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Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels Expansion Pack
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Hyped for the Brabham, that's a good looking car.
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Just my two cents, but I'm actually kinda disappointed that it's another Hot Wheels DLC. I already wasn't the biggest fan of the Hot Wheels DLC for Horizon 3 and this one looks like it will be just the same, only with a different new island and new different track layouts.
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This is pretty much what I was hoping for when the expansion first leaked. A much bigger, improved version of the FH3 Expansion, but now with Eventlab, which will hopefully allow players to create some really out-there custom Hot Wheels tracks. And the overall environment looks stunning as well. It kinda sucks that it's a month out, though. I figured it would be at the end of the current Series.
Also, woot woot on the Impreza RX Supercar! More Rallycross cars is always a good thing in my book.
Also, woot woot on the Impreza RX Supercar! More Rallycross cars is always a good thing in my book.
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I agree. I was hoping for a new island with some tighter, more interesting roads since the roads in the main game seem to just be designed around shenanigans and not showcasing the cars.
This is basically my feeling too. I get themed expansions for games like this are limited, but while I did enjoy the HW expansion on FH3, I've been struggling to enjoy FH5 as much as I did FH4, so to see this as the first expansion is a bit underwhelming. I'm sure I'll still enjoy it though and I'm happy to see the Brabham BT62 added
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I'm not really the most interested person in these silly kinds of expansions, but I still will give it a try. Plus, part of me wants to drive the Deora II. It was one of my favorite fictional hw cars as a kid.
I'm also excited to try the Brabham.
EDIT: Oh and that Hennessey Venom F5, I didn't see that at first.
I'm also excited to try the Brabham.
EDIT: Oh and that Hennessey Venom F5, I didn't see that at first.
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I didn't really mind the FH3 Hot Wheels expansion or the FH4 Lego expansion, because they were the final DLC released near the end of their respective game's lifespans. By that point having something silly and over the top to mess with was fine because there wasn't any other major content updates to wait for.
Having this be the first one kinda makes me feel like the novelty will wear off long before the next expansion is ready to come along, and seems like a bit of a waste considering there are plenty of other aspects of the Mexico region they could have explored first... given how offroading plays a much larger role in this game, I would have liked to see maybe an extreme rally theme set in Baja California, for example.
Ah well. It is what it is, I guess.
Having this be the first one kinda makes me feel like the novelty will wear off long before the next expansion is ready to come along, and seems like a bit of a waste considering there are plenty of other aspects of the Mexico region they could have explored first... given how offroading plays a much larger role in this game, I would have liked to see maybe an extreme rally theme set in Baja California, for example.
Ah well. It is what it is, I guess.
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You are aware that the same sentence can be used for literally every sequel or every DLC for any game. Not just racing games.
I'm not into HW and I understand why players may hate it, but what you said really doesn't make sense much. Or you want me to believe adding the same map without the orange tracks would make it suddenly something unique and different?
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It's weird.
The expansion adds four entire biomes on top of the original 11 - okay, one of the originals is massive and one tiny, but you're looking at a 20-25% expansion of the map at least. You also get pretty much the only reason HW Unleashed exists, in the shape of user-customisable HW track for EventLab - and if you can use the track in tandem with existing "real" objects, that goes waaaaay beyond Unleashed. Six of the ten additional cars are your usual high performance poster cars, with four actual real-world vehicles based on HW diecasts. Also a story or whatever.
And the whole thing costs as much as the 34-car Car Pass which recently brought such wonders as saloon model of existing hatchback, new version of estate car already in the game, and 80s rotbox pickup - not to forget the 8 bonus cars of pretty much the same car with different bodies* which were in the last game but removed to be sold back to you except not because it's a "bonus" for buying the Car Pass (despite clearly being in the price because this is the only way they're available).
If this was toy cars you could only use in the toy car area, I might be similarly unenthused. But it's not.
*I know they aren't that, but ultimately the Formula Drift cars are just "pick the body/colour/engine you like most and go sliding"
The expansion adds four entire biomes on top of the original 11 - okay, one of the originals is massive and one tiny, but you're looking at a 20-25% expansion of the map at least. You also get pretty much the only reason HW Unleashed exists, in the shape of user-customisable HW track for EventLab - and if you can use the track in tandem with existing "real" objects, that goes waaaaay beyond Unleashed. Six of the ten additional cars are your usual high performance poster cars, with four actual real-world vehicles based on HW diecasts. Also a story or whatever.
And the whole thing costs as much as the 34-car Car Pass which recently brought such wonders as saloon model of existing hatchback, new version of estate car already in the game, and 80s rotbox pickup - not to forget the 8 bonus cars of pretty much the same car with different bodies* which were in the last game but removed to be sold back to you except not because it's a "bonus" for buying the Car Pass (despite clearly being in the price because this is the only way they're available).
If this was toy cars you could only use in the toy car area, I might be similarly unenthused. But it's not.
*I know they aren't that, but ultimately the Formula Drift cars are just "pick the body/colour/engine you like most and go sliding"
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Xbox Games Showcase Extended Will Feature More on Forza Horizon 5’s Hot Wheels Expansion
Following the grand reveal of Forza Horizon 5’s first expansion during the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, the Playground Games team will be talking more about what the DLC will bring in a special “Showcase Extended” event...- 97
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Is it just me? I've just watched Mike Brown and Charlie discuss the Hot Wheels DLC in the new preview video. Were those two even in the same room? The conversation was so stilted and rehearsed it was just off putting. Never seen such a dry conversation between two people whilst trying to promote something.
Oh, and I'm a happy bunny. In the video they show what looks like a showcase event. The Vulcan bomber is back.....YES!!!!!!
Oh, and I'm a happy bunny. In the video they show what looks like a showcase event. The Vulcan bomber is back.....YES!!!!!!
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