Forza Horizon demo impressions
- Thread starter CrunchinJelly
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Terbinator
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Going to look pap on my U2711 though 
Very interesting! Thanks.
drugstore_cowboy
Member
PGR4 has some nice weather effects and really great sounding cars but I don't get what is so great about the driving model at all.
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Jaggy free but the image is soft, is it definatley 720p? Could be using post processing anti aliasing. Looks fab regardless.
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Jaggy free but the image is soft, is it definatley 720p? Could be using post processing anti aliasing. Looks fab regardless.
My most driven racing game to date. Sooo many hours - it brought my 360 six feet under and my original gamertag is gone because of this game (recovery was somehow messed up).
It was just plain fun and looked ace. But Horizon is more suited for me, I love the open roads, the vistas, the cruising, etc. Will it be my new favourite racer? Can't tell without the full game but it's looking good.
Its the first game from a new studio
I think they have done a great job. If they will get to make pgr5 for the new Xbox I believe the series will be in good hands.
I am kind of on the fence with this title. I see the potential the demo was ok the graphics are good. but I see the disconnect with the driving and the dudebrotitude. I need to try it with the wheel too.
I didnt like not being able to see upcoming traffic until I hit them head on half the time.
I didnt like not being able to see upcoming traffic until I hit them head on half the time.
drugstore_cowboy
Member
I bought PGR4 day one, a couple of days before the release date thinking about it, Winter sunset Nordschleife was amazing but it was just a throwaway arcade game, didn't feel any better to drive than MSR.
I have pics in my minus account for those interested
http://minus.com/mB0OAru3oHT82
Just played the WRC3 demo with joypad, and the rumble is very subtle too. Don't remember how it was in DIRT. Maybe they dropped the rumble to not dry the batteries so fast, since the game is open world, theres no menus and you are driving most of the time.
Time to buy a new wired controller.
http://minus.com/mB0OAru3oHT82
Just played the WRC3 demo with joypad, and the rumble is very subtle too. Don't remember how it was in DIRT. Maybe they dropped the rumble to not dry the batteries so fast, since the game is open world, theres no menus and you are driving most of the time.
Time to buy a new wired controller.
Diablohead
Member
I can see the traffic a mile away, not really had a problem with car's getting in the way myself. The sat-nav voice is the best thing as in other games like burnout and NFS I am constantly looking at the mini map, with this game I just listen for the ques.
plagiarize
Banned
well, that's kind of what i said. without Forza 4 having already modelled a bunch of cars Horizon wouldn't have been (possibly) a lower budgeted project.
or to turn it around another way, even if they could at this point just recycle models etc to make cut price Forza Horizon sequels, they could do the exact same thing for Forza Motorsport sequels. if the games share engines/programming etc, then they spread out the costs by having two different franchises.
i'm sure Codemasters save loads on their costs by sharing all their technology between three or four different racing brands. if Horizon does well, i don't see Motorsport getting dropped, because part of the appeal of doing something like this is taking all that work that Turn 10 have done, and getting more out of it.
Cool, thanks for sharing!
Offtopic: what's your opinion on WRC 3? Is the demo available on the brazilian Xbox Live?
FunnyBunny
Member
This.
I had major concerns about Forza Horizon and had no plans of picking it up. The demo totally changed my opinion and I ordered it last night.
I will say, however, that I will forever miss PGR. Those city environments are still stunning and the track layout was phenomenal.
eso76
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good God, the IQ is superb. i need to know...no, other devs need to know what they used. Whatever it is, i want it in every game
Serious question: what's the big appeal of 'cruising' in a videogame? A lot of people in various FH threads seem to be really looking forward to just driving around the map for hours on end without any particular goal in mind. Won't it get a bit boring, feel a bit pointless? Especially on such a small map?
Taking in scenery, enjoying the feel of a car, enjoying the freedom or just sitting back and relaxing with a drive can be exciting for some gamers. Some people enjoy train simulators others study sims. There is no such thing as 'boring', just subjective opinions.
Same here. Handling is fine. Forgiving and predictable, not real weighty, but weighty enough. No overly understeery or oversteery characteristics. Feels nice and enjoyable enough if you're not expecting anything too sim-like.
I played midtown madness 2 and mafia alone for their cruising aspects. Sometimes you don't need a goal in mind, and all you want to do is waste some time going for a drive.
It's relaxing.
Demo was alright. Playing with a wheel felt perfectly fine, though I had an impossible time managing to keep up with the pack or my rivals on a difficulty setting above Normal.
The entire time I kept thinking I should just snag Dirt 2 or 3 sometime, which I never bought. The open world stuff is probably not very indicative of the content going by this demo, but I saw very little substance there(aside from breaking signs and running speedgates for potential achievements).
I really dug the race against the plane.
Loadtimes could be better.
