Game dev here. This has nothing to do with digital games or DRM, this has to do with licensing which have term limits. Both music and cars. People can still play the game so it clearly isn't a matter of DRM (which would prevent people from playing purchased games). Whether physical or digital anyone who has bought the game can still play it. My brother's band was part of GTA V DLC and there was no term limit, meaning that the game can be sold digitally in 50 years and it covers that. Again, nothing to do with it being a digital copy or the game having DRM. So your complaint has to do with inadequate licensing practices which is often tied to licensing costs. Games have a much longer digital shelf life than physical shelf life. Licensing agreements need to take that into account. GTA makes enough revenue to sign these no-term agreements and it would be nice to see that with all games but it's pretty unrealistic to expect.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I'm actually very glad to have this comment here. I guess I am using DRM and licensing interchangeably when they're really two different things. DRM stands for "digital rights management" so I thought it was all sort of the same bucket.

@nrXic

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacks Exactly.

@X_irtz

Ай бұрын

What was the name of your brother's band if i may ask?

@nrXic

Ай бұрын

@@X_irtz Crack Cloud. Their music was added to one of the DLCs, the station hosted by Julien Casablanca. Kult FM I think it was? The song was Drab Measure.

@bmqww223

Ай бұрын

@@brentsacks Instead of jumping hoops over this simple issue just get a pirated ROM... That solves every issues...you can play it in Xenia...

Pirating old games is completely ethical in scenarios like this.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I think there are more clear cut cases but also ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@that_camo_bronco_guy

2 ай бұрын

A perfect example (if it wasn't online only which raises another argument for game preservation) is the crew, I loved that game, I however do not like the crew 2, but now I have to buy it again (no longer have a Xbox) just to get a similar experience

@jakeford12

2 ай бұрын

Yes, that is true. Personally I do purchase a physical copy of a game if I can, I normally only download old game builds that have been found for the most part.

@danniboi7490

2 ай бұрын

Piracy is ethical either way in my opinion

@dantedierdre4297

2 ай бұрын

Amen brother. I sail the high seas for everything i possibly can​@@danniboi7490

Not a licensing expert here but the reason Forza horizon ( or any horizon game after 4 years ) get delisted is because of the car licenses expire every 4 years, ( this is why Horizon 1 was delisted in October 20 2016 ). They can renew them but would cost more then what Microsoft gets in return plus they may not get certain car licenses back. In terms if music, the license is 10 years most of the time.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

👏🏻 Gotcha. There you have it

@silence9791

2 ай бұрын

Hope one day they do a bundle with all DLC Forza horizon to Forza horizon 3

@steveramundo4946

2 ай бұрын

yeah but that is BS - If I pay for something, I should be able to play that content as originally purcahsed as it was fully licensed when I bought it... There is no justification for taking away something that I paid for just because they don't want to support.....

@Koalawithsixstrings

2 ай бұрын

@@steveramundo4946 You still own it but other just can't buy it

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

@@steveramundo4946 well the game is still available to anyone who paid for it before it was delisted. It’s just no longer available for purchase

This is why I support physical media, among other things. Can't delist a physical copy of a game, movie, or album.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Ding ding ding 🛎️

@spidi500

2 ай бұрын

Actually they can if they want to, they can prevent you from playing the media by software restriction, like recognising which game you just put in the console and having a blacklist built into the OS itself with the game IDs they don't want you to play... the only real way to own your game is to "sail the seven seas", because then there is no DRM interaction of any sort. I am not trying to advocate for those practices, but that is just the reality, and i'll tell it the way it is.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Dang, that's hardcore honestly

@pixeldubsofficial

2 ай бұрын

​@@spidi500If they do that, I hope the law in all countries lets the company be sued.

@spidi500

2 ай бұрын

@@pixeldubsofficial there are no laws against companies taking your existing software as of now, it's kind of the reason companies are even "sunsetting" (as they like to call it) these games

the first horizon is truly a time capsule to the early 2010s. i currently have it on my modded 360 and i absolutely love it.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

💯

@SuperFlashDriver

2 ай бұрын

Ahh yeah, much like Call Of Duty World At War & Black Ops 1. But to be honest, the 2005 Xbox menu layout is truly the best time capsule in terms of menu looks (compared to the 2007/2008 overhaul, and the ugly 2011/2012 look that's currently on the 360 to this very day).

