Forza Motorsport 5

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  1. TravisT
    Nov 22, 2013
    6
    This review is coming from someone who loved Forza 2-4, and purchased all the dlc for the 3 and 4. Forza 4 is probably my favorite console game of it's generation.

    Forza 5 looks pretty good and sounds great, it is a lot of fun while it lasts. The problem is, it lacking in content and replayablility. 1/2 the tracks and 1/3 or the cars as Forza 4, and the paid day one dlc available    This review is coming from someone who loved Forza 2-4, and purchased all the dlc for the 3 and 4. Forza 4 is probably my favorite console game of it's generation.

    Forza 5 looks pretty good and sounds great, it is a lot of fun while it lasts. The problem is, it lacking in content and replayablility.

    1/2 the tracks and 1/3 or the cars as Forza 4, and the paid day one dlc available in the marketplace is almost all recycled and updated cars from 4. 60 car dlc pass costs $50, versus $30 in Forza 4. Many models exhibit the same inaccuracies as in Forza 2/3/4, so the mistakes were carried over and assets reused.

    The biggest downside to Forza 5 is you get constantly prompted to use "tokens" to purchase things in game, which you of course buy for real Prompted before and after each race to purchase double xp, and prompted before purchasing anything using your in game earned through races. I hate seeing free to play game mechanics in Forza, this is a $60 AAA title, not a facebook/phone game.

    You no longer win cars when completing series, cars can't be sold back to the game like in previous installments, and the user to user auction house is gone as well. Once you buy a car, it is yours unless you want to delete for no credits. The game was designed to get players to buy as many cars as possible using real lie money instead of in game credits.

    In addition, the Limited collectors edition offered gamers "1,250 tokens(9.99 value) that will allow Limited Edition owners instant access to any car in the game." Only problem is that some cars in the game cost 10,000 tokens.

    Overall, this is a step back far the Forza franchise. While it's a definite visual improvement over 4 and is fun to play, the limited content and constant money grubbing really sours the experience for Forza fans. I'd encourage anyone who wants to play it to not buy any dlc and purchase the game used, so the studio is not rewarded for the dlc/microtransaction push and has to reconsider for their next release.    … Expand
  2. NeroJoe
    Nov 27, 2013
    4
    Turn 10 and Microsoft are charging $60 $80 for Forza 5, depending on the version you get. However, despite the full price tag, they are treating this like a "free-to-play" game. As it aggressively pushes for microtransactions.

    You might hear a lot of players say "Oh, you don't need to buy tokens!" And they're right, you don't NEED to, but the game has been designed from the ground up    Turn 10 and Microsoft are charging $60 $80 for Forza 5, depending on the version you get. However, despite the full price tag, they are treating this like a "free-to-play" game. As it aggressively pushes for microtransactions.

    You might hear a lot of players say "Oh, you don't need to buy tokens!" And they're right, you don't NEED to, but the game has been designed from the ground up to milk extra cash out of you.

    Proof:
    - The storefront is gone
    - The auction house is gone
    - Gifting cars to your friends is gone
    - Sharing your cars in a Club is gone
    - Earning cars as level rewards is gone
    - Affinity bonuses don't get you free parts anymore
    - You can't sell cars back for money anymore
    - You can't sell parts back for money anymore

    The end result of these changes is this:
    Getting new cars is a LOT more time consuming. Earning enough money to buy and upgrade multiple exotic cars requires excessive grinding... or buying tokens of course.

    Forza 5 throws out so many of the things that made previous Forza titles great so that they can milk their loyal customers as much as possible. It's like a slap in the face to someone like me, who has been loyal to the franchise for eight whole years.

    Skip this entry. With any luck Forza 6 will avoid these downfalls.    … Expand
  3. Denta-80
    Nov 27, 2013
    3
    Good graphic

    - Bad gameplay (input lag like Need4speed: Shift1+2 Ahoi!)
    - no steering wheel works support for older steering wheels and pedals
    - Free2play functions in the game. Since I prefer to play RaceRoom Experiance (Free2play PC simulator from Simbin).

    I'm waiting for GT6
  4. bobrock1982
    Nov 27, 2013
    4
    I am so seriously tired of games in which the first thing you see when you get to play is micro-transactions and DLC. Seriously I paid 50 GBP for this game and everything that was created during the development time I should have access to because I paid for it. Here? You get 5 car packs (10 cars each with some of the best cars in the game that were simply cut out from the full version)I am so seriously tired of games in which the first thing you see when you get to play is micro-transactions and DLC. Seriously I paid 50 GBP for this game and everything that was created during the development time I should have access to because I paid for it. Here? You get 5 car packs (10 cars each with some of the best cars in the game that were simply cut out from the full version) to pay for on day one, you can boost leveling your profile by buying tokens to use for buying cars and booster packs that make you level faster..... seriously Turn 10? This is the last Forza game I pre-ordered. With the next one I'll just wait a few weeks for some reviews and opinions and if it's anything like this I will say my goodbyes to this series.

    All that aside everything else is fantastic. Graphics are not a massive leap over 360 but a noticeable improvement. Cars look great and sound great and are very detailed. You can have a close look at every single car with Forzavista you can get in, listen to the engine sound, look at the interior and listen to TopGear crew give you some background and history for every model. Driving is phenomenal and very intuitive. You can "feel" your car and you notice the difference when changing for a different one. One thing I did not like is the impulse triggers which is the new feature for XOne pad triggers that vibrate when you accelerate or brake. Some people like them, some don't but they drove me nuts and there is no option to turn off just the trigger vibrations so I had to disable them all together. Another thing that didn't feel right to me was music. I guess it's just my taste but orchestral and epic, action movie-like soundtrack don't belong in a driving game. There's definitely less content than in Forza 4 but it's by no means a small game. It's still huge, just not as huge as before:)
    I give it 4/10 as there's a lot of fun to be had but because of it's horrible business model I absolutely discourage people from buying it. It's really frightening that this is happening in the very first games for a brand new system. I really hope developers will reconsider their decisions, otherwise we have a dark times ahead of us where even a full price AAA titles are riddled with intrusive microtransactions.    … Expand
  5. clsmooth
    Nov 23, 2013
    3
    It's a pretty game, but it has half the content of the previous game and they expect you to pay $50 to get the rest. In my eyes this a rip-off. It's like you're paying full price for a free-to-play game.
  6. andymac20
    Nov 27, 2013
    0
    realy bad worse than all pc sims and no wheel support for the actual forza wheel and best wheel on the market today This game is a rip off. It costs more than Forza 4 did at launch but has half the content. Cars and tracks have been removed and there are no weather effects. realy bad from turn 10 to leave so much out then dlc it gaming will die soon if all devs do this to people
  7. Derrick00
    Nov 28, 2013
    4
    Doesn't seem to be much of an upgrade from forza 4. I've had a number of crashes back to the main menu. They also really screw you over with the pricing of the DLC.
  8. djnicey
    Nov 22, 2013
    4
    This game is a rip off. It costs more than Forza 4 did at launch but has half the content. Cars and tracks have been removed and there are no weather effects. Its doesn't even have the Nurburgring! The missing cars and tracks will no doubt be purchasable later, making the game even more expensive. Very disappointing for a supposed system seller title.
  9. Mattyboysmith
    Dec 6, 2013
    1
    Far too many micro transactions and the game is now designed to make it very difficult to obtain new cars without spending extra money. Why does the game publisher have to be so greedy, instead of just letting the gamer enjoy the driving experience?
  10. varietygamer
    Nov 22, 2013
    9
    Forza Motorsport 5 is a little content-light compared to its predecessors. However, the content on offer is extremely high quality. Of particular note are the driving mechanics and vehicle modelling. The way the game looks and plays will certainly make you take notice.

    The biggest downside are the small selection of courses on offer, it comes as no surprise that we have been heading for    Forza Motorsport 5 is a little content-light compared to its predecessors. However, the content on offer is extremely high quality. Of particular note are the driving mechanics and vehicle modelling. The way the game looks and plays will certainly make you take notice.

    The biggest downside are the small selection of courses on offer, it comes as no surprise that we have been heading for a DLC future for some years-expect more courses down the track (pun intended) but expect to find that your wallet a little lighter than in the previous generation.

    As a well rounded package the game is found wanting more content required. As a game however, in terms of gameplay and presentation...wow! Truly impressive.    … Expand
  11. Teckademics
    Nov 25, 2013
    2
    400 less cars than forza 4 and 23 less tracks and no more drag, drift or game modes. FORZA FANS DONT BUY THIS GAME. This game is a micro-transaction disaster, because to buy a car it costs more than $100 of real money. The game seems stripped of everything (amount of cars, tracks, races, upgrades, drag racing and drifting all gone.) and you have to pay money to unlock stuff that already400 less cars than forza 4 and 23 less tracks and no more drag, drift or game modes. FORZA FANS DONT BUY THIS GAME. This game is a micro-transaction disaster, because to buy a car it costs more than $100 of real money. The game seems stripped of everything (amount of cars, tracks, races, upgrades, drag racing and drifting all gone.) and you have to pay money to unlock stuff that already should be there, there is no weather effects like in forza 4. Dont support ripoff DLC. Don't listen to reviewers.… Expand
  12. sparriskrigaren
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    Do you love micro-transactions and the pay to win business model? Do you love feeling ripped off, and having to grind for hundreds of hours to unlock all cars and having the alternative to pay a lot of money to get it instantly, just like in a mobile game? Then this is the game for you!
  13. SGRX082
    Nov 25, 2013
    1
    This game was gutted in order to attempt to force players to pay for content needed to advance in any kind of reasonable time frame. Free driving is gone, no cars are unlocked as you level up everything is designed to make you pay the extortionate prices they are asking for car unlocks on the marketplace. I am extremely disappointed that a first party developer has gone this route, and itThis game was gutted in order to attempt to force players to pay for content needed to advance in any kind of reasonable time frame. Free driving is gone, no cars are unlocked as you level up everything is designed to make you pay the extortionate prices they are asking for car unlocks on the marketplace. I am extremely disappointed that a first party developer has gone this route, and it has made me regret the decision to purchase an Xbox One at launch.… Expand
  14. TonkaCrash
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    This is a demo of what FM5 could be.Most of the features that made previous Forza games great have been gutted in favor of a micro-transactions to fleece the customer. There is no drag racing, no car clubs, no public lobbies, no gifting, no storefronts or auction house. 1/3 the cars as the previous game and half the tracks. Grinding is bad unless you want to give Microsoft a blank checkThis is a demo of what FM5 could be.Most of the features that made previous Forza games great have been gutted in favor of a micro-transactions to fleece the customer. There is no drag racing, no car clubs, no public lobbies, no gifting, no storefronts or auction house. 1/3 the cars as the previous game and half the tracks. Grinding is bad unless you want to give Microsoft a blank check for tokens. Any improvement in graphics is ruined by silly lens flare and no anti-aliasing.… Expand
  15. APerspectivist
    Dec 3, 2013
    0
    Read this before considering purchase... Forza 5 is a paltry fraction of prior Forza Motorsport games, missing most of the best features & content from Forza Motorsport 4, such as:

    no gifting in-game items (tunes, paints, vinyls, cars) to/from friends; no in-game online storefronts; no in-game online auction house; no car clubs; no saving multiplayer replays; no telemetry available    Read this before considering purchase... Forza 5 is a paltry fraction of prior Forza Motorsport games, missing most of the best features & content from Forza Motorsport 4, such as:

    no gifting in-game items (tunes, paints, vinyls, cars) to/from friends;
    no in-game online storefronts;
    no in-game online auction house;
    no car clubs;
    no saving multiplayer replays;
    no telemetry available when watching replays;
    no spectating multiplayer races;
    no private lobby inviting outside of Xbox Live party;
    no drag racing strips;
    no global/overall leaderboards;
    no purely dedicated hot-lap mode;
    no multiplayer hoppers for playground game-types;
    no level/event reward cars;
    no discounts on upgrade parts with manufacturer affinity;
    no multi-screen support;
    limited local split-screen support;
    cannot free-play (test-drive) all unpurchased cars;
    cannot sell owned cars back to the game for credits;
    only 14 tracks included at launch (FM4 had 26);
    only 200 cars included at launch (FM4 had 483).

