2.5 years only for those improvements? I too expected too much from this game and even if i love the Forza series, I
think know that GT5 will seriously kill this game...
if when it comes out.
1 point I really want to stress on is the way Turn10 focuses on realism. If you want realism, you not only have to make it FEEL real, but also LOOK real. Yeah high res my ass... but the LIGHTING SUCKS. Makes Forza look like a cartoon when compared to GT5.
I believe this is a half-finished game aka Forza 2.5. I'd still buy it because of the limited new features, but I just can't help but feel that I'm going to be disappointed when I start playing this game because I expected so much from Forza and Turn10. Heck, GT5 gets Rally, NASCAR, AND FORMULA 1....What do we get??? Recycled tracks from forza 1 & 2 (fujimi kaido comes to mind). Why not design the togue that BEST MOTORING uses for their battles the same way GT5 modeled the Top Gear Test Track on their game.
I'm sorry... just another rant from a disappointed forza fan.
GT5 does have prettier graphics, it's gorgeous. However, while graphics are nice I prefer Forza. And here is why:
-Good Physics, not perfect yet but very good, and I'd say better than GT5P, Shift, Dirt, and GRID.
-Car selection, GT5 is really it's only competitor. We may not have rally, but we do have NASCARs. As well as that I feel the selection is more complete, we have Porsche, that's a big one for me personally. I don't know about F1, I thought Codemaster's got that license. Perhaps old F1 cars like GT4.
-Painting, Forza is king of the hill with this.
-Tuning and Upgrading, you can do this in other games but it's not nearly as in-depth as Forza save for Shift, but then you are forced to follow the Stage 1, 2, 3, layout.
-Online, now with dedicated servers and new changeable modes.
-Auction house/storefront - I don't know of any other racing game that does this.
To show I'm not biased (too much) though here is a list of things that I believe should be included: Animated wings/pitcrews/shifting, better interior upgrade model, dynamic weather, better tire noises/wind noise/backfires, more body roll/clutch chatter, rolling starts/foul starts, lighting, +8 players online.
There is this great war between GT5 and Forza, but lets face it GT5 has been in development since before Forza 1 even hit store shelves. It fuckin' better be good Forza has built up a damn good game while they've been doing whatever they do over at PD. And it will be good, but if Forza hadn't rolled around you probably wouldn't have damage, overall it'd be a lesser game.
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