Beggin' on her knees to be popular
That's her dream, to be popular (Ha)
Kill anyone to be popular (Hm)
Sell her soul to be popular (Popular)
Just to be popular (Uh-huh)
Everybody scream 'cause she popular (Ha)
She mainstream 'cause she popular
Never be free 'cause she popular

after 6 long years in between titles, and arguably now eclipsed by its less serious sibling, forza motorsport feels like more of a step backwards than forwards.

while the physics are now better than ever, especially on wheel, and the revamped multiplayer offers great fun for those seeking a sim-lite experience, the game is riddled with bugs, glitches and issues that bring down the experience a lot.

the graphics and visuals constantly jump from drop dead gorgeous to PS3 era racing game, the paint of some cars has been messed up completely, the game will softlock because it didnt load audio cues, sometimes the entire track will disappear from existence, the track and car list has been shrunken down, some car models will be incredibly inaccurate because they're ported from the Xbox 360, and most importantly, quality of life changes seen in the past horizon games and even the tail end of forza 7's life cycle are not there at launch.

OH and i forgot to mention the new car upgrading system. why would you artificially span the game by making people grind through every single car just to be able to apply the most basic upgrades? at least remove the limits for duplicates or manufacturers. i can't believe they actually thought this was a good decision.

would not recommend paying $70 for this at the moment, try it out on game pass until some of these issues are patched in a few months time.

pretty good game overall, with some flaws and classic bethesda jankiness here and there. the quests and RPG elements very much outshine the actual space exploration in here, and that's fine, i wasn't really expecting no mans sky levels of exploration and there wasn't really anything that kept me from finishing the game. touching down on the old solar system planets and discovering what happened to earth was pretty stunning. i technically finished the main quest but will definitely keep playing for a bit longer while i complete more side quests and activities, might create a second character to fully try the NG+ stuff. highly recommend playing it if you can!