Forza 5

"John Bulzacchelli" (johnbulzacchelli) 02/02/2014 at 10:39 • Filed to: Forza 5

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What is the deal with Forza auto-upgrading cars when you purchase them for a series.

It makes them damn-near un-driveable!

As much as I love the gameplay, the overall game is pretty terrible...

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > John Bulzacchelli 02/02/2014 at 11:13

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The criticisms that I have heard about Forza 5 have made me care less and less about missing out on it and the Xbone. I've got Asseto Corsa on the PC to tide me over for a bit, and Project CARS will come soon.

This, of course, assumes I stop being addicted to Fire Emblem: Awakening and play anything else.

KirkyV > John Bulzacchelli 02/02/2014 at 11:17

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Forza 5's entire interface is fucking terrible; it's just a shame that the actual racing's good enough to make me put up with it. To get around the auto-upgrade thing, I open up a series, check which cars are available and what class they'll be running in, and then go to the regular 'Buy' interface to actually get the one I want. I mean, my own cack handed upgrading isn't much better than what the game forces on you, but at least I get to decide what to get.

John Bulzacchelli > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 02/02/2014 at 11:19

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Yeah it really isn't that good. I spent a few weeks playing it, then I put it down since mid-december.

Now I am remembering why I stopped playing lol

The driving aspect of the game is great, but the overall package is just so rushed feeling. It seems incomplete with how the payout mechanics work, the series grind on, the menus between races are bad, etc.

It seems like they focused on gameplay/graphics, but forgot to include simple things like the ability to tune your vehicle between races, and to buy "stock" vehicles for a series

interrogator-chaplain > John Bulzacchelli 02/02/2014 at 11:29

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You're not wrong, I'm loving the driving which they always do well, but there are some aspects which are seriously questionable.

JGutz164 > John Bulzacchelli 02/02/2014 at 11:35

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That bothers me too, so what I do is see the available cars in that series (back when i raced the series, now all I really do is the ABC'S online), then go and buy it separately in the "buy cars" menu. Then put my own upgrades on them. Much better.

John Bulzacchelli > interrogator-chaplain 02/02/2014 at 11:35

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I also LOATH the money-grab that this game is. They blew a really good thing trying out this pay-to-play thing. I really believe that is why the track selection is so small - they are going to start releasing tracks as paid dlc.

"Press Y to level faster" button after every race raises my blood pressure. Also, $50 for a "DLC Pass". No thanks...

John Bulzacchelli > JGutz164 02/02/2014 at 11:37

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Yup exactly. I occasionally forget to back out and just purchase a car in series. Then I spin-rewind-spin-rewind-spin-rewind-throw controller lol

John Bulzacchelli > JGutz164 02/02/2014 at 11:38

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It also makes it really hard to compare stock car stats the way it upgrades as you view it. ugh.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > John Bulzacchelli 02/02/2014 at 11:51

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Yeah, it feels like a phone game.

And it KILLS me that you can't quit a series immediately after completing a race, you have to sit through another long load screen for the next race, THEN you can quit back to the menu. And if you go back to that series, it loads the END of the last race you completed and has to do the load transition you already sat through once...again. Ugh.

interrogator-chaplain > John Bulzacchelli 02/02/2014 at 11:57

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That doesn't bother me nearly as much since its optional and I just ignore it.