Forza Horizon 5

 Xbox Series X
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4021 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 593 out of 4021
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  1. danialbm
    Nov 14, 2021
    10
    one of the best racing game i ever play,it's just stunning and beutiful,best racing game in this generation.
  2. ghettie
    Nov 14, 2021
    6
    This is a DLC for Horizon 4, same reused all over the place. Pay 2 win vip access throws me off.
  3. Mleyland
    Nov 14, 2021
    9
    Driving feels better than ever. Game plays brilliantly and looks incredible. The only real issue, although small, I have is with the music choices. I’m sure a lot of the soundtrack is brought over from 4. Or it’s just the state of the music industry now that all the new songs sound exactly the same as they did a few years ago.
  4. ReNForce
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    Astounding audio, photorealistic visuals, unparalleled atmosphere | Shoddy online functionality with a lot of bugs, too many keybinds/not enough buttons

    Forza has always been a technological powerhouse when it comes to unleashing the full power of the respective system it's bound to. But this game takes it to a whole new level. The granular synthesis technique used for the car noises give    Astounding audio, photorealistic visuals, unparalleled atmosphere | Shoddy online functionality with a lot of bugs, too many keybinds/not enough buttons

    Forza has always been a technological powerhouse when it comes to unleashing the full power of the respective system it's bound to. But this game takes it to a whole new level. The granular synthesis technique used for the car noises give them so much more life than any Forza game, or any game ever made for that matter, ever could. The use of raytracing for the audio gives the world a whole new level of depth that most people would never even think to program in. The first time I drove through a tunnel in Guanojuato, I think there was a weird audio bug happening, but then I realized that no, this is exactly how this should sound; I've just never heard this level of detail be expressed in a game before because the natural reverb effect of those tunnels is simply far too complex to recreate convincingly without the aid of raytracing.

    HOWEVER, this game does unfortunately suffer from the same online blunders that FH4 suffered from. This includes random disconnects, the game not doing what you told it to (like running an open race when you specifically chose "convoy only"), mild syncing discrepancies that can cause unpredictable driving effects, etc. If it weren't for the lack luster online performance, my only real complaint with the game would be that there are too many button inputs to chose from and not enough buttons to map those to. For example, if you are like me and run manual no clutch, then you are forced to have an input for the following:

    Accelerate (rt)
    Brake (lt)
    Shift up (a)
    Shift down (b)
    Rewind (y)
    Activate (x)
    Map (view)
    Menu (start)
    Radio next (d-pad right)
    Activate Anna (ls)
    Horn (rs)
    Forza Link (d-pad left
    Photo mode (d-pad up)

    At this point, all thats left is d-pad down, which I relegate my telemetry to. Now, where can I put the convertable option? Nowhere, because theres just not enough buttons on an xbox controller. What they need to do is allow xbox players to use a keyboard to bind lesser-used controls to. Why can't I put Anna and Forza link on a keyboard? Seems like an easy implementation that they just refuse to do. This can be done on PC no problem, so it just seems like a weird oversight for a game that is so incredibly well optimized.    … Expand
  5. Tonka13
    Nov 13, 2021
    6
    I got to give this one a thumbs down. Barely different to Forza Horizon 4, this is a game for kids, not for adults. Sure the handling can be challenging but it isn't as good as it could be - and the constant chatter, grand parading of cars and dancing on stage are annoying as hell. Great for the Tik Tok generation, but not adults.
  6. DasegurasX96
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Básicamente, el mejor juego de carreras de la historia posiblemente. Increíble, hermoso, rápido.
  7. patrickscar17
    Nov 13, 2021
    8
    Um jogo ótimo para jogar com amigos. Infelizmente não sou uma pessoa que admira tanto jogos de corrida, o que mais me cativou foi as dinâmicas de ambiente, gráficos e diversão em geral, principalmente na sua exploração do mapa.
    Mas gostaria que fosse maior nas dinâmicas de gameplay, como poder interagir mais com seu personagem, bares, festas, propriedades e até alguma dinâmica de gampelay    Um jogo ótimo para jogar com amigos. Infelizmente não sou uma pessoa que admira tanto jogos de corrida, o que mais me cativou foi as dinâmicas de ambiente, gráficos e diversão em geral, principalmente na sua exploração do mapa.
    Mas gostaria que fosse maior nas dinâmicas de gameplay, como poder interagir mais com seu personagem, bares, festas, propriedades e até alguma dinâmica de gampelay Online cooperativa de interação dos seus personagens com outros jogadores, de uma forma mais próxima do personagem, não só em cutscenes e no gameplay de carro.
    OBS: Não sou o melhor avalista de jogos de gênero Corrida. jogo me cativou, mas não em prendeu suficiente para me fazer terminar, senti falta de amigos pro Gameplay mesmo.    … Expand
  8. zavare
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    forza horizon 5 is revolutionary game. great exclusive for xbox. shush on ps fans
  9. Jhonrivaille
    Nov 13, 2021
    5
    WHY IS THIS GAME NOT AMAZING?
    Hello my name is jhon and my Gametag is JhonRivaille, I really like racing whether in game, movie or real life and this criticism is for the directors of this franchise, what is the biggest problem with this franchise?
    I WILL TALK FIRST ABOUT THE GAME DEVELOPMENT AND AFTER THE GAME 1- Development time, I don't know how the development of a game of this    WHY IS THIS GAME NOT AMAZING?
    Hello my name is jhon and my Gametag is JhonRivaille, I really like racing whether in game, movie or real life and this criticism is for the directors of this franchise, what is the biggest problem with this franchise?
    I WILL TALK FIRST ABOUT THE GAME DEVELOPMENT AND AFTER THE GAME

