VlaudTheImpaler
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Now, it might be different in this one because I haven't played the demo yet as I am waiting on PC but I did play the first horizon and some of the second... I certainly wouldn't call festival atmosphere dudebro...
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Forza Horizon 3 Demo - September 11 @ 8:00 PM EST
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Now, it might be different in this one because I haven't played the demo yet as I am waiting on PC but I did play the first horizon and some of the second... I certainly wouldn't call festival atmosphere dudebro...
I don't know if I would call it dudebro but I hate it too. The festival stuff is awful and the organiser guy in FH2 was a festering see you next Tuesday.
It's just all the stuff you would associate with "race culture" I guess. IDK it's fine, I just wish you could skip the story sections. I just want to race. I don't need a reason.
KnightHart
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I was already sold on the game, but holy crap I'm so tempted to go for the Ultimate Edition. This and Battlefield One are the only things I've ever considered going for the Ultimate Editions just for early access. I just I had a better secondary monitor, or a TV, but at least I'll be getting both the XOne and PC versions by going digital.
HEY MATE, HEY MATE, HEY MATE, WHATS UP BUDDY, HEY MATE NICE ONE, HEY MATE, fuck off you TopLAD reading nobhead
I know what you mean but I'm not getting those vibes in this demo, the Irish girl and Australian guy are just nice and approachable, not patronising. The party festival stuff has been downplayed in favour of the cars and landscapes.
By buying the full game, heh. They were such a tease with that.
deadscreensky
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Yeah, I found FH2 really annoying with the characters, but it feels smartly dialed back in the FH3 demo while still maintaining some sense of unique personality (which was also too absent for my tastes in 2 versus 1). I'm happy to spend some time with these new characters.
All that said, I'm sure most of the story stuff gets out of the way post-tutorial sections, so anything that's a problem for you in hour 1 will probably be a non-issue in hours 2-50.
Just grabbed some Microsoft credit on Newegg (EMCENEN67 for 10% off), so I'll be pre-purchasing the Ultimate version shortly. You better have done good on the PC version, Playground...
All that said, I'm sure most of the story stuff gets out of the way post-tutorial sections, so anything that's a problem for you in hour 1 will probably be a non-issue in hours 2-50.
Just grabbed some Microsoft credit on Newegg (EMCENEN67 for 10% off), so I'll be pre-purchasing the Ultimate version shortly. You better have done good on the PC version, Playground...
MagicWithEarvin
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Headland Circuit race using the BMW M4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me2zXVlNT3Q
Love when that rain kicks in during the race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me2zXVlNT3Q
Love when that rain kicks in during the race.
Hockeymac18
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O'Neil?
Post of the Year candidate.
Yeah it's not as bad this time. Still could do without.
Btw if anyone knows the artist and track name for the title screen music please let me know because it's pretty fantastic.
digoutyoursoul
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I have been knocking MS for the Motorsport one year & Horizon the next strategy but I just tried the demo and playground have done a great job from what I have played, a great Dev team.
When I saw the voice assistant my first thought was it'd be really cool if they used the Cortana voice font and name when driving the Halo Warthog. Is Chief a nickname? I assume yes.
Not only are Chief and Spartan names listed, but "Master Chief" is even there.
Hockeymac18
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You and SunhiLegend need to combine your videos and make a compilation.
Beautiful
The Horizon series is all Playground Games' work.
So terrible.
Yep its Forza meets open world meets PGR, its not arcadey to the point its Mario Kart, but its still very arcade-y
More shots from last night, bummer about progress not saving!
Sweet fancy Moses.
I hate Forza and GT, everything about them send me to sleep.
I love playing Forza Horizon games as they straddle sim and arcade racing very convincingly. The only things I don't like are the festival stuff and 30fps.
This game..this game. For me, I like the Forza games but find they attract a far too serious type of player,this though just screams explore. Says much that I have both Forza Horizon 1 and 2 and I wouldn't say I'm the biggest racing game fan.
Shout out to the fantastic presentation of these games, the intro was beautiful. Proper tingle down the neck feelings.
Shout out to the fantastic presentation of these games, the intro was beautiful. Proper tingle down the neck feelings.
The biggest difference for me is that everything feels weightier in Horizon 3 compared to the second. In Horizon 2 the handling felt too loose and the cars felt like they were almost floating across the road. In 3 cars feel heavier and steering has a better momentum shifts. The improved sound design contributes again. Collisions sound more satisfying (which isn't saying much, 2's sounded dreadful) and there's an appropriate thud every time you land. Engine sounds are more aggressive but honestly I still think they're a bit feeble, I'm not sure why developers never seem to go all out here. Rain could be louder as well, I can barely hear it on my setup.
Just barely saw the latest Ken Block Gymkhana video and thought to myself, "This feels like playing Forza Horzion 3!"
Then lo and behold, there's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it FH3 plug. Love it.
Then lo and behold, there's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it FH3 plug. Love it.
MS feeling good about this one
MS will maybe finally get their first 90-metacritic exclusive?
Hopefully, but I'm still not confident in certain major scoring publications' abilities to actually find reviewers who are even decent at racers. Not in the States at least.
That might be a legitimate worry for a sim but you don't need to be good at racing games to enjoy FH.
What?
Kiler Instint, Forza 6 Apex, and Halo 5 Forge all look and run fantastic.
There is no reason to believe this will be a poor port.
True. This game might even be more fun when you're bad. Just ask Noobcraft and GHG.
PhilipDoesMatter
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So. Will be there am official GAF community for the game? I need to add friends to play dat.
ForzaGAF Xbox club, and probably a ForzaGAF in game club.
Hockeymac18
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I see it hitting 85. Like FH2, though, I'd rate it higher (above 90). It's just really hard to get above 90 on MC these days, though, especially as a racer.
Hey now! I may not be a Petran but I do finish in the middle of the pack fairly often. If anything I'm completely mediocre.True. This game might even be more fun when you're bad. Just ask Noobcraft and GHG.
PhilipDoesMatter
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Sorry for the ignorance but how do I find them?
I think Xbox clubs are still in preview only and the in game club will be in the full game, I haven't played the demo but I doubt they put it in there.
SkinnerSw33t
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Yeah. The interface for in-game clubs isn't in the demo.
CrimsonEclipse
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I had to look a few good times to make sure this wasn't real.
The gifs in this thread and the images, this game is something else to behold. Wow, well done Playground/Turn 10.
Can't wait to see the PC version and what you guys will be able to accomplish with Scorpio. Amazing stuff, have the demo downloaded myself but have not had the time to test it out yet.
While the demo is great i dont like that they still have done nothing to help you navigate the "track" aside from glancing at the mini map constantly or turning on the racing line (which I REALLY don't want to do). It seems even more problematic here than in fh2 as some of these environments you can't see shit. Crashing through a rainforest on and off the path I often have no clue where I'm going and glancing at the mini map can easily lead to fuck ups. I suppose rewind could help with my frustration but that's another thing I don't feel I should have to rely on as a racing game vet.