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

@@SuperFlashDriver yeah the latest one is not great

@SuperFlashDriver

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacks Yeah. I never played any of the forza horizon games as the last game I truly loved the most was Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 for the PS2. Pretty much after that game racing started to become stale and more about customization and car licensing than just fun courses and actual mayhem hot pursuits and such.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

@@SuperFlashDriver if you haven’t played them, it sounds like you might enjoy Driver San Francisco or Burnout Paradise!!

Forza horizon 1 has the best music, the best cars, the best progression system, the best dialogue, the best handling, and the best story. Not to hate on the new titles but this one did a lot better.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

The handling?? I'm very curious now!

@parker73724

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacks the first one definitely has a more simplistic handling model but I think it's more fun and less extremely easy compared to the new ones.

@fifteen8850

2 ай бұрын

Hard disagree with the car selection. The newest entry has the most diverse and best imo

@parker73724

2 ай бұрын

@@fifteen8850 Yeah, I meant to say progression but I said car with that as well. I mean you're a lot more attached to your cars in that game because it doesn't just throw things at you. Also engine audio is a lot better.

@JROCK50054

2 ай бұрын

FH1 & 2 were definitely the best Horizon games, and the rest are not that close imo.

I was fortunate to get this game as a free gratuity after playtesting it for Microsoft. Such a sweet deal as a kid. Although I consider Forza Motorsport 2 as one of my all-time favorite games Forza Horizon 1 is probably the most solid, well-rounded the series has ever been. Fantastic video! Keep up the good work!

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

That's so cool! I feel like that's a kid's dream come true. Thank you for watching and for your kind words 🥹

@SimTrackDays

2 ай бұрын

Forza Motorsport 2 was my all-time favourite too, (even grabbed the Limited Collector's Edition & still have it & my 360, with wheel set). All Gold All Race Types & i did it the hard way, I spent hrs & hrs completing everything with gold trophies; "I was a pro lol", good times good memories..

@TeamLuxzGaming

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacksas a kid I abused covid to buy and beat every forza horizon game 1, 3,4 (x4),5 almost finished 2 and fm7

@L19htning

2 ай бұрын

you play tested it!?!?!??! I am so jealous... I love FH1. Literally my childhood game.

@Slimehardtshawty

2 ай бұрын

Motorsport 3 and Horizon 1 just fill me with nostalgia

The thing that makes the map more enjoyable than the latest installments is that you HAVE to use the roads and cant just plow straight across the map or fast travel everywhere. I know it seems counter intuitive at first to say a "less free" map is more fun but it realy is a lot more fun to me having a more restircted map with tight and twisted roads than the huge flat map with a bunch of nothing made for the elimiator.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

This makes a ton of sense

@corvettezone1771

2 ай бұрын

That’s probably the reason why (for me at least) FH5 just feels dead compared to most other racing games when I play it. There’s *so much* space.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Yes. Small, detailed, packed open worlds are better than large, desolate ones!!

@JGmoney88

2 ай бұрын

I’ll say the scale is really good for really long high speed broad drifts around corners and hairpins. I love the mountain because it feels like Tail of the Dragon in North Carolina

@xa-1248

2 ай бұрын

@@JGmoney88 thb its still way too wide.

FM 4 and FH1 where goat. And the second and third installment of FH were also awesome. And please don't call FM a true simulation racer. That would be saying a SUV is a Hypercar. The term Sim-Cade suits it better.

@fifteen8850

2 ай бұрын

That’s a mega stretch of a comparison. I’d say it’s like calling the Aventador a hypercar (its a supercar)

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I know people out there think FM is not a hardcore racing sim, but it's the hardest core one I've ever played 😂

@JROCK50054

2 ай бұрын

​@@fifteen8850And they still classify the Aventador as a hypercar for some reason in Forza Horizon. It has always bothered me.

@fifteen8850

2 ай бұрын

@@JROCK50054 that’s true lol

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah def not a hypercar

FH1 was special. A dynamic map that wasn’t crazy big. Car list was great, and music was memorable

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Exactly!

I bought this game like 2 months ago on my birthday XD guess i pulled the trigger just in time i missed playing it and bought it literally 2 days after I saw it at a gamestop

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

GOOD!! Physical ownership is better anyway. (In my opinion.)

