Forza Motorsport shouldn't have got me this excited about dirt

Date:
Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:34:53 +0000

Description:
Forza Motorsport's attention to detail has me very excited for the simulation racer.

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I shouldnt be this excited by the words dirt accumulation is more realistic but here I am, positively thrilled about the idea of my car in Forza Motorsport becoming a mucky pup over the course of a race.

In Xbox and Bethesdas Developer Direct, Forza Motorsport creator Turn 10 went into the finer detail of its upcoming Xbox Series X racer. The team threw out big numbers, like how you will have 500 cars to play with at launch, that there are more than 800 upgrades you can fit into your vehicles, and that there will be 20 environments to race through.

But what really caught my attention were the smaller things. (Image credit: Microsoft)

Forza Motorsports sound director showed how, as you install those 800
upgrades to your vehicles, you will create different sound profiles for your car, reflecting the parts youve fitted.

Another developer explained how much time the team has spent to recreate dirt accumulation accurately. So, as you race around the track, lap after lap,
your car wont just pick up dirt, but the areas where the dirt builds up and how it appears on your car will be influenced by how youve driven. Struggle
to stick to the tarmac and drive over the verge, and youll see more powdery dirt pick up around the wheels; stick closer to opposing cars and the tarmac grit their wheels pick up will leave scratches on your paintwork.

Speaking of paintwork, the ray-tracing in Forza Motorsport sounds like it
will be a treat. Multiple photogrammetry models were used to capture the different ways light interacts with different paint styles, so your car will look more realistic as you race through different environments and lighting.

Yes, a lot of this stuff can sound like its extra detail layered on top of a game, and how Forza plays will come down to more than whether its ray-traced paint picks up dirt nicely, but I do love it in a game where my character, my avatar, reflects the journey it as made through the world. And it sounds
like, between the sound profiles, the dirt modeling, and all the upgrades I can make to my vehicles, that in Forza Motorsport it will do just that. It's the sort of thing that could make it one of the best racing games , if not
one of the best Xbox Series X games , or at least compete with Gran Turismo 7 .

Unfortunately, Microsoft didnt announce a release date for Forza Motorsport, saying only that it would be out in 2023. All the release dates you need for new Xbox Series X games



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