I thought Forza 2 was a bit bland tbh. I like it, just nothing really jumped out or grabbed me in the long or short term. I much rather something much more pure sim like GTR2, or something more arcade like PGR4. Forza 2 occupies a middle ground that doesn't settle terribly well with my. However I did enjoy and like the game.skrat_01
I don't really understand this. See, SimBin games are made with revheads in mind, eschewing most gamer tastes for the pure racing experience. While that sounds very romantic, anyone who's actually driven a car knows there's more to pressing the accelerator and turning the wheel. You're talking about weight distribution, oversteer and understeer, fuel efficiency -- basically everything's that's part and package of driving, let alone racing. While Forza 2 is not a completely realistic simulator, it celebrates everything there is about the racing scene, respecting revheads while at the same time making it accessible to most who wouldn't actually know how to change gears on a manual vehicle. The GTR series pushes you to have something like a Logitech G25 which isn't half-heartedly sitting in front of your screen. Racing requries a hefty deal of ergonomics, so a simulation like GTR asks you to really invest in its experience. Forza 2, to put it succinctly, says that you can play its 'simulation' with the 360 controller. You're still asked to pay attention to on-track conditions and check your torque rates, but you're not going to need to clear out your room to fully appreciate the game.
What I am trying to get at is that if you like GTR 2, you're most likely really into cars, because it pulls no punches in design and 'gameplay' (if it can be called gameplay). And if you like GTR 2, you're going to enjoy Forza 2, because it is also a game made for car enthusiasts. I mean with 300 cars, you can most likely find the one you own (or will own in the near future) and, like any good fantasy, tune it up to be a street racing beast. While GTR 2 does offer fan-made content, I can tell you from experience there's nothing like seeing the car you own actually programmed in the game to be tuned up from the get go.
Essentially,SimBin games asks you to actually drive in a simulated environment, and rewards your real-world driving skills with the smooth driving you can expect from the Gran Turismo games. Forza2 takes a step back from hardcore simulation gameplay, but compensates by expanding its racing scene with production cars and a bit of street styIe. I would seriously question the person who likes one but not the other.
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As for the PGR series (my favourite), the main idea seems to be driving ridiculously expensive cars in ridiculously dangerous situations, and do stuff you will never be able to do in real life.
As if Mercedes would sell a Mclaren-SLR to someone who's going to dangerously drift all around the centre of Tokyo :lol:
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