@Elite Soulfly ever heard of slightly mad studios? ya know the one with project cars...thats who developed with fnf crossroads so your argument stands no ground
What really amazes me is how the songs played at the radio have gained such a massive popularity like no other game has ever achieved. So many of them sit on 100M downloads now and remember, most of these songs were new at the time the game came out. It really adds to the feeling of a festival not only about cars, but also about partying, and it shows that whoever was put to choose songs for the soundtrack had really good taste
Just an FYI: Horizon 3 is currently on sale until iirc September 27th this year. After that, it and it's DLC will no longer be available for sale. Microsoft announced this like a day ago. So, you might want to make sure you already have it and any DLC you want before you can't get it!
Other tip: dont buy the Ultimate Edition hoping to get the Festival Expansions because it doesnt, the Ultimate edition just includes the car pass (paid cars) and vip (5 cars and double credits after events). Buying the standard edition plus the season pass is better.
Sad thing is i personally might miss it, i strugled to find time to finally get into a Forza game even when i had opportunities, while i heard of this announcment happening and i was eager to get it, Forza Horizon 4 is also on sale, which for me is going to be a better choice to finally get into the series. I might consider at end of september the standard edittion, yes the DLC will be lost but at least its better than waiting for 'okay now im justified to pirate it'.
FINALLY. I bought this game in 2013, and haven't been able to stop playing it since. The physics, cars, graphics (for it's time at least) and most of all: the feeling of the festival itself. Just Perfect.
@Austin Batton The only thing that keeps FH4 alive are SOME of the online lobbies and the weekly playlists, FH1 was a much better game imo, it had less cars, a smaller map but the whole experience just feels better... In FH4 it feels like the developers lost their passion...
Cyriac George i'm with you, i still play this time to time, looks incredible, drives perfect, and it have a really cool map, the canyons are incredible, and the sound of the cars offf damn they sound crispy!
the series may get more cars, better graphics, bigger maps but it'll never capture the vibe of the original horizon festivals. that's what makes this the best
I still love FH1 and it's my favourite Horizon! The atmosphere, the music, the races, etc. are amazing and I feel the sequels haven't really captured that same feeling this game has. Although it doesn't have over 700 cars like FH4 does, it makes the ones in FH1 more special and personal.
Forza Motorsport 4 and this was my shit, planning on re buying Forza Horizon 1 UPDATE: Now a proud owner of single disc Forza Motorsport 4 and a steel book Forza Horizon 1
I found out a few months ago that playground games is based only a town away from me and I go past their office everyday on the way to the train station, I expected them to based in America so to find out they’re based in a small midlands town in England was quite strange haha
This game literally saved my life. I got out of a toxic relationship and had to crash with a friend for a while and I was in a really dark place. But he had a 360 and a copy of this game so I poured a lot of myself into this game, basically just kind of lost myself in it as an escape, and honestly, it was a huge part of getting back on my feet. I literally bought my own 360 after years of being only a Sony guy simply to get a copy of this game later on. Doesn't matter how much I love any other game, this one will always hold a special place in my heart.
People say that people who say "Forza Horizon 1 is my favorite of the series" are just nostalgic or something, but that's not true. This game just did it's own thing and it did it almost perfectly. They should've build upon this instead of what they did with the sequels.
I do prefer FH2 overall, but FH1 definitely had the best atmosphere out of all of them. 3 and 4 don't even feel like a festival anymore, and have no real progression and haven't really moved the series past FH2 feature wise.
@@BFIFE22G35 I didn't play FH2 that much to be honest. I have seen a lot of gameplay of it and personally I think that the FH1 map looks the best out of all four. FH4 map kinda sucks imo. It feels like you're on a racetrack all the time and I think that that's what they were going for. Nonetheless they are all very good games though.
@@averagegingernut434 I respect that. I personally don't really like that kind of experience because it makes me feel more like I'm working instead of playing a game. But FH4 takes the "gifts" a bit far tbh.
@@chielwouterscw yeah for whatever reason, FH 2 on 360 was an absolute grind, buy the time you had finished the main "quest line" you would have just over $1,000,000 which is nothing in Forza terms.
Forza Horizon 1: hey, we have restrictions on these events meaning you can only drive a particular car, that way you get to drive something you probably wouldn't normally drive Forza Horizon 2: hey, you wanna do every event in that Supra/BMW/Dodge Charger you got at the start, you can do that, as there are no restrictions *at all*
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and the restrictions also mean that your cars, car builds, and money have value and serve a purpose because they'd be useless if you can beat the game with your starter cars
Forza Horizon 4: Hey, we do have certain restrictions, but mostly for seasonal events, though you have to pick a car from a set performance group, and from a set typing.
7:17 THIS TIMES 1000! IMO the should have kept that system, where you had to complete an event using a certain type of car, like 1990 convertible A-class, and when you finished it, then you yourself can change the parameters and customize the event to your liking.
I think in 3 makes sense because you are the "MC" of the festival. On 2 when you win the Festival it doesnt feel that it is yours. On 4 it was just carried from 3 without any thought put into it. Even though in theory I could win the entire FH3 with one car, I still used different cars and changed the events because it felt so interesting making varied events, contrary to FH2 which you only choose the car class and place to start the same 4 races.