    1- Development time, I don't know how the development of a game of this size works but I believe it would take at least 5 years to make a game well done, it would be great to STOP releasing one racing game per year and START releasing one game well done by generation because you can keep strength in high only with upgrade.
    2 -And the second most important thing To unite the two studios, (Turn10 and playgrounds) and unite the two games into one, so that the developers work on the same game, that would be great for two reasons, the first, the two studios would have divided work one studio takes care of cars and physics and the other studio takes care of the map, etc, and the second reason would be that the community would be more united, it would never have an empty lobby over the years.

    THESE WOULD BE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN MY OPINION

    Now I'm going to talk about the game.
    For me the forza horizon 5 IS FUN however it is the same game as always only in another country and this is very bad for the new generation, because we players expect an evolution of the previous games, not just change the graphics that it doesn't work anymore, at least with me.
    Come on, one of the biggest mistakes of the game is that it's just to please kids and casual gamers, the amount of racing the game pushes on the player.
    In an hour playing I've played all the tracks and in the hardest mode.

    SOAP PHYSICS, it doesn't seem like the car is fast, it seems like it slides on the ground and it's really bad, especially online, when a player hits me my car flies because of that damn physics, because you don't create a SIMULATION MODE that you can play in control for those who want to take the game seriously, compete.
    Simulation equal to BeamNG DRIVE with complete destruction of cars and scenarios, until today in 2021 I don't understand why cars and scenarios don't break in forza? This would already be an absurd evolution for racing games.
    CHEKPOINT, because you didn't **** find a way to keep players on track without this **** chekpoint, to me it's one of the most annoying things about this game.
    PUNISHMENT, who was the person who had the brilliant idea of ​​putting punishment when the player hits the wall? this is the fourth thing that makes it impossible to win a race, it would be much better if it didn't HAVE BEACHES but BIG BLUE ARROWS the same in NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND.

    SHORT RACING.there's not much to talk about, these are races that you can't compete in, so there should be a simulation mode with longer races for those who like competition.
    REWARDS.for me it's one of the big problems with this franchise, because the game PUSHES so many races and so many rewards for all players that the game dies before launching another one, because you don't make a game slow, for example the player starts with a car and little by little he gathers money to buy one part at a time, one car at a time, just like in the Need for Speed ​​underground
    Barn Cars. It's a good idea but a half-hearted idea because there's nothing fun and challenging about just finding a car, and yet it fixes itself. How do I actually make it work? When the player finds the car, the player You have to look for all the parts to restore this car, but not easily find it, it has to be very difficult, like looking for parts in places that have a lot of mud so the player has to use a special car for that same terrain, in the snowrunner game, betting races and etc, and not only that, these hidden cars have to be just iconic cars from movies like mad max's car, espeed racer, akira's bike yes bikes but only iconic bikes because it's the forza horizon i think it would be nice to have some motorcycles from well-known characters, and all these vehicles have to be good
    made and not like you do, like a fast furious car that is impossible to control but the player has to pay to have.
    Understand once and for all that forza horizon is a mix of real and virtual world, for example, why the name forza horizon? in my opinion horizon festival is just an excuse to do legal street racing without police, but not you need it just do a street race without police and with music, you don't need a festival, that's no good, you don't need to be 100% faithful to the real world, just know how to balance the real world is the virtual world just like in that movie ready play number one, which has a real race with scene destruction and vehicles that I find very insane and fun. IN BRIEF:THIS GAME IS WASTED POTENTIAL BUT IT IS WORTH IT TO PLAY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE    … Expand
  10. JB2021
    Nov 13, 2021
    6
    It’s not a bad game but for me I preferred the setting of FH4 in the UK and would have liked another location over Mexico. But apart from the graphic improvements and of course the new map the rest of the game feels a bit cut and paste from FH4 with the cars and the options you have in customising them.

