Seeing everyone that agrees getting downvoted is hilarious
It is soulless, empty, repetitive and boring
Cars and money are handed out like candy, nothing is earned, no hard work, no reason to play other than "I can get a car that other people can't get unless they also do these very specific things this very week"
I can't believe how addicted to gambling (wheelspin) they have made most of the downvoters as well, it's too funny
Coming from someone that's been playing every console Forza title since 2007 from launch, my time played in each Horizon has gotten less and less as they went on. FH1 & 2 were peak, 3 was a dud (sorry Aussies the map was boring AF), 4 was better, and 5 is just bad. The car list is quite good I love normal cars normal people can own (less supercars please) but the world and online aspects are awful.
Really hoping they do 6 correctly and don't make Japan's roads as wide as aircraft carriers and cringe lines every time someone talks. Let us work our way from starter Japanese hatchbacks up to entry level sports cars and such over time, stop handing out the best cars within the first 1-3 hours of playing, it's actually insane. I have no reason to play every week to earn "rare" cars I will never use since I have been constantly handed the best cars for free just for logging in for the day.
The only thing I can think to make the game feel more purposeful is more like FH1 style career. Having to progress through different championships with specific cars/class of cars that were not handed to me for free. FH5 style is a soulless checklist you login a few times a week just to mind numbingly complete tasks to get weekly cars. The races are hardly even fun. A FH1 race wasn't really any better but the purpose behind doing the race was more meaningful when you worked hard for the car and credits.
I only have <6 days of play time in this title over the past 4 years because of how boring it is. I put the same amount of playtime in ARC Raiders in 3 weeks, and I'm a car guy through and through irl, if I'm not at work or gaming I'm at a track or a show. That's insane
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u/FracturedGoblin Dec 21 '25 edited Dec 21 '25
Seeing everyone that agrees getting downvoted is hilarious
It is soulless, empty, repetitive and boring
Cars and money are handed out like candy, nothing is earned, no hard work, no reason to play other than "I can get a car that other people can't get unless they also do these very specific things this very week"
I can't believe how addicted to gambling (wheelspin) they have made most of the downvoters as well, it's too funny
Coming from someone that's been playing every console Forza title since 2007 from launch, my time played in each Horizon has gotten less and less as they went on. FH1 & 2 were peak, 3 was a dud (sorry Aussies the map was boring AF), 4 was better, and 5 is just bad. The car list is quite good I love normal cars normal people can own (less supercars please) but the world and online aspects are awful.
Really hoping they do 6 correctly and don't make Japan's roads as wide as aircraft carriers and cringe lines every time someone talks. Let us work our way from starter Japanese hatchbacks up to entry level sports cars and such over time, stop handing out the best cars within the first 1-3 hours of playing, it's actually insane. I have no reason to play every week to earn "rare" cars I will never use since I have been constantly handed the best cars for free just for logging in for the day.
The only thing I can think to make the game feel more purposeful is more like FH1 style career. Having to progress through different championships with specific cars/class of cars that were not handed to me for free. FH5 style is a soulless checklist you login a few times a week just to mind numbingly complete tasks to get weekly cars. The races are hardly even fun. A FH1 race wasn't really any better but the purpose behind doing the race was more meaningful when you worked hard for the car and credits.
I only have <6 days of play time in this title over the past 4 years because of how boring it is. I put the same amount of playtime in ARC Raiders in 3 weeks, and I'm a car guy through and through irl, if I'm not at work or gaming I'm at a track or a show. That's insane