I've got a 4 minute video on the way if XBL decides to behave and upload it for me.
Edit: Here it is.
https://youtu.be/j2_SdiHoxtM
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Forza Horizon 3 - Hotwheels Expansion
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Edit: Here it is.
https://youtu.be/j2_SdiHoxtM
The fact that most of the tracks are orange is driving me nuts. Like, was there no way to play with other fun colors or add color gradients/swirls to reflect different tracks?
Also, if you fall off a loop-de-loop in a race event, you better hit rewind ASAP; should the game black out and reload Lakitu-style, you can't rewind back to before your mess-up. This is obnoxious as balls.
I feel like this is a teaser to how good a Forza Kart game could be built from the ground up, but the Hot Wheels license limitations become evident after a few races. Forza's handling just isn't built for the kind of arcadey quick-swerve stuff that this mode's wide, flat tracks really encourage. Good start, Turn 10. I hope y'all put some arcade/kart modes into X.
Also, if you fall off a loop-de-loop in a race event, you better hit rewind ASAP; should the game black out and reload Lakitu-style, you can't rewind back to before your mess-up. This is obnoxious as balls.
I feel like this is a teaser to how good a Forza Kart game could be built from the ground up, but the Hot Wheels license limitations become evident after a few races. Forza's handling just isn't built for the kind of arcadey quick-swerve stuff that this mode's wide, flat tracks really encourage. Good start, Turn 10. I hope y'all put some arcade/kart modes into X.
The update also moved up the unlock for both expansions - now they both unlock the same time MP unlocks, after you open your second site, not the third. Should take new players about 45 minutes / around 27,000 fans (used to be over 200,000).
ForkNetwork
Banned
This expansion is making me dangerously close to buying a Forza game
Totally loving this. They nailed the feel of Hot Wheels. It's also stunningly beautiful (such as the way the sun shines through the orange track).
And oh man that intro race was PERFECT. The island's design is really good. More variety than you might expect. Killer sound effect for the booster pads too. I love how you can hear them from a distance. Really pumps you up
And oh man that intro race was PERFECT. The island's design is really good. More variety than you might expect. Killer sound effect for the booster pads too. I love how you can hear them from a distance. Really pumps you up
There's only 4 hotwheels cars. Rip rod, bone shaker, twin mill, and the mustang
https://youtu.be/R49Me4B0sRg Took a video at ultra settings for the opening race of the Hot Wheels expansion. Running on a Titan Pascal @ 4790k.
Xbudz
Member
My favorite bucket list event now. So good.
ShutterMunster
Junior Member
Screenshot dump
Welp, guess I'm buying the expansion pass now. Holy shit!
More gifs on the way!
I forget what game this reminds me of.. (not Trackmania) but something from a long time ago.
I might be certain tracks in Cruis'n World?
Or maybe San Francisco Rush series? (Alcatraz?)
I guess what makes Horizon so appealing is that it reminds you of so many great games... all in one package.
Yea, when you hit that final ramp I was really impressed with the music cue.
Hard Drivin' if you ever visited an arcade during the early 90's.
Community Forum
Member
I have an XP board that I smashed but it didn't count and still shows up on the map! Even after going to the festival, it will respawn, and I smash it, and it still doesn't count!
EDIT: OK quitting the game and restarting made it work. Phew! Got a diamond achievement, says 0.05% of gamers unlocked this woo!
EDIT: OK quitting the game and restarting made it work. Phew! Got a diamond achievement, says 0.05% of gamers unlocked this woo!
Hawk269
Member
Spent a good hour or so and WOW this is impressive. It is a giant Hot Wheel play ground and it is done so well. Lot's of races and events and tons of space. There are some crazy ass track layouts some of which I have not driven, but damn does this look so good. Crazy what Playground is able to do on the Xbox One. One of the best DLC's I have bought and well worth every penny. This game just keeps getting better and better with the Blizzard and this expansion it is just a great overall game.
mistuhcahlos
Member
Looks better at night. Going to try night and rain for my next event.Totally loving this. They nailed the feel of Hot Wheels. It's also stunningly beautiful (such as the way the sun shines through the orange track).
And oh man that intro race was PERFECT. The island's design is really good. More variety than you might expect. Killer sound effect for the booster pads too. I love how you can hear them from a distance. Really pumps you up
some drift videos setting some gaf club high scores
https://youtu.be/GNFeA5UHh4U
https://youtu.be/_hThmm06QI0
https://youtu.be/GNFeA5UHh4U
https://youtu.be/_hThmm06QI0
HueyFreeman
Banned
More gifs on the way!
My god that looks great. Don't even have an XBO and yet my jealousy of the forza series in general just continues to grow
enjoy!
