82/100
This review contains spoilers
2nd playthrough and I don't remember this being as good as it was. Again, maybe just my FH4 bias, but I had nothing but a good time playing through this again.
The occasional storms were nowhere near as annoying as the blizzards in 3's expansion, the progression felt good with better rewards (1mil for finding a treasure chest each round and some new to this DLC cars with some of them), all good races and stunts, really good map for what it set out to do, new drift story (which I really appreciate since I love drifting in this, and no overly bs bonus boards or anything. It's just solid. More FH4 with the addition of that story I mentioned, treasure chests, and trailblazers.
Treasure chests and trailblazers did come back in 5, but the chest in 5 are just to progress towards the latest Forzathon car and don't give much of a reward. And then the trailblazers in 5 also just didn't feel as good as they did here. Really nailed it their first time with them. Still, it seems the drift road in this really inspired them to give us better drift roads (like the mountain) in 5. So that's something.
Great vibes in this expansion all around, not too long either.
The occasional storms were nowhere near as annoying as the blizzards in 3's expansion, the progression felt good with better rewards (1mil for finding a treasure chest each round and some new to this DLC cars with some of them), all good races and stunts, really good map for what it set out to do, new drift story (which I really appreciate since I love drifting in this, and no overly bs bonus boards or anything. It's just solid. More FH4 with the addition of that story I mentioned, treasure chests, and trailblazers.
Treasure chests and trailblazers did come back in 5, but the chest in 5 are just to progress towards the latest Forzathon car and don't give much of a reward. And then the trailblazers in 5 also just didn't feel as good as they did here. Really nailed it their first time with them. Still, it seems the drift road in this really inspired them to give us better drift roads (like the mountain) in 5. So that's something.
Great vibes in this expansion all around, not too long either.
Two new mechanics were introduced with this expansion. The first, Trailblazers, are a new activity which makes real good use of the open world nature in Horizon, you have a start and finish, but how you drive between them is completely up to you. The second, Treasure Hunts, are forgettable, but fun. In the end, both went on to become main features in the sequel.
The rough map is interesting but I feel that aside from trailblazers it doesn't play a large role. Dirt racing still feels like it could use more emphasis, some areas feel underexplored just because there are no roads.
The expansion delivers an extension of what the base game did with some added wilderness, and left an impact with substantial new experiences that went on to become the norm. In retrospect, Fortune Island is an important step in the Forza Horizon franchise.
The rough map is interesting but I feel that aside from trailblazers it doesn't play a large role. Dirt racing still feels like it could use more emphasis, some areas feel underexplored just because there are no roads.
The expansion delivers an extension of what the base game did with some added wilderness, and left an impact with substantial new experiences that went on to become the norm. In retrospect, Fortune Island is an important step in the Forza Horizon franchise.
Офигенное и красивое дополнение. Люди до сих пор приходят покататься на местный серпантин. Очень атмосферные трассы возле горы, прикольная история посвященная дрифту.
Now THIS is more like it. I enjoyed this much more than the Lego pack because the racing element is just such bloody good fun. I much prefer the off road races with bulky vehicles as opposed to the speed merchant circuits, and there's tons of excellent off roading to do here. The layout of the terrain - with a plethora of steep slopes and winding mountain paths - is a definite contrast to the main game. And the visuals are breathtaking - seeing the Northern Lights peaking through during a thunderstorm never fails to impress. I can't wait to see what this is like on a Series X.
The new content is enhanced with the treasure hunt feature - as you level up through influence points, you are given clues for the location of treasure, each containing £1m cash. Whilst few of them are massively taxing (especially for any of you petrol heads - I had to ask assistance for correctly deducing the required car!) it's a worthwhile addition that makes this stand out a bit from the main game.
I can't find too much to complain about here - maybe how seldom the weather effects occur during races after the brilliant introduction when you first land on the island, but that's nitpicking somewhat.
Overall
Fortune Island > Lego. But both are definitely worth a look, particularly if they're still around a fiver each in the XBL sale and there are plenty of gaming hours to be had with each of them. I have no idea how many hours I have dedicated to FH4, but it's been increased significantly with the purchase of these packs. They make an excellent game that little bit more worthwhile, and that can't be a bad thing!
The new content is enhanced with the treasure hunt feature - as you level up through influence points, you are given clues for the location of treasure, each containing £1m cash. Whilst few of them are massively taxing (especially for any of you petrol heads - I had to ask assistance for correctly deducing the required car!) it's a worthwhile addition that makes this stand out a bit from the main game.
I can't find too much to complain about here - maybe how seldom the weather effects occur during races after the brilliant introduction when you first land on the island, but that's nitpicking somewhat.
Overall
Fortune Island > Lego. But both are definitely worth a look, particularly if they're still around a fiver each in the XBL sale and there are plenty of gaming hours to be had with each of them. I have no idea how many hours I have dedicated to FH4, but it's been increased significantly with the purchase of these packs. They make an excellent game that little bit more worthwhile, and that can't be a bad thing!
FH 4 was an ok game that leans too heavily on the GaaS thing. this dlc was ok. I dont find the setting to be very compelling or interesting in either case. Finally got to buy a castle tho
Aurora Borealis, at this time of year, at this time of day in this part of country, localized entirely in your downloadable content?
Game #110: Forza Horizon 4: Fortune Island
After being addicted to Forza Horizon 4, I started playing its first DLC and I can say I'm really satisfied with this. Fortune Island is for heaven to drift and race offroad. It just lacks memorable locations.
7/10
After being addicted to Forza Horizon 4, I started playing its first DLC and I can say I'm really satisfied with this. Fortune Island is for heaven to drift and race offroad. It just lacks memorable locations.
7/10
a caça ao tesouro é a parte + legal da DLC
Ilha Tormenta só que maior e mais bonita
WHERE TREASURE
Forgot to log this and it's just a Forza expansion but y'know, I had a good time! These games are fun! It would've been a little higher in my mind if the final races weren't so brutally tough and if the overarching progression wasn't a series of harder Barn Finds, but the map is incredible and there's some equally incredible races taking advantage of the terrain. Cliffside dirt races are wild.
Not as impressive as Blizzard Mountain from FH3, but it's a welcome addition, too bad you gotta use menus to travel to the island instead of being connected to the main map. I liked all the cars introduced with this DLC, mainly the 2018 BMW M5.