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  1. Nov 9, 2021
    0
    The most overrated piece of garbage ever...

    3 and 4 sucked, got bored after noticing there is literally no progression at all...Same applies to this one. Did not even bother with this one... Its race, wheelspin, race, wheelspin... Give me a break,,, You still get high end cars without even putting real effort in it... Its an unpopular opinion but this game is the most overrated
    The most overrated piece of garbage ever...

    3 and 4 sucked, got bored after noticing there is literally no progression at all...Same applies to this one.
    Did not even bother with this one... Its race, wheelspin, race, wheelspin... Give me a break,,,
    You still get high end cars without even putting real effort in it...
    Its an unpopular opinion but this game is the most overrated racing game to ever exist.
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  2. Nov 6, 2021
    1
    Not much different from 4 it even scored lower basically feels like a DLC at this point
  3. Nov 9, 2021
    0
    INCROYABLE!
    Je revis les même sensations que lorsque je découvris pour la tout première fois HORIZON 3
  4. Nov 7, 2021
    0
    Juego bastante repetitivo y muy por debajo de Forza Horizon 4, a esperar un par de meses, espero un cambio aunque sea un poco.
  5. Nov 6, 2021
    2
    It’s alright but it’s just forza horizon 4 with different map. Would of been better as a dlc
  6. Nov 8, 2021
    0
    Гонки тупейшее говно как жанр,аналог микрософт полетный стимулятор, кушайте просто красивую графику и не думайте что чем вы обмазали морду это шоколад
  7. Nov 6, 2021
    0
    Forza horizon 4.5 dlc Nothing really new They just added a new map and called it a day.
  8. Nov 9, 2021
    2
    At 60 fps on series s worst graphic than Forza Horizon 4. Not stable 1080, render distance is awful.
  9. Nov 9, 2021
    0
    In principle, apart from new locations and slightly improved graphics, there is nothing surprising, it is played quite normally on the xbox series s, but the drawing distance and the way trees and bushes appear in front of you is just a slap in the face, not a nextgen
  10. Nov 12, 2021
    3
    The racing part of the game is actually pretty good. The graphics are also very nice. What completely ruins it for me is the atmosphere. Why does the whole game feel like i'm driving to a rave? Every character in the game, and the torturous dialog they spew is incredibly cringe. Why can't I skip any dialog cut scenes? Prosthetic limbs and pronouns? Really?! In a driving game?!The racing part of the game is actually pretty good. The graphics are also very nice. What completely ruins it for me is the atmosphere. Why does the whole game feel like i'm driving to a rave? Every character in the game, and the torturous dialog they spew is incredibly cringe. Why can't I skip any dialog cut scenes? Prosthetic limbs and pronouns? Really?! In a driving game?! Immediately you know what kind of "woke" game you're getting into from the start. Expand
  11. Nov 11, 2021
    0
    porra de jogo caca de sopa de macaco, não voa, the last of u melhor jogo hailps4
  12. Nov 12, 2021
    0
    50+ персонажей, 2 белых мужчины, один задохлик белый как снег, другой нордический 35 летний мужик. Видимо подростки 20 летние не должны играть, как и люди с другими чертами лица. Да и зачем они, ведь есть адская куча черных, мексиканцев, и других меньшинств, они всем скопом и есть вся аудитория, остальные иззыдьте. (В 4 части всех было поровну, вопросов 0). Сделали опять гребаную пустыню с50+ персонажей, 2 белых мужчины, один задохлик белый как снег, другой нордический 35 летний мужик. Видимо подростки 20 летние не должны играть, как и люди с другими чертами лица. Да и зачем они, ведь есть адская куча черных, мексиканцев, и других меньшинств, они всем скопом и есть вся аудитория, остальные иззыдьте. (В 4 части всех было поровну, вопросов 0). Сделали опять гребаную пустыню с небольшими интересностями, на фоне 4 части просто стыд. Из нововведений... Ну чёт немного добавили, немного поменяли интерфейс и все, юбилейная мать вашу часть готова. Встречайте, скучнейшая за последние части карта, 1001 ущемленный, с возможностью выбрать неопределенный пол(ничего не решает особо, просто чтоб ублажить), никаких нововведений крупных, графику подкрутили, но чет на XSS на 60 fps лучше выглядит в 4 части игра,а про режим 30 фпс молчу, просто невозможно нормально играть уже, везде 60 фпс, глаз дёргается. Требую подзаголовок: "Ущемляем белых на полную!", чтоб продажи взмыли до небес, и все гнусные белые угнетатели плакали от отчаянья! Expand
  13. Nov 6, 2021
    0
    Really not missing anything here at all. Xbox fans need to demand better from Phil spencer.
  14. Nov 8, 2021
    0
    Não gostei do que eu vi, parece mais do mesmo, se fosse uma dlc.do anterior ia faze mais sentido!
  15. Nov 6, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's just meh, the only beautiful thing... The graphics it looks amazing but it feels very arcade Expand
  16. Nov 7, 2021
    0
    Wheel support and FFB hasn't changed a thing since Forza Horizon 4. Still the absolute dogs.

