I have been playing a fair bit of Forza Horizon 5 with my wife, meaning we’re not making too much progress but are having fun more than anything else. I have to say, this is the best racing game I’ve ever played in my life. I must admit that I’m, not a huge racing fan, but some games have come along to take my interest every now and then. The latest of these was Riders Republic, but that is a very different game. By contrast, Forza Horizon 5 is a brilliant racing game in which you’re blasting around Mexico in cars and making the most of the power under the hood of each vehicle. It’s a game like no other on the market, and I’m so happy that I’ve been playing it.
Forza Horizon 4 opened my eyes to this series. It showed me that you can have a balance between the careful racing simulation titles and the fast-paced action of arcade racing games. I live the balance that’s present in the latest game, and I think that it’s going to appeal to almost everyone who plays it. There is a steep learning curve with the driving though. You need to get to grips with it before the fun kicks in, but after that, it’s amazing.
Reviews have been all but perfect for this game so far. Reviewers seem to have had a blast with it, and I can’t argue with them, it’s great. The downside that keeps popping up is the multiplayer element, which just can’t compare to the single player stuff, and the fact that the world is quite densely compacted with stuff for you to do. I’m starting to see this myself, but I don’t really know how the developers could have avoided it. You can’t really have a completed section in the quest menu like you would in an RPG, so that will be a big issue moving forward. However, it’s such a minor complaint that I think reviewers have been putting it out there just as an excuse so they can say it’s not totally perfect. I think it’s pretty damn close though.
