"2012's Forza Horizon is one of my lifetime favorites. Earlier games like Grand Theft Auto 3 had shown me how much I could enjoy the simple experience of driving around a game's world with a great song on the radio, but took it to the next level with its gorgeous Colorado setting, its impeccable driving model, and the relentless stream of exceptional pop tunes on Horizon Pulse, the game's best radio station."
"Right now, my life feels like a game that mostly takes place in corridors. I get up in the morning, I walk down the same familiar streets to the same train line that takes the same route into the city each day, and at night, I make the same trip back home. Of course I'm aware that there's a whole world beyond the confines of the narrow pathway I follow day in and day out, but the routine of my days remains pretty rigid."
Forza Horizon 2012 combined a gorgeous Colorado setting, an impeccable driving model, and a relentless stream of pop tunes to create a deeply immersive open-world driving experience. Earlier games like Grand Theft Auto 3 introduced the pleasure of driving with music, but Forza Horizon elevated that feeling through scenery, handling, and standout radio stations. The writer rediscovered that spark while playing Forza Horizon 5 and reframed a backlog as something that reveals itself when the player is in the right mindset. Routine life and external stresses increase the desire for open-road escapism rather than forcing playthroughs.
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