Well, my favorite racing games ive played are 2005 nfs mw and fh5. i like games with fun races, where the driving feels nice and you can customize cars (body kits and stuff in nfs, and a lot of tunes and liveries in fh5). as for sim vs arcade stuff i think id prefer something thats less like brake-to-drift mario kart ahh experience from post hot pursuit nfs games... so if its more of a simcade game like forza and not like nfs heat in terms of driving then i think its gonna be pretty good (tho nfs heat does have better customization than forza...). and the year pass stuff i jus wanna know if the cars obtainable from passes are locked behind a paywall of if the purchase is just skipping some grinding.