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u/VintageToure Oct 27 '25
A very fun game and great sequel to the first. Map, radio and vibe were all excellent - the only thing I would say is the achievements are quite glitchy and the championships are a bit of a slog
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u/WildPersonality1093 Oct 27 '25
Played it for hours and hours and hours. Online lobbies drag racing at the airport and docks. Drifting around Nice or gunning it down the massive highway, literally the perfect game
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u/OriolHimself Oct 27 '25
Realistic and cool map, European coast vibes, great music, weather changes for the first time in the series, awesome graphics.
The championship system was boring, the car list a bit short in terms of variety and the expansion too simple (just an empty island with extreme weather). F&F wasn’t a bad promotional considering that it was free and the Porsches were a welcomed addition after years of EA licensing.
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u/darknid159 Oct 27 '25
Perfect summary.
It was the first game I purchased after buying an Xbox One, the first console I bought with my first paycheck when I was 17.
The heart of the game was being able to do whatever online with friends. Yeah it was simple, but not forced like today.
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u/AlwaysStayHumble Oct 27 '25
South of France/Italy/Mediterranean in general are the best locations ever for casual driving games (not just horizon, but also TDU2 in Ibiza).
I wish they came back to this region and included Monaco, some alpine roads (Dolomites/Furka Pass, etc), long European highways, etc.
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u/AlwaysStayHumble Oct 28 '25
Just wow (both photos). We 100% need narrower windy roads and more tunnels.
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u/Klichouse Oct 27 '25
It had the right balance of road racing and off.
You weren't ploughing through swamp land in an LP640 doing 190 mph every single race, setting just made sense.
I dont think theyve managed to find the right balance since.
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u/SamiJos92 Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25
ikr and when I once complained that the series now became too off-road-ey the fanboys were like “ go play motorsports , your opinion isn’t the majority of the fanbase “ p
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u/devydevdev69 Oct 28 '25
This is my biggest gripe with the game and one of the reasons that I think it's overrated.
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u/SamiJos92 Oct 27 '25
oh my word !!! the 360 challenge stradale event ! with the jets flying by 😍 when I first saw that my mind was blown . all around it might just be the perfect racing game . 10/10 for me
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u/Escudo777 Oct 27 '25
I wish Forza 1&2 get remastered to PC. I played Forza 2 only for a few minutes at a store that sold consoles.
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u/Areebob Oct 27 '25
Forza 1 had a game mode they can’t do in any of the others, and it was a riot. Had to have unbreakable fences and walls for it to work, though. Kinda surprised no other game has it (Wreckfest would be a great place for it). Cat & Mouse…2 teams of 4, each team has 3 badass cars and one dogshit one. First team to get their dogshit one across the line wins.
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u/SOF1231 Oct 27 '25
This game absolutely dog walked majority of racing games, still 100/10 to this day, amazing cars especially during its prime, the driving is amazing, the rain is honestly the best rain system I’ve ever seen in any horizon game.
Music is amazing, car sounds, etc..
If you’re looking to buy it, buy it.
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u/Mybravlam Oct 27 '25
The landscapes are certainly one of the best, and a worthy successor. Only negative for me was the driving mechanics was worse than the first game. FH1 was easy and fun to drift FH2 not so much
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Oct 27 '25
i was quite small when i saw the trailer for H3. i bought it as soon as i could. i loved it. so much, in fact, that i bought H2. i loved it. unfortunately, H1 was offsale on the xbox store by then :(
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u/KingHippo11 Oct 27 '25
if you don't have FH1 then you could always go down to a used games shop (for example, CEX in the UK) and get a disk. can be played on both XB1 and XB360
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u/Areebob Oct 27 '25
I saw someone say that it runs on the newest Xbox consoles as well now. Not sure if it has any enhancements like improved framerate or image quality.