    ...Not only are prior features & content gone, but no advancements were made in key game-play areas, such as:

    no new tuning/upgrade options;
    no new wheels/rims;
    aerodynamic parts still not repaired during pit stops;
    still no pre-race tuning in multiplayer lobbies;
    same old repetitive/grinding achievements.

    ...And to add insult to injury:

    heavy micro-transaction promotion (almost like a free-to-play model in a full-price game);
    day-one paid DLC;
    very long loading times;
    many un-skippable narrative transition screens;
    navigation between screens/menus/areas not as user-friendly as before;
    new lighting & reflections can obscure vision of the track & nearby opponents;
    various bugs/glitches.

    ...In exchange for all that was cut from prior Forza installments, Forza 5 offers:

    better graphics;
    different driving/handling physics (questionably better or maybe worse);
    3 new real-world tracks never before available in Forza games;
    2 new fantasy tracks never before available in Forza games;
    expanded "ForzaVista" interactive showroom;
    "Drivatar" opponents that try to mimic other human players' driving;
    "Impulse triggers" that vibrate to deliver throttle & braking feedback;
    a few new built-in paint colors/patterns & more layers. ...Forza 5 seems like it took many steps backwards just to make one tiny questionable step forward. If you enjoyed Forza 4, Forza 5 may feel like a kick in the teeth: it costs the same (or more) while delivering far less. With less than half of the content variety & none of the community functionality of prior installments, Forza 5 offers little in the way of depth & replayability/longevity. Some have already dubbed it "Forza 5 Prologue" due to how incomplete it feels. ...I seem to recall some pre-launch promotional videos & interviews in which Dan Greenawalt (creative director at Turn 10) said things like: "we've been making Forza games for over 10 years & we've gotten really good at it," and "we're delivering a full game at launch." Forza 5 falls way short of these statements. Microsoft & Turn 10 were very vague & tight-lipped pre-launch about Forza 5's features, fueling pre-order hype on rumors & speculation with almost no substance to back it up. ...The ultimate driver for change in capitalism is profit, and we'll only see disappointments like this continue if consumers keep buying it. All the critical reviews in the world won't matter if there are enough sales to keep fueling such failures. As it is often said: vote with your dollars. ...(This review is based on the standard November 22, 2013 retail launch version of Forza 5 for the Microsoft Xbox One console. Some items discussed here may possibly change over time with updates/patches; if so, however, that would not excuse the game's very poor showing at launch.)    … Expand
  16. Aisforawsome
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    Let me start by saying that I love this game. It is truly fun, and this time around the AI is a good challenge. Drivatar works well, and the game is one of the most beautiful out there. The reason I give this game a 0 out of 10 is because of the practices involved. For starters, the game cost me 65$, not 60$. This may be a Gamestop thing, but either way it sucked. For a higher price tag, ILet me start by saying that I love this game. It is truly fun, and this time around the AI is a good challenge. Drivatar works well, and the game is one of the most beautiful out there. The reason I give this game a 0 out of 10 is because of the practices involved. For starters, the game cost me 65$, not 60$. This may be a Gamestop thing, but either way it sucked. For a higher price tag, I would think the game would have more content. Of course, as the others are quick to point out, this is not the case. I can understand the lower number of tracks, as to get those as accurate as they wanted is a true challenge and a marvel of technology. Next is the car list, which is smaller, but still a lot of very nicely done cars. One thing that annoyed me was the fact that the cars were not even downloaded, and you had to download them all individually. Then I see the Bugatti, a car that I never had much of a care for, but it was also not downloaded. I try to download it, and a message pops up: "You must be part of the VIP club to get this car, please purchase the VIP membership for 20$." I spent the next minute starring at the screen, wondering if this was a joke, so I check the store page, and I find the worst thing that has ever happened to gaming. DAY ONE DLC! NOTHING is worse than Day One DLC, and Forza has an abundance of it. 20$ for a small collection of cars and access to tournaments, something that we should already have for buying the frigin game! On top of that, they already have nearly a dozen cars done and ready to buy, for several dollars each! Not even to mention the 'season pass', which is 45 more dollars! This is what is ruining gaming, even worse than DRM! We can't let more franchises fall like this, so spread the message: Day One DLC and unnecessary DLC is NOT cool!… Expand
  17. charlie15
    Sep 21, 2014
    4
    It's the exact same game with less cars and less content. The driving dynamics are't improved, they just feel tired. I prefer playing GT6 on PS3. They should have taken their time with this and released the game complete at a later stage. I bought an Xbox One at launch for this game, what a disappointment.
  18. XcL-Nasu
    Nov 22, 2013
    9
    Beautiful graphics, amazing detail in the tracks and car interiors and the same solid Forza gameplay you'd come to expect. The rumble features in the triggers are initially off putting but within a couple of games you'll wonder why you haven't had this nifty feature put into a controller sooner. Well worth picking this game up at launch. 1080p 60fps constantly!!
  19. MasterChiefCRO
    Nov 24, 2013
    1
    fm5 is a dlc ripoff. the gameplay is actually good as ever but with fewer cars and tracks compared to fm4. the problem here is you can buy additional content which has a hefty real money price and some of those content you cant unlock without heavy grinding so if you want to play "the whole game" you have to invest additional money by buying tokens. there is a token pack (8K token) whichfm5 is a dlc ripoff. the gameplay is actually good as ever but with fewer cars and tracks compared to fm4. the problem here is you can buy additional content which has a hefty real money price and some of those content you cant unlock without heavy grinding so if you want to play "the whole game" you have to invest additional money by buying tokens. there is a token pack (8K token) which costs $/€100. nuff said, i cant recommend cr*p like this to anyone at least until they release a "full version" of the game.… Expand
  20. fatheroftearsx
    Nov 22, 2013
    10
    Might be single handedly my favorite racing game I've ever played! And I'm a guy who normally hates racing games! The controls are slick and the feedback from the controllers make the game even better! I'm even considering buying the wheel and I never buy the wheel! Note there's going to be a lot of PlayStation fam Boyz coming on here to smash the game.. just remember to report them. ifMight be single handedly my favorite racing game I've ever played! And I'm a guy who normally hates racing games! The controls are slick and the feedback from the controllers make the game even better! I'm even considering buying the wheel and I never buy the wheel! Note there's going to be a lot of PlayStation fam Boyz coming on here to smash the game.. just remember to report them. if you're going to buy any game on xbox one it would be this one! A game that truly deserves for the first time I've ever reviewed anything An actual 10! Buy it!… Expand
  21. Brosman
    Dec 25, 2014
    3
    What was once the king of simulation racing games is now a shadow of its former self. There are two things that completely ruined this game for me. First were the micro-transactions that essentially made the game pay to have an advantage, and second is the "always online drivatar". They essentially made the game "always online" even when you arent by forcing you to race with real peoplesWhat was once the king of simulation racing games is now a shadow of its former self. There are two things that completely ruined this game for me. First were the micro-transactions that essentially made the game pay to have an advantage, and second is the "always online drivatar". They essentially made the game "always online" even when you arent by forcing you to race with real peoples drivatars. Drivitars are basically bots that remember other peoples playstyles. This means that races are now **** of cars ramming eachother and not following the correct ways to race unless you feel like playing on the hardest difficulties way above most peoples skill level. Also, the game has a "rival" mechanic. This mechanic is completely broken as it buffs a random racer on the track to the point where no mater what place they are in, they will win and there is nothing you can do about it. Your rival will have a car that has a performance level way above yours, meaning no matter how hard you try you wont win as a class B Mazda Miata is suddenly doing 200mph down a straight away way out of your reach. Its sad really, really wanted this game but now its on my list of Christmas returns.… Expand
  22. ravensworth
    Jun 2, 2015
    10
    Forza 5 was the first of the. " standard" Forza titles offered on the Xbox one. It is understandably not as large as Forza 4 for the 360. Yet it still delivers the same heart pounding seat of your pants racing experience that no other title can touch. Well worth the invest ment!
  23. itdoesntmatter
    Jan 9, 2015
    8
    A solid 8.8 for me, where this game maintains it's high quality edge it improves on its offering. With too many races to mention, a huge catalogue for cars enthusiasts and variable gameplay for novices and experts Forza 5 is a delight to play.
    It's not without its flaws, for example its not really next gen in the truest offering even though it doesn't lack any polish, it isn't offering    A solid 8.8 for me, where this game maintains it's high quality edge it improves on its offering. With too many races to mention, a huge catalogue for cars enthusiasts and variable gameplay for novices and experts Forza 5 is a delight to play.
    It's not without its flaws, for example its not really next gen in the truest offering even though it doesn't lack any polish, it isn't offering anything spectacularly innovative in terms of gameplay but it's still really fun to play and definitely has longevity, however the flaws are nit picking because it's a game which gives you exactly what you want it you're a Forza fan and a great game if you're either a racing fan or looking for something to play.
    I am more of the Colin McRae/Micro Machines fan but Forza gives me the immersion F1 wants me to have, the racing heart Gran Turismo aspires to give and the pick up and play Wipeout once gave.
    It's fun, it's cheap and it's Forza, the franchise still isn't stale even if it needs some refreshing to be considered unmatched; you can't go wrong if you get it and when you have it hours of fun are sure to follow.
    If you're late to the Xbox One this game is worthy of your time, especially as it can be bought for less than £15.    … Expand
  24. SimpleReviewz
    Aug 30, 2014
    9
    When I decided to get an Xbox One at GameStop, I had to trade a lot of stuff in to make sure that I only had to pay about a 100 bucks for it. Sadly, my Xbox 360 was one of the trade-ins I made. I say "sadly" because I didn't have the chance to play Forza 4 because I love Forza 5. Forza, as a whole, reigns as the best racing game franchise on the market. The car count here is lowered downWhen I decided to get an Xbox One at GameStop, I had to trade a lot of stuff in to make sure that I only had to pay about a 100 bucks for it. Sadly, my Xbox 360 was one of the trade-ins I made. I say "sadly" because I didn't have the chance to play Forza 4 because I love Forza 5. Forza, as a whole, reigns as the best racing game franchise on the market. The car count here is lowered down from the previous entry, but now it really feels like each car has its place, a reason to be here. Another thing that it lowered is the track count, and this disappointed me greatly. While playing Career a lot, I had to go through many tracks over and over again. Speaking of Career, it is jam-packed with leagues, championships, etc. . I love how each league made me drive a whole new car entirely than what I drove before. Like I said, there's a lot of content in Career, but I felt there could've been a bit more variety in all these races. However, the multiplayer mostly made up for that because there's many different modes. A particular favorite of mine is Infection. Every session of it was a good, fun time. And of course, all the cars look realistic as all-get-out. It's phenomenal. The graphics outside of that have their highs and lows, but mostly highs. You can customize your cars here very much, too, but doing so makes you dive in to a lot of menus that were tedious. Despite small flaws, Forza 5 is constantly invigorating and amazing.… Expand
  25. NahidParvez
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    Best Racing Game of the year... ..................................... Enough said .....................................................................
  26. Ekko
    Nov 27, 2014
    9
    I got this with the XB1 a year ago and I still play it. I understand that to some it seems kinda light on content - compared to what was there on FM4, but it never bothered me. I think some folks focus a little too much in this comparison. This is a new game on a new system, they can't just take all the original content and 'make it look more pretty', everything had to be rebuilt. Having aI got this with the XB1 a year ago and I still play it. I understand that to some it seems kinda light on content - compared to what was there on FM4, but it never bothered me. I think some folks focus a little too much in this comparison. This is a new game on a new system, they can't just take all the original content and 'make it look more pretty', everything had to be rebuilt. Having a game like this at console launch is quite something. But yeah, FM4 had lots of content (which was 'just' taken over from FM3), but FM6 will do the same and be double the size of FM5. Anyways, there's no need to buy anything extra in this game, only of you love, say, a certain oldsmobile, then you can buy that extra. The three additional tracks were free downloads and every now and then there's new (free) cars, so it's really not all what people make it out to be. As for the actual driving: There's no better game out there (that includes you, Forza Horizon 2) as far as 'feeling the car and the track' goes. It's really beautiful. I play FH2 a lot, I played DriveClub (which, also, ain't as bad as people say) and Gran Turismo, but nothing touches the feel of Forza 5. It plays perfectly. Graphics are good to quite good (1080p, 60fps), with the occasional blandness and the weird 2D spritey people standing next to the tracks. But yeah, it's super smooth and fast, that's what counts. Some tracks look magnificent (Prague, Switzerland), some look a bit dull (Sebring etc.) but these courses look bland in real life, too. You've never seen a better Nurburgring, though. I personally didn't like the music and had it off constantly. I prefer the sound of the engines and the surroundings anyway, but this cheap classical score was just bad. I like classical music very much, but this was just too poppy and transported a weird kind of cheap melancholy. Really poorly written. So, to those who like racing games: try it, you'll get it used for cheap. And to those who love racing games but weren't sure about this one: You'll regret nothing. It's the best racer out there and a good mix of sim and arcade.… Expand
  27. lrapsody
    Jan 17, 2015
    9
    Honestly? This game is brilliant if you loved Forza before. Fantastic physics and the handling is amazing, especially with the One's controller. This game was completely built from scratch, and had the best offering on new gen of any racers. We've now several free dlc tracks, including the Nordeschleife!

