Forza Motorsport is one of the best accessible surprises in 2023. Turn 10 Studios’ dedication to disabled players is tangible as soon as one starts the game. It’s beyond refreshing to finally have a racing title that physically disabled individuals can confidently purchase knowing they will be able to successfully complete every race. And as the industry continues to acquire new accessibility knowledge and improve upon itself, Forza Motorsport should be viewed as the beginning of a new accessibility era.
All said, you're getting a lot of bang for your buck with Forza Motorsport, and as it stands, I just don't know how Turn 10 can up the ante on the next one.
The game finally finds it's way after update 12. Better AI behaviour and more fair penalties. Needs some more work to be the perfect simcade racing game.
Although it may lack personality, Forza Motorsport is one of the most technically impressive games in existence. The handling and generosity of this iteration make it the best car game around.
The reboot of Forza Motorsport has been a success. Its extensive support options and accessibility settings make it perhaps the most suitable racing game for beginners. The changes to the gameplay and rules also make for a more realistic racing experience. Unfortunately, this long-awaited six-year wait has failed to fully showcase its highlights.
After six long years, Forza Motorsport is off the lift and back in our lives. It looks great, feels great, sounds great, and it’s brought with it the most impressive multiplayer we’ve seen in the series so far. With 500 cars and 20 track locations it’s hardly a small start but, now positioned as a platform, Forza Motorsport has the potential to expand into a seriously rich racing destination over the coming years. If Flight Simulator on four wheels is the plan, I’m here for it. First on the list of improvements Turn 10 should focus on is revamping the new RPG-inspired upgrade system that turns progression into an unnecessarily long road ahead of each individual car, and maybe bringing back the joys of split-screen multiplayer racing to complement the excellent online modes.
Overall, despite some criticisms, Forza Motorsport is more than worth your time. Developer Turn 10 Studios has crafted what is an exemplary racing experience. It feels faithful to the games that have come before it while also improving on an already working formula. Even if the career mode isn't as meaty as I'd like (and really, who cares?), there's something to be said about a game that's so fundamentally sound it brings you back to simpler times. Indeed, it makes you feel wildly free.
I'm absolutely sure that with a few extra doses of content, this could be a dream game for racing fans. As it stands, I'm sadly just missing a bit more gameplay here to hold it all together.
What an amazing and flawless game! the game is totally bug-free. The game is amazingly optimized. The game design is flawless. They made it super easy to tune your vehicles. The replay mode displays flawless accuracy. They nailed the progression structure. They never reuse any car models from older forza games. The car sounds are very accurate. The ai is amazing. This is why this won racing game of the year. 10/10.
Ok so the driving feels great, and the cars look great (even though they sometimes imported old models). The customisation options are amazing and lets you play around with the car settings as much as you want to get the most out of it. The accessibility to this game is something no other racing game has ever done before. A blind person can play this game. The multiplayer is fun (more on that later).
Now for some of the negatives. The career is fine but really unexciting. Just a series of races with no motivation apart from having completed them for a reward that is often not very good. The multiplayer is lacking in diversity and modes. The ranking system can often feel a bit random. And the penalty system can also feel very random. For example, you will be taking a corner, someone will drive full speed into you and you will be the one awarded with a 4s time penalty. Yes, this has happened to me numerous times. But other than that the game is fun.
If you're comparing this game to Forza Horizon, you're doing it wrong. The two are chalk and cheese.
The tracks and cars are absolutely stunning. There is no doubt that this is the most beautiful game I've played on my Series X as of 2024. The cars feel good and the tuning & upgrading is definitely in-depth enough to get what you want out of your selected cars.
The single player experience really doesn't go into too much depth. It gives you a selection of cars, you pick one, you drive it for 5-6 races, then repeat. There's absolutely no narrative, despite the minor level of real life history you get from a narrator at the beginning of each builders cup.
The multiplayer has a split community. Some will play as cleanly as possible throughout the whole race to maintain enjoyment for all involved. Some will 'revenge' spear you just for being near them 30 seconds ago. Of course, the state of the community does not hinder my review as this is not a result of Turn10 development, just a useful note for any readers.
The game does not run perfectly. The game crashed on me 3 or 4 times this week (18/02/24), and has crashed throughout its release so far. There are occasional texture bugs causing the sky and parts of the track to flicker, which honestly doesn't happen too often.
Overall, this game can be as equally as fun as it is frustrating on multiplayer, and you will find yourself getting a little sleepy if you're trying to finish the single player. But honestly, as a circuit based racing 'simulator' all in all it is pretty good and I might make a return just to play with friends in the future.
(Bynski, 57/57 Achievements, 238h logged on Forza Motorsport as of 18/02/24.)
Me veo en la obligación de tener que ponerle una nota baja ya que su sistema de renderizado dinámico en PC es de lo más absolutamente PÉSIMO que he visto en los últimos juegos que están saliendo con estas tecnologías forzadas. Simplemente es horrible como se ve el juego. En una escala del 100 de resolución a 1440p nativo con opciones gráficas ultras y altas como puede ser que el juego luzca como si fuera de 2 GENERACIONES ATRÁS? Esto parece de broma para un juego de ultima generación. El juego ha quedado totalmente arruinado en Pc por esta opción forzada. Al parecer esto no sucede en la versión de Xbox Series X ya que parece que se han centrado en optimizarlo en 4k para esta plataforma, así que imagino que es donde mejor puedes jugarlo o tener pc y monitor capaz de renderizarlo a 4k a escala de resolución del 100 o subir el escalado de resolución a 150 o 200 partiendo de 1080p o 1440p y si no tienes pc suficiente para ello, suerte con este título. Por lo demás el juego me parece una absoluta delicia dan ganas de viciarlo sin parar. Como nota adicional he conseguido que mejore bastante más el problema visual del juego con un programa llamado ReShade aunque siguen viéndose algunos elementos muy bien y otros especialmente los lejanos a muy baja resolución aunque es algo más decente. Si deciden arreglar semejante cagada en PC mi nota cambiaría drásticamente.
SummaryOut-build the competition in the all-new career. Race your friends in adjudicated multiplayer events. Compete in over 500 cars on world-famous tracks with cutting edge AI, advanced physics, and tire and fuel strategy.