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10-25-2009, 03:47 PM
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OK well I was all excited about this and have spent some time with the game, but it's leaving me a bit cold.
I'm one of those cheapskates on a non HD xbox and was really pissed off that a shit load of content on disc 2 can't be accessed without a hard drive. Also I can't get movie replays cos I don't have an HD. What the f&^k... even Gran Turismo on PS1 had that for God's sake. It's got beautiful graphics and no slowdown but no motion blur like PGR4 and I hate to say it but it is a bit soulless and clinical maybe. I might even try out NFS Shift even though people have had trouble with the handling. The engine sounds on it are incredible and raw sounding. It is FAST too from what I've read. Dunno what to do, trade it or keep it... 
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10-25-2009, 04:15 PM
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I like my games biased toward sim & realism & I have both games & I can honestly say with much dismay that NFS Shift outclasses Forza3 in every way other than the aforementioned paint editor. It has fantastic handling, much better graphics than Forza3, including far better draw distance & particle effects. You can watch a car in front go off track on NFSS & they throw up a giant cloud of dust but Forza has next to nothing. There's also no anti aliasing in Forza3 which makes the foreground graphics very unpleasant. Admittedly NFS Shift really shines when using a wheel. Yeah the handling is good in F3 but NFS S keeps up here too & there is NO ATMOSPHERE in Forza3 at all. NFS S engine sounds are truly frightening in comparison. Because of the pathetic rewind button THERE IS NO GAMEPLAY left in Forza 3 at all. Being limitless in its generosity, there is absolutely no reason why you can't win any Single Player race 1st time, every time. Go wrong on a corner? just rewind, & rewind, & rewind & so on until you cross the line 1st. How on earth is that a sense of achievement in your career mode races??? Atleast the arcade GRID have a limited number of rewinds based on the level you played on or even the ability to switch it off totally. Last edited by Houndstone Hawk; 10-25-2009 at 04:56 PM.
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10-25-2009, 08:05 PM
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Houndstone, you've made my mind up buddy, I'm trading it in for Shift tomoro. The engine noises just aren't doing it for me. I'll miss the paintshop and decal customisation though. That is a game in itself.
Last edited by cyclone70; 10-25-2009 at 08:07 PM.
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10-25-2009, 09:06 PM
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You do realise that you don't actually have to use the rewind feature if you don't want to right? I've not used it once, but I do agree with most other comments regarding F3's downside. I also had shift but traded it in as IMO it was crap
 Super aggresive AI who constantly ram you etc and what's with the whole getting bonus points for spinning cars out and ramming them off track? Each to their own though I guess.
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10-25-2009, 10:01 PM
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Very true indeed. Good points made. The idiotic legalised aggressive mode is a complete head scratcher that makes Shift completely unplayable online & it's easily the biggest gripe to the otherwise superior game. However the single races & tailored aspect of the game is an area you can pretty much avoid all that sh*t. Choose how many laps you want in your 16-car strong race; two simple things that the player can't even get to enjoy in Forza3. I'd obviously recommend anyone to d/load the NFS demo 1st though
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10-26-2009, 10:54 PM
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My 1946 Car Design in Forza 3
Hmm! Think I need to get out more ...
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