AlmostMilk
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Based off of the screenshots, does anybody else think that the actual track looks way worse than forza 3?
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soundscream
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They may look kinda similar and if they do, I honestly don't mind all that much... so long as you can "feel" the delicacies in the road. Mulsanne Straight feels so much better in GT5 than F3 purely because you can feel every little bump on it, despite not actually looking much different.
NullPointer said:
It's worth remembering that you can also race fictional circuits in reverse, so you effectively get two tracks for the price of one.
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Turn 10 said:
Another car unsuitable for racing, another car I'll probably never drive.
Going back to that "Making of Alps" video: the more I think about it, the more the whole exercise seems like a waste of time and money. Why go to the expense of sending half-a-dozen people overseas to "map" a fictional track when a few keystrokes on Google Images will instantly give you all the data you need? It's not like they were measuring or recording video and images of a real-life track to ensure accuracy, is it? I can't help thinking the resources involved in this making this video could have been better employed elsewhere (in Belgium, for example), unless of course the point of the whole thing was just to make a wanky video showing how obsessed with detail Turn 10 is. And for a bunch of people to get a free holiday, of course.
Fuck, it appears that I am in a bad mood this morning. Need coffee.
there is nothing worse than driving a fictional track in
- a short circuit
- a medium circuit
- a long circuit
for a million times and to do it all over again in reverse. especially narrow tracks with R1 cars.
i like maple valley, but almost all fictional tracks accure stupid to me. especially, when it is supposed to be a kind of open road. who the hell builds serpentines which have a zillion different angles.
- a short circuit
- a medium circuit
- a long circuit
for a million times and to do it all over again in reverse. especially narrow tracks with R1 cars.
i like maple valley, but almost all fictional tracks accure stupid to me. especially, when it is supposed to be a kind of open road. who the hell builds serpentines which have a zillion different angles.
Yeah, but there's a heap of cars in FM that are unsuitable for racing. We all should know by now that Forza isn't just about racing. Actually, it's all about the cars according to Greenawalt.Mascot said:
A classic impala appeals to a lot of people who would love just to admire the car, take photos, upgrade and customize, perhaps drag race the car.
I for one welcome all cars whether they are classic, bog stock production, race variants, super cars and everything in between..
Make sure you have a couple of cups of coffee...
soundscream
Member
I had a z28 I can make that joke.okenny said:
Well, according to the list I posted the other day, we might be seeing this:AMUSIX said:The amount of classic American steel being added to the game is incredible. In Forza 2, it was damn easy to know which muscle I was adding to my garage. In Forza 3, it became a bit more of a difficult decision. Now it looks like Turn 10 is going to make me spend days on figuring out my main driver.
Now all they need to do is announce this beauty...they do that, my decision gets a hell of a lot easier...
The '68 Hurst/Olds.
In all honesty though I would rather see the '69 Hurst/Olds
Either way, good times are ahead...very good times..
fabricated backlash
Member
LeBoef said:
You sure avoided those streets in the alps good sir, because I lived in the Alps for 20 years. Basically most streets look like they were made by one eyed drunken sailors. It's gotten better lately, a bit at least.
eso76
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LeBoef said:
streets in Positano are a lot worse in reality than they are in Fm3 actually.
A LOT worse.
You might argue whether or not it makes sense to include them in a racing game. And to me it does. Now, having to race in Positano with R1 cars makes absolutely no sense, but anything below class A cars is great fun.
http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1009670/forza_4_dan_greenawalt_turn_10_interview.html
Interesting. I was wondering how they achieved what they did..
CrudeDiatribe
Member
The old muscle cars are quite a lot of fun in low class races give them better suspension and tires (the oft-unavailable 'street tire' upgrade is usually a huge boost in grip).
brotkasten
Member
This explains everything! Microsoft couldn't get the Porsche license, because Porsche was afraid of Clarkson's opinion! :lolsaladine1 said:
antiquegamer
Member
Mascot said:Now fully caffeined up and feeling much better..!