@KOKEE_MEDIA02

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacks yeah I bought the disc itself

@gowen_places_5471

2 ай бұрын

you can still buy used copies at gamestop and other retailers this video does not apply to second hand

@KOKEE_MEDIA02

2 ай бұрын

@@gowen_places_5471 That's true, my copy looked new it didn't have scratches on it from what I can recall

This is my childhood playing this game. Love you enjoyed it allot. Thanks for making this video made me really happy.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Ugh, this is the best. I’m stoked you liked the video. I hope it did the game justice 😌😌

This was a well done video even tho u had not even played 2, 3, 4 and 5. Subbed

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

I don't usually comment but your videos are so well made keep it up looking forward to see the channel grow about the game I have it still whit the Rally DLC which is awesome.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

The rally DLC sounds so fun! And this is such a nice comment, thank you so much. I put a lot of work into my videos, so it's nice to be noticed!! 🥹

6:41 - The sense of speed is so damn scary that I miss the most from modern racing games. The other games that come close to this is NFS Pro-street/Shift(s), Driveclub, Midnight Club L.A, Project Gotham Racing 4, GT6 (Going around corners as fast as possible), Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune, and Forza Motorsport 4. Now newer racing games have a dull sense of speed that I look at it and just see it as kind of boring... Worse case by this is the newer Forza Horizon games where FH5 maybe have the worst sense of speed that I have ever seen in a racing game due to having a longer running franchise and hitting over 300 mph just feels like going 130 mph in the older forza games... Is those little details in these older games that what makes it more than a video game, as cheesy as that sounds. Fantastic video! I wish more people like you appreciate older racing games from a handful of people do even if they are not really into it.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!!

The first Horizon is a masterpiece! I’m still playing it today, excellent video by the way!

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

They should've kept the older titles on sale.

Bro I’m an OG since horizon 1. I feel in love with it instantly. Watching these roads and looking at that map…Holay it’s been a while😢

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Time to boot it up!

Great video brought back some memories👍

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad!

Amazing video man! Hope to see more similar videos in the future

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m a slow producer but there will be more

The thing I missed most from this game is the vibe. Like most of the features you mentioned are also in the later titles, except for the class rivals and the banter between radio stations. In the later games you start out as the owner of the festival and a well known driver, you've won as soon as you open the game. Starting FH1 is like NFS MW where you're the underdog making it through the ranks. Saw a video where they put all the intro's from the games side-by-side, and you can immediately see how different 1 feels from all the others.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Not making you start out as an underdog is such a weird choice. I’m so curious to try the other ones and see what I make of it

Thankfully I can still play this game. It’s just a vibe that you can’t beat.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Amen

A big issue of horizon 5 for me was that i felt like there was a lack of progression, i was young when the first game released and i miss the wristband system and unlocking things over time. In the new games you start with great cars and it doesn’t feel as satisfying when you buy something new that you wanted. Also i miss the feeling of horizon as a festival, idk if it’s just me but the festival atmosphere seems gone.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

You have a lot more perspective than me on this, so I love hearing about the differences. This is why I enjoy playing franchises through sequentially. Sometimes you think, "Dang! This is awesome! They improved so much." Other times you think, "What were they doing?? Why did you get worse?!"

@fifteen8850

2 ай бұрын

I don’t think the festival atmosphere is lost whatsoever. If anything, there’s multiple festival locations throughout fh5. I do agree with the “lack of progression”, but I think it works well for people that have a live outside of gaming.

@jaydenscholten6164

2 ай бұрын

i think the main thing that causes the loss of festival feel is that there is less focus on the festival aspect. another thing i very much miss in the new installments are the sponsors and their challenges​@@fifteen8850

@corvettezone1771

2 ай бұрын

The last time I played it, it just felt empty and dead. I think I probably only put in like 50 hours until I had just about everything I wanted. I never cared for the races because they didn’t actually interest me, the cars that I wanted didn’t have enough customization and the only thing about FH5 that stood out to me were the graphics. FH4 got more time out of me than 5, FH3 was my absolute favourite.

@turbochargedfilms

2 ай бұрын

@@fifteen8850 the festival atmosphere definitely became a lot more genericized from FH2-3 onwards. It's not that the overall celebratory feeling was lost, but rather that instead of focusing on actual music festival culture, it became a washed-out corpocratic view of a "festival" with no real intent or soul behind it. If you've ever been to an actual music festival, you'll know that just having multiple stages doesn't mean shit towards whether its an actual good time or not. But then if you had experienced that, you wouldn't be saying something so incredibly naive and dumb here.

