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[Big Takeover]

I just grabbed the Speed Wheel on my lunch and was able to test it on Forza3 for about 20 minutes. The game does treat it as a wheel and there is an option to map the shift up/down to the face buttons so playing in manual will be possible. I just kept the stock settings for the wheel as I don't have enough expertise with them to fool with those advanced settings yet.

My verdict? I really like it. It is going to take some getting used to as I still over-correct too much and I have a bad habit of not returning it to center but the feel of it is leagues better than I ever anticipated. It allows for some very smooth and small inputs and I felt myself driving better within 15 minutes. I actually let my friend try it out for a bit too and now she is going to go buy herself one. It is really nice for the money and is a legit option for those without the cash/space for a full setup.

I am going to play with it more and test it on Driver and PGR4 tonight, but I am pleasantly surprised so far and feel it was easily worth the money.

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I made those same mistakes too when I first used it. It wasn't until the second time I picked it up that I began to have full confidence in it. I became a true believer at that point.

That's great news about the configuration options. Thanks for checking.

 

[Mascot]

Selling my GT2 & CSPs and buying a Speed Wheel & a holiday home.

 

[Big Takeover]

Is there a longer throw in the triggers? I was hoping this would be the case so as to allow for more modulation in the acceleration and breaking. I know they are bigger but I don't think that really provides a huge amount of control.

This isn't to say that the current modulation isn't enough, but more couldn't hurt right.

They've probably got twice the throw length. It's a significant feature, imo.

 

[eso76]

forza 4 + speed wheel = 79€ at gamestop.
sounds like a good deal if you're interested.

Also, local gamestop is listing forza 4 xbox360 bundle.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

forza 4 + speed wheel = 79€ at gamestop.
sounds like a good deal if you're interested.

Also, local gamestop is listing forza 4 xbox360 bundle.

Yeah, there are some bundle deals out there for Forza and Speed Wheel. Seems like it's an official promotion as lots of stores are doing it.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

This. How many of you finished the event list in F3?

I 1000'd it.

 

[skybaby]

forza 4 + speed wheel = 79€ at gamestop.
sounds like a good deal if you're interested.

Also, local gamestop is listing forza 4 xbox360 bundle.

Damn you 360 for not being region free, i'll be in europe when the game gets released

 

[Slayer-33]

I wonder if that wheel would fare better than using the MS 360 steering wheel..

 

[derFeef]

Forza 4 limited edtion 54€? I take it, Amazon!

 

[eso76]

Damn you 360 for not being region free, i'll be in europe when the game gets released

many xbox360 games are region free, all first party titles are i think ?

 

[C-Jo]

I 1000'd it.

Me too, high five!

 

[Xanadu]

I wonder if that wheel would fare better than using the MS 360 steering wheel..

i dont see how

 

[Slayer-33]

i dont see how

I guess I'll keep my MS 360 steering wheel for now.

I got my playseat ready, waiting on a V shaped table I ordered.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10399294 black/black

playsteat/360 wheel/kinect for headtracking/23.6 lcd led or my 46" bravia LCD will do for now for my FM 4 experience, I still plan to march onto the triple screen setup but shit man got school in Jan and I'll be paying tuition...

Space is a bitch in this fucking studio apartment too in NYC..

 

[eek5]

I wonder if that wheel would fare better than using the MS 360 steering wheel..

the MS wheel isn't THAT bad

 

[SuperÑ]

Wow, does really in Spain the Xbox is called "equis box"?

Yes, we do.

We call PS3 "Estacion de Juego 3", too.

 

[Slayer-33]

the MS wheel isn't THAT bad

Yeah I have it, was just thinking more in terms of convenience.

 

[Xanadu]

the MS wheel isn't THAT bad

yea its an alright wheel, but when i got my G25 i couldnt go back to it

 

[Slayer-33]

yea its an alright wheel, but when i got my G25 i couldnt go back to it

Of course you couldn't lol can't compare those 2.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

yea its an alright wheel, but when i got my G25 i couldnt go back to it

The MS wheel was like £80 RRP. Wireless, force feedback for £80.

The MadCatz is going to be more than double the price.

 

[atomiswave]

has the mclaren f1 lm been confirmed for the game? it was in pgr 3+4 and i never saw it ever again in a videogame. someone confirm this please? thanks!

 

[Xanadu]

The MS wheel was like £80 RRP. Wireless, force feedback for £80.

The MadCatz is going to be more than double the price.

yes it was a great price thats why i got it in the first place

 

[acm2000]

has the mclaren f1 lm been confirmed for the game? it was in pgr 3+4 and i never saw it ever again in a videogame. someone confirm this please? thanks!

edit: oh, the LM, nice addition to f4 is 1993 McLaren F1

 

[BADNED]

has the mclaren f1 lm been confirmed for the game? it was in pgr 3+4 and i never saw it ever again in a videogame. someone confirm this please? thanks!

