Every single game community wants a game based in Japan.
Literally. I think horizon should not bend down on pop culture and lets face it most people are big time anime lovers or jdm fans and thats the sole reason they want Japan
Even if PG settles on Japan the expectations for that game will be HUUUGE. Horizon 5 managed somehow to disappoint with Mexico let alone Japan…
Also lots of people dont realize what the word horizon means…It suggests that the game will have wide open roads and beautiful scenery. I dont say it shouldnt have towns and many dense areas.
But if they go with Japan soo many people will be instantly disappointed because some area they wished it was there arent. Or they’ll cry because it doesnt have enough skyscrapers or something.
I constantly see people having enourmous expectations for this game or an expantion prior to it even being released. And a lot of these unrealistic expectations are tied to Japan. And some probably hyped up due to how Xbox/ pg / turn 10 tend to hype things up.
Let alone all the trouble i think that they’d go through just so they can have Japan as a location.
And horizon is not just JDM and weabos. I think there are lots of people in this community that dont want Japan. Not because its a bad place. Pop culture and all the associations…
You think horizon 5’s dialogue is cringe? Wait till Japan comes in.