    Overall, don't believe that it is lacking in content. Turn 10 haven't carried over    Honestly? This game is brilliant if you loved Forza before. Fantastic physics and the handling is amazing, especially with the One's controller. This game was completely built from scratch, and had the best offering on new gen of any racers. We've now several free dlc tracks, including the Nordeschleife!

    Overall, don't believe that it is lacking in content. Turn 10 haven't carried over assets like certain other franchises, so the textures on cars is pretty mental. Best racing experience on console, until Project Cars releases!    … Expand
  28. Forza5fanatic
    Jan 25, 2015
    9
    To be honest this is my first racing game, so I'm not that experienced. Everyone is fussing about the micro transactions for no reason. it only took me 2 series (1-2 hours) to get a Chevy Camaro and an extra 1 hour to get a Mclearn or a really nice Farrari. To get a Farrari or mclearn you are probably looking at 200,000-300,000CD which is not really much because you get around 5,000CD aTo be honest this is my first racing game, so I'm not that experienced. Everyone is fussing about the micro transactions for no reason. it only took me 2 series (1-2 hours) to get a Chevy Camaro and an extra 1 hour to get a Mclearn or a really nice Farrari. To get a Farrari or mclearn you are probably looking at 200,000-300,000CD which is not really much because you get around 5,000CD a race but there are a ton of bonus' that add maybe 10-20% of the reward you get for completing a race. you also get 35,000CD overtime you get to the next driver level which happens around twice a series (1 Hour) plus there is a bonus for completing the series witch is 20,000+CD so you probably be 100,000+CD richer after the Series so the money adds up pretty fast and you can by a really nice car in no time. The only cons to this game are i think the shadows and drifting/sliding are a bit exaggerated. F.Y.I. don't buy the game at the store or from Microsoft because you can find it new on the internet like Amazon or ebay for half the price. IT IS NOT A RIPOFF, PEOPLE ARE JUST EXAGGERATING! By the way, Graphics are fantastic!… Expand
  29. GrumpyGamer85
    May 20, 2015
    8
    Forza motorsport 5 is a good game but coming off forza 4 it hurt to see missing tracks and about 300 cars but it is still the best racing game out and will be replaced later this year with forza 6.

    great graphics and audio effects make for a superb racing simulator
  30. x-billy
    Jun 1, 2015
    9
    Игра была неоднозначно воспринята критиками, но мне она понравилась. Конечно, тут не так много машин, как в предыдущих частях, а трасс вообще преступно мало (за это я и снизил оценку). Многие особенности предыдущих частей также попали под нож.
    Но играть всё равно всё так же интересно. Кроме того, надо учитывать, что эта часть - переходная, первая на новом поколении консолей. В общем, игра    Игра была неоднозначно воспринята критиками, но мне она понравилась. Конечно, тут не так много машин, как в предыдущих частях, а трасс вообще преступно мало (за это я и снизил оценку). Многие особенности предыдущих частей также попали под нож.
    Но играть всё равно всё так же интересно. Кроме того, надо учитывать, что эта часть - переходная, первая на новом поколении консолей. В общем, игра оставила у меня преимущественно положительные впечатления.    … Expand
  31. Vockt
    Aug 15, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful graphics, gameplay while remaining faithful to the old versions. Only weak point: not having so many cars and tracks as Forza 4. We were accustomed to simulators games that have more than 300 cars, dozens of tracks and its variations. The game shows the graphics power of the new generation of consoles!… Expand
  32. AMMANN7
    Sep 7, 2015
    9
    9/10

    Forza Motorsport 5 is a technical masterpiece and the best racing game I've ever played

    + Beautiful car designs
    + Amazing Tracks
    + Career mode
    + Fantastic gameplay
    + Great car list
    + Top Gear

    - Online Mode
    - Some dull moments in career mode
  33. baris697
    Apr 26, 2016
    8
    In fact this is not classic racing game. This game is about enjoy the cars in a short races for earn game credits, than buy a new car to do it again. Cars are great created, licenced, with many details and there are hundreds of them. But there are not so many circuits and after some time you will have repetitive feeling. That is the main problem of the game - you are doing still sameIn fact this is not classic racing game. This game is about enjoy the cars in a short races for earn game credits, than buy a new car to do it again. Cars are great created, licenced, with many details and there are hundreds of them. But there are not so many circuits and after some time you will have repetitive feeling. That is the main problem of the game - you are doing still same thing and you feel no extra progress. But summary, the game has nice graphics, great atmosphere, very good driving system and cool car models. I also like positive game motivation to try harder difficulty - you have bonus credits for every more real feature you activate. Great racing game for Xbox platform.… Expand
  34. orkinen
    Jun 19, 2016
    8
    Me parece un juego bastante interesante , tiene una buena jugabilidad y le puede hacer competencia a la saga de gran turismo de pS , cuando tengo ganas de echarme unas carreras es una gran duda ..
    Me gusta mucho la gran variedad de coches que poseé ,
  35. minimalsystem
    Dec 20, 2013
    5
    As a massive fan of the Forza series from the very first title I was excited to begin playing Forza 5. Initially I was wowed by the fantastic graphics, great soundtrack, and overall great presentation.

    Upon playing for a few days I began to realise that there were a lot of things missing that made other games in the series great (the auction house, hundreds of cars, tracks). I then    As a massive fan of the Forza series from the very first title I was excited to begin playing Forza 5. Initially I was wowed by the fantastic graphics, great soundtrack, and overall great presentation.

    Upon playing for a few days I began to realise that there were a lot of things missing that made other games in the series great (the auction house, hundreds of cars, tracks). I then realised that a 'token' system had been introduced meaning that if in order to get the better cars in the game you needed to either spend real world money (On top of the price of the game itself) or spend hours and hours racing to simply earn enough credits to buy a decent car.

    It seems they have gone down the route of trying to extract as much money from gamers as possible. Providing a half finished game and expecting gamers to pay for things that should be included in the initial package is day light robbery.

    I would suggest developers listen to their customers.

    Forza 5 could have been great....    … Expand
  36. baktor
    Nov 30, 2013
    6
    This is another next gen title that doesn't quite look as good as it should. The car selection is completely reasonable if not large. The real problem lies in the fact that there is an extremely limited number of tracks and it quickly becomes repetitive. The same tracks with 8 new cars per class.
  37. Gamecollector
    Dec 16, 2013
    4
    After a few weeks playing this game I have to agree with a few other reviewers on this board regarding how can Turn 10 messed up on such a high scale when it come to their "bread and butter" product.
    Pros
    1-Beautiful, breathtaking graphics Cons 1- Only 14 tracks (I have a feeling that up and coming release tracks can be yours for $xx.xx) 2- Storefront where you cab easily search for    After a few weeks playing this game I have to agree with a few other reviewers on this board regarding how can Turn 10 messed up on such a high scale when it come to their "bread and butter" product.
    Pros
    1-Beautiful, breathtaking graphics

    Cons
    1- Only 14 tracks (I have a feeling that up and coming release tracks can be yours for $xx.xx)
    2- Storefront where you cab easily search for tunes, liveries, designs... Gone
    3- Payout for winning races/championships are at such a low pace, making spending extra real for pricier in-game cars an attractive option
    4- 1/3 of the cars from Forza 4
    5- On some car models, the side mirrors are still shown reverse image (same as Forza 4)
    6- After you leveled up past level 255, your online level will reset back to level 0 (same as Forza 4)
    7- When you start acquiring cars with hard-earned in game credits, be careful with your selection when you are in the dealership, because the "purchased" icon only appear when you are in your garage; making purchasing of duplicate cars very easily.
    8- You cannot sell the cars back to the game, nor can you gift them to needy friends, you can only delete them from your garage.
    9- Auction house gone, gifting of anything gone
    10- Car Clubs no longer exist

    Sighs, Turn 10 should have take the winning formula from Forza 4 and improve on that instead we got this free to play game that costs full price and a lot more (car pass/ "super car/season pass") come on now, really?

    Having owned Forza 1, 2, 3, 4, and the cash-grab Horizon, I'm going to give them 1 more chance to redeem themselves with Forza 6 or this Forza 5 maybe the very last game from this franchise that I will buy.

    Sorry for the long rant, just my opinion of course.

    If you really need to read up on the additional information prior taking the plunge, go directly to Turn 10 own forum; please be wary because their Mods are quite critical of critics and have been known to delete threads that they don't like (I guess being a "green disc'er" need to perform)    … Expand
  38. Sesshomurai
    Feb 2, 2014
    3
    Been a Forza fan for ages. This game is a major disappointment. Let me try to summarize succinctly. First, the music sucks. It's faint. Doesn't fit the energy of the game. It's not cool sounding and it sounds mixed in mono. There are hardly any cars. It forces you to sit through a lengthy infomercial describing the cars in a particular class by a british guy, who in real life, knowsBeen a Forza fan for ages. This game is a major disappointment. Let me try to summarize succinctly. First, the music sucks. It's faint. Doesn't fit the energy of the game. It's not cool sounding and it sounds mixed in mono. There are hardly any cars. It forces you to sit through a lengthy infomercial describing the cars in a particular class by a british guy, who in real life, knows nothing about American muscle cars. It sounds dumb. And you can't skip past it. The "fade to black" screens after races seem to take ages. It forces you to watch redundant montages of your beat up car after each race. Repetitive. The opponent AI is stupid as ever, mowing down cones and obstacles on some tracks like bumper cars. The loading takes forever. The load screen of the tracks are "grey on grey" and completely still. No more rating indicators of how well you did turns or passes, just the occasional "good turn!" in words...which is stupid. Buying a new car forces you into a skin selector with skins you don't car about. Haven't discovered any way to upgrade or improve cars. The voice overs are awful and seem out of place. You get stuck on grid way in the back without ever a qualifying round. Good luck managing your way to the front. The car controls are classic Forza, so that part is still good. The rest of this franchise is completely ruined. Oh, and if you want a super exotic and rare car like a 1979 Camaro Z/28, yep, you gotta pay for that one.....This game deserves the negative reviews its gotten....… Expand
  39. Darkin20
    Dec 15, 2013
    6
    I really wanted to like this game. The graphics are great. the driving is great, the drivatar is a great idea but I just can't stop feeling like I am playing a pay-to-win game. Which I am.

