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Forza Horizon 5

  • 13-06-2021 11:26pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭


    Out on the 9th of November for Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC. Will be based in Mexico. Can't wait to play it.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    I'm going to play this with game pass this time around for a change.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Thing with Forza games is they do look that good.

    Last 2 were stunning on PC.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Jordan 199 wrote: »
    I'm going to play this with game pass this time around for a change.

    Gonna do the same thing that I did with FH4.
    Get the base game free on GP, then buy the ultimate add-on that gets you everything else extra!
    Cars, expansions and VIP something or other :)

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/p/forza-horizon-5-premium-add-ons-bundle/9mz0sr207mg8


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    ^ Not a bad idea at all. Something I will consider doing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    Gonna do the same thing that I did with FH4.
    Get the base game free on GP, then buy the ultimate add-on that gets you everything else extra!
    Cars, expansions and VIP something or other :)

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/p/forza-horizon-5-premium-add-ons-bundle/9mz0sr207mg8

    Just on this -you know the way the games get de-listed after a while(IIRC, you cant buy forza 2 in the store anymore). just might be worth making sure that in a years time, you're not stuck with a dlc pack for a game you don't own if it leaves Game pass.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Just on this -you know the way the games get de-listed after a while(IIRC, you cant buy forza 2 in the store anymore). just might be worth making sure that in a years time, you're not stuck with a dlc pack for a game you don't own if it leaves Game pass.

    If it is ever due to get de-listed, it'll probably be so far in the future that you could buy that base game for a tenner, before it's removed from the store.
    But this is a convo for digital game purchases in general, not just FH5 :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭Techniques07


    They gave FH3 for free the month before it had to be taken off the store so I imagine it'll be the same when FH4 and 5 licences deals run out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,904 ✭✭✭Polar101


    This looks great. I wouldn't be a huge car game fan, but I like these open world car games. FH4 is my most played game on the Gamepass.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    I decided to splash out on Forza Horizon merch, and my FH5 sticker arrived today. I should have a FH5 t-shirt sometime next week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Nice :)

    The t-shirt looks nice in black!
    Might pick one up myself :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    Nice :)

    The t-shirt looks nice in black!
    Might pick one up myself :)

    I picked up the t-shirt in white. That's coming from Spain. My sticker came from Latvia. First time I ever got anything from Latvia :D


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Love the Horizon series. Happy I have 1 - 3 digitally as well (1 and 2 through games with gold and I bought 3) before they were delisted because I go back and play through all them. You can still play 1 - 3 if you get them on disc though, if anyone is looking to play them.

    Can't wait for 5.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Cool 😁



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    Forza channel on YouTube is worth checking out:




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    I bought FH4, FH3 and Motorsports 7 for cheap before I got GamePass. They look great. But I can't get into them. They just don't click with me. I think I'm just not playing them right. Usually I end out in front and barge/bounce around things. And still win. Maybe I'm not getting the slides/motion right. Or I've got some stupid defaults on. Time for a YouTube video or two.

    Also, the commentators annoy me. Think I'll turn them off.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,014 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    Full map unveiled.




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    I'm already getting PTSD thinking of the all roads driven achievement!

    I'm still missing 3 roads in FH4 😣



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199




  • Registered Users Posts: 13 figleaf25


    The visual fidelity took a leap forward with this one...but my god does the Horizon series make me get super hyped. I can't even begin to stress how much I love this series and how much it's made me fall in love with racing games again.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Would you buy one Jordan?

    It might be a bit too colourful for me 😀

    Something from design labs might suit me better!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    I took a chance and preordered it early this morning.



  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 3,763 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeloe


    I don't know why i never got in to the Horizon games.

    MotorSport just done it for me more i guess.

    This does look like a fantastic game, will certainly give it a shot on GamePass



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Yuck controller.

    The new game looks very, very impressive. Gorgeous. Same game. Just more polished! And to be honest, a much more interesting location. They are an incredible development team. I'm looking forward to seeing what that open world RPG they are creating will look like.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,904 ✭✭✭Polar101


    FH4 had way too many cars - it's good to have a choice, but in the end I had like 250 cars in the garage, and probably didn't drive more than 30 of them. Anyway, not sure if that's really an issue. FH5 is looking pretty amazing.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,685 ✭✭✭quokula


    I don't think it's the number of cars so much as the way they're handed out, you end up winning tons of cars without even noticing. I miss the old original Gran Turismo games where you saved up for a car, then saved up for the upgrades for that car, and you actually cared about it and it was an event when you moved on to your next one. You could still get that experience with a car list that has 100s of cars, it's just a matter of tuning the economy and making the player think about what they want to drive next.

    In FH you end up with dozens of cars you didn't choose, you were just given them by a slot machine. On top of that the game auto-upgrades the car to a specific class for you, which in theory makes for a nicely streamlined user experience, but it also makes the cars all feel much more samey and less unique.

    On top of that FH has basically been the same game in a new location for the last three iterations, and the games are so frequent that you kind of lose track of what cars you owned in which game.

    Don't get me wrong, it's a fun and highly polished game, but I do hope they bring something new to the table and don't just put out the same game again but in Mexico this time.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,786 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Yeah I have to be honest I actually found it a mess trying to figure out which cars I owned and which I didn't in FH4 at times. Just raced along in whatever car the events needed and left it at that. Great game and all, but definitely makes the cars feel disposable the way they're dished out with random abandon.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    I guess if you're a car nerd and have a load of time, it's great to have the huge variety to collect and upgrade.

    For me, who basically always picks the same configuration in Mario Kart, it's too much to get my head around.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Oh no, it's there Jordan 😢

    Ride and Seek



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,713 ✭✭✭TheChrisD


    I'm way more miffed by:

    Chicken Dinner — Win your first game of The Eliminator

    Ugh, forced multiplayer skill stuff.



  • Posts: 15,661 [Deleted User]


    Was the Eliminator in any way fun last time out? I gave it a wide birth as I'd no interest in it whatsoever. Doing the seasons stuff for daily and weekly challenges for a whole month was also a giant pain in the ass.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Didn't even know it existed, despite playing FH4 for 120 hours 😁

    Checked the stats in FH4 for people who played it once, was only 16.6% so no wonder I didn't know about it!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    I wish they'd drop the OTT 'Yo duuuude' voice over BS and the whole festival scenario thing tbh. It looks more FH4 mkII than 5, but hey, I'll grab it on GP because when you are racing it does look incredible



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    Game has gone gold so the retail discs are getting pressed. 9th of November can't come quick enough.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    One week to go 😎



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Did you buy that add-ons pack Jordan?

    If so, it unlocks on Friday 😁



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    I didn't. I went down the disc route so I will just have to wait. This day next week I will have a new game and controller.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Which disc version did you buy?

    Oh nice, a custom controller is it?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    Only the standard version is available in disc format. It's the Forza Horizon 5 controller I will be getting. A nice bit of a change from a boring black controller.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Good advertisement!

    Can't believe this game is coming to GamePass...

    Definitely need that Mexican sun holiday at this time of year. It's going to be way more interesting than Scotland.

    Good times!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Getting good reviews including this 10/10. I think that reviewer is a huge Forza fan anyway ... anyway Mexico awaits ...




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Can't wait!

    Midnight tonight or right now if I do the New Zealand trick!

    I've never done that before, so I'm a bit wary ☺



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    You lucky man. I might play the first Forza Horizon game for a little bit for nostalgic purposes.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199




  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,786 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    ‘Premium’ early launches can get in the sea.

    Just release the bloody game on the same day for everyone.



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