Forza Motorsport 4 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here

[lnin0]

Quote: Originally Posted by bluengold34_OS

I have a wheel, but it drives so nicely with a controller, why bother hooking it up.

I agree. Forza handles so well with a controller no matter if you are on easy or sim. I have a wheel and I rarely go though the hassle to drag it out for Forza.

You would assume gamepad input is part of game design 101 but so many racing games fail for no other reason than poor, disconnected, twitchy controls it makes you wonder what secret Turn 10 has.

[Behindshadows]

I love the way this demo plays, if you up the difficulty you really have to focus on the road.

I can see now cockpit view is my definite camera view and I love Ferrari's. That burnt orange color is beautiful...

Playing on Samsung D7000 LED put the picture mode on Natural and it looks so real.

This game is going to be a beat next week when I get it..

[Cyros]

Never owned a sim racing game before, and honestly was never a fan (limited time with Gran Turismo). Saying all that, I think this demo just sold the game to me (that and watching a lot of Top Gear recently).

[burnwood]

Quote: Originally Posted by acreyman

Hey there are three other cars to drive in here........its a time trial thing. I like the controls on realistic steering even with my controller. Is the steering wheel worth getting or does it make that big a difference?

Thanks. I didn't notice that until last night. I've been working hard to get better in Rivals mode with the Zonda. After many laps, I could only place in the mid 10,000s in the leaderboards (top 5%). The handling in this game is perfect.

[burnwood]

I managed to shave more seconds off with the Zonda in Rivals.

01:44.915 and in the top 3% (with the Xbox wheel).

I couldn't drive this good in the previous three Forza's. They must have done something right with this game.

[SinisterAlex]

I'm loving the hard A.I difficulty. Managed to get first place for the first time today, thought I'd post the video.

This A.I difficulty requires real skill in terms of passing other cars. Speed and braking play a huge factor. I had to get really aggressive towards the end of the race to catch up to the first place car which was way ahead of every other car... I got a little too aggressive at the end lol.

[allBthere]

Very nice driving ATomic! and thanks for the vid...sense of speed is def improved.

[SinisterAlex]

Quote: Originally Posted by allBthere

Very nice driving ATomic! and thanks for the vid...sense of speed is def improved.

Thanks! This was done with my controller as well... too lazy to bring out my steering wheel

Yes, the sense of speed is a lot better compared to Forza 3. Maybe it's the tire data they collected from Pirelli or something, but something has changed.