Forza 6 Gamespot Review: 8.0

Which means it didn't flop?

But yes, the series needs to take a break.

you seem to have a soft spot for forza (or played both horizon and motorsport to know they're completely different) because normally a blind cow would've said "annual!!"

Why does it need to take a break?

And when GT5 got an 8.. it was considered a flop.

lmao

Hey....erm..

Read some comments... According to rules: No hype thread = No flop.

Yep, this.

I hope this wasn't a freelance writer, or NyaDC might lose his shit again

Another flop for Xbone lol.

I guess lems can cross Flopza off the chalkboard now.

Mostly because of the law of diminishing returns. I would rather have one (or two) amazing, paradigm setting Forza games a generation, than three or four iterative ones launching once ever two years. That's just me, though- personally, I find it hard to muster up enthusiasm for a new Forza release anymore, when it always feels like we just had one not even two years ago.

I don't see how you can argue this, at this particular point. After FM 5, FM 6 is the one that is needed. FM 5 was lacking a lot of content and features. I could see your point of view if you were talking about FM 7 in two years, which will likely be this gens FM 4.

I'm not going to give you a reason. Instead I will say don't trust random reviewers which I've said for years. That's my rule.

Also, the Forza 5 GS review (79/100 metascore) was shitty anyways. F5 should have never scored a 9/10 with less content, but that's ancient history. It was just a silly review that SW giggles at, like pretty much all GS reviews.

Find a few reviewers you trust, learn their names, and follow those reviews. Stay away from random reviews. Also, if use your friends. People will also suggest you play the game to find out for yoursale, but I'm a realist.

I know we don't have time to play everything ever, watch everything ever, listen to everything ever.

I don't trust ANY WEBSITES reviews just because a GS/GB/GI/GT logo is on the review, instead I have my fave reviewers (aka learn the names of reviewers you like) and that's it.

The only reason Forza 5 got a 9 was because it was reviewed by Chris Watters, a guy that, its now more than obvious, always had a fling for anything xbox. He also gave a 9 to Titanfall and other xbox related games when everybody knows they didnt deserved such high scores.

Forza 6 was reviewed by an unbiased guy and thats why it scored what it deserved

I don't see how you can argue this, at this particular point. After FM 5, FM 6 is the one that is needed. FM 5 was lacking a lot of content and features. I could see your point of view if you were talking about FM 7 in two years, which will likely be this gens FM 4.

That is what I mean, my comment is not directed at Forza 6, but at the series- it needs to take a break starting now, just support Forza 6 with content like a platform, keep Forza 7 for a few years later, maybe even for the launch of Xbox Two, or whatever.

is this really the only reason forza 6 got an 8?

The same Chris Watters that gave The Master Chief Collection a 6?

Your post is self contradicting.

@tushar172787 said:

is this really the only reason forza 6 got an 8?

Yes that's right and that's why this review is complete garbage.

It's laughable how someone could review the game, come up with one problem like that and give it two points less.

Forza 5 was Windows 8, Forza 6 is Windows 10.

I'd like to see more Horizon games, but after this I do agree that the Motorsport franchise needs a break.

Yes that's right and that's why this review is complete garbage.

It's laughable how someone could review the game, come up with one problem like that and give it two points less.

Ah, hey man, I liked Windows 8.1. :-P

But I suppose FM 5 wasn't bad at all.

8/10 a flop? What alternate reality do you hail from?

It was hyped AAA by lems and scored an 8 hence it's a flop. That's the way things work around here.

It was hyped AAA by lems and scored an 8 hence it's a flop. That's the way things work around here.

Lol @ lems

"Its not a flop because there was no hype thread"

was it a PS4 exclusive and they would be all:

"lol cows dont even make hype threads cause they fear they might flop"

I've seen this excuse thrown around so tell me lems, why isnt it applicable to you now? Are cows the only chickens here?

Well the review released out of no where an entire week before the game even came out, someone was probably planning on making one but got blindsided.

lol

lol what?

Well the review released out of no where an entire week before the game even came out, someone was probably planning on making one but got blindsided.

I sure as hell wasn't expecting it this early.

The game is at a 89 at metacritic and getting alot of 90s so thats damn good. Gamespot and some other ghetto website gave it a lower score so beyond that Forza 6 is doing damn well so far with the other 23 reviewers that reviewed the game so far. Much better score then Driveclub lol So good job for MS to getting great reviews in metacritic.