    Game even crashes on every cutscene when using Fanatec wheelbases. As per usual, an inadequately tested product gets pushed to the masses, flipping them off once again.

    The lack of respect for the consumer is reaching astounding levels.
  17. Nov 7, 2021
    4
    No aporta mucho con respecto al 4 ,tiene muchos bugs . Y el español no funciona
  18. Nov 10, 2021
    0
    I would recommend to delay the purchase and wait for patches. Was not able to launch the game past the first black screen, constant crashes (Steam Win10 8700K 2080). Reddit and Steam forums are full of complaints with regards to bugs and crashes despite all the 'recommended' steps (disable Antivirus, stop certain audio driver, stop defender scanning etc.) The official support ticketI would recommend to delay the purchase and wait for patches. Was not able to launch the game past the first black screen, constant crashes (Steam Win10 8700K 2080). Reddit and Steam forums are full of complaints with regards to bugs and crashes despite all the 'recommended' steps (disable Antivirus, stop certain audio driver, stop defender scanning etc.) The official support ticket request was immediately 'resolved' stating 'this is not an in-game problem, knock off'. Expand
  19. Nov 7, 2021
    2
    Pocos cambios en relación al 4 parece que solo pusieron una nueva ambientación y listo carece de apecho a de nueva generación y es excesivo 100 euros para lo que obtienes
  20. Nov 9, 2021
    0
    The game where you drive around more than races to be able to race. To drive, you just need to press the forward arrow. Right and left buttons once in a while. Graphics are very close to FH4. After 4 races I get bored and quit the game.
  21. Nov 6, 2021
    0
    El peor juego que he visto de nueva generación, en trailers nos vendieron algo, la realidad es otra
  22. Nov 7, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El call of duty de los coches está devuelta con gráficos de caricaturas y físicas de n64 El mismo juego de siempre que parece un DLC del juego anterior. Graficas de generación pasada sin físicas , los elementos se destruyen igual como si de polvorín se tratara Es un desastre , campaña repetitiva con el único fin de repetición una y una vez Recompensas mediocres , gráficamente mediocre , no cumple con las promesas de tener 4k 60 fps y raytracing Un juego mediocre más del montón. Expand
  23. Nov 8, 2021
    0
    Mesma coisa que Forza 4, só mudou o mapa, é mais uma DLC se fantasiando de game novo. Game fraco demais.
  24. Nov 9, 2021
    0
    Don't get off of the Microsoft store. It won't let you play past the intro driving parts as the game constantly crashes as soon as you load back in to go to your first race. It might be different if on steam, but I highly doubt it. HOPEFULLY THEY FIX THIS SOON.
  25. Nov 16, 2021
    0
    The game would be great, if developers give a damn about cheaters, and get rid of them
  26. Nov 19, 2021
    0
    worst racing game ever need for speed heat is betther 100000000000000%
    wet roads bad music bad physicks this game is overrated
  27. Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This game is straight trash after playing this for a little over 20 hours nothing but crashing , nothing but glitches , same thing over and over races around a dam track .. I returned this game practically the same day .. and got rid of my series x .. not worth the time or effort .. nor is any Microsoft product other than halo
  28. Nov 11, 2021
    0
    Poor graphical optimizations, awful looks unless you can run extreme and again a map with less variation than before. Hope you like deserts. Oh not to mention again a lack of a passable street mountain pass, probbably saving it for another DLC that costs half the price of the game.
  29. Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Forza 5 possui alguns bugs que estão já sendo arrumados, fora isso o jogo esta incrivel.
  30. Nov 7, 2021
    2
    Racing games are boring and not good the only good thing about this is it's graphics
  31. Nov 14, 2021
    0
    He tenido desde 1997 un PS y hoy tengo una PS5, desde Marzo con XBOX Series X.

