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This is a step beyond that. I'm not gonna link the video, because the people who made it sound like the most annoying teenagers in the world, but one of them had their Microsoft name down as Brah, and the game calls him that all through it.

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Started this last night and I have to say I’m a tiny bit disappointed with it.

 

FH3 is one of my favourite racing games of all time so this had a lot to live up to and so far I’ve just bounced off it a little bit. 

 

The opening is fantastic and everything feels as good as it did in FH3 but I’ve just not felt that transcendent connection between the environment, music and car like I did with 3.

 

I hate to say it as I really thought the U.K. setting would be incredibly cool but I’ve just found it rather dull compared to the rainforests, deserts and gleaming cities of Australia. Looking at the map it seems tiny compared to the Oz map in FH3 and I can only see one city in Edinburgh which is rather disappointing too.

 

I guess it was ineviatable after 3 previous entries but it just feels a bit overly familiar and I’m just going through the motions at the moment. I don’t mean to be too negative though as it does most things excellently it’s just I’m not having an incredible, goosebump-enducing experience with it like I did with 3 yet.

 

Previous games took me awhile to get into too so I’ll hopefully change my mind the more I play, feel a bit guilty playing this for £2.50 as well ?

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On the flip side, I’m loving it.

 

I’ve played a few of the Horizon games before, I liked what I played of the one in Australia but this is pretty cool being set over here.

I had memories come flooding back when I got to Edinburgh as it’s very close to the actual layout of the centre with the castle and everything.

 

I found this elsewhere, but I’m gonna have to find this livery in the game if I can.

 

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I checked the map size and it was actually a bit bigger than Oz in FH3 so my brain is just doing weird tricks on me, I guess there's less open spaces maybe so that's why my dumb brain thought that? Who knows.

 

I hit Winter tonight and arrived in Edinburgh and my thoughts on the game have gone up exponentially. Now really enjoying it, something about Winter is just so damn awesome and that showcase event with the train along with the song that comes on is just so damn cool.

 

I unlocked a Lambo Huracan too which means I can properly hoon it for the first time which probably helps too. The music is still a big disappointment compared to 3 so far though, there's no 'Runaway (You & I)' here :( 

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The PR stunts are hard as fuck this time around, definately toughter than FH3.

 

I'm going at the Danger Signs first and I'm having a good time trying to 3 star the bastards. Ive done almost all of them with the Ariel Nomad 2016, if you search for a tune up made by a dude called Weebok that's your ticket for success. The only ones I cant do are Braodway Windmill, Outcrop Crest and The Great Ridge. Those are tough.

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yeah i haven't been trying to 3 star them but i'm really struggling with the drift events, if i use the hand brake i can get points (not loads, but still points) but pretty much always spin out, so sometimes fail the events, not using the hand brake i can slide but barely get any points. not too fussed about doing them mind - i like how you can pretty much do anything you want to level up in this. in fact i'm struggling to catch any slides at all, might be due to a setting or something.

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Do you get flying machines or bikes in this?

There’s at least one billboard that’s trapped in a tight space that all my cars are too big to get in, and there’s one on top of a roof of a church and there doesn’t seem to be a ramp anywhere nearby.

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1 hour ago, Hendo said:

Do you get flying machines or bikes in this?

There’s at least one billboard that’s trapped in a tight space that all my cars are too big to get in, and there’s one on top of a roof of a church and there doesn’t seem to be a ramp anywhere nearby.

 

don't think there are any bikes/flying things.

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yeah i've seen those two too, i've not got them either but, one of the barn finds is a tiny car so i think that will get one of them. and i did a forzathon live thing once that put a ramp next to the church, but i missed the sign, hopefully theres a way of making the ramp permanent or something.

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Ford Escort RS ftw! Did The Great Ridge danger sign first go with it, needed 274m but jumped an impressive 297 ?

 

Ford Escort RD ftl! Wasn't cutting the mustard on the Broadway Windmill jump so i switched to my Koenigsegg Agara RS and cleared the jump distance by 100 metres! 466m biatch.

 

Agera S for the Outcrop Jump too, no probs. That's 3 stars on all the Danger Jumps. Speed Trap's next.

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Experienced my first #FORZATHON last night. 

