sp5der Forza Horizon 4 Review

I have always been a fan of the Forza series. Watching videos of the game on various social networks, I was constantly amazed by the level of physics, graphics, open world and cars. And this fall I was finally able to buy and launch the fourth Forza, and now I want to share my opinion. The game is rightfully considered a masterpiece in the arcade racing genre. Although in fact it is not quite an arcade - rather, it is an arcade-simulator hybrid. After all, the well-thought-out realism of the suspension, aerodynamics, tire behavior, weather conditions and the smallest engine settings does not allow us to call it a simple arcade, unlike the same The Crew 2 or most parts of NFS. At first, the map seems huge, but after a hundred hours of play, you come to understand the opposite. Nevertheless, even with its compact size, the game presents an impressive variety of landscapes: several cities, fields, forests, gardens, beaches and many interesting objects inspired by real England. It is also worth noting the change of seasons, which allows you to take a fresh look at familiar landscapes and adds atmosphere to the game. There are enough cars, but you can feel the limitations of 2018, the time of the game's release. At that time, there were already many interesting sports cars, but the more time passes, the more noticeable it is that the car park is becoming outdated. DLC does not save the situation much. So if you want a more extensive catalog of modern sports cars, it is better to buy the fifth part of Forza. The online mode with competitive races is present in the game, unlike the fifth part, but the selection of players takes quite a lot of time, especially in unpopular modes. In addition, there are quite a lot of toxic players, which prevents you from fully enjoying racing with real opponents. Of the minuses, I can highlight the inability to change the time of day manually. In 85% of cases, you play in daylight, and night falls literally for a couple of minutes and quickly gives way to dawn. This can be compensated by custom runs with preset night time, but there is no traffic in them, and you are completely alone - someone may like this, but personally I find this mode empty.