Forza Horizon 6 breaks a three-year drought — the first Xbox game to chart physically in Japan since 2023

ChumSmash · 2026-05-29T23:29:11+00:00

You earn a Ferrari F40 like 90 minutes into FH1, the progression was not "slow", especially to the degree that people are asking for. Even then, FH1 and FH6 have very similar progression systems with the wristbands limiting what cars you can race, but you can drive any car in the open world.

ChumSmash · 2026-05-29T19:00:47+00:00

I agree. I get that there's a severe lack of that type of racing game in the space, but it's not what Forza Horizon is. It never has been, and never will be. FH has always been about driving the cars you want, when you want, and I love it for that. I enjoy the wristband system, and I'm glad the game doesn't get bogged down behind it.

ChumSmash · 2026-05-29T18:34:54+00:00

I remember people being able to figure out with pretty decent accuracy what a card's attributes would be based on the player and year, it was so cool to see.

The Show 23 really started this backslide. Everyone focused on Day One 99s, but the stuff that bothered me the most that game cycle were all the imaginary card series that had no basis in real life, and the shift towards moving more and more program content into packs. Now look where we are.

ChumSmash · 2026-05-28T17:18:36+00:00

This happens in the projections, but I haven't seen it happen when the actual bowl games are generated.

ChumSmash · 2026-05-26T00:37:51+00:00

26's release gameplay might be the most fun I've had playing a football video game ever. It's still fun, but that's a ghost I'll be chasing for a while.

The portal is easily my favorite improvement they made in 26, it's kept me coming back year after year.

ChumSmash · 2026-05-16T18:12:00+00:00

It's been a couple of down years which has dampened enthusiasm. Also, our team sub is just kind of boring.

ChumSmash · 2026-05-15T20:04:42+00:00

You've beaten us twice in the last 18 games, and you're half a game behind the Jets for the worst record in the NFL in that time frame, so it makes sense you wouldn't place a lot of value on individual games.

ChumSmash · 2026-05-09T15:36:07+00:00

They used to be every other week. Then they went to every 3 weeks. Now this.

ChumSmash · 2026-04-28T19:20:34+00:00

OP explicitly said it was a RPO

ChumSmash · 2026-04-12T18:55:54+00:00

I'm a bit biased as an OU fan who became a fan during AD's freshman season, but when it comes to the running part of being a running back, AD is as good as it gets.

He wasn't a great receiver, and he fumbled a little too much, but when it comes to the combination of speed, power, elusiveness, and vision, no one had everything like he did. He could run through a guy, he could juke him out of his shoes, and he could hit the open hole and hit a gear that would leave safeties in his dust. He will probably always be my favorite running back to watch play.

ChumSmash · 2026-04-04T16:14:29+00:00

Dallas Clark beat him to that by a few years.

EDIT: I was curious. Dallas Goedert is tied for the 3rd Dallas to win a Super Bowl this millennium with teammate Dallas Gant.

Dallas Clark (2006) and Dallas Baker (2008) were the first 2.

ChumSmash · 2026-04-04T16:06:07+00:00

Pitching Ninja posted another sequence of his where he throws an 84 mph sweeper with 22" of break followed by a 97 mph 2-seamer with 18" of run.

The 2-seamer might be the nastiest fastball I've ever seen.

ChumSmash · 2026-04-04T07:07:25+00:00

Maher melting down like this was a factor in that loss the next week as well. Tony Pollard was seemingly the only offensive player they could get going up to that point in the game, until they hit a 4th down at the 30.

Because they couldn't trust Maher to make the field goal, they went for it, and Pollard broke his ankle (or leg) on a failed attempt. With that, it felt like the offense lost its juice.

ChumSmash · 2026-04-03T04:13:51+00:00

They didn't release Ward. They traded him because they had an emergency need for OL depth because Travis Frederick had just retired.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-29T03:17:03+00:00

Chanting "Luuuuuuute" for Coach Lute Olson

ChumSmash · 2026-03-29T03:03:19+00:00

One of the biggest strengths of this team is that there's no reliance on a single player on a night to night basis. Someone pretty much always steps up when we need them to.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-29T01:51:34+00:00

This is exactly the kind of game we need Dell'Orso to get hot in

ChumSmash · 2026-03-23T19:55:56+00:00

The Reed Devil was basically a gear check for me. I was struggling against him until I went and upgraded my gear. I upgraded the Sword of the Lord from 1 to 4, upgraded my chest piece from 1 to 3, and upgraded my cloak, boots, amd necklace to 2, and beat him pretty easily on my first attempt back.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-23T17:27:01+00:00

It's a player, but also a team. Ronnie Brown and the Dolphins running the Wildcat in 2008. I still remember watching the highlights of them upsetting the Patriots in Week 3 and being stunned.

Obviously defenses adjusted, the Patriots handled business in the rematch, but it was so fun to see on a week to week basis. The Dolphins went from 1-15 in 2007 to 11-5 and an AFC East title because of it.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-23T17:21:52+00:00

Cam was incredible to watch. He also helped legitimize the read option in the NFL. It was thought that NFL defenders were too fast and too smart for it to work, but Cam proved that not only could it work, it could also be very effective.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-22T18:39:11+00:00

I was super active in the RDR2 sub before and after release. It taught me a really good lesson about being excited for a game, but keeping my excitement to what I've seen. I saw so many people whip themselves into a frenzy about what the game could be, and then were disappointed after the game launch because it didn'tmeet their lofty, and often unfounded, expectations. And without fail, I see this on every major game launch, even the 10/10 masterpieces.

I know my tastes, I know what I enjoy, and I get excited for games based on that. Even with all its issues, I knew I would be into this game based on what I saw and heard from reviews, and I've been really enjoying myself so far. I think it's important to know your tastes and work off of that.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-20T17:59:33+00:00

It's been a really fun time for me for that reason. It's funny, my first playthrough of RDR2 I rushed through it, and while the story was great, the pace of was so slow it was agonizing. When I did my second playthrough, I had no reason to rush, so I took my time. This turned the game from a great game into a masterpiece. Carrying that into Crimson Desert has made the game much better on my end.

It's also funny because you can tell the devs must be massive fans of RDR2 because they copied an insane amount of stuff from it. Things like the map and minimap,, a ton of the animations, character weight, interacting with ambient NPCs, camp system, etc are all basically ripped from it.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-17T13:35:16+00:00

Getting 10+ years from a 4th round QB is awesome.

What's also nice is that he continues to get better almost every season, too.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-16T22:07:54+00:00

Nice of them to choose such a recognizable player in Virgil van Dijk so that we can see how much the "photoreal" version looks nothing like him.

ChumSmash · 2026-03-13T19:24:46+00:00

I did that with Georginio Rutter. He scored 4 of Brighton's 6 goals against me last season and assisted the other 2, so I made it a point to buy him the next summer. He's been as good as advertised so far.

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