Dawn and dusk in particular are incredible showcases for Horizon 4’s lighting, and it’s these times of day I most enjoy for some more gentle cruising. On Xbox One X I’ve opted to stick with the game’s default “Quality” mode (native 4K, HDR, 30 frames per second) because I’ve been content with playing Horizon games locked at 30 fps in the past, but there is also a “Performance” mode (which cranks up the framerate to 60 and sets the resolution at 1080p, also with HDR). “It’s gorgeous and I’ve enjoyed exploring it immensely. It’s not just the world turned white the landscape takes on an entirely new identity. If you’ve played Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain, you’ll have a basic idea of what to expect. There just seems to be so much detail, from the spectrum of colours in the trees as their leaves die off at different rates, to the soggy roadside puddles that persist in an environment that’s becoming too cool for them to evaporate. It’s been Autumn throughout the bulk of this review and it might just be my favourite season. A Crazy Shade of WinterThere’s a glimpse of all four seasons during the four- to five-hour introduction phase, but once the prologue’s first “year” is over seasons will rotate weekly (online or offline).
As someone who’ll happily wear the same jeans and hoodie for a decade I’m a little numb to fashion, personally, but the GTA Online-style victory dances are pretty cute. Whether the piles of emotes, avatar clothing options, and novelty horns grab your fancy will be a matter of personal preference. It seems most of this stuff can also be won randomly as you level up and, while I’m not a big fan of slot-machine style prizes, it should be noted there are no microtransactions involved and no performance upgrades are gated behind it. These ‘Forzathon points’ can be redeemed at a separate shop for rare cars and other vanity items, including emotes that seem to range from ‘memes from when Vine was still a thing’ to ‘yep, that’s that dance my kid does forty times a day.’ It’s a bit like the mileage exchange in GT Sport. It’s worthwhile to participate, too, because the points picked up from completing Forzathon challenges form a second in-game currency, separate from the regular credits earned racing.
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And strangers are ghosted on contact, too – during both free roaming and Forzathon Live events – so no one can interrupt your cruising or stunt driving unless you link up and join a convoy with them, at which point collisions are in effect. Pausing, rewinding that all still works, even online. “Even as an antisocial grouch when it comes to multiplayer, I honestly found no good reason to remove myself from the online environment. It happened to me a couple of times and there was no loss of progress at all.
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You can play entirely offline if you want, and being knocked offline for any reason isn’t an issue, either, because it’s smart enough to seamlessly transition between its offline and online state in the background while you continue playing.
It’s not unlike a more intimate version of The Crew, though the difference is it’s not compulsory. We still race against AI – unless you elect to race with or against friends and such – but you’ll be sharing the open world itself with the rest of us, doing our own thing. Midlands MadnessThis is all largely made possible by Horizon 4’s new default nature as an online, shared-world racer where all the other non-traffic cars cruising the open world are human players. With this many cars, this much customisation, and a never-ending stream of things to do, it seems Forza Horizon 4 wants to prove being here for a good time AND a long time aren’t mutually exclusive. Racing, rally, drift, drag, editing your own events with Horizon Blueprint: the lot. All of this is on top of what’s essentially the traditional Horizon experience: dozens, and dozens, and dozens of races and activities spread across a host of disciplines.
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