Forza Motorsport 5 Review (XBox One)

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Quote: Originally Posted by doubledeuceR6

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.

That makes sense, but wouldn't it be costing Codemasters some moolah to be holding onto the rights all this time?

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I have heard rumors of another TOCA so maybe then.

Seriously!? I would love to have a next-gen TOCA!! TOCA 3 on the XBox was my favorite console game of all time until Forza 5 came along, but a next-gen TOCA would probably have me throwing rocks at Forza 5! Just curious, where are you picking up these rumors?

[JayBee74]

Any tips? Pretty much a rookie, except for some time on Gran Turismo (original PlayStation, LOL) and the game they had for the DreamCast. My Drivator Skill is one from the bottom (inexperienced), and my best finish is 10th out of 16th. I beat a couple of Drivatars in challenge mode who were even worse than me.

All my assists are on (including auto transmission), and I'm basically drifting by just slowing down at the yellow-red road assists for turns and then accelerating out of the turn. I know...kind of baby training wheel stuff.

[TCrouch]

If I read that properly, 'drifting' is your problem. Drifting is flashy and looks cool, but it's slow as hell. To be honest, when you start to "get" racing games, you realize the magic formula is this:

Slow down to go fast.

It makes no sense if you aren't already a racing game fan, but stay with me for a second. If you charge balls-out at a corner and wait until the very last nanosecond to brake, you then end up chirping the tires, skidding around and barely hanging on. Then you exit the corner and you're going slower than you need to be.

What's the most important part of cornering? Your exit velocity, as that sends you faster down the next straight, into the next corner.

So the bottom line is, brake MORE than you need to, especially early on as you learn the track. Personally, if I turn that corner line on, I'm braking well before the yellow, and then coasting into the corner, making sure to keep momentum on my side. I will brake enough to get the car to turn, roll the car well into the corner, and back on the throttle from the apex off.

The harder you try to work at going fast, the slower you go. A record-breaking lap feels almost like a Sunday drive if you do it correctly. You just hit a zone and you're cruising--not feeling like you're flying around with your hair on fire. It also allows you to turn off assists, as you don't need them as much when you're not attempting to make the tires do too much (you can't brake and turn at the same time without overstressing the tires).

And always, always remember the gas and brake pedals are analog--they're not digital on/off switches. You can use all measures of pressure on both throttle and brake at all times. You don't have to go from no pedal to full pedal the split second you re-apply throttle.

So bottom line, brake earlier. You'll go faster.

[doubledeuceR6]

Excellent post TCrouch!

First round of TORA GT Season 11 was this weekend at Silverstone. XBL issues really caused some delays and made it a frustrating evening for everyone involved.

I managed to qualify 14th out of about 60 competitors that signed up and ended up finishing 9th in both races. Full results can be seen here:
http://forums.theonlineracingassocia...-and-standings

Here's a few shots from Race1:


TG Amarth was on pole and leads the pack into turn 1:


Season 10 Champion CQR D4N13L side by side with CQR Smokey in the opening laps.

CQR MAGiC chasing down the front runners into Maggotts:

F4H Rosso braking hard for the Vale chicane:

BG Wumba pushing hard through the Farm Curve:

CQR Cobblepop and CQR Neon side by side down the Hangar Straight

CQR Neon exiting Club:

Yours truly CQR Deuce trying to put the power down out of Stowe

TG Takumi and his Merc in an Aston Martin sandwich down the National Pits Straight:

CQR Haburi out of Luffield

F4H Chrisupra exiting Becketts:


And here's a Race 1 video done by CQR MAGiC: (You'll probably notice the upshift on the Aston sounding odd but it's just a bug in the Forza replays.)

[Hunkerdown]

I finally picked this up for xbone this weekend. What was i waiting on?? Excellent racing sim, looks fantastic as well. I personally love the drivatar system rather than regular AI.

[oldman]

Good choice man. I have played it off and on since release day.

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[doubledeuceR6]

CQR Race Night #3 TCC Race 2 from Circuit de Spa.

http://www.twitch.tv/cqr_deuce/b/526146379

[doubledeuceR6]

Another paint I've been passing the time with lately.