 

It was pretty cool and also slightly underwhelming at the same time. The aspect of everyone on the map coming together and racing to the new objective on the map is just so cool to see and experience but repeating the same activity over and over - speed traps, danger signs etc. - until your Group Score is enough to move onto the next objective wasn't exactly scintillating. I'd definitely do another when ever it pops up though, it's fun enough to offer a nice distraction every now and again.

 

I bought my first car last night too - a Lancia Stratos - to compete in the Classic Rally championship. This was the first one I'd seen on the map and I wasn't honestly sure whether they were still going to be in the game or not, but pleased that they are.

 

I also did the Halo showcase event last night which was cool, they had a similar event in FH3 but this was on a much larger scale and featured a lot more bombast which was nice to see. Think I did another showcase event involving dirt bikes too.

 

Is everyone else swimming in cash too by the way? I'm only 6 hours in and had 2 million credits - until I spent 550K on the Stratos - I seem to be getting a lot more cash and rewards from the wheel-spins and super wheel-spins then I got from FH3, I think towards the end of my time with 3 I had 2 million credits and I've already accumulated that much here. Not that I'm complaining, it's cool they give you lots of cash quite quickly so you can buy some nice cars pretty early in.

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The drift events are killing me. I’ve got at least 2 stars on all of them, 3 stars on a few but I’m giving up on them for now. I’ve been playing with manual gears and with stability and traction off, I’ve been trying what the experts say but damn some of those 3 star scores are just out of my reach.

 

There’s so much to do in this game! I’m constantly distracted by a road I haven’t driven down or a board I haven’t smashed, then a Forzathon pops up or I’m right on a race event that seems silly not to do when I’m here.

 

33 hours in, Level 90 I think and I’m still really enjoying it. God bless this series.

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Had the day off yesterday so I pretty much just played this all day. 

 

Started playing online, I’m so much better at racing than I used to be. It’s seems like it’s just a matter of patience to get a good finishing position. Just race steady and eventually someone is too eager on a corner or too aggressive in overtaking someone else.

 

Ive done all the Horizon Stories now. That fucking Laracer who is supposed to be a YouTube streamer is an annoying cunt. When she sung ‘Daytona’ I nearly jumped out of my window, it’s cringe as fuck. However, I enjoyed most of the challenges set in all four stories, that northern director that sounds like Sean Bean made me laugh, him and Robert the welsh guy who hosts drift club are the only decent voice actors in the whole game.

 

Think I was Level 115 by the time I was done. I’d driven down 529/531 roads when the achievement for driving down all roads popped. I can’t find those last two roads for shit so I’m wondering if they are even there.

 

Top Tips: If you’re struggling to find new roads -

 

Turn off all map icons by pressing RB on the map screen and select “All”, this will deselect all map icons.

 

Turn the brightness on your TV up and the colour down. You need just enough colour to distinguish between the white and orange roads but the undriven roads that are grey should really stand out.

 

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Been plugging away at this over the weekend, still not put an awful lot of time into it but I’ve made some progress. Think I’m level 42 or something.

 

I unlocked the final(?) event in the dirt series and have been making progress everywhere else, done about 4 #FORZATHON’s too.

 

The game has definitely grown on me a lot and I’m swimming in cash - bought a few houses last night - but I’ve still not had the same euphoric levels of of amazement that I had with FH3.

 

I think the music is the biggest miss for me. Some of the songs in FH3 I absolutely adored and racing to them was a delight but there’s not really one track like that here, I usually keep Hospital on.

 

With the way the game has shifted to a live service mode I’m not sure I need that euphoric level of amazement here. There’s just so much to keep you occupied and I believe there’s no real ‘end’ this time around so I’ll probably just keep plugging away on this until BFV hits in November.

 

The live championship series are a great addition, I did my first co-op one the other night and it was pure joy. I was a bit gutted I couldn’t take part in the Skyfall one as I was unable to buy the correct car for the job.

 

I cannot find out how to get Photo mode up by the way ?  I tried using drone mode but I don’t think that’s it. How are you guys doing it?

 

Also, it appears I’ve not got you on XBL @Nag and it won’t let me add you for some reason, so can you send me an FR over when you’re next on? Ta ?

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