Even the way the world is sculpted feels much more like a real place than a computer-generated world. Everything has a place, and everything is in its place. The sky isn't a quality many people talk about in video games, but nothing escaped Playground's commitment to visual perfection.įorza Horizon 5 sets an exciting precedent for what's to come from video game graphicsįorza Horizon 5 is vibrant and colorful, detailed and nuanced, and feels whole in its world and presentation. The new tropical storms and dynamic weather events look beautiful and even a little intimidating, with a real sense of depth and scale that many games lack.
This means it naturally evolves over time, with rolling cloud coverage that changes depending on where you are. Like Forza Horizon 4, Playground recorded the real sky on location for hundreds of hours and handpicked the best bits, stitching everything together to achieve the majesty of the game's sky.
Now, after an extended amount of time with the full game and hours of playtime under my belt, I can comfortably claim that Forza Horizon 5 is one of the best games of 2021, and another colossal victory for the growing Xbox Game Studios family. I went into my Forza Horizon 5 preview concerned that the upcoming title couldn't live up to my lofty expectations, but left even more excited than before. Forza Horizon 5 was only in development for one additional year over previous entries in the franchise, but enjoys such a massive leap in quality that it feels like it must've taken much longer. FH5 features huge upgrades to graphics over its already-impressive predecessor, a more accomodating campaign with branching paths and a solid narrative, the Forza car list at launch yet, and countless quality-of-life improvements to bring it all together.
FH5 is a racing masterpiece three years in the making, and solidifies the Forza Horizon franchise and Playground Games as the unchallenged champions of open-world racing.įor the first time, Forza Horizon 5 takes the long-running open-world racing series to Mexico, and it's a sight to behold. Now, Forza Horizon 5 is officially here, and it has accomplished the impossible by delivering on its absurd levels of hype. After millions of sales and a neverending stream of fresh content and updates, it's finally time for FH4 to step down and pave the way for its successor. The views of the moderation team do not reflect the view of Microsoft or its subsidiaries.In 2018, Forza Horizon 4 quickly ascended to the heights of the racing genre as the premier option for open-world fans. Note: We are not affiliated with Microsoft or its subsidiaries in any official capacity. Showoff Sunday - all pictures of achievements, gamerscore, controllers, custom art/mods, battle stations, and so forth are only allowed as posts on Sundays. posts must be within the weekly megathread. and posts must be properly tagged or they will be removed.
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