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Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:20PM Crono141 said

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"GT 5 or Forza 2?"

Flame war or flame war?

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:23PM Metalmurphy said

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It ain't a Joystiq news without flamebait Crono ;)

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:24PM iBubbles said

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I'll take Forza 2. Even though I loved GT4 and never played Forza, I am now an Xbox man.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:27PM (Unverified) said

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"GT 5 or Forza 2?"

Mario Kart Wii

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:27PM (Unverified) said

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"GT 5 or Forza 2?"

Mario Kart Wii

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:29PM sand0789 said

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Saying you prefer one over another isn't flaming. Saying one absolutely sucks and every game on it's platform sucks and anyone who plays it is retarded (or anything to that nature)...that's flaming.

I prefered Forza over Gran Turismo 4. The majority of critics would agree with that as well. Forza2 is coming out in a few months. GT5 isn't out until 2008 sometime. Those are the facts. With that said, I'll love them both, but am more excited about Forza2 since I'll actually be playing it soon. In about 15 months, I may be more excited about GT5, as Forza2 will be a good year old by then.

Oh, the short answer. Forza.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:29PM (Unverified) said

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neither, burnout 5

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 7:43PM (Unverified) said

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Right now Forza 2 bc I own a 360 but hopefully by the time GT5 comes out there will have been a price drop and enough good games for me to buy a PS3. I wonder how long it will be before the 60 GB drops to $400? That's my limit.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:31PM (Unverified) said

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GT5 over Forza for me

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:32PM (Unverified) said

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I only really like GT1 and 3, but I loved Forza on the Xbox. Seeing as I only have an 360 (pending repair) its Forza 2 all the way for me.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 6:03PM (Unverified) said

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Mario Kart Wii with Mario Kart DS connectivity... mmmmmmmm.... Mario Kart....

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:32PM sand0789 said

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@4

You don't count. The discussion is on a couple of the top realistic racing simulators. The Wii won't have any.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 9:17PM (Unverified) said

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Forza al the way. GT still doens't allow for you car to be damaged. How realistic is that? Coupled with the lack of rumble... i don't see how it can ever be a contest. What, are you gonna use motion sensing to make the steering ever worse?

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 7:27PM (Unverified) said

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I don't like racing sims. I have a car already-- if I want tor ace, i want it to be spectacular. RR or Burnout for me.

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Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:38PM (Unverified) said

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Neither. :P

But if I had to choose, Forza 2... Because I have a 360.

I'm not big into racing games. :( I wish I was. But my attention span doesn't last long enough to play them.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 7:16PM kinshadow said

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Forza, because the 360 wheel kicks ass.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:43PM (Unverified) said

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Doesn't matter Jake. If I wanted realistic driving, I would go out and drive my real car.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:47PM (Unverified) said

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@12

Sure you would...

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:54PM (Unverified) said

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Burnout for me... Even if it isn't a realistic racing game... Does it state somewhere that it specifically should be limited to only those for the discussion...

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:54PM Duke said

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Cause you really have one of those cars listed above....yeah.

Forza 2 is more exciting to me - but i will get em both.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 4:55PM Mr Khan said

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A bit premature to say the Wii won't have any realistic racing simulators

It could render something with better graphics than GT4 with the Wii Remote (although its doubtful if that will ever happen)

But the point is, don't discount it yet

Personally, i find something more endearing about Gran Turismo, even though i can't define it, on the surface the games are carbon clones...

I do think Gran Turismo 5 will be one of the best remembered games of the PS3

Posted: Feb 16th 2007 11:59AM (Unverified) said

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I am not a huge driving game guy, but this look spretty sweet.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:02PM (Unverified) said

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howz about neither?

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 6:08PM (Unverified) said

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Whichever one has rumble in the handset and decent online...

Posted: Feb 16th 2007 5:29PM (Unverified) said

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GT5

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:08PM Vidikron said

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@12

They have go-karts in real life, you know? I guess you can't buy Mario Kart Wii now. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:10PM (Unverified) said

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Forza here!!

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:17PM (Unverified) said

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It's not going to be Forza 2 or GT5.

Forza 2 is coming out this spring (May), GT5 next spring, with maybe a demo before the end of the year. And Gran Turismo is famous for long delays.

Besides, it's way too early to make any comparison when we know so little of GT5.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:13PM (Unverified) said

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How cool would that be if we could fire turtle shells out of our cars...........

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:14PM sand0789 said

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@12
Or, you could post in a topic about MarioKart.

:o Snap

And unless your real car is a Ferrari Enzo and you have a closed circuit track, you may not be able to experience what Forza is simulating. Driving your Purple Geo Prism to the supermarket for frozen pizzas and condoms might not be quite the same.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:16PM Vidikron said

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@21

You're likely assuming too much by including condoms in your comment.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:16PM (Unverified) said

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hey, the only purple car I ever had was a 1990 buick century that I spraypainted myself.