    An example is you will get an achievement for driving the Maclaren but to get the Maclaren, you need to spend 1.5 million. To do that, you need to win races. Every races ends up being about on average    I really wanted to like this game. The graphics are great. the driving is great, the drivatar is a great idea but I just can't stop feeling like I am playing a pay-to-win game. Which I am.

    An example is you will get an achievement for driving the Maclaren but to get the Maclaren, you need to spend 1.5 million. To do that, you need to win races. Every races ends up being about on average $6500 when you win so you would need to win 230 gold metals to afford it. (yes I know you get money for winning tournaments and leveling up I think I made my point.) You can however pay real money to unlock it right away. Yes, that is right, pay money ON TOP of the $60 I shelled out for the game.

    I would give this game an 8 or 9 if you made more money racing in higher level races like make more money with sports cars than coupes but that is no where to be seen, there is no alternative (other than paying real dollars) to speed up the grinding process. That is just aggravating and sad.

    If this was a freemium game, I would understand but it is not so it is inexcusable.    … Expand
  40. danep69
    Nov 28, 2013
    5
    Firstly I have to say anyone in their right mind, thinking back on FM4 and comparing this title & can still give Forza 5 a high rating are lying to themselves & everyone else!!!

    Pros: * Very high detailed cars as expected new reflections never seen in the game before i.e brake rotors & windscreen glass from view. * Improved handling/ feel of grip/ tyre model at work. * Can now    Firstly I have to say anyone in their right mind, thinking back on FM4 and comparing this title & can still give Forza 5 a high rating are lying to themselves & everyone else!!!

    Pros:
    * Very high detailed cars as expected new reflections never seen in the game before i.e brake rotors & windscreen glass from view.
    * Improved handling/ feel of grip/ tyre model at work.
    * Can now paint stock wheels on cars carbon, chrome, gold, flake in gloss & matte etc.
    * A lot of new paint finishes/ coverings as stated above carbon etc (although you cannot paint the brake calipers once again)
    * Impulse triggers give you a better idea of when you are losing traction/ pushing a car to its limits on corners.
    * Drivatar is definately an improvment over the previous AI, although it still seems like dumb AI in some situations.
    * Environments are more detailed than previously, not as much as you would expect though (crowds are frozen still/ don't move except a handful holding flags)
    * Slight turbo lag was present on some cars which is a little bit more realistic.
    * A few different turbo sounds have been incorporated but cannot be chosen as before.

    Cons:
    * Too many great cars left out of the game (which is understandable to a degree due to new console etc) but not the fact they want to charge you $50 for a pass to download future DLC cars most of which already appeared in FM4.
    * Not enough tracks as simple as that great tracks removed & the ones that are there will get boring quite fast.
    * Random events of extremely delayed gear shift animations especially on fast down shifts in manual cars that don't have paddles.
    * Sound issues (even in stereo mode) Some cars do not sounds as good as they have previously & some don't even sound how they should at all for e.g the Toyota Supra does not even sound like a 2JZGTE at all & you cannot hear the BOV from outside the car at all even with the race turbo, yet it is really loud from & bonnet cam. Experienced sound cutting in and out from engine on some cars & idle volume is so low even on fully modified cars that you can hardly hear them idling at all.
    * Tuning options are just copied & pasted from FM3/4.
    * Engine swaps do not tell you what engine you are putting in they are random displacements & power outputs & appear to be "generic engines" for e.g you can no longer put a 2JZGTE into the AE86 Corolla.
    * Cars still cannot be lowered enough. (In nearly all cases if you own any of these cars in real life & have purchased coilovers you will be able to go inches lower than the cars can in the game as usual).
    * No new rims, just another copy & paste from the previous titles (lazy once again).
    * Still does not have independent tyre/ wheels size combinations.
    * No new bodykits have been spotted so far except that the Forza wing has changed.
    * A lot less racing events compared to previous titles most likely due to the lack of cars this time round.
    * Have not been able to spot a way to gift cars or created vinyls/ paint etc to friends.

    I have found some glitches where suspension settings have visually reset back to standard in the garage/ homespace, wheels changing back to original colour in garage/ homespace view & even a brake caliper on the Holden E3 GTS coming through a deep dish rim on the rear of the car.

    All in all my experience has to be the only time I have felt majorly let down by a Forza title & I am hoping it is only because of the new console & rush to release it as a launch title. I personally would not recommend anyone else to purchase it & save their money for another game & probably wait it out until Forza 6 which will hopefully it will be a complete game.    … Expand
  41. tazpics
    Dec 19, 2013
    1
    So disappointed in this game, Forza 4 was a Masterpiece! Horizon was a slide back (I realise it was a totally different game but...) Forza 5 is a beautiful game But..., All the things that made this game really special -Storefront with artists setting prices-Awarding cars for levels-DLC adding content to a truly complete game-Sharing files and gifting cars to friends- without these it isSo disappointed in this game, Forza 4 was a Masterpiece! Horizon was a slide back (I realise it was a totally different game but...) Forza 5 is a beautiful game But..., All the things that made this game really special -Storefront with artists setting prices-Awarding cars for levels-DLC adding content to a truly complete game-Sharing files and gifting cars to friends- without these it is simply Gran Turismo for XBOX one. Glad I played my buddies XBOX and Forza 5 before I decided to give both a miss, I'll wait for Forza 6 or just get a nice PC gaming rig.....just a bummer really, wanted the game+console to destroy GT and the Playstation.....Turn10 you dropped the ball, another Test Drive in the making.....… Expand
  42. riko247
    Dec 28, 2013
    4
    200 cars? Why did we get downgraded? Micro-transactions ruined this game, all the next gen hardware and pretty visuals, drivatar, or anything else can fix that.
  43. c4master
    Dec 29, 2013
    2
    I am ranked as a Legendary Driver in FM4, so please don't think that I'm a hater of the series, quite the opposite. Nevertheless, I'll get started. The game has an amazing physics engine that surpasses all forza games. You can sense the rubber of the tires gripping at the track. However, the physics are really the only thing good about the game. The game directors have slashed almost allI am ranked as a Legendary Driver in FM4, so please don't think that I'm a hater of the series, quite the opposite. Nevertheless, I'll get started. The game has an amazing physics engine that surpasses all forza games. You can sense the rubber of the tires gripping at the track. However, the physics are really the only thing good about the game. The game directors have slashed almost all of the features from fm4, reducing the car count from 500+ to 200 or so. TWELVE tracks have also been removed, including Infineon, Sedona, Hockenheimring, and the all-holy-to-car-lovers Nurburgring. That's right. There is no Nurburgring Nordschleife or GP circuit in Forza motorsport 5. On another topic, Turn 10 has decided that you should not be able to free-drive any car. Free drive mode has been neutered so that you can only test drive 20 or so cars the game, and no, you cannot unlock more cars to free drive unless you buy them in career mode. I have no clue as to why they would commit such a blunder. On the subject of the intolerable lack of cars, which Turn 10 arrogantly labels as "quality over quantity," is not quality, it is a LACK of content. But that's not to say that you can't blow your bank account on overpriced day-one DLC. So if you buy Forza 5, keep in mind that you are not paying for the full game. If you want the full game, you are going to have to spend around double the retail price to get the "DLC" that should have been in the game in the first place. Now, career mode. Career mode is a shell of what it was in Forza 4. The only type of play is season play, and the storefront and auction house are gone. Sorry to the dedicated car design artists, but I guess you'll just have to keep playing the now-outdated Forza 4. The reason that the auction house is no longer in the game is because Turn 10 wants you to run out of car credits so you have to purchase "car tokens" in order to buy or upgrade cars. This game is a shameless cash-grab, and despite the lovely physics, this game is shallow, unfinished, unrefined, lacking in content,and absolutely not worth buying.… Expand
  44. B3efcak3
    Dec 4, 2013
    3
    DO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY OR TIME. This is not a game for the normal player. Is this game a great racing simulator? Yes. Are the graphics good? Oh yes they are. But this is a mockery of what it means to buy a game. There are very limited maps, so much so that within an hour or two I already played them all multiple times. Drivatar is a cool idea. But even on the higherDO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY OR TIME. This is not a game for the normal player. Is this game a great racing simulator? Yes. Are the graphics good? Oh yes they are. But this is a mockery of what it means to buy a game. There are very limited maps, so much so that within an hour or two I already played them all multiple times. Drivatar is a cool idea. But even on the higher difficulties, it turns into a smash fest. Nothing like passing a checkpoint, noticing that this is your best lap ever, only to be pasted into the quicksand grass by the drivatar behind you. Rewind is a great option, but you lose credits so it punishes you for something completely out of your control. And finally we come down to car choice. Every car has to be bought. If you play through the campaigns one after another, a good chunk of your money goes into just continuing on. And then there is tokens. I spent $60 on this game. I have a life. I have school. I can't afford hundreds of hours to unlock a single car, and I truly can't afford paying out sometimes $30+ for a single car. I got the game to drive cool cars. I can't even afford them, and don't see a way to do it other than grinding or breaking the bank. In this way, as someone who loves games, bought this as my first xbox1 game, the entire experience is ruined for me. It's free to play model, only I paid for it. And on top of that, the content is limited. DO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY OR TIME. This is not a game for the normal player.… Expand
  45. Talex
    Jan 5, 2014
    0
    The drivatar system has been done fantastically well. BUT THAT IS A BAD THING! This is no longer a racing game. It is a demolition derby. It feels like motorstorm (great over-the-top series). There is no good racing game around at the moment.
  46. hazel1393
    Dec 10, 2013
    2
    Forza 5 could have been a huge leap forward. However, the fact that they left out what feels like over 3/4 of the content from previous titles, and then expect people who have already bought the game to spend over $40 for DLC content. They have complete disregard for the consumer, and want to shake as much money from supporters of the franchise as they can. It's astoundingly offensive andForza 5 could have been a huge leap forward. However, the fact that they left out what feels like over 3/4 of the content from previous titles, and then expect people who have already bought the game to spend over $40 for DLC content. They have complete disregard for the consumer, and want to shake as much money from supporters of the franchise as they can. It's astoundingly offensive and discouraging to fans of the series.… Expand
  47. MagicBoy
    Nov 26, 2013
    5
    The good :
    Excellent graphics at a solid 60 fps (even with the post E3 downgrade in the off track detail)
    Awesome sound Amazing detail in the rescanned tracks and cars Drivatar works well so far The meh : Much reduced car and track lists The awful : Gutted multiplayer functionality. I don't know how Turn 10 have the audacity to use the word Motorsport in the title anymore.    The good :
    Excellent graphics at a solid 60 fps (even with the post E3 downgrade in the off track detail)
    Awesome sound
    Amazing detail in the rescanned tracks and cars
    Drivatar works well so far

    The meh :
    Much reduced car and track lists

    The awful :
    Gutted multiplayer functionality. I don't know how Turn 10 have the audacity to use the word Motorsport in the title anymore. FM2/3/4 run circles around FM5.
    * No multiplayer replays kills online league racing, drifting and many other types of community activity
    * Matchmaking doesn't work. I've not been in a hopper with more than 4 people.
    * No custom public lobbies
    * Still no fixable aero
    * Damage is now nothing or 100%. Pitcrew can fix an engine in 10 seconds, but not change your tyres.
    * Can't invite friends of friends
    * No playground modes

    Then we get to the DLC. I've already coughed up £429 for a console, and £60 for an incomplete game. They now want me to buy the cars I got free in FM4 back for £7.99 a pack, and there's microtransactions all over place for shortcutting to the expensive/rare cars. It's greed, bordering on robbery especially after charging a premium price for a game with half the content.