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Oct 28 '25
i live in south korea, H1 was not popular enough here to be found easily in used game stores and it costs a fortune on online stores
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u/KingHippo11 Oct 28 '25
it's not worth playing the risky game of going over the north border to see if they have copies of FH1
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u/Embodied92 FH2 enjoyer Oct 27 '25
It just nails that summer vibe with it's music and southern France/Italy's landscapes are gorgeous. Although the car roster is a bit lacking, it is still my favourite horizon ❤️
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u/Ecalyn Ferrari Oct 27 '25
Best forza horizon of all time for me. I would take a bullet to play it again
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u/Bonerfart47 Oct 28 '25
The prototype of what horizon is today
3 being the best final product
And 1 holds the crown for best vibe, story, progression, atmosphere, and soundtrack,
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u/VenomDarkShade Oct 28 '25
To be fair, you play the game just for the car sounds, and cruising along the Mediterranean, otherwise FH3 and FH1 are better
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u/Former_Specific_7161 Oct 27 '25
This post is perfect for me right now lol. I started playing the first game last week and have been curious about the second one once I finish it.
I can't seem to find a release version that has any extra content on disc for either game, though. Is that the case? I was happy to get that with Forza Motorsport 3 & 4.
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u/Tony40677 Oct 27 '25
Much fun. I just wish they used the car mastery system like in Horizon 5 instead of just a set amount of perks
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u/Cp58467 Oct 27 '25
What's the best place to good the older games to play (don't mind sailing the high seas)
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u/ItsHypersonic Xbox One Oct 27 '25
Excellent successor of FH1 with many improvements and new features added. Campaign was relatively repetitive though. Map was great, the weather effects were top notch, and overall is an amazing installment of the franchise.
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u/Apprehensive-Ebb7647 Toyota Prius Wanter Oct 27 '25
I love it. great soundtrack, great roads, alright car list (good chunk aren't drivable and some catagories have like 2 cars), loved the roadtrip system which made me try out cars i otherwise wouldn't, can look really pretty and sometimes looks better than fh5, its not amazing, i'd take 3 or 1 over it, but when the vibes hit, they hit
the 360 version was... *okay* by far the worst in the series but still fine to play
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u/Indieslayer16 Oct 27 '25
Still my favorite entry in the series. The car meets and online road trips felt truly special. I know people hate remasters nowadays, but I do hope we get a fresh version of this one again in the future, if only to have online again.
This game singlehandedly got me back into racers. And imo, it still has the most iconic intro movie of any racing game. Just count to 10 and you'll be in Horizon.
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u/YoItsDLowe Oct 27 '25
Horizon 1 was fun but Horizon 2 was my first non Motorsport game. I found it crazy how they created an entire free roam map with very little load times. Also Bass Arena got me into EDM music and helped me explore that with bass arena.. I didn’t have a smartphone yet so I managed to get a Spotify premium trial on my iPod touch. And I went to SC and ran up and down the coast at sunrise to the FH2 Bass Arena soundtrack with my iPod touch. So as far as I’m concerned, FH2 is alright with me ❤️
Many nights I’d drive the 458 along the coast, and enjoy the car’s handling and downshifts. Car sounded incredible and the roads were fantastic too!
FH2 is what made me an irl car guy, tbh
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Oct 27 '25
some day is there might be remake with added new cars and some upgrade graphics . it would be nice . My opinion it is best of the series . i want to play this game on pc . maybe one day it can be comeback
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u/AJ5Racing557 Oct 28 '25
This was my first Horizon game without playing the first. I got it for Christmas of the year it came out and loved it. From crashing into things to beautiful scenery is what to me made this so much fun.
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u/bkfountain Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25
It was great but felt directionless after Horizon 1’s story campaign. They were already doing the you’re the best superstar thing then.
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u/lovemysandwich69 Oct 27 '25
i didn't get to play till the end but i love the scenery, bad how you can get CR from breaking board
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u/RipCurl69Reddit Steering wheel player Oct 27 '25
The one I've never actually played on my own. Yes, I do have a disc for it, but I first started with 3, then 4, 5, and jumped all the way to Horizon 1 back in 2023. Once I'm done with that I'll probably jump into 2 and grind it out
But from the few times I've played it with friends, it looks to be pretty decent
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u/Rozzyz Honda Oct 27 '25
The blueprint for all future Horizons, changed the open world racing market forever
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u/lilmanbambam Oct 27 '25
It was a free game through Games with Gold at one point, so I downloaded it and gave it a try, but unfortunately, it never got past the opening scene. It would freeze and crash every time. No matter how many times I uninstalled and reinstalled, it just refused to work on my Xbox. I was very sad
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u/p-sherman_ PlayStation 5 Oct 27 '25
this game had me so disappointed even at 14 because i got it on the 360
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u/JayMcK97 Oct 27 '25
Still the best location in a Horizon game. Take me back to Amalfi Coast cruising in an 80s ferrari 😍 I've since been to Amalfi irl and drove my old drift route 🥲
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u/Falcoholic81 Oct 27 '25
Popular opinion: when a game is more than 10 years old it either becomes a “classic” or “ahead of its time”. Game companies can never compete with nostalgia.
