Forza Horizon 5: General Discussion

[pokemonfan58]

Find it pretty interesting how some cars in the game have secret body kits. Like it might say that there’s no present body kit but then you go into conversions and see there’s an option for a body kit. 😳

I really wish the rocket bunny kit for the NSX was in the game. Had an idea to make a simple but good looking NSX with the kit but then I discovered the car only has the standard Forza Spoiler and Front bumper options. 😔

 

[EngieDiesel]

Oddly, I was just talking with my son about the various wildlife I have come across, and how varied the landscape is. "Don't hit the chickens", "watch out for thise rams", and then stopping for the dog in the middle of a random village in the jungle.

For all of that though, there seems to be a distinct lack of people around.

Presumably because there's a lack of sidewalks conveniently cordoned off by indestructible railings to safely put them behind.

There is hardly any traffic cars, even less than FH4 I think...

There's a fair amount of them in solo mode not counting the drivatars, at least around the more developed areas. They seem to thin out around nighttime, and you generally won't seem them around the mountain or desert at all aside from the lone Subaru wandering around like they're hopelessly lost.

 

[breyzipp]

Canyon showcase isn’t working for me either. But found some info on Reddit, the problem is when you already completed all showcases. It’s a known bug:

• Festival Playlist - Series 1 - Crowd-pleaser Daily challenge does not unlock unless the player completes a showcase event they have never done before

From: https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/4409616884883-FH5-Known-Issues

I hope they fix that in the next 5 days or so since I would have liked to get 100% completion on this season.

 

[Northstar]

I really wish they made it so the Horizon Arcade target scales to the number of people playing.

 

[Sage Ages]

I’ll answer it for you, you can’t. I don’t even think it’s an official feature as it isn’t listed anywhere as a control or feature. If you don’t want to use it, don’t do the things you need to do to activate it.

Kinda unavoidable in some circumstances, but thank you anyways.

 

[Populuxe]

Ronan Summers (Scott Tyler) performing all of the names and nicknames of Forza Horizon 5 in the studio!

Wait until you hear his “cameo” in the V10 story.

It appears a complete reinstall has at least temporarily fixed my crashing issues. I’ve been playing for two hours with no crashes at all.

 

[Wolfe]

This game is outstanding. To be honest, I think sequel burnout is preventing some from appreciating it as much as one could with a fresher perspective. I understand; I am glad I didn't already play FH4 first.

Forza Horizon is reborn, IMO; this game gives me more of the vibe of FH1 than the middle titles, like it's not quite so much a slave to popular appeal (or routine, perhaps more accurately). It's not without its faults, which includes some carryovers from past games, but the crazy bastards actually went and did it -- they actually meddled with their award-winning accessible formula!

First, the handling is much improved. While I'm playing the game with the benefit of my G25 now (great fun), I began the game with a controller for a more accurate comparison to previous games, and spent some more time with a controller again. It's not an exaggeration to say there's little to no familiarity in my experience! It would only take a brief play to note the same old safety-net characteristics that turned me off from the Forza brand (as in FH4), and very gratefully, those characteristics have been scrapped or smoothed over. There is a much greater sense of weight distribution and weight transfer, oversteer control is more accurate and rewarding, and there's a lot more entertainment value across the lower end of the performance index.

Second, I'm sure it's not just my imagination that the roads are narrower on average than FH4's caricature of GB's notably tight two-lanes. This quickly stuck out to me in a video review I watched. Playing the game, more care was put into the road/map design this time around, so despite the same old limited penalty for leaving the pavement, there is more motivation to nail apexes. I have covered most of the roads (more than 500), and overall I'm pretty pleased with the map. I still think it could have been somewhat larger for the cost of some detail, but this time around that's more akin to asking for a second serving.

In all, I'm happy to say that PG and T10 did a commendable job of addressing my main criticisms of the franchise. FH5 is a breath of air for me with this hobby, which is wonderful.

BTW, to report on how my PC version is going: I have been experiencing the constant network problems, which interfere with Horizon Life, but no other significant hurdles. My laptop runs the game smoothly and beautifully; the environmental art direction really is impeccable in a way that compressed video cannot do justice.

 

[TheAdmiester]

@TheAdmiester would you happen to know if there is a difference within the photomode between Performance mode and Quality mode on the Xbox Series S?

It'll just be whatever graphical differences there already are in gameplay. I think the sampling mode in photo mode is higher depending on the res, but I'm not 100% certain on that.

