I was really hoping Forza 3 was a 'better' racing game. Instead it looks like Forza 2 with more paint job and visual customization options... It isn't bad, don't get me wrong, and a lot of people want this type of 'pimp your Forza' cars type gameplay... but I want to race in leagues, have season modes, be able to take one or two cars or types I really love and have a lot of fun with it over the course of a long competitive season. I'm hoping they just didn't talk about all of that because everyone likes new paint... and went for the hype from that instead. But to me Forza 3 doesn't look like it will provide anything I want more of that Forza 2 didn't already offer.raahsnavj
They did talk about improved physics and improved tire modeling(very important for realistic simulation), so I'm sure its gonna feel great to play.
But yea, it does seem very much like Forza 2, just cranked up, which to be honest, sounds amazing. Forza 2 was never the best looking game, and Forza 3 is aiming to change that. Forza 2 lacked tracks....Forza 3 is changing that. Inever reallywanted anything more. I mean, Forza 2 is easily still the best racing game out there on a console, and the bar is about to be raised again. I can see how you'd want some more single-player features, but sometimes, there'ssimply a limit on what they can do with the time they have, and no doubt they wanted to put a lot of effort into the multiplayer aspect as well, as they arevery big onhaving a great community.
Also, I've got some information that is very likely to be inside info about the game. I, of course, cant confirm that its from a Turn 10 employee, but many people have told me he is, and he certainly knows what he's talking about. He's either one of the best BS'ers I've come across or he's the real deal. Anyways, here's some things he says about the game that might indeed be good(credible) information:
New cars:
Corvette ZR1
'09 Cadillac CTS-V
370Z
Reventon
Ferrari California
Evo X
GR STI
Veyron
Fiat 131 Abarth
2nd gen Toyota Celica Supra
250 Testa Rossa
Aston Martin DB5
'79 Camaro Z28
'87 Firebird
'88 Camaro IROC-Z
Rang Rover Supercharged
Saleen S331 Supercab
Ram SRT10
Audi Q7
VW Toureg
Porsche Cayenne
Alfa 8C
Alfa Brera
Alfa Mito
Fiat 500 Abarth
Aston Martin Prodrive DB9s
997 and E92 BMW GT cars
Porsche, Acura, and Mazda LMP cars
ST205 Celica GT4
RS200 Evolution
'69 Dodge Charger Daytona
AMG SL65 Black
Renaultsport Twingo
AMG ML63
Aston DBS
Alfa Giulia Sprint
510
G8 GXP
Evora
135i
E60 M5
M1
X5 4.8i
Z4M Coupe
'94 Miata R-package
'78 Firebird
Viper SRT10 ACR
300C SRT8
Challenger SRT8
'09 Fit Sport
6th gen GTI
Scirocco
Volvo C30 R-Design
Mazdaspeed3
Citroen C4 VTS
IS-F
A4 Touring Car
C-****Touring Car
Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (might be DLC, can't remember)
Circuit de la Sarthe is a new track(the Le Mans track), and Fujimi Kaido returns from Forza 1.
All cars can be painted now(you couldn't paint race cars before).
There will be an option which automatically builds a car to a certain PI for you, with you picking the base characteristic(speed -> grip). This option is aimed at making the game more accessible for newcomers looking to build a competitive car.
Some things that we WONT see due to deadline restraints:
Weather
Night/day
Active aero (again!)
Widebody kits with 12 inch wheels
Some really cool driver animations
Some digital gauge animations
Custom underbodies (with rollover comes undercarriage modeling - unfortunately, all the cars use a generic layouts, so sometimes they are wrong; like the Lamborghinis have the transmission rearward of the engine instead of infront, etc.)
Super high level of detail car models in replays (Currently the super high detailed models are used in the UI homespace/garage, thumbnails, livery editor, and photo mode).
No exposed suspension cars like Ariel Atoms, Lotus 340Rs or Caterhams, even though T10 owns PGR and they had the tech to model working suspensions.
Now again, please take all of this with a grain of salt as it may not be accurate. But if indeed it is, you might be one of the earliest to know about these.
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