I'm usually drawn towards more hardcore sims, and I turned my nose up at the first Horizon game. I played the demo for this one though and preordered. The whole festival thing is a little corny (though I can see a 16 year old thinking it's cool), and Ben is a blubbering douche, but the driving and open world is pretty great. The races are all pretty fun, especially the special event ones, like where you race the jets in the demo. There are definitely enough cars to keep you interested, and I like the Bucket List challenges that let you drive the uber expensive cars without having to own them. The graphics are amazing and the attention to detail on the cars is awesome. The physics are good enough to satisfy me, but I also can't deny that off-roading the shit out of a Caterham that can do 3rd gear donuts is absurdly fun.