More finer details for the Forza 3 fans

by XboxOZ360

©2009 Grant Smythe – OXCGN.com

Forza 3 Update 4th July

Not a great deal to share at the moment, other than the following screens and a video from Forzamotorsport net.

The screens show some older tracks which will be a welcomed return, as they provided some of the best close racing competition in Forza 2. Plus we have the inclusion of Le Mans of course. It is an excellent high speed track and will lend its self to some of the tried and proven vehicles of all time.

Sure, many are returns, but like all racing linage, many cars race for years before moving on, and in some cases, still race in current form. We should be pleased to see the addition of Le Mans, and the high speed monsters. It would be nice to see some of the other stablemates in there like the Courage etc, but we’ll have to wait and see what is in store for us as the months unfold.

With over 400 cars (with DLC packs expect to see in excess of about 450 cars in Forza 3) the numbers of different models is going to be high. While Forza 2 was “advertized” to have 300 cars, it shipped with 305 and by the time the various packs were released, had a stable number of 350 cars all up, including all models and makes.

With Forza 3 being greater than Forza 2, we can expect more, based on a similar delivery style as previous. It worked then, it’ll work again. Extending the playability of the game over many months after release. We have the return of the different R Class cars again, which are brilliant. For those who complain about them, sorry, but that IS what racing is about.

Pitting your equally powerful car against others, where only droving and tuning skills separate the better drivers. Not the size of your turbo or how much rubber you have on the road. The bullshit stops when the flag drops is the old saying, and it has always been proven to be quite true. So get over it, the R1′ through to the R4′s will be in there – again.

We’ll have the UGC (User Generated Content) taking front stage much more than in Forza 2′s art styles that were applied to vehicles. These puppies are very well detailed now, with a huge increase in definition, clarity and detail not only in the cars themselves, but the trackside and interiors. Personally I’ll not be looking at how good my ride is at 200mph, I’ll be more focused on the next 2 corners approaching rapidly at a huge rate of knots in cockpit view thank you very much.

We have not only an advanced paint editor, but the new Video Editor and areas that Turn10 have some special things planned in the area of UGC . . Ideally, OXCGN may get its hands on a disc soon, and will publish my own personal hands on with the game, and even do a hands on comparison with several other new titles coming up to see how they all rank . . .

In the mean time, enjoy the screens above and the video from Turn 10 which will be included shortly today.

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Forza 3 Update 25th June

Not a great deal to report at the moment people, Tuurn10 and MS are keeping very mum right now on the Forza 3 front. We ‘alomst’ had a Forza 3 event here in Sydney yesterday (24th June) but was cancelled at the very last moment by Microsoft’s PR arm Pulse.

We were invited to attend, and were to be privy to some new info, but alas, the pin was pulled at the eleventh hour. But we did learn that they are planning something big here in Oz, and we’ll definietly be part of it. There are things a-foot, but we are not allowed to mention those at the moment.

So to help those of you who haven’t had a chance, here’s the latest Forzamotorsport 3 Podcast for your enjoyment all the way from Turn10.

Forza 3 Update 15th June

As I predicted, Le Mans IS part of the new Forza 3, here’s the details of it, and the first listing of some of the 100 cars to be featured in Forza 3 due out in October 09..

Le Mans Circuits to Debut in Forza Motorsport 3

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 15, 2009 – October 2009 sees the introduction of the eagerly awaited “Forza Motorsport 3”, giving fans the ultimate driving simulation with more than 100 race cars and previously unseen tracks on offer.

Petrol-heads will be able to experience first hand the winding corners and speedy straights of Le Mans, one of the oldest and most prestigious endurance races in the world. The famed Le Mans, Le Sarthe and Bugatti circuits debut in the next installment of the hugely popular Forza Motorsport franchise.

The “Forza Motorsport 3” experience is enhanced through finely tuned and highly engineered racing machines designed by the world’s most prestigious racing teams. Among the 100 plus set of race cars available are the Peugeot Sport 908, Audi FSI Companion Racing R8 and even the Ferrari MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP

With impressive graphics and more competition and variety, “Forza Motorsport 3” captures the thrill of Le Mans and lets fans exercise their love of motorsport like never before.

