Review: Forza Motorsport is a stunning racer with a one-track mind
Given that there hasn’t been a new Forza Motorsport game since the seventh edition was released in 2017, it should come as no surprise that Turn 10’s latest entry is visually streets ahead of what came before it.
What’s perhaps more surprising, however, is that when it comes to features this new instalment isn’t exactly fit to bursting, at least not at launch.
The game’s positives are clear as soon as you start playing. In the six years since Forza Motorsport 7 was released, Turn 10 has built on what was already a fantastic racing simulation and created what may be the most authentic racer yet.
On the track, the thing handles like a dream. The list of driving aids and other settings is so extensive that with a bit of tinkering, you can easily put together a driving system that feels deeply satisfying to play, whether you’re a complete novice or a racing die hard with a full wheel and pedal setup in your living room.
Once you’ve managed to tune everything perfectly after a few races and have dialled the AI difficulty to just the right amount to suit your playing style, there are few recent games past or present that deliver with such gratification that feeling that comes with stalking the racer in front of you over numerous laps, edging closer until you pick just the right moment to overtake them.
The weight, the handling, the sensation of speed (especially from the in-car or bonnet viewpoints), the bliss of just nudging onto the rumble strip as you perfectly take a corner – none of this is new to racing games, but rarely has it been accomplished so well.
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