So… chatting with members of the Forza official discord, I came up with a couple ideas to help drastically improve this horizon game’s festival, or the next Horizon game (or the one after that, cause game development starts wicked early, and HORIZON XI could be well underway into dev).
A big complaint I’ve seen people talk about is how Forza Horizon has lost that “festival feel” or “wonder”… and I believe a big part of that is due to the lack of focus in that area, and lack of development there, so I have brought forth a couple of ideas to help out with that, and if you guys have any ideas yourself, please feel free to expand upon them in this thread!
Idea one: Bring back the manufacturer logos…
This one is a bit of a weird one, but when I think of a racing festival, things like Sema or Tokyo Auto Salon, one major thing sticks out to me: the brands present. Forza has worked with many brands in the past, and have worked very publicly in FH5 with other brands, there is even a “manufacturer logos” tab in the paint booth, having these brands Forza works with around the festival, be it on barriers or garage flags like in FH1, could drastically help out this immersion, all while adding no new events or major content to the game. (Also, an update to that list would be amazing, as the logo’s in that list have remained the same since at least FH2)
Idea two: Expand on Forzathon Live by keeping it locked in place (FESTIVAL LIVE)
Again, sounds weird, but; Forzathon Lives could be another great way to add life to the festivals, and make them feel like a place players would want to be at other than to change their cars. Festivals in real life hold challenges and competitions, the Horizon festival just holds people in these barriers while music is blasted from far away stages, and that’s all the festivals do. I present FESTIVAL LIVES, different to the Forzathon live events that take place in random locations across the map, every thirty minutes, a signup will appear in the festival for players to enter into an upcoming event. Whether it be a drag shootout, a drift score event, or something like Formula Drift where it’s about chasing and following, these events will bring players into the festival site, and bring some more life into the festival. And instead of giving out just Forzathon points, they could have some really cool payouts. (See some big credit bonuses like 25k-50k CR, a normally expensive car, etc.)
Those are some of my ideas, nothing too crazy or all that fleshed out, because I’d love some feedback on it, or for you guys to expand upon it, or add your own! Hope you agree with me, and it would be fantastic to see some of these become a possibility at some point in the Horizon series!