Miles Quaritch
Member
I used to. I kept the fires burning for months, but now I just can't. The disappointment month after month is just too much...
This was me after they announced the October preview features,
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Forza Horizon 2 Demo |OT| "Where we're going, we don't need roads."
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I used to. I kept the fires burning for months, but now I just can't. The disappointment month after month is just too much...
This was me after they announced the October preview features,
Playground are masters. They proved that with the first Horizon and have outdid themselves yet again. I don't see any racing game topping this. At least not for me.
Angelcurio
Gold Member
Game looks really good and fun, it reminds me of Burnout Paradise and makes me wonder how an hypotetically sequel on PS4/XONE would have been like. The only somewhat distractive element i have seen so far is that when you traverse through a grass field, my brain keeps expecting some kind of physics reaction, but instead of crushing the grass, it looks like you are simply clipping throught all the grass in the field,
Miles Quaritch
Member
Played it at a friends house?
It's damn good, some slight criticisms about the rain and how static it is, but it's pretty bloody great apart from that.
There's literally no better feeling than barrelling through a vineyard in bumper cam view at 100mph.
ShutterMunster
Junior Member
I'm kind of impressed by how much I dig it. It just felt awesome zipping around in that Lambo and then the Evo. I'm also shocked by how good it is visually. It's got it's own little look, but I dig it. I may have to add another racer onto my list for this fall. Going to race around some more.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I used to. I kept the fires burning for months, but now I just can't. The disappointment month after month is just too much...
This was me after they announced the October preview features,
Got my gif ready for you if it's not coming next update.
Miles Quaritch
Member
It won't be. It's like waiting for Sony to announce they pause download feature. The systems probably weren't designed with those features in mind and patching them is more work than it's worth.
I don't get what is going on with that. 2 times now I have had to do a manual update with games. Once with Diablo and once with Destiny. This should all be automatic with the setting I thought.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Destiny is scared.
Just saw that and wanted to post about it. Perfect gif capture. Played the demo for alomst 3 hours this morning. Love it so much. Thinking about ordering the ultimate edition.
LOL, yep. You can just feel it when going through the fields. The jumps and landing and spinning around will just about take your breath.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Having Phantasy Star 4 flashbacks right now.
GrizzleBoy
Banned
Awesome.
The FFB and vibration strength default to 50 but I turned them both up to 65 and it's great.
Driving cross country feels awesome. Bumps, jolts, going light As you get air.
Super Stardust
Member
this game is amazing... GOTY material
SEGAvangelist
Member
R3TRODYCE
Member
Diablohead
Member
Sadly if you own the disc version of a game you need to run the disc for an update to finish up, otherwise it sits there doing nothing.
If you mean problems with live bought games, no idea.
flashmouth
Neo Member
That game's so good, I wanna cry. But the handling could go deeper for my taste, nowhere near fm5, although they have all the options.
Some key improvements for me:
tuning options before the race are back, thank god for that
disabling rewind grants you +20% on rewards
really enjoying it, just blasting through the fields in cockpit view is amazing.
Some key improvements for me:
tuning options before the race are back, thank god for that
disabling rewind grants you +20% on rewards
really enjoying it, just blasting through the fields in cockpit view is amazing.
Miles Quaritch
Member
nhlducks35
Member
NullPointer
Member
Someone needs to ask the question we're all thinking.
Could a demo win game of the year?
I think spending $100 on Horizon will make me feel a lot better.
Is this the first time someone used the "D" word in this thread? I'm super impressed guys.
Yes! Thanks for .gif-ing this part, would have done it myself if I could. Poor Fiesta ST.
Ah. Though my Diablo is digital. I suppose maybe it was updated close to the time I got on, but I'm pretty sure it was released earlier that day.
controls menu says hold ^ for photomode, but doesnt work lol
Hm...A genre where I typically pass on everything except Mario Kart, but I will probably have to buy this. Some observations from someone who never played Horizon 1, but has played a little bit of Forza 5 casually:
- Cleanest IQ I´ve seen on PS4/XBO yet. Yes, cleaner than Infamous (which is stunning too). Is this running 4X MSAA? Post-processing AA this simply cannot be. 1080P, and not a jaggy in sight. Technically this is probably the most impressive game on current gen yet if you ask me. For a console that is less powerful than the PS4, it certainly does not show.
- Mistook the game for a 60 fps one before I remembered that it isn´t. Best use of motion blur in a racing game I´ve ever seen.
- Fun gameplay, stunningly polished presentation. Best use of the rumble triggers so far.
- This is how you do a demo right. Some real content with variation. This is the work of a confident developer that has nothing to hide and is willing to let the game do the talking.
Sorry for the maybe overdone hype, but just credit where credit is due. Bravo Playground. My only gripe is I wish the wheel physics would be more arcade like (less drift).
- Cleanest IQ I´ve seen on PS4/XBO yet. Yes, cleaner than Infamous (which is stunning too). Is this running 4X MSAA? Post-processing AA this simply cannot be. 1080P, and not a jaggy in sight. Technically this is probably the most impressive game on current gen yet if you ask me. For a console that is less powerful than the PS4, it certainly does not show.
- Mistook the game for a 60 fps one before I remembered that it isn´t. Best use of motion blur in a racing game I´ve ever seen.
- Fun gameplay, stunningly polished presentation. Best use of the rumble triggers so far.
- This is how you do a demo right. Some real content with variation. This is the work of a confident developer that has nothing to hide and is willing to let the game do the talking.
Sorry for the maybe overdone hype, but just credit where credit is due. Bravo Playground. My only gripe is I wish the wheel physics would be more arcade like (less drift).
Could driveclub be xbox's killer app?
Kssio_Aug
Member
Yup, neither for me. I am not a big fan of racing sims (besides FM5 surprised me), and I was looking for a more arcadey game that:
-Did not had cops to spoil your races.
-Did not encourage crashing to gain bonuses.
-That had good handling.
-That had tunning and visual customization.
Forza Horizon 2 seems exactly that, and even more!! With dynamic weather, real time day cycle, stunning visuals and apparently many different events! Loved it, trully! Day 0 here!
intheinbetween
Member
the cockpit view is the only one I'm using, I got used to it by playing Forza 5 and now I can't switch to a different camera.
loving this demo so much that I'm afraid I will be playing it everyday until the 30th
loving this demo so much that I'm afraid I will be playing it everyday until the 30th
Damn, pretty early for both of those.
I honestly feel that these two games will be dark horses in the GoTY conversation.
I hate it that these are coming out on the same day. But I am super excited for both.
Sweet. Cheers mate
GANGSTERKILLER
Member
Open world racing heaven right here.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It certainly could be with Destiny and Watch Dogs out of the picture. I see Bayonetta 2, Dragon Age, LotR, Sunset Overdrive, Advanced Warfare, Alien Isolation, AC: Unity, The Evil Within, Drive Club and Super Smash Bros and think... why not?
Orpheus Telos
Member
This demo is absolutely fantastic. The physics feel great, the framerate is solid, and the IQ is superb. I don't really have anything negative to say about it right now. It's just a really well made game.