Caayn
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My apologies. I assumed that AgentP was still talking about previous FH entries considering the way (s)he talked about FH and didn't explicitly talk about FH4 until near the end of the post.
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Forza Horizon 4 review.
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Why did The Walking Dead Season 1 do so well? Because it came at a time when adventure games were practically dead. It capitalised on that to generate hype and revitalized the genre. Naturally there was going to be a lot of hype around the game. You might notice that season 2 of The Walking Dead generated significantly less hype.
It's almost as if underhyped and underrated are two very different things. Your problem is you can't seem to tell the difference. Forza Horizon is not underrated by any stretch of the imagination. FH3 is a racing game that released to huge critical acclaim, was a massive commercial success and was played by at least 9mil people. That's not underrated.
The question you're trying to ask is "why is the hype for FH4 not so high" and there's a good conversation to be had there eg, things like this being the 4th in a massively successful franchise, the fact that racing games are still niche and that there's really not that much to be said other than "dis game gon be gud". Maybe you're not hearing a lot of conversations on social media because there's just not that much that can be said about a game that everyone already knows is going to be great. It's not like we can discuss fundamental gameplay changes, because it's a racing game. I'm going to be doing more of the same that I did in FH3 and I'm going to love it. I rarely hear lots of conversations on social media about the new FIFA game, even though people are going to love it anyway and it will move millions of copies. What is there to discuss on a game that doesn't make massive, fundamental changes?
On the other hand, saying one of the most successful and acclaimed racing titles of this generation is underrated is just outright absurd. Underrated implies it doesn't enjoy the critical or sales success that it deserves. That's simply not the case for the Forza Horizon franchise.
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BusierDonkey
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The difference is huge. I have a 40" 4K 60Hz Phillips monitor hooked up to my PC, the real estate is nice for photoshop/illustrator/etc. My friend has an overclocked monitor that can go past 144Hz through some wizardry (I didn't even know it was a thing) and the difference is unbelievable. I swear it moves smoother than reality. It's gotten me to the point that I want to buy a second monitor for gaming and keep the 40" for the rest but it's a question of available space. I think the smaller the monitor the less important refresh is. A 30fps game on my 40" can look downright choppy compared to the same refresh rate on my laptop for instance.
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Mochilador
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Man, I'm still playing the first game. I'm trying to play them in order of release.
xviper
Member
like i said before, i don't want to get into an argument, i said everything i wanted to say, in summary, FH deserves MUCH more
and i'll finish this discussion with this gentlemen's spot-on quote
Fair enough. Everyone's entitled to their opinions, even when they're objectively wrong.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
I tested a 1080p 240hz monitor and while the jump from 144hz to 240hz didn't feel huge at the time when I dropped back to 144hz I could tell it was not as fluid.
My main monitor is a Samsung CHG70 that works perfectly with the Xbox 1440p/120hz update would really love to see Devs try to push past 60 fps even if it would be at 1080p.
Lionel Richie
Member
Fantastic scores, I can't wait for this one. Forza Horizon 3 is one of my favorite games this gen by far, this looks even sexier than that.
Alexander DeLarge
Member
I really hope the driver wheel support improves. Such an awesome game having such awful support really sucks.
LucidFeuer
Banned
I don't like simulations, but it's one game I could get into.
Though it looks like an overpowered Asphalt 9, as in it looks like you have to either grind repetitive events or constantly bleed micro-transaction money to progress. If not, then it looks amazing.
Though it looks like an overpowered Asphalt 9, as in it looks like you have to either grind repetitive events or constantly bleed micro-transaction money to progress. If not, then it looks amazing.
LostDonkey
Member
Its nothing like those mobile games. At all.
Nethernova
Member
Um
The graphics are amazing but what does having a 92 meta have to do with graphics?
Xander3116
Member
I can't wait to play this, games looks great, i wish i could play it on the x but i can't justify buying that console when the successor is around the corner, the one s will do.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
It's about as much of a sim as it is a mobile game.
LostDonkey
Member
Im sorry? What now?
Inuteu
Member
didnt you played the demo? is the best looking racing game I ever saw. In 4k HDR at least
manfestival
Member
There is a demo out there. Try it at least and see for yourself. I tried the demo and it is fantastic. The game itself also looks pretty spanktacular.
Elenchus
Banned
no need to be an ass about it
It was just a joke Nancy. Now go back to your room and turn out the light. It’s bedtime.
rokkerkory
Member
best open world racing game evarrrr
flashfire926
Member
Forza Horizon is the saving grace of the racing genre this gen, which on a whole has been a total letdown.
