How Forza Horizon 4 raced to the heart of Britain

How Forza Horizon 4 raced to the heart of Britain

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https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/sep/25/forza-horizon-4-the-game-that-raced-to-the-heart-of-britain

The latest title in the acclaimed open-world racing series takes players from Devon to the Scottish Highlands. But how did the developer get the feel of the country right?

It’s the little moments that get you. The golden autumn sun glinting from the windows of Cotswold cottages. Sheep running across the road in the Scottish Highlands. Skeletal oak trees lining starkly frozen meadows. It is very strange to play a modern big-budget video game and to be taken back to childhood memories, to places that feel somehow imprinted on the psyche. In this way, Forza Horizon 4, the latest open-world driving sim from Leamington Spa-based developer Playground Games, may be the most emotional racing game I’ve ever played.

How Forza Horizon 4 raced to the heart of Britain

Sep 25, 2018, 8:20am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/sep/25/forza-horizon-4-the-game-that-raced-to-the-heart-of-britain > The latest title in the acclaimed open-world racing series takes players from Devon to the Scottish Highlands. But how did the developer get the feel of the country right? > It’s the little moments that get you. The golden autumn sun glinting from the windows of Cotswold cottages. Sheep running across the road in the Scottish Highlands. Skeletal oak trees lining starkly frozen meadows. It is very strange to play a modern big-budget video game and to be taken back to childhood memories, to places that feel somehow imprinted on the psyche. In this way, Forza Horizon 4, the latest open-world driving sim from Leamington Spa-based developer Playground Games, may be the most emotional racing game I’ve ever played.