Apologies to the muscle fans. These cars are not generally my thing but I know plenty of people are excited by the greater emphasis on them in FM4.
I still think the Alps jolly was a glorified holiday though...
It's OK. Anyway I do love all these muscle cars in FM4. I didn't care much for them when I was younger, but now that I am older I have a new found appreciations for them and their places in automotive history. Also not many games have muscle cars in them, if they do it usually just the tokens one. It's nice that we get more than just the usual Mustangs and Camero.
Fuuuu, Porsche would have to be one new aged, sensitive group if that were the case,lol..brotkasten said:
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This is a very good point. I understand many people only know of a Camaro Z28 or a Mustang GT350 for example but it's the lesser known models that deserve a spot in a agme for once.antiquegamer said:
I mean, how many games over these years have featured a Buick GSX Stage 1, Ford Gran Torino, Chevrolet Impala SS, Oldsmobile 442, Chevy Nova, AMC Machine..etc?
Not many that I know of..
Kudos to Turn 10 for thinking outside of the box...
soundscream
Member
I can see the autovista now....saladine1 said:
Well its a Porsche 911, and it looks like a Beatle. That is all.
Mascot said:
I'm kind of surprised that driving in reverse/mirrored alongside old/different track-layouts would not be license-able.
Well actually I kind of get why reverse wouldn't be, but what about former layouts? With the Circuit de la Sarthe they actually did it, but what about Catalunya without the terrible chicane at the end? Call it GP '95 or something and instantly have more variety with little additional work. Or leaving out the Mercedes Arena at Nürburgring GP alongside with using the other chicane variant near the end.
Or Hockenheim, while being more work than Catalunya and Nürburging GP, I'd love to have an option to drive the classic variant through the woods. But who knows perhaps that actually is in the cards?
Also I do like the fictional tracks, and I would love for some more outlandish ones to be included. But then again I don't know how Joypolis2020 would work without the Phantom FFR car.
Don't forget that Mercury Cougar Eliminator! That dash... :Osaladine1 said:
I must say I would be somewhat against having real tracks in reverse, I race sims like iRacing and racing memorable tracks in reverse would do serious damage to my brain. I'd rather just have more real tracks and less crappy cars.
I hope the higher difficulty settings allow for more laps per career event. 3 laps is a warmup not a race.
I hope the higher difficulty settings allow for more laps per career event. 3 laps is a warmup not a race.
saladine1 said:
I must admit, itd be nice if Turn 10 shared some of the love they show for classic American muscle with British marques like Triumph, MG, Austin Healey, Daimler and Jenson. Theres a lot more to the classic British sports car scene than E-Type Jags and DB5s.
Seeing what a few choice upgrades would do to my old MGB would make me very happy indeed.
CrudeDiatribe
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Mascot said:
Better be able to drop an LS3 in there.
eso76 said:
yes you are right when saying they are worse. they are full of potholes and different tarmac quality. (something missing ingame)
my point is, that turns ingame do have too many different angles, especially strange ones.
roads dont stay flat all the time, they descend on the mostly used part. they descent if the underground becomes unstable. they get potholes... yes true..
but i have the feeling when driving positano or fujimi that they said "oh we cant reproduce potholes or the wear of a street. so let us implement crazy random angles"
thats just my opinion. never seen a cobbled street going up a meter and down again. thats just absurd.
people build them straight at first, and they start to descend and fall apart.
i think i started to mislike fictional tracks, when they exaggerated. every car has to be on every track. same goes with alfa giula on huge race tracks. thats just not necessary.
i would like the idea of doing the single player mode this way:
road cars on road tracks
"race" cars on race tracks (sportscars, club sport, pure racecars, etc)
@dan interview
do you guys hear his voice too while reading his interview?
Duallusion
Member
There's a new feature on UK Xbox Live (Inside Xbox) on Forza 4. Sorry if old but it wasn't there yesterday.
brotkasten
Member
saladine1 said:
Dear saladine1,
lol, no.
Sincerely,
your Turn10 marketing guy
Diablohead
Member
hahaohwow.jpgsaladine1 said: