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Need For Speed Unbound - Speed Race Gameplay
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anthony2690
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Played the game via game pass ultimate/ EA play trial, I really like it and think it looks visually great and plays great.
Some of the music isn't too bad when racing, but the soundtrack/genre massively isn't for me.
& The dialogue is pretty awful, but I don't play racing games for that.
I've ordered a copy of the game as I do think I'll really enjoy it overall and it wil be a nice change from Forza.
Some of the music isn't too bad when racing, but the soundtrack/genre massively isn't for me.
& The dialogue is pretty awful, but I don't play racing games for that.
I've ordered a copy of the game as I do think I'll really enjoy it overall and it wil be a nice change from Forza.
MasterDerico
Member
Characters and tracks/cars designs are TOO different, it's weird...
The game looks fun tho, i'll buy on a sale!
The game looks fun tho, i'll buy on a sale!
TurboSpeed
Member
Ooo did not think that i would get hyped for another NFS but im really looking forward to it now after reading the thread. Need to get that arcade racing itch scratched! Im on the opposite side with the music genre, i think it sounds good really like the more modern sound!
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Al Pachinko, Konami President
MidGenRefresh
Banned
TonberrysKnife
Member
The game is growing on me a bit. I'm ass at the game since I'm dead last on most races. You gotta spend some serious ass time in this game to get your cars to a decent level because the online playing field is uneven.
It's not a bad game, I'm kinda slow to adapt to it I guess.
It's not a bad game, I'm kinda slow to adapt to it I guess.
Fox Mulder
Member
This is fun and the game actually starts you off at the bottom as you're struggling to even keep up in races.
The art style is neat in motion and NFS dialogue has always been corny. Most Wanted had those mid 2000s cringe FMV story bits.
The art style is neat in motion and NFS dialogue has always been corny. Most Wanted had those mid 2000s cringe FMV story bits.
KXVXII9X
Member
Same. I love cel-shaded art styles, but it feels so half assed. Like part of the game wants to be realistic and another cartoon-y. It is trying too much to have that Spider-verse and Arcane effect and it just isn't working.
M1chl
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Feel Like I'm On 42
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Played 3 hours and it seems barebones and dull so far. The racing is fun tho and it looks pretty enough. Seems lite on activities and city itself is bland. Story is weak so far. Maybe it'll get better with more activities added as story progresses i dunno.
bender
What time is it?
It's the same team that wrote the Witcher 3.
TonberrysKnife
Member
SHIT. This got me in the feels. Most Wanted 2005 is one of the best racing games I've ever played. Seeing this Easter egg just got to me.
midasmulligan
Member
There's seems to be a glitch when the dialogue kicks in, which is always, all sounds get massive reduced and there's no way to turn it off as the settings seem not to work
drotahorror
Banned
Watched quite a bit of footage / opinions on this and this is basically Heat 2.0 with a lot more car culture and customization going on. Heat was a shit Forza Horizon clone and this looks like the same with it's very bland open world. Will probably grab when it's $5 or less which won't be long I suppose. Just get rid of the NFS franchise, it's done. A damn shame.
Krathoon
Member
It is intentional. Did they say what time period the game is set?
Umbasaborne
Banned
Its awesome so far, a major return to form imo
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Al Pachinko, Konami President
2022
fatmarco
Member
Why does this and the more recent Need For Speed games control like shit? Like I don't get the braking, drifting system. Coming from Need for Speed Most Wanted/ Carbon or Forza Horizon to this is like a complete shellshock.
Is there some gameplay mechanic I'm missing? Because this game is not fun to drive at all.
Also the general vibe, aesthetic, tone etc. is so insanely sterile. The fact that this game has a hybrid cartoon artstyle and still comes across as boring is a testament to just how bad it is.
Is there some gameplay mechanic I'm missing? Because this game is not fun to drive at all.
Also the general vibe, aesthetic, tone etc. is so insanely sterile. The fact that this game has a hybrid cartoon artstyle and still comes across as boring is a testament to just how bad it is.