I called it 'the shitmobile'

bought it for $800, 3 days later it broke down and i had to pay $1000 to fix it.

ah, america.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:18PM Pipp said

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Which ever game offers better force feedback and rumble.

Thank you.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:21PM (Unverified) said

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lawl. I heart Joystiq commenting. :)

I'll pick Forza over GT anyday. GT always threatens to put me to sleep, but I can sit around for hours tweaking every little thing about my car in Forza.

Can't wait.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 9:30PM falcomadol said

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With the delays on GT, it could well be Forza 3 vs GT 5, assuming Forza team is on the same two year cycle as Bizarre is (which they probably are, since they share tech).

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:24PM (Unverified) said

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1991 Ferrari 512 TR? Yes please.

Forza 2 for me, because I ain't buying a PS3.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:26PM (Unverified) said

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and by the way Vidikron show me a real life go-kart that can shoot out turtle shells and so on and I will never play mario kart again.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:30PM aforty said

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Forza 2

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:34PM Vidikron said

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@28

I don't know of any off hand... but show me your Ferrari Enzo and maybe your point about just driving your own car instead of playing GT5/Forza 2 will have a basis.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:46PM HelghanSuperSniper said

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GT 5 or Forza 2?

Screw that, I'm with the other Wii faithfuls...Mario Kart Wii FTW!

besides, I've always viewed Forza like I view DOA. I'm not going to play Forza when it's just trying to be a better Gran Turismo. Why not just play GT? I'm not going to play DOA when it's trying to be a better VF...pass...I'll just play VF.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:50PM embassy said

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driving a virtual enzo > driving my actual car.

driving a virutal enzo > getting actual Speeding tickets

driving a virtual enzo > paying an actual enzo car payment/insurance


i cud go on..but..u get the idea.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 5:52PM embassy said

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so...any racing simulation is trying to be GT..??

or for that matter how is DOA anything like VF..???...if anything its more like tekken.

there's nothing wrong with mariokart...but...honestly it has no place in this convo. same with burnout...2 great games...but not racing simulators...

thats like comparing NBA 2k and NBA jam.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 6:01PM (Unverified) said

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Gran Turismo 5!

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 8:40PM (Unverified) said

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Pffftt!! I could't get into a racing game nowadays without force feedback. That's soooo 90's. Oops. Sorry PS3 owners. ;P

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 6:33PM sand0789 said

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Why do Nintendo commentors have to post in every article no matter what? WTF? Joystiq simply asks GT or Forza. Gee, ah, I derno, wait...MarioKart. Yahoo, Yippeee, Zowieeeee! (sounds of 9 year olds imitating Mario)

Man, you boys/girls probably don't do very good on multiple choice tests and probably give the people that count up Polls a serious headache.

Who do you vote for, Bush or Kerry...Miyamoto FTW!

I'm sorry. I know my posts are often stupid, and this one is no gem. But do you actually have a reasonable, logical reason why a quarter of these posts are answering "GT or Forza" with Mariokart. Why not Fzero, or Cars, or 3D Worldrunner? Those ansers would make just as much sense.

3D Worldrunner, with the glasses, FTW!

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 6:36PM sand0789 said

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"I won't play Forza because it is trying to be GT5"

Not exactly. GT5 is trying to be 4 which was trying to be 3 which....

Forza is influenced by GT, but significantly different. Forza and GT are trying to be like real life, hence the term simulators. And if you refuse to play games that are influenced by other games, you probably don't have to play anything new now.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 7:14PM (Unverified) said

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I went back to Gran Turismo 4 after playing Forza for 11 months solid. I'm having more fun with GT4, less arcady. Planet Earth has more fun with GT4.

Guess what my vote is?

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 7:20PM (Unverified) said

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GT5 because I love the series. I'm putting down forza 2, but I'm not really into arcady simulators nor do I have an Xbox 360 (sometime in the future maybe).

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 7:32PM spin cycle said

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Forza2. Because it'll be here sooner.

But the graphics are not braking the mold from Forza (which was graphically disappointing) and the 360 steering wheel isn't even as good as the GT4 wheel. It is a testament to MS' marketing power that people think it's awesome when it's not even up to snuff for the $150 price range it is in.

Why do two people list Forza as more arcady than GT4? I found Forza to be more simmy than GT4.

I hope Forza feels more finished this time. Not being able to adjust the aero on full race spec cars was complete BS. And the lack of a reverse lockout, it auto downshifting from 3rd straight to 1st, and the faulty engine rev notes (the Impreza engine note stops rising at the redline as the revs go 1500 higher) combined to make manual shifting a losing proposition.

Forza had a lot of potential, but it fell short in several ways. Last time, I preferred GT4 to Forza. This time it could be different.

Posted: Feb 15th 2007 7:54PM (Unverified) said

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Forza 2.

I owned an original Playstation, for which the original GT was one of my first (and favourite) games.

Bought an Xbox and GameCube last-gen, however, and so became hooked on Forza...

With a Wii and 360 this time around, it's looking like Mario Kart + Forza 2 + Project Gotham 4 + Burnout 5 for me :)

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