Forza Motorsport 5 Review (XBox One)

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Quote: Originally Posted by JayBee74

Do any of you guys race offline?

Only if my internet happens to be down. LOL! I do the career mode but the drivatars are so bad there's not much fun in it.

I mainly do the rivals mode and organized online racing at various sites.

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I'm feeling a bit off the chart here with my thoughts about Forza 5. I just bought my XBox One (got the XB1/Titanfall bundle for $449.99 at Target) on Monday, along with Forza 5. I'm totally in love with Forza 5! I'd have to say that even after two days, it's the best console game I've ever played. The feel, the look, the handling, and the Drivatars are all superb! Is it limited in scope compared to Forza 3 and 4? Absolutely! But what IS there is just off the charts in the gaming experience it delivers.

I hear lots of complaints about the drivatars, but my experience with them has been eerily good. I say eerily because of the group of friends it puts me out there with are all pretty decent, sporting drivers and it's almost like racing against them in real live. It truly makes me go... dayum! If I could use my Fanatec GT2 wheel with it, I would be in paradise. I'm not a controller guy for racing, but it even succeeds with me on that level. Do I need therapy?

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by OnlookerDelay

I hear lots of complaints about the drivatars, but my experience with them has been eerily good. I say eerily because of the group of friends it puts me out there with are all pretty decent, sporting drivers and it's almost like racing against them in real live. It truly makes me go... dayum!

Might be for me. "Drivatars" in past racing games have been a challenge for me. My lack of skill might be a blessing in this case. The game really looks fantastic.

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Quote: Originally Posted by JayBee74

Might be for me. "Drivatars" in past racing games have been a challenge for me. My lack of skill might be a blessing in this case. The game really looks fantastic.

I think I must be getting into Forza 5 at the right time. Not only are the Drivatars I'm racing against unbelievably "live" feeling, the online multiplayer experience I had last night was just as incredibly fun, with clean racing. I'm reading that they've been refined in the months since release, so maybe that has some bearing on it. I was in a room with 13 to 16 drivers over the span of 5 or 6 races and nobody got blown up. Yeah, there was some intense racing, but there wasn't any malicious wrecking. My highest finish was 13th in a field of 16, but I suck with a controller. Everyone drove off and left me at every start, but I don't have a garage full of D class cars from which to choose.

Still, I'm tickled to death with this game and IMO, the previous two Forza's don't have the same look or feel! I'd have bought an XB1 on launch day if I'd known Forza 5 was this good!

[doubledeuceR6]

Quote: Originally Posted by OnlookerDelay

I'm feeling a bit off the chart here with my thoughts about Forza 5. I just bought my XBox One (got the XB1/Titanfall bundle for $449.99 at Target) on Monday, along with Forza 5. I'm totally in love with Forza 5! I'd have to say that even after two days, it's the best console game I've ever played. The feel, the look, the handling, and the Drivatars are all superb! Is it limited in scope compared to Forza 3 and 4? Absolutely! But what IS there is just off the charts in the gaming experience it delivers. I hear lots of complaints about the drivatars, but my experience with them has been eerily good. I say eerily because of the group of friends it puts me out there with are all pretty decent, sporting drivers and it's almost like racing against them in real live. It truly makes me go... dayum! If I could use my Fanatec GT2 wheel with it, I would be in paradise. I'm not a controller guy for racing, but it even succeeds with me on that level. Do I need therapy?

Yeah that has been my opinion all along, FM5 is certainly lacking some features compared to FM4 but what is there is top notch other than the drivatars. My experience with them has been nothing like yours, I race with some of the finest drivers on Forza and their drivatars are nothing like the real thing.

The career is not really a priority for me so really not a big deal, my only other gripe would be the lack of proper race cars. I love building and tuning just as much as the next guy but I would love to see some WTCC or BTCC cars in the game. Number of GT cars is lacking as well.

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Quote: Originally Posted by JayBee74

Do any of you guys race offline?

That's how I roll...

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Quote: Originally Posted by doubledeuceR6

Yeah that has been my opinion all along, FM5 is certainly lacking some features compared to FM4 but what is there is top notch other than the drivatars. My experience with them has been nothing like yours, I race with some of the finest drivers on Forza and their drivatars are nothing like the real thing.

Most of the Forza racers on my Friend's List are average drivers. The two that I consider world class always walk away with the races in my career races. I do see them make uncharacteristically drastic moves, on occasion, while I've still got them in sight, but once they separate themselves a couple of car lengths, it's syonara! It's another reason that racing with Drivatars feels *mostly* like a live multiplayer race... at least in my circles.

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The career is not really a priority for me so really not a big deal, my only other gripe would be the lack of proper race cars. I love building and tuning just as much as the next guy but I would love to see some WTCC or BTCC cars in the game. Number of GT cars is lacking as well.

This is the most I've ever enjoyed a career mode in Forza, but I can't say how long that fascination will last. If I can keep getting the caliber of random races that I've gotten the last two nights, I forsee myself getting more out of online multiplayer than I'd imagined. I'm totally with you on the WTCC front as well. Is there any in the forecast for DLC?

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Quote: Originally Posted by OnlookerDelay

I'm totally with you on the WTCC front as well. Is there any in the forecast for DLC?

Honestly I don't think there is. Most of the guys I race with are from the UK and most are nuts about WTCC and BTCC and have been asking Turn 10 for TCC cars for some time. If I'm not mistaken I think the guys that made TOCA may still own the rights to them and that's why we don't see them in Forza.

I have heard rumors of another TOCA so maybe then.