I have been a fan of the Forza franchise since the very begining. I have bought the premium/ultimate edition of every single title in the series. I bought the Forza edition Xbox One on pre-order with 3 extra controllers, I bought the Fanatec Forza edition wheel, my gamertag is Forza related even! I have been a huge fan for a long time but FM8 is such a let down as was the last Horizon. FH5 really was a step down from FH4 but I understood what they were doing. Covid hit, people were at home a lot more, letâs do as many pay-to-play options as possible and get in on the money grab like every other company on the planet did⌠at least Turn10 didnât mess with FM7 too much during covid.
But with all the promises Turn10 made with FM8 I had real high hopes. But with all the issues, at this point I just want to get my money back because the game isnât worth my time or the irritation. Especially when I spent nearly $5,000 building a sim rig in anticipation of FM8, this game just feels like a money grab on the name and nothing was really done to improve things. Hands down FM7 or Asseto Corsa are much more enjoyable to play in my opinion.
Donât get me wrong, when the game works its not too bad minus the endless screens following a race, the terrible wildly aggresive AI that behaves like no driver would in any sancitioned racing event, the constant crashing and freezing, the constant loss of progress following a crash, the constant loss of credits due to crashing, and the âdrive to modâ feature⌠when ever have you had to drive a vehicle before you can mod? I guess you can call it a racing simulation game from an alternate universe because it doesnât reflect actual racing here on planet earth.
Oh and my favorite, and yes I have tested it extensively, the loss of signal to monitors when launching the game. FH3, FH4, FH5, FM6, FM7, WRC10, AC1, AC2, PC1, PC2, all work flawless, no issues on launch. But FM8, launch game, monitors go black, and then loss of signal promt. It took 37 relaunches this morning before the game would actual work, and then it froze and I loss two showcases worth of progress and around 600k credits.
I know I wonât get my money back. I know the devs at Turn10 could care less. I bet this post even gets deleted. But if it doesnât, then at least I got to voice my dissapointment in FM8. Feel free to chime in with your gripes and dissapointment too, if anything it offers a little catharsis for buyerâs regret.