Considering it’s one of the pioneers of the cover shooter, it demands a bit of respect, but this is especially bland and clunky compared to newer games, which makes its short length a bit more merciful. Also the final boss made me feel particularly stupid in the worst way possible and I kinda hate it for that lmao

I get the hate but I do not agree. Bump up the difficulty and race length, and play this less like a GT or FM and more like an early Race Driver game where you’re hopping from division to division, and you will enjoy it SO much more.

It’s fine. The career mode’s dumb as hell but finally getting stuff like wet weather and night racing makes races way more interesting and varied.

Very obviously rushed for the Xbox One’s launch as it has a fraction of the cars and tracks that FM4 had. It also doesn’t control as smoothly tbh? But godDAMN if it ain’t pretty

I wish it still had endurance races instead of those annoying Race Day events (congrats on winning this race! Now do it again but this time it’s 4 in the afternoon lol) but this is some of the best bang for your buck you’ll get in a recent(ish) racing game imo

People will rate FM4 over this one but I think FM3 has some merit over its sequel. Namely, less stuff like bowling and autocross and more actual racing, including endurance races, as well as a couple racks I really like that don’t appear in the series again.

This one’s kinda old and silly and the track variety is a bit lacking but I still kinda love it. I miss when simcades gave you reward cars for completing championships man

People say this is the worst one. How?? It’s just Horizon 4 but a bit better lol

I still don’t like the FOMO stuff and I haven’t picked the game up in around a year at this point. Mexico’s also pretty bland and the season changes from 4 don’t really add anything here. And as excited for EventLabs as I was, it’s very clunky and not at all user-friendly. Horizon 6 has a lot to prove if they wanna grab my interest again.

The downfall. Basically Horizon 3 but worse. Less single player content, and the shift to a live service-style FOMO model was what made me significantly less interested in playing.

The only thing this is missing is being able to create my own routes because, coupled with the blueprint feature and how you can beat the game by creating and playing your own championships, it would have been my dream game. Still! Not biased because Australia’s my home country but FH3 is just. So good man

A bit of a step back in terms of “the vibe”, but the physics and handling is hugely improved and cross country racing is still exhilarating to this day.

Still peak. The festival vibe is unmatched even by its sequels and the shorter but focused single player offering is satisfying and rewarding. Soundtrack slaps hard too like oh my fucking god

why

Don’t ask me why I played this lmaooo but this is hands down the worst rhythm game I’ve played. Not even Simon Cowell’s funny low-poly mug can save this.

Somehow I had less fun with this than the original - sure, tank controls are gone, but so’s the charm, and the level and mission design is either bland or hellbent on wasting your time.