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Forza Horizon 4: Complete Review

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With Forza Horizon 4 now at its end-of-life status it’s time to look back at the games life and consider whether the game was any good or was actually rather underwhelming. So, let’s break this down into segments: gameplay, cars, map, soundtrack & miscellaneous Gameplay FH4’s whole gameplay and progression centres around the Festival Playlist and Forzathon, it’s what’s known as a Live Service game, relying on regular updates with new content rather than having a main campaign to work through and post game content afterwards to keep you playing and as a reward. Whilst it is good that we were getting batches of cars every 4 weeks for free and only requiring an hour or so’s game time, the issue though is that to access this you needed Wifi and some challenges required a paid Xbox Live Gold Membership which lets be fair, the kids/teens this game is fundamentally targeted aren’t going to be able pay for, effectively locking away content behind a paywall only adults can access whic...

Top 10 Overlooked and Underapreciated Cars

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 There are plenty of cars that have gone done in history for their excellence, either through movies, high sales or generally being well remembered, But there are plenty of cars that don't get enough credit or their legacy is simply forgotten, so here's a list of what I think are the most overlooked and underrated cars that deserve their time in the spotlight and we should start talking about. As always here are a few cars that didn’t make the cut. Honourable Mentions Chevrolet Corvette C5 (1997-2004)- What makes the C5 underappreciated is the cars incredible racing track record, it was the only car that could hold a candle to the Dodge Viper GTS-R in the ALMS (American Le Mans Series) and when manufacturer support was dropped for the Vipers, the Corvette’s became untouchable until the Prodrive Ferrari 550’s came onto the scene. And don’t forget, the base car cost £37,000 which is incredibly good value for money even compared to a Lotus Esprit V8 or Mitsubishi 3000 GT, and do...