An interesting observation ahead; bear with me, might just have been an oversight on Turn 10’s part but is interesting nonetheless.
For the Forza Horizon series, all three of the games to date have started up as follows:
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Artistic screenshot, as follows:
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FH1: a yellow 2013 SRT Viper GTS
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FH2: a yellow 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4
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FH3: a black/yellow 2016 Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4, and a 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Race Truck
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copyright notice and safety warning
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animations for Turn 10 and Microsoft Studios
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opening screen for the game, showing two separate sequences of car flybys (along with various venues & spots in game that would then repeat itself; and each sequence, would have a corresponding musical selection from the Horizon Bass Arena playlist). As follows:
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FH1: ‘Language’ (by Porter Robinson), then ‘Show Me a Sign’ (by Modestep)
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FH2: ‘Nocturne’ (by Keeno), then ‘Satisfy’ (by Nero)
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FH3: read on…
It is in FH3, that the observation comes up.
In the demo of FH3, two separate cutscenes are shown and two separate tracks are played (essentially, in the same fashion as was the case with FH1 and FH2):
- ‘Ingrid is a Hybrid’ (by Dusty), over car flybys
- ‘Waiting (Extended Mix)’ (by Oliver Heldens & Throttle), over kangaroos hopping and various racing and showcase sequences
Proper version, with both of the cutscenes and musical tracks
Here is a video of the way it appeared in the demo (am presuming this clip to be from the full game, but also noting that it shows version 1.0.0.0 at the bottom-left corner). The transition and second cutscene in question, can be found at 1:24 into the clip (and reverts back to the first scene and track @ 2:31 into the clip)
However, once I deleted the demo and then installed the full version of the game, I noticed that only the first sequence of car flybys plays; when the sequence fades to black and we would presumably see the second cutscene, it just repeats the first.
Current version, showing only the single cutscene and musical track
The transition/repeat of the first cutscene, occurs at 0:59 into the clip (also noting that this clip is from version 1.0.10.2)
Not sure if this is a bug, working as intended, or even worth anyone looking into; just seemed odd, inconsistent with the other games in the series (as well as with its own demo), and a loss of the good efforts and artistry that were clearly put into the second FH3 cutscene.
If anyone out there is able/interested in testing, feel free to comment here in turn. Thanks for reading!
