Forza Horizon 5

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6.6

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  1. kingoftheking
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Soy game for those who don’t know what deodorant is. I advise all Forza players to take a shower and throw away the disc with this garbage. Worst racing game ever.
  2. d4ntes
    Sep 2, 2023
    4
    I wish it was more like Test Drive Unlimited, but from entry to entry almost nothing is improved. Maybe on PC it's a bit better, but on Xbox it's not a great game. Online play seems broken at times, game freezes, racing model seems weird and cars have bad physics, they feel almost the same, there are still bugs and glitches and probably worst soundtrack in the series with stupid and notI wish it was more like Test Drive Unlimited, but from entry to entry almost nothing is improved. Maybe on PC it's a bit better, but on Xbox it's not a great game. Online play seems broken at times, game freezes, racing model seems weird and cars have bad physics, they feel almost the same, there are still bugs and glitches and probably worst soundtrack in the series with stupid and not funny radio chatter. Presentation is only good thing in this game.… Expand
  3. xboxplayer123
    May 26, 2023
    1
    A very very poorly made game, that lacks all the good stuff from the precursor Forza Horizon 4, namely a good functioning Festival playlist, that could be completed by most players, now you MUST have a Xbox live GOLD account to complete the daily challenges, yes you MUST take part in the Playground games challenges to complete all the daily challenges, which is ridiculous.
    The map is    A very very poorly made game, that lacks all the good stuff from the precursor Forza Horizon 4, namely a good functioning Festival playlist, that could be completed by most players, now you MUST have a Xbox live GOLD account to complete the daily challenges, yes you MUST take part in the Playground games challenges to complete all the daily challenges, which is ridiculous.
    The map is gigantic and it takes forever to drive from point to point, unless you happen to find 2 500 000 credits to buy the hard to get " fast travel anywhere " house, and even then the fast travels cost like crazy, unless you smash all the fast travel boards, which is probably the only thing that is actually reasonably easy in this game.
    The AI are unbeatable even on highly skilled, you just can`t win against them, regardless of cars, class, race or track, they always have a trillion more horsepower than you do, and will always win by miles, which means you can never win the seasonal events in the festival playlist.
    Also the festival playlist has so much bs going on now, that you need a senior science degree to understand it all, and to complete it, well you need superhuman speed and skills, since most seasonal championship are impossible, due to the unbeatable AI, even on highly skilled.
    Also it took 2 and a half days to install, and now my xbox one x is slow as a snail because of this game.
    The loading times are insanely long as well.
    Car classes are totally different compared what they were in FH4, tons of cars have changed classes, which makes seasonal races hughly confusing, and a massive guessing game, untill you finally find which class this car belongs in now, so stupid.
    The only reason Mexico was chosen , was so the devs could get stoned easily on their research trips ( one dev even confessed to love this country, probably because of the white powder )
    Sadly us players now have to pay the price of **** devs that have fallen down the wrong path.    … Expand
  4. AtomosFabian
    May 2, 2023
    2
    Muy similar y repetitivo a los demás juegos de Forza H, no han cambiado nada en la jugabilidad
  5. SirFlankBoring
    Apr 3, 2023
    8
    Not too much to say, just go and play it, best race game ever made, this is the true next gen experience.
  6. SONYPSFAN
    Oct 14, 2022
    10
    As a fan of play station I must say that it annoys me that this game is a masterpiece, I hope sony makes games like this
  7. NobuFL
    Oct 10, 2022
    9
    Algunos problemas con el juego en cuanto a rendimiento pero seguramente se debe a la versión de mi consola, muy divertido
  8. TomKing13
    Jul 17, 2022
    2
    c: ........................................................................
  9. TURBOKAN
    Jul 15, 2022
    4
    Yeni harita ve sesler dışında 4.oyun ile aynı. Başka bir şey yok. Aynı önceki oyunda olduğu gibi bir festival sahibi birisiniz. Üstelik oyunun size "başlangıç aracı" olarak Corvette, Branco ve Supra veriyor. Yani kısaca amele gibi haritada ki tüm yarışları yapmak dışında bir amacınız yok. Gerçekten 3 yılda bunu mu yaptınız? İnsan azıcık farklı bir şeyler yapar. Gerçekten rezalet.Yeni harita ve sesler dışında 4.oyun ile aynı. Başka bir şey yok. Aynı önceki oyunda olduğu gibi bir festival sahibi birisiniz. Üstelik oyunun size "başlangıç aracı" olarak Corvette, Branco ve Supra veriyor. Yani kısaca amele gibi haritada ki tüm yarışları yapmak dışında bir amacınız yok. Gerçekten 3 yılda bunu mu yaptınız? İnsan azıcık farklı bir şeyler yapar. Gerçekten rezalet.
  10. Cheifs14
    Apr 12, 2022
    1
    After the most recent update to forza horizon 5, i can whole heartedly say, that i have lost all interest in this game. After numerous hours poured into this game to buy the fastest vehicles and upgrade them to their highest potential, it has come to my attention that forza could not care less and they want you to race in the vehicles that no one likes or cares about. Every season yourAfter the most recent update to forza horizon 5, i can whole heartedly say, that i have lost all interest in this game. After numerous hours poured into this game to buy the fastest vehicles and upgrade them to their highest potential, it has come to my attention that forza could not care less and they want you to race in the vehicles that no one likes or cares about. Every season your forced to race with the most idiotic vehicles in the most horrendous terrain. And your just left to wonder “why did i spend all my money on the cool cars and houses, when i never get to use them in the races for the festival playlist”? And if you do by some chance manage to pull out a W on one of these races, your awarded with a wheel spin or super wheel spin. That almost never fails to give you common green items. They took all super wheel spins away from car accolades, and make it 10x harder to complete the festival playlist and get the vehicles without spending 20$ USD to get the “new car pack” that consists on 6 cars that no one wants to drive. When the game first came out i played it non stop, it was phenomenal. But after this most recent update, i find no joy playing it and have found myself spending more money on cars i don't want, just to ultimately get rid of them just to re buy them again for the next season races. Because they never change it up.… Expand
  11. Banzhoffwes77
    Mar 31, 2022
    0
    !! BAIT AND $WITCH !!
    Buyer beware. New update just nuked what was left of super wheelspin AND limits you at an insulting level as to how many cars you can auction. This is xboxes version of gt7 bs. You promote a fair quality product at launch. Only to turn your game in to a grindfest later with updates. The fact that it's in mexico is perfect because it's an unfair establishment owned    !! BAIT AND $WITCH !!
    Buyer beware. New update just nuked what was left of super wheelspin AND limits you at an insulting level as to how many cars you can auction. This is xboxes version of gt7 bs. You promote a fair quality product at launch. Only to turn your game in to a grindfest later with updates. The fact that it's in mexico is perfect because it's an unfair establishment owned dupster fire. This is how you bury a franchise. Microsoft have learned nothing from continuing to lick their still sore xbox one wounds. It is a quality game ruined BY GREED. Do not waste your time or money like i did. This review hurts me to type. For i am a long time fan. This will now get shelved and i will part ways with this blasphemous abomination that highjacks a trusted name for a watered down highly CONTROLLED experience. This conglomerate does not deserve the dev talent. This franchise is dead to me for you have finally broken my trust. I do not give games that do not respect my time and money praise.    … Expand
  12. Neelce
    Mar 19, 2022
    4
    It's a beautiful game... when you stand still. In my opinion the devs are just lazy. You got a nice new map but that's it. The rest is just warmed up fh4 stuff. The same lame tuning, A low number of body customizing options, now show stuff like extreme stancing and the same livery editor as in fh4. BUTTHE BIGGEST ISSUE I HAVE WITH IT: Is the absolutely unplayable online connection. TheIt's a beautiful game... when you stand still. In my opinion the devs are just lazy. You got a nice new map but that's it. The rest is just warmed up fh4 stuff. The same lame tuning, A low number of body customizing options, now show stuff like extreme stancing and the same livery editor as in fh4. BUTTHE BIGGEST ISSUE I HAVE WITH IT: Is the absolutely unplayable online connection. The carlist loads terribly long (up to 60 seconds) and game nearly hangs itself up while loading. It's nearly impossible to play online with your friends for more than an hour. Most of the time your connection to the server just disconnect and you get stuck in a flattering camera unable to drive. This game is out for 5 months now and it still have 1.0ish issues. That fact that Playground Games act like the made the best racing game in the time changed my rating to 4. Arrogant user handling and an always sunny monthly stream where problems like this don't get discussed.… Expand
  13. bayol
    Mar 17, 2022
    0
    engine sounds are laughable, the cars sound like bees lol also everything is copy paste of previous Horizon games, I'm tired of playing the same game every time!!! Avoid this game
  14. ori9876
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    so many bugs and glitches, terrible online, copy paste of Forza Horizon 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  15. Ecow
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    This game it doesn't support Arab language so is trashes game I ever play and I advise everyone not to play it until they support our language
  16. SinaBarani
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    Worst racing game ever made . I'm saddend by wasting money on such a game .
  17. Endymion_Var
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Que estafa no hay evolución y apenas un poco de mejora gráfica.
    Me gusto más el Forza Horizon 4; ya que este parece más una expansión, que un juego nuevo.
  18. GamergodsFail
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    It took awhile, but Forza Horizon 5 is now at a point where its not only fully playable on Xbox One, but a game I can recommend regardless of platform. And while the cringey dialogue will always be there to stay, I'm happy that some bugs have been fixed, difficulty has been more balanced out, and endgame content and online events are more plentiful and certainly gave me good reason to goIt took awhile, but Forza Horizon 5 is now at a point where its not only fully playable on Xbox One, but a game I can recommend regardless of platform. And while the cringey dialogue will always be there to stay, I'm happy that some bugs have been fixed, difficulty has been more balanced out, and endgame content and online events are more plentiful and certainly gave me good reason to go back. It now lies strong among its predecessors.

