Rumbling over the tarmac in a flashy sports car as you enter a new country, scored to an up-tempo beat, there's something really special about unwrapping the plastic sheen from a new Forza Horizon box and slipping the disc into the console for the first time as you begin that initial drive into whatever new locale Playground is experimenting with, whether it's Great Britain, Mexico, or now, Japan.
I guess, these days, it's more.... unwrapping that sweet, sweet pre-install button? Doesn't really have the same visual oomph.
I might've bounced off Forza Horizon 5, and never truly clicked with the series like I did the more arcade-y relics like Burnout, Need for Speed, and Midnight Club (which are all overdue a return), but those opening moments are seared in my mind, and I'd often find myself restarting the game just to re-experience them all over again. However, with Forza Horizon 6, you don't need to toss aside your progress to jump back into the prologue — for the first time in series history, it's replayable.
As pointed out by u/SpeedStepGD on the series' subreddit, you can now access the prologue at any time from the map, allowing...