I remember playing the game on the 360 wenn I was 9 or 10 and to this day every time I hear a song that was played in the in game radio I get flash backs And u forgot to mention the most funny lines from the radio announcer I hope u have heard wenn u played the game And great video brought back memories 👍

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

The things i would do to get a proper remake of this game, imagine just the tuning feature and customisation in this game. It needs nothing else.

Really great video. I never experienced the first horizon series game but your video was a great review. I highly recommend Drive Club. Game has amazing themed music. Graphics super cool aggressive cars. Like theres alot of heart and good ideas in that game. That i wish we could see a return but Great video man👍🏽

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Oh man, this is so kind 😭 thank you! I’ve heard of Drive Club but never tried it. I’ll look it up!

I'd like to mention the Project Gotham Racing franchise, another Microsoft/Xbox IP, those games look beautiful for their time in my opinion!!

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I never played those! But I hear good things from people who played them. I might have to look into those

I agree it’s getting real board driving around Mexico

My friend I also do care about photo mode in games , i like to capture the moments of the game , and I can say that in forza horizon series , forza horizon 5 have done the great job in photo mode , but the photo mode is not quick enough in FH5 , you need to click pic then save it , a long process , but although it's a good experience.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I’m waiting for them to ditch this system. Seems like a relic from the age where consoles didn’t have a system capture feature.

Love your analysis and general output. Binged through the Generation Kill commentary as well. Superb. Considering your style, film making and gaming I'd recommend playing through Cyberpunk 2077 especially after the DLC. I'm quite certain you'll find a lot of things to say about it.

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

Oh man, thank you!! I appreciate that. I have been interested in Cyberpunk since the DLC got just rave reviews. It would be a little outside my wheelhouse as an RPG, but I’m interested in it. Maybe I’ll get to it in like, five years 😂 😭

Another great video about Forza Horizon (1)! Although this is my favorite game of the series as its whole, I still got some bad gripes for this game, especially when it comes to getting a physical disc copy of it, you'll only get the base game, and not on the dlc at all (you gotta search for the dlcs online if you haven't bought them before they got delisted to be able to put em in game), can be justified since its the first game of the series, and Playground Games takes this note to heart by having an almost complete edition of the 2nd game onwards if you buy the game's highest package, the ultimate/premium edition. I hope if Playground Games or Microsoft in general will relicense and re-release this game, it should have a GOTY or Complete Edition version of the game, with a base game as well as all dlcs until its end of life year of support, but I doubt it since its been a long time. A reboot of the franchise will be more plausible at this point. I also hope it will be a longer license so that the games are still available for more than 5 years.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, five years is such a short amount of time. It’s quite sad-otherwise the game holds up beautifully

I'm glad you were able to finish the video considering you've been writing this since 2022, hope you feel the effort was worth it! Very good video

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

HAHA well to be fair, I wrote the notes and script when I played it in ‘22 and then sat on the footage and didn’t do anything with it. So it didn’t take me a year and a half to make it, but I waited a year and a half 😂

@shaunthefriendlylesbian2950

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacks ah I see, just a tad different then hahaha! But still a great video man, it's very much a subject I'm interested in and seems to be doing quite well

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

It is doing scarily well?? No joke, I almost didn't make this video. I pretty much said, "It'll get 500 views, but it'll be good practice." How wrong I was.

@shaunthefriendlylesbian2950

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacksHow wrong you were indeed! Was looking at your other stuff too and I'm glad to see you're a fan of Mirror's edge too, I'll most likely spam your vids and you seem really chill, so you've definitely earned a keen sub! You've got this man

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Ahhh thank you so much 😭

I was a senior in HS when this came out and I absolutely LOVED this game. I'm glad I was lucky enough to be able to play all of the Horizon games when they were new.

Miss the drift meets at eagle ridge and Red Rock

@megadeth5840

16 күн бұрын

Real talk

I still have my copy's of the first three Horizon games on disc. My disc for Forza Horizon 1 is about 8 years old now.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Outstanding 👏🏻

It had the best atmosphere and story. The roads felt real with their imperfections. The map had diversity and the road placement felt convincing. The car selection was good for 2012 and the sounds are as good or better than today. I find myself playing the original more that the other 4 combined. This game is a gateway to a better time.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

On the one hand, this makes me really happy that 1 is so good. On the other hand, it bums me out that maybe I'll play the rest of them and not think they're as good 😢

@fifteen8850

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacksnah, they’re good imo. Overall just play it and form your own opinion about it.

i still have it, it was the first video game i ever played in my life. Came with my xbox 360

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

How old were you??

