The year 2023 can be called a “year of success” for blockbuster games. Among them, the works that made their presence felt are “new works after a long time.” This work“Forza Motorsport”In fact, this is the first new game in a long time, six years after the previous one, Forza Motorsport 7. This may sound familiar, but “six years” means that a first grader in elementary school becomes a middle schooler, so it’s A very long time.
In fact, there have been two spin-offs in the Forza Horizon series released in between, so it’s hard to feel like it’s been a long time since you started this game. However, there is the realistic ‘Motorsport’ which has real car-like controls, and ‘ Horizon” is an unofficial, open world that allows you to play freely, except that they are “named”. “Forza.”Completely differentIt may be so.
I was very addicted to Forza Horizon 4, and also enjoyed playing the follow-up Forza Horizon 5.The Xbox360 Value Pack includes “Atsume!” “Forza Motorsport 2” is included with “Piñata”.I’m a casual racing game player and have been frustrated by my extreme stoicism. Since then, I’ve been avoiding realistic racing games (I’m not sure if that’s the right word, but let me say it!) that have a so-called “simulation” aspect.
This article is about such “Although I play “Horizon” a lot, I’m not good at “Motorsport”.This is a pre-roll report for “Forza Motorsport”. Pre-play was conducted on Xbox Series
In addition to the pre-race, you can play a series of three races called the “Builders Cup Intro” during pre-play. (Of course, you can play the game over and over again.) Total playing time is about 1 hour. There were three types of cars to choose from: 2018 Ford Mustang GT (hereinafter referred to as Mustang), 2019 SUBARU STI S209, and 2018 Honda Civic Type R (hereinafter referred to as Civic). I initially chose the Civic because it looked cool (there will also be screenshots of the Mustang being used later in the article).
Once the device is identified and selected,Even so, body image remains more blurred than ever due to reflections and contemplations.He will explain the car to you as well. The graphics are nice, as you’d expect from an Xbox SeriesEquivalent to RTX 4080/RX 7900 XTIt was talked about in some places because it was so cool. Well, the recommendation is actually pretty amazing!
Before starting the race, you can first select the difficulty level. You can choose your competitor’s speed (or rather how well they drive) and ‘Rule Set’ from 3 options: ‘Club Rules’, ‘Sport Rules’ and ‘Expert Rules’. This makes it easier for beginners to play real racing games like me, and is a win-win system where advanced players can get more rewards by making the game more difficult. First, you can easily choose “Club Rules”.
The first course in the series is GRAND OAK RACEWAY. As the name suggests, it is a fun course with lots of nature. Before the actual race, you will first have a preview of the course as a “practice” session. In casual racing games like the ones I’ve played so far, it’s normal for a new track to be a straight shot, so this was refreshing. However, if you think about it in practice, it seems obvious.
In races, you will be given a target lap time, so if you are not sure, you can practice until you can consistently meet your goal. However, in Club Rules and Sports Rules, you can use the rewind function (a system that has become familiar in recent racing games) without limits, so you don’t have to worry about that too much. He is.
When you actually play the game, it’s trueThe car’s controls feel slippery, heavy and difficult.but,Difficulty setting and rewindingThe design was such that I did not feel that the obstacles were as high as I had previously imagined. Which…? You can do anything with this game. I mean, I think it’s interesting…! Even beginners can enjoy it!
“Even beginners can enjoy it”This is not an exaggeration. In addition to the difficulty settings mentioned above, this game has a huge range of setting elements such as accessibility and driving assistance.As long as you do your best and prepare itYou can find your favorite spices.
There are predefined help settings, so you don’t have to try too much. Initially, I played in “Assistance (Medium)” mode. I also tried “assist (max)”, but it felt like I could hit the target by just pressing the throttle. I knew there were a lot of settings like Horizon, but I thought it would be more useful in a game like Motorsport, which seems to have a lot of entry points.
The beauty of the graphics, which is probably the biggest selling point of this game, also improves your mood. From the driver’s perspective, you can see that the reflections on the window glass are detailed, and even the console version looks nice enough.
If you use a hood camera, other cars will be reflected in this bright way. The mirror appears to be placed on the floor, which is very interesting.
After playing the game a few times, I found that changing the shift from Assist (Minimum) to AT and setting it to Sport Rules was the difficulty level that was comfortable for me.
When Assist is set to (minimum)The car continues to slide and the operation feels very heavy.but,Mathematical rules allow you to rewind, so you can quickly recover from mistakes.It’s great that it combines the “difficulty of driving a car and the fun that comes with it” like a real racing game with easy gameplay, so beginners should give it a try.
Beyond the sporting rules, there were concepts such as tire wear and fuel consumption. Both can be recovered by stopping. Maybe the reason why you don’t fill the fuel tank even after refueling is because it makes the car heavier? I don’t know because I’m not familiar with it, but I wonder what it isIt looks real. I didn’t have to stop on the courses I tested pre-play, but the series will likely feature longer races and faster cars that will put more stress on the tires.
Overall, even for me, who is not good at realistic racing games, I found the pre-game play to be very easy and fun. Especially when the car is sliding.“Don’t stay like that.”I think it’s fun to see things go wrong, and it’s also connected to the joy of being able to control things. It was a lot of fun, and there were times when I couldn’t help but lean over and put a lot of pressure on my hand to hold the controller. I feel that the beauty of graphics is linked to the sense of realism.
Even a casual gamer like me was able to immerse myself in the game and enjoy it.Because this job is so cute.This is the big thing. I feel like there are still hurdles to overcome when it comes to realistic racing games, but at least Forza Motorsport does okay. Actually, it was interesting. Even if you’re as averse to realistic racing games as I am, try playing with Xbox Game Pass first, and you might find yourself hooked…?
“Forza Motorsport”It is scheduled to be released on October 10, 2023 for Xbox Series It also supports Xbox Game Pass, and has been eligible since day one of release.
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