I was gonna ask if anyone had played it. Haven't got Gold at the minute so can't get teh demo. I was hoping for the exact physics/driving engine from Forza 4
On occasion.
Just finished trying out the Forza Horizon demo. Seems like a lot of fun, but even though they claim it's the same engine as Forza 4, it feels dumbed down somehow. That's not a massive criticism though, looked stunning and I like the open roads.. Will still try the demo if it becomes available to silver members or if I get gold. If it's still 90% as realistic as F4 I'll probably be happy, I do like the open-world environment idea.
That's me probably me being unfair.
Apparently to squeeze in all the new stuff they've dropped the frame rate from 60fps to 30fps, and added night driving, day night cycle, open world, etc etc.
It has all the same options as Forza 4 (simulation steering, manual w/clutch etc). The only on paper difference that I could find appeared to be that the option for damage seemed to be cosmetic only. And given the number of cars I front ended without any noticeable effect on the handling, I think damage has definitely gone.
That said I think the game would be nigh on impossible with simulation damage.
It's probably just that when I left Forza 4 last, I was racing R1-R3 class, and in the demo I was back in a standard dodge viper, ford mustang etc. So it feels a lot easier and more manageable but that could just be because I'm not comparing like with like.
That said the Mustang was still a pain to control, and it was certainly fun. It's a damn site better than any other open world racing game I've tried, and doesn't have all the hateful "arcade" steering.
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