For more information or to download in-game screen shots and videos showcasing some of the hottest race cars available, visit http://forza.xbox.com.

The following are some of the 100 plus race cars featured in “Forza Motorsport 3”:

• Audi

#2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI

#2 FSI Champion Racing R8

#8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI

Bentley

#7 Team Bentley Speed 8

BMW

#15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR

Cadillac

#6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02

Peugeot

#8 Peugeot Sport 908

#3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C

Porsche

#17 Racing Porsche AG 962c

Toyota

#3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020

Ferrari

#12 Risi Competizione F333 SP

#30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP

And for gods sake, do not complain that your precious Nissan tin-top, or ATV isn’t in there, or truck. These ate Le Mans cars in this years Le Mans . . . more cars and tracks as we get them from Microsoft.

Forza 3 detailed update 8th June:

This being probably one of the most hit pages for Forza on google, we like to keep everyone happy with as much ‘insider’ stuff as possible.

So with this update we’ve combined with the Australian Xbox Team (InsiderX) in LA who did this great interview with John Wedl, Content Director on Forza 3 with “Jinx” (ex-Fragdoll Ashley Jenkins) who is now XboxLIVE online manager for Xbox Australia.

What’s in the vid?  Well some very interesting revelations and it’s worth listening to the whole interview as Ashley’s questions really get John Wedl opening up on paint customisation, how even novices will be able to enjoy racing, crash rewind and more. So read, listen and enjoy!

• Australia’s Jinx (Ashley Jenkins – Xbox Aust Online Manager)

Forza 3 has – wait for it:

400 CARS

Cars have 4 times the texture detail than previously, so you’ll notice the small detail in such things as the wheel nuts, buttons on dashboards, stitching on seats, steering wheels, buttons on dashboards, consoles and even the writing on switches.

Detail like clearly seeing each small 24 LED lights in the Audi R8 headlamps that represents the Le Mans 24 hour Race that Audi are famous for. Bet you didn’t know that! This is even more proof that there will be a HUGE announcement coming on June 13th from trackside at Le-Mans.

Every one of those 400 cars has been meticulously detailed not only outside and inside, but “underneath” as well. Yep, you read it right, the underside of every car has been modeled correctly, with exhausts, gearboxes and mechanics in place where they normally would be, whether it is a Lamborghini, Ferrari, BMW or a VW GTi Polo.

Each car has 10 times the number of polygons as the previous iteration, making the visuals more ‘realistic’ than ever before. Just check out those details on the roadside. Yes, they are in-game screens pulled straight from gameplay.

100 tracks -

Hmmm, that’s one hell of a lot of tracks for any driver to have to play around with. Now if there’s one person out there that says, yeah but, what about so-n-so track, that’s not in there, then I say to you, go home, please, you’re a turkey who’s only looking to create an issue where there is none. If you’re a real car enthusiast, and 100 tracks can’t satisfy you, then you’re one greedy mug.

Tracks are even better than before. Forza 2′s tracks were generated even with the help of both topographical terrain maps as well as satellite images of the actual tracks right down to the shoulder, fall of the road and high spots.

Well Forza 3 goes even further, with greater draw distances and more trackside detail, which was missing in Forza 2 I must admit. But hey, who gives a rats arse when you’re doing 250mph coming off the downhill run into the hairy little chicane on Maple Leaf with 3 others right next to you, all trying to get the line.

Not me, that’s for sure (see my mix up with the Zonda at 190mph + I was SO luck there -and went on to actually pull a decent time as well) I’ll be enjoying the full simulation I can get from Forza 3, and paying little attention to those beautiful vistas, track detail, or blades of grass and rocks, nor those open cracks on the tarmac surfaces . . hmm, maybe I will pay attention to the open tarmac surface actually . . . don’t want to roll it now, do I.

Oh, did I mention you can actually roll the car, and you’ll see all those shiny pieces of car go flying everywhere . . .

