I have extremely mixed feelings about the Forza Horizon series. I love the driving, the driving is great. Perfect blend of forgiving and serious, great differentiation of different cars' feels, good physics, and generally well-designed tracks.

Then there's the open-world, constant-gachapon glue that strings them together. I feel like I am fast running out of energy for it. The game gives you so many cars, so much money, and so many options, that it almost always feels unfocused to the point of waning interest. Forzathon was, while it still ran, an interesting attempt to add some focus to this otherwise almost entirely self-driven mess of options, but it was limited in this game.

I sorely wish for a more restrained version of this where it feels like you're earning things as you go along, as opposed to just constantly being showered with rewards for even middling performances. Forza's game feel but with classic Gran Turismo-style progression.