Not sure if I'll get this or Most Wanted. As a huge fan of Burnout Paradise, I am going to hold off and see what Criterion is delivering. I am happy to see the Forza brand break away from the sterile "simulator" experience, but I was left far too curious about what the game will ultimately entail as I was unimpressed by the open-world concept. If the game delivers more creative variety comparable to racing planes, then I'll take a closer look at release.
The entire time I kept thinking I should just snag Dirt 2 or 3 sometime, which I never bought. The open world stuff is probably not very indicative of the content going by this demo, but I saw very little substance there(aside from breaking signs and running speedgates for potential achievements).
I really dug the race against the plane.
Loadtimes could be better.
Not sure if I'll get this or Most Wanted. As a huge fan of Burnout Paradise, I am going to hold off and see what Criterion is delivering. I am happy to see the Forza brand break away from the sterile "simulator" experience, but I was left far too curious about what the game will ultimately entail as I was unimpressed by the open-world concept. If the game delivers more creative variety comparable to racing planes, then I'll take a closer look at release.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
I thought the handling was crap until I realized I was driving the Lancer and not the Viper after the first race (not sure how I missed the wheel not being on the left).
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Was stuck using headphones yesterday, Mustang v Mustang makes real use of a surround setup and sub for once.
Dzidza1978
Member
Imagine this: Coming from work, dealing with kid and wife, after kid is asleep, sorting out the mess in the house, by this time of the day I am pretty much exhausted, and most of the time i need something to relax. And what is better then to drive/cruise aimlessly, and just relax, listen to a good album/band/songs. Sometimes it's hard to concentrate for additional 2 hours just to be competitive in online races.
I only wish that there could be more traffic in game.
What was already said
. Plus I have my TDU buddy who will join me. Most of the time we met in TDU we just drove around in a realistic manner, stopped by car dealers etc, had some races. It's just relaxing and fun driving around in a car you adore. And I don't know if the map is that small really, felt okay to me. TDU will still be unbeatable in that regard, but it had it's downsides.What was already said
Yeah TDU was great but the big map meant that all the elevation changes on the roads were insanely rough so you'd end up jumping or spinning pretty often.
ALAN ULTIMATE
Neo Member
What I want to see in FH is how car upgrades affect performance and handling.
And will we get a choice of perfomance rubber to adorn our aftermarket rims or not?
And will we get a choice of perfomance rubber to adorn our aftermarket rims or not?
What was already said
Yeah, thinking about it I used to spend hours on end in the gyrocopter flying around the islands in Just Cause, following rivers, exploring mountain peaks, swooping under bridges and viaducts. Had a real Pilotwings vibe about it. Very relaxing. And the vistas were stunning.
All upgrades and cosmetics are pretty much being ported over from FM4.
Again, i'm a little disappointed that this aspect of the game wasn't expanded upon. I know it's PG's first outing so I can overlook it and hopefully wait for Horizon 2 to feature a "Speedhunters/SHIFT 2" type of car culture. WORKS upgrades was a genius touch!
FunnyBunny
Member
It's a photographer's paradise.
I love taking photos in Forza. Last night, I spent an hour and a half roaming the map and taking in the scenery. I could have wasted hours doing so if the demo actually allowed me to snap pictures.
A wild invisible wall appears.
GlamFM
Banned
well its is, but obviously there is limits, you can go off through golf course etc, but you cant drive up the side of a mountain/cliff face, open world is generally described as a world thats open for you to explore and do things as and when you want
GlamFM
Banned
Of course I should not be able to drive up a mountain, but I think I should be able to hit it and not an invisible wall right infront of it. That seems lazy to me.
Prophet Steve
Member
Well, if you don't put an invisible wall there you have the chance to get stuck between the trees or something and the developers would have to create something that make you able to reset to the road. Besides that, you have little business driving there since there are trees everywhere.
GlamFM
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drugstore_cowboy
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Yeah, take a look at GTA IV, it's open world but get stuck or strike an obstacle the wrong way and everything goes to shit.
Oh be quiet, look at the IQ, detail, and pure beauty of the environment in this game. Even mentioning "lazy" is absurd. They, like anyone, wouldn't expect you to manage a 30' high jump into the side of a mountain while driving down a small canyon with no "ramps".
If that is what you qualify as "lazy" in a game, then every other game in the world must be downright horrible with how lazy their devs were.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Resetting to the road is worse than invisible walls.
I do think they could have opened up the areas at some corners etc, though.
I do think they could have opened up the areas at some corners etc, though.
GlamFM
Banned
So what you are saying is that R* should put invisible walls into GTA?
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Yes that's exactly what I am saying.
GlamFM
Banned
I´m just saying that "open world" is not a term you should just trow around when in fact your world is closed by invisible walls.
Open world means if you can see it you can go there. At least to me.
Open road probably is the best description.
GlamFM
Banned
ALAN ULTIMATE
Neo Member
LOL,
Whos needs a driving line when you can have invisible walls to guide you safely home.
Whos needs a driving line when you can have invisible walls to guide you safely home.