Anytime I play this game I get instantly transported to my childhood

I have all of the Horizon games, but Horizon 1 is the one that I always come back to, the music, the car list, the setting was all executed perfectly, and the handling model makes just about anything fun to drive around in, and yes, the photo mode thing is annoying :)

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Very interested to track how I feel about the games as I go along!

Its crazy how good this game looks and it was on the 360

@brentsacks

8 күн бұрын

Seriously impressive

I grew up on this game and had it on my 360. I unfortunately bumped into the console one day and the entire disc scratched inside the console, so I couldn’t play it anymore. But I thankfully found another copy and replayed through the entire campaign and finally beat it.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic 👏🏻 worth it

I’m a fellow like you I still have the physical copy and play this game on my Series X here and there. This is a game that deserves a PC port and a remake. Imagine this game to freely roam off road since FH2 was the intro to roam off road freely. For a game that first released on 360 at the tail end of its life cycle in 2012 it still holds up great!

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Holds up so well!! Off-road roaming sounds fun!

I had so many memories playing FH 1, FH 3, and FM 6. They were great games with lots to do. I stopped playing Xbox when I got older, but dang I sure did had fun with it! If only the newer games were the same.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

So many memories 🥹

I have the game on disc, it’s so good to go back to this game. I never played online, but offline and solo is good enough for me.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Same, just playing solo was a blast

Great concept and beautifully executed, a definite game changer FH1 was, also loved FH2, felt it expanded all rhe good bits of FH1

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

So excited to play 2

@kimsoo16

Ай бұрын

Could you make a vid about it pls?​@@brentsacks

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

@@kimsoo16 I intend to

@kimsoo16

Ай бұрын

@@brentsacks niceeee do them all🤣🤣

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

@@kimsoo16 hahaha I will! It’ll just take me like 8 years 🤣

After finishing FH2 the last two years, i only recently started FH1 and was shocked at how much i enjoy it despite its depressing look (always yellowish/dull and same look, due to hardware limitation and style choices of course). Even with the servers being offline,i often find 1 or 2 people in orivate lobbys 😳

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Private lobbies! No kidding!

I still have my physical copy. Love this game. Played a lot of this one and Horizon 4.

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

Good! 👏🏻

I'm so happy that i have the game files and run it emulated on my pc at least

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

Good!

I really wanted those dlc's man😢😔

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

😩

The first horizon is still my favorite out of the series. The music, the vibes, the location and the racing was fantastic. I've had alot of epic moments racing in this game and i never got to play it online. I've had the AI do some insane things during races. I've got them clipped somewhere.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

It’s so spot on 👏🏻

I'm so glad you made this video. Everytime a new horizon comes out, i scream every single word you uttered in this video

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Save your voice; show your friends this video 🤣

Runs quite well on my pc currently with all the dlc I’d say it ain’t quite dead thought emulation is a pain to setup.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, emulation’s not my bag personally, but I might get to it one of these days

Good thing I have a cd copy and play it on my Xbox one s

Thanks for the nostalgia, time to find my horizon 1 disk and get my XBOX One working again lol

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Do ittttt

So glad i got a physical copy of horizon 1

8:33 the only one I noticed that kind of annoyed me was after a show case if it would zoom in on the front of the car and there's a seem stich that's visible on the Series X, S, and One versions' that isn't visible on the 360. it just looks like a questionable bumper stripe, but it is noticeable.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Gotcha. I wonder if I’ll notice it the next time I boot it up

Forza Horizon 1 is just magical ! The World . The Most wanted type gameplay, that you actually have to work yourself up through the Classes . Fight against the Rival ! That is motivation ! In new FH you get a ton of Free cars and money that can be fun but looses all motivation for the grind ... not only forces you the game to drive races in all Classes instead of the new one where you take the best Car in R2 or R3 and boom wineverything but also makes you enjoy the "slower cars" ... the music is also fire ! But thats through the whole series .... and again i love Colorado , the pine woods in the mountains gives some Twin Peaks/LiS vibes . Oh and the Radio commentators . That comments on the progress and other Rical drivers who got Voice actors .... that just makes the World feel alive

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

It’s so well realized!!

@2:35 sounds like a retooled version of Need for "Speed Underground 2."

Wow - looks amazing

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

It really does. It’s kind of crazy

The game was free on games with gold years ago. I can still enjoy it in glorious 4k on Series X.

