One of the biggest announcements of the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase at E3 2021 came in the form ofForza Horizon 5. To say that the new racing game’s visuals are more impressive than ever would be an understatement. Developer Playground Games described it as the largestForzagame yet, asForza Horizon 5travels to Mexico for its newest open world. Racers will be able to experience it for themselves starting November 9 on PC and Xbox consoles, including through Game Pass.
CapturingForza Horizon 5’s impressive visuals in a short description is a challenging task. The game’s 4K footage showed off a diverse variety of environments, some of whichPlaygroundsays were mapped straight from real life. That includes realistic day-night cycles, as well as a new weather system, and the dust storm featured in the trailer is particularly impressive.
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That’s to say nothing ofForza Horizon 5’s vehicles, which are clearly an important part of the game. Playground says to expect “hundreds” of vehicles taken from the real world and introduced to themultiplayer gameplayofForza Horizon 5. The new trailer can only tease so many of them.
WithForza Horizon 5being such a major announcement, Xbox dropped two different trailers for the upcoming free-roam racing game. The first trailer is a more typicalannouncement trailer, while the second is a lengthy gameplay trailer designed to spotlight some of the game’s most attractive aspects. That includes a look atForza Horizon 5’s campaign, as well as its more casual and arcade multiplayer content.
The campaign aspect of theForza Horizon 5trailer teased an Expedition, which tasked the player to explore an area of the game the player had yet to visit. The player was notably still in multiplayer as they worked on the campaign. The multiplayer portion teasedForza Horizon 5’s battle royale modeThe Eliminator returning fromForza Horizon 4, as well as a mini-game named Pinata Pop where players drive through pinatas placed throughout a map area.
One last area ofForza Horizon 5featured is the Events Lab. This is aForzaversion ofHalo’s Forge, allowing players to create their own game modes and races down to their core rules. The example shown featured players driving through bowling pins and up giant treadmills, all while trying to rack up points.
Expect to see more ofForza Horizon 5in the months to come, as it’s lined up to be one of Xbox’s two biggest launches this holiday seasonalongsideHalo Infinite.
Forza Horizon 5releases November 9 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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