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Forza Horizon 4

Genre Racing game
Campaign Yes
Game length 135-200H
Difficulty modes 8
Score 9/10



Forza Horizon 4


💡Overview

🔸 In Forza Horizon 4 – It even makes our weather beautiful. As the season's change, the weather and the nature of the light change with the driving conditions. Edina's New Town shines in the faint sunshine of spring, and in winter the snow in the Highlands sucks all the light out of the sky. Ambleside cottages are beautiful in summer when the trees are very green and you can almost smell them. If you have a 4K TV, this is what it is made for. From time to time, like the first time I passed Edinburgh Castle in a completely yellowish blue on a summer night in Scotland, its beauty became quite emotional.
◼️ In Game You unlock seasons by earning Influence, one of the two in-game currencies. The other is gear-centric Credits. The XP-like Influence is earned by entering races, finding cars, and successfully completing challenges. In fact, Influence, along with the new My Horizon Life campaigns and fresh customization features, causes the racer to lean into RPG elements more than ever before.

◼️ You now progress through the game by exploring more than 25 My Horizon Life story threads. Each of these represents a different way to spend time in the game world, including Road Racing, Drifting, and Stunt Driving. Everything you do in these career campaigns earns Influence, be it nailing stunts, taking photos, or creating sharable car decals or Blueprint race challenges. Even better, you aren't locked into a My Horizon Life campaign; you can jump to a different one at any time.

In the depth

🔸 This is a game about the driving experience rather than the mechanics, and Forza Horizon 4 welcomes tourists as well as the gears. You can wash through low-rise walls and shrubs without scratching your paint, ride in a Ferrari in the rain, or take an Alfa Romeo up the mountain with just a little difficulty. Although you can go under the hood and tricks with any conceivable aspect of a favorite ride, share tuning settings and create and load custom levers, it's great to pick the car you like and head out into the countryside. Go to town to see what you like can work with it

◼️ Your character is also seen when you interact with NPCs or venture into a house. In Forza Horizon 4, you can buy houses—hubs that act as your avatar's base of operations. They each grant different bonuses, such as cars, fast travel options, and character customization gear. Houses don't come cheap, starting at roughly 200,000 Credits and venturing into the millions.


🕹️ Gameplay
🔸 Forza Horizon 4 is as much an offline game as an online one, but, thankfully, PlayGround Games doesn't force you into matches with strangers. Like Forza Horizon 3, this game uses Drivatars, AI-based competitors that are based on the driving data of the people in your Xbox Friends List, to populate your game world when playing solo.
Your Drivatar does the same when it enters your friends' game worlds. You can also team up with Drivatars by rolling up to one, honking your horn, and forming a Convoy. With the right Skill perks, the cars in your Convoy can help you accumulate Influence at a faster rate or discover Barn Finds.

◼️ Barn Finds are rare cars that you find in barns scattered through the landscape. Some barns are easy to spot, while others require true exploration. Several Barn Finds are only available in certain seasons, so you're encouraged to revisit landscapes as the temperatures change.


◼️ Included are many graphics options, including Dynamic Render Quality, Motion Blur, and VSync. There's even a mode for people who suffer from colorblindness. The game supports 4K Resolution


🔍Forzathonlive
🔸 On the upside, you can earn credits in #ForzathonLive that let you purchase exclusive vanity items and emotes from the Forzathon Shop. If you aren't in the mood for #FozathonLive happenings, you can challenge others to standard multiplayer matches or participate in co-op missions.

☣️The best racing game I've ever seen☢️


🟩 Pros

+Online functionality creates the impression of a dynamic world
+Stunning amount of detail and visual variety
+ Freedom to progress through the game as you desire.
+ Changing seasons alter how you approach races
+ A ridiculous number of cars.
+ Features over 450 licensed cars
+ Solid handling as ever with a huge number of vehicles to unlock



🟥 Cons

- Tedious #ForzathonLive online contests.
- Lacks a custom music station.
-It takes a while, though repetition eventually sets in
-Road textures would occasionally vanish during testing.