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

Yes yes yes!!!

There were also two DLCs for the original Horizon, the rally expansion, and the 1000 club expansion. Occasionally, you might be able to find a digital code for the rally expansion that works, but the 1000 club expansion was free and cannot be obtained at all, at least not by legit means. The rally expansion is absolutely incredible, it very much feels like dirt 4 with Forza Horizon physics.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

The Rally one sounds like a freaking blast

try driver san francisco. you will love it even more!

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

It’s on the list 🤣

4:44 man drives without ABS 👹

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Momma raised me right

i played the first forza horizon on xbox 360, it was such a good game.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

You talking Horizon or Motorsport?

@GasolineGuy

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacks horizon but i do have motorsport 3 on 360 too if that counts for something. i should probably edit my comment

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Love it 🙏🏻

I was luckily able to buy the original gold bundle of forza 3&4 when I did... theres no signs anywhere of a digial release

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Good 👏🏻

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Also I just noticed your username. I love this so much. Have a cookie 🍪

FH1 still remains my favorite Horizon. It just has the best mix of presentation quality, music, festival setting & vibes, handling & driving physics, and of course its gameplay loop, and career progression. Yes, sequels improve on many things here and there (mostly visuals), but nothing else could capture & hold my excitement to the levels this game had. Oh, and about that screenshot/photo mode feature that you mentioned, it's a real shame its high quality render counterpart was server-dependent, and not local thus it's not available anymore. I don't remember actual megapixel count (shown on HUD display in photo mode), but I remember the 0.9 MP would return a 720p jpeg picture momentarily, while the other option would return a whopping 4k image but through a painfully slow upload to your 'Gallery' on the game site instead, where it would create a link in your gallery that is ready for download (and AFAIR there also was a time limit for you to actually grab that sweet sweet 4k png image to your drive through a - guess what - painfully slow download). UPD: I looked it up, and it was 8.3 megapixel 'Big Shot' thing. Yeah, I remember I was obsessed with Big Shots in Forza Motorsport 4 where it provided super clean, super detailed images with no issues or graphics errors whatsoever, and I absolutely loved to grab those, take 'em into Photoshop or Lightroom, and edit them, adding effects, etc. etc. The photography was a huge part of why I loved the Forza series, it still is but not to the same extent anymore. Although in some of my pictures the 4k output would somehow introduce graphics bugs & glitches whereas a standard definition 720p image wouldn't (like missing background foliage, or something).

@brentsacks

17 күн бұрын

Wow you went hardcore on the screenshots! Do you do any photo mode stuff with other games? I went crazy with Spider-Man and Ghost of Tsushima

i am glad i was able to get the digital version of this game from games with gold a few years back. it's my favorite Forza title of all time and i also own the physical copy so i can play whenever i want.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Good!! Yes, I’m glad I got it for free too. The other ones apparently went up for free before they were all delisted, but I missed them

@dawnslayer

2 ай бұрын

@brentsacks yes i remember!! my cousin had received FH2 for free with gwg. i missed out on that but i also have the physical copy for it, so no huge bummer.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I also ended up tracking down 2-4 on disc

This was my favorite and still is my favorite game. This was a big piece of my childhood.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I love this!!

I only managed to play Horizon last year (alternatively on PC). At the time there wasn't good internet here, so I didn't know much about the franchise. After NFS2012, I was researching alternatives, I found Horizon, and I wanted to play the first one and soon became discouraged because I couldn't buy it (I'm a regular in Jogqr franchises, I always want to play the first one). I played Horizon 3 or Motorsport 4 or 5 ( I didn't really like the progression and would quit after a few hours). but I didn't find it to my liking until I played 1 I felt a nostalgia that I didn't even have, it's funny that it had several visual defects and frame rates and even that didn't break my pleasant experience of the game, this is to show how good Horizon 1 is

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

It really is so good.

@6:55 Yeah, watching the in cockpit view, and all the lush scenery, if you like this game, look up Car X; Highway Racing. Not quite as big a game, but if you love this, you'll enjoy Car X.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I’ll look into it!

9:52 for those on pc, there's also an emulator that also scales up the game to modern standards using amd's fedalityFX

@ar12.

