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Forza Horizon 6 Makes Cherry Blossoms Unbreakable to Respect Japanese Culture

The studio says the choice reflects a respect-for-culture approach to building its Japan map.

Overview

  • Forza Horizon 6 design director Torben Ellert told The Japan Times the team made cherry blossom trees indestructible.
  • Ellert said most other trees and props still break to keep exploration quick and rewarding.
  • He added that some temples and other culturally important places are either protected or left out to discourage players from driving through them.
  • Reporters linked the move to last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows uproar in Japan over breakable shrine items, which led Ubisoft to issue a day-one patch.
  • Some players and writers say they rarely notice the protected trees in regular play, suggesting the feature is subtle.