Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 is a polished game with great graphics and satisfying controls. There is no denying that it is very well made and offers a plethora of activities and races. There are a number of issues nonetheless: the open-world proposed here is less interesting than in Forza Horizon 4, and though it is nice to be able to drive around an open world, it makes specific races very generic. The different types of races are distinct, but individual races tend to blend into one another. There are bugs that can potentially prevent completionists from achieving 100%. Time-gated activities are a nuisance. The dialogues are just as corny as in the previous game. But the two main reasons I'm giving this a thumbs-down without the slightest hesitation is that (1) the developers must stop trying to force online play and social features down the throat of players who don't want it; and (2) a game that is not free-to-play should never heavily advertise or taunt players with DLC-locked content. The map is littered with markers for activities, with no clear indication as to which is player-created or which is behind a paywall. The in-game autoshow where you buy cars has DLC-paywalled cars in the middle of those you can get normally from the game mechanics. These deleterious aspects of modern games really needed to die out yesterday.

This game is absolute trash it puts on map DLCs/events you don't own and then wants you to buy them... I needed something relaxing to drive, base game in discount is fine except driving on keyboard stiff... But this is pretty annoying... What there is some event starting in 11 minutes and now you would have to wait there 11 minutes doing nothing to participate... Games tells u every 10 sec to buy premium...