Forza 2 Demo - Feedback

[JBeck]

So here it is, do you love it, hate it, was it worth the wait?

Serious discussion please.

Edit... Would like some feedback from wheel users as to how it all feels.

 

[JBeck]

No it's 50 pages long and too much bickering

 

[JBeck]

Awful in my opinion.

Visuals are pretty terrible and I don't like the gameplay at all.

Ooer, that's not a good start

 

[JBeck]

Well the first thing i have to say is no control options. I personally find the trigger/thumbstick layout awful. I always use buttons and have always had quicker times doing so. There'll be no time trialling for me i'm afraid Silly sods forcing people to use this...

Graphics, well i think PGR3 looks better although it doesn't have the draw distance Forza 2 has.

Handling, not sure on this, again the control layout makes it awkward for me to judge.

Sound, engines sound ok, music sucks poo. Other sounds seem average.

I need more time on it though so off i go

 

[JBeck]

ABS will stop wheels from locking up, doh, it does not stop you from applying full brakes, good grief some of you really need to drive a real car...

Actually ABS will stop you from applying full braking power. ABS only gives you the required braking pressure in any given situation.

The in game brakes do seem over sensitive but i guess you're limited with a pad anyway.

 

[JBeck]

I think you're getting mixed up with more modern braking systems which have all sorts of names.
But basic ABS does not apply the required braking for any given situation, it simply stops the braking pressure when it senses the wheels have locked up keeps turning them on and off rapidly. So a car with ABS will lock up, but only for a split second.

It's not basic ABS you're describing but older ABS. Yes it did work like that, basically it 'pumped' the brake pedal so to speak, nowadays it's all done by the computer. And you said it yourself

'it stops the brake pressure when it senses the wheels have locked up'

If you have only applied half pressure when you hit some gravel and locks up, the ABS won't let you apply anymore will it, hence it stops you from applying full pressure

 

[JBeck]

blah ok looks like nobody else was going to do it so... LT thread is up

 

[JBeck]

Boring as hell with the driving aids on, but turn them off... and it's a whole new game. Very fun and quite addictive.

Totally agree with this, I tried yesterday with all aids on to see if it was any quicker on lap times. Result, slower, too restrictive and damn boring. Driving with the aids off just shows how good a job they have done with the handling on this game. It's grown on me loads and the full game is going to be brilliant.