Forza Horizon 4 !

[LHB]

I’ve had the game pass for a while and planned to use it for Horizion 4 but after playing the demo I’m seriously tempted to buy the ultimate edition.. the graphics and gameplay are great and the car sounds are bloody excellent, the escort cosworth sounds amazing on the overrun

[The_Jackal]

If you are the type to play a game like this close to completion, going for achievments etc the Ultimate edition is worth getting.
Car Pass, VIP and 2 expansions.
It will be cheaper than adding them on top after.

[BenjiS]

LHB said:

I’ve had the game pass for a while and planned to use it for Horizion 4 but after playing the demo I’m seriously tempted to buy the ultimate edition.. the graphics and gameplay are great and the car sounds are bloody excellent, the escort cosworth sounds amazing on the overrun

I thought the engine and exhaust sound was a real improvement over FH3. In that I thought most of the cars sounded very similar but in FH4 they really are distinct. The Chiron sounded very strange.

[p1stonhead]

Halo mission

https://youtu.be/QcPc1ziRYXw

[RB Will]

Been through the demo today. Does look stunning (except for the people in the cut scenes) and I like Anna calling me Sausage. Shame you can’t fully customise the drivers.

Still disappointed with the White Horse considering how well other places on the map compare.
Driving wise I need to have a bit more time in it and try fiddling with wheel settings. Been playing Project cars for the last month and in comparison FH4 just has no feel for what the cars are up to.

[designforlife]

does the demo end at spring, or roll into autumn?

[BenjiS]

designforlife said:

does the demo end at spring, or roll into autumn?

It ends with you ‘qualifying’ to take part in the Autumn series. I assume because the game is actually being released at the beginning of autumn.

[smithyithy]

designforlife said:

does the demo end at spring, or roll into autumn?

I believe you can 'qualify' for Autumn in the demo but can't actually advance into it.


Couple of things I've picked up from Reddit if anyone is interested, though they are relevant only really to PC players..

• If you want to leave the demo but not lose your progress, you can suspend the process and play other games etc. Using the Win + R command, type in 'Resmon'. Find the FH4Demo.exe, right click, and hit suspend. This won't use any CPU power, but it will still use RAM, so watch out if you have less than 16 GB. If you shut down your computer, it will no longer be suspended, and close, but the sleep or hibernate functions keep the game happy.

• In an effort to get people to use Mixer (Microsoft's Twitch competitor?), you can build Influence points for Horizon 4 by streaming, or watching, the game on Mixer: https://blog.mixer.com/2018/09/12/watch-stream-and... - it seems as easy as just linking your account, and either leaving your game streaming while you do something else, or just watching someone else stream and leaving the tab open. Sounds a bit of a faff but if you want to build up some points prior to the game releasing, it might be worthwhile..

[ajprice]

Has anyone got 3 stars on the windmill danger sign jump? I'm on 2.

[chris4652009]

p1stonhead said:

Who is using a pad and who is using a wheel? Not sure I can be bothered to set up the wheel I have for this? Worth it or is it a bit too arcade? Much easier to jump in and out with a pad!

Pad here, no issues at all on the demo
it's a Forza title, not asseto corset

[designforlife]

Having played the demo through, I will probably pick it up for XB1 when it drops to sub £30.

It's pretty, but really doesn't seem a huge departure or leap forward form FH3. Whilst that's not inherently bad, it's not making me want to rush out and buy it at launch. I don't particularly like the "white room" score menus inbetween races, and the voice acting in the cutscenes seems to get more cringe with each release.

The missus is playing through FH2 at the moment, and there is definitely progression from 2 to 3 and 4.

[Kewy]

designforlife said:

Having played the demo through, I will probably pick it up for XB1 when it drops to sub £30.

It's pretty, but really doesn't seem a huge departure or leap forward form FH3. Whilst that's not inherently bad, it's not making me want to rush out and buy it at launch. I don't particularly like the "white room" score menus inbetween races, and the voice acting in the cutscenes seems to get more cringe with each release.

The missus is playing through FH2 at the moment, and there is definitely progression from 2 to 3 and 4.

Pretty much exactly how I felt about it. The only reason I fancy getting it on launch is to be part of the 'rush' whilst everyone is playing online etc.

Will see if I have any spare pocket money around the launch day.

[The_Jackal]

The free influence on mixer streams is well worth doing. I've been doing it on and off for 3 days and have 140,000 influence to come on launch day.

[smithyithy]

The_Jackal said:

The free influence on mixer streams is well worth doing. I've been doing it on and off for 3 days and have 140,000 influence to come on launch day.

Are you streaming or viewing dude?

ETA: I wonder if the devs expected this...

Edited by smithyithy on Monday 17th September 19:21

[downthepub]

For some long forgotten reason I'd written off the Forza Horizon games, until downloading FH2 when it was gratis via Games with Gold. Despite the "teenager" elements such as the chatty story line and the Win Spin things, I really enjoyed the game. Particularly the variety, the race what you want when you want and exploring the map.

V v v looking forward to FH4 coming out. I'll be buying it on release day.

[The_Jackal]

Just viewing, I'm viewing the first one in that list.

[Hilts]

Major problems on the PC which doesn't surprise me after FH3.

Tried it four times, 2 fatal errors and 2 complete crashes after reaching the waterfall. Gave up.

May try the Xbox later.

[Glasgowrob]

looks stunning and will be picking up a xb1x to replace my xbox one before launch, but god its too arcadey. give me proper rolls and damage and written off cars


that's said hooning through a village north of a ton in a focus RS seems just so right. just wish it was a bit more sim like

[chris4652009]

Glasgowrob said:

looks stunning and will be picking up a xb1x to replace my xbox one before launch, but god its too arcadey. give me proper rolls and damage and written off cars


that's said hooning through a village north of a ton in a focus RS seems just so right. just wish it was a bit more sim like

Is this the first time you've played a "Forza horizon" title?

[Glasgowrob]

chris4652009 said:

Is this the first time you've played a "Forza horizon" title?

to be honest err yes,

was hoping for something a bit more realistic, still should be fun though, just felt slightly disappointed when I careened throough a dyke at 130 to no ill effect