GT4 vs Forza [Let the battle begin]

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Been looking around and found a few Forza Videos !

Corvette Z06

You goto see the above video it's quite impressive, shows off the detail of the cars also the damage model and the dynamic tracks :)

TOYOTA GT1

Very Impressive, nice sence of speed awsome graphics :)

to be totally honest, i think the CORVETTE video looks worse than the corvette in PRO RACE DRIVER on PS2 ;)
 
Just watched the corvette and TOYOTA gt1 video

Thoughts on vette video is , really, nothing. Just heard the guy said damage will affect handling. Yeah everygame with damage affects handling. sort of expected that. I want to know if it affects toe etc, and thats how it affects handling. i wonder.

thoughts on the GT1 video is, well its poor qualifty, so i cant see the graphics right. again, nothing to ooo or awww about. replay cameras are put in wrong position alot of the time. would be pretty hard to follow more then one car on track. again, very dull.

not to mention both the cars seemed to break loose and get sideways on almost every turn...a no no for a uber sim
 
HoboPipe
First, the physics are beyond what GT4 is currently showing. Every preview and interview about Forza has indicated that the only game that compares in terms of realism is GP legends and even there the tire model may not be up to Forza. GT3 while considered a console sim is quite simply not close to the PC sims. This is simply a known fact. GT4 is an upgrade, but nothing has indicated it is a big enough jump. A completely new engine would be needed not some tweaking.

GT1, 2 and 3 used the same engine while GT3 had some tweaking and more calculations per second. GT4 has a completely new physics engine.
Read this:

GTXLR
Got OPSM2 today.

The monitor section for GT4:
We breath in, flat in sixth, trees and barriers, stream past like childhood tears. The wind noise is near deafening. Theres a corner round here somewhere:
The cars shaking so much we can hardly hold it straight, let alone see properly.
Cresting a sharp crease in the track, we take off and spot the corner at the same time.
Stab the brake, turn the wheel. Smacking back to tarmac the tyres shriek as they lock, grip evaporates, the cars spins like a dial....
Tarmac, Grass, Armco. Ouch. The impact blurs the vision.
its nearly six seconds before we come to a stop, idling in the middle of the track facing the wrong way. At nine seconds we breath out.
What the hell? Gran Turismo has changed.
Its gone hardcore.

We now know that GT4 Prologue was misdirection, sleight of hand.
Gran Turismo 4 has taken a step forward, and its a big one.
The handling has changed significantly, and although its still very recognisably GT, Its much harder to control.
Making a corner is no longer simply a case of stabbing the turn in point and nailing the throttle.
The cars are so precariously balanced, even hitting the rev limiter is enough to caause oversteer, even if your in a fast turn.

GT4 has upped its game.
Success requires far greater levels of finesse and subtlety than any other game on the market.
If you turn in a quick lap here youll genuinely desrve it.
This game has gone to a level previously only seen in PC simulations.

CAN YOU HANDLE IT.
The version we played-and we were the first outside Sony and Polyphony to do so, and does not include the Arcade mode.
Impressively Powered up are the indicators of speed.
Bumpy tracks shake you hard enough to make vision difficult, while shady sections are very hard to see.
Engine sounds are harsh and six cars together sound furious.
Sadly the Replay collisions look and sound familiarly Rubbish!

We Cross referenced the game with Prologue, driving the same car around the same track in each.
There Is NO comparison.
GT4 is a New game.

GT4p being incredibly forgiving and unrealistic, I'm still a bit worried about GT4's physics. Many previews of forza said it feels more realistic and unforgiving than GT.
So.. we'll have to wait.

btw McLaren F1GTR, what's so special about Enthusia?
 
New Enthusia screens and video

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The full car physics comparison video :eek:
http://www.konamistudio.com/enthusia/Media/ADSL/movie01.wmv
 
Oh this is funny, nothing like pretending a game looks crap eh guys! Lets be honest, those vids looked good. The simple fact is, no matter how greta forza looks, alot of you would just shoot it down simply because it's not called gran turismo. You get this on both sides of the camp, there are actually people who think Gt4 looks crap too...