This game, so many memories. It already started when I got an invite to a closed "launch event" on a military airfield in The Netherlands. A huuuuge car show that already gave off a "horizon feel" with DJ's, parties, car and bike stunts outside, many beautifull cars... It was simply amazing. And then starting up the game, starting in a VW Corrado and slowly building up hype and fame and car collection. Everything was perfect in that game. FH2 was... I dont know, not thát impressive? FH3 was again impressive though, but the story and way of presentation was lackluster imo. The driving, events, tracks, roads, etc, were all perfect. FH4 i have yet to play.
Fh4 isn’t exactly a bad game, but it doesn’t feel anything like the original forza horizon, I don’t get any festival feel at all, no real cutscenes, no “bosses” but that’s just my opinion, although it’s my least favorite in the series I have played it quite a bit and it was received incredibly by the press
I agree with Anthony. Horizon 4 is abides by a different philosophy, where the only 'new' things are altering seasons and purchasing houses. The devs focused more upon the (beautiful) map and adding more and more notable cars through updates. It's kinda sad to admit that you haven't missed out on anything with Horizon 4. It's a good fun game but I find myself reminiscing the older titles.
@@PedzRR I really like FH4, but it is true that the "magic" of the first Horizon just isn't there. They put a TON of work into FH1, experimenting and creating something entirely new, while its sequels only improved on what was already made (or altered in terms of storytelling). However, the business aspect of FH4 was brilliant, like side stories with benefits for completing them. The Isha's Taxis side story was pretty cool. Even Top Gear made a reappearance, where the player would take the role as The Stig, and some of the challenges were pretty tough to beat. Now if only we could get the first game remastered, and also released on PC... well I would have loved to play that one again
The guy who was brought in to compile the licensed soundtrack for this game is DJ Robert John Gorham, the founder of the real life Bestival festival. That's why the soundtrack on Horizon 1 in particular is so catchy!
@@TheLonelyFuture1 for me I was turned away by how much they butchered street racing. Making it a part of the festival was weird. But I agree it still had some good qualities
@@tek1645 nah it lost its magic. The new ones lack depth. Yes, the racing is arguable better as you can fine tune your car, but they went full corporate and completely ditched what made the first game unique. The first was a completely new thing for forza. A big aspect of the first was the music festival, which I would argue they've put on the sideline almost entirely. Look at the cover art for all 5 games, do any of them have the festival on the cover besides the first? No. The game also lacks any form of solid narrative. That's not to say that the game doesn't do well as an open world game, but if they're gonna take that route just fucking commit to it. The story was the main reason the first was t for Teen which they never want to happen again. The 5th one players are spoon fed everything and treated like Car Jesus who could never do anything wrong. I'm not gonna say that I don't enjoy the later installments. However, the new Forza Horizon games just become more and more soulless, created primarily to gain mass appeal and help sell xbox game pass. I can enjoy racing in FH5, but that's it. The environment doesn't have that festival feel despite there being multiple outposts, it's just an open world with trash music playing. PGG and Turn 10 sacrificed quite a but of what made the first one stand out when making the new ones
Aussie here: You're gonna LOVE Horizon 3. They really nailed the look. There's gum trees everywhere, and it really does feel like parts of the Gold Coast and maybe Queensland. A lot of games have Australia levels, and it's more them saying "This is set in Australia", with nothing to show for it, like Tony Hawk's Underground 2. Rest assured, you'll be impressed
Never been to Australia. Horizon 3 makes me feels like I when I visit in just going to be disappointed with reality. I gush about horizon 3 to all of my friends. Shame it's going to see end of life soon
This game is very special to me it influenced my life in a big way. I have family that lives in Colorado and we would always drive to Denver to go see them. I live in New Mexico ( the state below Colorado ) and it would be so amazing to see all the locations in the game in person on the way to Denver. That town in game is a recreation Golden Colorado. That's where Coors is brewed, anyways I loved all Motorsport titles as a kid. The biggest influence on me was actually the in game music. It made me fall in love with EDM, Denver was the bass capital of the world. It felt like I lived in horizon when I would go to red rocks to see the same artists that were in the game soundtrack. I will always love this game.
This game had SO many showcase events and chances to win free cars which was cool. Could even get upgrades for 100% free from smashing boards and this is where a lot will disagree with me. I liked not having off-road vehicles in this game and it had some really cool Supercars that never came back. I even liked having to use certain cars for certain events as it encouraged me to get a lot of variety in my cars. As far as I can say, this game will never die.
shadowspike74 This is true but from what I recall the 360 version was worked on by Sumo Digital who brought us all the OutRun 2 ports (props to them for that) but I feel this was too big of a project for them with this game as graphically it was a massive step back from Horizon 1. Perhaps the conspiracy theorists were onto something when it was said that the 360 version was purposely made to look like ass so as to boost sales for the Xbone console release.
Horizon 1 is still my favourite in the franchise. Absolutely loved it back in the day. It stayed fun to play for ages after release too. Something you don't get with new games.
