I have loved the Forza Horizon series since playing the first game back in 2012 and once again they have taken everything from the game that came before and made it multiple times better.
Even if your not into racing, there is still a lot for you to do in this game. There are hundreds of collectables, cars and roads to collect and drive, plenty of different event types to try out and with the season system, every week brings something new to the game.
This being said, I do still feel like the horizon games are missing something and I feel like it's that sense of progression. Nothing seems to make you want to do the content other then it may be fun to do. Sure you get exclusive rewards from certain events but other then that, it's just XP and credits and being able to say you have done it. The original game was much better with this as you had to earn points from events to unlock new events with faster cars and while this game has something like that with the xp system, you can still very easily complete every race event with the 2 cars you get from the start of the game which for me defeats the point of an open world racing game.
Other then my minor issue related to nostalgia, this is a solid entry to the series and a great game to get into the series with. I can't wait to see what Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios do next.