Posted by Shubhankar Parijat | November 22, 2021

Video games are designed to be addictive. Beginning in the arcade era, when developers want you to keep injecting coins into the machine, until now, consistent player participation is king. Make sure there is something in the game that keeps players interested and keeps them coming back. An important part of game design. Of course, some games do better than others—for example, Forza Horizon 5 may be the most addictive game we have played throughout the year. In almost every second of the experience, there are countless things competing for your attention, distracting you in the best possible way. Yes, for some people in the early stages, this may be a bit overwhelming, but once you get past that hump, it's difficult to break out of that cycle. Here, we will discuss several ways for Forza Horizon 5 to achieve this goal.

Let us first figure out the most obvious point-the underlying mechanism. Driving in Forza Horizon 5 is a happy experience. The handling of the car, the sense of speed, the very interesting drift mechanics, etc., ensure that the simple behavior from point a to point b is fundamentally interesting. Technically speaking, the game’s driving mechanism (much like the previous horizon entry) is part arcade, part simulation, so in the end a perfect balance is achieved between the two parties, providing a completely unique racing experience that attracts a lot of crowd. Due to the core mechanics, every second of the game explodes even if you don’t do much. This fact means that you are always encouraged to continue playing.

Of course, this is a key point that is good for the game-Forza Horizon 5 has a lot to do. Of course, this is Open World Design 101, but open world games do not always understand that quality is as important as quantity. Forza Horizon 5 does understand this, because not only do they have a lot of content in the game, but most of them are also carefully designed. Unless you consciously avoid any activities while driving around the open world, you won’t have the opportunity to experience some interesting new activity for too long.

Another thing that open world games don’t always understand is that the open world is more than just real estate. Over the years, there has been no shortage of games that have huge open worlds but failed to impress players because their world designs are boring or easily forgotten. Forza Horizon 5 is definitely not the case. Mexico is not only huge, but also beautifully designed-this is a varied map containing many biomes, and dynamic events such as day and night cycles, seasons and weather mechanics can remain fresh even after dozens of hours in the game. Driving around Mexico, exploring its more than 500 roads, and seeing its many different and stunning visual effects and sounds is an important reason why Forza Horizon 5 has always been such an engaging experience.

From mud races to cross-country races, from street races to public relations events, Forza Horizon 5 has many different types of racing events, scattered in its open world for players to deal with-but there are many other events. for selection. There are a lot of interesting small activities scattered throughout Mexico. They are located in the world itself and provide bite-sized fun rather than instantaneous racing activities. Speed ​​traps, danger signs, drift zones, speed zones-the world of Forza Horizon 5 is full of fun little activities, of course, due to the star rating you get, these activities are essentially replayable, and in fact There are always people competing on the leaderboards.

Since open world racing games became a thing, smashing the board in open world racing games has always been a thing, but few people can do it like Forza Horizon 5. Like its predecessors, it has several reward boards (250 to be precise), divided into fast travel boards (reducing the price of fast travel) and XP boards (reward XP). Simply driving and hunting down each of them may be one of the most ridiculously addictive activities in the entire game. Of course, the reason for this is that some of them are very cleverly placed, each offering unique challenges and mini puzzles for players to solve. It's a fun little challenge to see the reward board on the roof of a small building and figure out how to reach it, and Forza Horizon 5 does it again and again-and it never gets old.

The focus of Forza Horizon 5 (or any racing game, for that matter) is of course the car, and like almost any other Forza game, the new open world racer is impressive in this department. Forza Horizon 5 has more than 500 cars of different categories, eras and manufacturers, and its vehicle roster is very large. It is interesting to expand the car collection itself. The helpful thing is that you will never walk for too long without unlocking another new car in any way, which means that the feeling of making meaningful progress will never go away, and you always look forward to unlocking the next great one Car.

Customization has always been one of Forza's greatest strengths, and Forza Horizon 5 is not inferior in this category. Although this part of the experience is completely optional, those who really want to participate will find a lot of depth here. From upgrades to adjustments, the game provides players with a variety of options, allowing them to customize their cars according to their needs, and the game will always reward you for making your own car in this way. Of course, there are still many cosmetic customization mechanisms that need to be studied in depth-which brings us to the next point...

The paint editor in Forza Horizon 5 is great. It is strong, deep, and extremely flexible-no matter how long you use it, you can easily create a great look for your car. Considering the wide range of available tools, it is easy to get lost for a long time just by customizing the appearance of a car. On its own, this is more addictive than you think, but adding all the social elements-sharing your uniforms with others and evaluating other players' work-makes it even more interesting.

Forza Horizon 5 is one of several ways to make its second-to-second gameplay addictive and enjoyable through its skills and skill points. Drifting, aerial skills, near misses, environmental damage and other actions reward players with skill points, and then help to level up. It is very satisfying to watch these numbers pop up on the screen and fill up your XP bar. matter. Upgrading is always fast, and tearing in areas with a large number of skill chains (especially when playing skill songs) will never become obsolete.

Of course, you can play Forza Horizon 5 without actually having to play multiplayer, and it is still absolutely explosive, but as is usually the case with these games, multiplayer makes everything better. Large events such as eliminations, regular matches with real players, leaderboards, sharing and creating uniforms, or just meet another player in the open world and challenge them for a head-to-head confrontation-Forza Horizon​​ n 5 is full of multiplayer The game mechanics and the content that allows players to understand deeply, it makes the game better and more diversified.

Platform: Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC

Platform: Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC

Platform: Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC

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