    Forza 5 has so much potential. The graphics, sound and physics are excellent. The (reduced) content is of excellent quality. The simple, easy stuff that worked just fine and makes the community therefore helps extend the game life and perhaps sell more (reasonably) priced DLC has just been broken for no good reason, and covered up in all the pre-launch coverage.

    So much potential, badly squandered for greed and to meet someone elses hardware launch deadline.    … Expand
  48. leedsunitedfan3
    Nov 27, 2013
    5
    without doubt the graphics are better and the rumble triggers add a new experience but all this game offers is forza 4 with better graphics and rumble triggers with loads of stuff taken out of it if your saying graphics are better i should get this my advice would be wait till forza 6 because this game feels lastgen and the graphics will improve as developers learn to use its hardware andwithout doubt the graphics are better and the rumble triggers add a new experience but all this game offers is forza 4 with better graphics and rumble triggers with loads of stuff taken out of it if your saying graphics are better i should get this my advice would be wait till forza 6 because this game feels lastgen and the graphics will improve as developers learn to use its hardware and software better this is a top end 360 game graphics wise the only thing whats diffrent is the triggers… Expand
  49. Oh-ItsYouBob
    Jan 14, 2014
    6
    Turn10 finally got something right. Tires have realistic performance and handling. Its a shame they had to nerf the game to do it. Too many things available in previous releases removed. Tor those complaining about micro transactions - you had to know this was coming when they included a forza 4 achievement that required $100+ kinect.
  50. kempboy
    Jan 29, 2014
    3
    For starters this game is just simply okay. There is nothing about the game that screams out at you and says play me over and over and over again. When you first get the game and start it your very happy you see the great graphics and its a fun game to play. Once you start playing and you have the game for a while and you get a sense that there should be more out there. as you play for aFor starters this game is just simply okay. There is nothing about the game that screams out at you and says play me over and over and over again. When you first get the game and start it your very happy you see the great graphics and its a fun game to play. Once you start playing and you have the game for a while and you get a sense that there should be more out there. as you play for a long time you get anecy waiting for more cars to be out there more tracks the whole game just feel a little cheesy and feels to fake. By know means is the best game that turn 10 could have made they really need to amp up there game if they want to have people like there game. They need more cars more tracks and a whole better feel. The sounds of the cars just don't sound real they sound a bit fake and muffled. IF you have a V8 in your car you should hear the deep tone in the exhaust when you put anew muffler on it. if you buy a car with a 4 banger and put on a straight pipe it should scream at you. This game is a dissopment to a true car fan like me! turn 10 get your act together already and make a game people will want!… Expand
  51. brains13
    Jan 2, 2015
    4
    Not NEARLY as good as Gran Turismo. Great graphics, but no real goals or prizes and you pretty much hit the same tracks over and over and over again. It gets boring REAL quick. At least GT would keep you interested with different kinds of races, goals, and unlockable cars and stuff. For example in this game I finished a whole series with gold in every race and got no prize for it. INot NEARLY as good as Gran Turismo. Great graphics, but no real goals or prizes and you pretty much hit the same tracks over and over and over again. It gets boring REAL quick. At least GT would keep you interested with different kinds of races, goals, and unlockable cars and stuff. For example in this game I finished a whole series with gold in every race and got no prize for it. I think I'll hold out for GT on Xbox One before buying another Forza game.… Expand
  52. Agarwel
    Dec 1, 2013
    0
    60$ microtransactions in the full price game. What do you need to hear more? Do you want to play racing game? Just go buy Forza 4. Bigger, cheaper with interesting fast cars included in the box.
  53. mattyh87
    Nov 28, 2013
    5
    Fantastic graphics, sound and gameplay as to be expected from a next-gen title. However, it is lacking several key tracks (evidently a rush to either monetise the content later or due to the deadline to meet as a release title) and there are many other problems and lacking features.

    My main gripe is the restrictions within free play and multiplayer. I want to drive any car, it is a    Fantastic graphics, sound and gameplay as to be expected from a next-gen title. However, it is lacking several key tracks (evidently a rush to either monetise the content later or due to the deadline to meet as a release title) and there are many other problems and lacking features.

    My main gripe is the restrictions within free play and multiplayer. I want to drive any car, it is a SIMULATOR after all and not an RPG. I don't care if I can't mod it, but if I want a head-to-head battle with a mate, to create an epic car battle (WRX v STi, Gallardo v F430, Focus RS v Megane RS) I don't want to have to unlock it first in a career mode.

    It would be like locking the top tier clubs in FIFA for local multiplayer until you pay or progress in the career mode. This is why people are cynical, these elements have been removed purposefully to fuel microtransactions. Don't imagine they haven't used psychologists and experts in monetisation to plan how they want to implement this.    … Expand
  54. Niculla
    Jan 14, 2014
    3
    Great gameplay, great graphics and great multiplayer... BUT..... This is only a 30% finished game for a premium price. Few tracks, few cars and pricy DLC... It's a money machine.
  55. Overview
    Dec 5, 2013
    4
    Forza 5 is quite a downgrade in the series that is known for quality and dedication to its fans. Turn 10 completely dropped the ball on this one. The push for microtransactions and a lack of cars make the game very dull. The biggest surprise to me (besides the lack of tracks, cars, auction house, gifting, sharing, test driving, etc.) was the lack of drag racing. I know that many peopleForza 5 is quite a downgrade in the series that is known for quality and dedication to its fans. Turn 10 completely dropped the ball on this one. The push for microtransactions and a lack of cars make the game very dull. The biggest surprise to me (besides the lack of tracks, cars, auction house, gifting, sharing, test driving, etc.) was the lack of drag racing. I know that many people don't bother with drag racing, but I do. It was the sole reason I kept coming back to Forza 4, and now T10 means to tell me there isn't any drag racing at all? Not even one track? Please, don't even get me started on the horrible Cloud driving system. All the drivers are completely erratic and aggressive. It also doesn't help that they always end up braking at the most questionable times because the ghost that is racing had to brake in front of a car that doesn't exist in the current race. It's a horribly thought-out system that is very disappointing; it makes me long for AI (which I never thought I'd say about any game). The only thing that has improved in this installment is the graphics, hands down.… Expand
  56. watchoutch02
    Oct 4, 2017
    0
    Simply not good. T10 went backwards with FM5. With only 200 cars and no nurburgring, FM5 is the first forza on xbox one....but definitely not the best of the series. The micro/macrotransactions shouldn't even exist for a title like this.
  57. MGdawg
    Dec 1, 2013
    0
    You think you can just sneak it past the press Turn 10 studios? Microtransactions to get the best cars. It is 50$ to get the best car in the game or 350-400 hours of gameplay. This is ubsurd.
  58. AusGamer99
    Jan 5, 2014
    7
    I would say that after playing the game for a while, while the graphics are good and the visuals are really stunning, it feels like its missing that something that would make me want to keep playing it for hours on end, I played Forza 4 and that was really good, then i played Forza Horizon and really thought that that game was to much like Need For Speed, then i play this and im leftI would say that after playing the game for a while, while the graphics are good and the visuals are really stunning, it feels like its missing that something that would make me want to keep playing it for hours on end, I played Forza 4 and that was really good, then i played Forza Horizon and really thought that that game was to much like Need For Speed, then i play this and im left thinking maybe they missed something here, weather it be the less then stellar rewards you get for completing higher level races, or maybe the lack of tracks that are in the game, or how expensive some of the cars are. While it is a good game, you just cant help but wonder what could have been.… Expand
  59. GTArocks
    Mar 9, 2014
    1
    I played this game when I was trying out the Xbox One which feels the same. But there was little fun. Took away the stuff I liked in Forza 4. Car handling feels easier. AI is a bit better. But I only give this a 1 for the decent graphics. Not that many games look next gen but yeah.
  60. Myles_Prower
    Jan 24, 2014
    7
    The game has huge potential but falls short, the driving physics in this game are far above what is available on consoles and the graphics and environments are stunning and the livery editor which is one of the best features of Forza has been improved more, I'm okay with the car list it covers a large veriety of cars from the Mini Cooper to Formula 1 but am disappointed at the track list,The game has huge potential but falls short, the driving physics in this game are far above what is available on consoles and the graphics and environments are stunning and the livery editor which is one of the best features of Forza has been improved more, I'm okay with the car list it covers a large veriety of cars from the Mini Cooper to Formula 1 but am disappointed at the track list, I understand why it's like that as Turn 10 effectively started from scratch and didn't want to copy and paste everything over like their PlayStation rivals but it's missing so many iconic tracks. But my main issue is the it forgets the MOTORSPORT element of it's title, there is very little racing options and features such as qualifying and even the ammount of true racing cars. So many features that made Forza 4 amazing have been removed such as the ability to gift friends things, no online replays, no custom lobby’s and the failure to increase the cars in a race. Hopefully they can add it later in an update but until then this is a filler till Project CARS comes out.… Expand
  61. Salmonpie
    Nov 24, 2013
    10
    Its awesome, put my 360 on with Forza 4 last night to compare and it just didnt feel as good. F4 has nailed the feeling of driving at the limit and the AI is something else. It just looks gorgeous and so smooth, F5 will be a tour de force. Yes it has less tracks which is a shame but the exhilaration more than makes up for it. If you early adopt you have to except some comprise, games areIts awesome, put my 360 on with Forza 4 last night to compare and it just didnt feel as good. F4 has nailed the feeling of driving at the limit and the AI is something else. It just looks gorgeous and so smooth, F5 will be a tour de force. Yes it has less tracks which is a shame but the exhilaration more than makes up for it. If you early adopt you have to except some comprise, games are so technical now, its another world.… Expand
  62. Matty2012
    Dec 10, 2013
    0
    Forza 5 is a next gen title that takes away things from the previous generation and leaves a lot of content out that really should just be there by default these days. What do i mean by this? Racing games like Project Gotham Racing 4 had about 15 different weather effects, and not only that, but your cars reacted to the weather effects. It would even start raining halfway through a raceForza 5 is a next gen title that takes away things from the previous generation and leaves a lot of content out that really should just be there by default these days. What do i mean by this? Racing games like Project Gotham Racing 4 had about 15 different weather effects, and not only that, but your cars reacted to the weather effects. It would even start raining halfway through a race or stop raining halfway through a race, or it would go from light rain to hard rain. And like many racers, it even had a day and night cycle or day and night races. And Project Gotham Racing was from way way back in 2007 when last gen was just finding it's feet. Simple things like this can obviously be done on current gen hardware as they were being done well in racing games way back in the days of the Playstation 1 and 2. If we had 15 different types of dynamic weather in a racing game way back in 2007, why couldn't Turn 10 give us even the simplest of weather effects, or even a day and night races? Is it because they are lazy? Is it because they aren't capable? Is it because they want to save that for Forza 6 or Forza 7 and try to milk even more money from racing fans? My guess is the last one. I can see Forza 6 having some kind of weather effects, then Forza 7 having even more advanced dynamic weather. Then they will boast and brag about it as if it's a revolutionary idea, even though previous racing games from 2007 had it in. This is why they have added less cars and tracks from previous Forzas. They want to milk the cash cow and sell you Forza 6 and 7. Those will inevitably have more cars and tracks, even though they could of easily fitted them into Forza 5. Hey they had no problem fitting them into Forza 3 or Forza 4, and those 2 games were on old hardware and on a DVD disc. Forza 5 is on a Blueray disc and holds way more content than a DVD. This milking of the industustry and taking steps back is killing the progression of gaming. Why should gamers buy a latest next gen game when it has much less content than previous old generation games? And not only that, they have to pay a much higher price for the privilege of having less content! It doesn't even have the Nurbirgring! I mean cumon now, whoever at Turn 10 thought that it was a good idea to leave the Nurbirgring out should be taken out to a field and shot! Right' i'm off to play a game from a developer that really does care about making a great game rather than just holding back to milk the industry for everything it's worth. Yeah that's right, Rockstar Norths Grand Theft Auto V! *BOOM*… Expand
  63. bvex
    Dec 6, 2013
    0
    This game is a micro-transaction disaster, because to buy a car it costs more than $100 of real money. There are very limited maps, so much so that within an hour or two I already played them all multiple times. Forza 5 downgrade in the Forza series.
  64. BigShoe
    Dec 7, 2013
    4
    Agree with most of the others. This is clearly a strategic release for Turn 10 and Microsoft to profit off of future DLCs. This game is an absolute disgrace to the Forza name. Likelihood of replay is very low after the first week or two. Terrible.

