Forza Horizon 5 (2021) - Every PC F1 Game
6Forza Horizon 5 by Playground Games/Microsoft, 2021.
The entire classic Grand Prix car collection from Forza Horizon 4 makes it over to Mexico for Forza Horizon 5. That is, apart from the Maserati 8CTF, which was only available in Playlist Season 2 and cannot be collected any other way, so if you missed that, tough luck! There are some challenge cards so you can try it, but it's not good enough for my comparison, so it's not included here!
Graphics are better in this one, with ray tracing (but only when viewing your car at your house!). Sound seems better too, comparing head-to-head. Gameplay is, as per Forza Horizon, on point, but the large Mexican landscape can seem a little sparsely populated by non player traffic.
There are no real-life race tracks, so the ones below are just for reference (in other F1 games):
1. Race Start (Monza): 0:00 You can see how different the Mexican landscape feels to Forza Horizon 4's UK here, with lots of sunny/hazy/bloom-filled landscapes.
2. Spray Effects (Silverstone): 0:39 As the Maserati 8CTF is locked down, I went for the Napier-Railton in some crazy Red Bull-esque livery!
3. Tunnel & View (Monaco): 1:02 Underground through the tunnels of Guanajuato. Not quite Monaco, but it looks photo-realistic at times!
4. Wet Track (Spa-Francorchamps): 1:22 Wet weather is as good as usual for Forza Horizon titles.
5. Pitstop (Interlagos): 1:38 Once again there's no pitstops (as it's not circuit racing!) so I take a little breather at the Festival!
6. Huge Crash (Montreal): 1:55 Damage is again under-represented. This is with simulation damage enabled, not just cosmetic! Computer-controlled cars always seem to drive off fine from big wrecks (as can you, as this is really an arcade game!).
This is part of the Every PC F1 Game playlist, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYDobL0b26uiiYP8KdN3AwQmsu7ilzpxL