I'll make this quick. It's the same thing as saying 'Forza 3 looks like Forza 2'. So, call it whatever you want, but it's kinda interesting that you seem to be okay with it as long as it's about Forza, but have the urge to step in as soon as it's about Gran Turismo.
Well, at least I know what to call that: Hyporisy.
Considering I don't "live" here like some people, usually there are a number of guys who pounce all over anti-Forza posts, such as you, GT Skeptic, Slip etc. I've never felt the need to answer something that's already been sufficiently addressed. Looks like spam to me. I've deleted replies in my posts when I find out others have already addressed them. Maybe you're the other way and like to pile on.
Secondly, I know this will be a huge shock to you, but this is a board oriented towards a certain racing game. This fact, to me at least, indicates that it's going to attract people with a certain preference. Most likely, they won't see things in an "all things being equal" sense, but "this game is better" way. I do have preferences of one game over another, and this should be understandable, and okay. This is known as "having free will" and "being a human." My preferred game
does happen to be Gran Turismo. It's not just because I like rolling around in Japanese car lots, but because of the attitude of the developer and the fact that one of these companies isn't nearly as bad as the other, which has been taken to court for monopolistic, market hostile actions.
If this doesn't sit well with you, not only should you skip my posts, I'd suggest you're really on the wrong board.
Thirdly, and I know this will be a further shock, but often, Forza 3 does look like Forza 2.
And - here's the real shocker - this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The reason is that, aside from all the stupid flaws, FM2 was actually done pretty well. If you bother take the time to fire up F2 and F3 and check them out one after the other, like I did when I was considering liveries I was going to redo on the "better" game, you'd be surprised how similar they look, at least in the garage. Both look about as crisp, with just a scouche better graphics in F3. Of course, on track it's a different matter. It seems T10's environment artists got a little carried away or something, because many times, F2 does look
a little better than F3. Montserrat is a good example, as the puffy looking rocks look kind of like a styrofoam movie set. From what I remember, Sebring looks better on F2, more real life. Photo Mode is another story. In F2, pics can flat out look terrible. In F3 they look great... until you upload them to the Forza site. I don't know why Microsoft tends to break nearly everything they do somehow.
Regarding the 'farming work out' thing: Notice how I never said it was going to be cheaper? All I said was that it's going to give you cars with a higher level of detail than the standard cars without consuming more time on PD's part. I'm fully aware of the fact that recycling old assets you've got lying around somewhere is cheaper than that.
Well, sure, let's just spend astronomical amounts of money to make the PS4 into a Cray 19 and sell it for $99, why don't we.
Sure, disregarding crucially important factors like... oh, say,
cost, you can make anything sound awesome, like my whimsical remark above. However, some of us do like to at least keep one foot on the surface of the planet. But, if by some amazing twist of space and time, you know of a modeling shop which will crank out 800 high poly cars with interiors in no time for under a million dollars, I'm sure just about every racing developer would be interested in that. Do share!
