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This is the discussion thread for a recent post on GTPlanet:
This article was published by Michael Leary (@Terronium-12) on September 26th, 2018 in the Forza Horizon 4 category.
I don't want, nor have the desire to go through the same process of setting up pad handling settings for Horizon 4 like I did PCARS 2.
Really, looking at it from the perspective of being on this site for as long as I have, those comments about the handling physics being fun as a main focus really do help put into focus why Horizon has cast a wide net and gotten so much of the racing genre, and those who don't play. I don't need to spend 20 minutes setting up a wheel and getting controller settings locked down, and I generally know what I'm going to expect, something that is fun and relatively easy to grasp upon and understand, but does have some differences between vehicles.
Some people on this site have had their minds so warped with regards to playing sim racing games, that they forget that ultimately, people who don't play sim racing games, or really racing games, as much as we do need to be taken into account as well. I don't want, nor have the desire to go through the same process of setting up pad handling settings for Horizon 4 like I did PCARS 2.
Well that seems to be much more of a PCARS problem
The only question remaining is when and how they'll jump the proverbial shark at the end of their wave.
The only question remaining is when and how they'll jump the proverbial shark at the end of their wave.
Ralph: Yeah! If it’s not fun, I’d be really worried. But if they’re saying “oh it’s not a sim” or “it’s not really arcade” I could not care less.
I liked the bit where they said they're not worrying about whether it's a sim or arcade racer. That is absolutely the right attitude. I don't worry about that when I'm playing. I'm only concerned if I'm enjoying myself, and when it comes to Horizon, I always am. This game really exists outside that spectrum. It is an entity unto itself. "Is it a sim or an arcade racer?" "Neither and both. It is Horizon."
Someone else!!Anyone ever think how much fun Horizon would be if it was a proper sim tho?.......... Say Horizon with AC physics?
NoAnyone ever think how much fun Horizon would be if it was a proper sim tho?.......... Say Horizon with AC physics?
Overall I agree with the gist of what you guys are saying -- it parallels my thoughts on other genres and why I'm a Nintendo fan -- but I don't think it's fair to pretend Horizon is bucking a trend. It is the only game of its kind that is anywhere near as realistic as it is. AC and PCARS2 are not open world driving games. It's honestly depressing to read this consensus, because it implies no one wants an open world driving sim any more realistic than Horizon, even in this community...I knew it was a tough sell, but I didn't think it was that tough.
Yeah, PG can believe whatever they want to believe but that won't change what the game actually categorized as. I could make a horror movie but insist that it's a dark comedy. It's still going to be called a horror movie.
But that's not what I'm saying. I'm making a definitive horror movie in my analogy. End of. Besides, there is humor and even a bit of adventure in Jaws but no one will deny it's horror status regardless of that.Not the best comparison,it could be a dark comedy with horror elements or a horror movie with comedy elements.
Do you play the game with all assists removed?Anyone ever think how much fun Horizon would be if it was a proper sim tho?.......... Say Horizon with AC physics?
Anyone ever think how much fun Horizon would be if it was a proper sim tho?.......... Say Horizon with AC physics?
Is it weird that I know exactly where that photo was taken?
I know where that is, too. (Also, that is a brilliant shot.)