On high, Horizon 3 remains an eye-catching game, and while it’s hard to tell the difference while roaring up and down a road, it becomes more apparent in screenshots. To hit the 60fps sweet spot, I recommend getting rid off MSAA, which should net you an extra 10fps. In plain areas, outside of forests particularly, the frame rate gets up to a more than respectable 70fps at 1080p, and mostly manages to stick to around 50fps even when the scene is more intensive. In busy areas like this there’s some texture pop-in in the distance, and the cars sometimes look a bit too reflective, but those niggles don’t detract from what is an arresting game. Using the ultra preset, Horizon 3 is frequently breathtaking, particularly when hurtling through a rainforest. While there, it might be worth turning off the dynamic visual settings, which alter the game on the fly to maintain a consistent performance, at the cost of consistent graphics. It’s worth noting, however, that Horizon 3’s frame rate is capped, by default, at 30, but can be unlocked in the visual settings. While the game used the medium preset after I hit the auto-detect option, it’s definitely a bit on the conservative side, and with only a couple of tweaks I was able to max out most settings aside from MSAA to get a mostly consistent 60fps. Most of the settings go from low to ultra, and there are four presets to choose from if you don’t fancy getting your hands dirty. There are three options just for reflections, in fact, when you include mirror quality. Horizon 3’s graphics options are an unexpectedly robust list of settings, letting you fiddle with everything from performance hogs like shadow quality and MSAA to the quality of your windshield’s reflection. The tantalising vistas make it a bit tricky to keep the car in check, frankly. It serves as a tour of Australia’s best bits: its primeval rainforest, sparkling golden beaches and intimidating deserts. The good news, then, is that Forza Horizon 3 is just as shiny and striking as you’d hope. There’s an expectation that racing games should be gorgeous, lavish things where everything shimmers and every drop of water on the surface of a car looks just so. Tested on a Intel i5-3570K GHz, 8 GB of RAM, GeForce GTX 970, Windows 10.
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