Scion FR-S coming to Gran Turismo this week

[Do Boy]

Downloaded my FR-S DLC

[SSSJDanny]

Originally Posted by Do Boy

Downloaded my FR-S DLC

Same Here, now I just gotta setup my Logitech G25.

Now I just have to wait for the game itself to update.

[lordtakuban]

Originally Posted by Max Schnell

Get an oil change and it goes up to 202 for the FRS.

That is possible in real life depending on the oil, how much Moly is in it, etc. Motul 300V, for instance is a fantastic motor oil. The engine moves much more freely. It basically reduces the amount of friction that the moving parts create using inferior oils like (mobil1 or other low end synthetics). 2 HP gained from reducing parasitic loss is certainly believable.

...Back to the thread at hand...

I updated my PS3 last night (Version 4.20 I believe) and charged my controller. The game comes in today from Amazon. So It looks like after about an hour of updates and downloads, I should be able to virtually drive around my very own FR-S.

[lordtakuban]

Well, after 1 Hour and 16 minutes, I was able to see the intro video. This included the updates and installations to the PS3. Then another 3 minutes or so to add the XL content. Then just a couple more minutes to get the free FR-S. Unfortunately, it only gives you one in Red (You don't get to choose the color). Oh, and for anyone claiming that my internet connection is slow or whatever, here's a speedtest.net result I just ran:



So, after all of that, it should have provided the best experience possible. Here's my impressions of the first 6% of the game that I've played...

Setup:
* I set the buttons to be the same as Forza. Doing so, made it control pretty well. I found the car control to be decent while playing.

The not so good:
* This game looks like a game or cartoon. If you were to see this running side by side with Forza 4, you would clearly and quickly see a big difference.
* The car dynamics are also very artificial looking. Again, it looks like a game
* Not sure why I needed a car to begin taking the license tests. But luckily the XL content helped that out.
* Drive line. This is possibly subjective, but I like to use the driving line on "braking only" in Forza so I know when I'm approaching a corner too fast. This game is either ALL or Nothing. And the line itself looks like crap and doesn't provide as good of feedback as Forza.
* Damage. Where is it? It has already been proven that you can show the cars with damage on them. EVERY other racing game does it. why does GT5 have rubbermaid bumper cars instead?
* Game flow. When I complete a race in a series, the next thing I should be presented with is an option to continue on to the next race. Same thing goes with the license tests. Absolutely no excuse for that other than laziness.

The good:
* GoKarts! Yeah, it's a neat addition.
* Interface. It's much better than I expected. GT4 was one of the worst interfaces I've ever used. No wonder I didn't play it much. This one is fairly easy to jump around in.
* It has the Toyota 86 GT and now the Scion FR-S. If Forza had the car, I wouldn't have bought this game. But it has it.
* Racing feel. It's good. Similar to Forza, but the controller is just not as good as the 360 controller and you will get hand fatigue quickly.

Overall:
As has been said by many people, this game is nowhere near as solid of a racing simulation game as Forza 4. Since I got it with the extra DLC pack (XL Edition) for $40 shipped from Amazon, I'm not disappointed. And all that said, it's still a good game on the PS3. I'll probably play it some more until I get my actual FR-S (any day now) and then it will likely go in the drawer with the other games to make way for Blurays to be watched.

[RRnold]

Do Boy, that's funny! I bought all of the colors and hooked up a black one just like that too.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by lordtakuban

Well, after 1 Hour and 16 minutes, I was able to see the intro video. This included the updates and installations to the PS3. Then another 3 minutes or so to add the XL content. Then just a couple more minutes to get the free FR-S. Unfortunately, it only gives you one in Red (You don't get to choose the color). Oh, and for anyone claiming that my internet connection is slow or whatever, here's a speedtest.net result I just ran:



So, after all of that, it should have provided the best experience possible. Here's my impressions of the first 6% of the game that I've played...

Setup:
* I set the buttons to be the same as Forza. Doing so, made it control pretty well. I found the car control to be decent while playing.

The not so good:
* This game looks like a game or cartoon. If you were to see this running side by side with Forza 4, you would clearly and quickly see a big difference.
* The car dynamics are also very artificial looking. Again, it looks like a game
* Not sure why I needed a car to begin taking the license tests. But luckily the XL content helped that out.
* Drive line. This is possibly subjective, but I like to use the driving line on "braking only" in Forza so I know when I'm approaching a corner too fast. This game is either ALL or Nothing. And the line itself looks like crap and doesn't provide as good of feedback as Forza.
* Damage. Where is it? It has already been proven that you can show the cars with damage on them. EVERY other racing game does it. why does GT5 have rubbermaid bumper cars instead?
* Game flow. When I complete a race in a series, the next thing I should be presented with is an option to continue on to the next race. Same thing goes with the license tests. Absolutely no excuse for that other than laziness.

The good:
* GoKarts! Yeah, it's a neat addition.
* Interface. It's much better than I expected. GT4 was one of the worst interfaces I've ever used. No wonder I didn't play it much. This one is fairly easy to jump around in.
* It has the Toyota 86 GT and now the Scion FR-S. If Forza had the car, I wouldn't have bought this game. But it has it.
* Racing feel. It's good. Similar to Forza, but the controller is just not as good as the 360 controller and you will get hand fatigue quickly.

Overall:
As has been said by many people, this game is nowhere near as solid of a racing simulation game as Forza 4. Since I got it with the extra DLC pack (XL Edition) for $40 shipped from Amazon, I'm not disappointed. And all that said, it's still a good game on the PS3. I'll probably play it some more until I get my actual FR-S (any day now) and then it will likely go in the drawer with the other games to make way for Blurays to be watched.

That's nice review and all... but again, let's keep it in topic

you're more than welcome to join this thread on GT5 vs FM4
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2027

[lordtakuban]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

That's nice review and all... but again, let's keep it in topic

you're more than welcome to join this thread on GT5 vs FM4
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2027

Ahh. Sorry about that. I didn't know there was another thread about the 2 games. You can move the post if you want. Here's a more on-topic post:

Downloading the FR-S from the playstation store was fairly easy. And it's the only free download on there. One other thing you need to do is go into the game to the downloads icon and then activate it in the game. THEN, you have to go to the delivery truck to get the red one for free.