    Este juego es brutal, insisto brutal gráficos de 10, rendimiento de 10, desarrollo del juego de 10 comunidad hemos de reconocer cuando algo es bueno y FORZA HORIZON 5 lo es. Soy usuario de GAME PASS aún así lo he comprado.
  32. Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Horrible game. If you get around the technical issues the game has and you can actually play, its a totally bland experience. If you know how FH4 played, you will get nothing new for your money. A new map and shiny reflections with lens flares is what you get.
    You will be greeted with no new features whatsoever. Its a quick cash grab for people that dont know what to do with their money.
    Horrible game. If you get around the technical issues the game has and you can actually play, its a totally bland experience. If you know how FH4 played, you will get nothing new for your money. A new map and shiny reflections with lens flares is what you get.
    You will be greeted with no new features whatsoever. Its a quick cash grab for people that dont know what to do with their money.
    Playground games is exploiting their fans with this passionless project.
    Being a Forza Fan since the first motorsport, im highly disappointed in how the series turned out.
    0/10 DONT BUY HORIZON 5
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  33. Nov 6, 2021
    1
    Casual racer.. Easy handling not much skill involved.. Lazy game drive through mud car stays spotless.. Not much improvement from the last game
  34. Nov 7, 2021
    0
    One of the worst Forza game ever you have to pay with real money if you want to buy new cars looks like forza 4 only different is it set in Mexico and the world is empty it's just boring
  35. Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Nothing new in FH5. Threes appear before the car in last moment! And the main case — Why you banning decal artist?! You banned git-regret for nothing! Shame on you!
  36. Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Generally another overhyped simulator... Give it a couple months then it'll be forgotten. Nothing really new other than map and cars... Perfect game if you want to get into a drive simulator.
  37. Nov 27, 2021
    0
    New cars, new map, nothing works. All online modes are broken by terrible net code. Story missions can be easy to impossible at random. No one tested them at all. Tons of trainers for cheating available. There is nothing really positive about the game other than graphics. Someone just threw in 50 different game modes half baked and never tested any of them. Also the worst matchmaking everNew cars, new map, nothing works. All online modes are broken by terrible net code. Story missions can be easy to impossible at random. No one tested them at all. Tons of trainers for cheating available. There is nothing really positive about the game other than graphics. Someone just threw in 50 different game modes half baked and never tested any of them. Also the worst matchmaking ever in any game.
    I could go into much more detail but i have wasted enough time on this trash.
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  38. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Привет экспертам с DTF! Игра "оличная", ставлю твердые "0" , потому что агрегатор позволяет! Юхууу
  39. Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Lo unico bueno de este juego es el apartado grafico, lo demas, hasta un ciego puede jugarlo.
    Da lo mismo que elijas un mercedes deportivo que un bronco, puede ir de A a B campo a traves, da igual lo mucho que choques, vuelques o las vueltas de campana que des, el coche sigue inmaculado solo con algun apreciable toque estetico; las misiones chorras que se repiten una y otra vez, por no
    Lo unico bueno de este juego es el apartado grafico, lo demas, hasta un ciego puede jugarlo.
    Da lo mismo que elijas un mercedes deportivo que un bronco, puede ir de A a B campo a traves, da igual lo mucho que choques, vuelques o las vueltas de campana que des, el coche sigue inmaculado solo con algun apreciable toque estetico; las misiones chorras que se repiten una y otra vez, por no hablar de los puntos secundarios (ir de A a B campo a traves y consiguiendo puntos solo por ostiar el coche contra cactus. arbustos y carteles varios), el apartado sonoro es empañado con un doblaje pesimo, una mezcla de ingles con alguna palabra o frase en español (mejicano), por otro lado está el rollo de microsoft y sus "micro" transacciones, un juego disponible en el pass para jugarlo alguna vez sin mas, ni imprescindible ni recomendado.
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  40. Sep 4, 2022
    0
    A lot of bugs, crashing, DRAW DISTANCE IS PATHETHIC, im not recommending this pile of trash, on PC this game is just bad.
  41. Jan 26, 2022
    2
    On prend les mêmes et on recommence… ou plutôt on continue ! ce cinquième « épisode » se déroule au Mexique dans un monde ouvert encore plus grand, encore plus farci de « contenu », de la kikoololerie typique des « jeux de bagnole arcade pour les nuls », mélange de Need For Speed et des codemasteries plus ou moins annuelles.

    Je dois dire qu’après avoir essayé tous les opus précédents
    On prend les mêmes et on recommence… ou plutôt on continue ! ce cinquième « épisode » se déroule au Mexique dans un monde ouvert encore plus grand, encore plus farci de « contenu », de la kikoololerie typique des « jeux de bagnole arcade pour les nuls », mélange de Need For Speed et des codemasteries plus ou moins annuelles.

    Je dois dire qu’après avoir essayé tous les opus précédents plus ou moins (pas) longtemps, celui-ci m’a ennuyé (encore) plus vite que d’habitude… et pourtant, lorsqu’on désactive toutes les aides, la conduite m’a semblé un petit peu moins arcade… qu’auparavant. Mais ce n’est peut-être qu’une impression.

    Cela ne suffit pas hélas à rendre le jeu un minimum intéressant… on se lasse vite de ce monde toujours très beau, certes (en 4K/60 sur Series X tout de même !) rempli de merdes à collecter, d’icônes à n’en plus finir sur la carte et des sempiternelles courses… à farmer !

