Forza 3 Discussion...

[Spectre]

So I've had Forza sitting around for a while and finally got a chance to play

Wow! I'm blown away by this game. The MS wheel is incredibly responsive in this game. Even though I just have my measly Yaris right now and a couple of prize cars, this game is incredibly fun.

Nothing like dropping down a gear and blowing by a competitor, the engine sounds are actually pretty good in this one. Visually the game looks great. The reason I love Forza relative to the competition has always been the AI and it doesn't disappoint- I spun out in my last race right into the path of two other cars- proving that they actually adapt, both cars had to brake hard and both came to a stop without hitting me. Forza 2 really revolutionized the AI in console racing and Forza 3 takes it to a whole new level.

[sportsdude]

not that it would make that much of a difference, but each assist that is turned off gives you a credit boost per race, in case anybody didn't know that.

[fffffffff9]

Quote: Originally Posted by ZB9

the AI gets tougher as you progress in season play. On hard difficulty, it's tough to win every race once you get a ways through season mode. It's possible to use "a gun in a knife fight" if you load up your car enough which makes it easier. However, If you use stock cars, or very few upgrades, it will become especially difficult on hard difficulty against the AI and more difficult as you go along.

Well if anybody's craving realism, make sure to avoid the highly unrealistic rewind button.

Then you'll lose plenty.

I would probably race that way more often, but right now I am too obsessed with wringing every possible credit out of this game's stingy economy.

[bjf1377]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spectre

So I've had Forza sitting around for a while and finally got a chance to play Wow! I'm blown away by this game. The MS wheel is incredibly responsive in this game. Even though I just have my measly Yaris right now and a couple of prize cars, this game is incredibly fun.

Well I got the game today and posts like this are making me want to shell out the money for the wheel after Christmas

[McLean 25]

Quote: Originally Posted by baumy300

Yes. I read somewhere (long ago actually) that some information was supposedly leaked and that it would be a 2-disc set (which seems true so far) and that there would be checkpoint races along with drift and drag races. Also the possibility of trucks. So far the 2-disc prediction seems to be correct, so let's hope the rest of the info is legit!

That sounds awesome, definatly be sweet with the drifting, and trucks sounds pretty cool. Can't wait to get the game on the break!

[JasonSGN]

Source: Forza Blog

Forza Motorsport 3 Title Update Next Week:

A new auto update cometh in time for Christmas. Sometime next week, you’ll be prompted by Xbox LIVE to update your version of Forza 3. Lots of little things on the backend getting tweaked this time, but here are some of the bigger fixes a number of you may care about:

* Adds the new custom Time Trials feature to scoreboards, allowing Turn 10 to set up unique hotlap challenges and leaderboards as we wish. In fact, look for a custom Time Trial featuring the R35 GT-R after the update is live. More info to follow below.
* Fixed slow load times for saved liveries, tuning files and layer groups in the design catalog. For those of you who were experiencing laggy performance and long waits accessing your saved content, the problem should be resolved now.
* Fixed achievements not showing up correctly when playing the game any controller port other than 1.
* Patched Time Trials leaderboard holes that allowed players to load tuning files for an advantage.
* Improved AI car shadows and fixed shadow flickering.
* Fixed audio in replay videos with manual shifting.

New Multiplayer Matchmaking Playlists

Our latest matchmaking playlists are live! Changes are listed below. For more information on all the matchmaking playlists, check out our info page here.

* The addition of “Virus Tag” to the “Playground” category.
* The addition of class specific playlists to the “Road Racing” and “Oval” categories.
* The addition of American Stock Car playlist to the “Oval” category.
* The addition of Class A and Class B playlists to the “Drag” category.

[berad88]

I wish they did not give you a new car so often. They make it so you can go the whole way through career mode without ever spending a single credit.

[Pappy Knuckles]

I don't mind them giving us so many free cars, but it left me with a garage full of stuff that I never drive. I got the collector achievement last night and then sold over half of the vehicles I had. I'm trying to limit my collection to the cars that I drive a lot. I enjoy the tuning aspect of the game. Once I finish tweaking what's left in my garage I'll look at buying some more.