Forza Motorsport 4

[igneous01 19]

Ive been out of the loop in racing simulators, but I loved playing the first Forza on Xbox, the cars felt alot more real than when gran turismo was around back then (i think it was 3).

Looks like they went for the photorealistic approach which I also admire.

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Has anyone played it yet? And do you think the simulation is still real?

Man I wish this came out for PC :(

[mosh 0]

One of the few reasons I have an XBOX 360... Rockstar Games, NHL, NFL, and Forza.

I like it better than Forza 3 so far mainly because it seems quicker with the money/cars/upgrades. I was always chasing after the money in 3 and now with 4 I have no problems getting the cars/upgrades I want.

Virus/Tag mode is my favorite way to play online. I love it.

[Innomadic 10]

Hasn't left the disk tray since i've put it in. To compare to real life is honestly nigh upon impossible, as very few people have driven all the cars in the game and have a perfect wheel set-up to make an informed decision. What i mean by perfect wheel set-up is that my wheel has 7 or 8 different adjustment options alone meaning you cannot get a perfect setting that replicates the real life wheel movement. The only game that has come close to replicating my short time in a V8 Supercar was iRacing, so if you want pure realism, get that because you won't get it out of GT or FM (and yes, i own both).

Forza9 by Envy The Best, on Flickr

However FM4 is realistic enough to set it apart from everything else on the Xbox, there is nothing like it (RacePro could come close in the realism department, though i haven't played it so i can't say) in that it is a very social game and caters to a wide variety of motoring flavours. Some people simply love the tuning and hot lapping aspect of the game, some like casual racing, some like hardcore racing. Hell many will spend most of their time making movies and taking snapshots of their cars. Painters will simply paint and race from time to time.

Forza5 by Envy The Best, on Flickr

The visuals, while still vastly improved upon since FM3, still have a bit of leeway in some instances, but those instances are rare. The game is indeed drop dead gorgeous and i have simply let the game showcase my car in the Home menu many times.

Forza by Envy The Best, on Flickr

However as i said, sometimes its not 100% perfect and I personally think that GT5 still has many areas in which its graphics engine is vastly superior, FM4 is simply a far more complete package. My only issue with the game is that T10 have once again given us V8 Supercars without a single Australian track to race them on. For those who don't understand, imagine if you couldn't race Stockcars on an Oval track, or F1's around a twisty track. They go hand in hand and since this is the second time in a row its bordering on offensive that T10 seem to have omitted this fact, despite hundreds, if not thousands, of calls for Australian content on the FM.net forums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUcweHdiYe8&feature=related

[[aps]gnat 28]

Hmmm ... looks nice, but I have GT5 and can't see FM4 justifies me buying a Xbrick

[mosh 0]

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I would like to pick up a used PS3 just for GT5. It looks great. I haven't played GT since 2 I think but I really liked it a lot. Do you still have to get all the damn licenses? Those were really hard from what I remember.

[Maddmatt 1]

Man I wish this came out for PC :(

rFactor 2, C.A.R.S. and more are on the way, PC sim racing isn't dead ;)

http://www.wmdportal.com/projectnews/new-video-trailer-shows-off-c-a-r-s-experience/

[Innomadic 10]

I would like to pick up a used PS3 just for GT5. It looks great. I haven't played GT since 2 I think but I really liked it a lot. Do you still have to get all the damn licenses? Those were really hard from what I remember.

Nope, they earn you 360 achievement style trophies but the licenses are not needed to race.