 

[GTvsForza]

My first Eliminator wasn't too bad, finished 15th (got eliminated by an invisible Lamborghini )

 

[drouid2]

My first Eliminator wasn't too bad, finished 15th (got eliminated by an invisible Lamborghini )

something similar happened to me.
seems games being released these days have many issues. got battlefield 2042. regret pre-ordering it now. luckily most of the money spent on that game was a birthday gift and i had to spend 16 of my own money for it. still not fun if the game doesnt work properly. fh5 on the otherhand despite some issues (mainly horizon arcade and eliminator for me)its still a very fun game to play, if i manage to get a refund for 2042 ill prob spend that money on a racing wheel (the g923) but its out of stock for now.

 

[Bastet]

I bought this game today expecting to shortly be refunding it afterward, but to my surprise I am actually able to play this game online without getting insta-kicked from lobbies like in Horizon 4. I guess the real test is if I am going to be able to continue playing online tomorrow.

 

[GTvsForza]

I bought this game today expecting to shortly be refunding it afterward, but to my surprise I am actually able to play this game online without getting insta-kicked from lobbies like in Horizon 4. I guess the real test is if I am going to be able to continue playing online tomorrow.

Online should be fixed now. I haven't gotten booted all week.

 

[ykiki]

After playing for a week, I run across this today while driving. I momentarily thought about going for an Air score, but oh... wait... this is real life! 🤪

 

[GTvsForza]

After playing for a week, I run across this today while driving. I momentarily thought about going for an Air score, but oh... wait... this is real life! 🤪
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There's road work on my highway and they have Speed Traps set up to keep people from speeding. I don't think my Focus can do a 3 Star on it, though

 

[ELmarcotuff]

How do I put my roof up on convertibles? I hate having it down.

 

[McLaren]

How do I put my roof up on convertibles? I hate having it down.

Check your controller settings and make sure they're assigned to a button; I think by default, they have no assignment, or at least I didn't have one. Then you should see the convertible icon with the button pop up at the bottom left of your tachometer/speedometer when you come to a stop.

 

[drouid2]

Check your controller settings and make sure they're assigned to a button; I think by default, they have no assignment, or at least I didn't have one. Then you should see the convertible icon with the button pop up at the bottom left of your tachometer/speedometer when you come to a stop.

not too many convertibles have this feature due to a unforseen bug but they are working on getting more cars to have them. 720s spider, ferrari portofino and the zonda cinque roadster all have the option to lower their roofs atm. (zonda just fades to black to remove the roof) and prob some cars wont even have the feature since the roof was never modeled like the 2018 z4.

 

[McLaren]

not too many convertibles have this feature due to a unforseen bug but they are working on getting more cars to have them. 720s spider, ferrari portofino and the zonda cinque roadster all have the option to lower their roofs atm. (zonda just fades to black to remove the roof) and prob some cars wont even have the feature since the roof was never modeled like the 2018 z4.

Yeah, I was quite surprised to see that. It was something I had hoped for a while back for targa top cars like the MC12 (which I guess didn't make the cut or is behind a wheelspin/reward) or Carrera GT.

 

[Cerebral303]

I bought the Hotel today for the free wheelspin every day. Figure I can wait another day or two for the fast travel while I hunt down more boards. Sold the V2 Hoonicorn to get it, so I'll have to haunt the auctions to get it back later but no regrets, I sold it for over 2m.

Really enjoying this game, and not feeling as overwhelmed and lost as a few days ago. Anyone got Horizon Open to work? Always stuck on matchmaking and never does.

 

[Morbid65]

For all of that though, there seems to be a distinct lack of people around.

I like to imagine that it's because everyone moved away. They all went "aww crap these obnoxious Horizon douches are here" and all packed up and went somewhere else because they are tired of the festivals blasting crappy music and confetti canons 24 hours a day, the million players in supercars driving up the local gas prices, running over everyone's lawn furniture, and crashing into them while they are commuting to work.

 

[McLaren]

On the topic of AI traffic, that was certainly something I noticed early on. But, I think @MagpieRacer had the answer when I asked; go offline, and the AI traffic grows quite a lot. Online, I have seen AI cars even disappear as I get close.

 

[Northstar]

I made it to the final 10 of the Eliminator on my second try, probably could have made it further but I didn’t play it as smart as I should have.

Really enjoying this game, and not feeling as overwhelmed and lost as a few days ago. Anyone got Horizon Open to work? Always stuck on matchmaking and never does.