TOUCHED UP GRAPHICS?!? I'm sorry, but honestly, GT4 looks better. The fact that the textures are low-res makes it look more realistic than forza. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that the stuff in GT4 looks like the real deal, whereas the stuff in Forza Motorsport looks like die-cast replica modeling. Adding even more insult to injury for Forza, KY just recently stated that he and the rest of his team are currently working on the graphics to get them to look EVEN BETTER than they are right now. And Forza's, well, Forza. And as far as the Ferrari/Porsche thing is concerned, there's still a good chance that they'll be in GT4. We'll just have the wait until sometime in November the find out for sure. You're absolutely right on the damage model stuff lookin' pathetic, though. Still, overall, both games look great. Just depends on your taste. (<hey, that just rhymed!!!>)

REMEMBER GUYS! Low res textures look better!!!! This is the kind of poster I hate, a rabid little fanboy, who talks nothing but utter crap. Then at the end he says both games look great, even after ripping forza apart, I mean what's the deal with that? And what about the guy moaning that the car was damaged when the vid started, did it ever occur to him that mehbeh they started filming AFTER he pranged the car? IDIOT.

btw Enthusia screenies look good.
 
The physics of enthusia look very impressive when compared side to side especially the slide around the cones. Ever since I heard of enthusia I have been thinking it could wel be a dark horse, Konami have a reputation for having better games but don't sell like they should, look at Pro Evo and Silent Hill for example. Fifa has nothing on Pro Evo !! Just wish they'd get a full licence and the game would be footy heaven. Sorry strolled off topic though. *indicates into on-topic lane*
 
Fifa has nothing on Pro Evo !!

I hate football, but I love pro evo games, make of that what you will

People might think I'm digging at Gt4, no, I think Gt4 looks awesome, I just don't like it when other people feel the need to talk biased crap.
 
That is weird kev seeing as Pro Evo replicates football better than any game, maybe you don't like football but like playing it gamewise. ... hmm I could waste all day doing a psychological profile on you and determine why this is but then again I have a life so I think I'll just get some biscuits.

If there's one for sure, all these racing games will eventually not turn out an overall winner as they will all be vying for the position and it will be great as almost every racing sim that comes out will need to be upto a certain level that we expect or it will just bomb making it great for us simmers, oh lord forgive me for I have sim'd. What am I on about? Honestly I have no idea, now where's them biscuits !!?
 
Zer0
you have already played with the DFP?
Driving powerful racecars like the Mclaren F1 GTR in GT4p is unrealistic nomatter what wheel/controller you use. Official Playstation 2 Magazine said that the latest build of GT4 (newer than E3 build) is a completely new game, no comparison with GT4p. 'GT4 has gone hardcore' is what they said. That tells how unrealistic GT4p must be.

Zer0
Sure? What previews apart of this.
Ok, I exaggerated with 'many', but with previews I didn't necessarily mean written previews like IGN's but people's opinions who went to E3 and dutch game journalists. It's just that it can't be too hard to create a less forgiving simulation than GT4p.
Here are two previews for you.
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=17926
http://forums.videogamereview.com/showthread.php?p=31597#post31593
I think that the big improvement came with the very latest build which has only been tested by Official Playstation 2 Magazine (outside from PD and Sony). OPM said that 'GT4 has upped its game'.. It probably wasn't at that stage yet at E3
So we'll have to wait.

Zer0
Thanks for the video 👍
I asked Mclaren F1GTR what he thinks is so special about Enthusia to place it above GT4 on his wishlist.
Enthusia has great graphics and body movement, I said that before. GT also has nice graphics and body movement, I don't know which are better. I haven't seen any game to real-life comparisons from GT4, so...
Why is Enthusia above GT4 for you McLaren F1GTR?
 
code_kev
I hate football, but I love pro evo games, make of that what you will

Are you talking about soccer? :sly: :dunce:

I don't have the $ to buy an XBOX just for one game. Maybe if they drop the prices more and Forza becomes a hit, I'll pick it up but otherwise I'm just gettin GT4.
 
Pak
Driving powerful racecars like the Mclaren F1 GTR in GT4p is unrealistic nomatter what wheel/controller you use. Official Playstation 2 Magazine said that the latest build of GT4 (newer than E3 build) is a completely new game, no comparison with GT4p. 'GT4 has gone hardcore' is what they said. That tells how unrealistic GT4p must be.

Ok, I exaggerated with 'many', but with previews I didn't necessarily mean written previews like IGN's but people's opinions who went to E3 and dutch game journalists. It's just that it can't be too hard to create a less forgiving simulation than GT4p.
Here are two previews for you.
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=17926
http://forums.videogamereview.com/showthread.php?p=31597#post31593
I think that the big improvement came with the very latest build which has only been tested by Official Playstation 2 Magazine (outside from PD and Sony). OPM said that 'GT4 has upped its game'.. It probably wasn't at that stage yet at E3
So we'll have to wait.
Yes, GT4 finished would be better than GT4P but that does not mean that GT4P have unrealistically physics.. driving without assists, with street tires and with GTP not´s a joke(even with powerful cars) and it´s very realistic feeling experience, not the most in any game but it´s good and demanding. Try first the most realistic setup and then make your facts.

