Snkfanatic
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Bah wish I could play this demo when it comes out. I am sure they won't let free accounts get it right away. Might as well wait for the game by the time the demo will be open to silver accounts.
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Forza Motorsport 4 - The Floodgates Have Opened...
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Xanadu, I suggest you exhaust all options before going the DVD route.
From a burned DVD, it'll take several minutes to load the track and you'll have issues with pop-in as well. The game is fun, but I have time to check and post on GAF or make a cup of coffee in between everything I do.
From a burned DVD, it'll take several minutes to load the track and you'll have issues with pop-in as well. The game is fun, but I have time to check and post on GAF or make a cup of coffee in between everything I do.
HollovVpo1nt
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enzo_gt said:Is it just me or does the top right of the wheel light up when your supposed to change gears?
I noticed that too, pretty neat. As for the menu music, it also reminds me of Mass Effect. It might me a new music direction. I also got a Mass Effect'ish vibe from the new Halo 4 concept art trailer.
Fortinbras
Member
New video? Looks new to me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_QMueuzW-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_QMueuzW-E
Just had some time with the demo.
First of all...HOLY SHIT AT THE SOUND!!!
The complete rev range has been captured brilliantly. The Cougar actually has a personality compared to FM3's sometimes generic V8 tones. It isn't just a bunch of noises. It's a disticnt,cammy note that can be heard quite clearly.
The Zonda. Oh my Lord ...the Zonda!
What an experience that was flying through the mountains at full ball. The sound is absolutely incredible. Some of the best audio work I have heard. The top end scream is chilling.
There's other little details that complete the sound experience such as the more than welcome backfires and faithful on/off throttle nuances.
Mr. Nick Wiswell you beautiful bastard you, take a bow you genius!!
The handling, (with simulation and Fanatec wheel), is some of the best yet seen. What a world of difference between FM3 amd this iteration. The sense of speed is something else let me tell ya. Again, the Zonda showcases this perfectly.
I noticed that snap oversteer is quite pronounced compared to FM3. Lift off through a sweeper (MR) and hang on!
Harder braking induces unsettling of the car. Trailbraking is tricky. Throttle control will need to be mastered. The rumble strips play a bigger role than ever before.
The limits are varied depending on the car and driving style now, something that was too predictable in FM3. I can go on and on but you get the idea. Basically, it's brilliant!
I'm not a graphics whore but holy shit at the graphics. The lighting is amazing. The reflections bouncing off the cars...wow. The track is beautiful to look at and feels alive somehow. The cars while in Homespace look incredible. I don't know what magic Turn 10 pulled off here but whatever it is, it has worked tremendously.
That's my experience so far in the limted time i've had. Dan Greenawalt and Turn 10......take a fucking bow!!!!!!
First of all...HOLY SHIT AT THE SOUND!!!
The complete rev range has been captured brilliantly. The Cougar actually has a personality compared to FM3's sometimes generic V8 tones. It isn't just a bunch of noises. It's a disticnt,cammy note that can be heard quite clearly.
The Zonda. Oh my Lord ...the Zonda!
What an experience that was flying through the mountains at full ball. The sound is absolutely incredible. Some of the best audio work I have heard. The top end scream is chilling.
There's other little details that complete the sound experience such as the more than welcome backfires and faithful on/off throttle nuances.
Mr. Nick Wiswell you beautiful bastard you, take a bow you genius!!
The handling, (with simulation and Fanatec wheel), is some of the best yet seen. What a world of difference between FM3 amd this iteration. The sense of speed is something else let me tell ya. Again, the Zonda showcases this perfectly.
I noticed that snap oversteer is quite pronounced compared to FM3. Lift off through a sweeper (MR) and hang on!
Harder braking induces unsettling of the car. Trailbraking is tricky. Throttle control will need to be mastered. The rumble strips play a bigger role than ever before.
The limits are varied depending on the car and driving style now, something that was too predictable in FM3. I can go on and on but you get the idea. Basically, it's brilliant!
I'm not a graphics whore but holy shit at the graphics. The lighting is amazing. The reflections bouncing off the cars...wow. The track is beautiful to look at and feels alive somehow. The cars while in Homespace look incredible. I don't know what magic Turn 10 pulled off here but whatever it is, it has worked tremendously.
That's my experience so far in the limted time i've had. Dan Greenawalt and Turn 10......take a fucking bow!!!!!!
