It’s glorious. Played for about 3 hours last night. Going with quality mode and the 30 fps doesn’t feel slow at all, and the graphical fidelity is insane, especially in races. Map is a heck of a lot more colorful than 4.
Forza Horizon V (Nov. 9th, 2021) - Xbox Series X
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Cush
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4 was the first one I played. Enjoyed it, but yeah, the map was pretty dull. Have it pre-loaded for Tuesday (PC)
I've been loving it as well. Like A LOT.
I tried both quality and performance. With performance the graphics unfortunately just become way too flat/smooth so quality is definitely the way to go.
Its just so damn fun I can already tell I'm going to be grinding this game nonstop for quite some time
Jovavic
Gaslight Object Project
Jussi
Registered User
Online was always wonky in 4, but got into matches last night and it was great. This game is gorgeous. The dirt races on the beach are so fun. I knew this would probably take over as my game of the year, but it has already happened.
Hammettf2b
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I'm the opposite. I can't really tell the difference in graphics in both modes but 60 fps really shines in performance mode. Either way you can't go wrong. Such a beautiful game!
Really liking it so far but havent fully explored it. Like I said earlier, its a lot more colorful than 4.
Hammettf2b
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Whenever I get into race the speedometer doesn't show up until slightly after a race starts and it messes with my launches as you can't tell when to shift. Anyway to counter this?
Soedy
All Hail Cale
I can't wait to play it in the evening. It looks so good, Mexico looks way coolee than Britain and I really have an Forza-itch since 2 weeks.
Beau Knows
Registered User
I wish they'd stop putting in a level requirement for online play, it makes the first hour of the game feel like a slog since we're just trying to unlock that so that we can then finally get everyone in and really play.
I'll need to mess around with the steering wheel settings, but it already feels better than FH4.
There's some strange quality of life features missing and some bugs/performance issues (at least on PC), but for the most part the game looks like it's going to be great.
Mexico is actually interesting to explore with some really cool landmarks to find, unlike GB. The presentation is improved from FH4 and some things have been made less annoying - like buying several cars at once.
I also have to say that I'm glad they've kept the team racing format for online adventure. The big draw of the FH games for me is the ability to play with friends of different skill levels. Having everyone be able to play with their own assist settings, and able to contribute to the teams score by passing AI cars no matter which position they are in keeps everyone in the game. Even if you're in last, gaining one spot can be crucial, it prevents players from losing interest midway through the race when they know they can't finish in 1st.
The AI though, man is it awful, the game doesn't even try to pretend that they're abiding by the same laws of physics as you are as they whip around 90 degree turns without braking, but then on a straight away they go way too slow and let you easily pass them. And of course there's the classic rubber banding "feature". I know it's an arcade game, but it makes both winning and losing feel unsatisfying.
I don't know why they can't give us even just a 3 second countdown before the race so that you can actually use launch control. They made the effort to put that it into the game, it's a shame to make it almost useless.
I'll need to mess around with the steering wheel settings, but it already feels better than FH4.
There's some strange quality of life features missing and some bugs/performance issues (at least on PC), but for the most part the game looks like it's going to be great.
Mexico is actually interesting to explore with some really cool landmarks to find, unlike GB. The presentation is improved from FH4 and some things have been made less annoying - like buying several cars at once.
I also have to say that I'm glad they've kept the team racing format for online adventure. The big draw of the FH games for me is the ability to play with friends of different skill levels. Having everyone be able to play with their own assist settings, and able to contribute to the teams score by passing AI cars no matter which position they are in keeps everyone in the game. Even if you're in last, gaining one spot can be crucial, it prevents players from losing interest midway through the race when they know they can't finish in 1st.
The AI though, man is it awful, the game doesn't even try to pretend that they're abiding by the same laws of physics as you are as they whip around 90 degree turns without braking, but then on a straight away they go way too slow and let you easily pass them. And of course there's the classic rubber banding "feature". I know it's an arcade game, but it makes both winning and losing feel unsatisfying.
I don't know why they can't give us even just a 3 second countdown before the race so that you can actually use launch control. They made the effort to put that it into the game, it's a shame to make it almost useless.
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Mikeaveli
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So far I'm having a great time with the game but I have two criticisms. The aliasing is pretty bad (especially on foliage) even with 8x MSAA enabled. Also there is noticeable pop in even with settings maxed out which can be distracting when you're driving through the world so fast. Otherwise the game is excellent and performs adequately on my hardware.
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Played it through the cloud today on my Backbone and it ran really well, pretty much the perfect game for it.
Try enabling transparency antialiasing. If you have an Nvidia card, it's in the Nvidia Control Panel under "Antialiasing - Transparency." Also, you might try "super resolution" (DSR for Nvidia), i.e. rendering the game at a higher resolution than your monitor supports and then scaling it down. It's good for reducing aliasing, especially on foliage. Obviously, your performance will take a hit because you're rendering at a higher resolution, but disabling AA might mitigate a little of that.
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Jovavic
Gaslight Object Project
Played for a few hours, decided to open up the jungle area first, game is pretty good but I'm glad I didn't pay extra for the early access and DLC, don't know how long it will keep my attention.
The early access was really buggy but it’s really fun. Especially with a Halo Warthog
chicagoskycam
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This game looks amazing! The only complaint is I have not been able to skip through any cut scenes but I know this story mode is normal for Forza in the beginning. I have a decent amount of cars in my garage due to the loyalty program. I always preferred regular Forza with the actual tracks to improve my lap times on.
Hammettf2b
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Jussi
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Mikeaveli
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Thanks for the suggestion, gave it a try and it seems the best solution for now is just enabling 8x MSAA and FXAA in the game's settings. Hopefully Playground will add DLSS or DLAA support later on along with an LOD setting that allows the game to scale higher than the console version. Driving through fields of crops during the cross country races and just watching all the plants switch from low detail to high detail as you drive close is pretty rough.
