naznatips said:
daroamer said:
ethomaz said:
d21lewis said:
I haven't played a Gran Turismo since GT 3 (when I decided that I preferred Arcade racing over sim racing) and I've never played a Forza game outside of the demo.
I will say this. Turn 10 considers Forza competition for Gran Turismo because they wanted to launch their game head to head with it back in 2009. That's pretty ballsy of them. And many reviewers have come right out and said that Forza is the better game. Of course GT has legacy on its side. It's THE name in racing games just like how Mario is THE name in platforming. It didn't become what it is by sucking.
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The reviewers said Forza 3 is a better game but GT5 is a better simulator.
What the focus of each game? That's my point... no direct competitors... different types of games... different focus.
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I don't think the sim differences are as big as you're making it to be. Forza is a sim, end of story. You can make it more arcadey by turning on assists but at it's core it's designed as a sim racer, not an arcade racer.
The guys at Inside Sim Racing gave the physics in Forza 3 a higher score than GT5.
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Yeah, but more thorough vetting of the games has shown Forza's physics are quite a bit off on each car from reality (check the Car and Driver breakdown). I agree, though, it's still close enough to be called a sim, and normal people wouldn't even notice, but genuine car enthusiasts tend to pick GT because it's as accurate a simulation of the actual handling and performance of each car as exists.
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Oh, I agree, I think the sim aspects could be improved and it looks like they are doing so for Forza 4. My point was mainly that their aim is to create a sim racer, even if you can make it very arcady with all the assists.
