I love the new expansion and the design/visuals, but they are absolutely ruined once you progress in the story (much like the base game) and signs/flags start popping up all over the place. Driving through those narrow canyons feels amazing, until you progress a little, and the entire route is littered with the drift zone flags.
I get that the point of the “Horizon” experience is to make it feel like a festival, but all the care and passion that goes into these beautifully detailed environments is overshadowed by the garish and frequent reminders of the festival. Personally, I haven’t even started the “Rush” events in the base game, because I don’t want to constantly see drift zones while driving or taking photos. Having these as a toggle wouldn’t ruin the feel of the game, and would help emphasize the greatness of the environment’s design.
Although I am specifically targeting the drift zone flags, it would be nice if there was a toggle to disable all festival content for a nice relaxing drive to feel more connected to the game. The most fun driving I did was at the very beginning of the game when I was finding all roads and areas, sans any festival content (aside from home base).