    Le ton général est sans doute ce qui agace le plus, le tutoiement, les commentaires idiots, les ‘missions’ de conduite scénarisées, les danses des avatars (oui, les danses comme dans Fortnite, putain !) et ainsi de suite. Tout cela était déjà présent dans le 4 mais se retaper tout ça (encore) est certainement la goutte qui fait déborder le vase. Déjà le cinquième Horizon, non franchement faut qu’ils arrêtent ou qu’ils fassent une pause, une longue pause parce que ça commence à soûler !
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  42. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    He doesn't bring anything new, it's the same game, The last need for Speed for xBox
  43. Dec 5, 2021
    3
    Unfortunately, FH5 has a huge problem that cannot be overlooked - rubber banding broken AI. I can’t believe no one is making a bigger deal about this but the rubber banding AI makes every aspect of racing completely pointless. What is the point in getting the best car in each class, or the best lap times, if the AI rubber bands ahead or catches up with you in a single corner because theUnfortunately, FH5 has a huge problem that cannot be overlooked - rubber banding broken AI. I can’t believe no one is making a bigger deal about this but the rubber banding AI makes every aspect of racing completely pointless. What is the point in getting the best car in each class, or the best lap times, if the AI rubber bands ahead or catches up with you in a single corner because the game has decided to even the race out. Of course if you only play multiplayer then this isn’t an issue but I quite often play solo so it’s completely ruined the game for me. This is not a racing game this is a car collecting game.

    The amount of bugs in this game - there are too many to count. The latest one is getting stuck on “Saving content, please do not turn off the device” the only way around it is the hard reboot the game. The game looks great but that literally is all I see as an improvement from FH4.
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  44. Dec 8, 2021
    0
    O Mesmo jogo de sempre, parece um remaster do FH4, MS com tanto dinheiro tem medo de inovar, eu como consumidor estou saturado de Halo, Gears e Forza, empresa mediocre que fica fazendo joguinho pra inflar catalogo de servicinho capenga.
  45. Apr 8, 2022
    1
    Identity politics. They make you choose gender pronouns when you make a character. I’m not interested in Microsoft forcing political ideology down my throat. There’s plenty of other racing games on the market.
  46. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    This game gets boring after 5 hours. Another game pass low quality game. Don't buy it.
  47. Mar 24, 2023
    4
    Graphically underwhelming for a "next gen" console seller. Actually underwhelming all around. How can you have a racing game with an everybody's a winner attitude? Also the whole push for inclusion is nice but it's borderline cringy. At least it's a fun and upbeat game but I'd personally take Midnight club over this any day
  48. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    the most boring cars game ever made, there's nothing to do in this stupid game
  49. Apr 9, 2022
    0
    You returned traffic to online racing, also balance is broken, no option for competitive players
  50. Feb 22, 2022
    0
    One of the most overrated racing games pf all time!!! it's basically Forza Horizon 4 in a different map!!! lots of game breaking bugs and glitches and full of micro transactions, so many connection issues, do not buy this game, I recommend Forza Horizon 3 or 4 over this!!!
  51. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    I was expecting something like Gran Turismo’s game is an arcade game disappointed I wish I could get a refund played for four hours that’s it just gonna Collect dust
  52. Nov 26, 2021
    0
    Yea, I dont give 0 often, but no confederate Flag and rising sun flag is a automatics 0.

