The biggest and best DLC that Forza Horizon 4 ever had was the Lego DLC. This added a selection of new cars to the game, each of which was built of Lego, and had you racing in them as Lego characters against other Lego characters. It was awesome, and totally out of the blue. It was another one of those collaborations that seems to make absolutely no sense on paper, but really does pay off in practice. Now, we’ve got a new game in Forza Horizon 5, but so fa there’s been no mention of the Lego DLC coming to this title. I have to wonder if there’s something in the works though.
Since I write about this stuff a lot, I’ve been privy to the sales numbers of Forza Horizon 4 and its DLC through public documents that absolutely no one ever reads. I can tell you that the game sold well, but the Lego DLC sold almost as well. When it came out, it was a catalyst for more people to buy the game, the DLC, and more Xbox consoles so that tey could play it. I imagine that it also helped get a good few Game Pass subscribers once it hit PC too.
The point I’m trying to make here, is that the Lego DLC breathed new life into Forza Horizon 4. It gave it something that no other racing title had, an edge with which to batter all other racing games. Forza Horizon 5 is really great. It’s got so much going for it, and yet it still feels like it’s lacking because of the sheer amount of post launch content that the last game had. I think that eventually, this title will have as much in it for us to play through, but it’s going to take a while. I also think that there has to be some sort of plan for the Lego collaboration to come back. the sales figures speak for themselves, and Lego is getting into games much more now than ever before, so it almost feels inevitable at this point. I just hope I’m right on this one.
