Turn 10 Studios has released the first post-launch update for Forza Motorsport, somewhat confusingly labelled as ‘Update 1.0’, but bringing with it a bunch of improvements for in-game progression, multiplayer matchmaking, and a smattering of bug fixes to boot.
Review: Forza Motorsport is a stunning racer with a one-track mind
04.10.2023 - 11:01 / videogameschronicle.com
Given that there hasn’t been a new Forza Motorsport game since the seventh edition was released in 2017, it should come as no surprise that Turn 10’s latest entry is visually streets ahead of what came before it.
What’s perhaps more surprising, however, is that when it comes to features this new instalment isn’t exactly fit to bursting, at least not at launch.
The game’s positives are clear as soon as you start playing. In the six years since Forza Motorsport 7 was released, Turn 10 has built on what was already a fantastic racing simulation and created what may be the most authentic racer yet.
On the track, the thing handles like a dream. The list of driving aids and other settings is so extensive that with a bit of tinkering, you can easily put together a driving system that feels deeply satisfying to play, whether you’re a complete novice or a racing die hard with a full wheel and pedal setup in your living room.
Once you’ve managed to tune everything perfectly after a few races and have dialled the AI difficulty to just the right amount to suit your playing style, there are few recent games past or present that deliver with such gratification that feeling that comes with stalking the racer in front of you over numerous laps, edging closer until you pick just the right moment to overtake them.
The weight, the handling, the sensation of speed (especially from the in-car or bonnet viewpoints), the bliss of just nudging onto the rumble strip as you perfectly take a corner – none of this is new to racing games, but rarely has it been accomplished so well.
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The game’s feel is complemented by its visuals. The days where gameplay and real life footage are indistinguishable still aren’t quite here yet, but Forza is the perfect indicator that the gap is getting ever closer.
The detail in track surfaces, the reflections on the wide range of materials inside and outside your car, the way shadows dance across your dashboard as you turn a sharp corner and the position of the sun changes, all combine for a deeply believable experience.
Turn on the game’s ray tracing mode and the illusion becomes even more convincing, although players may wish to turn it off in favour of a higher rendering resolution. While it’s possible to race with ray tracing on at 60fps – something not possible in rival racing game Gran Turismo 7 – the game does drop the resolution during busy moments to handle the extra strain it places on processing.
In practice, neither the loss of ray tracing nor the resolution drops are severe enough to catch the eye of the vast majority of players when you’re hurtling down the Nürburgring GP circuit at 180mph so the
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