Imo, Horizon 1 was the perfect one from a completion standpoint. Later entires added so much extra that it feels like getting 100% would require dropping out of school and playing full time. *Glares at Horizon 3 and winning 2,000 races...*
This was my second ever racing game I played, it gave my love for the aventador. Got it in the showcase then made it to beat the veryon then won the game with it. I’ve made a livery of the same car in every forza game since
The best horizon game, kind of lost their magic after this one. Got a bit too big and lost the charm of working your way through the ranks with actual mini boses etc...
Yeah, horizon 2 felt like a stepping stone to get to 3. 4 is just 3 with more of everything. 1 had a mini plot going on. Reminded me of those NFS bmovie plots xD
I randomly developed a crush on the ‘71 Skyline, so it became my character’s “personal vehicle.” If it was legal to run in an event, I ran it. I wanted to see just how far I could push it. Far, it turns out. Only the last two races of the game were too much for it (its younger sibling from ‘12 handled those just fine. Thanks for the end game ride, Marko!). I won several Gold events in it, just to prove I could. Maxed out at 195 mph by the time I was done. D to R3. That little storyline WAS the game for me. I will make sure I own that car in every Forza game that has it going forward. And I’m sure other people have “that” car for themselves, too.
I remember seeing an ad in the Microsoft store at Mall of America that this game was $15 on sale. I couldn't resist and I don't remember exactly when I bought it, but it was fairly new. Best $15 I ever spent on a game. Loved every second of it.
Got this game for free when they used to do Games for Gold and I played it a lot actually. My only complaint is that the front bumper hit boxes seem bigger than they actually are on a lot of the cars. Meaning if you like to cut corners to squeeze between cars you’ll usually clip something and crash.
12:50 I always thought the handling stat in Horizon is higher because they don't have to be compared to LMPs later Formula 1 cars. Like a 10 in a Horizon is a Zonda R where as a 10 in Motorsport means LMP/Formula 1
Your Forza reviews are some of the videos I look forward to the most. The way you play through them from the very beginning and judge them in their evolutionary way is really great, and that's just a bonus in addition to your great reviewing in general. I'm looking forward to your Forza Motorsport 5 review when it eventually drops.
Just bought Forza Horizon last week for my 360, and what an awesome game. back in the 7th gen days, I choose the PS3, so I didn't got to experience what the 360 had to offer. Then Bought a brand new 360 in 2019 to try some of the exclusives, best decision ever. Awesome review.
Been looking forward to hearing your reactions of this game since I started watching your channel back then. So glad you dug it as much as I did! Excited for you to continue on with the series :D
This game got a 4K patch on Series S/X a few months back. This is the only 360 Forza game that works on the new consoles. For those interested, get it!
I love Forza Horizon, I had so much fun when it was released. I used to be a Playstation person, then Forza Motorsport released, and I ran out and got a xbox, been with the box since. Forza Horizon is worth a playthrough, even if your first Horizon was 3 or 4, still worth checking it out. Great Video Man, Im subbing. I hope everyone's day goes/went well
Man this was the best Horizon the feeling I got from the intro, the cut scenes, the scenery and even the hype of the DJ’s and their music! It made me feel like it was a real thing back when it came out! We really did downgrade over the years.
This is my one of my all time favorite racing games of all time. Me and my friends have spent at least 2000 hours on this game. And every minute of it was amazing. Great review, I love this.
I had lots of fun with the rally dlc, as well as achieving like, 94% of the game + online "for fun" playlists were a lot of fun too. This game is very nostalgic to me and I very much so hold it close to my heart.
This one and Horizon 2 and the only ones worth playing and truly gave you that Horizon feel. You had a purpose to play unlike 3 and 4 where you have no limitations or restrictions. This is what defined Horizon.
Went on a massive splurge during lockdown and bought all the Forza Horizon games as I'd always looked at them as one of the few types of game that there's nothing really similar to on the PS4. Within minutes of loading up Forza Horizon i was blown away by how much it felt like an open world DiRT 2 in terms of presentation, which was exactly looking for. With top notch handling too this game felt anything like an 8 year old game!
Horizon was the Forza game I wanted to play when I first played the first motorsports in 2006. I didn't even play simulation racers back then but Forza had me hooked. Horizon was like a dream come true lol
Bought Forza Horizon 3 yesterday, which is my first Forza game and was thinking about you channel that I need to checkout old Forza games review in your Channel and here is the Forza Horizon review
Man, I'm sad that I've missed out on that game. Definitely gotta try it out soon. Your video gave me enough reasons to get my hands on it now. Great as always :D
Great Review Spencer. Glad you've now joined the Horizon appreciation club finally. I kinda knew you'd love them. I've been following you from almost the beginning and have been excited to seeing you get around to these . I hope you'll give us a good insight to how FH3 compares to the real world. I've been to Oz many years ago, and I found that it felt a pretty good representation. Byron Bay is a lot nicer in real life though.. :0)
still my favourite of all the Forza games. loved the music, the scenery, the handling. I spent soooo much time relaxing just cruising around. I never got bored!
Test drive unlimited was and still is amazing. I recently bought it again brand new on eBay for 10$ and though the graphics hadnt aged too well, the amount of fun in the game is still there. I like the concept of buying properties and going to car dealerships to choose the car how you want. It feels more like your car when you customize it
I remember that the demo convinced me to buy this one, it was spectacular. I don't know how it is nowadays but the multiplayer enjoyment was on par with the singleplayer, so many mini games and modes, king of the hill and infected were so much fun. Great video as always.