Horizon 3 for me was the best racing game in years, and I expect Horizon 4 to take that title from it.
Horizon 3 for me was the best racing game in years, and I expect Horizon 4 to take that title from it.
Ecto311
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It sucks the demo made me start over every time or I would play it more. My 1080ti kicks it in the dick though on this ultrawide and good on them for supporting it. I wish more games would support it but been a fan for a long time so tuesday I guess I'll join gamepass to get in on this beast.
ipukespiders
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Slayer-33
Liverpool-2
Another win for Playground Games. The best racing game developer right now.
Jesus Christ riding a horse
blackjon24
Member
Isn't that xbox owners fault for not getting excited over their own games? Has a ps4/switch owner who's never owned an xbox this game does indeed look really great. I'm more of a sim racing guy but I hope it pushes polyphony to step it up since the playground/turn 10 guys can push out quality games like this every 2 years.
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
I want to play some Tag again. Simple modes like that need to come back.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Man...the characters, playing dress up in skinny jeans, emotes, all the other awful personalization stiff is a huge turn off. I know I can ignore much of it, but what a missed opportunity this was. Hope PG does away with the millenial festival garbage next go around.
IbizaPocholo
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it_wasn't_me
Banned
Finally something good for PC.
LostDonkey
Member
I dont. I think it adds a connection to your cars and your place in the world. Before it was just pick an avatar and they sit in the seat. Horizon is about car culture. Cruising. Tuning. Partying. Meet ups.
Ita good that we can now have an approximation of ourselves via character form to play in that digital version of those events imo.
It gives the game a life now instead of just a garage with cars in it.
LostDonkey
Member
You didnt play 3 then?
ShadowAUS
Neo Member
I agree whole heartedly. TDU2 is one of my favourite games of all time, it was like the perfect Car Guy Pokemon. The ability to buy different cars, houses/garages and clothing really gave you a sense of connection with the world and made is to easy to immerse yourself. I used to just spend hours driving around in my favourite rides driving like a normal person and just getting lost while listening to music or a book or something. It really was my Euro Truck Simulator 2. I'm hoping FH4 will become the new version of that for me.
it_wasn't_me
Banned
I mentioned PC? Damn, dunno how, but wanted to write "finally something good on Xbone".
LostDonkey
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it_wasn't_me
Banned
You didnt play 3 then?
Demo. Not worth mentioning. Anyway, really didn't noticed that i wrote PC for some reason. Well, in that case, finally something good on Xbone.
it_wasn't_me
Banned
LOL! Will FH4 sell in more than 3.3 mil. copies in 3 days?? Every Forza till date never was a system seller, FH4 is no exception too.
Spider-Man pushed a lot PS4 consoles. Really, game is that good. Much more than you can realize. You will see that next month in NPD. So, you were saying...
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plushyp
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Jesus Christ riding a horse
phil_t98
#SonyToo
Talk about salty, who mentioned PS4 level of sales? I said there is nothing like it on PS4 so it COULD sell some consoles. the last Forzr Horzion game shifted 9 million copies
it_wasn't_me
Banned
Yet you mentioned PS4 for some reason at first. Spider-man is that good. Really!
9 million players = 9 million copies sold. Man, are you dumb? Xbone fans will never learn. Never
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LostDonkey
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phil_t98
#SonyToo
I mentioned PS4 because there is nothing like it currantly on PS4 so therefore and opertunity to sell console, just as Spiderman is an opertunity to sell games. It always amazes me how defensive PS4 owners get when there is good news on xbox front
it_wasn't_me
Banned
You mentioned PS4 for no good reason. You didn't said there is nothing like FH4 in racing genre currently on PS4 ( and there isn't ) and i wouldn't say a thing, but you STRICTLY meant there is no good game overall like FH4 on PS4 at the moment that would sell some consoles. Your statement is wrong and Spider-man proved you're wrong. Spider-man is just as good game as FH4.
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Dibils2k
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i would say just skip to the 4th one, each game is better than the previous so you would be playing the best one
Its not like there is a story you need to follow lol unless you are interested in certain setting of the game, just play the latest one
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I think you misunderstood. The member implied there were no good games on PS4 that are the same as FH4, not that the system has no good games or games that sell consoles. Let's roll back the system wars a little here. There are threads much better suited for those discussions than this one.
phil_t98
#SonyToo
I think you have misunderstood what I have said, there is no game like Forza Horizon 4 on the PS4 that equals it, not that there is no good games on PS4. if you look at my past posts you will see that I have praised many PS4 games even though I own an Xbox.
nowhat
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<offtopic>While I agree with the sentiment, I also do wish there were no threads suited for those discussions...</offtopic>
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