Forza Motorsport 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[garnettrules21]

Bought a racing wheel for this game a while back, tried it with test drive unlimited and need for speed most wanted, and couldnt control the car for my life. almost regretted getting it. played with the wheel tonight with forza 3, man am i glad i kept it, handles perfectly, even got to where i could go manual transmission. i dont even do that with a controller. game plays great, looks really good, love all the replay options, i just wish there was a "cycle" replay that used them all. The "replay" camera uses the same camera angles at the same spots every time which is unfortunate. Playing with VGA cables on 720p and looks really smooth hardly any jaggies at all on my end which surprised me as people have really been complaining about them.

[canes21]

I. LOVE. THIS. GAME! Seriously, I can't wait to buy this. I forgot it was coming out, hopped on the ole' box and had a message from a friend telling me the demo was out. Downloaded it, raced two races, went to a soccer game. Got in a fight with the other teams coach. Came home, raced some more and I couldn't stop.

The cockpit view made me jizz in my pants. This game is GOTY right now for me, Madden 10 is close too. Its funny because I just happened to get a sum of money in the past week too, its a sign I need this game and women.

Speaking of women, I hit on some earlier after the fight. Good night to all!

[sportsdude]

well the demo just confirms what I already knew, and that is I'll be getting this on day one. I spent a lot of time in Forza 2 and this looks improved in every way. I wish I still had my old Forza 2 disc so I could compare the two.

[kerosene31]

Wow... that's all I can say. 60 fps and great graphics.

The driving feels much improved. Rear wheel drive cars don't feel nearly as squirrelly as they were in 2.

I didn't even spent much time in the demo. Once I took the first turn I knew it was a must buy.

[jms493]

What i want to know is when I first started the game I ran hotlaps with any of the other cars. I ran like 10 laps with the Lancer.......now I can't figure how to do that again.

Game is great....the driving feels awesome as usual!

[Kruza]

Quote: Originally Posted by goh

B class and up was fun. D and C were not. Overall it's a lot better than the other 2 Forza games,those were just bad. Probably not worth suffering through D & C classes to get to the fun stuff. We should probably be past this starting at the bottom stuff by now anyway. DiRT 2 did a good job of it. I know there's always gonna be new players so it's needed but can't it be like..."We've detected 15 racing games on your profile,would you like to start in class B?"

Agreed. The D- and C-class cars aren't worth my time, period. I hate being forced to race in them in the first two Forza games, and I'm skipping them all the moment I fire up the full version of Forza 3.

Kruza

[lnin0]

Quote: Originally Posted by jms493

What i want to know is when I first started the game I ran hotlaps with any of the other cars. I ran like 10 laps with the Lancer.......now I can't figure how to do that again. Game is great....the driving feels awesome as usual!

Don't race. Go to leaderboards, pick a time with a paperclipped ghost and race against it. Unlimited laps.

[Phobia]

I LOVE the demo. I love Forza 2 though. I still race online multiple times a week.

First thing I noticed is how much better the tire physics are. You seem more planted onto the pavement. Rather than sliding around the track like in forza 2 with the rear wheel cars. Like the new feel alot.

Next would be the terrain detail is greatly improved and makes a world of a difference in feeling like you are driving in a real place. The detailed cockpit is also just as great as I knew it would be. Really draws you in and makes you feel apart of the car more.

Last and my biggest compliment would be the excellent AI. They are much more realistic. They make mistakes, take bad lines, battle each other. Try and prevent you from passing. I tried to cut down low on the first place guy last night and he dove down low to prevent me. Catching me across my front passenger wheel. Sending me into the wall. If I would of remained patient and drafted off of him on the straight I would of had him. But I got greedy and tried a tough pass and paid the price.

It was a first day buy before i even tried it. This just cements my view that Forza is the greatest Sim racing series. GT has nothing on Forza.