    I still feel the customisation options are lacking as some cars will only have the    It’s not a bad game but for me I preferred the setting of FH4 in the UK and would have liked another location over Mexico. But apart from the graphic improvements and of course the new map the rest of the game feels a bit cut and paste from FH4 with the cars and the options you have in customising them.

    I still feel the customisation options are lacking as some cars will only have the option of one bumper, or a couple of spoilers which is just not enough to customise and personalise the stock cars.

    For me I will still play and continue to play FH4 over Forza Horizon 5 as I just can’t click with the Mexico setting over previous settings and maps like the UK, and Australia. Forza Horizon 4 made me switch from PlayStation after 21 years to Xbox but unfortunately Forza Horizon 5 doesn’t feel as good but that’s just my opinion which i know is probably at odds with 95% of others.    … Expand
  11. farzadi666
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wwwwwwooooow it's the best its amazing game amazing and wonderful for speed and quality… Expand
  12. Sualp
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    Good as always. There is some things could be better, still its the best opportunity if you are looking for a sim-arcade open-world racing game.
  13. RonieDev
    Nov 13, 2021
    5
    Thais is the best Forza ever released. The gameplay, events and objectives... I have no words to describe this game.
  14. T14KSH
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Great game bro
    It's the best representation that i have seen of Mexico some things are not real but it doesn't matters
  15. Jwright12345
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Everything great about FH4 but bigger and better and amazing visually. 10/10
  16. tvelm
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Wow ist super sie müssen echt spielen Mit Xbox Game pass Nur 1€ Ist ein Angebot
  17. Torrezpeloz
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Simplemente hermoso, modo historia perfecto y locaciones perfectas, y es muy respetuosos con con la cultura mexicana.
    Todo mundo deberia jugarlo y gozar de estos paisajes.
  18. Soulszblus
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Muy bien juego, tiene gran variedad de ubicaciones. Ni hablar de los carros y el realismo que se siente al manejarlos.
  19. babue
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Exelente juego, y me atrevo a decir que es uno de los mejores juegos de carreras de todos los tiempos!!
  20. Canary91
    Nov 10, 2021
    10
    Sobresaliente sin duda. Fotorealismo en un juego de coches. Muchos detalles alucinantes.
  21. OLDNMOIST
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    This game really is a master piece and should entice you to buy a Series X! It quickly sucks you and and then you just can’t get enough!
  22. sergtrix
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Un juego grandioso y maravilloso, vale totalmente la pena, muchas horas de diversión explorando México y conduciendo decenas de carros, los clásicos son lo mejor y la selección de autos es la mejor, gráficamente es un monstruo! Excelente trabajo de Playground Games!
  23. Vanacher
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sensational action scenes which resemble movies. Good portrait of some Mexican cities, with nice additions such as moving NPCs and at some buildings is possible to see inside of it because it's open. Graphical fidelity that I never seen, terrain detail next to Flight Simulator. Very fun to play, fast start, with plenty of cars available straight away. Masterpiece.… Expand
  24. fewfweew
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Absolutely great game, exceeded my expectations, is many times better than FH4. The only problem I have discovered so far is that after approx. after two hours of playing, my frame per second start to fall, so I have to restart the game. As for the drivatars, setting their difficulty is really obvious. I lost almost all my nerves in this game and I will probably have to go to psychiatry. IAbsolutely great game, exceeded my expectations, is many times better than FH4. The only problem I have discovered so far is that after approx. after two hours of playing, my frame per second start to fall, so I have to restart the game. As for the drivatars, setting their difficulty is really obvious. I lost almost all my nerves in this game and I will probably have to go to psychiatry. I give this game 10 out of 10… Expand
  25. Ehsanazari
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    You can't even imagine how beautiful this game is. Lots of improvement to compare with the previous number. I don't know how Forza always got something to provide
  26. Bluduck
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Accidently rated PC version before don't know how to delete that review, this xbox series x version is amazing though, sound, visual and gameplay all fantastic.
  27. Jose00
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Es un juegazo graficamente tanto como su jugabilidad para mi se merece ser un goty solo por la calidad audiovisual es otro royo se ve de locos lo recomiendo
  28. VitalRockOil
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    Everything is super. I really like the physics of cars, graphics.
    I took off one ball, for the lack of Russian localization.
    It's time to make an animation of steering wheel rotation.
    And also better delivered dialogues.
  29. rotschach
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Классная гонка, очень приятно играть на новом поколении
  30. Meta_Gav
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    This is an absolutely fantastic game! The game is fun, beautiful, exciting and captivating! It is such a positive and highly polished product. It’s been a while since I’ve experienced a game like this. It’s a must buy!
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Universal acclaim - based on 103 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 103 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 103
  3. 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. GameCritics
    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.
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  3. Malditos Nerds
    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.
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