Dec. 18, 2021
By Lakai Null
Staff Writer
If you are looking for one of the most realistic car games on the market, look no further than Forza Horizon 5. This game, which was released on Nov. 5, was developed by Playground Studios, Sumo Digital, Turn 10 Studios and Xbox Game Studios. All of these game developers make good products, but when they came together, they made such a fantastic game.
Forza is an open-world car game that takes place in Mexico. This game is centered around racing, driving around, drifting and modifying your vehicle. Forza has so many facets that it can appeal to anyone.
The game offers city races, cross country races, dirt races, drag races, expeditions, mini racing activities and open road activities. You can also come across garages or barns that have older stored cars that you can put back into use.
Personally, my favorite car is the #777 Nissan 240SX, and the way I tuned it makes it perfect for drifting.
The driving mechanics in this game feel so smooth. Forza’s racing, drifting and offroading feels amazing. I love drifting in the game, especially in the cities. Drifting is when a car slides almost sideways around turns and corners instead of turning normally. Drifting is one the most fun and easy playstyles in Forza Horizon 5.
The new Forza features 504 cars ranging from European cars such as BMW, Asian cars such as Toyota and American cars such as Ford. All of the cars run differently and are better at either drifting, handling, offroading or racing. For example, the Mustang RTR is better at drag racing while the Mustang Hoonicorn is better at drifting. Personally, my favorite car is the #777 Nissan 240SX, and the way I tuned it makes it perfect for drifting.
Any car can be good with the right tune and modifications. A tune can allow your car to feel completely different. One tune can completely focus on drifting while another tune for the same car changes the focus to drag racing. Certain engine modifications can also make your car run differently and better. Additionally, you can engine swap, which means putting one engine into another car. For example, I can put a v10 engine in the 2020 Supra, which usually has a 3.0 L turbocharged I6.
Not every modification involves the engine, though. In Forza, there are many cosmetic modifications that will change the look of your car without affecting the way the car performs.
You can make your car wide-bodied or change the color and livery of your car to whatever you like. One of my cars is currently wide-bodied and the color is a nice Tiffany Blue.
The best feature of this game is the graphics. The game looks so realistic and beautiful. The colors pop so much more than any other game. In fact, this might just be the most realistic game ever released. The first time I loaded up Forza, I was completely blown away by how good it looked.
The only downside to this game is that it is Xbox- and PC-exclusive, which means it cannot be played on PlayStation. Forza is accessible with a game pass, which is a $14.99 monthly subscription that allows you to download games as long as you are on an Xbox or PC.
Forza is a great game, but it does have some glitches and exploits. One exploit is known as the Goliath in the gaming community. It is a 50-lap race that plays itself as long as you rubberband your acceleration button down on your controller. Players will typically leave this running overnight since this process takes about 10 hours. After it finishes, the player is awarded a lot of money and XP which helps to level up and buy more cars, but it also makes the game less enjoyable.
Despite these tiny downsides, I give this game a 9.5 out of 10. All the different races, cars and car modifying in this game are so exciting. Forza is definitely a game to binge play during the holiday break and keep on playing right into the new year.
The McLaren 720S idles.
