RE: I finally purchased The Crew Motorfest and it's even better than before

Oh, wow, I actually remember when you had tried the free trial months ago... sounds like you had the patience to endure the currency to have what you describe as a fantastic racing experience!

Really glad to hear that it was really worth getting for you at the end of the day, specially with how you waited for the Black Friday sale to get it for cheap. The game does indeed remind me of Forza Horizon 2 and 4, the only ones I've tried, but I can guess that it has the advantage of even more careful polish on the controls and environments.

About that "rad game with checkpoints from the 80s"...that line could basically be any 3D arcade racers from the era with how most if not all used that "checkpoints for more time" structures, though the most likely names to come to mind first are Outrun, Pole Position and Chase H.Q.

Cheers!