2 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s still far from perfect some cars speedometer aren’t as clear as original but yes running it at 4k looks a lot better on Xenia canary as a whole, and you can also get all the dlc aswell thought still their is a motion blur issue around cars boxes and this motion blur I never have been able to fix as of now still an excellent game.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I’m not super read up on this, but my suspicion is the Xbox one will look better because it’s natively upscaled instead of being upscaled by the hardware

I’ve played a bit of the first two games, but fh3 will always be my favorite. The hot wheels dlc, the airstrip “drag strip”, Goliath race, just a beautiful game

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

I am eager to play 3. Australia is an amazing setting for an open world driving game

30Fps in a racing game with lots of fast moving stuff sounds motion sickness inducing. I havent played on console in a long time but GT and project cars ran at 60 on PS4 from what I recall.

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

I’ll be honest, people get fixated on FPS (especially PC gamers) to their detriment. 30 isn’t mind blowing, but it’s fine. It’s not motion sickness inducing. I’m sure games that hold 60 are better, but there’s a minimum cutoff somewhere, and 30 isn’t beneath it haha

Beautiful game. Sad it’s not getting remaster

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I will say, playing in 4K and Auto HDR, it doesn’t really need one!!

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

But it would be nice for them to properly rerelease it.

forza horizon 4 will always be my favorite 😊, I played 1 and 2 so long ago that I don't really remember much about them, all I remember is that after I beat the story mode they were totally boring, I didn't really start to understand the series and really love it until forza horizon 3, to me that's when it started to get good 😁

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I'm so interested in the seasons in 4

@pixeldubsofficial

2 ай бұрын

​@@brentsacksFH3 was the best icl, also I wish they let you import car collection like The Crew Motorfest, hope that's done in FH6, I understand if not, but I would also like to see a rag to riches slow progression like Test Drive Unlimuted, where getting even a good sports car takes a few hours from starting, and getting an hypercar feels rewarding.

I still have this game on xbox 360. Really good game.

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

So good!

Didnt have a cringey storyline and the music was the best on this. Had a nice atmosphere to it even if the map is a little small when going back to it from others. Id say they got worse but they are all really good games as a whole.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I own 1-4 still, and I really want to keep going through the series. Might have to hit 2 soon.

@MrAaronb400

2 ай бұрын

@brentsacks I just feel that once I hit fh3 it was missing something and I can't quite pinpoint it. Fh1 had a story sort of but it ended up being a touch cringe. In terms of fm games, forza motorsport 4 was amazing. Ruined that series from fm5 and infection on fm4 was pure fun compared to the airport track.

this is pretty sick with sharpening and 180+ fps on xenia

@brentsacks

25 күн бұрын

180 holy smokes 😂

Slightly off topic from the licensing aspect, but if you’re able to I would strongly suggest trying out FH2 too. For some reason playground games have neglected it quite a bit, not even giving it an enhancement, but it’s my personal favorite and i’m sure you’d enjoy it too :) P.S. I play fh2 on OG xbox one and the colors are (imo) stunning, so I think you’d have a field day with that auto HDR

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I am super excited to play 2! I also have it on One. It’s a bummer it’s the only one in the series that didn’t get the Enhanced treatment, but I’m still stoked to play it soon!

Thank you for reminding me I still have my original Horizon 1 copy buried in my closet somewhere. Time to buy a Series X I guess

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Get after it!

the online had such a community i miss it so much also the console mods where you could drive a glowing bus and the glowing paintjob. forza horizon 3 was the last game that felt like horizon made a ton of friends along the way too we used to insult eachother while dragracing and cruise around miss the sewnse of community these games had, u missed out bro

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like the glory days tbh

truly a shame i missed out on the dlcs and online play. i hope console modding will soon become easier so we can finally play FH1 like intended.

@SuperFlashDriver

2 ай бұрын

That's what I'm waiting for too, given the fact I have two XBox 360 S consoles that are NTSC-J tag versions of the consles, meaning I can easily do USB type of mods that the final version of the Xbox 360 just isn't able to do in terms of mods compared to the older consoles. And considering the Xbox 360 store will close sometime between June and August of this year, it would be great, much like what Pretendo's done for Wii U/3DS, to have something similar with the Xbox 360 (Considering it'll be turning 20 years old next year when the console launched the 7th generation at that timeframe. It makes me feel old knowing both 6th and 7th generation consoles were my childhood to begin with, with 5th generation being the one that gave me a love for video games and entertainment in general).

