Forza 2

Ciaran500

New video http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4236_en.html

Newish video showing the customization options: http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4234_en.html



Its really starting to look polished now but apparently they have delayed it a few weeks till the 8th June. I assume so it doesn't clash with the H3 beta.

Mitch Connor

Ciaran500 wrote:

New video http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4236_en.html

Newish video showing the customization options: http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4234_en.html

Its really starting to look polished now but apparently they have delayed it a few weeks till the 8th June. I assume so it doesn't clash with the H3 beta.

Last i read, on xbox.com, is that it was delayed to May 29th.

However, having just checked back there now, its release has been given the dreaded TBD!:mad:

The america version is still showing May 29th though.

Karmafaerie

According to Gamespot last friday it's out on the 1st of May.

Paddy@CIRL

Xtravision is saying 8th June aswell ...

Fnz

Cheers for the link Ciaran... downloading now. :cool:

Burning Eclipse

Karmafaerie wrote:

According to Gamespot last friday it's out on the 1st of May.

Damn those liars... Aside from being way too early, it's a monday...

I'm very excited about this, first was magnificent, this will be better and have achievements, win-win!! I've a garage planned already

Kimbot

Games website still have it down for 25th of May release!!

keithkk16

Anyone know if there bringing a demo out on the marketplace before its released in shops?

lee_baby_simms

keithkk16 wrote:

Anyone know if there bringing a demo out on the marketplace before its released in shops?

Yep a demo was confirmed but a date wasnt.

NiSmO

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Ciaran500

Where did you play it? What tracks/cars were you using? Did you get full access to the game or just a quick run around a track?


We need details!

Fnz

Very nice,

I dunno why but something seems strange about the glowing brake discs. I've never noticed so many super-heated discs in so short a time.

Looks good though, I hope the AI is intelligent (I'm looking at you GT4!).

dave oc

Fnz wrote:

Very nice,

I dunno why but something seems strange about the glowing brake discs. I've never noticed so many super-heated discs in so short a time.

Thats the first thing I thought when watching that video. Fair enough brake discs heat up but not that much, it just looks plain stupid in what otherwise looks a very classy racer.

The tax man

Is it just me or is this video starting and stopping all the time. Sound is fine but the picture looks as if I'm trying to watch a streaming video on a 56k connection.

Downloaded it twice via torrent link.Same both times. Right click/save as, was sooooooo slow.

Fnz

The tax man wrote:

Is it just me or is this video starting and stopping all the time. Sound is fine but the picture looks as if I'm trying to watch a streaming video on a 56k connection.

Downloaded it twice via torrent link.Same both times. Right click/save as, was sooooooo slow.

Play fine for me.

Were you still sharing the file data with other bittorrent users? Maybe the file you were trying to watch was being accessed by your bittorrent client program.

Fnz

Dave6195 wrote:

Thats the first thing I thought when watching that video. Fair enough brake discs heat up but not that much, it just looks plain stupid in what otherwise looks a very classy racer.

I'll be happy if this is our greatest criticism of the game.

Grayarea

Dave6195 wrote:

Thats the first thing I thought when watching that video. Fair enough brake discs heat up but not that much, it just looks plain stupid in what otherwise looks a very classy racer.

They glow like that because they are using carbon fibre brake disks. This happens at most corners on a F1 car as well.

I though it looked very realistic IMHO.

Later,

god's toy

Darn that vid looks sweat! hope a demo is out soon.

The tax man

Fnz wrote:

Were you still sharing the file data with other bittorrent users? Maybe the file you were trying to watch was being accessed by your bittorrent client program.

Thought that myself alright,so shut down Azureus and pulled the wireless card from my laptop but still the same.

Ciaran500

More new media released, the demo must be soon



New video http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4252_en.html (less glowing brakes in this one )

Scruff

priewew of the game here

The tax man

Ciaran500 wrote:

More new media released, the demo must be soon

Forza 2 demo officially confirmed.

Still no date.:mad: :mad:

Fnz

Cheers for the preview link Scruff. I wonder if arcade mode will have the same physics as career mode... or will they make it more 'drifty'.

teamxbox wrote:

Regional Rarity will determine the availability and cost of your given stable of fine automobiles.....

To make it easy, Japanese car fanatics choose Asia, Odd-ball European exotic fans choose Europe, and muscle-heads and those looking for the widest array of international offerings should choose North America.

Now I don't know what region to choose!

SmashingPilot

Firstly, keep track of the game's development with weekly updates from the official Forza site. I will most likely post each update here but if not here is the link.

Official Forza Site

Here is the official game cover:



Here are a few screenshots of what the game will looks like. These were taken from E3 and the Tokyo Gameshow last year.