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I wonder if there's a demo on PS5. I gotta experience this, if it's that lame. Haven't played a true NFS game (last was Shift 2, but that's not real NFS), since Carbon and hated it.
sainraja
Member
Ah, gotcha...it's definitely annoying.
wvnative
Member
In 2020 I was overwhelmed with childlike excitement to hear that Criterion games was making a new game for the first time in almost a decade(and now, a full decade). Burnout Paradise is one of my GOATs, and despite some issues, I had tons of fun with their PS3 NFS titles as well. Been waiting so long to hear/see what this new game would be about but EA was so stingy about details, and tortured me more by delaying it a year because of effing 2042. So excited to wake up Tuesday morning to try out Criterion's grand return...
Dialogue is far worse than the Ghost games all put together, the anime effects just feel pasted on top of realistic graphics, it clashes. But to the real issues, I cannot stand playing this game.
Cars are responsive but cornering is weird, no matter what I slip out and lose speed. The burst nitro is weird you gotta build it up by driving fancy but you can't bank it for later and it doesn't even feel that helpful when you do use it. Progression while I respect they were trying to make you feel like a new racer, is a tedious and soulless grind. You cannot win the buy-in races and end up losing money or barely breaking even, and free races aren't any easier and have much lower payouts anyway. Even once I tediously earned some upgrades for my car, nothing became easier, 5th place if i'm lucky. I even dropped to relaxed difficulty and still could not finish higher. FULL DISCLOSURE: Never been great at any driving games, due to my disease I have slow reaction times and these types of games are physically demanding for me. BUT with some help from my Cronus, I was able to beat Carbon, The Run, Payback, and Heat, and I liked them all. Couldn't complete HP 2010 or MW 2012, but they are still fun to just play for me. Difficulty aside, something about this game is just inherently not fun to just play for me. I think part of it is the pacing, forced to the next day every time you return to the garage, I like making my own pace, this game kinda pushes you forward even if your not ready.
I even restarted the game with a different car thinking my first car, the subaru was shit, and I went for the eclipse, and it wasn't any better. Well it was slightly better to drive but I didn't do any better.
I uninstalled the trial last night, I just don't like it and I feel like there's something in the water because I see glowing positivity on social media. Most people are defending the game's high difficulty saying your supposed to grind out the low positions for small amounts of cash to slowly upgrade. That's fine, but for me I wasn't breaking even on most races or just barely making $500.
This one just doesn't seem to be for me chief, but make no mistake, I'm not a salty troll. I'm happy a lot of people seem to love it, that's what it's all about, more power to em.
I fucking hate this game
Dialogue is far worse than the Ghost games all put together, the anime effects just feel pasted on top of realistic graphics, it clashes. But to the real issues, I cannot stand playing this game.
Cars are responsive but cornering is weird, no matter what I slip out and lose speed. The burst nitro is weird you gotta build it up by driving fancy but you can't bank it for later and it doesn't even feel that helpful when you do use it. Progression while I respect they were trying to make you feel like a new racer, is a tedious and soulless grind. You cannot win the buy-in races and end up losing money or barely breaking even, and free races aren't any easier and have much lower payouts anyway. Even once I tediously earned some upgrades for my car, nothing became easier, 5th place if i'm lucky. I even dropped to relaxed difficulty and still could not finish higher. FULL DISCLOSURE: Never been great at any driving games, due to my disease I have slow reaction times and these types of games are physically demanding for me. BUT with some help from my Cronus, I was able to beat Carbon, The Run, Payback, and Heat, and I liked them all. Couldn't complete HP 2010 or MW 2012, but they are still fun to just play for me. Difficulty aside, something about this game is just inherently not fun to just play for me. I think part of it is the pacing, forced to the next day every time you return to the garage, I like making my own pace, this game kinda pushes you forward even if your not ready.
I even restarted the game with a different car thinking my first car, the subaru was shit, and I went for the eclipse, and it wasn't any better. Well it was slightly better to drive but I didn't do any better.
I uninstalled the trial last night, I just don't like it and I feel like there's something in the water because I see glowing positivity on social media. Most people are defending the game's high difficulty saying your supposed to grind out the low positions for small amounts of cash to slowly upgrade. That's fine, but for me I wasn't breaking even on most races or just barely making $500.
This one just doesn't seem to be for me chief, but make no mistake, I'm not a salty troll. I'm happy a lot of people seem to love it, that's what it's all about, more power to em.
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