Yesterday Microsoft revealed the curtain surrounding Forza Horizon 2, developed by playground games during its E3 20144 Media Briefing. It will ship with over 200 cars when the game launches on September 30, and will be available on Xbox 360, and Xbox One. During a presentation at E3 2014 Ralph Fulton, the creative director on for Forza Horizon series, told us to expect more cars to be available via downloable content.
Paul writes: "Forza Horizon 2 then, a game from 2014 - a game that still stands up today"
Would love to see a PC port of this game Forza 3 and 4 are just gorgeous on XBOX but Jaw dropping on PC.
I remember when gran turismo was the driving sim king, I miss those days, I played the crap out of gt1, took me forever to get enough credits to get that viper, gt2 brought those muscle cars! Gt3 was a banger, gt4 was the downfall in my opinion, it was like they half assed the game, I think at one point they scanned a model car and used the bottom of it for the bottom of a car on their game. They gave up the crown and dont seem to care. Man though, gt1,2, and 3 were great.
not like DC does. they were 10 yrs ahead of their time.
https://youtu.be/pBEip6goHb...
but FH2 was pretty good as well.
Awesome video, those weather effects are nuts. I know that game didn’t start off to good but they should’ve gave them one more chance before they got shit down. Loved motorstorm
i made sure i bought it before they de listed it from the ps store. those graphics are still one of the best this gen. and the best when it comes to realism. it looks soo real sometimes.
DriveClub had some really impressive weather effects. It's a shame they didn't get another shot.
Graphically that's true DC is the best looking racing game ever, but the article isn't talking about graphics only. Game design and gameplay in FH2 was miles ahead and has consistently improved with each iteration.
they are saying it still holds up. to me that's a graphical thing. but if they think the open world car games are is the thing that makes a racing game hold up then The Crew is the winner.
in 10 yrs you can show DC and people will still think it's one of the best looking games.
but i get your point.
Just think if DC did not have prerendered backgrounds and the narrowest roads of any game i had played in a long time and it felt like it was on rails. DC was subpar and it cost the studio their jobs.
first of all the studio was shut down because of the launch of the game and all the free dlc they had to give away because of it. not the game itself.
pre-rendered backgrounds? lol thanks i needed that laugh.
"Just think if DC did not have prerendered backgrounds and the narrowest roads of any game i had played in a long time and it felt like it was on rails."
that's called a racetrack dumb dumb :)
FH2 had some of the worst graphics in a racer so of course you could have an open world. too bad the crew did a better job than FH2 and still does when it comes to open world racing.
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https://youtu.be/5WS55RHXyz...
@sampsonon Except Genius(Intended Irony) not all the tracks were race tracks. And No feeling like the game is on rails does not mean its a race track either. DC was a subpar racing game. I really enjoyed the invisible barriers when you drove on the burm too. Forza was such a better game but that does not need to be said its why the studio is still making games and the other was FIRED. I get it though its not like on the PS4 their is a great arcade first party racing game. So you do not know any better.
@xRacer74x they were race tracks, just not off road tracks.
sub par my ass. Like i said sony only disbanded the company because of the bad launch. they also have GT so they could afford to close the company.
FH2 looked like shit and still does compared to the superior graphocs of DC. even 3 looks shit compared to DC.
One game was using tracks and the other was an open world. one looked way better and the other one allowed you to "REWIND" HAHA! when you race = garbage.
Forza Horizon is a fun game, don't get me wrong. but it was lacking in so many places compared to DC.
https://youtu.be/aa6qZ2pny6...
I don't think simply being open world makes a game hold up, there were plenty of things FH2 did so well. IMO it did many things better than the Crew, which is why it's rated so much higher as well. Better graphics than the crew, the multiplayer was amazing with FM drivatar tech, and the handling of car just feels better than any arcade racer given the variety. The soundtrack is still my favourite.
LMAO, all the people that add no internet sucked balls since the phisical edition did not had those effects.
Forza Horizon 2 metacritic = 86 user 83
https://www.metacritic.com/...
Drive Club metacritic = 71 user = 63
https://www.metacritic.com/...
There is no real comparation, Drive CLub floped and the company went down while Forza Horizon 2 triumphed.
* I've still yet to beat the game and haven't bought FH3 or FH4 because I still have stuff to do in FH2....I just haven't played in a while. It's an awesome game and yes it still is just as good now as when it originally released.
Playground Games Creative Director Ralph Fulton talked about the future of the studio, also in relation to innovations like Project Scarlett and xCloud.
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Was thinking the same thing. With their Lego and hit wheels expansion they should seriously do a cart racer.
"You have to think about where you’re going to make your investment, and you have to think about all players, not just the players who have moved to the top spec console.”
Ominous. 🤔
Jacob writes: "Following on from my list of insanely difficult achievements, it’s time to shine the spotlight on another type of hellish achievement. The dreaded grind. These are the awards that will take you hundreds of hours at the absolute minimum, and often involve repeating menial tasks over and over. It’s safe to say that these were definitely not made with the casual gamer in mind. Only the most committed will ever see these pop."
They should integrate Forza 5 and Horizons so any cars you earn in Forza are automatically available in Horizons. Same with dlc car packs, if you buy them on one they should be available in the other!
So is this just ultra forza? Didnt know capcom were making racing games
I wouldn't mind seeing something other than additional cars as DLC. The rally expansion was a nice idea for the original Horizon although off road racing looks pretty well integrated this time around.
As long as the retail game has enough content for me to get my moneys worth they can do all they like with post launch DLC milkage.
Those moaning about DLC, you do realise you don't have to buy it right?