I'm a huge Forza Horizon fan since the first one. I basically played Forza Horizon 4 every day for the past three years (with a few lapses here and there). I'm addicted to the Forzathon hourly, daily, and weekly quests so I couldn't wait to dive into Forza Horizon 5 - which promises more of the same (emphasis on the "more," not "same"). For the record, I went nearly 50 minutes on this one (sometimes I go under, occasionally I go waaaay over). So much to see!
The game opened as expected, dropping me from a plane four times to experience a range of vehicles and terrains. Then I sped to the Horizon festival. On a lark, I chose a female driver with a prosthetic and then spent the rest of the playthrough having it identify me Dave (which is my name). I finally chose a more gender neutral name at the end. Next came the mandatory Showcase event, and then I had a choice of doing a storm chase or barn find. I did the barn find, because I'm hooked on these - but it led me right to it (no hunting around).
Next I went for a Horizon Arcade session, which is the new name for Forzathon Live. It's a little wackier than I expected, and my car was poorly suited for offroad stunting - but we made it through anyway:
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