Horizon 1 was virtually perfect imo. Ideas for sequel, "yeah let's get rid of the mini bosses as you progress through the wristbands thus diluting the sense of progression entirely, hey yeah great idea".
Forza horizon is my favorite game of this franchise, I’ve played and came back to all previous forzas but this is the one I have seen myself come back to the most, something about the Colorado vibe and the beautiful soundtrack, seriously, this is one of the, if not the best video games soundtrack, this and ncaa football 14 is the only reason I still have my Xbox 360
First time I played Firza Horizon I was amazed by the graphics and the smoothness of the game. It's the peak of the xbox 360 performance. I never used the rewind feature on all my races, but I think it was necessary for the last race where you travel the whole map. I still havent finished that race because it was really that hard and an Xbox One arrived at home and I started playing Horizon 3 which is even more amazing.
I miss this game, i played it so much, i was 16 in 2012 and was learning how to drive, so this game was really fun especially with manual shifting i'll never forget the amount of fun i've had in this game ♥♥♥
Since you are a fan of colorful designs, try creating a rainbow paint. Red/green pearl, with sky blue gradient vinyl on the front and rear sides, fading into the middle of the car, and don't forget, sky blue squares on the front and rear bumper areas. Set the transparency of the vinyls to like 80% for this.
This game is 8 years old and still looks better than Fast and Furious Crossroads
I remember back in 2015-2016 How Bad this game Was.
@Elite Soulfly what part of "still looks better" didn't you get?
@Elite Soulfly ever heard of slightly mad studios? ya know the one with project cars...thats who developed with fnf crossroads so your argument stands no ground
@Elite Soulfly 1)Graphics are not that hard to develop in games. Atleast upto PS4 level
2) it's made by slightly mad studios who made project cars.
@@CobnutVTS they made need for speed shift too, no?
Nostalgia punched me like Mike Tyson with this one, i spent a hundred hours playing this with my best friend back in the day
I presume you both still are friends? If not best friends anymore
Last online: 8 years ago
Jordan Dempsey 8 years buddy. That’s a while ago.
@Jordan Dempsey Time flies.
@Beeps ...Maybe they have a life?
What really amazes me is how the songs played at the radio have gained such a massive popularity like no other game has ever achieved. So many of them sit on 100M downloads now and remember, most of these songs were new at the time the game came out. It really adds to the feeling of a festival not only about cars, but also about partying, and it shows that whoever was put to choose songs for the soundtrack had really good taste
Just an FYI: Horizon 3 is currently on sale until iirc September 27th this year. After that, it and it's DLC will no longer be available for sale. Microsoft announced this like a day ago. So, you might want to make sure you already have it and any DLC you want before you can't get it!
smawllz oh shit thanks for letting us know
oh no, its horizon 2 all over again
Other tip: dont buy the Ultimate Edition hoping to get the Festival Expansions because it doesnt, the Ultimate edition just includes the car pass (paid cars) and vip (5 cars and double credits after events). Buying the standard edition plus the season pass is better.
Gonna get the DLC set later, Blizzard Mountain and Hot Wheels for £8.77 for the pair.
Sad thing is i personally might miss it, i strugled to find time to finally get into a Forza game even when i had opportunities, while i heard of this announcment happening and i was eager to get it, Forza Horizon 4 is also on sale, which for me is going to be a better choice to finally get into the series. I might consider at end of september the standard edittion, yes the DLC will be lost but at least its better than waiting for 'okay now im justified to pirate it'.
FINALLY. I bought this game in 2013, and haven't been able to stop playing it since. The physics, cars, graphics (for it's time at least) and most of all: the feeling of the festival itself. Just Perfect.
@Austin Batton The only thing that keeps FH4 alive are SOME of the online lobbies and the weekly playlists, FH1 was a much better game imo, it had less cars, a smaller map but the whole experience just feels better... In FH4 it feels like the developers lost their passion...
@Austin Batton laugh emoji? Give me your human rights , right now
Cyriac George i'm with you, i still play this time to time, looks incredible, drives perfect, and it have a really cool map, the canyons are incredible, and the sound of the cars offf damn they sound crispy!
the series may get more cars, better graphics, bigger maps but it'll never capture the vibe of the original horizon festivals. that's what makes this the best
FH2 is my favorite but FH1 is my second fav for sure
FH1 Has imo the best opening on an arcade racing game... and with a fricking volkswagen!
The corrado got centrifugal supercharger
@@faridarridho8620 and that fucking v6 is a beast. The vr6 is my favorite car.
@@faridarridho8620 I just played it again and noticed it has active aero too! The spoiler goes up when you speed off. How cool is that~!
@@MrSilverfish12 bruh, i didn't notice that 😳
I still love FH1 and it's my favourite Horizon! The atmosphere, the music, the races, etc. are amazing and I feel the sequels haven't really captured that same feeling this game has. Although it doesn't have over 700 cars like FH4 does, it makes the ones in FH1 more special and personal.