I’ve only tried once and managed to find a session, it took an insanely long time though and when I did finally join the championship was already in progress. I have a feeling it prioritizes filling up rooms as people disconnect so you end up waiting for someone’s race to end before joining instead of creating a new championship.

 

[-Fred-]

Had the game crash on me twice within minutes while attempting to return to the menus after clearing some Rivals notifications. That bug happened in FH4 as well.

In fact, a lot of the bugs from FH4 are back, including some very annoying lighting/time of day transition glitches, and the Forzathon/Playlist achievements not registering. Some, like the AI rabbits, are actually as old as FH3. It's just... frustrating, really, to see how it's the same cycle with every game from PG with every title. I can understand the server disconnects to an extent because 8 million people have been playing, but then again, with all the hype that's been surrounding this thing, one could hope they'd be better prepared. But carrying bugs from one game to the other, especially after hotfixing said bugs in previous titles, feels a bit lazy. It dampens my enjoyment of the game a bit, not gonna lie. I'm liking it for what it is, but I was expecting a bit more polish.


It sure is pretty, though.

 

[WanganDream]

I did Wing and a Prayer and it didn't register as complete. I then did Catch Me If You Canyon and it registered after that.

Struggling to get the 2 Awesome Drifts with the GTR for the Forzathon Weekly though as I only end up with E-drifts.

Two pieces of advice.
You don't have to win the race. You can retire from the race as soon as you have achieved the required skills.
And this skill does not have to be achieved on the road. You can easily achieve the skill by using a large off-road area outside the track.

 

[Morbid65]

Had the game crash on me twice within minutes while attempting to return to the menus after clearing some Rivals notifications. That bug happened in FH4 as well.

In fact, a lot of the bugs from FH4 are back, including some very annoying lighting/time of day transition glitches, and the Forzathon/Playlist achievements not registering. Some, like the AI rabbits, are actually as old as FH3. It's just... frustrating, really, to see how it's the same cycle with every game from PG with every title. I can understand the server disconnects to an extent because 8 million people have been playing, but then again, with all the hype that's been surrounding this thing, one could hope they'd be better prepared. But carrying bugs from one game to the other, especially after hotfixing said bugs in previous titles, feels a bit lazy. It dampens my enjoyment of the game a bit, not gonna lie. I'm liking it for what it is, but I was expecting a bit more polish.


It sure is pretty, though.

This is pretty much the Forza arc, same thing happened with the Motorsport series.

Those 8 million players and all those "10/10! -IGN" scores means we can probably count on them keeping this up for a few titles until something happens that sorta forces them to put some more effort in, just like the Motorsport series is going through now.

 

[Cerebral303]

it took an insanely long time though and when I did finally join the championship was already in progress

I will persevere then, thanks!

I was expecting a bit more polish

I don't think there is a large Polish community in Mexico...

 

[-Fred-]

This is pretty much the Forza arc, same thing happened with the Motorsport series.

Those 8 million players and all those "10/10! -IGN" scores means we can probably count on them keeping this up for a few titles until something happens that sorta forces them to put some more effort in, just like the Motorsport series is going through now.

It's nowhere near as bad as the FM7 launch, that's for sure. That was an absolute mess.

Problem is, nothing is going to happen anytime soon. There's literally no competition, at least not from my point of view. Not from EA, not from Ubisoft, not from Kylotonn and their upcoming casino with cars. Despite the shortcomings I previously mentionned, the big selling point for me has always been how the cars feel.That's what I love about the Horizon series. The cars send out feedback to you, you can feel the oversteer or the understeer coming through the controller, it's a much more realistic/believeable experience compared to the other arcade titles like NFS or The Crew with their brake to drift mechanisms. Sure, these games might have more customization and whatnot, but the actual driving experience is ****.

I'm just disappointed FH4 is still a better game than its successor. But that hopefully will change soon.

 

[UKMikey]

I bought the Hotel today for the free wheelspin every day. Figure I can wait another day or two for the fast travel while I hunt down more boards. Sold the V2 Hoonicorn to get it, so I'll have to haunt the auctions to get it back later but no regrets, I sold it for over 2m.

Really enjoying this game, and not feeling as overwhelmed and lost as a few days ago. Anyone got Horizon Open to work? Always stuck on matchmaking and never does.

For the insane price they charge you for the Castillo they could at least have made it give you a super wheelspin every day or at least give you wheelspins on the days you don't log in. At least you get a free car if you have all the houses.

