![]() ![]() ![]() This took me around 14 hours to reach, however, I still had plenty of Accolades to unlock by completing all the activities on offer, and this ultimately goes towards raising my ranking on the leader board. Your character, after competing in England, is now a seasoned racer and gets the opportunity to expand the Horizon Festivals across Mexico by competing in the Horizon Adventure that ultimately leads to you being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Thankfully, Forza Horizon 5 features a variety of equally exciting set-pieces as part of its campaign, through Showcase events, which keeps you captivated and always coming back for the next big adrenaline rush, whether it be racing against a train or battling it out against a couple of monster trucks.Īfter that breath-taking opening, you’re introduced to Forza Horizon 5’s campaign narrative where you get to create your character with the usual options that you come to expect and a variety of different clothes and accessories to choose from, in which more can be purchased and unlocked via the game’s currency or won in the wheel-spin level system, which I will come to later. It was such an epic and cinematic start that showcased the different environments and landscapes the Mexican setting has to offer while also giving you a feel of how each type of car, whether it be a sports car or 4×4 off-road vehicle, handles on the varied terrain. This opening could easily turn any non-racing fans instantly into an avid racer. ![]() It’s a stunning car that hits the road hard and fast as you travel up the coastline to reach the Festival celebrations. The montage concludes in another stunning sports car – the 2021 Mercedes-AMG One. The next part of the montage has the plane dropping you off in the heart of the vibrant Mexican jungles in a 1989 “Desert Flyer” Porsche which is perfect for handling the wet and muddy conditions as you drive through rivers and see the gorgeous wildlife on offer while narrowly avoiding hitting a flock of flamingos. The race then switches to the aeroplane dropping you off in the gorgeously sleek 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray Coupe and racing through the countryside before being engulfed in the orange clouds of a dust storm. The race to the Festival montage starts with you in a 2021 Ford Bronco being dropped out of an aeroplane to land on the brim of an active caldera volcano and has you hurtling past lava down the side of the volcano. It is so impactful at showing you exactly what the game has to offer, whilst doing so in the most dramatic and exciting way. I have since gone back and played a few hours of Forza Horizon 4, which I will come to later, as I wanted to be able to give a brief comparison between the games, especially as I was very much interested in checking out how Forza Horizon 4’s UK setting compares to Forza Horizon 5’s Mexico.įorza Horizon 5 has one of, if not the, best opening to a game I’ve ever played. I was going to play Forza Horizon 4 before 5’s release, however, I wanted to come into the series fresh so I could give my thoughts as a newcomer. ![]() I’ve never owned an Xbox console until I picked up a Series S earlier this year, so Forza Horizon 5 is my first Forza game. I was a huge Gran Turismo fan, playing all the games on PS1 and PS2, however, by Gran Turismo 4 I found the series to become quite stale and I couldn’t really get into any other racing game series. However, it was a little too ‘arcadey’ for my liking. In fact, the last racing game I’ve played was Burnout Paradise over 10 years ago, and I barely remember playing it that much, though I do remember it being fun with the awesome slow-motion crashes. For hardcore racers and casuals alike, there is so much fun to be had with this game, especially as you can avoid racing altogether and just enjoy driving the roads of Mexico and seeing all this beautiful country has to offer.įrom the offset, I don’t generally play racing games – I used to, but I grew out of the genre over time. Playground Games has created the most enjoyable and exciting open-world racer on the market with Forza Horizon 5! Set in a fictional representation of Mexico, the game’s map is 50% larger than its predecessor and with it comes the most varied and environmentally diverse game in the series. ![]()
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