    Keep your cancer woke garbage to yourselves devs.
  53. Dec 7, 2021
    0
    A reskin of 4... brings nothing new to the table.. so incredibly sad.......
  54. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Não acrescentou nada de novo..... esperava muito mais deste jogo por tudo o que estavam falando.
  55. Feb 2, 2022
    2
    They have turned this game into an unpleasant grind overnight. Way to give cheaters even more incentive to cheat by making it drastically harder to earn money legitimately.
  56. Dec 4, 2021
    2
    The graphics are awful, wouldn't be considered amazing in 2015. I don't know what you people are on. Secondly, so damn boring. Every race is fast straight line, unintelligently slide around corner. And the ai is garbage. I have many other issues but wtf people. FH4 didn't have these issues. It looked great, many of the races were technical, ai wasn't this braindead.
  57. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Garbageeeeee want my money back for this game, looks plastic and fakeee next gen my A**
  58. Nov 26, 2021
    0
    O pior servidor que eu já vi. Consegue ser pior que do GTA e red dead 2 juntos.
  59. Feb 22, 2022
    0
    Full of bugs with repetitive gameplay and mediocre graphics, the PlayStation games are way better than this… thing, we can’t even call this garbage a game.
  60. Dec 4, 2021
    1
    This similarity of "open-world-game" never be "The best game ever"for me!!! Plus this game banned players to 8000 years!!! That's Mexican dummy!!!
  61. Feb 4, 2022
    1
    Again the same game,no news always the same, is good only because is "free" on pass
  62. Nov 22, 2021
    3
    This Game is pretty bad because it's overhyped as shi* by youtubers and streamers and they all say everything is much better because they don't want The Developers and Publishers to lose interest in them and stop giving them copies of the game early, Now Let's talk about the races, Long story short they're s**t because the AI Is Not improved at all it's the exact opposite because they canThis Game is pretty bad because it's overhyped as shi* by youtubers and streamers and they all say everything is much better because they don't want The Developers and Publishers to lose interest in them and stop giving them copies of the game early, Now Let's talk about the races, Long story short they're s**t because the AI Is Not improved at all it's the exact opposite because they can gain on you from 30 kilometers away with they're Rubberbanding Ai (Or also known as Catch-up AI because they use cheats in order to go faster than what they normally can go at and have insane amounts of grip) Which makes the game extremely unfair and remember I was hardly winning on Above average but on Fh4 I could easily beat the Ai on Unbeatable. Then the season feature is annoying, For example you wanna do a speed zone but its the fall so your car can't get any grip so you have to do another speed zone or try this one again and again or wait 3 weeks for the season the season to change. The dialogue is very VERY cringey Because this is supposed to be a E for everyone game it has to have no swear words and the songs are like that to they're edited to not include swear words and the story is not gripping and is entirely bland and there are lots of bugs but those will probably get ironed out. Now onto the good things The games graphics look gorgeous, There is lots more customization and the updates add a lot more content. Summary: Buy this game if you like a showcase game (When People come to your house and you wanna show how powerful your xbox is) and as a meh racing game. Expand
  63. Nov 28, 2021
    1
    I feel like this game is overrated. It isn't that much fun than Forza 4. I think they could've done better.
  64. Mar 2, 2022
    0
    O mesmo de sempre, só que ainda mais enjoativo do que nunca ......... ...
  65. Nov 20, 2021
    2
    Jogo em si é bom como o forza horizon 4 mais infelizmente o game não inova em nada o que o seu game anterior fez além dos gráficos.
    Peca muito em outros aspectos um game com narrativa perdida e bugs muitos bugs, carros que aparecem e somen do nada, eventos online completamente bugados, é triste ver que mais uma vez a desculpa em que há muitos jogadores ao mesmo tempo é usada.poderia
    Jogo em si é bom como o forza horizon 4 mais infelizmente o game não inova em nada o que o seu game anterior fez além dos gráficos.
    Peca muito em outros aspectos um game com narrativa perdida e bugs muitos bugs, carros que aparecem e somen do nada, eventos online completamente bugados, é triste ver que mais uma vez a desculpa em que há muitos jogadores ao mesmo tempo é usada.poderia ser o goty facilmente mais deixou a desejar.
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  66. Nov 12, 2021
    3
    Cant win any race, cheaters everywhere.
    Upd. Game crashes every 5 minutes. Online services barely working. Ghost town game.
    About the game comparing to FH4: FH4 has way much better music, way way better. FH4 has more esthetic world, I preffer normal trees to bushes which looks awful when you driving. This is why I dont enjoy playing FH5, it doesn't give me those emotions I had in FH4.
    Cant win any race, cheaters everywhere.
    Upd. Game crashes every 5 minutes. Online services barely working. Ghost town game.

    About the game comparing to FH4:
    FH4 has way much better music, way way better.
    FH4 has more esthetic world, I preffer normal trees to bushes which looks awful when you driving.

    This is why I dont enjoy playing FH5, it doesn't give me those emotions I had in FH4.

    Not recomended to play till mid winter.
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  67. Nov 22, 2021
    2
    depois de jogar por quase 100 o jogo, fora a campanha, o game está extremamente bugado em relação ao online do jogo, criação de corridas e gráficos, a otimização do game para Windows 10/Steam está horrível, e com muitos bugs em placas gráficas AMD.
    Em suma, o game está enjoativo e perdeu a função de ser um game divertido com os amigos no mapa, mesmo após 2 semanas ( Data dessa review ) do
    depois de jogar por quase 100 o jogo, fora a campanha, o game está extremamente bugado em relação ao online do jogo, criação de corridas e gráficos, a otimização do game para Windows 10/Steam está horrível, e com muitos bugs em placas gráficas AMD.
    Em suma, o game está enjoativo e perdeu a função de ser um game divertido com os amigos no mapa, mesmo após 2 semanas ( Data dessa review ) do lançamento.
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  68. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    This game is an insult to racers. The music is trash and the graphics are last gen
  69. Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lindo jogo, bato palmas para questão da inclusão e tal... Mas é praticamente uma grande DLC do Forza 4. Além de estar muito bugado principalmente quando vc joga pela primeira vez. Fiquei dias tentando abrir ele sem sucesso. Expand
  70. Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Honestly, I can't in good conscience give this game a higher score. So I'll leave my disclaimer at the top before I explain why my score is so low. The graphics are amazing. Yes. They are. Just like Horizons 2, 3 and 4, the graphics are good. The cars are cool. Just like every other Horizon game (and, some might argue, every racing game, although I will say that Forza does cars just a bitHonestly, I can't in good conscience give this game a higher score. So I'll leave my disclaimer at the top before I explain why my score is so low. The graphics are amazing. Yes. They are. Just like Horizons 2, 3 and 4, the graphics are good. The cars are cool. Just like every other Horizon game (and, some might argue, every racing game, although I will say that Forza does cars just a bit better than other series).