I managed to complete the full demo to the end with minor problems. I am actually surprised with how good the game is and how kind of in depth the mechanics are. You aren't just lingering around the post doing nothing but inspecting vehicles and taking contraband. You walk around the vehicle, noting broken lights, flat tires, illegal modifications, etc. before marking them down. You have a suspect board and cargo restriction board (however, these don't really play a huge role in the demo, since you kind of only use them once in the tutorial) and you have to count the cargo in the vehicle, make sure it matches or when someone is a suspect, you use different things to cut open the seats, tires, etc. The entire game works kind of like a Papers Please type of deal with inspecting then saying if they can come in, leave or if they have illegal cargo, arrest. Then at one point you have to collect the illegal cargo, arrest the guys and then transport the stuff at one point to earn more money. You have to really pay attention to detail like the car mirrors, weight, picture from the passport, etc. and mark accordingly. There is a currency system where you do take the money you have earned (after paying for upkeep at the checkpoint and penalties) and buy equipment to help you cut open things.
The only weird thing I came across was a tutorial section staying up when I already did the thing and it wouldn't go away until I slept to the next day. There is durability on the items you use to cut open stuff on the vehicle and it felt okay, but couldn't really go in depth on testing if it was okay or to little. I am also interested if there is combat and if it will end up being a bit better then the last part of the game, as it seems very basic and kind of meh.
All in all, it is a very good game, the demo shows quite a bit of what the full product might be and I am excited for the games full release!

A war game selling a DLC about war imagery then proceeding to donate the proceeds to the ICRC, which is well known for being the first responders to war crisis's.

Irony is a word.

Recommending cause ICRC are good people and it actually adds good stuff.

To sum it up, The game is basically a 4K version of among us with voicechat. The game itself is alright, I mean its worth its price of $5 and it is worth a try. Its got unique tasks and things to do. Still needs lots of works as there is a lot of bugs at the moment but that is understandable because the game just came out.

Before I start I would like to say on my old acc, I had about 2000 hours on rust and I have been playing since it first came out, I also will be merging my old review from a while back with a new one, enjoy.

Rust is a game that delivers as a true survival experience. In Rust you may choose to play alone or with others to survive, build, and loot. The game is at its best on its community servers as the official ones tend to be overly crowded and very intense for a beginner. In Rust you spawn in a random area of the very large map with nothing at your disposal but a rock, a torch, and bandages (Depending on the Server). With that rock you begin your seemingly overwhelming journey of gathering supplies, supplies allow you to create tools, and buildings. From there most players choose to explore their surroundings and upgrade their defenses.

This game while enthralling is a time consumer and requires a lot of your attention, other players can kill you and loot your corpse. I've spent hours upon my intitial spawn working in a community of players building a small city and upgrading to metal walls. We traded supplies, hunted together, looted nearby rad towns, and even slowly accepted new players into our ranks. Our small group had become a society, we aided those who needed help and defended our small city from other players masked as bandits. We had come to know each other by first names and trusted that our things be safe while not ingame, as there was always another player on watching over your city.

This game is perhaps the first game to create a challenging but engaging true to life experience. Things I had never experienced in a game before such as trying to decide amongst your fellow founding members if the lone newbie could be trusted behind our walls? Do we let him in? Should we make him bunk in the Newbie quarters overnight until he pulls his own weight? Are our walls truly safe? Who should be allowed to carry rifles? How can we expand our society and truly be able to keep our loot safe? All of these questions come into play at any given point.

Play with the right people, on the right server, and you too can have this experience. As for that society? What led to our unavoidable demise? One lone player trusted behind our walls was able to level everything in just a few hours. That is part of the game though, that experience, is what defined for me what games should be aiming to deliver a one of a kind experience I can experience nowhere else.

Your experience may vary, your story may differ, but mine definitely enables me to recommend this game to the average player.

If you enjoy working hard at something, having a totally different survival experience, definitely buy this game.

RUST is the best PC community game I have ever played.
This game is the truest test of character I've seen in no other game before.. Some days you will meet the scummiest, most foul, and toxic players/people. They will make you want to quit playing, and they will ruin your day. BUT for every one "P.O.S." you meet, there are three wonderful people & potential teammates just waiting to cross paths with you. I have met and made some great friendships from this game, that have carried on to other games as well. This game can open new doors and opportunities. I went from being a solo player on RUST, to a Leader of a 50+ player gaming clan & Discord server where we play a variety of other games. You get whatever you put into this game. It can be time consuming and frustrating. It will either pay off, or it won't. That's RUST for ya.
Now, I suggest you start with playing the game the way it was intended (vanilla), not because it will make you better at the other versions/servers, because it won't.. It's just to get you used to the grind. getting used to the grind will make modded servers much more loose and fun to play on. Also, if you advance pretty fast in Vanilla, you will advance much faster in Modded. That being said... People who play *only* Vanilla servers, and those playing *only* Modded servers are an entirely different breed. Being great at Vanilla, and making "plays" left & right, DOES NOT mean you can do the same thing on Modded servers. So don't puff your chest too much and walk into new territory thinking your hot stuff, cause you can easily get made into hot dog crap by players who know the play-style of that server far better than you do.

