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Have you guys tried this game yet? I was skeptical after reading reviews mainly because they made it out to be VERY difficult. That said, all the reviews I read gave it very good scores.
I decided to buy it last week and have played it non-stop. The career mode is by far the best career mode for any racing game i've ever played. I love the practice, qualify, race aspect and the gameplay is just bad ass.
Here's a few awesome aspects in my opinion:
-Weather effects are amazing. If you are out front or a gap between you and the guy ahead, the rain still affects you. If you are buried in the pack, it is insanely hard to see. The mist from the cars is amazingly done.
-changing tires in the paddock feels very hands-on. you can feel the difference driving between the two dry tire choices, and you can definitely see the difference in your times. also, the adjustments you can make to your car make a big difference.
-AI is TOUGH. I am currently doing a Short Weekend (1 hour practice, 15 minutes qualifying, 12 laps races) and it is tough to get the best times in qualifying and even tougher to win races. The AI act like real drivers, if you are clearly faster they will yield and let you pass, but they will also be very smart when trying to overtake you. Winning is very satisfying.
-I bought a steering wheel and built my own stand for it and it feels very realistic. If you try with the thumbstick, it is very tricky but doable.
just wanted to give you guys a heads up. i love Forza and realistic racing games and this one is my favorite so far.
I decided to buy it last week and have played it non-stop. The career mode is by far the best career mode for any racing game i've ever played. I love the practice, qualify, race aspect and the gameplay is just bad ass.
Here's a few awesome aspects in my opinion:
-Weather effects are amazing. If you are out front or a gap between you and the guy ahead, the rain still affects you. If you are buried in the pack, it is insanely hard to see. The mist from the cars is amazingly done.
-changing tires in the paddock feels very hands-on. you can feel the difference driving between the two dry tire choices, and you can definitely see the difference in your times. also, the adjustments you can make to your car make a big difference.
-AI is TOUGH. I am currently doing a Short Weekend (1 hour practice, 15 minutes qualifying, 12 laps races) and it is tough to get the best times in qualifying and even tougher to win races. The AI act like real drivers, if you are clearly faster they will yield and let you pass, but they will also be very smart when trying to overtake you. Winning is very satisfying.
-I bought a steering wheel and built my own stand for it and it feels very realistic. If you try with the thumbstick, it is very tricky but doable.
just wanted to give you guys a heads up. i love Forza and realistic racing games and this one is my favorite so far.
kind of daunting at first, but you really only get to use DRS in practice and qualifying. you can use it in the race too if you are close to an opponent. and KERS i usually only hit if i mess up a corner and have no speed or coming down the finish straight you can pick up a few extra mph.
i played 10 and it was a great game, but i just played it at a friends so I couldn't tell you all the differences. 11 is worth picking up i would say. not sure how 10 was in the career mode, but in 11 you are not required by your team to win races or the championship, i thought that was pretty cool as it's more of a 5 year goal. and the constructors championship is pretty rad too
thats my only complaint about the game.
whats really cool is playing the track that the real race is on, then watching the race. soo spot on.
also, if i was in one of those badass RedBull cars i could have easily won on speed alone. Vettel was behind me the whole time and would close right up on me on every long straight.
it's cool that there is so much more strategy to finishing well than just pinning it like a moto game
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I bought this game about a month back as I was hanging out for a decent career mode game.
and as a substitute to the mud game i was going to buy.
It has been in my tray ever since and im loving it.
loving the difference in engine sounds too, i prefer the cosworth's sound most, sounds great when you get
aggressive around monaco or singapore.
today i had a race on melbourne weather was perfect clear but a car in front had and engine problem and from the smoke
the visibility was as bad as heavy rain.i couldnt even catch him to pass him.!
best racing game i bought in ages, had some good battles online too and with a bit more practice
i know i can get even more out of it , so im a fan of this for sure.
and does make a change from hammering out laps on alive or reflex.
I was holding off until f1 2012 comes out in sept....
it's a wood stand and holds the pedal base and everything, fully adjustable. it's titties for what i spent ($20)
i may be able to dig up the instructions again, i found the design online and modified it to fit my needs.
the really cool thing about it, is that it folds up like a folding chair in seconds for storage. the only thing i would do is add some weight to the pedal-base. sometimes when i get really aggressive, i can pull it around. but it's not a big deal.
total nerd move, but me and my buddy built us both a stand and bring his TV to my place and play LAN races all the time. it's a shit load of fun.
I'm playing on the analog controller right now, but I'm already shopping for a steering wheel/controls. Great game, and I can't wait till I get comfortable enough to do some online racing. I highly recommend this bad-boy.
Oh, if there was a only a moto game with this level of realism...
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