50 Car Manufacturers

50 car manufacturers will be supplying the total 400 cars.  Ahh yes, I can hear the GT5 boys in the background laughing going “…ha ha you’re ‘pawned’, GT 5 has 900 cars so there, Forza 3 = major fail!”-

To you I say, please, get a life. Forza 2 had 340 cars and that was way too many to own and race. I’ve spent over 500 hours on Forza 2, and there’s still cars I haven’t competitively driven. So having 400 is just fine for any “serious” racer to have fun with, while 900 is just plain old “overkill” – sorry, but it is.

Ppppfffttt – Come on, where and when are you going to race 900 cars in one games lifetime – honestly!

50 manufacturers will supply various models from their ranges, meaning that almost all major manufactures will be represented in some way in Forza 3. Sure, we may not get all the cars we might love, but hey, you have to draw a line someplace and say: enough is enough, lets get on with making the game, not a showroom full of cars for a game that takes forever to be released or work well.

New Features a-plenty

I hate Sims – They suck!

Well, for some they do, which is why for some gamers, many racing games can prove to be a right pain in the arse. They throw the controller away in disgust, and never return. They want the visual splendour and “feel” of a sim, but don’t want to have to actually “drive” like an expert racer.

Well to cater for those gamers, whether they are 6 years old or 60, Forza 3 now has One Finger Racing. Hmm…

Sounds scary doesn’t it, but no, it’s actually what Forza 3 calls ‘Auto-Braking’. This is where all you need to do is simply steer and make sure the car gets in and out of the corners, stays off the barriers and heads in the general direction of the finish line.

While you do that, Forza 3′s unique “Auto-Brake” will apply, release, feather the brake according to the track, angle and approach you are taking. It might not stop you from smashing right into another car, but I suppose that’s what those sorts of drivers want anyway.

Well you have it now.

No No No . . what about we Sim Nuts!!??

I can already see the forums and comments boxes lighting up everywhere. “We want real racing, not all that Assists-On bullshit – give us  the Sim please”.

Settle down champ, the core racer is looked after even more in Forza 3. Not only are the tuning elements increased, but even tire wall flex has been taken into account now, so you not only can feel the cars shift under load, but that flex walls WILL affect the drivability of your ride (car), and thus your speeds on the tracks, all 100 of them (sorry, couldn’t help adding that again).

You’ll still be able to work out special vehicle set-ups for each track for each car, store those set-ups so you can add or remove them when you take the same car to different tracks, rather than re-tweak and tweet the setup every time.

• E3 Forza 3 Developers Demo

All the features you had before will be there, and even more. I know that there will be special engines out there that will also help you find the optimum tweaks for your ride based on tire, rim size, width, vehicle height, angle centre of gravity etc, like the brilliant Forza 2 Tuning Calculator I have used many times, and it’s worked a treat I might add. So expect that to get an overhaul from the people that run that site – all part of the greater Forza community.

What about the looks?

The paint editor was excellent last time, and Forza’s Turn 10 were SO impressed with what the community were turning out, even as early as 2 weeks into release, that they have upped the anti on the editor even further, allowing even more layers, flexibility and also some great new community treats for us all.

There will be leaderboards for car designs, HD Video compilations, photos etc so you can do your level best at what you do best. Video editing uses the new HD 1080p video editor, or the Photo Image Maker capturing HD 1080Pm images of your near-misses or stunning paint jobs. Using the newly enhance Paint Editor helps you expertly created liveries that you can take images of and share across the net – just like some ppl at OXCGN do heheh.

You will have your own place to “shine” in the sun, and will compete for King Of The Hill across the global visual design leaderboards. So while you might be a “smuck” on the track, you could be the best creator in visual effects, design or photography, and gain recognition that way, rather than creating chaos on the track out of pure frustration.

All in all, a great way for the community to grow even stronger.

For me this just means more nights at the paint editor (ahhh please) and knowing that what currently is a solid 2 million plus user base on Forza 2 STILL will combine with the newer users and move Forza 3 to the top of the racing car scene on any console or platform to date.