This game is easily 10/10 for me.
There may be some bugs, but they end up being more funny than annoying in my opinion.
The Developers are SO AMAZING. they releasing free updates monthly, they do seasonal/holiday events in-game, and they have been making DLC for those who like to Role-Play as well. They feature content in community-updates that showcase artwork, Youtube videos, and idea's by players just like you. This game is so great because they listen to your feedback and implement changes or content into the game based off of what the community wants. Going as far as putting a trumpet in a turret. (Turrrumpet! - Shadowfrax) It's our game, they are just making it for us. LOL

Youtube videos are a great way to help you get situated and will help you better understand the game if you want to know more about it.
If you're looking for tips on building I suggest Youtubers: My Gaming Experience, & Evil Wurst
If you want to watch good players fight and try to survive I suggest Youtubers: Blooprint, & Jordan Rants
If you want to watch seriously great scripted stories set in Rust, I suggest none other than: Frost. (<--Seriously amazing)
If you want to see Craziness and the Hilarious insanity of RUST, I suggest you checkout: Mr Memio
If you want to keep up-to-date on everything RUST, subscribe to: ShadowFrax

I wish you good luck on your travels! I'll see you in game, and remember..
RUST Karma is *very* real.

Wanna have fun with your friends or siblings? Then this game is perfectly designed for you, this 2-4 multiplayer game is available to play both online and offline.

The gameplay is extremely fun, you're having a brawl with 3 other person in different stage and random weapon drops, so in order to win you not only need skills but sometimes luck too as the most of the time the stages will have hazards too. This game have a lot's of weapon at you're able to use from a simple spear to a black hole cannon, and even flying snake bazooka. Bizarre I know, but fun.

Don't worry if the stages does not fit your taste, this game comes with a stage editor which you can use to create your own stage. If you don't have the creativity to do it, just browse the steam workshop, they have a lot of hilarious and good map.

Given the price of this game, it's totally worth it to buy at full price as I can tell the developers put a lot of effort to make this game fun. This game is 10/10 for me. Flying snakes are OP and scary.

Obviously this expansion pass is not worth 40 bucks, but you should definitely buy it as soon as it goes on sale because these maps are great! Most of the other maps in Hitman 2 are also really fun to play, but both of these maps are gorgeous, interesting and has great replayability.

It goes to show, that making a good zoo tycoon game is 100% do-able. I absolutely LOVE Plant Zoo. I sat on it for awhile honestly, scared of the price point and waited for it to go on sale. And I do regret doing that. It's such a well done game, with many options to choose from. You can do career mode, franchises mode or sandbox mode and they're all just as fun. I used to play Wild Life Park and honestly been waiting for an updated good zoo tycoon to eventually come out. I would 100% recommend buying this if you're on the fence about it, as well as the DLC's as the animals are so worth it. There's many options to choose from, for building shops, habitats, pathways, ponds etc etc. It's a bit overwhelming and not knowing where to start, but once you get going it's hard to stop.

I do hope to see more animals eventually added, with possibly more birds such as parrots for aviaries and fish for ponds so they can be more than just a decor item in the zoos, but I'll happily wait for whatever else they decide to release.

The only thing I'd say is that the animal market in franchise mode is kind of insane sometimes. With some animals being worth a ton of leaf points but genetics being garbage, and some you can't even sell without lowering the leaf point cost of them as no one will buy them so they're in your inventory for a long time. As well as the actual animal market freezing for me and not able to buy some stuff and having to close the market to reopen it again being an annoying thing that happens on my end but I can easily look over it. Once you get your animals going and breeding and being able to sell them for leaf points, it does get easier.

The other thing is the micromanaging of your employees at the zoo. Maybe it's just me who hasn't gotten the hang of it yet but it's a lot of sending keepers here, sending clean up there because they only reach certain areas. I know you can set up zones but as your zoo expands it get's hard to keep track of it all and I've found for me it's easier to just keep all the zones clear and send them to specific areas.

If you want to worry less sandbox mode would be useful for that one, with unlimited money and you can sit in pause until you feel like you're ready to go, but it does get boring after awhile with no challenge so I find myself sticking to franchise more often than not regardless of the annoying employees who slack off more often than not.

