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[AlphaSnake]

A number of cars in Forza I've driven often times. The Altima 3.5SE is the one car I know like the back of my hand, so it'll be the first car I'll really test Forza with.

 

[Gek54]

No it doesnt have aproblem with it, but Forza's is easily much better... and someone posted a link with a physics comparison and it said Forza calculates its physics at 240fps while GT4 does it at 60fps.?

m0dus made up that shit about GT4s physics running at a 60rps. KNOW ONE KNOWS AT WHAT RATE GT4 RUNS!

isamu: Yeah rFactor does seem very promising.

 

[HokieJoe]

man, if only gt4 was online..

Honestly, if GT4 were online, even at this late stage in the console game, I'd pick up a PS2 just for that.

 

[MarkRyan]

Honestly, if GT4 were online, even at this late stage in the console game, I'd pick up a PS2 just for that.

You've never played a PS2 game online, have you?

 

[sscrew]

m0dus made up that shit about GT4s physics running at a 60rps. KNOW ONE KNOWS AT WHAT RATE GT4 RUNS!.

Even if its running at 480, it still has a lot of flaws which arent flaws in the Forza handling and vice versa. Some people will prefer either one, i prefer Forza. It feels more realistic to me. But i cant say when it comes to Ferrari's etc how accurate it is.... i havent driven one. It feels really nice though. Cars have weight, nice reaction, little tuning makes noticeable differences etc. It seems more accurate to me for those reasons.

 

[sscrew]

You've never played a PS2 game online, have you?

I have, i used to play Tony Hawk 3 and 4 online... while its not feature rich, it didnt do too badly. I was happy with it at the time atleast.... it offered me what i wanted, real competition. Granted it doesnt have a thing on Xbox LIVE, its still something that would of improved the GT4 experience somewhat.

 

[3rdman]

(Forza's main competitor, Sony PlayStation 2’s Gran Turismo 4 , can’t match its power—GT4’s physics engine recalculates 60 times a second, Forza's runs four times as fast, at 240.)

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/automotive/article/0,20967,1043197-1,00.html

I guess it could be wrong, but something tells me that Popular Science is more reliable than anybody here.

 

[HokieJoe]

Agreed, sadly this will do terrible sales. Forza hasnt got quiet the name Gran Turismo does, nor the userbase. The game is easily the best option for car enthisiasts with only an Xbox, and im sure many multi-console owners would enjoy it more too. Yet it will not sell that well.

Ya'll are probably right, but I've talked to a LOT of people on LIVE/PGR2 who will be picking it up. I don't care how many it sells as long as it secures a successor. After that, all I'm interested in is playing online with friends.

 

[MarkRyan]

I have, i used to play Tony Hawk 3 and 4 online... while its not feature rich, it didnt do too badly. I was happy with it at the time atleast.... it offered me what i wanted, real competition. Granted it doesnt have a thing on Xbox LIVE, its still something that would of improved the GT4 experience somewhat.

Maybe I'm spoiled by Xbox Live (and I don't even like online gaming), but online on PS2 is always a huge chore.

 

[HokieJoe]

You've never played a PS2 game online, have you?

No I haven't. I should've said, "if the PS2 had a service similar to Live, I'd pick up a PS2 just for GT4".

 

[PS2 KID]

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/automotive/article/0,20967,1043197-1,00.html

I guess it could be wrong, but something tells me that Popular Science is more reliable than anybody here.

I have the magazine but no one knows where Pop Sci got their GT4 calculates it's physics at 60fps from. I haven't heard of it since.

 

[3rdman]

Man...who to trust...PS2Kid or Popular Science.

Man, this is tough!

 

[PS2 KID]

Hey, Pop Sci never mentioned their source.. They just threw the number out there. No one has ever confirmed it.

 

[Borys]

300K easily, 500K possible, 700K a success, 1M impossible.

PC version? Yeah, riiiiight.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Hey Jackass--pick up a fucking copy of popular science before claiming I made up anything. Fucking shit, it's right on their goddamn front-page:

"Rather than simply using 0–60 times, top speeds and the standard slate of statistics available from automakers, the designers entered each car’s physical attributes—the ingredients of performance—into a physics model that predicts how that particular collection of parts would slice through the air and grab the road. (Forza's main competitor, Sony PlayStation 2’s Gran Turismo 4 , can’t match its power—GT4’s physics engine recalculates 60 times a second, Forza's runs four times as fast, at 240.)"

wow poor Gek. :lol

 

[Gek54]

fuck

 

[HokieJoe]

Gek seems to be quite the fanboi on this GT4/Forza thing, so don't it sweat Modus.


Have some covoisier and a nice cigar.

 

[PS2 KID]

Hey Jackass--pick up a fucking copy of popular science before claiming I made up anything. Fucking shit, it's right on their goddamn front-page:

There's just one problem. Where did they get this figure from? No one else to my knowledge has confirmed that number. And yes I have the actual Issue of Pop Sci itself in front of me.

Jackass? Are you in preschool or something? :lol

 

[HokieJoe]

Yeah, I know what you mean, my exams end next Wed. I cannot get this shit over quick enough. This microprocessor class has been kicking my butt, but with some luck I should net a B.

BTW, what boards are you studying for?

 

[PhatSaqs]

This review reads nothing like a 9.5. The text suggest something in the 8.5 range.

IGN is fuckin terrible when it comes to reviews. Get some goddamn new reviewers.

 

[Azih]

Jeez, is PS2kid really asking for more sources than Popular Science?

 

[HokieJoe]

Med licensing exam

Good luck!

Specialist or GP?