    Only reason I'm giving some credit is that the maps and car models look very good. Aside from that, very shallow and superficial game.
  65. jacquelineferre
    Dec 13, 2013
    0
    The Good:
    Amazing Graphics (Probably the best among the first batch of new-gen games)
    Great attention for details. Nice partnership with Top Gear. Keeps the same drive experience od the previous entries. The Bad: Ruined by greed business practices. Microtransactions in a $60 game is unnaceptable, Constant reminder of the microtransactions option. Game has a proposital slow pace to    The Good:
    Amazing Graphics (Probably the best among the first batch of new-gen games)
    Great attention for details.
    Nice partnership with Top Gear.
    Keeps the same drive experience od the previous entries.
    The Bad:
    Ruined by greed business practices. Microtransactions in a $60 game is unnaceptable,
    Constant reminder of the microtransactions option.
    Game has a proposital slow pace to motivate the use of microtransactions.
    Although the game still looks fantastic the retail version diverges greatly from the the version presented at E3(The commercials are still using the E3 footages).
    Limited number of tracks(only 14).
    Limited number of cars(only 200).    … Expand
  66. rinkuchal
    Nov 27, 2013
    1
    for a $60 retail game, the advertised cars are locked out behind a F2P model without offline alternatives. and the cost of each car in real money cost more than the game...
  67. weenipper
    Dec 7, 2013
    2
    The content you genuinely get to access in your $60 game is extremely limited. That would be frustrating enough on its own, but on top of that, the micro-transaction model is so pervasive it's like driving around with a used car salesman in the backseat. Sure it might be a sweet ride, but how much fun can you have when you're treated like a mark? In my case, at least, it's not much.
  68. mbargo06
    Dec 12, 2013
    1
    MICROTRANSACTIONS
    The game that we know and love as Forza is no more, instead is a demo that introduces users to a racing environment, where almost every vehicle and map must be purchased separately from the game. Avoid this "version" until the release the Game of the Year that actually includes a complete game.
    THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE TITLE****
  69. lpc9211
    Dec 6, 2013
    0
    It could have been a better game if it included previous cars as well 200+ cars aren't enough for a game like this who had 400+ cars previously. Only graphics doesn't make it a must buy
  70. bobdoblo
    Dec 7, 2013
    0
    This is the biggest scam of a game ever!
    It is based on fleecing you out of more cash for microtransactions, i might have known this would be the case seeing as its Microsoft.
    Only 210 cars and 14 tracks, yes 14!!! Even worse news, Suzuka has been cut so you can buy it back later for more money no doubt but the absolute joke is NURBURGRING has been removed too! The most iconic track in    This is the biggest scam of a game ever!
    It is based on fleecing you out of more cash for microtransactions, i might have known this would be the case seeing as its Microsoft.
    Only 210 cars and 14 tracks, yes 14!!!
    Even worse news, Suzuka has been cut so you can buy it back later for more money no doubt but the absolute joke is NURBURGRING has been removed too!
    The most iconic track in the world and they leave it out!

    I guarantee it will be back, with a price tag so you can pay again for a game you already bought!
    Microsoft are an evil, disgusting company who just want to rip us gamers off at every opportunity, they make me sick.
    Every 1st party game has microtransactions, i'm done with this crap console, its weak, its buggy, it has less features than 360 and i will be getting a PS4!    … Expand
  71. Scotty86
    Jan 8, 2014
    2
    Another masterpiece fouled by the greed of the "pay to play" mentality designers seem to increasingly embrace. They clearly create a grind for players who don't have the time to unlock their favorite cars so that they will pay to unlock these cars straight away. The graphics are spectacular, driveatars are great this game could be so much more. Future content will come at a premium, not aAnother masterpiece fouled by the greed of the "pay to play" mentality designers seem to increasingly embrace. They clearly create a grind for players who don't have the time to unlock their favorite cars so that they will pay to unlock these cars straight away. The graphics are spectacular, driveatars are great this game could be so much more. Future content will come at a premium, not a big deal however given you will likely have to purchase the content and then purchase the car again in game to unlock it makes me concerned about how stupid they think their consumers are. Another game ruined.… Expand
  72. FiredYapper
    Nov 27, 2013
    0
    Really disappointed with Forza Motorsport 5! For the average gamer who enjoys sitting around for a couple of hours, having a few races here and there, has got no chance of being able to afford a desirable, high-end car with credits. I used to love being able to buy my favourite cars, upgrade them and take it for a spin. They are trying to push the gamer towards using real money to buyReally disappointed with Forza Motorsport 5! For the average gamer who enjoys sitting around for a couple of hours, having a few races here and there, has got no chance of being able to afford a desirable, high-end car with credits. I used to love being able to buy my favourite cars, upgrade them and take it for a spin. They are trying to push the gamer towards using real money to buy tokens which is just a joke. And having content set aside upon release as DLC is just poor and makes me feel as though I have been conned. This game just doesn't live up to its predecessors in the slightest.… Expand
  73. Nullianac
    Nov 30, 2013
    0
    This is the equivalent of GT5: Prologue, except that they forgot to charge half price for it. Instead they apparently expect us to spend more on this game than any other in video game history, including the Neo Geo. their "economy updates" are a pathetic insult why half price for only two freakin days? And most of the cars I've purchased require immediate upgrades to be competitive inThis is the equivalent of GT5: Prologue, except that they forgot to charge half price for it. Instead they apparently expect us to spend more on this game than any other in video game history, including the Neo Geo. their "economy updates" are a pathetic insult why half price for only two freakin days? And most of the cars I've purchased require immediate upgrades to be competitive in career mode, upgrades that are not discounted, so you have to pay twice again the price of most cars just to race them.

    The fix? I'm not even sure at this point. I've purchased many hundreds of video games over the years but never felt quite as ripped off as I do here, especially since this game was the deciding factor for me in the console choice. They need to do something really nice, really fast or this game and system are going back to Amazon.    … Expand
  74. kavinh
    Nov 27, 2013
    1
    the game is fairly good but do not support this company. the game is littered with micro transations for a paid copy game and the progression is intentionally slowed to a grind to encourage micro transations do not support this practice.
  75. manletbrah
    Nov 28, 2013
    0
    Keep this pathetic free-to-play out of retail games and stop ruining the industry, you pieces of trash.

    One of the most disgusting habits of this generation thus far. Very mediocre game aswell.
  76. Porzelan
    Dec 13, 2013
    0
    Just read the interview with mr greenblabla on eurogamer. insulting as hell. he really thinks we must be stupid as fu**.

    this is my art to say: i am not
  77. sikdrfit
    Nov 26, 2013
    9
    First off i am not a fan boy. I am a PC, WII U, PS4, and Xbox One owner. I appreciate all consoles for what they can do different and really enjoy them all.

    With that out of the way i can talk about Forza 5. Wow this is the best racing game i have ever played. The feeling i get from adjusting the drivatar difficulty to my level is extremely rewarding. Since the AI is based off of real    First off i am not a fan boy. I am a PC, WII U, PS4, and Xbox One owner. I appreciate all consoles for what they can do different and really enjoy them all.

    With that out of the way i can talk about Forza 5. Wow this is the best racing game i have ever played. The feeling i get from adjusting the drivatar difficulty to my level is extremely rewarding. Since the AI is based off of real players the way they behave is no longer really generic as if they were on some sort of rails. The way vehicles behave in this game feels just rite for all the cars, being an Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 owner when i got to use that car in game that was the closest i have ever felt to actually racing it minus the steering wheel. The game sounds and looks beautiful and in my opinion one of the only games for Xbox One worthy of being next gen.
    Now the one thing it is lacking just in comparison to other games in this genre and previous versions in the series is content. there is only 200 cars available from purchase but these are all wonderful cars worthy of being in a racing title and with tremendous detail. There is more cars coming as DLC you will have to pay for. I believe that there is only 14 tracks to race on playing for 8 hours i have not raced them all yet. Once again they are extremely detailed. Well i hope this helps people make a decision on this game.    … Expand
  78. HCrecruit
    Jan 31, 2014
    0
    They focused way too much on the graphics and just forgot about everything else, because if it looks good it will sell right? And on top of that they will try to sell you stuff that should have been there in the first place.
    It's hard to see that the Forza franchise is all about the money now instead of the racing experience......
  79. expletorygrunt2
    Apr 4, 2014
    0
    This game seemed fantastic until my "drivavatar" was complete. The game has not worked since then, having spent 3 hours on the web to ms switching machine on and off and various variations of this heartily sick of the whole thing. Give me my money back Microsoft.
  80. flyingfinnstar
    Nov 27, 2013
    6
    THE GOOD: amazing visual, great physics, drivatars are starting to look better......................

    THE NEUTRAL: lack of tracks at the moment isn't great but wouldn't stop me from recommending the game................... THE NOT SO GOOD: lack of public user created lobbies.............. specific details below.......... As a forza veteran (forza 3, 4, 5) I was disappointed to see    THE GOOD: amazing visual, great physics, drivatars are starting to look better......................

    THE NEUTRAL: lack of tracks at the moment isn't great but wouldn't stop me from recommending the game...................

    THE NOT SO GOOD: lack of public user created lobbies.............. specific details below..........

    As a forza veteran (forza 3, 4, 5) I was disappointed to see the drop of user created public lobbies in multiplayer. Its gone back to forza 3 type lobbies. The problem with this is that people using simulation style settings (sim steering, in car view, manual gears w/clutch, no tcs/abs/line etc) get punished unfairly. All hopper rooms allow users to run any settings assists, those users get an unfair advantage. I want to race with people who run the same settings as me without being forced to set up private lobbies with party invites. If we could even have the option to .'Join Game' for a forza playing friend that would solve a lot of these problems.    … Expand
  81. shrews
    Jan 1, 2014
    6
    Looks great & performs well, but lacks in content & game longevity. The price tag is far to high for what you actually get out of this game. Im not to fond of the multiplayer achievements either.
  82. Clessy
    Apr 25, 2014
    7
    Forza 5 is a solid game that offers the best gameplay the series has seen yet and one with stunning graphics!

