Due to recent events that have unrolled in pass 2 days I am having the opportunity to test Forza Horizon 4.
At 2k resolution,you lose at times 5 FPS average. However, important is that the graphics details is very noticeable with the naked eye. So much that the more or less 5 FPS are totally worth it.
The situation is with 3 FPS less in 3k. And if you don't constantly look at the numbers, the game basically plays the same.
At 4k on my rig, frames drop up to half, at an average of 40FPS and the lag is noticeable. (no idea how people can play games on standard consoles) however disappointingly the graphics sharpness stays exactly the same.
There is a harsh mushy blurry looking "detail" in 1080p. Things drastically looking much more sharp in any resolution starting with 2k. Of course this is for any game not just Forza.
Which truly leaves me to wonder if 4k 60fps capable computer is something worth it from a financial point of view.
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Forza Horizon 4 is a 100% ONLINE experience. Playing it offline, can only be a test. The offline experience is blunt and almost joyless.
While the standards of racing games in terms of visual beauty is set by Forza Horizon 4, this game is very far away from any form of photo-realism. In fact the devas have done an amazing job in fouling the untrained eye: instead of graphic details,they took advantage of an amazing color palet. The blend of colors make everything seem very eye-candy, when everything is laking true detail.
The asphalt, nature(grass trees), water, rocks (don't get me started on the human model detail) is mediocre. And yes this is how they manage so incredible frame rates on low hardware.
The car details both inside and more specifically outside look less than they did in Forza 3. This was pointed out before, but i had to see it for myself and i can confirm.
So they did not make a better-looking game, oh no... the opposite. But they very much went forward with the gameplay, and everything there is to do in the Forza world!
It has a lot of cars, but not enough! Simply not even close to enough. Featuring new models that were announced in 2016 and came out in real world 2017-2018(at best). Forza 3 was exactly the same. We will have to wait for the next Forza 5 to get the models from this year and so on...
There is a lot to do in Forza Horizon 4 and it all has to do with driving fast cars, in a very friendly manner. And since Need For Speed is missing from the scene, Forza remains the game to play for a solid and rich racing experience - with the same strong arcade feeling that we got in the past from NFS.