Some of the radio stations in FH4 has pretty good soundtracks. But nothing like the ones in the original Horizon
The music on this forza was made by radio hosts that actually cared
Why would they get rid of pheonix fox on horizon rocks?
can the music be compared to Vice City and San Andreas Radio?
@@ihavenoideawhattocallthis952 Phoenix fox is the best radio station host.
funny as hell,
amazing radio station
&
awesome voice.
Just bet the game, Feels amazing. Im gonna continue Forza Motorsport 4 for now.
The DJ also voiced DJ Atomika in many EA games!
My favorite Forza Horizon of all time.
Me too!
Yeh I love the raw graphics and the setting of Colorado USA, so many memories of riding up the mountains as a kid, FH4 doesn’t feel like a racing game
Me too
NOT YOU AGAIN
We been waiting for this.
Forza Motorsport 4 and this was my shit, planning on re buying Forza Horizon 1
UPDATE: Now a proud owner of single disc Forza Motorsport 4 and a steel book Forza Horizon 1
This game has such a god tier soundtrack, it shaped my current musical taste so much i cant even describe it
I found out a few months ago that playground games is based only a town away from me and I go past their office everyday on the way to the train station, I expected them to based in America so to find out they’re based in a small midlands town in England was quite strange haha
They are also making Fable now.
This game literally saved my life.
I got out of a toxic relationship and had to crash with a friend for a while and I was in a really dark place. But he had a 360 and a copy of this game so I poured a lot of myself into this game, basically just kind of lost myself in it as an escape, and honestly, it was a huge part of getting back on my feet. I literally bought my own 360 after years of being only a Sony guy simply to get a copy of this game later on.
Doesn't matter how much I love any other game, this one will always hold a special place in my heart.
Great to hear m8. Hope ur doing better nowadays. :)
People say that people who say "Forza Horizon 1 is my favorite of the series" are just nostalgic or something, but that's not true.
This game just did it's own thing and it did it almost perfectly.
They should've build upon this instead of what they did with the sequels.
I do prefer FH2 overall, but FH1 definitely had the best atmosphere out of all of them. 3 and 4 don't even feel like a festival anymore, and have no real progression and haven't really moved the series past FH2 feature wise.
@@BFIFE22G35 I didn't play FH2 that much to be honest. I have seen a lot of gameplay of it and personally I think that the FH1 map looks the best out of all four.
FH4 map kinda sucks imo. It feels like you're on a racetrack all the time and I think that that's what they were going for. Nonetheless they are all very good games though.
I respectfully disagree, I think my experience with this game was much better the 2 and 3 where you had to grind so hard to make any money at all.
@@averagegingernut434 I respect that. I personally don't really like that kind of experience because it makes me feel more like I'm working instead of playing a game. But FH4 takes the "gifts" a bit far tbh.
@@chielwouterscw yeah for whatever reason, FH 2 on 360 was an absolute grind, buy the time you had finished the main "quest line" you would have just over $1,000,000 which is nothing in Forza terms.
Forza Horizon 1: hey, we have restrictions on these events meaning you can only drive a particular car, that way you get to drive something you probably wouldn't normally drive
Forza Horizon 2: hey, you wanna do every event in that Supra/BMW/Dodge Charger you got at the start, you can do that, as there are no restrictions *at all*
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and the restrictions also mean that your cars, car builds, and money have value and serve a purpose because they'd be useless if you can beat the game with your starter cars
Forza Horizon 4: Hey, we do have certain restrictions, but mostly for seasonal events, though you have to pick a car from a set performance group, and from a set typing.
69 Dodge Charger, you're welcome
And the community was born...!
7:17 THIS TIMES 1000! IMO the should have kept that system, where you had to complete an event using a certain type of car, like 1990 convertible A-class, and when you finished it, then you yourself can change the parameters and customize the event to your liking.
I think in 3 makes sense because you are the "MC" of the festival. On 2 when you win the Festival it doesnt feel that it is yours. On 4 it was just carried from 3 without any thought put into it. Even though in theory I could win the entire FH3 with one car, I still used different cars and changed the events because it felt so interesting making varied events, contrary to FH2 which you only choose the car class and place to start the same 4 races.
Thank I think 3 and 4's seasonal championships have that in spirit (and you actually have a reason to do them for exclusive cars)
This game, so many memories.
It already started when I got an invite to a closed "launch event" on a military airfield in The Netherlands.
A huuuuge car show that already gave off a "horizon feel" with DJ's, parties, car and bike stunts outside, many beautifull cars...
It was simply amazing. And then starting up the game, starting in a VW Corrado and slowly building up hype and fame and car collection. Everything was perfect in that game.
FH2 was... I dont know, not thát impressive? FH3 was again impressive though, but the story and way of presentation was lackluster imo. The driving, events, tracks, roads, etc, were all perfect.
FH4 i have yet to play.
Fh4 isn’t exactly a bad game, but it doesn’t feel anything like the original forza horizon, I don’t get any festival feel at all, no real cutscenes, no “bosses” but that’s just my opinion, although it’s my least favorite in the series I have played it quite a bit and it was received incredibly by the press
I agree with Anthony. Horizon 4 is abides by a different philosophy, where the only 'new' things are altering seasons and purchasing houses. The devs focused more upon the (beautiful) map and adding more and more notable cars through updates. It's kinda sad to admit that you haven't missed out on anything with Horizon 4. It's a good fun game but I find myself reminiscing the older titles.
