I honestly don't know what the fix is to the issue, but hopefully the developers will figure it out for a future Forza.įorza Motorsport 5 is a fantastic driving game for fans of the genre, but it takes almost no chances. The result is an inordinately high number of people quitting out of frustration. Once there, it's usually too steep a hill to climb to get back into the race, especially if your opponents are skilled. Online multiplayer is dogged by the reverse of that, where it's really easy to get saddled in last place by one small mistake. Once you're in first, you'll usually stay there as long as you don't mess up in spectacular fashion. Races, meanwhile, are usually a case of getting ahead early by driving aggressively, then switching to a more conservative style. Unlocking new cars generally requires a lot of credits, which means either a lot of racing or a good chunk of microtransactions, also known as further investment on the part of the player. Otherwise, Forza 5 suffers from some of the same problems as its direct predecessor. It's a nice concept in theory, but not one that was fully testable before the game's official release for lack of an online community. Turn 10 Studios touts the feature as a form of artificial intelligence that first learns driving habits from real players, then deploys them into the game. This instalment introduces something known as the "Drivatar," which aside from being one of the all-time worst portmanteaus in the English language, is also a sort of opponent intelligence that finds its roots online. But of course, the visuals and audio in Forza 4 were pretty spectacular too. The next-generation touches are subtle, such as the dramatic flares of sunlight when you drive toward it (which makes you wish you could pull down a glare visor) or the echo of your engine when you pass through a tunnel or spectator stands. You can also go "bowling" on Top Gear's track, where the goal is to knock over as many pins as you can with your car.ĭoes it all look and sound fantastic? Of course it does – that's a no-brainer.
There is also a variety of race types, from chases (where you have to follow rival cars while ducking in and out of traffic) to passing challenges (where you score points for how many vehicles you can overtake in a given time frame).
These are unlocked either by earning credits from racing or through microtransaction tokens that can be bought with real money. You shuttle around the world to race on tracks in downtown Prague, the Swiss Alps, the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi and the Top Gear test track in Dunsfold, England, among others, where you perform on tracks of varying lengths and skill, with each demanding its own certain kinds of cars. The over-the-top fluff is what's known in the genre as foreplay.įrom there, it's quickly on to the main action, or career mode, where you start off racing the McLaren P1 before cruelly getting busted back down to simple compact cars from the likes of Mazda and Volvo.
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If anything, it's a step back from last year's most recent entry, Forza Horizon, which effectively introduced the open-world concept to the franchise.įorza 5 opens with the obligatory mantra to cars, a poetic overture extolling their virtues as read by Top Gear TV host Richard Hammond. The new Forza looks and plays very much the same as its predecessor (which to be fair, was amazing). Sure, there might be improvements in polygon counts and – OMG! – lighting effects, but that's hardly enough for anyone except the biggest fans of the genre to get excited about. The only trouble with the game is, if you squint a little, you can't really tell the difference between it and Forza Motorsport 4, released for the Xbox 360 in 2011. So here comes Forza Motorsport 5, the first-party exclusive for Microsoft's Xbox One, which certainly is a shining gob of eye candy. Driving simulations – also known as car porn – are the go-to genre of every new gaming platform, simply because they're easy showcases for improved graphical horsepower. It's new console time, which means one thing: it's also time for new racing games.
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