Forza Motorsport - Page 2

MDK · 19 Apr 2005, 09:58 (Ref:1281938)

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Originally Posted by TheFLC

Oh btw guys, I was in Reading (UK) last weekend. Went into a couple of GAME shops, and they had the Forza boxes stickered with a release date of 22-04 (this Friday)

. They still couldn't tell me if they'll be selling the fanatec wheel tho

They said that they hoped to find out the middle of this week.

That'd be cool as. Will check later with them to find out. To get it B4 the Americans would also be a nice touch...for once.

thejester · 19 Apr 2005, 20:47 (Ref:1282482)

On sale in New Zealand yesterday.

MDK · 19 Apr 2005, 23:15 (Ref:1282592)

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Originally Posted by thejester

On sale in New Zealand yesterday.

Seriously?? Eh? No fair!!!

RobC · 22 Apr 2005, 16:11 (Ref:1284669)

Release date has been pushed back the 13-5-05 now

thejester · 26 Apr 2005, 00:25 (Ref:1287508)

Previous post in error. Sorry. 'Coming soon' shelf.

jslone · 30 Apr 2005, 04:46 (Ref:1290464)

Releas date for next week hee in the states,or at lease in MAryland,Iwilllet you all know how it is,but if others get it before me then by all means tell us your impressions.

shiny side up! · 4 May 2005, 14:53 (Ref:1292894)

I intend to purchase it today after work, if I get to play it at all tonight, I will let you know what I think!

shiny side up! · 5 May 2005, 11:47 (Ref:1293594)

Right then, picked it up yesterday and had a go for about 1.5 hours last night...

It is pretty awesome. I am actually suprised how similar to Sony's GT franchise it is... it looks like Gran Tourismo on an Xbox! Some of the menus (like choosing a race series) look almost identical! However, the car handling is much better / more realistic, the AI as well, and... damage!

I suspect it will keep my interest for a long time to come...

RobC · 5 May 2005, 11:59 (Ref:1293598)

Can't believe we in the UK have to wait until next Friday...you guys are going to have a head start with the online stuff

shiny side up! · 5 May 2005, 12:41 (Ref:1293630)

I'm not online, so I won't have any sort of unfair advantage! Actually, the game comes with a free 2 month Live trial, that may be just enough to entice me! I only play a couple of hours a week, so a Live subscription has never been all that worth it to me...

RobC · 5 May 2005, 12:43 (Ref:1293634)

You have to play on live it just add another dimension to the gaming...and we could have 10 Tenths games

Es Nes · 7 May 2005, 03:37 (Ref:1294831)

feels ... weird, but, i guess thats due to going from a ff wheel on gt4 to a controller S for forza

Mally · 11 May 2005, 09:13 (Ref:1298114)

I've played the demo for forza motorsport and a cool thing about the game is the brakes heat up and glow when u brake to hard and the brakes lock up if u brake to hard (different cars lock up at different times) im really looking foward to the game anyway cya

shiny side up! · 11 May 2005, 16:31 (Ref:1298453)

I bought the game and enjoyed it thoroughly, and decided to sign up for Live with the free starter kit that comes with the game...

Now I no longer enjoy it, I am addicted to it! Soooooo much fun to try to tune your car to the top of its class and take it to the track and race against 7 different cars driven by players around the world that took a different route to the same goal you had! Awesome...

Damon · 11 May 2005, 18:35 (Ref:1298556)

Welcome to the dark side! Should pick this up friday hopefully, what's your Live! name Shiny? Or need I ask?! Mines N R Hill so send over a friend request.

shiny side up! · 12 May 2005, 13:54 (Ref:1299188)

Nope, Shiny was apparently already taken. On Live its DougalMcGuire.

I still don't know how the whole friends thing works, how to add them to your list (or even where your list is!) or how to see if they are online and what game they're playing... so any help in that arena would be much appreciated!

RobC · 12 May 2005, 14:02 (Ref:1299194)

Got it today, played it for about an hour so far.....fecking excellent! ... still blatting around in a crappy Golf R32 but I've just won a NSX ... come to daddy

shiny side up! · 12 May 2005, 14:13 (Ref:1299199)

The NSX is a monster. If you can run well with that car, it gains a lot of respect on the track!!!

Knowlesy · 12 May 2005, 16:22 (Ref:1299285)

I'll buy this tomorrow, provided I am paid of course!

Can you use custom soundtracks?

RobC · 12 May 2005, 16:25 (Ref:1299287)

You can, the standard sound track has a lot of 70's, 80's rock music which is kinda cool (if you are from that era like me

)

Knowlesy · 12 May 2005, 16:31 (Ref:1299295)

Excellent, uploading my Metallica CD's tonight then. Although the music may be great anyways, if it's that kind of era you mention Rob.

shiny side up! · 12 May 2005, 17:19 (Ref:1299341)

A nice touch about the custom soundtrack is that it plays right through the loading screen (unless you are racing on Live...). So you get a nice, uninterupted stream of music the whole time!

Rich R · 12 May 2005, 17:50 (Ref:1299362)

i should get it in the next few weeks, but i was just wondering what the handling is like, is it comparable to pgr2 for instance, or is it more realistic.
plus i can't wait to drive the ferrari 330p4 on this, first time i've come across one in a computer game.

shiny side up! · 12 May 2005, 19:55 (Ref:1299429)

It is more realistic than PGR2, much more so. Setting up your car is becoming increasingly important, too, as the online competition is really starting to heat up.

Handling is effected by tire wear and temp as well as fuel load. Braking distances are much more realistic than PGR2, and the cars feel 'heavier' than the arcade-ish handling of PGR2.

Rich R · 12 May 2005, 20:02 (Ref:1299433)

cheers. i'm getting it regardless, i just liked to know what to expect.

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