    But thats pretty much its only major improvement. Its a totally incomplete product. Its huge lack of tracks, cars and music( as in none at all but 1 song) make you wonder wtf they where thinking. Forza 4 in every way offers a better content. The game tries so hard to milk    Forza 5 is a solid game that offers the best gameplay the series has seen yet and one with stunning graphics!

    But thats pretty much its only major improvement.

    Its a totally incomplete product. Its huge lack of tracks, cars and music( as in none at all but 1 song) make you wonder wtf they where thinking. Forza 4 in every way offers a better content.

    The game tries so hard to milk you into buying credits by making it nearly impossible to afford cars. Also gone is winning cars for completing events.

    The games fun but i'd rather of just had a higher resolution forza 4 with more cars.    … Expand
  83. TheOneWhoKnox
    Jan 8, 2014
    8
    The Forza games have always been fun and easy to get used to but, I think it was because I was using a car with the WORST HANDLING EVER because I had to drive backwards and it took me nearly 20 minutes to finish one race. The game is pretty but graphics aren't all that in a game. Worth a pickup? If you are a hardcore fan or when the price drops a little bit/ it goes on a sale. Not the bestThe Forza games have always been fun and easy to get used to but, I think it was because I was using a car with the WORST HANDLING EVER because I had to drive backwards and it took me nearly 20 minutes to finish one race. The game is pretty but graphics aren't all that in a game. Worth a pickup? If you are a hardcore fan or when the price drops a little bit/ it goes on a sale. Not the best of the launch titles in my opinion but its defiantly worth it when price drops or, if you don't care, a rent… Expand
  84. AndyGrieves
    Dec 22, 2013
    7
    Okay, this game is great, but it is misleading. (I'm Australian, so prices listed are in $AU).

    In order to get a working, complete game (in my opinion) you will need: $78 Forza 5 $27 VIP add-On (these two can be combined by purchasing the limited edition) $65 6x10 car pack Once you understand you need to pay $170 to get (again in my opinion) the full game experience, you can    Okay, this game is great, but it is misleading. (I'm Australian, so prices listed are in $AU).

    In order to get a working, complete game (in my opinion) you will need:

    $78 Forza 5
    $27 VIP add-On (these two can be combined by purchasing the limited edition)
    $65 6x10 car pack

    Once you understand you need to pay $170 to get (again in my opinion) the full game experience, you can begin to look objectively at the game. If you like racing games and know you will play this one for a while then I still think it's worth the money, but I would have liked to know this upfront rather than feel I was duped into the extra costs. The graphics are great, the content is down from Forza 4 but updates are sure to remedy. New game modes are coming and rivals mode will def help you earn that all important in game credit.

    Once you start playing, if you're new to Forza or been living under a rock playing the previous titles, I recommend you log into http://www.forzamotorsport.net and start getting rewards. In the first day I played FMS5 I was awarded $1,000,000 CR and a couple of cars for my recent achievements. There are challenges and new rewards on a regular basis. After 3 days of play approx 9 hours of racing I have 27 cars all gifted or purchased with earned in game credit, no micro transactions.

    The controllers really enhance the feel of the game and the realism improves as a result, each car type exhibit their own unique qualities and progressing the game from D-Class sequentially is a great idea because taking some of the assists off and jumping into an F-1 will be terrifying! And exhilarating, but mostly terrifying! it's much more fun if you've already got a handle on the basics first.

    To conclude: I'd rate it higher if I were just focusing on content it's a fun and more complex game than it first appears, but obscuring the 'true cost' of the game is just a shady, misleading move from such a big game developer. Do not fret, as long as you have at least the VIP add-on (if you don't care for additional cars) there shouldn't be any reason to use the micro transactions and to do so I think risks ruining the flow of the game. [All that said, this is possible only now because Turn 10 have modified the economics since the initial release. Had this not been done, I'd have saved all this typing for a letter to consumer affairs rather than this review]    … Expand
  85. S0PH0S
    Feb 14, 2014
    4
    As a gamer for over 30 years and having experience on many racing game platforms across consoles, handhelds and PCs, it is sad to see how a perfect storm of the new Xbox One platform, the day one launch release pressure and overall poor design leadership has almost completely ruined what was a great racing franchise.
    I’m not sure if it was a requirement from Microsoft or a brown nosing    As a gamer for over 30 years and having experience on many racing game platforms across consoles, handhelds and PCs, it is sad to see how a perfect storm of the new Xbox One platform, the day one launch release pressure and overall poor design leadership has almost completely ruined what was a great racing franchise.
    I’m not sure if it was a requirement from Microsoft or a brown nosing effort by Turn 10 to continue the ‘Metro-style’ interface from the console into the game interface, but it seems to have left them very limited in how they can tackle menus and options throughout the game. Overall interaction within the Forza 5 interface is frustrating and you never seem to be able to perform the functions that you want or would expect to do in areas that now offer other strange options. Half of the things you were able to do within various menus are now gone while others are in strange places or require a lot more clicking around to find.
    I will cover some examples. The only way to access your current cars or to buy cars is to go into career mode. Even though the cars from your garage can be used in rivals, multiplayer and free play modes, they have opted to send you into the career mode menu to access your garage or purchase new cars. This would seem more logical on the front page, but they have already assigned huge blocks to the 4 different racing modes and a set of smaller blocks to get at other minor functions. The front menu also sports a double block for some kind of ‘marketplace’ which continues to be tagged as ‘coming soon’. This front menu could have been made to scroll from left to right for further items that should have been available here, but it seems that they chose to lock themselves into a single pane on the main menu for some bizarre reason.
    Also in the career menu is the ‘Forzavista’ function which replaces Forza 4’s Autovista feature and now offers up a brief intro for every car in the game. As you pan around the car in ForzaVista mode, you have an option to go into a limited upgrade menu. For some reason they figure that you will just want to make changes to the wheels and aero here or use the ‘quick upgrade’ function. Nobody with a clue uses the auto-upgrade function. If you want to get the full upgrade and tuning features, you have to go back out to the front menu and use the upgrade/tuning menu there. Hopefully you have selected the car that you want to tune from your garage in career mode – otherwise you will have to exit upgrade/tune back to the front menu, enter career mode, enter the garage, find the car you want to tune, get in that car and then go back to the front menu and re-enter the upgrade/tuning area. All of these extra steps become tedious very quickly.
    Buying cars as you grow your fleet can also be frustrating as there is no indication in the ‘buy cars’ area to indicate which cars you already own in your garage. For some reason the garage icon on cars you already own has been removed. So, once you own dozens of cars and receive gifts, you have to constantly be on top of your garage contents or double check your garage to ensure that you are not buying a duplicate.

    The tuning features are also buried in the upgrade menu by pressing the X button from the upgrades area. So, it becomes a lengthy process to back out of races and then getting in to adjust your cars tunes. Also gone is the ability to load your tuning setups from the start race screen in career mode. So, as you progress through a series of career races and you want to change from a tall gearing low aero setup to a short gearing high aero setup, you are forced to quit the race and go back to the front menu to enter the upgrade area. Then enter tuning and then load your setup and then re-enter the race. It becomes amazingly time consuming.
    The previous editions of Forza have turned me into a major tuning tweaker and it is one of the features that I love about the Forza engine and its physics representation of those features. It was amazing to go and run a set of laps on different lines and doing curves, turns and breaking points differently on a series of laps and then to be able to go back and review the race with the telemetry to see where you can make improvements to make your build that much better. Those days seem to be gone in Forza 5 as there is now no telemetry available in the replays anymore. You now have to fuss with the telemetry interface while you are driving a live race and either have someone else keeping an eye on the numbers while you run the course, or risk running ridiculous lines and going off track while trying to monitor the situation yourself. This is a terrible feature to lose for the tuning geeks of the game. It is now almost pointless to offer the telemetry because it is too hard to focus on driving while moving between the telemetry panes and monitor where the numbers are going off while running clean laps during all of this. That has to be the most ridiculous change in Forza 5...    … Expand
  86. discostuAU
    Feb 28, 2014
    4
    I am in two worlds with this game. On one hand the graphical beauty of the cars and the engine notes are simply the best in any game at the current time. The end. On the other hand, I am frustrated and bored by the lack of tracks and social features that made Forza 4 such a darn good game.

    If you're like me and have had each Forza game then do not go into F5 thinking it is going to be    I am in two worlds with this game. On one hand the graphical beauty of the cars and the engine notes are simply the best in any game at the current time. The end. On the other hand, I am frustrated and bored by the lack of tracks and social features that made Forza 4 such a darn good game.

    If you're like me and have had each Forza game then do not go into F5 thinking it is going to be as good as F4, it simply is not. The lack of tracks is unforgivable, it becomes monotonous going around and around the same tracks trying to get enough money to buy your next car. Some of the tracks looks beautiful, but others are just bland and boring. You cannot sell cars as you could in the past, and you cannot buy a part and upgrade / downgrade to the same part again without having to buy it once more.

    It is such an inaccessible game now. The social elements are so lacking it is a shame, there is no car club any more, no sharing cars, very few fun meaningless multilayer modes to play with friends.

    And Driveatars... oh my. Great in theory, but in practice - a gigantic pain. Lets face it, in single player most of us will drive like fools and ram the NPC cars off the road or bounce off them when going into a corner.. so when you factor this into the world of driveatars - your races are full of people ramming you off the road, cutting you off and slamming into you.

    Fundamentally this has the potential to be a great game, but what is holding it back are the lack of tracks, missing social elements and completely broken car upgrade / sale / sharing function.    … Expand
  87. mackydmarly
    Mar 4, 2014
    4
    - This game was massively rushed to get it out by the xbox one's release date, there are barely any tracks compared to the forza 4, and that's not even mentioning cars. Porsche has been left out of the game again this time and so have a few other car manufacturers, like Bentley for example. The drivatar system would be okay if people didn't break in ridiculous places all the time (i'm not- This game was massively rushed to get it out by the xbox one's release date, there are barely any tracks compared to the forza 4, and that's not even mentioning cars. Porsche has been left out of the game again this time and so have a few other car manufacturers, like Bentley for example. The drivatar system would be okay if people didn't break in ridiculous places all the time (i'm not even sure that you can turn it off). And if you're going to get this game, make sure that you get it on disk, as you can't drive on many of the tracks without the game being 100% downloaded
    + The menu screen has taken a big improvement from 4 and so have the graphics and the physics, the vibrating triggers are great and it gives you a real sense of how fast you're going around a corner or how hard you're applying the breaks. The credit system that is in place for when you level up is great as I personally thought that 4 gave out cars like sweets at Halloween, apart from it was cars and you got one every time you leveled up, now you get credits instead which gives you more freedom to upgrade your car or buy a certain car that you want, the affinity rewards are the same thing, apart from it gives you a boost at the end of the race and gives a certain percentage depending on how high your affinity level is.
    Overall I give this a 4/10 as the negatives are much more serious than the positives.    … Expand
  88. Bopperman
    Oct 2, 2014
    0
    I'm a new returnee to console gaming after a 15 year break - things have changed a lot and not all for the good since the PS2 days, and I'm disappointed I have to say.

    I'll start with the good bits of Forza 5: great graphics, beautiful. Decent driving experience. Clarkson. Unfortunately the game is unplayable because of the micro purchases. It's not even clear how you earn tokens    I'm a new returnee to console gaming after a 15 year break - things have changed a lot and not all for the good since the PS2 days, and I'm disappointed I have to say.

