Forza Horizon 6 Review

[alanpurwantia]

Hopefully this game opens up the minds of the team at Polyphony. Maybe they can implement some cool ideas for a future GT game or even a Open World GT game... So far enjoying FH6.

Yes. I also enjoyed playing Horizon 6. Its extremely good.

 

[Nacho Libre]

Hopefully this game opens up the minds of the team at Polyphony. Maybe they can implement some cool ideas for a future GT game or even a Open World GT game... So far enjoying FH6.

You know, I think Polyphony Digital would be willing to do an open world GT game considering there are rally/snow tracks and races and even some drifting, and have progressively included more eccentric cars, SUV's and hybrids/EVs into the game. And they would build a great game. But I'm afraid the ones that need convincing are the raging GT supremacist players that look down on these types of games.

 

[VXR]

You know, I think Polyphony Digital would be willing to do an open world GT game considering there are rally/snow tracks and races and even some drifting, and have progressively included more eccentric cars, SUV's and hybrids/EVs into the game. And they would build a great game. But I'm afraid the ones that need convincing are the raging GT supremacist players that look down on these types of games.

I've always assumed they took that stance because PlayStation doesn't have their own equivalent. Certainly, Horizon has done good numbers on PS5, so there's a market there.

 

[ruestchiva]

You can always do a spin-off series like Horizon is to Motorsport. Keep GT as is for the die-hard fans and maybe create a Gran Turismo World or whatever for this other market. I believe there is HUGE potential and a HUGE market for this. Even as good as Horizon 6 is, Gran Turismo has always been higher quality in almost all aspects that they could leverage on that perception of their fanbase to crater for such demand.

 

[Seikenfreak]

I don't believe they can do both. Sadly, if they went this route, I see the same scenario playing out for GT as it did for Forza. These are two totally different genres of racing games and they should absolutely co-exist. Publishers go where the money is though and a title that appeals to a broader audience will obviously sell more and people in suits will say.. why are we even bothering with this other game?

This may come across fairly negative, but I don't think Kaz/PD would make a very good open world racing game. It feels like it'd be a huge learning curve for them, as they still haven't been able to nail down the GT series as it is after all these iterations.

As for Forza Horizon 6, eh, I'm curious but don't feel compelled to buy it. Like with many games that have been turned into a formula to churn out titles, there are diminishing returns for me. I believe I picked Horizon 5 up at launch, played it for a bit (70 hours apparently) and was done with it. Didn't really feel like I enjoyed my time with it as much as it was just something for me to do. It's become so same-y and yet I'll go back to the first one and there's still something different and alluring about it. A simplicity? Or the environment? I dunno.

A real thought I keep having though is that the Horizon series is usually a good way for me to discover new music. I'm not a big music person and I don't seek stuff out or whatever. So often games or some audio clip on an Instagram post will be where a song catches my ear and then I go download it. It's nice to find new stuff. Horizon is one of the few places that has had like dance/electronica/whatever type stuff.

 

[alanpurwantia]

I don't believe they can do both. Sadly, if they went this route, I see the same scenario playing out for GT as it did for Forza. These are two totally different genres of racing games and they should absolutely co-exist. Publishers go where the money is though and a title that appeals to a broader audience will obviously sell more and people in suits will say.. why are we even bothering with this other game?

This may come across fairly negative, but I don't think Kaz/PD would make a very good open world racing game. It feels like it'd be a huge learning curve for them, as they still haven't been able to nail down the GT series as it is after all these iterations.

As for Forza Horizon 6, eh, I'm curious but don't feel compelled to buy it. Like with many games that have been turned into a formula to churn out titles, there are diminishing returns for me. I believe I picked Horizon 5 up at launch, played it for a bit (70 hours apparently) and was done with it. Didn't really feel like I enjoyed my time with it as much as it was just something for me to do. It's become so same-y and yet I'll go back to the first one and there's still something different and alluring about it. A simplicity? Or the environment? I dunno.

A real thought I keep having though is that the Horizon series is usually a good way for me to discover new music. I'm not a big music person and I don't seek stuff out or whatever. So often games or some audio clip on an Instagram post will be where a song catches my ear and then I go download it. It's nice to find new stuff. Horizon is one of the few places that has had like dance/electronica/whatever type stuff.

Did Ridge Racer have one before?

 

[Seikenfreak]

Did Ridge Racer have one before?

An open world game? Not that I'm aware of. I don't really follow that series but it seems like it's gone dormant. Even Ridge Racer is in it's own racing genre; far more towards the traditional/old fashioned Arcade end of the spectrum and the series existed mostly before open world racing was a thing on consoles? Obviously the racing game landscape has drastically changed over the last 30 years.

Anyway, this feels a bit off topic.

I meant to say at the end of my last post in relation to the FH6 music: That is a reason I'm considering buying FH6. I might buy it. I dunno. I've also got my own real car that needs a lot of work. But.. sitting on a couch playing a game is a lot less expensive and physically taxing..