The REAL Reason NFS Unbound Isn't Popular
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The real reason why nfs is unpopular is that it’s made by ea
We need ghost making need for speed again
How so? They’re also responsible for HEAT which I went back to permanently😅
Yea fuck ea 💀🤣
@@nicholaiseay1650 ghost fizzled out
@@Tha-mountain ghost was kicked out by ea that's why they don't make nfs games anymore
This game is a perfect example of gaming in 2020s.
Sent out incomplete, broken and not through through enough. Look at other games EA has published over the recent years, even the latest Star Wars game.
I wouldn’t say broken, it rarely crashes or bugs out for me, unless there’s something I’m missing.
Broken ??? Incomplete yeah but Broken no im sorry the game its pretty polished, somes bugs his state at day 1 was really really good for this point
• Pop-in and texture loading is a huge issue, at least on PS5.
• Several players including myself have found the game “too easy”, while lots of player also struggled. On the hardest difficulty these players have reported that they’ve consistently won by long lengths and were never busted by cops, all while using cars that were unlocked through campaign progression. These players have also reported that they got severely underpaid each race/day/night compared to others.
• Easily evade cops even in Heat 5 by just going on top of the train tracks. Helicopters lose sighting of you, “run out” of fuel, and have to leave. Easy cool-down/evasion.
@@noahm I don't have issues with pop in and I play pretty frequently on PS5 as far as story mode goes, mid maxing your car you'll beat pretty much any AI, and kind of hard to make a good AI in racing that will compete on the same level of the racer in an arcade racer where racing lines can be exploited just to take a faster route by a few seconds. As for the cops it alright, I've heard the majority of players said the cops were too hard so they toned it down
There is nothing broken aside from laughable storyline and barely anything to do after it, like man why can't they bring the discovery and exploration aspect of Underground 2, where hidden races is a thing and you also got stuff like unique parts and sponsors
I think the splitting of multiplayer and singleplayer has had a huge effect as people who played the campaign have a hard time moving to multiplayer as you have to grind all over again and since the new content is only coming to multiplayer a lot of people are not coming back knowing they'd basically have to restart the game just for some new cars
When i figured out that the singleplayer cars didnt carry over i started playing online only.. i might not ever finish the game 😂
That along just made me not want to play it
@@DJDIRTYYELLA all my single player cars carried over idk what you mean, you just have to upgrade them again which is super easy.
My biggest gripe is how police chases feel in the game. 2005 MW still remains the best when it comes to police chases, and without that or the police role play that Rivals and Hot Pursuit had, the game just feels a lot more barren and laid back. Also the soundtrack is absolute garbage, forcing me to turn off the radio and just use spotify, which doesn't really sync well with the game itself.
My reason why I don't like it is because it's not realistic. For example, black women are known to be one of THE worst drivers, but in this game, they're some of the most skilled opponents 😂😂😂😂😂 it's ridiculous!
@@halochamppp lmaooo bro it's an arcade racer with cars stopping in a second at 150miles an hour. Ofc ur gonna get some more fantasy with that. lmao u bastard
@@halochamppp💀💀
@django5061 it's true, facts
The soundtrack part is too damn true 😂. Even from Heat, I had to turn off the music volume & play old NFS playlist in Spotify & it feels even better 🤣🤣
I just want NFS to fill the void left from Midnight Club 😢
Won't happen buddy that game died in the glory days of gaming if it were still here today we would shit on it as much as we do nfs
@@Thunderbirdelan who knows maybe if Rockstar took their time with it like they do with GTA and red dead, we could have gotten 1 or 2 really good midnight clubs
Same. I miss midnight club too
@MONTR65 the midnight club we all remember on the ps2 back in the early 2000s sadly won't come back. They killed the game off when the Japanese car club it was named after disbanded after an accident.
Really wish they would bring that one back, just finished another play through of Midnight Club Los Angeles about a month ago. Really wish Rockstar would bring it back.