    I'll start with the good bits of Forza 5: great graphics, beautiful. Decent driving experience. Clarkson.

    Unfortunately the game is unplayable because of the micro purchases. It's not even clear how you earn tokens without paying for them. I'm used to this on free ipad apps, where you get one car, map or character, but this game is GBP60. Experiencing the developer's greed, extreme greed, in this way has actual left me feeling dirty. It is quite disgusting - what if a teenager bought this game with his pocket money?

    Fortunately, Forza 5 came free with a 2nd XBOX ONE I have just bought, so after less than two hours of gameplay I don't feel bad about erasing it from the HDD.

    I'm giving Forza 5 a zero because it is unplayable. Shame on you Microsoft Studios.

    By the way, how this game gets a 79 Metascore is beyond me, I can only assume the critics got a fully unlocked version to play with and weren't asked to part with more of their cash just to have the stuff that should have been available to start with.    … Expand
  89. yoloswag
    Jul 23, 2014
    1
    This game is terrible the handling is stupidly unrealistic its not even funny yes it has graphics that may be next gen but grand turismo is one of the most realistic games iv played
  90. MikesGamingExp
    Sep 26, 2014
    0
    I'm giving this a 0/10 because when I purchased the game I was extremely happy, played a while and then saw the "click here to level faster".. I thought to my self hmm maybe I achieved something? NOPE, when suddenly read "purchase $$$ for faster experience" .. I thought No.. No.. Not another one of these games? Why WHY WHY, than finding out half the cars from previous Forza hasI'm giving this a 0/10 because when I purchased the game I was extremely happy, played a while and then saw the "click here to level faster".. I thought to my self hmm maybe I achieved something? NOPE, when suddenly read "purchase $$$ for faster experience" .. I thought No.. No.. Not another one of these games? Why WHY WHY, than finding out half the cars from previous Forza has dissapeared, more then half of the tracks too, drift and drags are gone, and I'm left with another $60 adleast to purchase everything else in the game. This is an absolute joke. Beyond trash.… Expand
  91. UFkeymaster
    Oct 23, 2014
    1
    FM5 is at first a real thrill to play and watch but after a few hours of going over the small selection of tracks to choose from you begin to get uninterested. Well, let's get a nicer car - What do you mean I have to purchase it - I already paid for this game. This is crap! I fully expected the damn thing to tell me I was out of gas and it needed my credit card to continue. IFM5 is at first a real thrill to play and watch but after a few hours of going over the small selection of tracks to choose from you begin to get uninterested. Well, let's get a nicer car - What do you mean I have to purchase it - I already paid for this game. This is crap! I fully expected the damn thing to tell me I was out of gas and it needed my credit card to continue. I shouldn't give them any ideas. Do not buy this game unless you plan on continuing to "pay to play".… Expand
  92. muohio
    Jul 16, 2014
    3
    I just picked up an XB1 and this game was a pack in so I'm a little late to the party. Anyways, I didn't follow the reviews, so maybe my hopes were set too high, but this game is a huge disappointment. So far, it's been a struggle not to get frustrated with the Drivatars constantly wrecking and brake checking constantly. Each race, you start near the back of the back and have to workI just picked up an XB1 and this game was a pack in so I'm a little late to the party. Anyways, I didn't follow the reviews, so maybe my hopes were set too high, but this game is a huge disappointment. So far, it's been a struggle not to get frustrated with the Drivatars constantly wrecking and brake checking constantly. Each race, you start near the back of the back and have to work your way to the front in 2-4 laps. Wouldn't be so bad if the Drivatars drove like semi-competent racers. Instead, they will slam into you mid-turn, slam on their brakes when not necessary or completely crowd every turn going 4-5 wide.… Expand
  93. OzZyBoi86
    Apr 25, 2014
    1
    No nurburgring.....ENOUGH SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  94. FIREBALLRoberts
    Dec 27, 2014
    1
    Save yourself some time & money: just play Forza 4 on the xbox360.
    Forza 5 is a major step backwards with half the content of Forza 4.
    Sell your xbone if you bought it to race with.

    How does microsoft get away with selling the same game/content over & over just by adding 1 to the number after the name?? Doh!
  95. Flute
    Mar 9, 2014
    9
    I'm not into racing sims at all but gave this a try and I love it. The integration of drivatars is brilliant thank you very much cloud! The graphics look wonderful and run smoothly. The cars are soooo detailed and customizable. And finally the sounds really are immersive.

    I would give this a 10 if it weren't for micro transactions and a lack of track variety. Hopefully they keep adding    I'm not into racing sims at all but gave this a try and I love it. The integration of drivatars is brilliant thank you very much cloud! The graphics look wonderful and run smoothly. The cars are soooo detailed and customizable. And finally the sounds really are immersive.

    I would give this a 10 if it weren't for micro transactions and a lack of track variety. Hopefully they keep adding tracks in the future.    … Expand
  96. cnield
    Mar 1, 2014
    9
    This game is an amazing launch title for the xbox one with a strong multiplayer community and races always going if you have not played this and you own a xbox one you are missing out on a racing game of the year especilly with the visuals.
    My only down side is that the auction house is not avalable at the momment the limit of tracks i hope in dlc we will get these minor problems for one    This game is an amazing launch title for the xbox one with a strong multiplayer community and races always going if you have not played this and you own a xbox one you are missing out on a racing game of the year especilly with the visuals.
    My only down side is that the auction house is not avalable at the momment the limit of tracks i hope in dlc we will get these minor problems for one of my best racers of the generation    … Expand
  97. roblade
    May 9, 2014
    2
    This would have been a brilliant free to play microtransaction suported game.

    Or a decent beta test release. This title does not justify the Triple A title and full retail price of £40 (UK after 6 months of release) If your new to the forza series you will not find a complaint about this game, if your coming from any of the other forza motorsport games and looking for this to    This would have been a brilliant free to play microtransaction suported game.

    Or a decent beta test release.

    This title does not justify the Triple A title and full retail price of £40 (UK after 6 months of release)

    If your new to the forza series you will not find a complaint about this game, if your coming from any of the other forza motorsport games and looking for this to improve on everything that has come before....Im sorry you will be dissapointed.

    If this game were released as a 360 title, its a safe bet the stores would be full of this second hand and be unable to shift any of them

    Now for the full indepth review, read on if you dare:

    OK at a glance the game looks amazing and visually it is about as stunning as you could possibly want it to be. But unfortunatly thats where the good news ends.

    A game by its very nature is designed to be played, FM5 fails to play very well at all. or rather it plays very well for the first couple of races, then you realise that your actually doing the same races, on the same tracks just in a slightly different car.

    Will start by reviewing the "career mode" there is no career as such, meerly a bunch of championships that can be raced in any order, there is no change of format just 10 races in each championship, no sence of achievment for topping the chart as 1st place winner, you get gold for being 3rd and higher. You dont even get a cut scene for any trophies being won. But you will get a lot of cut scenes and not be able to do anything about them, gone is the skip button, you will have to listen to every championship introduction. Then the long wait while the game loads the race you want.

    The career mode actually feels and plays more like the event list (grind the levels put a tick in the box) I should know as i have completed 90% of the event list on FM4.

    There is no way of checking to see what cars your going to be racing in any of the championships, there is no CAR RESTRICTIONS list.

    as there is no natural progression to the next event, it is also very hard to keep track of what events need to be completed. As i said before the event list on FM4 is very similar, only you had the added benefit of seeing a tick next to completed events.

    Then once you do get started on a race you have the dread DRIVATARS player based AI drivers that seem to emulate the actual driving of people in public lobbies, IE crash into them before they crash into you. They brake on the long straights, they plow into you on the corners. the advantage is you can see your friends names over 5 of the cars, the others are always random.

    Then we have the multi player side of things, this is where forza series comes alive....but unfortunatly this is severly restricted to either public hoppers that are for tuned cars only, if you want to give any standard cars a fun blast be prepared to not win any races. The custom made public lobbies of 3 and 4 are gone. You can still create a private game where your friends can join or you can invite others to (IF THE OPTION TO CREATE PRIVATE RACE WORKS!)

    After a full 6 months of being released the online user created private lobbies are still hit and miss on working.

    The public lobbies are so full of crashers and cheaters as to be pointless in joining.

    Then we have the leaderboards, we you have cars setting fast laptimes most of which are glitched, some intentional and some by accident, as i write this one time on the leader board is set to -7 seconds, he actually won the race 7 seconds before it started. When you cast your mind back to FM4 the glitched leader boards were the biggest problem we faced in that game. NOw it is the least of the problems facing T10

    Basically to sum it up, Turn 10 took everything that made them the top racing game developers and threw it out the window.

    They started on a not only a new chapter but a whole new book. Unfortunatly they failed to take note of what actually made the previous books so popular.

    If your looking for a game that is better than Forza Motorsport 4, you will have to look elsewhere.

    Visually it is better than its 360 predecessor but that is the extent of its improvment, everything else is one giant stepo backwards.

    Turn 10 have fumbled the ball on this one big time, will there be a handover or will T10 be able to recover and take this game to the end zone? We are now at the 6 month stage where most games tend to be on the downward spiral FM 4 had me playing for years.    … Expand
  98. MEberhardt
    Jun 7, 2014
    2
    I really tried to enjoy this game since I own a XOne and will not buy a PS4 in the next few years...
    This game is short on cars, short on tracks, has no progression, you can jump in anycar you can buy... The races with the slowest cars (class D), pay exactly the same the races with formula/prototype cars, I bought on sale (Live Gold) but I would not advice someone buy for more than 20USD...
  99. eldumloido
    Sep 22, 2014
    4
    It's made just to sell you dlc. Don't buy before "full' version comes available. For this dlc model game I give 4/10, if they release a goty version with all dlc ill raise it to 8 but only for that version.
  100. XBOXftw
    May 14, 2015
    7
    Well, to be honest, Forza 5 is quite a standard racing game, which would normally get it a 6/10 in my books, as they tend to be boring, but I'm giving it an 7/10 because of the INSANE graphical fidelity. The graphics were so good, that at some moments, I forgot that I was playing a video game, and thought that I was watching racing on TV. Of course there's other little awesome things thatWell, to be honest, Forza 5 is quite a standard racing game, which would normally get it a 6/10 in my books, as they tend to be boring, but I'm giving it an 7/10 because of the INSANE graphical fidelity. The graphics were so good, that at some moments, I forgot that I was playing a video game, and thought that I was watching racing on TV. Of course there's other little awesome things that add on to the realism, like your engine heat, the physics, and there's an amazing photo mode. Also, custom paint jobs is awesome. I can understand the low user ratings a bit, seeing as the game is SO realistic, that it tends to be difficult to play. But, at the end of the day, there's no better feeling in Forza 5 than pulling across the finish line in 1st place!… Expand
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#3 Best Xbox One Game of 2013
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#2 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2013
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#5 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2013

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. Level7.nu
    Sep 12, 2014
    70
    Forza Motorsport 5 is an entertaining but bland experience. On one hand it impresses on the track with good visuals and fantastic handling. On the other hand it lacks content and the career mode is very dull outside of the races.
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  2. Gamereactor Sweden
    Sep 8, 2014
    70
    Looks lovely, drives great but feels more like a Forza Light.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    May 11, 2014
    83
    Forza Motorsport 5 is not a bad racing game per se, but it feels kinda downgraded from the expansive Forza games of Xbox 360. The graphics are fancy, but that doesn't quite compensate the (relative) lack of cars and tracks. [Feb 2014]
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