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Forza Motorsport 4 - The Floodgates Have Opened...
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enzo_gt said:
If the NDA for previews is up this week, and T10 have said that they've been visiting places with a near final copy of the game, I think what people should expect sometime this week (We think Friday onwards) is several sites having the FM4 preview articles up..
Slayer-33
Liverpool-2
CozMick said:
They did adjust the roads and their reaction when driving to give subtle feedback on bumps on all tracks, camera work to coincide with road feedback in hood/dash cam I think, capability of turning off all hidden assists, reworked engine sound for the vehicles, multiple home spaces, lighting, visible interior of vehicles during races, full lod on players car, reworked replay angles, more cars on track in SP and MP, major online community changes and features, changes to customization + things we might not know about yet, uncompressed ultra high resolution shots, kinect headtracking, autovista, livery editing optimizations (possible), top gear, tracks are considerably more detailed overall coming from FM 3 to this.
It's not like T10 didn't do anything, seriously..
The changes to the lighting and the driving model alone should make a huge difference from FM 3 to FM 4.
You know we'll eventually have night and weather in the Forza series, just like we got cockpits and 60 fps. At this point everyone seems to be asking for those two things just to say that the game has it. From my perspective if it doesn't have good function/implementation T10 wont put it in halfassed until they get it right.
eso76
Member
CozMick said:
i knew this list would come in handy
- autovista: 26 fully interactive 1m poly models (why wouldn't that count exactly ? because you're not interested ?)
single player
- 12 cars on track.
- Improved AI
- slower cpu drivers are only slower through corners, less brave, but still go full speed on straights, which means cars won't be miles apart after one lap.
- one additional difficulty level
- cpu will upgrade their cars
- more variety in career, with overtaking, autocross, bowling (?) and other types of events.
- affinity system. Discounts and free upgrades for your car eventually
- reworked physics and tire physics
- no steering assist on countersteering, resulting in tankslapping
- better damage system, with more polygonal deformation, more localised damage
- if you flip your car, race is over.
- headtracking with kinect
- several (or 'some', or a 'small selection') of tracks available at different times of the day
- around 100 new cars, plus all the cars from Fm3 ultimate.
- Porsche cars are gone and so are around 35 cars from fm3.
- Rally di Positano, Le Mans Bugatti, New York and Sidewinder gone.
- 5 environments were added, several returning tracks revamped, updated etc.
- better DLC integration (?)
upgrading
- ability to delete bumpers and factory spoilers on some cars
- aero upgrades more in line with the car's period
- headlights covers (which you can paint)
- Full OEM makeover packages for some of the cars.
- widebody kits ?
graphics
- IBL
- reworked shaders for all materials
- adjusted cockpit view, which is now more dynamic
- full lod models used ingame in some cases
- more abundant and persistent smoke/dust
sound
- PGR series guy working on it
- Cars sound different when under stress, like when hill climbing
- Improved tire squeals sounds ?
multiplayer
- 16 players races
- public lobbies
- car clubs, sharing cars, setups, designs.
- rivals mode: asyncronous multiplayer aside, you'll be able to challenge replicas of famous laps on real tracks (someone mentioned Ayrton Senna's lap on Suzuka in a NSX)
additional stuff
- much lower compression ratio for 720p photo mode, ability to take 2160p uncompressed pictures
- new photomode filters (vignette etc)
- 6 homespace locations
CozMick said:
Auto Vista (it counts for me - can't wait to see it up close on my 60" )
Asynchronous gameplay in Rivals Mode
Car Clubs
Active Aero
Alternate time of day
Improved tire model
Top Gear license actually used in a meaningful way - Reasonably Priced Car, Standing starts on Top Gear track
Autocross
More levels of AI difficulty
Uncompressed 8 megapixel photos
More dynamic player camera
DLC integrated into campaign
soundscream
Member
TheOddOne said:
Dan can help me next time I'm moving.
Metalmurphy
Member
The hell have you been smoking?Yoritomo said:
It's all well and good posting those lists, but from what I can see it offers nothing that the competition doesn't.
I want to purchase a driving game that is different from the competition, not attempting to be the same.
I have no interest in the liveries but now that I game on my 360 a lot more than used to I wanted to purchase this as a "must buy" not an "360 owners only driving game"
I want to purchase a driving game that is different from the competition, not attempting to be the same.
I have no interest in the liveries but now that I game on my 360 a lot more than used to I wanted to purchase this as a "must buy" not an "360 owners only driving game"
fabricated backlash
Member
It shows that we get closer to launch, the GT-Forza comparisons get more frequent by the minute.
Fortinbras
Member
CozMick said:
Just like PS3 owners only driving game? Who cares? If you want to play the game, play it. Otherwise just ignore it.
shinnn said:
Well...Features that make Forza different obviously aren't important.
shinnn said:
Oh come off it, every single person post E3 was expecting night racing and weather, now they spout the game engine they're using as the obstacle only weeks before release.
I wanted Forza 4 to have everything the competition has and more, surely i'm not the only one?
flyinpiranha
Member
This is not the vs thread, please don't turn it into that. Every time I see a new post to this thread I get excited ... don't curb my enthusiasm!
Fortinbras
Member
CozMick said:
Yeah well. No game has everything. Even the other game is missing a lot of features.
That being said: If Forza 5 doesn't feature weather, I won't buy it. It's as simple as that.
Phonomezer
Banned
So apparently everyone wants a weather simulator? Okay.
Metalmurphy
Member
Phonomezer said:
Yes, lets dismiss how important weather is on a race by calling it a weather simulator.
smh
flyinpiranha
Member
CozMick said:
No worries, but like many of us have learned it's hard to set realistic expectations. I own both and play both and there are some great comparisons out there but the biggest issue is that for some reason T10 isn't being very forthcoming with the information.
Your best bet would be to wait for the demo and an official list. For me personally the more intuitive career mode (to be seen) is what has me hyped. I really disliked the setup for Career mode in both games to be honest.
Slayer-33
Liverpool-2
CozMick said:
CozMick said:
They have made changes to the gameplay, lighting and sound that will add to the realism, the experience should be and will be much better than FM3 in FM4.
Give it a fair shot and stop thinking that two missing features make or break a racing game. It's astounding how your logic seems to work.
@the bold
wtf does that even mean?... Christ.
eso76
Member
CozMick said:
excuse me, but this is what it looks like:
"what does fm4 offers that fm3 didn't ? oh, and don't say autovista because it shouldn't be considered a new feature, for some reason"
*lists
"ok, but what i meant is what does it offer that the competition doesn't ? oh, and don't say liveries, because i don't care"
so you're actually asking for lists comparing fm4 to gt5, but I have a feeling you won't care about any fm4 exclusive feature people might list, be it customization, rather deep setup menu, AI, sound etc.
Metalmurphy
Member
shinnn said:
Glass floors n stuff
eek5 said:
When did I do that?