Forza 6 (Off-Topic)

by cheapLEY , Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 01:39 (3157 days ago)

It comes out tomorrow, officially, which is just awful timing.

I bought the Ultimate Edition which comes with the season pass and was released on early on Thursday.

Basically I made this to see if anyone else here is planning on getting it. Stabbim is the only other person from here I've seen playing it. I'm just looking to add some folks to my list if they are going to get it, so we can put together some multiplayer races, eventually.

I've enjoyed it this weekend, but it's definitely going to take a back seat tomorrow. :P

But since, I'm here:

It is incredible. Forza has returned to form after the disappointment of 5. It's the best Forza since probably Forza 3, maybe 4. I can never really keep those two straight in my head.

Racing in the rain is awesome. It's pretty incredible what they've pulled off, I think. The very first time you hit a puddle that's formed on the track, you're going to be caught off guard, and you're going to crash.

Likewise, racing at night is just . . . it's something that has to be experienced. If it's on a stadium style track, there are stadium lights, so it's not really that difficult. But racing on the Nurburgring at 160mph at night is absolutely terrifying (in a good way!).

I really only have a couple of gripes with the game:

The weather is not dynamic, so you will always be racing in the rain, or when it's dry. It won't change over the course of the race. Likewise with day/night. It's not a huge deal, as what they've done is still amazing, but it would have been cool to see that change dynamically through a long race. Also, you cannot race in the rain and at night, which would have just been fantastic.

As good as the rain is, it's not nearly difficult enough to see. For whatever reason, Turn 10 has always sucked at tire smoke. It disappears so fast, it's really awful. I'm sure this is a conscious decision for performance reason. Well, now it extends to the spray behind cars in the rain, which is really unfortunate. If you've ever watched a real race in the rain (or driven in the rain on the highway!), you know the cars throw up massive rooster tails of water. This is not present in the game at all, which is really unfortunate. Again, I'm sure it's for performance reasons, as this game does run at a silky smooth 1080p 60fps. I have not seen a dropped frame once during my ten hours of play.

Basically, if you've ever enjoyed Forza, or have ever considered trying Forza, now is the time to do so. It's the best Forza has ever been.