They took advantage of the Xbox’s superior hardware to create the Forza game, which not only matched its Playstation Rival, but aced them in certain aspects of gaming such as a realistic damage model, in-car cockpit camera view, and the ability to aesthetically dress up your car with vinyls and decals. Gradually, over time, the makers of Forza would focus on where they thought Gran Turismo was coming up short and slowly but surely debates about which was the better game began. While I won't say that Gran Turismo games during the advent of Forza were ahem “feces”, they lacked the same innovation and slowly started to stagnate in terms of introducing game-changing features or abilities. It’s time to introduce the game that made me switch from being a (frustrated) Gran Tourismo fan boy, to a Forza fanatic. I’m talking about the Forza Horizon series, Horizon is a spin-off series born out of the Forza name, its even made by a completely different gaming studio. What makes Forza Horizon so special is that it gave racing game fans and car enthusiasts an open world, and as we know in gaming. There are now 5 installments of the Horizon franchise, each being set in a different country. Read more in our articles including "Why Forza Horizon 5 is the greatest racing game ever" and "Forza Horizon 5 Limited Edition Xbox controller unveiled".
They took advantage of the Xbox’s superior hardware to create the Forza game, which not only matched its Playstation Rival, but aced them in certain aspects of gaming such as a realistic damage model, in-car cockpit camera view, and the ability to aesthetically dress up your car with vinyls and decals. Gradually, over time, the makers of Forza would focus on where they thought Gran Turismo was coming up short and slowly but surely debates about which was the better game began.
While I won't say that Gran Turismo games during the advent of Forza were ahem “feces”, they lacked the same innovation and slowly started to stagnate in terms of introducing game-changing features or abilities. It’s time to introduce the game that made me switch from being a (frustrated) Gran Tourismo fan boy, to a Forza fanatic. I’m talking about the Forza Horizon series, Horizon is a spin-off series born out of the Forza name, its even made by a completely different gaming studio.
Our coverage of Forza Horizon includes: "Why Forza Horizon 5 is the greatest racing game ever"; "Forza Horizon 5 Limited Edition Xbox controller unveiled"; "Forza Horizon 5 to launch on November 9". Each article provides unique insights and information.