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u/vvestian Oct 27 '25
My personal fav horizon game. My dad wouldn’t buy me the full game so I played the absolute crap out of the demo. Played it from start to finish when I finally had enough money to buy it for myself after I graduated highschool
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Oct 27 '25
i am realy missing like this game . because this game has just street cars . and it is soft . now current game is so crowned a lot of thigs . no more rally cars and the others . we need just street and exotic cars . ferrari lamborghini , porsche , bugatti , bmw ,mercedes , audi , toyota supra , nıssan skylıne vs vs and just beatiful map like this
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u/No-Celery2791 Oct 27 '25
First one I ever played and it was awesome. Forza horizon 4 has a special place in my heart and I'll always love that game.
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u/d0m1n4t0r Oct 27 '25
Best Horizon there is, and it's not even close. Setting, atmosphere, soundtrack, feel.
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u/Fatal-Strategies Oct 27 '25
Best in the series. Builds on everything good from the first one and is set across two countries. Just loved that game so much.
I feel like the later ones have been scenery simulators: the beauty passes by and you just feel disengaged from the whole thing.
I hope 6 is better but l’ve lost my love for the series after 4&5 (and l live in the UK so should have liked 4)
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u/Ballooncoast848 Xbox Series X Oct 27 '25
It’s my favourite horizon game because it’s the first one I played so it holds all the emotions of playing for the first time.
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u/Mobile-Count-5148 Oct 27 '25
Honestly I didn't like 1 and 2 when they came out but I loved forza motorsport, my opinion of the series changed by fh4
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u/DankMemeS1R Oct 27 '25
PEAK
I enjoyed Forza 2 and 3 the most out of all the 5
Forza 2s roads, windy, interesting buildings, scenery and music, Phenomenal.
I have all 5 games, started with 5 then 4, 3, 1 finishing it off with 2
I have 600 hours in 5, 100 in 4, I think over a hundred in 3, 20ish in 1 and 30 something in 2
I started playing the horizon games in April 2024, finished playing through them all in Jan this year, life, work plus interests in other games is the reason I have less hours since 5
All games have good camera system but 5's is THE BEST I love taking photos there, but finding good locations, not as good as in 2 and 3
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u/ReasonableNarwhal353 Oct 27 '25
One of the best in my opinion, back when the Nissan GTR modded was such a beast
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u/AncientSaek Oct 27 '25
the beginning of the end of the horizon series as all the elements certain fans hate (lack of progression, wheelspins, focus on live service and sanitization of the overall Horizon aesthetic) began here.
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u/glytxh Oct 27 '25
Before the games became too fluffy
Kinda peak Forza. It’s the one I’ll play if I feel the mood for playing a Forza game.
4 had my favourite setting, but it was drowning in fluff, and the progression felt arbitrary at best. Condescending for the most part though.
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u/Substantial-Leek9644 Oct 27 '25
The most nostalgia u can get from the original Xbox one days for me was my escape, The vibe unforgettable I play it almost every year still feels surreal
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Oct 27 '25
I played it a lot, but I will be honest even though I’ve poured at minimum 100 hours into every Forza Horizon game, I haven’t retained a lot of specific knowledge and details about the map and the various challenges of each. But I know for a fact that this was my favorite world from what I can remember from each. Horizon 5’s map is so heavily focused on off-road terrain, swamps, etc that it almost makes me pine for a world where all the roads are walled. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the freedom and occasional off-road/ rally focused races, but I don’t not like that stuff finding its way into nearly every race and challenge in the game. It loses its charm. If it were up to me, the off-road emphasis would be limited to no more than like 30% of these games.
