This is my Mini-ish review of Forza Horizon 5, that recently came out. I have played this on PC. If my sentences sound funny in this review, its because of my disability.
The Graphics:
The game looks amazing but there is problems. I am pretty bad at explaining "pretty things". Notable improvements are lighting & Mud/dirt textures on vehicles. The game is not that optimized well but its still better than GTA 4. Environmental settings cause massive strutter (Also reported but other users), no matter the resolution. To fix that problem you turn it down to medium but now you got GTA SA trees. This game doesn't tell if you are over your VRAM or not unless its in the benchmark, the older Forza's did tell you directly.
Gameplay:
Honestly this feels like FH4 but with a new coat of paint, if that makes sense. Cars handles the same & don't feel different. The map is a lot more diverse but mainly its around the corners & edges, the middle is rocks & sand. Since there's more like festival sites like FH3, it feels a lot more lively then having one like FH4. Currently there is 534 cars, it sounds big but its not. Notable cars have been removed like for example, The Hudson Hornet, GMC Typhoon, Plymouth Fury, etc. There is new vehicles like the 2021 Toyota Supra, 2021 Ford Bronco, 1970 GMC Jimmy, etc. I prefer FH4's car list than FH5's current car list. There is more engine swaps but of course people don't know the brands of these swaps. You have to go to the wiki to know the brand which is annoying still. The older forza's (FH1 and below), had brand name swaps but were tied to that brand of car. With the FH4, everybody swapped a V12 into there cars, well its happening in FH5 again (because small car go 250mph funny). Cars in the older forzas (FH1 and below again) felt like there treated better and felt like there meant to there. If you see a normal/average to odd car, its there because the dev's are poking fun at it and don't care about the history of it (EX: Peel P50). Forza hub is sadly not involved with FH5. FH4 and below, I got 250k per week because of my high level but now it feels wasted. Returning players only get the cover cars of they games they've played, that's it.
Sound:
The radio is okay, I turn it off most of the time, FH4 had better songs (IMHO). I remember people saying FH4's car sounds were horrible, they weren't far off but its not as bad as Gran Turismo 6's car sounds. The sounds have improved but it needs some work. Sometimes the exhaust makes it sound better and sometimes it sounds worse with it on. FM3 to FH1 had the best car sounds in the series by far and there much more accurate to the cars. 4 Bangers will always sound better in FM3 to FH1. 4 bangers & rotatory sound like they have fart cans strapped on, always. The ambience is greatly improved, I will point that out. Your player is not a mute anymore and has a voice. Dialogue ranges from ok to cringey.
Overall:
The game looks amazing. The map is huge and very diverse (at the corners & edges). Most car sounds have been improved. Gameplay feels about the same (Not a bad thing). Car list is fine (As of this review). Story is better than FH4 but the dialogue is mostly alright/ok. More engine swaps but unbranded.
7/10 from me.
The Graphics:
The game looks amazing but there is problems. I am pretty bad at explaining "pretty things". Notable improvements are lighting & Mud/dirt textures on vehicles. The game is not that optimized well but its still better than GTA 4. Environmental settings cause massive strutter (Also reported but other users), no matter the resolution. To fix that problem you turn it down to medium but now you got GTA SA trees. This game doesn't tell if you are over your VRAM or not unless its in the benchmark, the older Forza's did tell you directly.
Gameplay:
Honestly this feels like FH4 but with a new coat of paint, if that makes sense. Cars handles the same & don't feel different. The map is a lot more diverse but mainly its around the corners & edges, the middle is rocks & sand. Since there's more like festival sites like FH3, it feels a lot more lively then having one like FH4. Currently there is 534 cars, it sounds big but its not. Notable cars have been removed like for example, The Hudson Hornet, GMC Typhoon, Plymouth Fury, etc. There is new vehicles like the 2021 Toyota Supra, 2021 Ford Bronco, 1970 GMC Jimmy, etc. I prefer FH4's car list than FH5's current car list. There is more engine swaps but of course people don't know the brands of these swaps. You have to go to the wiki to know the brand which is annoying still. The older forza's (FH1 and below), had brand name swaps but were tied to that brand of car. With the FH4, everybody swapped a V12 into there cars, well its happening in FH5 again (because small car go 250mph funny). Cars in the older forzas (FH1 and below again) felt like there treated better and felt like there meant to there. If you see a normal/average to odd car, its there because the dev's are poking fun at it and don't care about the history of it (EX: Peel P50). Forza hub is sadly not involved with FH5. FH4 and below, I got 250k per week because of my high level but now it feels wasted. Returning players only get the cover cars of they games they've played, that's it.
Sound:
The radio is okay, I turn it off most of the time, FH4 had better songs (IMHO). I remember people saying FH4's car sounds were horrible, they weren't far off but its not as bad as Gran Turismo 6's car sounds. The sounds have improved but it needs some work. Sometimes the exhaust makes it sound better and sometimes it sounds worse with it on. FM3 to FH1 had the best car sounds in the series by far and there much more accurate to the cars. 4 Bangers will always sound better in FM3 to FH1. 4 bangers & rotatory sound like they have fart cans strapped on, always. The ambience is greatly improved, I will point that out. Your player is not a mute anymore and has a voice. Dialogue ranges from ok to cringey.
Overall:
The game looks amazing. The map is huge and very diverse (at the corners & edges). Most car sounds have been improved. Gameplay feels about the same (Not a bad thing). Car list is fine (As of this review). Story is better than FH4 but the dialogue is mostly alright/ok. More engine swaps but unbranded.
7/10 from me.
