Forza 3 Discussion...

[Flawless]

Forza 3: Building a Better Multiplayer Game

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Multiplayer in sim racing games has generally been vanilla. It's usually wheel-to-wheel circuit racing with one or two variants. Forza 3 pretty much destroys the norm, offering one of the most customizable multiplayer options I've seen for any game genre. Developer Turn 10 has created some multiplayer game templates that they feel everyone will gravitate towards. This includes standard lap races, but also elimination races (last driver to cross the finish of each lap is knocked out), cat and mouse, and a few others. These can also be further altered if you like. But there's a near limitless set of game types you can personally create and save. The amount of options is impressive. The pre-made templates (again, all editable) are: Single Race, Timed Race, Point-to-Point, Drag, Drift, Multi-class, Tag (Pass the IT), Tag (Keep the IT), Tag (Virus), Cat and Mouse, and Elimination. If you decide to create your own game type from scratch, there are plenty of options. You can choose the track, of course, the number of AI drivers (yes, you can play multiplayer alone if you're a loser), number of teams and more. And that's just in the basic rules section. In the advanced rules, you can really get into the nitty gritty. The most important choice is the Scoring Type. This is how Forza 3 determines who wins a match. You can choose time-based, time spent in group, drift points, distance traveled, and keep it clean. For each of these, you can choose if "bigger is better." That means that you could create a "distance traveled" match where bigger is not better. This means that the car that travels the least distance wins. Imagine teams trying to push the opponent's car further down the track. Weird? Yes. But possible. There are plenty of other options in the advanced rules. Choose the conditions that end a race (number of laps, for example), how the starting grid is ordered, and even a roll out delay from the starting gate. You can assign some of these elements to specific teams, allowing you to have specific players leave the gate early. You can even use stock cars and create your own NASCAR-style race. Once you have the game type set, you can go even further. Determine whether or not people can use autobrake or stability control. You can even force everyone to use manual transmission. If you're playing a team game, you can set specific conditions for each team, including the body style and car types. Want Asian cars vs. US? It can be done. Forza 3 has an awesome array of multiplayer options, more than I've ever seen in a racing game before. Probably more than I've seen in any console game before in any genre. So if you like racing online, dust off your racing wheel. Forza 3 is going to rev your engine.

[lnin0]

"Forza 3 pretty much destroys the norm". Pretty much says it. Forza has always been a great physics engine strapped to clinical arcade racer. Forza ignores too many key components of modern motorsports - flags, pits, qualifying - to be considered a sim.

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by lnin0

"Forza 3 pretty much destroys the norm". Pretty much says it. Forza has always been a great physics engine strapped to clinical arcade racer. Forza ignores too many key components of modern motorsports - flags, pits, qualifying - to be considered a sim.

ok buddy your right forza is an arcade game

[Flawless]

IGN US Review - 9.4
IGN UK Review - 9.4
TeamXbox Review - 9.5
Videogamer Review - 10
Gamedaily Review - 9
MotorTrend Review
G4 Review - 5/5

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[garnettrules21]

Can TCrouch give us some impressions??

[TCrouch]

Nope. But the review will be up sometime today, and it's pretty much in line with those scores, it looks like.

After the review is posted, I can, certainly.

[dirtygold]

More video for us to salivate over until 10/27/09, this game looks hot

http://www.franchiseplay.net/FORZA3MEDIA.html

[DocHolliday]

So you cant pit in Forza during the long races?