    (Updated from initial 6/10)    … Expand
  19. forz1k
    Dec 29, 2021
    0
    A game with a huge number of bugs and errors. There are cheaters in the game, there are no ranked races and practically nothing changes in it
  20. Noah4Life
    Dec 25, 2021
    8
    Just like any other Forza game the gameplay here is amazing, the story isn't super annoying either I found every mission to be fun, and the ideas being put forward here are great! The environment in 4 was good, but this might be my favourite Forza environment ever it's big atmospheric fun and beautiful, I wish the game tried to be more innovative and Forza being a semi-annual series is aJust like any other Forza game the gameplay here is amazing, the story isn't super annoying either I found every mission to be fun, and the ideas being put forward here are great! The environment in 4 was good, but this might be my favourite Forza environment ever it's big atmospheric fun and beautiful, I wish the game tried to be more innovative and Forza being a semi-annual series is a bit annoying, but this game truly is great… Expand
  21. Makoag530
    Dec 22, 2021
    7
    First off, I absolutely love Forza and feel like they’ve had the greatest racing/ free drive game series on the market for ages now. I’d give this game a ten any day! However, there are sooooo many freezes and game crashes. They happen in almost any scenario, driving, in the menus, tuning cars, buying cars, upgrading cars, and are sooo constant. I’m not even exaggerating, for every hour ofFirst off, I absolutely love Forza and feel like they’ve had the greatest racing/ free drive game series on the market for ages now. I’d give this game a ten any day! However, there are sooooo many freezes and game crashes. They happen in almost any scenario, driving, in the menus, tuning cars, buying cars, upgrading cars, and are sooo constant. I’m not even exaggerating, for every hour of forza 5 I’m guaranteed atleast 1 or 2 crashes. I also feel like they didn’t add much to the game. It feels like a re-skin and for a hardcore fan like me I see through it all. What they did improve on was improved well though! Overall, as I said, this game is a 10 for me. However with the crashes and freezing in mind, it only deserves a 7 if not lower. FIX THE CRASHES FORZA, PLEASE!!… Expand
  22. dragonsCarnage
    Dec 22, 2021
    9
    A good game. The open world is amazing. So many races to do. Map seems big and polished (although I did encounter 2-3 small issues, but nothing game-breaking, for as much I have played).
    Don't know what else they could have done. Did provide the Event labs
    Else, it's a racing game. That's what it'd mostly be about.
    Its fun. Played with my brothers and friends and they all loved it as well.
  23. Wolfplaygames
    Nov 27, 2021
    2
    Let's talk about the product itself first, as it is, you're in for a bittersweet flavor with this game, it's a weird limbo between a beta release and breathtaking visuals. On the race department this is a fun game, well, just avoid the unbearable IA, unless you like cheating opponents and rubber banding, IA programming was aways a lazy spot for Microsoft. Hope you like single player,Let's talk about the product itself first, as it is, you're in for a bittersweet flavor with this game, it's a weird limbo between a beta release and breathtaking visuals. On the race department this is a fun game, well, just avoid the unbearable IA, unless you like cheating opponents and rubber banding, IA programming was aways a lazy spot for Microsoft. Hope you like single player, because Playground Games can't sort they s out and until this day you can't play with your friends, well at least you can play hide-and-seek with then.The soundtrack, with just a few exceptions is a trainwreck, prepare yourself for the most bland, uninspired, immersion killer and boring soundtrack that only Playground can offer, fallowing a new tradition since Horizon 4, it predecessor have snore inducing compilation as tasteless as water.

