Zapata

yea.....car is very floaty....

cusdaddy

I own the demo and I don't think the handling is too floaty... It does need to be a little tighter but the game has been delayed to May, so the demo most played is far from the final product.

Not sure about negative reviews, but since the game is far from completed, I don't believe any review is terribly accurate. MS recently released a newer demo recently (the second video I showed was from the new demo). Here is a pretty postive preview of a newer preview build. Again, take it with a grain of salt since the game still is in development:

http://xbox.boomtown.net/en_uk/artic...ew.php?id=7188

The end state is that this game has great potential. It's too early to speculate how good it will ultimately end up being. I doubt it will be better that GT4 as the whole package, but the addition of online play, car design customization and damage modeling make it appealing.

srika

ok well if the game is still in development, maybe one of you Xbox peeps can tell Bill about the tantamount importance of the physics engine, maybe fwd him this thread, maybe it'll influence them to re-evaluate the engine...

srika

FORZA: got bunk ass?


GT4:

Yumcha

Oooo...purdy. But, I'm leaning towards GT4.

cmark

doubt either of these are in-game shots, especially the GT4 one

srika

ok fine, guilty as charged, the GT4 pic is a shot from the high-res photo mode. BUT, let's talk about the car models here - which stay the same in-game - i.e. the dimensions and subtle details of the car. What is going on with the hood on the Forza Impreza... the headlights... the hoodscoop... it altogether has a very "candy-like" look to it... i.e. cartoonish i.e. bunk

cmark

true, but at least Forza shows the STi's intercooler :P

srika

it's one saving grace..

SG81

iTrader: (1)

anyone know when it comes out?

TSX 'R' US

I'll let you guys know which is better... I love having both systems

bigman

me, being the game whore that i am will have forza, entusia, GT4 and GT PSP all when they come out. I just need them all.

srika

I don't have an Xbox but I will be playing Forza too, I'll give it a chance.

euroStyle

Well, first off. STI intercoolers are located under the hood, not infront of the car.
second, GT4 DOES have online play. there are people playing gt4 online right now. through xlink of couse.
third, No ferraris and porsches in GT4!

rdml07

I play GT4 everyday but...from looking at that Forza screenshot, GT4 still looks real compared with...well Forza. Everyday I see Impreza on the streets of Tokyo...and GT4's Impreza are just like the one I see everyday. From looking at that Forza screenshot, it look is not even close to the real life Impreza.

Just honest impression from the screenshot and the GT4.

srika

GOOD call.... maybe the screenshot shows an upgraded intercooler. But the important thing here is, the GT4 screenshot is NOT inaccurate.

I wonder how the online experience is with xlink.. I have heard of it, but I wonder if it's choppy.

that would be nice... do have the RUF's though, they are Porsche in my book... but no Carrera GT though.

excellant post

srika

first-hand testimony is always nice.

ps. do you care to comment on the latest car trends in Japan... they are always ahead of everyone else... but.. this thing with the exhaust, mufflers, and intercoolers sticking outside of the car, to the side, etc... is it true? I have seen pictures of this, can you confirm. also, any other trends you care to comment. thanks

cusdaddy

Here's a pic of Forza from the latest build... The look keeps improving. Can't compare it end to end with GT4 until it's complete.

srika

damn I didn't know the Tiburon came with 4-doors. must be a Japan-only model.

just kidding.

euroStyle

Thanks srika for the compliment.

i read somewhere a group of guys played it together with 6 players. 3 japanese version and 3 chinese version.
they said it worked, but it was coppy with full 6 players, but when it was only 3, they said it was fine, not problem. and by adding another player, slowly it got coppy. but what i was thinking it, maybe its caused by different version of the games. chinese vs. japanese.
but, we'll just have to wait and see.

rdml07

As far as I know, I havent seen any cars with their components sticking outside. The lastest car trend....hmmm...well the ordinary people(meaning people who does not have interest in cars...unlike most of us ) tends to be in favor of minivans or wagons.(especially outside of metropolitan area...i.e Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya). Coupes are not so popular. But GT-Rs, Evos, Impreza, and etc..are still very popular....especially the Skyline GT-R since it havent been produced since 2002. The newest one (BNR34 V-Spec II Nur) costs like Mercedes because of the premium that the car has.... I've seen one priced above $80k. But overall, design of the Japanese cars have become extremely stylish(IMO) compared with those from few years back and their interior is very stylish as well.

Sorry, its not so much of an answer to your question.

55M2G7L

when is forza being released?

disgookonfiya

forza's coming out in may they told me when i went to go pick up gt4, i'm going to buy that too, when i went to the store they also have a demo of forza that u can play, and i must admit it's awesome, it looks great, the driving is very similar to GT4, but the gas and brake is on the two triggers like nfsu2

srika

no that's good info - thx

F23A4

<----- Can't wait to get Forza.

Crazy Bimmer

I wanna know too

srika

last time I heard, it was May 11th

ReflexRacing_com

woooooo la la. . . . any word of forming "crews" if so, we GOTTA get that A-CL crew together!! =)