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Forza 6 demo is available NOW. 13gb download.
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So they don't scare off the casuals?
GrizzleBoy
Banned
YEEEEEEEEEEEEES!
I love it. Done one race so far.
I chose the sexy Toyota and turned all assists off as soon as possible and yes, the feeling is good.
After the super weak rumble triggers from Horizon 2 I'm so happy to have proper rumble feedback in the triggers again.
I don't know if it was just the car that I chose but the grip levels felt low, but in a good way. Like keeping you on the edge of your seat through corners because you need good throttle control to stay fast while on the limit. If that's what it's like in the dry, puddles are going to destroy people....
Need to go and play F5 again to compare controls but they feel nice and responsive on a pad. Not plugged my wheel in yet.
Either way, my heart was pumping. I like it.
Also noticed I was being chased down the whole time by another car coming through the field with me.
edit: loading screen said quali, but then there was no quali o_o
I love it. Done one race so far.
I chose the sexy Toyota and turned all assists off as soon as possible and yes, the feeling is good.
After the super weak rumble triggers from Horizon 2 I'm so happy to have proper rumble feedback in the triggers again.
I don't know if it was just the car that I chose but the grip levels felt low, but in a good way. Like keeping you on the edge of your seat through corners because you need good throttle control to stay fast while on the limit. If that's what it's like in the dry, puddles are going to destroy people....
Need to go and play F5 again to compare controls but they feel nice and responsive on a pad. Not plugged my wheel in yet.
Either way, my heart was pumping. I like it.
Also noticed I was being chased down the whole time by another car coming through the field with me.
edit: loading screen said quali, but then there was no quali o_o
Doug Heffernan
Member
Can't wait to try this after work!
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I believe so. You'll need to leave that external drive on if you want to download to it while the system is in standby.
USF
Member
https://twitter.com/ForzaMotorsport/status/638730917276741632
"We're hearing reports of some users being asked to provide cc details to download the #Forza6 demo. We aim to have this resolved later today"
blue_phazon
Member
Cause it starts getting screwy after a few days and needs a fresh restart. I'd rather just have it do a full boot up every time
Really? Will leaving the external on damage it in the long run at all?
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
It won't damage it, but it won't last as long, probably. Hard drives are rated in MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) so time will catch up to it eventually. The thing is, hard drives are fickle creatures. Some die after a year, and others seem to last forever. It's a crapshoot anyway. If it were the internal drive it would be "on" if your system was in Instant-On mode anyway, so in that respect it will be no worse off than the internal drive, I think.
Just launch the download from the OP link
Thanks done it now. Apologies for stoopid questions.
J
JoJo UK
Unconfirmed Member
18% after 3 hours... :/
BabyFaceKillah
Member
it usually downloads faster when i put my xbox on sleep mode.
Oh nice! I never played a Forza game aside from a race at a demo console at the store.
I love racing games but I'm really bad at them, so I'll probably not get the full game because I won't be able to clear the story/championship mode.
On a side note, is 13 GB the usual demo size now? I haven't been keeping up with 'modern' gaming until I got my XBO a few months ago, so to me it seems like it's huge for just a demo.
I love racing games but I'm really bad at them, so I'll probably not get the full game because I won't be able to clear the story/championship mode.
On a side note, is 13 GB the usual demo size now? I haven't been keeping up with 'modern' gaming until I got my XBO a few months ago, so to me it seems like it's huge for just a demo.
Terbinator
Member
In fairness, it's a sizeable demo.
J
JoJo UK
Unconfirmed Member
But but then I can't see whats happening!
Fuck it I'll not get to play tonight, might aw well. Thanks for the advise.
Darryl M R
Member
Cool I will download this on my X1 while I play MGSV on my PS4! So my first racing game was DriveClub, from what has been shown before how will this match up with content and fun--do most people enjoy Forza over other brands of racing games? I don't really care about consoles I just like games so I'm excited for a free beta.
No, you shouldn't need to do that. My external drive is powered down in stand by and the Xbox turns it on when it needs it.
I queue up the Forza Demo from my office and went down a few minutes ago to give it a try; it was all downloaded while in stand by.