    Beyond the graphics and the cars though, there's really nothing to this game at all. Mexico really doesn't feel like Mexico, the desert areas feel not much different from the Outback in Horizon 3, and the highways feel much the same as every other highway in the Horizon series. The city areas are the only ones that feel more distinct, which is crazy considering that the ancient temples are included in the game but the temple areas honestly feel unfinished. There was so much potential with those areas but they're really wasted. I want to make it clear: I have no issue with the choice of Mexico as a destination. Quite the contrary, in fact, I love it. I just wish they had actually done something unique with it instead of it feeling just the same as the other entries in the series.

    My next and probably biggest issue is with the progression of the game. In just a few hours of very casual play time I had unlocked more than half of the game's content and I was getting bombarded with calls from Rami and Ale about unlocking more content. It's frankly ridiculous and more than a bit overwhelming. At least give me a chance to do half of the content I've already unlocked before dumping more on me please. I'm sure the casual gamers love having everything handed to them but I prefer a challenge. It ruins any and all sense of progression, as there's no difficulty curve whatsoever.

    This also applies to the fact that you can get literally anything you want with ease. Again, in just a few hours of casual play, I already had the most expensive car in the game, and I had enough credits to upgrade any car in my collection all the way without even a second thought. I know that things will be easier for me due to my experience in racing games, but I was playing casually. I didn't even win half the races I entered, and I was driving aimlessly around the map more often than I was entering races. Yet still I was frequently progressing and making money without even trying.

    To be honest, this series has been going downhill from the very start. The first game in the series was the only one to have any sort of storyline at all (and it's still a stretch to call it that), and since then they've done away with any pretense of story entirely. It really begs the question: who is this game made for? Casual gamers? Well, they'd probably love it, but they'd get bored of it after a week like they do with everything else. Car enthusiasts? They have loads of titles to pick from with much more realistic driving, including the other Forza series. Competitive gamers? The online experience certainly does not lend itself well to a competitive environment, and there is absolutely nothing challenging about the offline experience of the game.

    Make no mistake, Forza Horizon 5, as always, is an enjoyable experience with good graphics and cool cars. But, just like other titles in the Horizon series, that is literally all it offers. There is nothing beyond the most basic of necessities.
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  71. Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Not fast, I’m furious. You start the game off by dropping cars out of a plane while simply awful music plays at a volume so loud you can’t hear your engine. So you mute the music. But wait! Turns out all of the audio in this game is beyond annoying and you CANNOT mute it. The voice actors are beyond cringey _my friend_ The video is not without quirks either - pop-in, aliasing, terribleNot fast, I’m furious. You start the game off by dropping cars out of a plane while simply awful music plays at a volume so loud you can’t hear your engine. So you mute the music. But wait! Turns out all of the audio in this game is beyond annoying and you CANNOT mute it. The voice actors are beyond cringey _my friend_ The video is not without quirks either - pop-in, aliasing, terrible “window effects” like water on your windshield when you’re not in first person view, low resolution textures, stuttering frame rate on Xbox Series X. The selection of cars is also just sad - who ever wanted to drive a Bronco in a racing game?! A rally Porsche? The controls are floaty and don’t depend on the terrain. The steering doesn’t vary between cars. The rumble in the controller is so OP that you’ll need to turn it off right away. Instant uninstall, if the video, audio, gameplay are bad, all that’s left is the stilted “campaign” and unskippable vignettes. Hard pass. Expand
  72. Nov 17, 2021
    3
    Basically forza horizon 4 with another map. Zero new concepts. Same old unpractical UI
  73. Nov 21, 2021
    3
    The game is broke if you had it on the easiest setting you will still not be able to win in the game is somewhat good but they need to fix it before a lot of people lose interest in the game
  74. Nov 21, 2021
    4
    Mais do mesmo porém mais bugado que os outros Forza, mapa é bonito, graficamente falando é impecável. Os carros são da hora masssssssssss de resto deixa a desejar em tudo.
  75. Nov 28, 2021
    3
    Eliminator is absoulutly buged as **** cant normaly play. Convoy is same hapen every firned disapear
  76. Nov 28, 2021
    1
    The Multiplayer part is awful, you don't see your teammate on the map or the map is in ghost mode, there is no team marking on the map, so the experience is 0 I buy a need for speed if I want to play solo. It's full of bugs and they're screwed. I do not recommend for sure.
  77. Dec 3, 2021
    0
    The game is bad ! Not worth buying. Online falls off, friezes start in 2 hours. The Forza horizon 4 works much better.
  78. Nov 29, 2021
    0
    Скучная, неинтересная карта, у каждого биома только один цвет, множество багов и цензура разрабов, уже столько времени прошло, а ни одну из проблем с оптимизацией не починили.
  79. Nov 29, 2021
    1
    This game is okay but it is just another tired racing game. It's not even the best racing simulator. Gran Turismo owns that category.
  80. Dec 3, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tantos escenario maravillosos en el mundo y escogen narcolandia, un poco de coherencia Expand
  81. Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Everything is broken, online, free roam and etc
    I paid full price for this pile of bugs, I can’t even play with friends properly. After a month since release nothing really changed. OH OH THEY FIXED “MOUSE ON SCREEN PROBLEM AND REMOVED GOLIATH FROM RACING POOL”
    This is big disappointment for little kids And this stupid politics, they ban historical-true paint-jobs and their creators, so
    Everything is broken, online, free roam and etc
    I paid full price for this pile of bugs, I can’t even play with friends properly. After a month since release nothing really changed. OH OH THEY FIXED “MOUSE ON SCREEN PROBLEM AND REMOVED GOLIATH FROM RACING POOL”

