forza 3 still looks great), but - beating a dead horse here- the serious lack of new tracks blows.
i had finally come to grips with only 5 new ones (counting top gear.... which in itself is questionable), but now we learn that 4 were dropped (yes, i'm counting the le mans and amalfi full as a full track, sorry) and added track variety is even less then expected. argue all you want about how good the tracks were or werent, but even the worst f3 tracks added to my positive enjoyment of the game simply by adding in variety to the career experience. f4 will honestly be a worse game IMO for not including new york, even though it was among my least favorite tracks.
NullPointer
Member
Agree with just about all of that op_ivy.
I'm about 50% elated from the updates to the game in Forza 4, and 50% demoralized by the track selection we know about so far.
I'm about 50% elated from the updates to the game in Forza 4, and 50% demoralized by the track selection we know about so far.
NullPointer said:
amalfi was a kick to the balls. in my 20 or so years of playing racers, amalf (long) was easily at or near the top of most memorable. it never got old.
funny, cause i rather disliked racing the short variants.
brotkasten
Member
Amalfi was great with slower cars.
brotkasten said:
PERFECT for B and damn good for A, C, and D.
maybe MAYBE we'll get it down the road as DLC. even if its reworked a bit to work in the new engine. take my $$$.
for the record, i wont miss nor am i disappointed by lack of night and weather. who need em. nor does porsche upset me (much). the game has more then enough cars as is.
NullPointer said:
I've got to agree. There's no doubt in my mind - NO DOUBT - that Forza 4 will be an almost permanent fixture in my disk tray for at least two years, and I will love playing it. To be honest, it looks incredible, and the refinements to existing features and introduction of exciting new ones look amazing for a two-year dev cycle.
But in two years time I'm sure I'll still be scratching my head about track selection decisions. About Indy's inclusion when Sunset already ticks that box. About why the flat, boring Hockenheim was chosen over the undulating, thrilling Spa. About the Top Gear Test Track, full stop. About why new tracks are added by the left hand while others are removed by the right.