Like I said, it's a super in depth game, to ticket prices, employee wages and training, to animal husbandry and power sources, it's a lot to deal with at first glance and even I'm still learning stuff I didn't know before.

Wildlands is a game that you'll either love or hate. For me, I personally loved it. If you aren't 100% sure about buying this game (on sale or not) watch some videos of its gameplay on youtube. Everything I put is obviously from my experience, and I just think its time to review this game.

First is the graphics. I play this game running an i7-9700k, GTX 1070, and 64GB of ram. Overall, I can hit 50-60 fps 1080p on almost all settings maxed. I don't think I ever really got a frame drop, Maybe like once from blowing up a few to many things at once but other then that the game runs very nicely. And so, with this game being system-heavy, the visuals follow suit. For me, it is absolutely beautiful. The water, sky, grass, vehicles, people, mountains, all of it looks great on Ultra/high settings. And the vast variety of landscapes like snow, swamps, salt lakes, Rocky mountains, Desert, etc. It is overall just breathtaking and you will find yourself just roaming around because of how pretty it is.

Second, the main campaign. Wildlands has a plethora of bosses controlling regions, in which it lets you choose which ones to go after and when. As you dig your way in, you'll find harder bosses with different difficulties of levels. and eventualy El Sueno, the big bad boss. I found almost all the characters in the game intriguing, good and bad guys alike. They put a lot of backstory into there characters and I think it really plays out well because you end up really getting to know them, whether you are going to kill them, hunt them, kidnap them or whatever. It really feels real. The cutscenes held character, and the differing missions surrounding bosses were enjoyable. It feels and plays like a natural and unrestricted experience.

Third, the side missions. This is where I find a lot of hate, even something I noticed right at its release. They are the same thing over and over to get resources for upgrades, throughout the entire game. But, oddly enough, I didn't mind them. I think, at least for me, is because the changing location always allowed for different circumstances. I like it because of the fact its all somewhere different even if the mission is the same. Hijacking a truck, for example, could be way different in an urban city vs. the mountains with thin roads and little traffic. The good news is, whether you like them or not, they are in no way required. It is very much possible to finish the game with the starter gear and weapons.

Fourth, the driving. Vehicles come in variety, with different purposes and characteristics. Say, perhaps, you take a van and stow your newly aquired short-term prisoner in the back. Take a sports car, and there is only room for one passenger, so you have speed but no friends to come along. On the PC specifically, it works well in one case and horrible in another. If you're trying to be slow and seaky, or perhaps just obeying the rules of the road, goodluck. Just to keep my speed down I have to tap the key at a consistent rate to stay on par with traffic. However, once you're accustomed to the driving, you'll find it quite useful. The high speed chases are much easier, as just holding the key keeps you at max speeds, drifting comes naturally, and split-second maneuvers are not just a thing of legend. Although this was my experience, and I noticed A LOT, or more so the majority of people hated the driving system.

Fifth, customizability. (Did I spell that right?) Weapons, well most of them, have several interchangeable parts that you can unlock to increase performance or change from that scope you hate. There's lots of paint jobs, even part by part. I loved playing around with different weapons, It really lets you play around with your own playstyle, whether you like stealth, loud or both you can really play around with what you want and how you want it. Your character can be changed to your heart's desire, You have the disposal of ghillie suits, Costumes, Masks, Basically anything you can think of. Which is one thing I think ubisoft does really well is the customizablilty in a lot of there games.

Seventh, my verdict. I have endured easy success, endless failure (that one city mission in Narco Road MY OH MY), but overall I found it to be worth my time. I honestly think its a little underrate, I really found myself invested in the story and really enjoyed the experience. Get this game on sale, and I'm sure you'll get something out of it.

9/10 + Thanks for adding shotguns to the game that aren't useless

P.S. I don't really know what to say about the Tier One system.

I reccomend this pack for the crossbow alone. It is easily the best weapon in the game, because unlike the compound bows, they don't cause fatigue, and you can mount a scope. Did I mention there's no level requirement?

As for the other weapns, they're quite cool and useful as well. The .22 rifle is very fun to use and highly effective on animals like rabbits, geese, and ducks, and is the only ethical long range oprion for them, so it's a must have.

As a traditional archery enthusiast, I was very glad to see a recurve bow be added, with the added bonus of it being a very unique eastern design not often seen many games, let alone hunting games. The downside of the Huoyi is that there is only one kind of arrow available to use with it, which limits its versatility, which is one of the best features of the other archery weapons in the game. Regardless, it's great fun. I only hope we can get more versatile traditional archery equipment.