    This is big disappointment for little kids
    And this stupid politics, they ban historical-true paint-jobs and their creators, so if u have marlboro and etc, or alcohol drinks logo on ur car - this game isn’t for u, sorry bro
    0/10
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  82. Dec 6, 2021
    2
    Bugs bugs and once more - bugs. One update repairs few things and destroys another. It's really hard to believe that FH4 was made by the same studio. So problematic game. Also - UK map was much better. I don't know how anyone could figure it out that Mexico, without any motorization traditions, will be a good place to set the game in. UK & Australia were much more interesting.
  83. Dec 6, 2021
    0
    This game is nothing new except the map, even the interface is the same as Horizon 4. Why do I always have connections bugs? Infinite loading screen happens several times per hour. Gamepass free trash game
  84. Dec 9, 2021
    4
    Buenos graficos, pero pésimo para entretenerte, muy repetitivo y lo hace aburrido
  85. Dec 13, 2021
    0
    in each part the same thing! only the graphics change! boring racing! failure of the year !!!
  86. Dec 14, 2021
    0
    I just want everyone to know
    this game is bad
    it is bad as arcade it is bad as simulation and it is bad as simcade driving physics are terrible if car goes into a slide it will not recover from it 'til it stops on a tree driving on wheel is terrible as well it because all you do is rotating the wheel opposite direction to exit the sliding/drifting this game is for people who don't
    I just want everyone to know
    this game is bad
    it is bad as arcade
    it is bad as simulation
    and it is bad as simcade
    driving physics are terrible
    if car goes into a slide
    it will not recover from it 'til it stops on a tree
    driving on wheel is terrible as well it because all you do is rotating the wheel opposite direction to exit the sliding/drifting
    this game is for people who don't care about anything because graphics is good
    need for speed has better handling (every single one of them)
    gran turismo has better handling same as above
    grid series has one
    dirt series excluding dirt 5
    even project cars 3 has better handling and I would say this one was the best of the simcades
    so yea
    this game is trash
    also the cars are trash
    there are cars that you can drive and the cars that are so messed up that winning with them is impossible
    tuning is bad i've seen better
    sound is bad
    and still nothing more than stereo in a racing game that is just pathetic
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  87. Feb 22, 2022
    0
    Mesmo jogo. Deveria ser uma dlc. Só acrescentou mapas e carros. Como gráficos não importam né, não sobra muito
  88. Jan 18, 2022
    0
    Can't play the game since pre-release! Dev's have done nothing to improve Graphic problems or the Crashes (Fanatec). Paid 100€ for basically nothing. I Loved that series...
    It could had been a good 8
  89. Jan 19, 2022
    0
    HAHAHAHAHA
    Sonysta deve estar puto O melhor jogo de corrida é exclusivo Vocês nunca vão ter Need for...
    A não pera Need for speed não é exclusivo Relaxa sonystas vocês ainda tem o melhor jogo de corrida...
  90. Jan 23, 2022
    1
    Dull gameplay. Might be an interesting plot, but I don't know. There is no voice acting in my native language (Russian)
  91. Feb 2, 2022
    0
    I played this game and found it really fun. However, the latest update isn't even funny and it is broken. 6 super spins 2 green cars and a total of 36k cr.
  92. Feb 2, 2022
    0
    Appalling bug riddled mess, a ridiculous 90gb update which you have to attempt to install several times over, only for the game to delete itself all together!
    Absolutely shocking that a game can be released in such a broken state with so many issues that make it unplayable.
    Don't buy it! If you have already, demand a refund!
  93. Feb 2, 2022
    0
