A lot of people will say “Forza Horizon isn’t as good as it used to be” but I disagree. A lot of that talk comes from nostalgia and that’s fine, but to say FH5 is bad or boring is absurd, Forza Horizon 5 has a lot to offer, PlayGround games has added a lot and the most out of all the horizon games. It’s an arcade racing game so don’t complain and compare it to simulator racing games, you do what you want especially with the EventLab. My biggest complaint is the map, it’s beautiful yes, but it does feel empty half the time, too much wilderness and desert and the rally DLC didn’t help at all even tho everyone wanted a city-like DLC, the base map is big enough to have a large city and a lot of people have been asking for that since FH3. Another complaint is the lack of customization to cars, I will give them credit tho because they have given us a bit more compared to the previous games.

When your backlog is running dry and you can’t commit to one of those long, story-rich games because Elden Ring DLC is on the horizon, you might find yourself in this hypothetical situation with a friend. You both decide to download Microsoft Flight Simulator, play for a few hours, fly over your old stomping grounds, and then realize you could just be doing the same thing in Google Earth.

As you fly your helicopter over North Korea, you have an epiphany: you know what’s cooler than planes? Cars. You begin to clap your feet as a rush of nostalgia flows through you, remembering how fun Forza Horizon games are. You click download, and the rest is history.

Now, I’m not saying this is what happened to me, but boy am I having a fun time driving off cliffs and rewinding!