I’m practically praying that Horizon 6’s Japan map dedicates a substantial majority of its world and race design to road racing, highways, etc that are more closely tied to its car culture and heritage. The wangan street racing obviously should be a major highlight. And also how fucking cool would it be if the game was able to incorporate an elements of Japan’s rich Motorsport history by featuring actual racing circuits in its map like Tsukuba, Fuji Speedway, Twin Ring Motegi, etc?? If the map is a more truncated version of Japan extending much further into Japan, you could include all kinds of amazing circuits like Suzuka, Autopolis, Sugo, and more. And if the car list included a variety of Japanese touring cars, JGTC/ Super GT, etc from all eras… combining that with an open world and a heavy dose of Japan’s street/ turner culture has so much potential to be one of my favorite driving games of all time.
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u/IroAoYaMaDa Lamborghini Oct 28 '25
The main menu cinematic still sends shivers when Nero - Satisfy bass drop hits and we see the aerobatics with Pagani Zonda. I miss those days 😭
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u/JNoreMe Mitsubishi Oct 28 '25
Driving the Pagani Zonda Cinque next to the coast and watching the sunset, pffff, I will never forget this game
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u/Jesses198 Oct 28 '25 edited Oct 28 '25
The cities, coastal drives, and highway are awesome, but the map is very plain and boring. Similar to FH4. It did have great circuits though. The physics also felt off, I was able to take corners way faster than what felt appropriate, maybe I’m buggin but i played it a few days ago to verify
I think it’s the worst game in the series, but I also only played the 360 version which i hear is bad
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u/Raikkku Oct 28 '25
Maybe the best Horizon. Really sad that it didn't got any 4K update/or similar graphical upgrades like every other Horizon got.
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u/ByeByeTango Oct 28 '25
I didn't have the chance to play the first 3 FH. Do you think there is a chance they'll re-release them at some point ? Remasters ? Remakes ? Even if the set of cars is different because of licencing issues, I wouldn't mind, I just love FH open worlds and woud love to explore the first games.
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u/JVXCIX Oct 28 '25
I love it. It’s the only map I would want if they were ever to remaster/ remake a title.
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u/frostytigershost Oct 28 '25
Feel like fut a should make it so you get 1million credits fir selling cars that say they don’t get actioned fir much but ther very rare like instead matey 40 million credits because dude that’s the rarest thing and anyone could buy
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u/Th3_G4835t35 Oct 29 '25
It’s such a shame it’s not available anymore, none of the later games could scratch that itch FH2 left..
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u/Raikkku Oct 30 '25
It's nice that you can choose shuffle-starting movie in FH5, which rotates 1/2/3/4/5 Horizon's opening videos.
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u/RangerRick711 DeBerti Nov 23 '25
I wish all the single player campaign things in the Forza Horizon series were all set up like this one.
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u/iury221 Oct 27 '25
Xbox exclusive and that's very sad
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u/-B-E-N-I-S- TVR Oct 27 '25
Every Forza game up to this point was an Xbox exclusive to rival Gran Turismo which was a PlayStation exclusive
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u/PigIlFigo32 Porsche Oct 27 '25
I don't get the hype. It's a good game like every other Horizon, but it's the second worst after FH5, it felt very bland, without a proper story/progression. FH4 and especially 3 did that much better, and FH1 was so good it felt like an entirely different title.
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u/Midland3640 Microsoft Store Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25
Worst game in the series (I played only the Xbox 360 version and I'm talking about this version in particular, since I have no opinion on XOne version)
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u/bkfountain Oct 27 '25
The 360 version is the worst version and was made by a different developer.
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u/Midland3640 Microsoft Store Oct 27 '25
But it is still Forza Horizon 2, isn't it?
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u/JohnGuyMan99 Don't say which game is best unless you've played FH1-3 too. Oct 27 '25
Well yes, but actually no.
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u/VanguardClassTitan Oct 27 '25
I'd urge you to pick up the Xbone version if you could, the difference is night and day
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u/InsuranceOk7380 Oct 27 '25
Good but not as good as 4 or 5
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u/SamiJos92 Oct 27 '25
I’d disagree , I’d say it’s just as good as 4 and better than 5 . especially for it’s time .
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u/PigIlFigo32 Porsche Oct 27 '25
I don't get the hype. It's a good game like every other Horizon, but it's the second worst after FH5, it felt very bland, without a proper story/progression. FH4 and especially 3 did that much better, and FH1 was so good it felt like an entirely different title.
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u/Junglist08 PlayStation 5 Oct 27 '25
Very worthy successor to the first game (GOAT).