    С данным количеством багов, шакально отвратительно мыльной графикой уровня 2006 года, одни только деревья в джунглях, вы их видели? Через фоторежим гляньте, они собранный из 10 частей никак не подходящих друг к другу, угластые, кривые, модельки веток вылазят с другой стороны ствола, это настолько отвратительно, что смотря на оценки прихожу в шокС данным количеством багов, шакально отвратительно мыльной графикой уровня 2006 года, одни только деревья в джунглях, вы их видели? Через фоторежим гляньте, они собранный из 10 частей никак не подходящих друг к другу, угластые, кривые, модельки веток вылазят с другой стороны ствола, это настолько отвратительно, что смотря на оценки прихожу в шок
  94. Feb 3, 2022
    0
    Why are there about 500 cars in the game, 10% of which can go on dirt and off-road, and 80% of the races (all) are tied to rallies and rallycrosses? If I wanted to play rally I would buy Dirt Ralli 2.0 or Mud runner. It's not cool to drive 60's, 70's, 80's muscle cars in the mud. IT'S DISGUSTING. There is no optimization. Graphic artifacts and so on. Lack of balance online. Say hello toWhy are there about 500 cars in the game, 10% of which can go on dirt and off-road, and 80% of the races (all) are tied to rallies and rallycrosses? If I wanted to play rally I would buy Dirt Ralli 2.0 or Mud runner. It's not cool to drive 60's, 70's, 80's muscle cars in the mud. IT'S DISGUSTING. There is no optimization. Graphic artifacts and so on. Lack of balance online. Say hello to the downs from BoneShaiker. Disgusting vinyl system. If you do not know how to draw in such editors, then it is normal not to paste over the car. The game eats an incredible amount of resources from the computer.
    Почему в игре около 500 машин, 10% из которых могут ехать на грязи и бездорожья, а 80% гонок (всех), завязаны на ралли и ралли-кроссах ? Если бы я хотел играть в ралли я бы купил Dirt Ralli 2.0 или Mud runner. Это не круто ехать на маслкарах 60,70,80-х по грязи. ЭТО ОТВРАТИТЕЛЬНО. Оптимизации нет. Графические артефакты и так далее. Отсутствие баланса в онлайне. Передаю привет даунам с BoneShaiker. Отвратительная система винил. Если ты не умеешь рисовать в таких редакторах, то нормально машину не обклеить. Игра жрет неимоверное количество ресурсов с компа.
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  95. RMB
    Mar 2, 2022
    4
    I have not seen anywhere that a car can jump 20 meters in the air, this is far from reality, I wish its builders were a little realistic.
  96. Feb 4, 2022
    0
    After February update the game is nothing but a serious grind against unbeatable drivatars. Imo it's no fun anymore.
  97. Mar 2, 2022
    1
    É o mesmo jogo do Horizon 4, mas em um país diferente. Mesmos menus e nada de inovador. Um bom jogo, mas a mesma coisa do seu antecessor.
  98. Feb 15, 2022
    0
    mierda de juego basicamente es lo mismo que las otras anteriores entregas lo unco difetente es que consume mucha memoria ram y recursos del pc
  99. Feb 17, 2022
    0
    Forza Horizon 5, in my opinion, is just FH3 and FH4 put together. That may sound like a complaint but, trust me, it's not. I love it but it does get a bit boring. It is a fun game and I'd give it a solid 8-9 rating.
  100. Feb 18, 2022
    0
    Utter crap, if you want to play a real racing game then Lotus Turbo Challenge on the Amiga is way better. Forza series is one of the worst series of racing games in existence.
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 103 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Mixed: 0 out of 103
  2. Negative: 0 out of 103
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    100
    The best arcade races nowadays. But it is becoming clear that it's getting harder and harder to move the successful formula forward.
  2. Jan 31, 2022
    80
    It’s safe to say that Playground Games have delivered something special with Forza Horizon 5 – and as far as I’m concerned, this is currently the best driving game out there.
  3. Dec 16, 2021
    90
    Forza Horizon 5 is one of the best games of the year and starts the discussion on whether a racing title like this one could be GOTY. It stands out from the rest of similar games, both in terms of technical and gameplay aspects.