Forza Horizon 6 Review: Paradise of open world racing

Why did using Japan in Forza Horizon 6 create a big change?

For those who've played Forza Horizon 5 like me, when you play the 6th game you experience a different feeling. It's like the driving feels smoother, especially the Japan setting makes that feeling even stronger. You start the game with a really cool cinematic intro and right after that you're straight into the game and start driving like crazy.

Forza Horizon 6 Review: Game progression system

In the fifth game, after a while you'd start feeling bored, but in the sixth one that issue has gotten better with new systems added, especially the return of the old wristband system:

1. First you gotta do a bunch of races

2. After you qualify, you take part in a big Horizon race

3. Each new wristband unlocks more exciting races, higher challenges, and new types of cars

4. The game starts with calmer, gentler races but slowly throws you into more challenging and crazier races

This system has made it so that in Forza Horizon 6, the boring feeling you'd get from the fifth game goes away. After hours of playing, I never lost that excitement and always faced new and exciting challenges.

Driving feel and car customization in Forza Horizon 6

The biggest thing about this game is the wide range of settings you have for driving. Whether you're a beginner or a pro player, you can have an awesome experience with this game. There are many assist settings that beginners can use to drive great, and if you're more pro, you can turn them off and get a real sim racing experience.

Skill tree and XP points

While driving different cars, your actions like drifting or barely missing other cars earn you points. Each car has its own skill tree and you can spend those points on whatever car you like.

Map appeal and driving through Tokyo's streets

In this Forza Horizon 6 Review, I gotta say that using Japan as the racing setting has created so many opportunities to make the game more exciting. From Tokyo's narrow streets to its busy highways, or downhill mountain races, racing at the docks and between moving containers, all of it brings high excitement and tons of variety. And especially the "Horizon Rush" races can crank up your adrenaline like crazy.

Key points that create a great racing experience in Forza Horizon 6 in Japan

1. Day and night cycle

2. Different seasons that create lots of variety

3. Road design, turns, shortcuts, and hidden passages that always keep you hooked

There are noticeable differences in driving feel between the fifth and sixth game, and it's gotten way better. Even a back road in the Tokyo suburbs can throw tons of challenges at you because of weather, traffic, or dangerous turns.

Different things that make the game appealing

Things added in the sixth Forza Horizon that make it more appealing:

1. Return of photo mode along with drone mode which lets you get nicer angles for taking pictures

2. You can search for collector cars in abandoned warehouses

3. In online mode, you can chat with other players in Car Meets and show off your cars

But the one negative thing that annoyed me a bit is the DJs talking too much on the radio, and even when you change stations you still gotta listen to that talk first.

Final summary of Forza Horizon 6 Review

In the sixth game, customization features have increased massively. Unlike the previous game where you'd buy properties, in this one you can buy land and customize it however you want. You can build your own personal garage, design custom tracks and ramps, add or remove trees and buildings.

At the end of this Forza Horizon 6 Review, I gotta say that if we ignore the stiff characters with weak dialogue, the rest of the game is super awesome and fun, and I recommend that if you're into racing games, don't miss this one. The fun, high excitement, and variety throughout the races in Forza Horizon 6 have turned it into an amazing game in this genre.