@@PedzRR I really like FH4, but it is true that the "magic" of the first Horizon just isn't there. They put a TON of work into FH1, experimenting and creating something entirely new, while its sequels only improved on what was already made (or altered in terms of storytelling). However, the business aspect of FH4 was brilliant, like side stories with benefits for completing them. The Isha's Taxis side story was pretty cool. Even Top Gear made a reappearance, where the player would take the role as The Stig, and some of the challenges were pretty tough to beat.
Now if only we could get the first game remastered, and also released on PC... well I would have loved to play that one again
The guy who was brought in to compile the licensed soundtrack for this game is DJ Robert John Gorham, the founder of the real life Bestival festival. That's why the soundtrack on Horizon 1 in particular is so catchy!
Best horizon so far.
The rest might have had more cars, better customization and be prettier.
But non have that special feel Horizon 1 has.
no doubt my favorite horizon, this game is so badass. It's more pure than its successors even if it is missing the tuning feature
I miss Horizon 1. It was such a great game and felt so fresh. Later games lost some of the magic.
The later games completely forgot the original was heavily focused on the festival aspect of the game.
2 was good too! It's after that where it lost it's charm.
@@TheLonelyFuture1 for me I was turned away by how much they butchered street racing. Making it a part of the festival was weird. But I agree it still had some good qualities
"Lost some of the magic", you mean you grew up? Take off your nostalgic glasses
@@tek1645 nah it lost its magic. The new ones lack depth. Yes, the racing is arguable better as you can fine tune your car, but they went full corporate and completely ditched what made the first game unique. The first was a completely new thing for forza. A big aspect of the first was the music festival, which I would argue they've put on the sideline almost entirely. Look at the cover art for all 5 games, do any of them have the festival on the cover besides the first? No. The game also lacks any form of solid narrative. That's not to say that the game doesn't do well as an open world game, but if they're gonna take that route just fucking commit to it. The story was the main reason the first was t for Teen which they never want to happen again. The 5th one players are spoon fed everything and treated like Car Jesus who could never do anything wrong.
I'm not gonna say that I don't enjoy the later installments. However, the new Forza Horizon games just become more and more soulless, created primarily to gain mass appeal and help sell xbox game pass. I can enjoy racing in FH5, but that's it. The environment doesn't have that festival feel despite there being multiple outposts, it's just an open world with trash music playing.
PGG and Turn 10 sacrificed quite a but of what made the first one stand out when making the new ones
Aussie here: You're gonna LOVE Horizon 3. They really nailed the look. There's gum trees everywhere, and it really does feel like parts of the Gold Coast and maybe Queensland. A lot of games have Australia levels, and it's more them saying "This is set in Australia", with nothing to show for it, like Tony Hawk's Underground 2. Rest assured, you'll be impressed
Never been to Australia. Horizon 3 makes me feels like I when I visit in just going to be disappointed with reality. I gush about horizon 3 to all of my friends. Shame it's going to see end of life soon
yeah i live in australia and kind of wish i got to play froza horizon 3. Ive seen video of the game and man its so realistic.
This is Xbox one x enhanced so it hits a native 4k and it still looks amazing.
Underrated channel.Hope you make it big in the future
This game is very special to me it influenced my life in a big way. I have family that lives in Colorado and we would always drive to Denver to go see them. I live in New Mexico ( the state below Colorado ) and it would be so amazing to see all the locations in the game in person on the way to Denver. That town in game is a recreation Golden Colorado. That's where Coors is brewed, anyways I loved all Motorsport titles as a kid. The biggest influence on me was actually the in game music. It made me fall in love with EDM, Denver was the bass capital of the world. It felt like I lived in horizon when I would go to red rocks to see the same artists that were in the game soundtrack. I will always love this game.
I was impatiently waiting for a another review thank you for making such underrated reviews you got me HOOKED into game reviews
THANK YOU
This game had SO many showcase events and chances to win free cars which was cool. Could even get upgrades for 100% free from smashing boards and this is where a lot will disagree with me. I liked not having off-road vehicles in this game and it had some really cool Supercars that never came back. I even liked having to use certain cars for certain events as it encouraged me to get a lot of variety in my cars. As far as I can say, this game will never die.
Honestly I would just play this game over and over cruising and creating cars from my favorite films and tv shows with the design editor.
dont play forza horizon 2 on the 360, just reminder
It sucks I still have the box and disk just play the xbox one version
Me too. It's very suck. The vibe is just bland
@@faridarridho8620 despite the limited hardware they could have done better in my opinion
Forza Motorsport Won't be on Xbox One Pretty sure Forza horizon 5 is Going to make an Unfinished Xbox One Game.
shadowspike74 This is true but from what I recall the 360 version was worked on by Sumo Digital who brought us all the OutRun 2 ports (props to them for that) but I feel this was too big of a project for them with this game as graphically it was a massive step back from Horizon 1. Perhaps the conspiracy theorists were onto something when it was said that the 360 version was purposely made to look like ass so as to boost sales for the Xbone console release.
could you do a review of Driver San Fransisco? You did do the first 2 games..
