I’ve seen a lot of posts bashing fm7 and a few praising to too, got a bit of time spare so here’s my side.
I’ve played enough of the game now to have a pretty solid opinion, driver level 120 something and car collector 23, all showcases done etc.
I’m the first to admit that the game isn’t perfect, to start with I wasn’t sure about the car collection levels, the cars that can only be unlocked through special events and the seemingly needless driver gear.
The more I played it though, the more I liked it. I’m actually glad that some of the cars are locked, it is going to hold my interest in the game for a long time as I will be desperate to unlock them all as time moves on, 700 cars to collect is a wicked target and will be the biggest challenge in this game for me.
The track selection is the best in any game I’ve ever played, I know that kaido is missing but I’m willing to overlook that. The tweaks at sonoma have made it better and proved that they haven’t just used old mapping to save cash. Every time I play a track I’m learning new lines I can use that I couldn’t in fm6 which is great, it genuinely feels like a new game to me and I’m really grateful for that.
Now for the controversial bit, I flipping love the homologation system, I’m using such a wide variety of cars and they are all competitive that it has transformed the series for me. I have found new favourite cars and even car classes that I would never have used in previous games because they simply wouldn’t cut it. I’ve had so much fun jumping from car to car and finding some hidden gems. As much as it would be nice to still have the abc etc leaderboards, homologation was a great addition in my eyes.
As expected, Forzathon is a great addition to the game as it was in fh, it will provide constant engage me throughout the games life cycle.
I’m still infuriated that test drive is in a much more difficult place to get to but I will get over it, it’s not gonna change and that’s fair enough although it did make much more sense in fm6. The same goes for the leaderboards, please can we have them made much easier to access?!
Driver gear is not something I’ve paid any attention to yet, maybe when I’ve collected the cars I might see the point of it, so far it seems a waste of hard drive space.
Not the most technical review and I know that 99% of you will disagree but I love this game and I can’t wait to see what future updates bring.
Good work turn 10, now just polish the rough edges!