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[EG NeoMorph]

OK, I know you are expecting me to moan about the bugs and problems with the game but there is one problem... I can't find any!

Seriously, this title is EXTREMELY polished. Everything works well and the cars behave right. In Forza 1 and 2 the AI cars were on rails and it was hard to make them spin out (if you are getting peed off with losing). In Forza 3 though the physics are applied to ALL cars. The AI cars even make mistakes if you pressure them. I was behind the leading car in one race and he tried going faster and ended up skidding off at a sharp bend.

There is one criticsm though... loading times are LONG... even when installed to hard drive. But so far that is the ONLY problem I can find with this game.

Way to go Turn10.

[Guyyug]

Noticed that about the AI, HUGE improvement, I saw the AI spinout into a tyrewall myself. Though I haven't tried hitting a tyre wall yet, do you know if the tyres still act like a concrete barrier?

[EG NeoMorph]

Nope... Tyre wall = BOING! heh

I overcooked at one corner at the top of a rise and lost traction and hit the tire wall.

Forza 2 was pretty much Forza 1.5 imho... Forza 3 is a HUGE leap forward in my mind. The painting system is VASTLY more usable in F3 and you can even do your graphics on a sheet of what looks like graph paper instead of the car and then stamp the image on the car where you want. The menus for the graphics have been limited to 1/10th of the screen instead of nearly half the screen which means it is easier to line up your art better.

Oh and us limited edition owners are identified on live with a little crown next to their name. We even get TWO giveaway DLC cards in the pack which includes VIP Membership, Exclusive Car Pack, Free Forza 3 Premium Theme (eventually), Motorsport Legends Car Pack, Sidewinder Proving Grounds Track Pack and Benchmark High Speed Ring Track Pack. All in all USEFUL stuff... not like the Modern Warfare 2 crap.

Have to say, this is a pretty much flawless game in my eyes. Even the loading time is good in a way as it gives you time to flop your wrists around to get the stiffness out after playing a while. The 60 frames per second in Forza 3 have also meant that it doesn't strain your eyes. After a session of Forza 2 I would end up with my eyes streaming because of the flicker.

There is one cheeky thing though... the screenshot of the limited edition box makes it look like the USB datakey is metal like the keyfob. It's actually just the way the light shines on it. In real life it looks silver too... until you take it out of the box and you find it is grey plastic heh. It's a Sandisk 2gb one so it's still good. The keyfob itself is MEGA CHUNKY metal. No cheap throwaway keyfob this... it's really well made.

So yeah, after the dismal attempt that is Operation Flashpoint 2 with mega amount of bugs we get Forza 3 with NO BUGS and smoothness profound. Go figure.

I'll do a full review on Thursday hopefully.

There is one problem that is not part of the game itself... this is the Premium Forza 3 theme that is supposed to come with the LCE... I entered the code and got the Limited Collectors Edition stuff... but no Forza 3 theme. Others on the Forza 3 website forums are saying the same thing so maybe it's just not available yet. We are 3 days before the official release after all heh.

[Guyyug]

Are you saying you get extra codes to give to others? If so, could I take one?

[EG NeoMorph]

Nope... just the two scratch cards that come in the box dude. They are the freebie stuff in the LCE version of Forza 3.

Oh btw, on xbox.com I went to check your progress in Forza 3 and up popped "This player has not earned any achievements yet." heh. Guess getting the game 3 days early meant that it busted xbox.com.

[AmbientPanda]

this game is already out?

jesus i need some money.

[EG NeoMorph]

HAH! I FOUND A BUG!

Hehe... I was having problems with my Ford Shelby GT500 '07 and really screwed up... I hit restart and there I was on a grid of... ONE CAR! All the other cars were listed as Did Not Finish!

DID NOT START MORE LIKE 

It's happened to me twice now... I just hit restart again and the cars reappear. I'd feel like I was cheating if I went around a course and got a default win (it's boring too)... 

[Guyyug]

Why are you the only one who ever finds bugs.

Also another great point about the game, in forza 2 I do not remember hearing the whine of a super charger, yet I can hear it in this game.

[EG NeoMorph]

I heard it in FM1 and 2.

Oh and I found another bug... Check the photo I sent you. It will say it was taken by "EG" and not "EG NeoMorph" heh.

I are the bugmeisterfinder!

[Red Intensity]

So are any of the bugs you found gamebreaking? Currently the only thing I found to be a breath of fresh air is that the AI can be screwed over with the right tactics. I do agree that the AI on rails (Forza 2) is annoying, and that made the game feel monotonous, in my opinion. Seems like Turn10 made a U-turn and revamped their engine.

Many good choices but I currently have enough money to buy one title.

[EG NeoMorph]

I found a way to beat the races on the HARDEST difficulty by going around the track at 30mph... lol. Totally reproducable too.

I think I had better submit this bug direct to the devs or everyone will be getting free cashola.

Not found any real game breaking bugs in the game. When Guyyug hosted on his slow net connection we had some really bizarre stuff happening. We started this one race and he went around the corner and WHAM... he was driving while 10 foot in the air for a few seconds and then the game realised what was happening and fixed it. When we shifted to me hosting most of the lag stopped.

I've played it for 2 days now and am only just over 3% completed so you can see how big the game is now. Granted some races feel similar but the opponents change... and the AI is just as vulnerable as humans  in overcooking corners and making mistakes. I was drafting this one AI car and he totally missed the turn, and I ended up following him too heh.

When everyone who is getting it gets the game we will have to have a big race.

[BAB3r]

can't wait...this is gonna be my bday presents, that and my license...hmmm 

[Guyyug]

When everyone who is getting it gets the game we will have to have a big race.

Then everyone else can watch as my Shelby GT500 pulls of and become a speck to everyone in the distance as Neo saw earlier. 

Also for everyone who plays Neo, a sure fire way to win is just make him laugh. 

[EG NeoMorph]

HEY... Letting out driving tactics is a no-no... Just you wait, my GT500 will be rebuilt... we have the technology to make the first bionic Shelby (we just don't have the credits lol).

Say, did you get the pic I gifted of you where it looks like you are doing a wheelie... ON THE FRONT WHEELS? It was from when you rammed into the back of my muscle car and came off second best.

[Guyyug]

Just got it recently when I was playing, didn't realize I went so high... Shame the site isn't fully functional with the pictures, we could show everyone else our shinangians. 

Btw, the shelby has been and gone, my exige may not have the same top speed as it, but when it comes to accleration and handling it's quicker and is a better car. 

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