Official Forza Motorsport 3 Thread - Game is OUT

[DivideBYZero]

weak

 

[A5]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
weak

Thanks for your insightful and prescient comment. Do you have a newsletter I can sign up for? :roll:

 

[viivo]

So any news on whether Forza 3 will include more than 2 engine sounds that are just tone pitched up or down?

I'm definitely going to buy it, but the sound in Forza 2 has always irritated me.

 

[ivan2]

can't wait to try the SL65 black, clarkson was dissing it in top gear 2 weeks ago for not being harsh to ride on, which means that it's all race.

 

[Queasy]

Latest Update (7/28) - Euro Cars listed along with new Circuit de Catalunya - Pics and more details in link.

Euro Compacts
2010 Fiat 500 Abarth SS
2009 Ford Fiesta Zetec S
2009 Ford Focus RS
2009 Lotus Evora (drive it like a compact Lotus!)
2009 Mini Cooper JCW
2009 Renault Twingo Renault Sport Cup
2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X
2009 Seat Ibiza Cupra
2009 Vauxhall Corsa VXR
Volvo C30 R-Design

Euro Tracks
Circuit de Catalunya
Nurburgring Nordschleife

 

[Queasy]

Latest Update (7/31) - IGN has a hands-on preview with the single-player career and a tuning preview.

 

[erwos]

OK, single-player sounds amazing. It sounds like they're really trying to nail both the casual and hard-core markets, and damned if it doesn't sound like they might do it.

 

[Queasy]

Update (8/5) - American Muscle Cars + Track that includes a drag strip.

American Muscle Cars
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 (not sure why a truck is in the muscle car group)
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8
2008 Dodge Viper ACR
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
2008 Saleen 331 Supercab
1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C

Sedona Raceway Park
This destination on Forza 3 is one of the most versatile venues on the game and a great place to give your latest creation a thorough shakedown. There are two road circuits, a traditional oval and a drag strip on the grounds. To evaluate handling players can choose from a 4.13-mile road course, a higher speed 2.02-mile circuit and a 1.51-mile oval. Those wanting to establish the brute acceleration of thir rides can give the strip a try and select distances of .12-miles, a quarter mile, half mile or stand on the gas for a full mile. By all means enjoy the Arizona desert scenery but don?t take your eyes of the track for too long because the turns are tight and the track is lined with gravel which will send you spinning in short order.

 

[bdubyah]

That isn't all of them, is it?

That's a lot less than Forza 2.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: bdubyah
That isn't all of them, is it?

That's a lot less than Forza 2.

Nah. There's going to be over 400 cars. They're just releasing them in dribs and drabs every week right now. They did the same thing with Forza 2. They'd announce some of the cars from each class but not every one.

 

[bdubyah]

Yeah, guess it helps if I click the link first.

I wanna run that Ram SRT-10 and whoop up on the Saleen F-150.

 

[Kabob]

Is the only place to get the limited edition still Gamestop? I've got a discount coupon for Amazon and it would be the most expensive game I buy this season (also gonna get MW2 and Tekken 6), figured I'd save a few bucks and buy it there but thus far I've only seen it at GS.

 

[bdubyah]

I think it's one of those Gamestop exclusive editions.

 

[Kabob]

That sux...

 

[ivan2]

u know what we should do in the first few weeks? pit money together and start buying 10 Turn cars from the AH. if we can get win an auction every week it will be super cheap comparing to the cost that will be months into the game.

 

[Kabob]

I disagree, I think it'd be cheaper later on when there's alot more of them...

Maybe I'm crazy though.

 

[gar655]

Was going to wait for the price to come down (got FM2 for $12) but the dragstip addition might be too much to resist.

 

[Kromis]

Muscle beats import, every time! EVERY TIME!

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: kabob983
I disagree, I think it'd be cheaper later on when there's alot more of them...

Maybe I'm crazy though.

dude look at the camero anniversary, it's going up to 60 million right now. looking at some old thread came up from google the TME was like 3 mil and the anniversary was 6 mil.

 

[brblx]

so what is the forza 3 'special edition' or whatever? couple extra cars?

 

[Kabob]

Originally posted by: brblx
so what is the forza 3 'special edition' or whatever? couple extra cars?

It's got more cars, it's got extra stuff for the auction house and a few other bits. Oh, and you get a commerative 40th anniversary Corvette with each purchase (like, a real car).

 

[erwos]

I like the limited edition extras, but $20 more for them seems a little hard to stomach. *shrugs* Gotta think about it.

 

[ivan2]

damn i ordered non-limited edition from amazon. i hope they give us an amazon pre-order bonus car.

 

[Kabob]

Originally posted by: erwos
I like the limited edition extras, but $20 more for them seems a little hard to stomach. *shrugs* Gotta think about it.

There's more to it than that, I just can't remember what all is included. Lemme find the "official info" on Forza Central.

-Forza Motorsport 2GB USB Storage and keychain: Show off your Forza pride with these specially branded items.
-Forza Motorsport VIP Membership* and Exclusive Car Pack*: Want to be a top painter, tuner, driver or just more active in the community? VIP membership is the way to get yourself noticed. Includes special treatment within the online Auction House, Community Storefront and on the Forzamotorsport.net forums. Also includes 5 of the hottest cars from the roster of Forza Motorsport 3, available only through your VIP membership.
-Exclusive Collector?s Edition Car Pack*: This one is for the fans. This pack includes 5 cars that have been hand tuned and hand painted by the developers at Turn 10 to fly the Forza Motorsport colors.
-Exclusive Forza Motorsport 3 Theme:* Customize your Dashboard experience with this limited availability Xbox 360 theme.

 

[JDub02]

1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 (not sure why a truck is in the muscle car group)
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8
2008 Dodge Viper ACR
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
2008 Saleen 331 Supercab
1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C

the muscle car collection sucks.

how about the GTO, road runner, challenger, modern corvettes (ZO6/ZR1), chevelle, nova?

does anyone really care about the new SRT-8 charger? if i want to live out video game fantasy, i want something with class ... 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454 would be a great start .. especially if they could get the sound right.