YES PLS!
From what I've heard, it isn't easy to find a copy these days.
Horizon 1 is still my favourite in the franchise. Absolutely loved it back in the day. It stayed fun to play for ages after release too. Something you don't get with new games.
Anddddd there’s the nostalgia overload from FH1
Imo, Horizon 1 was the perfect one from a completion standpoint. Later entires added so much extra that it feels like getting 100% would require dropping out of school and playing full time. *Glares at Horizon 3 and winning 2,000 races...*
Hehe. Yeah, remember when you bought a game and 100% it though 3 chill months? Now get a racing setup and say goodbye to your social life.
Forza Horizon is best car gaming series ever. I love every single game in this series.
This was my second ever racing game I played, it gave my love for the aventador. Got it in the showcase then made it to beat the veryon then won the game with it. I’ve made a livery of the same car in every forza game since
The best horizon game, kind of lost their magic after this one. Got a bit too big and lost the charm of working your way through the ranks with actual mini boses etc...
Yeah, horizon 2 felt like a stepping stone to get to 3. 4 is just 3 with more of everything. 1 had a mini plot going on. Reminded me of those NFS bmovie plots xD
I randomly developed a crush on the ‘71 Skyline, so it became my character’s “personal vehicle.” If it was legal to run in an event, I ran it. I wanted to see just how far I could push it. Far, it turns out. Only the last two races of the game were too much for it (its younger sibling from ‘12 handled those just fine. Thanks for the end game ride, Marko!). I won several Gold events in it, just to prove I could. Maxed out at 195 mph by the time I was done. D to R3. That little storyline WAS the game for me. I will make sure I own that car in every Forza game that has it going forward. And I’m sure other people have “that” car for themselves, too.
Was waiting for this
I remember seeing an ad in the Microsoft store at Mall of America that this game was $15 on sale. I couldn't resist and I don't remember exactly when I bought it, but it was fairly new. Best $15 I ever spent on a game. Loved every second of it.
Got this game for free when they used to do Games for Gold and I played it a lot actually. My only complaint is that the front bumper hit boxes seem bigger than they actually are on a lot of the cars. Meaning if you like to cut corners to squeeze between cars you’ll usually clip something and crash.
This is the best review of FORZA HORIZON 1. This channel deserves so much more recognition..
Yo nostalgia for the infected map glitch to get out of the map we here?
Absolutely loved this game and still do. I recently bought Forza Horizon 2 digitally for my 360 and just bought FM4 as well.
12:50 I always thought the handling stat in Horizon is higher because they don't have to be compared to LMPs later Formula 1 cars. Like a 10 in a Horizon is a Zonda R where as a 10 in Motorsport means LMP/Formula 1
Partly, yes, but cars in Horizon tend to be a bit grippier than the same cars in Motorsport too..
@@lordeilluminati ... and less prone to rolling over
Your Forza reviews are some of the videos I look forward to the most. The way you play through them from the very beginning and judge them in their evolutionary way is really great, and that's just a bonus in addition to your great reviewing in general.
I'm looking forward to your Forza Motorsport 5 review when it eventually drops.
Just bought Forza Horizon last week for my 360, and what an awesome game. back in the 7th gen days, I choose the PS3, so I didn't got to experience what the 360 had to offer. Then Bought a brand new 360 in 2019 to try some of the exclusives, best decision ever. Awesome review.
Been looking forward to hearing your reactions of this game since I started watching your channel back then. So glad you dug it as much as I did! Excited for you to continue on with the series :D
Playing this game in Early 2016 was such a dream. And it also made me want a Volkswagen Corrado
This game got a 4K patch on Series S/X a few months back. This is the only 360 Forza game that works on the new consoles. For those interested, get it!
I love Forza Horizon, I had so much fun when it was released. I used to be a Playstation person, then Forza Motorsport released, and I ran out and got a xbox, been with the box since.
Forza Horizon is worth a playthrough, even if your first Horizon was 3 or 4, still worth checking it out.
Great Video Man, Im subbing.
I hope everyone's day goes/went well
Again, I'm blown away by the quality of your videos!
I got this game for Christmas, I ABSOLUTELY loved it!
Man this was the best Horizon the feeling I got from the intro, the cut scenes, the scenery and even the hype of the DJ’s and their music! It made me feel like it was a real thing back when it came out! We really did downgrade over the years.
Soundtracks in this game are iconic
The rally add-on is quite well done, and The 1000 Club gives you even more reason to drive every single car!
Love Forza horizon 1.. One of my favourite games of all time!! Recently replayed it and completed it again. Such a brilliant game in so many ways ❤️❤️
playing it now and absolutely loving it!
I used to love playing this game back in the day and now I'm thinking about buying it and playing it again
Me too I’m so annoyed at myself for getting rid of it
@@farhanshameel7810 I'm annoyed at myself for getting rid of it and not playing it for years
This is still my favorite Horizon. I just replayed it not too long ago and it still holds up.
This is my one of my all time favorite racing games of all time. Me and my friends have spent at least 2000 hours on this game. And every minute of it was amazing. Great review, I love this.
