Forza Horizon 5 is super wonderful

Forza Horizon 5 is awesome. I got round to downloading it onto my Xbox One X over the weekend and it looks amazing. I’m not sure what the latest Xbox will add to the experience, but for now I’m really enjoying zooming round Mexico in a variety of very shiny (at least at the start) vehicles. They’ve don’t seem to have messed with the formula much, just made it all bigger. You start the game by being dropped from a plane in a variety of different cars. The car handling seems spot on to me, with lots of opportunities for off-road action - whether you intend that or not.

The only jarring part of the experience was the return of loading delays to my gaming experience. Spending time playing Ratchet and Clank on the PS5 with its instant start and level swaps has spoiled me a bit. One day I’ll get the latest Xbox, which should improve things a bit. And if you just drive around and admire the scenery as I’ve been doing there’s no loading at all.

If you have an Xbox you should get this game.