I'm deliberately holding off on cashing in my Horizon Adventure unlocks all in one go as I don't want to make the mistake I did in FH3 of ending up with a cluttered map rammed with uncompleted events. This is probably a moot point though as it's easy to declutter the map using the filters. At least doing it this way I get to hear Amy/MistaJam/Tia Lola etc announce the changes one by one on the radio.

 

[WHO1]

This game is outstanding. To be honest, I think sequel burnout is preventing some from appreciating it as much as one could with a fresher perspective. I understand; I am glad I didn't already play FH4 first.

Forza Horizon is reborn, IMO; this game gives me more of the vibe of FH1 than the middle titles, like it's not quite so much a slave to popular appeal (or routine, perhaps more accurately). It's not without its faults, which includes some carryovers from past games, but the crazy bastards actually went and did it -- they actually meddled with their award-winning accessible formula!

First, the handling is much improved. While I'm playing the game with the benefit of my G25 now (great fun), I began the game with a controller for a more accurate comparison to previous games, and spent some more time with a controller again. It's not an exaggeration to say there's little to no familiarity in my experience! It would only take a brief play to note the same old safety-net characteristics that turned me off from the Forza brand (as in FH4), and very gratefully, those characteristics have been scrapped or smoothed over. There is a much greater sense of weight distribution and weight transfer, oversteer control is more accurate and rewarding, and there's a lot more entertainment value across the lower end of the performance index.

Second, I'm sure it's not just my imagination that the roads are narrower on average than FH4's caricature of GB's notably tight two-lanes. This quickly stuck out to me in a video review I watched. Playing the game, more care was put into the road/map design this time around, so despite the same old limited penalty for leaving the pavement, there is more motivation to nail apexes. I have covered most of the roads (more than 500), and overall I'm pretty pleased with the map. I still think it could have been somewhat larger for the cost of some detail, but this time around that's more akin to asking for a second serving.

In all, I'm happy to say that PG and T10 did a commendable job of addressing my main criticisms of the franchise. FH5 is a breath of air for me with this hobby, which is wonderful.

BTW, to report on how my PC version is going: I have been experiencing the constant network problems, which interfere with Horizon Life, but no other significant hurdles. My laptop runs the game smoothly and beautifully; the environmental art direction really is impeccable in a way that compressed video cannot do justice.

I'd say there are thinner roads in FH5 cos Mexico just has thinner roads generally.

 

[WHO1]

FH5 is certainly a fantastic open world driving game (so much so I took a day off work on the 5/11 just to play the Premium version) but I do have some gripes that I feel could have been addressed.

The changes to the Upgrade user interface - now a grid system which makes it hard to compare the third upgrade part with the fourth upgrade part - fits into the "don't fix what isn't broken" category. Also having the upgraded PI number at the bottom of the screen and having the upgraded parts at the top left of the screen is also annoying.

The graphics of the cars in your garage look like cartoons - thought more of an effort could have been made there.

Not sure what the purpose of having a separate Vehicle Collection tab is - while I'm thankful for the XP bonuses when collecting cars, why not just incorporate it into the Garage? It's not like their using Forzavista for the Collection screen - just more seemingly low res pictures of the front of cars.

Why is it when I go through a speed trap that I'm still in the top 100% of drivers? That would mean I was the slowest person ever to drive through that speed camera - I find that highly unlikely. Why hasn't this been fixed since FH4?

The Wheelspins are great for getting free stuff but I don't think a pair of socks or a hat should be in the same wheelspin as a car or a large sum of money. Maybe the Skill points go towards unlocking clothes and car horns and XP from races can go to unlocking cars and cash?

In terms of the much vaunted biomes - apart from the dust storm I haven't really noticed any differences from FH4, maybe as the seasons progress that will become more apparent.

With regards to the enviroment - neither FH4 or FH5 compares to the contrasts we got in FH3 in Australia - Mexico doesn't seem to have the defined areas like Australia did (rainforest/outback/skyscraper(city)/coastal beaches. Yes Mexico has a volcano and a beach but for the most part you seem to drive through an awful lot of jungle, farm land and small villages - same thing over and over.

It's a great game, I'll be playing it for a long time but there are lots of little things that were an issue in FH4 that haven't been fixed and a few new ones in FH5 that didn't need fixing that now need fixing.

I'm hoping for FH6 to be in Japan and for it to be a few years away so it can be different so they can fix things.