After you've had a car for a few years, the new-car smell wears off. It's not your new car anymore, just your car. You're used to it. That's the Forza Horizon series. It's expected, reliable, and that new-car smell has worn off. But with time comes familiarity, and you can learn the ins and outs of a car, getting the most out of it. Or maybe it starts to fall apart because you've been...
Forza Horizon 4, the latest entry in Microsoft’s racecar fantasy franchise, is just a week away from release. The embargo dropped earlier this week, and reviews are rolling out. We’ve generally been a fan of the Forza series here at TechnoBuffalo, and of cars in general, but you may have noticed: Our review is missing! After spending about a week with the game, we’ve decided to delay...
While the original Forza Motorsport series is very much about the science of driving a car, its more casual Forza Horizon spin-off is about the fantasy of it. The fun of it. You can race jets and do 300-meter jumps. This year, Forza Horizon is going to the U.K., so the first pack of downloadable cars marries those two ideas perfectly: A bunch of James Bond’s classic cars, from the DB5...
Forza Horizon 4 is doing things with online that it’s never done before. A huge, synchronized world with changing seasons and dynamic events. For those like me that like a world to feel alive but not actually be live, that sounds a little scary. I enjoy my solitude. But after seeing the way the game is going to work behind closed doors and playing it a bit myself, I’m really excited to...