I’m so glad I have a copy. I’m wagering that if this game never gets a remaster, prices of physical copies are going to go through the roof in a few years

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I have a feeling you’re right

here before you reach 10k subcribers, good video by the way, forza horizon 1 is still my favourite racing game of all time, the artstyle is unmatched

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

If you want me to reach 10k, tell your friends 😆

I wish I had gotten fh1 and 2 before they were gone but at least I have 3

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

eBay and used game stores are options if you have an Xbox with a disc drive!

Loved the first Horizon game as a kid. It has a great vibe. Loved the EDM music especially in this game because it takes me back to when i was a kid and just listened to Dubstep all the time and not to mention 2012 was a great year for EDM in general. Wish the newer Horizon games went back to the vibe the first game had were it felt a little bit more mature. Current Horizon games to me feel like they're TOO kid friendly, even down to the way characters in game talk to you

@brentsacks

25 күн бұрын

Interesting! I’m going to keep an eye out for this now when I play the other ones

@Draqziifying

25 күн бұрын

@@brentsacks Its not like the newer games are awful, i've had my own fun with them, but theres just something about the dialogue (especially in 4 and 5) where its just too cheesy and cringe, everyone speaks to you like you're a child and everyone sounds too happy if that makes sense lol

@brentsacks

25 күн бұрын

@@Draqziifying haha doesn’t sound ideal 😂

This game now works beautifully at true 4K and an unlocked framerate on the Xenia emulator.

Forza Horizon 1 is most likely the most influential game in my life, a big part of why Im studying mechanical engineering is because the upgrade system in the game made my 12 year old mind realise how much I like the idea of improving/studying a machine. Played 1-4 but stopped playing games mostly by the time 5 came around so havent played it yet

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

This is incredible!! I love this!

I'm glad I bought this game on disk when it first came out.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I’m glad you did too

The game that had Oakley Gshock events real good sponsors.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

💯

Try "Car X: Highway Racing." Tickles all the same racing bones...

I still play this game 12 years later. Ive got all the forza horizons and, despite having “premium” versions of the last two games, nothing in the series beats the sheer atmosphere and the setting of the first instalment, alongside one of the best songs list and overall festival feel, which in the current titles of the series is close to absent. The only thing i dislike is the inability to get the dlcs for first three games, because those are also a big part of a game in the horizon series in particular, but also, a painful tendency for turn 10 to take down after a couple of years with the discontinuation of an older title in the series. What is most paining is that those same dlcs, while delisted from the store, which means no way to get them anymore, are advertised all over the main game, which is triple the frustration for me.

@brentsacks

Ай бұрын

Yes, I greatly wished I could try the Rally DLC in this one because it was advertised on the menus 😭 Glad you are also a big fan though!

thats why i played in on xenia 60FPS 4K

After playing Horizon 5 directly after just playing 3 you can tell how amazing the driving physics are horizon 5. And ultimately leaves me excited for 6 - I still think it’s one of the best racing games , they just need to fix some things and they’ve been pumping out new shit in horizon 5. The drift camera and all these new updates after that. Horizon 6 will be wild I think

this game still looks fucking great even on the xbox 360, i still dig it out of it's box once every year or so to replay this game

@aidrianpatullo598

2 ай бұрын

and the game's music literally formed my taste in music i was 10 or 11 when i first played it and after listening to the same kind of music for the last 10 years they're still bangers

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

You can still play this game online if you host a lobby and invite people to it

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

We might have to start one with the comments section here lol

i played 1st time forza on emulator last holidays and oh man... this game is fire

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@crystal8741

2 ай бұрын

@@brentsacks As for music: "Reaching Out... For something to hold'in..."

I have em all (1 through 5) physical and yeah FH1 looks amazing on my Series X but sadly my tv does not have HDR but it still looks damn good for a now 12 year old game hard to believe it was a 360 game!

@brentsacks

21 күн бұрын

Legit-you will notice the HDR difference when you get an HDR TV. It’s VERY pronounced. Highly recommended!! And yeah, crazy to think of how old it is and how good it still looks. The gaming industry really is reaching a point of diminishing returns in graphical fidelity

I still play it on my 360 I got a physical copy. What is DRM? I wish Forza Horizon was a real life festival it seems like a fun place to hang out.

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

DRM is digital rights management. But I had the wrong term. The licensing issues are not the same thing as DRM

I absolutely love forza horizon. It will be in my game rotation until the day I die

@brentsacks

2 ай бұрын

I made this video over a year after I played it, and it made me want to go back 😂