Hawk269
Member
WoW...WoW...WoW....This is impressive. I am really shocked on how much better the graphics, lighting is in. Just got done playing the demo for 10min and had to come in and post. Only drawback and given the fact that there are now 12 cars, I do wish the jaggies were a little less...it is not horrid, about the same or so with F3, clearly not the jag fest that was Forza 2 though.
Be back later with more impressions.
Be back later with more impressions.
fu3lfr3nzy
Member
I'm in the same dilemma as Xanadu. I've tried everything on the flash drive and even tried burning it, but after 3 hours, I still couldnt get it to work.
Eventually I just gave up and just embraced the fact that the public demo will be out in 2 days.
*sigh*
Eventually I just gave up and just embraced the fact that the public demo will be out in 2 days.
*sigh*
saladine1 said:
It's funny you say that because I always found the sound to be one of the worst aspect of Forza and from what I could hear in the demo, FM4 will be the same.
The engine sound is "all right" but it's really nothing spectacular, especially after playing close to 50hours of Shift 2. The sound in Forza is too soft and muted. When I drive a supercar, I want the engine to scream and I want it to scare me when I put my foot down.
Also, the collision "bump" you hear every single time you hit another car (it's always the same sound effect) sounds terrible. It sounds like two plastic bins hitting each other.
I really don't want to turn this into another Vs thread because 1-that's stupid and 2-I still can't wait for Forza (got my LCE pre-ordered) but I really think that Shift 2 has a much better sound package than Forza
and much better tracks selection too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzWt00KpUiw&feature=relmfu Is a good example on how I like my engine and collision to sound....that shit is terrifying to hear in your headphones!
Spaceman Spiff
Member
Slayer-33 said:I uploaded that LOL
I suck ass at taking pictures too.. TG track overcast conditions
You guys have NO IDEA how that fucking Camaro sounds, it's insane.
WTF, you got a green disc, Slayer? How did I miss that?
Congrats man.
Slayer-33 said:I uploaded that LOL
I suck ass at taking pictures too.. TG track overcast conditions
You guys have NO IDEA how that fucking Camaro sounds, it's insane. Wait til you hear it.
I really, really like it, Slayer. Skills be damned, I really enjoy the faded look of the overall picture. Would you mind getting a shot of the Shelby Mustang GT500, mate? The newer one.
NullPointer
Member
Somebody posted a Zonda youtube earlier in one of these threads and the audio was absolutely monstrous. I mean that in a good way.Megasoum said:
As soon as I get this game I'm going to max out car effects and environmental audio, neighbors be damned.
Megasoum said:
sound of the Zonda in demo is better and more detailed than anything I have heard in other games,but that is just my opinion of course
Thing is there is no "in car filter" on Zonda samples and that is why it sounds so loud and distorted even in cockpit camera.
fu3lfr3nzy
Member
Pepto said:
Thank you. I've done this demo transfer before and I knew that theres supposed to be subfolders after content/0000000000000000 before the actual demo file itself but when i got the demo, it didnt come in a folder -_-
I'll try it again. Thanks
Spaceman Spiff
Member
They just showed a full lap of Road Atlanta on ESPN3's Petit Le Mans coverage. Hindhaugh can drive.
It looked 378% better than FM3, and this is fact cannot be disputed. It's math. I liked the high-speed camera shake on the hood cam. Subtle, but enough to reinforce the fact that you're really hauling ass.
It looked 378% better than FM3, and this is fact cannot be disputed. It's math. I liked the high-speed camera shake on the hood cam. Subtle, but enough to reinforce the fact that you're really hauling ass.
fu3lfr3nzy said:Thank you. I've done this demo transfer before and I knew that theres supposed to be subfolders after content/0000000000000000 before the actual demo file itself but when i got the demo, it didnt come in a folder -_-
I'll try it again. Thanks
For other people trying with USB, first copy a demo from your 360's HDD to the stick. This will show you where you have to put the FM4 demo in the subfolders when you browse the stick on your PC.
I like how a community "stunt" is pushing people towards warez sites and the like. Downloading demos is a gateway drug to downloading full games!
Hawk269
Member
A couple of things for those that have the demo or will be getting the demo...nothing major, but some might not know.
1. In quick race, there are 3 cars to choose. Each car will run in a different layout of the track. I beleive two are reverse portions of 2 different layouts and 1 is normal on a different layout. So you get 3 layouts to race on depending on the car you choose.
