You can grab Need for speed for $50 or cheaper. That might suit better, no? /sarcasm
But then he would have a game with good visual mod options, but everything else is crap..the physics, car selection, track selection, graphics etc...but most importantly the physics.
I think most people want all the positives that GT5 offers, PLUS those extra upgrade options.
Of course, that may lead to seeing more "rice" car online...but that's the online community for you...people are going to do what they do. You can either limit options so everyone's cars look the same, or you can give options and just simply deal with seeing ugly cars sometimes...kinda like real life.
And ya, I totally agree that the upgrade options would need to be more than just Evo front bumpers and big ass wings (we already have the big ass wings...on the standards cars, a lot of those wings aren't proportioned to the cars properly at all right now). As of right now, IMO, the aero upgrades are pretty crappy. True, some of the cars have good looking kits you can put on them, but those are few and far between. Most of the cars have kits that are either so minimal you barely notice them (RX-8 for example), and others have kits that just simply don't make any sense (MkIII Supra, or PS13...where are the damn back bumpers????)
Forgive me for saying this, but the options in Forza 4 are pretty much what I would be looking for. Aero parts that actually effect the aerodynamics, as well as the weight of the car. The ability to add full roll cages and stuff like that. Also, the mechanical upgrades of Forza are much better than GT5 (the whole stage 1, stage 2, stage 3 things is extremely overplayed...and who in their right mind would opt for only doing stage 1 or 2, when you can spend less than 10 minutes and make over 200k). Plus, all mechanical upgrades contribute to the weight of the car (either reducing or increasing), which is much more realistic. For me, it actually felt like you could build your own car the way you wanted to in Forza, where as in GT5, everyone's cars are pretty much the exact same.
Another game that has very good upgrade options is the Tokyo Extreme Racer series (the latest installment is called Import Tuner Challenge, on Xbox). Tons of visual mods, as well as mechanical. You can upgrade the interior as well with seats, wheels, gauges, roll cage, colours etc....you can even chose what kind of ornament you want hanging off the rear view mirror lol. One very cool thing that game had that I have yet to see in any other game is the ability to add an anti-lag system to turbo cars...very cool!
Sorry, this is way off topic for this thread lol. MORE D1 COURSES PLZZZZZ