There has also been a couple of videos released all of which can be found here:

Physics Trailer
Physics Trailer SD
Physics Trailer HD

Customisation Trailer
Customisation Trailer SD
Customisation Trailer HD

In-Game Video
In-Game Multiplayer Video
Forza 2 HD Japan vs. America
Forza Motorsport 2 "Unremarkable"

Just thought you guys couls use this a reference for most of the information which has been released. THe images are slightly dated but I can update them.

Trev M

Really looking forward to this .... teh demo was supposed to be April according to most of the website I read ...ah well , hopefully not too long more.

kaimera

Now I don't know what region to choose!

It was the same in the original game..?

Fnz

The official site has stopped accepting new members. [Linky]

kaimera wrote:

It was the same in the original game..?

I didn't have the original or own an Xbox. Just played a friend's copy a bit... and liked it more than Gran Turismo... for the competition had "AI" and the game was more exciting to play.

kaimera

Ah ok, ya you chose which region to start with and if affects the type of cars avilable and the prices of them.

Excellent game.

Trev M

The wait for this demo is driving me insane.

Ciaran500

Just got the offical wheel for €90 on ebay, I'm ready for this now

Darwin

Pah! Picked mine up in Argos for 120e last weekend - unbelievably they seem to be the cheapest anywhere including the online stores.

The tax man

Trev M wrote:

The wait for this demo is driving me insane.

Over on Forzamotorsport.net on their forums,they have a rather large thread titled "Demo date is now known" (ish)

Mods won't give an exact day but reading through it seems to point at this friday. They say we'll be playing it by the weekend.

Happy reading:D


Hope to god it's all true.

The tax man

Parts of the U.S. are getting the demo tonight. Page 82 of the thread states

Demo is definitely hitting tonight -- but it'll be pretty painful for east coasters.

Trying to pin down an exact time.

Keeping an eye on things to see if they update on a European release time. Friday maybe

Timans

http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/82/125812/ShowThread.aspx

Enjoy it guys

Darwin

Just a heads up - Forza 2 demo is up on xbox live now

The tax man

Darwin wrote:

Just a heads up - Forza 2 demo is up on xbox live now

....and the download is taking aaaaaagggggggeeeeeeeesssssss. Servers must be at melting point. 700mb file, 1/2 hour downloading and only at 68%.

Work will have to wait.:D

brianon

Sweet baby jesus of nazarus ... thats great news

Can't wait to get home and play the demo.

Darwin

Initial feedback not looking good from some of the forums (ropey graphics, unrealistic handling), will hold judgement until I've played it

Trev M

Ahh jaysus I dont think I'll manage to keep my sanity of this turns out to be a bag of crap Ive been anticipating this one for ages...whahhaahhahaha ..someone post and tell me its great ? Someone?

Ciaran500

I got it and love it. The handling feels realistic although I don't drive and I can't see anything wrong with the graphics. It looks just like all the ingame shots we've been shown.

Trev M

Cheers Ciaran , how many tracks and cars?

Ciaran500

1 track Mugello and 24 cars

Don't really know what else to say about it, damgae looks good but a little limited, it sounds great and there is a scary amount of telemetry information available.

Trev M

Thats great , thanks for the info , stuck in work....its gonna be a long day... 24 cars , thats sweet...I read that was gonna be the case but thought it was a lot!

Ciaran500

They're split into 3 classes (C, A & R2) with 8 in each

EDIT: Apparently the demo is set to arcade, which could explain some complaints about the handling.

Darwin

Ahh, hopefully that explains the handling, I was thinking it is way to easy to lock up the brakes and the handling round bounds seems a bit off (I'm using to playing GTR 2 on PC).

The tax man

Had a few laps this morning. Graphics look fine to me,only complaint is that the cars look a bit too shiny ie the Mercedes SLR instead of looking silver it looks more like highly polished chrome. Handling seemed fine via controller,can't wait to hook up the steering wheel later.
What impressed me the most was the sound. I've seen some of the videos released by the developers and they weren't lying about the effort they made on the audio. I just had sound via the TV so I reckon it'll sound damn sweet on a proper audio system.
Roll on june for the full release.:)

0ubliette

Havent played it but from what i read on another forum people seem pretty divided by it. Some were saying its not even as good looking as PGR3, and the car models are muck. Opinion seems divided so far anyway. ill judge for myself when i download it

mik_da_man

I gotta get home to try this out!!

Roll on 5 Bells

~Marky~

Just downloaded it there and had a go I think that the graphics are excellent but the cars seem to be very shiny the ones I have driven think its because the sun is on the car though..The sound is good and like the way you can hear the crowd whistle and cheer as you drive by Cant wait to see the full version it should be good..

Zapp Brannigan

Wasnt too impressed, thought GT HD on the PS3 was better. But then again I don't really like racing games.

mik_da_man

It's good, but not brilliant. I expected more. (but I expected a LOT;) )
The cars look well, a bit shiny but nice

I felt the handling was a bit off, but after a few laps I am getting used to it.

Looking forward to the full game with more cars and some NON Arcade races.

Overall I'm happy

Mik