Another point that wasn't mentioned is the soundtrack. A lot of the NFS players were complaining about that. The older NFS games had a better balance in music selection compared to unbound.
I miss older NFS soundtracks. Shift 2 Unleashed actually got me into a couple bands, one of which I saw in concert, and I still listen to songs from the original Most Wanted to this day.
I'm a huge hip hop fan and I agree. They really don't fit the high strung racing in Unbound imo. They should be saved for the garage and cutscenes.
HEEEEEEEEEEY WE WANT SOME MOOOONEEAAAY
@@astronomy7823 GIVE ME THAT CASH. GIVE ME LIKE 8 FIGURES.
Honestly, EA has millions to spend on licensing.
And they decided "hey, let's license 72 random noises instead of bangers like those from older NFS"
What I'd like is increase session amount of players to 30 or 40
Make a solo or ai race option for playlists
Decrease amount of Races required to unlock cars
Allow fast travel in story
Keep gane alive by adding updates
4:00 Dude I strongly agree with you on this one not just because you have to grind for all of your cars again but the fact that those challenges you have to do to unlock cars require classes that no one wants to compete in it. Most of the time, players will not join the playlist you hosted, and It's nearly impossible to try and complete those challenges, especially for low-end classes. Honestly, I don't mind having to grind for money now ever since they added their Link up update on free roam, but trying to complete those challenges to unlock more cars is just ridiculous.
Lmao I completely over half just joining and playing races 🤣
My biggest gripe is the physics just not being as competent as previous titles. Black Box era NFS games played so well because the physics/handling/whatever just worked well. It didn't emphasize on some brake-to-drift mechanic or had unpredictable vehicle behaviors. It made it accessible for having realistic(ish) driving with the arcade touch being that cars have extra grip. This of course allows you to basically heave cars at high speed and still maintain a decent amount of control. It was so good that even I picked it up as early as 6 years old.
This game still has the DNA of 2015, and it really needs to kick it off completely so it can start getting it's footing, along with the points you've presented. It's a bit of a crime for EA to be hesitant to work on this a bit more.
This is the main reason why I didn't even consider buying NFS Unbound. I bought NFS Heat and that's exactly how I felt about the handling. It almost has not relation to how a car handles in real life. While it's an arcade racer, it should still have some basis in real life, especially when you're using real cars.
Actually unbound are better on full grip handling. It feel like old school nfs and even it act like having real weight transfer (brake or lifting accel to turn more). And able to break traction and oversteer if turn too hard.
But they want to please everyone so they didnt remove the old drifting handling. It would be better if they take grip handling as standard.
@@maidoll_fei that's just not true. Watch gameplay of really good players with both drift and grip cars. You will see that the way they have to drive is really weird. Cutting corners randomly, smashing through everything, going off road. Nothing realistic about it. The burst nitro just messes the gameplay up and punishes taking proper racing lines.
@@MONTR65 The "full grip handling" is talk about setting and parts. Some car are still able to drive in mirco drift even in full grip tune. Like FXX-K EVO.
About the nos things. Yes it is unrealistic but it create a fun strategy unlike any other game in the market.
with this strategy thing we got lot more overtake / close racing unlike any other game with basic arcade physic
And it still faster / earn more nos when taking racing line.
I dont expect every game to be "forza". Being realistic in a game not necessarily fun.
If every racing game are try to be "realistic" "sim" you going to get a similar game with no "new" game mechanic. because "game mechanic" are not real.
Look back to the history.
When need for speed shift/shift 2 try to be realistic. You got lot more physic bug and unbalance car and cant easily have close racing.
Only HP2010 and unbound both run on this "DRS catchup boost" thing they both have lot more fun MP.
(Yes they both still have balance problem but it still have lots of car are decent and able to catch up with nos)
I dont think unbound is perfect.
I dont think burst nos in corner are intended design so it feel not smooth.
And they still add a input steering delay to make player feel like "you are driving a car" but not "you are the car". So we got a random/unpredictable steering
Reason Nr.1 and this is a hot take - if you can't get the soundtrack right in a NFS, it won't work.
