I bought an xbox because forza was better than gran turismo. Forza 2 made me want an xbox. Forza 3 and 4 made me never want too play gran turismo again. Forza 6 and 7 made me start to question the direction of the franchise.
Now on the verge of forza motorsport and having bought an xbox one SERIES X pretty much for this game, im questioning my decision.
Anyone else feel the same way?
Playing fm7 for a couple of weeks, and although theres alot of good things, theres still alot of things that need work.
What are some things fm7 got right, and what did it get wrong.
And the ultimate question, will the next title improve or will it fall short once again?
Right now I think its going too fall way short. (Not graphics wise or maybe even physics wise) But thats because they haven’t told us any info about the gameplay or how they plan too support the community.
What do they have too do right in order for you too spend 70 bucks on this game?
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If you were going to buy a console specifically for the upcoming game, you should’ve gotten an XBOX Series X. Even if they somehow largely manage to NOT mess it up, the One X version (if there is one) would be the most likely to be a miserable experience.
I thought the new Forza would be for the Series consoles and PC. Is this going to be cross gen again?
They’ve said there’s no native XB1 version, but it’s playable on XB1 with the cloud version.
I have also bought series x to play forza. first it was a new monitor (1080 120 hrz from HDMI) where I tried xbox 360 with forza motorsport 4. the 360 makes a lot of noise but at 4 it plays very well, very well seriously. I hope you can play very well. and that it is not only in featured events all the playable options. that we can enjoy throughout the game. I need more information soon.
Considering the Forza Motorsport series’ passing in September 2021, I agree with the OP. This is Forza Motorsport’s last chance.
If FM8 isn’t a truly great game then it’s most likely to be lazy and uninspired game journalist-fodder forever.
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And then it’ll be canceled in 4 years.
Hopefully i am a pc player 
They talk about improved driving physics including improved weight transfer and improved tire compounds,new braking system,with wheel sample rate being raised as well.The graphics have been massively updated as well with tod and trackside objects having been reworked for higher fidelity.Ray tracing will be significant in this title too.I honestly don’t see how this is not amazing work.I can’t wait for them to release this beast,it’s gonna be an epic game.
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I think the issue here is that “grafiks” and “noo fisics” just aren’t enough to earn an “amazing” tag. Those are factors that should naturally be evolving as games evolve. There’s more that needs to be done with Forza when it comes to quality of life, content, career progression and so on. That’s the stuff that makes a change. Otherwise, all it is is a new coat of paint.
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True, also one thing never mentioned so far in what was revealed.
Strictly linear career is a bore. I like how FM7 was thought out in this regard. Which also falls back on an old favorite Dirt 2.
- a map with locations and pick from events that are unlocked
- you see what you can earn doing them
- as you do same event over and over xp goes down
- to participate in some events upgrades was needed, FM7 has this too in one kind of event
But it’s still possible to have multiple kinds of careers, one size does not fit all.
WRC 9 has some interesting aspects of what you can invest in with money you earned, but maybe gone overboard with how many options. I don’t grasp but a small percentage of that. And that probably means not many people will use it either.
I read some statistics about some game if DR, and some achievements and how many that unlocked that. Kind of scary how few did some things that I just stumbled on after some races, if it was add a mechanic or something. So silly low percentage did that at all.
There should be good statistics over the years what people managed and not. And carefully looking at that and either avoid such features or provide better tutorials so people understand the idea of it.
If there isn’t any news in june Forza monthly I begin to be certain this is seriously delayed past this year.
- How about something about planned career abilities?
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I also enjoyed Dirt 2 career type, but id prefer an actual campaign with a story line no matter how cheesy it would be like all racing games are. Like a Pro street or F1 21 story mode would be entertaining and new to the series.
Many type of championships are possible in the same game.
Real world sports have
- world championships
- world cup
- special sponsored cups
Thinking alpine skiing, tennis and golf.
Chess has different levels of title skills to earn
- world champion(I think)
- grand master
Once a Grand Master and won a major tournament you always prefix your name with (GM) in future. Once a GM you earned that for life.
So to compete you can earn many titles and not limited to one single career. Lot’s of things to dive into for devs.
And it would make game last longer too.
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They did announce a career walkthrough for the June Forza Monthly.
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I haven’t payed enough attention obviously, thank you. 
I’ve recently played a lot of FM7.
The biggest issue with that game is the AI.
The lack of modes, the lack of actual race rules and cautions and all that are bad. But that doesnt matter with the AI being as absolutely brain dead and uncompetitive without supernatural performance boosts as they currently are. I don’t buy Forza to have it only be worth playing online. Thats not acceptable for any game IMO, much less this one.
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They did say that the AI would be more “human” in terms of their behaviors and speed, and that they won’t resort to recklessness and also, won’t be unrealistically fast as if they’re using hacks, boosts or cheats.
