Forza Horizon 6 - Better than 3?

Storyline / Setting

Forza Horizon 6 is presented less as a narrative-driven game and more as a driving-focused open world where you’re constantly routed into activities.

The big hook is the Japan setting, including:

• A massive Tokyo with impressive scale and alleys
  • The speaker notes the alleys don’t feel used as much as they could.
• Mountain passes designed to support intense drifting and competitive-style runs.
• Scenic/history-based tours tied to Japanese car culture
  • Example: a Honda Civic history tour that moves from older Civics to the newer Civic Type R.

Gameplay Highlights

The main improvement the speaker praises is the moment-to-moment driving feel:

• The driving is noticeably better than Forza Horizon 5
• They specifically like how cars grip/“lock in” and how road feedback feels
• They also enjoy rally races more, attributing it to improved road/dirt feel

Rallying, Drifting, and Road Design

• The road layout and flow make even “boring” countryside drives feel engaging.
• The game emphasizes areas that feel built for drift-focused, high-skill runs.

Accessibility / Driving Aids

The speaker’s approach is to tune assists based on how the car feels:

• They typically turn on accessibility features first, then adjust:
  • If the car feels like it’s driving itself, they tone those down
  • They use braking suggestions early
  • Eventually they turn off traction control

Progression System

• They like the return of the Wristband progression system
• It structures progression better, though the “luster” fades over longer play.

Car Variety and Culture

The roster strongly features:

• American trucks/muscle
• European high-end
• weird/obscure classics
• Japanese car culture, including niche interests
  • Example: K-trucks / unusual JDM history

DeLorean Focus (Player Favorite)

• The speaker’s favorite car is the DeLorean
• In Horizon 6, it’s largely the same model as before with some visual tweaks (e.g., stainless steel / grain texture changes)
• Stock form isn’t fast, but it becomes great with upgrades
• They praise the cockpit/interior feel and want more customization beyond what’s currently offered

Strategies / Key Tips Mentioned

Accessibility Setup Approach (Recommended)

• Start with accessibility features enabled to learn handling
• Reduce assists if the car feels too automated
• Use braking suggestions early, then transition away from them
• Turn traction control off once confident for the best driving feel

Engage with World Exploration

Their “strategy” is motivational rather than mechanical:

• Hunt roads
• Keep exploring because the road geometry makes navigation feel rewarding

Criticisms / What’s Missing (As Discussed)

Pacing / Unlock Pipeline

• The car upgrade pipeline may be too long
• They wish progression moved more slowly into “cooler cars” without making it painful:
  • fewer stretches with boring early vehicles

Customization Limitations

• Livery is fun and popular in the community
• They want more customization options, especially:
  • additional external parts
  • spoilers
  • more extreme visual variety

Homestead Building

• They like homesteads for photos and creativity, but:
  • The building system feels finicky
    • auto-snapping is off by default
    • even when enabled, it still seems troublesome
  • As a mostly single-player builder, they don’t see enough reason to use homesteads heavily

City “Lifelessness”

• Tokyo looks cool and is fast to traverse
• Overall, it feels empty/lifeless

Platforms / Availability Notes

• They’re playing on PC and praise performance on a good setup
• They mention potential issues for Linux users
• For Game Pass, they imply downloading is easy/likely a “no-brainer”

Gamers / Sources Featured (By Name)

• Jake Baldino (speaker)
• Jimmy (mentioned as a friend who suggested the Linux/Game issues)
• Game Ranks (referenced as the source of a prior “before you buy” deep dive)