As always, as we find and gain new details, we’ll share them with you. We’re working on finding out some of those 100 tracks, outside the 3 being used in the demos of course. Ideally some will be Aussie greats like Bathurst, Phillip Island, Eastern Creek etc.

So OXCGN makes this promise to you, if it’s got anything to do with Forza 3, then we’ll have it here. If it’s not first, at least it WILL be detailed, it will be updated and it will be for the enthusiast, not the tire-kickers out there.

And of course, it goes without saying, Forza 3 WILL be the best racing sim on the market – bar none – and arrive this October (my best bet is still the 24th October, last Thursday in the month. But hey, I have been known to be wrong in the past – just don’t tell anyone – okay!).

©2009 Grant Smythe – OXCGN.com

Many thanks to our OXCGN Affiliate Lvl2gamer for the updated images

More Forza 3 news

Make sure you check out the great Fantec Sports Wheels and the set that OXCGN will have up for grabs later on when Forza 3 arrives in October 23rd (Aust Release date) . . . as well as other OXCGN Forza 3 pages of info on the game.

• Forza 3 October Info #11 Curvaceous Chevy Camaro SS
• Forza 3 250 Gig Xbox 360 Bundle Official – OXCGN News & Special Offer
• Forza 3 October Info #10 Classic American Muscle ’79 Z28
• Forza 3 October Info #9 Saleen S331 Supercharged Supercab
  
• Forza 3 October Info #8 Build Your Own Chevy-Dodge-Ford
• Forza 3 October Info #7 Sleek, Sexy & Swift 2009 Scriocco GT
  
• Forza 3 October Info #6 – Complete car listing
  
• Forza 3 October Info #5 Primetimes’s #11 Viper R3 Class
  
• Forza 3 October Info #4 2006 Slippery Evo & HKS Time-Attack Mitshubishi
  
• Forza 3 October Info #3 Black Beast – #41 Gulf F1 Mc Laren GTR
  
• Forza 3 October Info #2 Mad Mazda Lola #16 Comin’ Through
  
• Forza 3 October Info #1 Here Comes The BMW E34 Z4 Coupe
• Forza 3 September Info #12 Bell Motor’s #11 DB9 Aston Martin R2 Coupe
• Forza 3 September Info #11 Presenting The Koenigsegg CGT
• Forza 3 September Info #10 Skyline Driftin’ Madness
• Forza 3 September Info #9 Fugimi Kaido Returns
• Forza 3 September Info #8 2nd DLC Pack – Ferrari’s & 2010 Italia 458
  
• Forza 3 September Info #7 More Ferrari Mayhem
  
• Forza 3 September Info #6 250 gig Forza 360? & Farrari Madness
  
• Forza 3 September Info #5 Forza Dyno Tunes Ford GT400
  
• Forza 3 September Info #4 Bugatti Veyron & Avatar Cloths
  
• Forza 3 September Info #3 Media Update – V8 Supercars Event Slideshows
• Forza 3 September Info #1 & 2 V8 Supercars Officially Announced
  
• Forza 3’s V8 Supercars In-game screen & info V8 Supercar Image found
  
• Forza 3 August Info #5 Video Walkthroughs
  
• Forza 3 August Info #4 Forza Dreams, Gadget Show & Puma
  
• Forza 3 August Info #3 LE Information
• Forza 3 August Info #1 & 2 Cars, cars & more cars & Le Mans
  
• Forza 3 coming in 2009 OXCGN’s Official Major Forza 3 Page
  
• Forza 3 June info E3 Video Interviewwith Developer
  
• Forza 3 June-July Info screens & vids
• Official Australian Xbox Forza 3 site game info
• Fantec Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel for Forza 3
• Fantec Wheel Stand and Turbo Wheel kit up for grabs – info
• OXCGN’s Forza 3 on its way in 2009
• OXCGN confirms Aussie cars in Forza 3
• Fantec Prosche 911 Wheel for Forza 3
• Forza 3 Official – Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

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