Forza Motorsport 3

Because there doesn't appear to be a thread...
Definitly my highlight of E3 so far.
Really liked Forza 2 but was let down by sketchy visulas, but this just looks amazing!
www.forzamotorsport.net has a few very nice visuals.

The announcement totally took me by surprise and so I'm delighted by the Autumn release

Anyone else on here really looking forward to ths? - I've never really found any racers on here.

Then you have never looked hard enough

I can't wait for this. I was more excited, and surprised, about this announcement than Halo. It looks amazing; and if they pull off something that beats Sony's GT5, i'll be laughing so hard. One of my mates is a Sony fan boy who reckons GT5 will be unrivalled. So come on Sony, do something with your 4 year development time!

Oh yeah forgot to add...

Ooo look what Turn 10 can do, they can use damage modelling. Will GT5 still feature impervious cars?

Oh yeah forgot to add...

Ooo look what Turn 10 can do, they can use damage modelling. Will GT5 still feature impervious cars?

No it will feature full damage modelling, whether it ever gets released is another matter but I bet Polyphony Digital staff love playing it at work,
Gran Turismo: Forever!

So delighted with the damage!
I have read in the LCE book that they had physics models set up for forza 1 like what was seen in the trailer with rolling and crushing cars but were forced to remove them due to the simulation limitations and ofcoarse big name companies don't want their cars looking like they roll easily etc.

Edit - Just read what gooner said. That is exactly what I am refering to. Forza 2 had it all but weren' allowed it.
I previously was a GT fanboy until I reluctantly played Forza 1 and it blew me away, where as GT are spending yeas developing and it will have to g some to come close to Forza 3 which has been developed in under half the time?

[ApocalypseCow]

there's a nice vid on the forza microsite too, 720p in-game footage, looks fantastic.

Yep, watched it last night. Looks stunning, however.... they had great videos for Forza 2 which were "in-game" but were actually replays that were playing at 30fps with better Anti-aliasing and subtle motion blur turned on, neither of which are switched on during actual gameplay in Forza 2. Though admittedly, the game does then run at 60fps.

I still loved the game so much that I forgave it's graphical failings. If Turn 10 have made leaps in that department while still remaining true to the sim style, then they'll almost have the perfect racing game. All it needs then to be perfect is a little 'soul'. Forza 2 was amazing, yes, but was also a very dry, somewhat sterile experience. The tournaments need to be better, the AI drivers need more 'personality' - though please, Turn 10, no storylines ala Codemasters! - actually, real racing drivers, past and present, would make for some very interesting races.

That of course won't happen, but it's something to think about.

[Reaper Uk]

Loved the previous two games but i agree with nighteyes that they did feel a little sterile. If they can improve that as well as the graphics then GT will truely have a hard time topping it.

More tracks (not including the same tracks but backwards! ) and shorter races please. I have no interest in a 5 race series of 10 laps each

I loved forza 2. Still play it now every so often.
It is a bit sterile but I like that. Its a racing game. No story, no personality, just let me race.
The circuits were sparse but most real life circuits are (few exceptions like monico and san luis).

I'd like to see them introduce open wheel racing.

I think this calls for a Forza 2 reunion.

Anyone else fancy some racing online in the near future?

I've been thinking of getting it again for a while now, but I'm super skint this month.

I'll get involved

I'd be up for that as well.

I'm gonna have to find money from somewhere for this...