UPDATE: Ok, so things didn’t go exactly to plan but full review went up earlier this afternoon! You can watch it here: Forza Motorsport 6 Review - YouTube Note the video does mention linking to a graphical comparison video however we are still working on it since our edit bay pretty much got fried whilst rendering the review. Stay tuned!
The Forza 6 community has been awesome to us every year when we get ready to interview the Turn 10 team about the next Forza game. This year was no exception and since our E3 thread went so well we decided to try something new and different.
MotorworldHype will be reviewing Forza Motorsport 6. We have our own list of points that we want to hit with our review but we also want to make sure it is as informative for you guys as (reasonably) possible. So, we’re taking suggestions!
If there is a particular point that you want us to cover in our review please post it in this thread. For example “I want to see a visual comparison between Forza 5 & Forza 6”. Or “please cover the new UI and menu system” etc.
If you can’t think of a suggestion then look at what others have posted and if you see a good post then hit the “like” button on it. Posts with a lot of likes in this thread lets us know those are the most important points for you guys and it will help us choose the best suggestions.
EDIT: Oh, one more thing. If you happen to have downloaded the Forza 6 demo, try to make sure the question/suggestion you have in mind is not already answered in the demo first before posting in the thread.
UPDATE #1: We have a bit of bad news. Unfortunately due to some technical difficulties (AKA our computer doesn’t like the Elgato Game Capture Software) we can’t capture game footage at 1080p 60fps. We can capture 60fps footage but at 720p. We know this isn’t optimal and we would have liked to have gone 1080p 60fps but we just couldn’t make it work. We will still do graphical comparisons between Forza 5 and Forza 6 but please keep this in mind when watching it. We apologize and thank you for baring with us!
We can’t tell you when the review will be out yet but as soon as its up we will post in this thread ASAP!
Some that I’ll use to fill out the FAQ thread:
(not all of these specifics may be suitable for a typical broad game review)
Any new options in the livery editor, such as materials and paintable surfaces
Any new upgrade options (confirming if the blower on Dom’s Charger is available for other cars)
Any new tuning options such as boost. Drifters keep asking about camber.
Game modes? such as Cat & Mouse, Tag, Bowling, Soccer, etc and if they’re in Career, Free Play, and Multiplayer
Multiplayer lobby controls for restrictions and kicking abusers and idlers
Free Play and Split Screen options such as picking Drivatars and sharing garage cars
Leaderboard icons
Drag Racing race start revving and indicators
Visual example of simulation damage
Comparison in dirty lap boundaries and corner cutting from FM6 to FM5
Controller settings and HUD options
Replay and photo mode camera angles, and any video editing (vs Game DVR/Upload)
Homespace options
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Free Play and Split Screen options such as picking Drivatars and sharing garage cars
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This was a huge issue with Forza 5. You could never specify which vehicles the privateers drive, so whenever I would drive the Lotus E21 F1 car, it would always pair me up with all indy cars but an indy car doesn’t perform anywhere near as fast as the f1 car, so I could never properly race the F1 car vs the AI.
Looking forward to the review! I appreciate the fact you come to the community for interview questions and such for your content.
Here are my suggestions:
A scroll through the buy cars section to look at the PI system (doesn’t have to be every single car [it can if you want it to be though haha] but it would be nice to see the PI system)
HUD options: feet indicator - I know HUD was mentioned above but I’m particularly focusing on the multiplayer readout of how many ft ahead and behind people are in the race like in FM4.
If possible, a multiplayer lobby/party system walkthrough in comparison to FM5s system.
I’d like to see a visual comparison between FM5 and FM6. A bunch of people are thinking that the demo of FM6 isn’t looking as good as FM5. This will help prove/disprove that.
Homespace options
Review of the soundtrack - In my opinion, Forza 5 had a boring and out-of-place soundtrack, I’d like to know if this is better.
Bonus: Is the Lamborghini Huracan’s dynamic blue dashboard light still absent?
Mapping! Have the cars been re-mapped so that there are less paint glitches or are they still the same from Fm5?
For example:
RX7 FD side skirts
S15 side skirts
R34 tail light (left side)
Can you show us what the content sharing options look like, such as how you search for a paint/tune and how you sell and manage the ones you’ve shared yourself?
-Free play/multiplayer options like multi class racing, grip modifiers, car restriction settings, start delays, etc.
-What types of events career has (do the “volumes” mean it’s set up like car championships in Horizon 2 where cars are divided into sets that almost never mix?)
-Any notable track ribbons that we might not expect?
-AI in split screen? Customizable settings for split screen races?
My understanding is that ribbons is another term for layouts, but I was admittedly just guessing because I remembered seeing other people using it like that somewhere.
+1 to figuring out what modes are available other than racing. I especially want to know what is happening with drifting since that is what I usually do in Forza. Is there points drifting, or a drift mode of any kind?
For some reason this forum and some of the community seems to have forgotten that drifting was HUGE in Forza 4. Nearly on par with circuit racing in Forza 4.
Also, is there a full leaderboards like in fm4 or is it restricted to rivals again?
We have a bit of bad news. Unfortunately due to some technical difficulties (AKA our computer doesn’t like the Elgato Game Capture Software) we can’t capture game footage at 1080p 60fps. We can capture 60fps footage but at 720p. We know this isn’t optimal and we would have liked to have gone 1080p 60fps but we just couldn’t make it work. We will still do graphical comparisons between Forza 5 and Forza 6 but please keep this in mind when watching it. We apologize and thank you for baring with us!