Terbinator
Member
I'm not entirely sure what you mean but come and Jump In with ForzaGAF, the racing is fine.
I don't believe there is any sort of expiration. There is certainly not a gameplay timer or anything in the demo itself
Kssio_Aug
Member
If you're interested in racing games but think youre bad at them, I highly recommend you Forza anyway.
Try Horizon 2 demo aswell, and see wich one calls your attention the most (I prefer Horizon over Motorport).
In Forza you have the option, while playing offline, to customize almost any assists and turn on/off a "rewind" option. Using rewind and playing with the assist settings you will get much better, and soon enough you will see yourself turning off most of these assistis, including the rewind, as you learn the tricks and get pratice.
In other words, Forza is a very didact game, and still very challengening and full of content!
Hugh Swank
Member
Sorry for your luck. I downloaded the demo 100% in 20 minutes around 12pm Eastern today. I would expect other people to have your experience later this afternoon & evening...with everyone & their mother downloading it.
First impressions...24 cars in the first qualifying race! The GT86 I selected is very much on the skittery side, and I love it!
Graphically, a step up from FM5, with a lot more incidental detail while racing, such as the odd leaf or two fluttering on the track while racing.
What's not so good - in game menu and pre race music can't be entirely switched off..but that's about it so far.
Pre-order stays!
Graphically, a step up from FM5, with a lot more incidental detail while racing, such as the odd leaf or two fluttering on the track while racing.
What's not so good - in game menu and pre race music can't be entirely switched off..but that's about it so far.
Pre-order stays!
You can turn both off in the audio portion of the menu.
Yes there is - four I think, one on each of the demo tracks.
- Lime Rock in an Audi S3
- yas marina at night in a Ferrari f430
- Sebring in the wet in a corvette
- Brazil in a ford GT
I think you have to finish the forced demo races first, until the demo ends at a 'which versions would you like to buy' screen, and then press X to restart the demo. After that there is a rivals option on the menu.
After finishing the hotlap, you can look at the leaderboard and filter by world, continent, near me, friends. Also shows what assists the person was using
rokkerkory
Member
Sounds like a small but good step up from FM5 in terms of gfx? With 50% more cars on screen too.
blue_phazon
Member
I want to download this but I still have the CC issue. Hopefully it gets resolved sooner than later. I know it's getting fixed today at some point but I'm impatient
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Game looks fantastic!
What? This is an awful screenshot.
Looks good to me, probably the most impressive Wii U game yet
Diablohead
Member
Driving in the rain for the first time and using no assists, the first puddle down the straight sucked me in while I was trying to overtake and well yeah, it's a lot harder then it looks lol.
I laughed out loud. Your mission is complete
Just played it. I'm still amazed at how much better Forza Horizon 2 (an open world, "go wherever you want" experience) looks compared to this track-based simulation racer. Cars don't look as polished, visually, as their Horizon 2 counterparts, and neither does the environment. Everything here looks sharper, though... But at the expense of jaggies and weird model deformation everywhere.
I know this is running at 60FPS, but I can't overlook it.
I know this is running at 60FPS, but I can't overlook it.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
The only racing game I could properly play to the end was Dirt 2 because of the rewind feature. I played some others without but I just couldn't complete the story modes at the end.
I always thought Forza looked amazing and wanted to play it so badly, but I figured it would be pointless to buy a game I couldn't complete anyway.. The realistic look about it, I figured there was no way it would have such a feature.
Your post just made my day, I'll check out Horizon 2 too, thanks again!
Kralamoonard
Member
Game looks fantastic!
Looks a tad rough in that screenshot, but I think you could have taken a more flattering screenshot - and the game is 60fps too - but the game can look gorgeous, like the screenshot below; rain always makes games look better lol.
But as I said, you can't really fault it since it is 60fps and you have to take comprises somewhere.
Haven't played FM6 yet, but I'm with you on FH2, it's probably one of the most beautiful videogames ever made. The framerate really doesn't bother me, but for me FH2 is king o f racers right now.
FM6 might change my mind, but I doubt it, I just love that arcade blue skies in FH2.
Lmao