This is an exclusive, not just an exclusive, but a top tier Xbox exclusive. The whole "somebody was planning on making one tho" is bullshit. This stuff deserved one at least a month before release, because it's not the first time a review hit early.

Then again, expecting cows/lems this generation to properly hype a game is outta the question, save for Bloodborne and MCC.

For real, this was one of the big names for xbone exclusives. Saying this isn't a flop because there wasn't a thread for it is really pussying out. It's easy to tell what Lems think of this score in the comment section and hell, even in this thread.

Shut up.

Nah, I'll leave that up to your damage controlling ass lol

Well, remember too we should really look at the metascore in a month to see F6's real ranking since it's way too early. However, I've learned for years that metascores seem to go steady or down slightly before finally tapering off. I think based on years of looking at metascores, Forza 6 will probably land at a 87 (Halo 4, Batman Arkham Knight, Resistance 2, level). I would agree this title being very slightly underrated if I didn't know better to wait for more reviews for metacritic to compile which will be a month from now. Pretending that it's been a month and Forza 6 somehow mystically maintained a 89/100 (more reviews = greater chance of going down as I've seen over the decade), then yes, GS would be slightly underrating F6, but they super overrated F5 by comparison.

Of course, that is to say we have to completely throw out the opinion angle, which is every reviewer has their own opinion and not much we can do about that. Plus, it's been a few years and the competition and expectations of racing games have increased. I don't think anyone should point at Forza 5's terrible review as a reason for Forza 6's review. Forza 5's review was broken and we can all look back and see how much content the game was lacking since it was a rush job launch game.

Regarding 90+ metascores? It's incredibly hard to get a 90+ on metacritic which Bonnie Ross spoke about regarding 343's goal to make a 90+ game and haven't done so yet (they wanted to match or best Bungie's Halo games). It's a magical barrier that the industry, developers, and publishers strive for.

That said, GS typically underrates their titles about a point lower than metacritic, which is very, very, very typical for gamespot.com, making the Forza 5 super overrated case that much more peculiar. Then again, The Last of Us was a 95 on metacritic and it got an 8/10 at Gamespot.com. Then, The Last of Us was remastered and included all the DLC and it still got an 8/10 on GS again and the remastered TLOU got a super high 95/100 metascore as well. That's a game that went on to get 200 different Game of the Year awards at various websites and magazines, but was only a 8/10 at GS...

That's Gamespot.com's reviews for ya. Another year, another good Forza game for racing fanatics to enjoy.

@SolidTy: agreed on all points.. excellent post and thanks for the reply

I'm damage controlling? There's no damage on my end, look at yourself and what you're doing right now...

Hypocritical idiocy is running rampant today.

hahahahaaaaaaaaaa...

This would be interesting considering lemmings were hyping the shit to the moon,man i wonder what will happen if Halo 5 get a 8...lol

I'm damage controlling? There's no damage on my end, look at yourself and what you're doing right now...

Hypocritical idiocy is running rampant today.

So it is better then 5 in many ways but gets a lower score? I guess it is because of the yearly Forza game release but that is still poor reviewing. If a game is better, their fatigue of the series should not be a factor for the score. MS should not have attached the Forza name to Horizon since different devs and style. Even though though the games are different seeing Forza yearly hurts them.

Sounds like a great game though but Horizon is more my cup of tea.

I'm not seeing how a 8 is a flop...it says, "great" under the number lol. So, another "great" game for the XB1?

Was there a hype thread? what was the hype?

you know the rules , no hype thread NO flop.

Great score and good thing that it's doing better on Metacritic than Forza 5 as well, considering more content in this one than the last game.

Lower rating than F5 on Gamespot seems a bit odd though but still a great score. Wish we had Split/Second 2. Not a Sim but first one was a great arcade racer.

EDIT:

Read some comments... According to rules: No hype thread = No flop.

I swear you guys move goalposts for everything.

• Game exceeds hype = Find a way to diminish it
• Game meets hype = Find a way to diminish it
• Game doesn't meet hype = Treat it like it's the worst game on Earth
• Game doesn't get a hype thread = Weasel around it and diminish the game as if it didn't meet hype

Shut up.