Hmm teamxbox preview? an Xbox fan site sponsored by MS? I mean serious previews not panflets for the fans. Wothplaying article it´s comparing Forza handling with GT3(!) and saying that Forza´s handling with the crapy E3 wheel it´s the most realistically feeling experience on a driving sim.. come on that´s not serious. Any more previews? All the serious opinions and previews that I read are positive for GT4 except of haters or partial articles suspiciouly positive about Forza and negative to GT.

*sorry for my english.
 
Zer0
Yes, GT4 finished would be better than GT4P but that does not mean that GT4P have unrealistically physics.. driving without assists, with street tires and with GTP not´s a joke(even with powerful cars) and it´s very realistic feeling experience, not the most in any game but it´s good and demanding. Try first the most realistic setup and then make your facts.
You can't put street tires on the real racecars. Those cars drive unrealistic. Period.
I trust in the final version of GT4, it's just that I'm worried a bit that it will be too much like GT4p.
Zer0
Hmm teamxbox preview? an Xbox fan site sponsored by MS? I mean serious previews not panflets for the fans.
True, but the 'GT4 has gone hardcore' article which GTXLR posted came from OPM.
Zer0
Wothplaying article it´s comparing Forza handling with GT3(!)
Driving the true racecars in GT4p is not much more challenging than GT3's, and assuming that the real update came AFTER E3's GT4 build..
Zer0
and saying that Forza´s handling with the crapy E3 wheel it´s the most realistically feeling experience on a driving sim.. come on that´s not serious.
I play GTR with the old Driving Force without FF and I can easily tell it's more realistic driving those monsters in GTR than in GT4p.
Zer0
Any more previews? All the serious opinions and previews that I read are positive for GT4 except of haters or partial articles suspiciouly positive about Forza and negative to GT.
Not that I don't believe you, but can you post some articles which say E3's GT4 is more challenging/realistic than Forza's?
I'll search for more previews btw :)

Zer0
*sorry for my english.
No problem, there's nothing wrong with your english?

:cheers:
 
Oh Lord, is this thread still going :lol: It will be 100 pages long by November :crazy:

Pak
You can't put street tires on the real racecars. Those cars drive unrealistic. Period.
I trust in the final version of GT4, it's just that I'm worried a bit that it will be too much like GT4p.

Don't forget Pak that all of GT4P racing is in "Arcade Mode". I concur that any car with race tyres on has an unrealistic amount of grip. But it is only the grip that is unrealistic, not the whole physics.
Some people like that in a racing game anyway, I know you are a sim fan, and there is nothing wrong with that, so in the full game I'm sure you will have the option of the eight sets of racing tyres that GT3 had. And I bet if you put on super sticky tyres like prologue has, they will last less than half a lap!

One thing about the wheel (Everyone must buy DFPro, yes its that good :D ) In the video of Enthusia where it is comparing real and PS2, yes it looks fantastic, but the bit that lets it down for me is that wheel! In the video you can see there is no feedback and he is spinning it like a telephone dial...now that is not realistic.
 
I'll admit a couple of the quotes and previews posted recently make GT4 seem considerably more impressive than before, but I think GT4s biggest physics downfall will be the tires.

In more than one interview the Forza developers claimed that the Xbox was simply the only console that could handle the physics calculations required for the tire model. I know it sounds like hype, but a realistic tire model is not something we have heard much about from Polyphony. They talk about realistic physics, but it is always about weight shift, suspension, response. Definitely important, but in terms of realistic handling what could be more important than the part of the car that is actually touching the road?
 
Basically I would reacon that the car in the game does not (in codeing terms) touch the road.....remeber in old racing games......the car tires would be slightly off the ground and float along the track...well now they are able to actually put the cars tires so close to the ground to the point where it is not noticable....basically...the physics programming is far more important (the tires are just polygons) the cars body will be given the distance from the road and from that it will know what to do.....i.e. roll, pitch, bump up and down. It is a floating rectangle in essance!
 
