I downloaded the Horizon 3 Demo last night

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 09/13/2016 at 09:31 • Filed to: Forza Horizon 3

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It’s the newest Forza game I’ve played since Forza 5...and omg, I just had to put in my pre-order. I actually loved how the demo chose my name (Mercedes) for the default spoken character name. :D

It’s just so eye gushingly beautiful...and I absolutely adore an open world racer with many physic elements of a sim. I mean hell, not even The Crew has that, and I much like The Crew. Win/Win for Forza!!!

Noah - Now with more boost. > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 09:38

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WHOAH those graphics are nuts

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 09:38

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It was so much fun. I played maybe 10 minutes and then realized the time but that game is seriously addicting. And this is just the demo.

djmt1 > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 09:39

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Sigh. Everyone is having fun on the demo and here I am staring at the progress bar with 2 days to go. I need to move.

S65 > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 09:41

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Makes me wish I had windows 10

Mercedes Streeter > Noah - Now with more boost. 09/13/2016 at 09:42

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Some of it is rendered for the photo mode/autovista shots, but the game itself is just as amazeballs.

Mercedes Streeter > djmt1 09/13/2016 at 09:48

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18 GB...like holy crap. I don’t think I’ve ever downloaded a demo larger than a few or so GB.

Wheelerguy > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 09:48

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Wait, so there are female character avatars now? Finally.

Jcarr > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 09:49

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Stop it. Stop. I don’t have enough time to play Forza 6 as it is. Don’t get me wanting another racing game.

CB > S65 09/13/2016 at 09:50

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Well, I'd agree, but for real, I don't want Windows 10 just for two games.

S65 > CB 09/13/2016 at 09:53

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I’m not even sure if my PC is even stout enough to run it

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 09:58

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How did I not know the demo was out?!?!?!?! I already missed the Battlefield 1 beta. I can’t miss this!!!! I pre-ordered it a few weeks ago and I’m thoroughly excited.

Arrivederci > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 10:01

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Can the demo be downloaded on XBONE? I loved playing Horizon 2.

Mercedes Streeter > Arrivederci 09/13/2016 at 10:03

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Si!! It was advertised on my home screen. I have no idea where to find it otherwise...I use Kinect to get me everywhere so I never bothered to fully learn the Xbone’s UI.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Arrivederci 09/13/2016 at 10:04

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Yep!

Arrivederci > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 10:05

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Sweet! Thanks - I don’t know how I didn’t see it yesterday. I’ll have to download it tonight.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > djmt1 09/13/2016 at 10:17

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Yeah, I started mine last night and like 3 hours later was at 18%. I think it should be done by now, but I need to go check it.

Montalvo > djmt1 09/13/2016 at 10:43

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Seeing as how it took me about 15 min I would say that would probably be a good idea. Are you in an area where there is like one provider who specializes in nothing but garbage?

djmt1 > Montalvo 09/13/2016 at 11:12

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I live in London and my telephone wires were put in 150 years ago. I guess the Victorians didn’t foresee HDR textures. Still only two years to go before the consultation on whether or not my area gets fibre! Sigh.

PushToStart > Mercedes Streeter 09/13/2016 at 11:58

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I played the demo for about 15 minutes total, I was impressed by so much of it, looking forward to getting into it more. I also was really into the whole personalized license plate thing, totally pointless but a cool little detail nonetheless.

Mercedes Streeter > PushToStart 09/13/2016 at 12:46

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In every Forza game starting with 2, I usually have a store just for license plates. In Forza 2 I sold cars with unlocked paintjobs with license plates featuring all 50 states and a few Canadian provinces.

In Forza 3, I had literally every variation of licence plate you can find in Illinois and Wisconsin, and in Forza 4, I tried to expand that across the country. I then also made license plate frames to go with them. It’s actually quite amazing how popular license plates are in Forza.

They’re super small details, but they can make just the difference between driving a videogame car and a car that feels real. :)