Impressions from the fast track on Forza 4

Being something of a racing game fan, Forza 4 made my list of my Top 5 games for Q4 2011, so it's no surprise that when it launched last Friday, I immediately picked up a copy and started burning rubber (and also playing Forza 4).

My thoughts pretty much echo all the reviews of Forza 4 that you may or may not have been reading.

Forza 4 is pretty much pure car porn

Basically I think that Forza 4 is a better game than Forza 3 in pretty much every single way.
It is further polishing the winning formula that Turn 10 has been developing over the course of the Forza Motorsport series.

However, it also feels like a much smaller step up than 3 did from 2.
Racing around a lot of the same tracks as you did in Forza 3, you will often be extremely hard pressed to see any difference at all in terms of visual quality.

Perhaps the one area that does feel like it has gotten a significant visual upgrade is the cockpit view, which now looks even better and has actually become my preferred racing view, after pretty much having been a "behind the car" racing guy for all of my life.

Forza 4 review round up

Aside from my sci-fi inclinations I also enjoy a bit of motor propelled entertaining in the form of racing games.

I play both arcade and sim racers, but I have really fallen in love with the Forza series for Xbox.

How can you not want one of these?!

Forza 4 is coming out next week, but the reviews are up now and they are generally positive, although it also looks like Turn 10 will have to really think hard about how they can breathe new life into the series, when they eventually go on to make the inevitable Forza 5 (maybe/hopefully on the next Xbox console?).

Here is the word on the interwebz about Forza 4:

Gamespot (8.5/10) Review

Joystiq (4.5/5 stars): Review

IGN (9.5/10): Review

And a lengthy Quick Look from my favorite guys at Giant Bomb

Enjoy and see you on the race track!

Now to get my hands on that demo...