    Now, let's talk about censorship a little bit, shall we? Take a dive on Reddit and you will see a legion of people banned for the most ridiculous reasons possible, reason like: Words the SJW Microsoft devs consider a "no no", real life brands, certain symbols, certain patters and my favorite of all, for no reason at all. For the cherry on top of it, we have no communication whatsoever, they even went as far as to declare that they are the only ones who can judge what is or isn't right on their "game" Wanna leave a piece of you mind to then? Well do it here, because they are flat out deleting bad reviews on their storefront, Bethesda, EA and Activision beware, there is a new player in town looking for be the new scummiest company on Earth.    … Expand
  24. Lasvargas
    Nov 26, 2021
    9
    It’s total awesome game. On series s looks great and gameplay it’s really smooth with lagging and any fps drops. Very good graphics.
  25. Mohazaid006
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best forza game i ever played amazing graphics nice game play and it has a lot of content the best Xbox exclusive in the history… Expand
  26. killerwhalom2
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    Great game, quite different then 4 and isn't that buggy if you are on a mid-high end pc or any xbox console.
  27. SloppyMaster
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    Well, the Xbox One experience of FH5 was pretty much the same thing as FH4, the engine sounds are better and graphics are slightly better but many things simply made this game not much of a big deal.

    1- Glitches: The game is really bugged, cars that you shouldn't be allowed to buy can be bought with exploits, light glitches, infinite BHP glitches, infinite Car Mastery Points and many    Well, the Xbox One experience of FH5 was pretty much the same thing as FH4, the engine sounds are better and graphics are slightly better but many things simply made this game not much of a big deal.

    1- Glitches: The game is really bugged, cars that you shouldn't be allowed to buy can be bought with exploits, light glitches, infinite BHP glitches, infinite Car Mastery Points and many more

    2- Game Progression: it's simply broken, the "Horizon adventures" are cool but there are so many problems like, you upgrade to the max Asphalt Racing so you unlock the "Goliath" race, which is a 50KM race that circles the whole map, it gives about 100k Credits per race. how many Asphalt Races i did to unlock it? 4-6 races. So yeah, Game Progression is broken.

    3- the AI: it races like it's on a Demolition Derby. They Dive-bomb, crash you out using the barriers, take you out of the track and many others,

    4- Loading Times: "Ok, let's play FH5!" 10 minutes later it finished loading.

    5- Render Distance: yeah, 5 meters of render distance is not great right? I can F-ing see the track rendering as i drive by!

    6-constant Crashing: The game crashes a LOT.    … Expand
  28. gazzy360
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    Its just Meh.
    It's the same game as the last one only I don't think it looks as nice.
    It would be nice to have this kinda game without the stupid prologue, crap music (turn that volume down) and the cringy radio chatter. Admittedly turned all that off but for some reason I still hear it all. Probably something to do with a thin storyline full of people saying things like WOAAHHH, THAT    Its just Meh.
    It's the same game as the last one only I don't think it looks as nice.

    It would be nice to have this kinda game without the stupid prologue, crap music (turn that volume down) and the cringy radio chatter. Admittedly turned all that off but for some reason I still hear it all. Probably something to do with a thin storyline full of people saying things like WOAAHHH, THAT WAS SICK, GET TO THE FINISH LINE, HERE COMES A JUMP WOOOOAAAAAHHHHHHH. Its stupid and distracting.

    It has pretty mind numbing gameplay. Basically follow the blue line and slow down when it goes red, so not really much thought needed. This can probably be turned off.

    The things that go on around you kinda spoils races for me. Within about 20 minutes of starting this game you will have driven 5 cars, 4 of which are dropped from a plane, then raced said plane as well as two motorbikes that dropped from it, which then turn into skydivers... WTF is this? I'm happy for a fun arcade racer but this is all BS.

    I'm glad it was on gamepass so I didn't pay for it. I am going to crack on a little longer but there is no way I can finish this game.    … Expand
  29. aleksparchuk
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    Просто охуетительная песочница в данном жанре ... Графа и звук на высоте ... Сюжет тоже впринципе интересен, особенно приколы с поиском раритетов

    Моя оценка 10 из 10
  30. Embajador
    Nov 14, 2021
    10
    Funciona muy bien en la consola, gran trabajo el que hicieron los de playground games, maravilloso videojuego de conducción.
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  1. Video Chums
    Nov 8, 2021
    91
    Forza Horizon 5 introduces a larger, more varied map with even more weather effects and interesting challenges. The same enjoyable gameplay hasn't lost its momentum and there's enough to do that will keep you hooked for hours on end.
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  2. KeenGamer
    Nov 7, 2021
    92
    This outstanding masterpiece from Playground Games keeps its charm after hours of playing. A well-thought-out title with endless driving fun. Whether you're a car fanatic or not, playing this with your friends will be a well-spent time and there aren't many skills required to understand this game. Fairly easy racer, yet very entertaining. The studio has undoubtedly succeeded this year again, with frequent post-launch updates and free content likely to come regularly, you will always find a reason to come back and play this game.
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  3. CGMagazine
    Nov 4, 2021
    85
    Forza Horizon 5 truly has it all for a racing title, depth of gameplay, customization, good online presence, fun activities… and the list goes on. With the inclusion of Horizon 5 hitting GamePass day one, I consider this a must play for all gamers, racing fans or not.
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