Now that people are actually playing the expansions, I'll ask again:
Since the game runs alright now, I'm gonna base my purchase decision on this.
Since the game runs alright now, I'm gonna base my purchase decision on this.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
This is now one of my favorite expansions to any game ever. Just a blast to play and they killed it with the hot wheels implementation.
DJ_Lae
Member
Wait until you unlock the Twinmill.
Haha, you're not kidding. The interior view is only good if you're turning slightly to the right. Otherwise you're just hitting the gas and crossing your fingers.
That's kind of disappointing, although I suspected as much once I hit S2 races and no new vehicle unlocked. Even the barn find is a weird choice.
Most races are completely on Hot Wheels tracks. A few of the races I've done did have short sections that went through the sand, water, and city. I've done about 15 races so far, so there could be more off-track sections later. Though the only area that has a sizable open area to drive on is in the shallow waters around a couple of the islands.
Caayn
Member
Ahh those shots bring back memories. Especially the TDU and Underground ones. I loved how they recreated one of the Hawaii islands to scale, felt amazing to drive around on the island especially with randoms which was pretty new at the time for me.
Always-honest
Banned
That looks fucking awesome
Fredrik
Member
The tracks are built out in the sea as a separate festival area, like Blizzard Mountain, so they aren't connected to the normal map. It's still open-world and you drive freely around on the crazy tracks until you choose to start a race as usual.
And it's awesome! Crazy and awesome!
Sevenfold
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Iced_Eagle
Member
The expansions areas (Blizzard Mountain and Hot Wheels) are totally separated from the main game's map. The Hot Wheels area doesn't really have any non-hot wheels track areas. There's extremely minimal amounts of "normal" terrain since the main show is the hot wheels style track.
One of the reasons they are separated is partly because the way you progress in the expansions is different than the main game where expansions use a star system and not a fan system. So when you choose to go to an expansion area or the main game, it changes scoring and things like that. In Blizzard Mountain it also does thing like automatically equip/unequip snow tires which are useless outside of the expansion areas (so no point keeping them on when in the outback since other tires are better there).
GamingArena
Member
Reminds me of Amiga Stunt Car Racer used to be one of my favorite Amiga game this is basically same game 30 years later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hpdj4mAxxM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hpdj4mAxxM
This is so much fun
And OMG this looks so good on OLED. The bright orange and Blue colours just POP off the screen and really show what the TV can do. Wow.
By the way, I do feel the game is much more difficult since they changed the way you set up for events. Before, you used to be able to quick upgrade your car before a race began so you'd always be super competitive in any car. Now you can't, and it can mean that if another driver has a faster top speed, you can really aggravatingly find yourself overtaken in a straight line and there's nothing you can do.
This is exacerbated on Hot Wheels where straight line top speed is basically the most important thing.
And OMG this looks so good on OLED. The bright orange and Blue colours just POP off the screen and really show what the TV can do. Wow.
By the way, I do feel the game is much more difficult since they changed the way you set up for events. Before, you used to be able to quick upgrade your car before a race began so you'd always be super competitive in any car. Now you can't, and it can mean that if another driver has a faster top speed, you can really aggravatingly find yourself overtaken in a straight line and there's nothing you can do.
This is exacerbated on Hot Wheels where straight line top speed is basically the most important thing.
The circle on the map only shows a general area. It can be anywhere inside that circle not necessarily the middle. Mind you, I do feel like PG are trolling sometimes with the number of barn-like looking buildings which are nothing.
Get to the faster cars.
Played a bunch before work and I'm loving it, its such a good flip in feel but still being Horizon.
Some of the roads and drift areas are mega.
JayWood2010
Member
Forza is such a great franchise. I was definitely surprised by this expansion. I rarely buy DLC, but i have bought two for Forza Horizon.
Easily the best racing franchise for me.
Easily the best racing franchise for me.
It's a new archipelago with the tracks set around/through/over, so in freeroam, everything's connected, and you can go on the land as well as the tracks. In races and special events, the blue track sections are swapped out so things are self-contained in the race (and you get to choose the stunt pieces that close in the sections). It's really cool. They talk about it pretty extensively in the launch stream, if you're still curious.
You know you can search for barn finds with the drone? And when you get close enough, a barn icon will appear on the min-map. Simply quit the drone, and drive to the icon to collect.
Dural
Member
I was feeling the same way about the handling, if you haven't already done so turn on traction control and use automatic transmission. With higher powered cars the quick transitions screw them up, the traction control helps a lot. Manual transmission wasn't working for me at all due to the boosts, changed to automatic and works much better. Now I'm loving it!
HighResTomato
Member
Fuck it, just bought this BM can wait till it goes on sale again. This looks too good.