No its not in the game.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

has the mclaren f1 lm been confirmed for the game? it was in pgr 3+4 and i never saw it ever again in a videogame. someone confirm this please? thanks!

Standard F1 is.

 

[Xanadu]

has the mclaren f1 lm been confirmed for the game? it was in pgr 3+4 and i never saw it ever again in a videogame. someone confirm this please? thanks!

test drive unlimited has the LM too

 

[CrunchinJelly]

No its not in the game.

Badned, are the pre-order cars going up as PDLC, do you know? I guess they will at some point but I hope they don't waste a months DLC on them.

 

[Mascot]

has the mclaren f1 lm been confirmed for the game? it was in pgr 3+4 and i never saw it ever again in a videogame. someone confirm this please? thanks!

I laid hands on one today. And the standard F1. And the GT version. And about fifty MP4-12Cs. And, strangely, a 458 and a 599.

(I was at McLaren TC all day)

 

[Slayer-33]

I laid hands on one today. And the standard F1. And the GT version. And about fifty MP4-12Cs. And, strangely, a 458 and a 599.

(I was at McLaren TC all day)

wtf man.


hook it up bro

 

[shinnn]

 

[fu3lfr3nzy]

 

[Xanadu]

phoenix nights

 

[p3tran]

 

[Slayer-33]

Jesus Christ.

Fuck.

 

[Doodis]

Look at all that juice smoke.

 

[mclaren777]

I laid hands on one today. And the standard F1. And the GT version. And about fifty MP4-12Cs. And, strangely, a 458 and a 599.

(I was at McLaren TC all day)

I'm incredibly jealous!

 

[Xun]

Holy fucking shit.

 

[BADNED]

Badned, are the pre-order cars going up as PDLC, do you know? I guess they will at some point but I hope they don't waste a months DLC on them.

There is no official word on it but it will happen one day thats for sure. And it will be a bonus release in between and not a month one.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Awesome, I'll get my hands on the 1M early and not have to wait for Forza 4 Ultimate.

 

[drugstore_cowboy]

Look at all that juice smoke.

I can almost smell the

Spoiler

frame rate drops

 

[Slayer-33]

I can almost smell the

Spoiler

frame rate drops

Yeah when that sort of thing happens so close you can just feel the framerate grinding down just by looking at the picture lol.

 

[guest1321]

Wait, I was under the impression that you needed to have the slim. Doesn't kinect connect through a non usb 2.0 adapter? Which I'm fairly certain is not on the fat 360. Unless there is an adapter that I am unaware of.

The only reason I say this is that I tried to plug my friends kinect in my xbox only to realize that it didn't fit. It was part of a 360 kinect package so maybe it is specific to that.

 

[C-Jo]

Wait, I was under the impression that you needed to have the slim. Doesn't kinect connect through a non usb 2.0 adapter? Which I'm fairly certain is not on the fat 360. Unless there is an adapter that I am unaware of.

The standalone Kinect comes with an adapter.

 

[shinnn]

the carbon fiber texture should be more visible =p

 

[commedieu]

Only thing that stands out, the only thing...

The driver model is very, very poor. To a point of distraction. It looks like the visors, in every shot, have ambient light emitting from them. Its the only thing that ever makes my eye cringe. Second would be the falloff from environment, to image backdrop.

Outside of that, Turn10 is doing a very very good job getting their lighting in the realm of GT5. Few more tweaks to the shaders, and I'd say they are there. I think there is something to be said about the way PD studied the paint's angles of incidence. One of the shots, of the Italia GT looked like it could have been in GT5, the one everyone noted. FM3 was no where near it, but thats due to it not being an image based lighting system. You can really see the night and day appearance of F3 vs F4/Gt5. It really does look like Turn10 took some good notes on how to improve the games visuals.

 

[guest1321]

The standalone Kinect comes with an adapter.

Okay well I retract all previous comments regarding kinects limited compatibility. Misunderstanding on my part.

 

[duk]

geezus getting bit rediculous how games look now

 

[Xanadu]

geezus getting bit rediculous how games look now

this is just round the corner!

 

[shadowkhas]

the carbon fiber texture should be more visible =p

Agreed x1000.
They don't have the correct reflection of CF down pat. It's pretty sad, especially on the Paganis. It's my biggest gripe about Forza. Subpar CF.

 

[atomiswave]

too bad no mclaren f1 LM

at the very least- im sure the customization features will allow us to replicate one am i right?

 

[shinnn]

Forza 4 Teaser Trailer

started so good.. but... ugh...