Pak
You can't put street tires on the real racecars. Those cars drive unrealistic. Period.
I trust in the final version of GT4, it's just that I'm worried a bit that it will be too much like GT4p.
Not´s supposed that "street tires" refer to "realistic grip tires" or simulation? it adapts realistically to the characteristics of the car, not always the same grip tire for all cars. BTW we don´t know the final tire model of GT4, only a few preselected settings in arcade mode.
Pak
True, but the 'GT4 has gone hardcore' article which GTXLR posted came from OPM.
Well, contrast the OPM preview with all the info, articles, official interviews and opinions of all the people that play the latest demos(E3 demo, Nurburgring24h demo, Lemans Demo, BMW demo, press demos, etc) practically all this impressions are posted in this forum, not´s only an isolated fan press opinion I think. It´s a fact that the realism has been upgraded continuously since the first E3 2003 demo. OPM article have contrasted credibility, the teamxbox article have panfletish not contrasted credibility and MS press releases propaganda, all in one.
Pak
Driving the true racecars in GT4p is not much more challenging than GT3's, and assuming that the real update came AFTER E3's GT4 build..
Try with the DFP.. if you play with any other wheel or pad your playing with many driving assists on, assists that always was active on GT3.
Pak
I play GTR with the old Driving Force without FF and I can easily tell it's more realistic driving those monsters in GTR than in GT4p.
All the people that play Forza with the E3 wheel give bad or mediocre impressions, have better handling and feeling with the pad not only because the lack of FF, read IGN Previews or any neutral member of any forum that have played Forza (click me).
Pak
Not that I don't believe you, but can you post some articles which say E3's GT4 is more challenging/realistic than Forza's?
The problem is that GT4 don´t compete directly with any game, is difficult to find a GT4 related article comparing both games, the Forza previews are different, the game it´s oficially a "GTKiller", automatically always compare with GT4 and a preview tends a maximize positive points and minimize the bads or weak aspects, how it´s normal and the game not´s finished the reviewer don't make any facts or extensive comparisons over other unfinished games until the final Review when all the games are out and finished(except of panflets or fan reviewers that make the Forza hype grow with not probed facts and don´t like or know GT too much). The only that you can find would be personal opinions in forums of people that play both games at E3 and previews saying that GT4 have the most realistic driving model of any console game, I refer to that when I said "positive GT4 opinions".

*I say because English not´s my native language, sorry for the mistakes. :P
 
Zer0
Not´s supposed that "street tires" refer to "realistic grip tires" or simulation? it adapts realistically to the characteristics of the car, not always the same grip tire for all cars. BTW we don´t know the final tire model of GT4, only a few preselected settings in arcade mode.

Zer0
driving without assists, with street tires and with GTP not´s a joke(even with powerful cars) and it´s very realistic feeling experience
^ That's why I said, you can't put street tires on the racecars.
No, we don't know how GT4 is going to turn out, it's just that I'm worried for GT4 being to much like GT4p.

Zer0
Well, contrast the OPM preview with all the info, articles, official interviews and opinions of all the people that play the latest demos(E3 demo, Nurburgring24h demo, Lemans Demo, BMW demo, press demos, etc) practically all this impressions are posted in this forum, not´s only an isolated fan press opinion I think. It´s a fact that the realism has been upgraded continuously since the first E3 2003 demo. OPM article have contrasted credibility, the teamxbox article have panfletish not contrasted credibility and MS press releases propaganda, all in one.
What OPM wrote about GT4 is about the only thing I read which clearly says that GT4 has become a new game and way more challenging.

Zer0
Try with the DFP.. if you play with any other wheel or pad your playing with many driving assists on, assists that always was active on GT3.
I know the the differences of DFP vs DS2. When playing with a dual shock2 the front wheels get corrected. I can still drift a Mclaren F1 GTR. :|

Zer0
All the people that play Forza with the E3 wheel give bad or mediocre impressions, have better handling and feeling with the pad not only because the lack of FF, read IGN Previews or any neutral member of any forum that have played Forza
All the people? :| The point is that I heared that E3's forza without driving aids is more challenging than GT4. Only thing I've heared about GT4 being more challenging is the OPM article. I'm worried that GT4 won't be challenging enough. Got it? I want GT4 to be better. Can't wait to drive the nurb with a shelby cobra or ruf yellow bird. I want it to be realistic/challenging too unlike GT4p.. and then I hear opinions about forza being more challenging, I get worried ;p

