Forza Horizon 6 Might Finally Fix The Series' Biggest Progression Problem

Few racing games are as effortlessly fun, or as generous with spectacle as Forza Horizon. But, because Horizon rarely struggles to give you something to do - there’s always a highway to burn rubber or dirt to be sprayed down a mountain pass - a problem has been creeping up on the series: instant gratification, immediate reward, compressed progression, whatever you want to call it, Forza Horizon has spent too long struggling to make your status feel earned. Forza Horizon 6’s approach to progression is interesting. Yes, Japan’s living painting is the game’s magnetic pull, but beneath the new setting are systems which aim to fix something more fundamental: the feeling of the climb itself.