2. *MUST DO* when you select your car and the game loads in, don't hit start race. Let the attract screens roll for a bit...they are simply beautiful, especially the one with the Ferrari....just WOW.... what blows me away is that it is not just a static image with the camera moving slowly, in the Ferrari example, you get a really amazing shot with some depth of field work and in the backround the cable cars are moving along their path and it just looks really good, grass slowly moving in the wind and all...just impressive.
3. Rivals mode has additional cars as well. Again, like quick race, selecting each car is a different track layout and event. I noticed one of the Rival modes has traffic, while another was just you against a ghost (rival). You can also select a rival or the game automatically assigns one to you.
Break down of cars in "Quick Race".
1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator
2011 Subaru WRS ST1
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia
Break down of cars in "Rivals Mode"
Pagani Zonda C
BMW F10 M5
Ferrari 458
Lastly, defintately use the "Custom Soundtrack" trick to turn off the music so you can really hear the cars and the enviromental sounds effects. Really impressive. Simple instructions...Just copy a song from a CD to your Hard Drive. Load the game. Hit the "Guide Button">>Media>>Select Music>>Hard Drive>>Play All -or- Select a Song>>Hit Pause Button>>Hit B Button. That's it, no more music and all the glorious sound effects of the game.
Just thought I share this information. Will also post this in the Demo Thread as well.
1. In quick race, there are 3 cars to choose. Each car will run in a different layout of the track. I beleive two are reverse portions of 2 different layouts and 1 is normal on a different layout. So you get 3 layouts to race on depending on the car you choose.
2. *MUST DO* when you select your car and the game loads in, don't hit start race. Let the attract screens roll for a bit...they are simply beautiful, especially the one with the Ferrari....just WOW.... what blows me away is that it is not just a static image with the camera moving slowly, in the Ferrari example, you get a really amazing shot with some depth of field work and in the backround the cable cars are moving along their path and it just looks really good, grass slowly moving in the wind and all...just impressive.
3. Rivals mode has additional cars as well. Again, like quick race, selecting each car is a different track layout and event. I noticed one of the Rival modes has traffic, while another was just you against a ghost (rival). You can also select a rival or the game automatically assigns one to you.
Break down of cars in "Quick Race".
1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator
2011 Subaru WRS ST1
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia
Break down of cars in "Rivals Mode"
Pagani Zonda C
BMW F10 M5
Ferrari 458
Lastly, defintately use the "Custom Soundtrack" trick to turn off the music so you can really hear the cars and the enviromental sounds effects. Really impressive. Simple instructions...Just copy a song from a CD to your Hard Drive. Load the game. Hit the "Guide Button">>Media>>Select Music>>Hard Drive>>Play All -or- Select a Song>>Hit Pause Button>>Hit B Button. That's it, no more music and all the glorious sound effects of the game.
Just thought I share this information. Will also post this in the Demo Thread as well.
Wazzim said:
6 cars, 2.5 race types, maybe 4?? different ribbons (including reverse). I say 2.5 race types, because rivals mode has traffic and non traffic, so they're kinda the same but play differently. No alta vista, no photo mode, no kinect support, but there's plenty in the demo to keep you busy for a while.
Betta Lines
Member
I hope that the over-saturation and crushed blacks are down to some poorly calibrated capture equipment... you could barely see the interior most of the time.Fortinbras said:
And that MP4 looked mighty understeery... for what is known as a very 'pointy' car, I'm not sure how accurate that handling setup is...
fu3lfr3nzy
Member
Finally got chance to play it, and OMG! Thats how a 458 Italia should sound like!
A Ferrari that actually sounds like a Ferrari, not a fuckin Honda.
Waiting for the full game just got that much harder ;_;
A Ferrari that actually sounds like a Ferrari, not a fuckin Honda.
Waiting for the full game just got that much harder ;_;
Diablohead
Member
I use the same screen for both pc and 360 and yes that user had way too many crushed blacks.Pazuzu9 said:
Betta Lines
Member
Buhhhh?Jadedx said:
metareferential
Member
Can anyone shoot me a PM with a link to the demo?
Thanks a lot.
The pictures are getting better and better, by the way. I really can't wait to put my Fanatec to the test. FM3 was a bit light on ffb.
Thanks a lot.
The pictures are getting better and better, by the way. I really can't wait to put my Fanatec to the test. FM3 was a bit light on ffb.
dragonelite
Member
DodgerSan said:Likewise, if still possible
Count me in to pm plox. how i got into gears 3 beta
Diablohead
Member
With the new sim handling this track is going to be lovely to drive again.Spaceman Spiff said: