![]() That’s 150 more than Horizon 3, despite the notable exception of Toyota. This may feel a little like cheating, but Forza Horizon 4 holds over 450 cars from 100 manufacturers. Wheelspins are available at each level up, giving clothes, emotes, quick chat lines, car horns, and cars to showcase. You can talk to others via mic or quick chat, yet cars ghost through each other to prevent trolling. The shared world gives players the opportunity to show off. You’ll rewind, but your opponents will go steaming ahead, and poorly placed checkpoints often mean that you’ll go back in time, only to resume with no hope of making a missed checkpoint. The rewind feature is present in all of these aspects, but it doesn’t really work in competitive multiplayer. ![]() You can do races in the usual singleplayer style, but there’s also the ability to do most in co-op and PvP form. You can also create private online adventure sessions in whatever season you like.ĭriving in Forza Horizon 4 feels like a natural extension of the player.Īdding to it is the shared world feature, which automatically puts players in a free roam lobby of up to 72 players. Though seasons only change on a weekly basis after the prologue, you’re able to change the option for most races in the blueprint editor. That said, Playground Games strikes a good balance, with ample opportunity to customize things to your liking. It’s no longer just about who has the best car, but who has the vehicle most suited to the season. Though it can be annoying to be stuck on the slippery roads of winter, it adds important new gameplay aspects. However, that’s not to say there isn’t significant value in its inclusion. There’s a dry riverbed here, an iced-over lake there, but the differences aren’t as dramatic as some marketing material would have you believe. Granted, you’ll find yourself slipping all over the place in winter, but the variations in races probably won’t be enough to stop them feeling repetitive after a while. If I’m honest, though, I’m not completely sold on the gameplay aspects of seasons. A lengthy five to six-hour prologue gives you the chance to experience every period in its full glory, with emphasis on how everything will change with the passing of time. Horizon 4 tries to sell you this feature right from the start. The distinct orange leaves in Autumn aren’t too difficult to replicate, but more subtle seasons like Spring are also immediately distinguishable.Ĭredit: Playground Games, Turn 10 Studios As a Brit, I feel qualified to say Playground Games has nailed each of them. Throughout it all, the game runs like a dream, regularly reaching up to 90 FPS on ultra settings with my modest 4GB RX 480 graphics card and i5-6500 CPU.Īt the heart of it all, though, is the seasons. The attention to detail is astounding, and texture fidelity is strong in most areas. The lighting, color palette, and reflections are all incredible. Simply, it has to be the best looking racing game ever made. Haphazardly stitched together are the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh, the coast of Northumberland, the Lake District, and Warwickshire. Instead, the focus is on the country’s natural beauty. This is Britain not the version bogged down by Brexit negotiations, but one in its purest, most idyllic form.Īs such, you won’t find rough areas of Hull in Playground Games’ latest installment, nor will you ever see London. In Forza Horizon 4, red telephone boxes stand timidly on street corners, thatched houses litter the countryside, and yellow bollards beg to be knocked down. ![]() Platforms: Xbox One, PC (reviewed version) ![]() By Ryan Maskell 5 years ago After the initial disappointment of its setting, Forza Horizon 4 has once again proven the series’ worth.ĭevelopers: Playground Games, Turn 10 Studios
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