Zer0
The problem is that GT4 don´t compete directly with any game, is difficult to find a GT4 related article comparing both games, the Forza previews are different, the game it´s oficially a "GTKiller", automatically always compare with GT4 and a preview tends a maximize positive points and minimize the bads or weak aspects, how it´s normal and the game not´s finished the reviewer don't make any facts or extensive comparisons over other unfinished games until the final Review when all the games are out and finished(except of panflets or fan reviewers that make the Forza hype grow with not probed facts and don´t like or know GT too much). The only that you can find would be personal opinions in forums of people that play both games at E3 and previews saying that GT4 have the most realistic driving model of any console game, I refer to that when I said "positive GT4 opinions".
Could you post some of those opinions? I would be happy if I read things like: GT4 is much harder to control than GT4p/Forza :p

btw, a Le Mans demo? Did it feature a le mans track? =]
 
Pak
All the people? :| The point is that I heared that E3's forza without driving aids is more challenging than GT4.

I havent played Forza, but from the 3 videos I've seen of it, the challenge doesnt seem to be 'real'

From just watching a video it is hard to tell if it the cars are more twitchy etc then GT4, BUT, from what I saw the players were able to control their cars without much effort. Braking hard and late into the corners, getting the backend of the car out of shape without losing control, etc were all too common in those videos. It may take more effort to control the car then GT, BUT, AGAIN we will never know because we got propaganda coming from both sides boasting on how they are continually making the cars tougher to drive graphics better etc. we just have to wait for both full final versions to be sure. its just guessing until then. Just to come out and say GT handles more real then Forza is speculative. To listen to developers who have only your money on their mind is foolish. They can say how they got the most realistic sim on consoles all they want , and hide behind sayings as 'this is beta. full version will be awesome. very much harder'

PD and MS are both guilty of that
 
Earth
I havent played Forza, but from the 3 videos I've seen of it, the challenge doesnt seem to be 'real'

From just watching a video it is hard to tell if it the cars are more twitchy etc then GT4, BUT, from what I saw the players were able to control their cars without much effort. Braking hard and late into the corners, getting the backend of the car out of shape without losing control, etc were all too common in those videos. It may take more effort to control the car then GT, BUT, AGAIN we will never know because we got propaganda coming from both sides boasting on how they are continually making the cars tougher to drive graphics better etc. we just have to wait for both full final versions to be sure. its just guessing until then. Just to come out and say GT handles more real then Forza is speculative. To listen to developers who have only your money on their mind is foolish. They can say how they got the most realistic sim on consoles all they want , and hide behind sayings as 'this is beta. full version will be awesome. very much harder'

PD and MS are both guilty of that

Yeah true, it's just that I get worried for GT4 being too arcadey when I hear those forza things.

btw, it could be they were driving with aids ON in those 3 vids ;)
 
code_kev
Oh this is funny, nothing like pretending a game looks crap eh guys! Lets be honest, those vids looked good. The simple fact is, no matter how greta forza looks, alot of you would just shoot it down simply because it's not called gran turismo. You get this on both sides of the camp, there are actually people who think Gt4 looks crap too...



REMEMBER GUYS! Low res textures look better!!!! This is the kind of poster I hate, a rabid little fanboy, who talks nothing but utter crap. Then at the end he says both games look great, even after ripping forza apart, I mean what's the deal with that? And what about the guy moaning that the car was damaged when the vid started, did it ever occur to him that mehbeh they started filming AFTER he pranged the car? IDIOT.

btw Enthusia screenies look good.

:ouch: Reinforcing my statement. IN MY OPINION, GT4 LOOKS BETTER THAN FORZA. Those low-res textures DO make GT4 look more realistic, but another reason why is because GT4 has a more realistic and fully realized ART STYLE. I've SEEN both games in motion, and to ME, GT4 LOOKS BETTER. They will both be great-looking, though, but in the end, GT4 wins out. BTW, I'M NOT A RABID LITTLE FANBOY, JUST A FANBOY WHO'S A LITTLE RABID. <LOL>
 
The bottom line is BOTH will be good, and whichever one of the two is better doesn't matter as neither are directly competing with eachother, both will more than likely be the best racer on their platform.
 
Its qute funny that no one has come to that conclusion after like 3 threads of it!

(p.s.......I suppose you could say thats rich......comming from me!)
 
There's something about the car models in Forza that make me think, sketch or drawing, it's almost as if the shadows have been lightly added by brushing a pencil on it's side and maybe a kinda airbrush feel to some angles on the bodywork. Reminds me of concept sketches of how the car may look if built from concept designs.
 
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