Forza 4

Del Lardo · 14-10-2011, 16:10

I'm a huge fan of the series though I'll admit that Forza 3 didn't grab me as much as the previous two. Well Forza 4 seems to be largely back on track (fnar) and there is a demo on XBL for those who want to give it a bash.

Generally more of the same but the car handling is massively improved and the AI whilst still not perfect seems to be better. Still not enough tracks to make me truly happy (though Top Gear test track is now included which is great for fun value) and the inclusion of knocking down cone challenges makes me furious (I want to race, not play bowling) but all in I can see me wasting many, many hours on this game.

Haly · 14-10-2011, 16:51

I'm eagerly looking forward to my copy arriving. Hopefully tomorrow

Don't blame you with the cone challenge stuff. DiRT3 was full of silly challenges that drove me mad (no pun intended

). I want to race, not do stuff like that!

Del Lardo · 14-10-2011, 16:55

Luckily unlike Forza 1/2 (can't remember which) you can fail them and it lets you carry on. Also getting a very high bias towards classic American cars as the level up awards at the moment (think I'm level 7/8 and last 4 have been American) which is annoying as frankly I have no interest in them. Wondering if I'm getting them as I downloaded the American car pack as part of the Season Pass.

On the plus side I'd just bought myself a lovely 1980 Lotus Esprit Turbo

Matblack · 14-10-2011, 20:42

BD car club is up

Club name is Boat Drinks and the tag is obdo :-)

MB

Haly · 14-10-2011, 22:21

Yay. Will join once my copy arrives

divine · 15-10-2011, 09:49

It's really very good.

My only major disappointment so far is the AI for two reasons. The first being the difficulty setting itself, meaning at the first race I won by 20 seconds, the next race only 2 and then since then generally about 1 or 2 seconds.

The second is the fact they seem oblivious to your presence unless you are directly in front or behind them. If you're alongside, they're more than happy to smash straight into you in an attempt to take the racing line, even if you're alongside but marginally in front, and they keep pushing you. They don't make contact and then react, they just keep shoving and shoving until you're either off the track or you've spun round. They also don't seem to lose anywhere near as much speed as you in these cases.

All the other elements of the game are fantastic, the cars handle brilliantly but are still challenging to drive, they'll twitch and turn, squirm under braking etc. but never once feeling like they've tried to make the game 'hard' by making the cars crap.

Haly · 15-10-2011, 11:50

My copy has still not arrived

Desmo · 15-10-2011, 20:31

Picked this up yesterday with the rest of my leftover birthday money

Liking the style so far but do wish there were a few more tracks in it. Must admit I'm getting bored with the same old tracks but there's enough new stuff in here to keep my occupied for a little while. Will sign up to the BD team next time I'm on

Loving the TG stuff too, nice little addition. Is this in every release around the world or just the UK? If it is around the world, did they pick a local TV prog for each country? Can't imagine they did as it would just be too much work but not sure how many people around the world even know what TG is.

Del Lardo · 15-10-2011, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desmo

Loving the TG stuff too, nice little addition. Is this in every release around the world or just the UK? If it is around the world, did they pick a local TV prog for each country? Can't imagine they did as it would just be too much work but not sure how many people around the world even know what TG is.

Broadcast is quite a few countries

1.1 Australia
1.2 Belgium
1.3 Bulgaria
1.4 Canada
1.5 Czech Republic
1.6 Denmark
1.7 Estonia
1.8 Finland
1.9 Germany
1.10 Greece
1.11 Hong Kong
1.12 Hungary
1.13 Iceland
1.14 India
1.15 Ireland
1.16 Israel
1.17 Italy
1.18 Japan
1.19 Malaysia
1.20 Latvia
1.21 Lithuania
1.22 Mexico
1.23 Netherlands
1.24 New Zealand
1.25 North America
1.26 Norway
1.27 Poland
1.28 Portugal
1.29 Romania
1.30 Russia
1.31 Slovenia
1.32 Serbia
1.33 South Africa
1.34 Spain
1.35 Sweden
1.36 The Middle East
1.37 United Kingdom

Desmo · 16-10-2011, 13:05

Broadcast and popular are different things though. I didn't think it would be quite such a hit elsewhere

14-10-2011, 16:10	#1
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Forza 4 I'm a huge fan of the series though I'll admit that Forza 3 didn't grab me as much as the previous two. Well Forza 4 seems to be largely back on track (fnar) and there is a demo on XBL for those who want to give it a bash. Generally more of the same but the car handling is massively improved and the AI whilst still not perfect seems to be better. Still not enough tracks to make me truly happy (though Top Gear test track is now included which is great for fun value) and the inclusion of knocking down cone challenges makes me furious (I want to race, not play bowling) but all in I can see me wasting many, many hours on this game.

14-10-2011, 16:51	#2
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I'm eagerly looking forward to my copy arriving. Hopefully tomorrow Don't blame you with the cone challenge stuff. DiRT3 was full of silly challenges that drove me mad (no pun intended ). I want to race, not do stuff like that! __________________ Halycopter

14-10-2011, 20:42	#4
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	BD car club is up Club name is Boat Drinks and the tag is obdo :-) MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

14-10-2011, 22:21	#5
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Yay. Will join once my copy arrives __________________ Halycopter

15-10-2011, 09:49	#6
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	It's really very good. My only major disappointment so far is the AI for two reasons. The first being the difficulty setting itself, meaning at the first race I won by 20 seconds, the next race only 2 and then since then generally about 1 or 2 seconds. The second is the fact they seem oblivious to your presence unless you are directly in front or behind them. If you're alongside, they're more than happy to smash straight into you in an attempt to take the racing line, even if you're alongside but marginally in front, and they keep pushing you. They don't make contact and then react, they just keep shoving and shoving until you're either off the track or you've spun round. They also don't seem to lose anywhere near as much speed as you in these cases. All the other elements of the game are fantastic, the cars handle brilliantly but are still challenging to drive, they'll twitch and turn, squirm under braking etc. but never once feeling like they've tried to make the game 'hard' by making the cars crap. __________________

14-10-2011, 16:55	#3
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Luckily unlike Forza 1/2 (can't remember which) you can fail them and it lets you carry on. Also getting a very high bias towards classic American cars as the level up awards at the moment (think I'm level 7/8 and last 4 have been American) which is annoying as frankly I have no interest in them. Wondering if I'm getting them as I downloaded the American car pack as part of the Season Pass. On the plus side I'd just bought myself a lovely 1980 Lotus Esprit Turbo

15-10-2011, 11:50	#7
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	My copy has still not arrived __________________ Halycopter

15-10-2011, 20:31	#8
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Picked this up yesterday with the rest of my leftover birthday money Liking the style so far but do wish there were a few more tracks in it. Must admit I'm getting bored with the same old tracks but there's enough new stuff in here to keep my occupied for a little while. Will sign up to the BD team next time I'm on Loving the TG stuff too, nice little addition. Is this in every release around the world or just the UK? If it is around the world, did they pick a local TV prog for each country? Can't imagine they did as it would just be too much work but not sure how many people around the world even know what TG is. __________________

16-10-2011, 13:05	#10
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Broadcast and popular are different things though. I didn't think it would be quite such a hit elsewhere __________________