“It’s a really vibrant space despite being a desert.” Image: Microsoft The sand desert biome offers rolling dunes to drive around on. “It’s not a dead, barren landscape,” Brown said. Image: Microsoft The living desert biome, which is filled with cactuses and foliage as well as rock formations and rock piles. You’ll see striking hidden temples as you’re driving through the lush environment.
Arceta said this is one of his favorite biomes because of the colors and palettes they can put into the area because of its agriculture. “It’s a really cool effect when you’re driving through there in a hypercar.” Image: Microsoft The farmland biome. “Because it has these big rocky walls, the sound of your car engine can reverb back off those walls,” Brown said. “That really opens up passages and secret areas for the player to explore.” Image: Microsoft The canyon biome, where sound can echo around the towering natural formations. “We have a lake that completely dries up in the winter season, as well as the rivers that feed into it,” Arceta said. This area can be particularly affected by seasonal changes, according to Arceta.
The arid hills biome, which has a lot of undulating hills and pockets of trees.
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The game is set to release on November 9th for the Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, and PC. You’ll be able to drive up and down that volcano, for example (and yes, there will be places to launch your car off it, Brown said), as well as drive through hilly streets in the game’s representation of the city of Guanajuato.Ĭheck out Forza Horizon 5’s 11 biomes for yourself in these screenshots shared with The Verge. And there should be a lot to see, as Forza Horizon 5’s map is one and a half times larger than the one in Forza Horizon 4, according to Brown.īrown and Arceta both emphasized that there is a lot more vertical exploration in Forza Horizon 5 than there was in Horizon 4. There’s a huge diversity of landscapes, including a tree-lined canyon, a jungle with hidden temples, a humid swamp, and even a volcano - it seems like players will be constantly experiencing new and varied terrain. Last week, I had a chance to talk with developer Playground Games’ creative director Mike Brown and art director Don Arceta about the game’s open world and the 11 different biomes you’ll be able to visit. One of Microsoft’s biggest reveals at this year’s E3 was Forza Horizon 5, which the company debuted with a stunning trailer showing off some of the game’s Mexican locales.
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