I had lots of fun with the rally dlc, as well as achieving like, 94% of the game + online "for fun" playlists were a lot of fun too.
This game is very nostalgic to me and I very much so hold it close to my heart.
Got this game on launch and instantly knew it would become as iconic and loved as the Motorsport series.
This game is legendary 🔥 such nostalgia
I have so many memories with this game. It was the first forza game I ever played, along with Motorsport 4. Both are excellent games.
This one and Horizon 2 and the only ones worth playing and truly gave you that Horizon feel. You had a purpose to play unlike 3 and 4 where you have no limitations or restrictions. This is what defined Horizon.
Went on a massive splurge during lockdown and bought all the Forza Horizon games as I'd always looked at them as one of the few types of game that there's nothing really similar to on the PS4.
Within minutes of loading up Forza Horizon i was blown away by how much it felt like an open world DiRT 2 in terms of presentation, which was exactly looking for. With top notch handling too this game felt anything like an 8 year old game!
Horizon was the Forza game I wanted to play when I first played the first motorsports in 2006. I didn't even play simulation racers back then but Forza had me hooked. Horizon was like a dream come true lol
Omg it finally dropped! This is my favorite racing game of all time, im excited to hear a proper review
Bought Forza Horizon 3 yesterday, which is my first Forza game and was thinking about you channel that I need to checkout old Forza games review in your Channel and here is the Forza Horizon review
Every Review Video of you are a joy to watch. 😀
Love your work mate! Keep it up, I've been following you since your GT3 review!
Man, I'm sad that I've missed out on that game. Definitely gotta try it out soon. Your video gave me enough reasons to get my hands on it now. Great as always :D
Great Review Spencer. Glad you've now joined the Horizon appreciation club finally. I kinda knew you'd love them. I've been following you from almost the beginning and have been excited to seeing you get around to these . I hope you'll give us a good insight to how FH3 compares to the real world. I've been to Oz many years ago, and I found that it felt a pretty good representation. Byron Bay is a lot nicer in real life though.. :0)
still my favourite of all the Forza games. loved the music, the scenery, the handling. I spent soooo much time relaxing just cruising around. I never got bored!
And the Forza 4 menu music... THANK YOU
Test drive unlimited was and still is amazing. I recently bought it again brand new on eBay for 10$ and though the graphics hadnt aged too well, the amount of fun in the game is still there. I like the concept of buying properties and going to car dealerships to choose the car how you want. It feels more like your car when you customize it
The best forza game ever! Horizon will never be the same.
I remember that the demo convinced me to buy this one, it was spectacular. I don't know how it is nowadays but the multiplayer enjoyment was on par with the singleplayer, so many mini games and modes, king of the hill and infected were so much fun. Great video as always.
The nostalgia is real with this one!
Horizon 1 was virtually perfect imo. Ideas for sequel, "yeah let's get rid of the mini bosses as you progress through the wristbands thus diluting the sense of progression entirely, hey yeah great idea".
Horizon 3 and 4 lost that special festival vibe from horizon 1 and 2 hopefully they bring it back on 5
Bring on the Forza Motorsport 5 review!
Been waiting for you to review this series
Not gonna lie the best game review channel I always rely on LOL
Forza horizon is my favorite game of this franchise, I’ve played and came back to all previous forzas but this is the one I have seen myself come back to the most, something about the Colorado vibe and the beautiful soundtrack, seriously, this is one of the, if not the best video games soundtrack, this and ncaa football 14 is the only reason I still have my Xbox 360
Its a shame that we can’t play this game on current gen consoles anymore.
I thought I was crazy for loving the cockpit view in this game so much
Honest to heart i was waiting for your review on this one
Best atmosphere out of all the horizon games
Greatest game to ever exist fh1 will allways have a special place in my heart
My favorite game ever
You should totally review the test drive games, i remember them being so much fun when i was a kid
First time I played Firza Horizon I was amazed by the graphics and the smoothness of the game. It's the peak of the xbox 360 performance. I never used the rewind feature on all my races, but I think it was necessary for the last race where you travel the whole map. I still havent finished that race because it was really that hard and an Xbox One arrived at home and I started playing Horizon 3 which is even more amazing.
You encouraged me to make designs for my car.
This makes me want to install some Horizon and play now. Awesome vid!
I miss this game, i played it so much, i was 16 in 2012 and was learning how to drive, so this game was really fun especially with manual shifting i'll never forget the amount of fun i've had in this game ♥♥♥
Are you gonna make a re-review of the gran turismo series?? because i find your old ones lacking in some areas, other than that great video once again
Gran Turismo 2 and 4 do. Especially 4, lacked the rally talk and historic cars talk.
Omg, my favourite racing game on the Xbox 360 loved this back in the day
Since you are a fan of colorful designs, try creating a rainbow paint.
Red/green pearl, with sky blue gradient vinyl on the front and rear sides, fading into the middle of the car, and don't forget, sky blue squares on the front and rear bumper areas. Set the transparency of the vinyls to like 80% for this.
Forza Motorsport 4 and Horizon 1 and 2 are the Forza games at their peaks
Ah, that Motorsport 4 music...brings me back.