Reasons why I liked heat so much, everything seemed to just fit
@@cryo9shadow91Heat's soundtrack sucked too.
@@mohamedmomo196It was better than the garbage in Unbound.
@@tb1235 yeah but let's just say the bar wasn't high
Unfortunately, with every new nfs release, these soundtracks just keep getting worse and worse.
I recently played and completed the game, and to be honest, the campaign appeared very short to me, considering I had purchased the Palace Edition, which included some pre-unlocked cars for the career mode. What frustrated me was that the races in the game were tier-based, and I couldn't use the McLaren, which was free, to earn cash. The police chases also seemed weak, and I share your frustration regarding the separate multiplayer. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of selling my McLaren from the Palace Edition while trying to sell another car, and I couldn't get it back. This was different from NFS Heat, where the Deluxe Edition offered free cars that you could recover even if you sold them. Another downside was the drift modes.
The drift system was based on distance covered, which initially proved frustrating because time also played a crucial role in it. After finishing the career mode, I rarely played the game and am losing interest in it. The game would have been better if they had worked on improving it.
In old nfs games there used to be
Risks and and amazing story that had a purpose
Every single race every single car
Character and cutscens mattered
Every nfs had its dark side but in a good way something that made it special I still have all my classic nfs games and really enjoy playing them from time to time
I bought the new ones too but never felt going back
Strange because Unbound definitely has risk factor in limited attempts, cops chasing yielding rewards if not caught and making bets on races to beat certain races to win money. Unbound also can take money from you if you lose an event or bet.
@@wiseguy240Winston yes I agree
It would capture my imagination more if our character didn't have voice lines. Its kind of weird tbh. The MW05 dialog type/ assumptions in conversation would have been great here. There is so much pointless chatter in Unbound lol. Also bring back police chatter that would have been awesome
@@LBRECK lol so they did the opposite
Also I don't think I've heard anything about next nfs yet
Unfortunately nfs been in a tough spot for many years
I think after undercover the old style was abandoned
But you know EA they're greedy despite
Their multi million dollar companies around the world they aim
For the highest pay before they even start any project
I understand it's business
But some developers in some companies are gamers themselves and they work with passion
Which results good games
amazing story, lmao.
This is one of those games that's going to make you wish that you never invested a moment of your time
Bro, I support everything you said in the vid and I’m a solo player. Being chased by cops is way too often and it becomes annoying. Criterion please see this vid!!
Same issue as heat. Cops be OP ASF
I discovered there's a bridge you can park under that thar cops won't find you. It's across from a river, and the cop cars drive in circles around you, or fall in the river. I'd set that area as my destination and lose them there when I got too much heat.
@@KayezTP people like you keep getting police nerfed bot
@@mr.johnson3889 because they need the nerf
@Just a normal person hard” jumps dont always work like that especially level 5 cops.
Insightful! Thanks for sharing. Im in that group that have not upgraded to PS5 yet and probably would have picked this up on PS4 were it an option. However hearing the grind issues and seperated solo/multiplayer progression, it sounds less appealing than the time I've enjoyed with Heat.
I just recently started playing through the story of this game and the thing I hate is the permanent heat increase after each race. I can't complete all races to grind once at heat 5 you can barely get to a race because of cops randomly spawning infront of you, plus the day heat carries over to time. Sometimes I literally have to skip the night races because of this.
Fax
Another thing you should mention trigger, is the nos being effected by contact with other players. The 3 second delay from making the smallest contact with someone else going around a corner, makes it very rough for a competitive point of view. Hitting a wall or a local traffic car is fine for me. That 3 second delay of not being able to use burst nos, or farm burst nos kills momentum and fun close racing between friends.
I honestly never had this problem 😂 burst nos was easy to farm
Post story still being locked into the restrictive day night cycle means I probably won’t play it again now that I have finished it. In heat it was great when all the events were unlocked for whatever you felt like racing and they had those 4 highway races set up well. The day racing not involving cops was also way better for exploring and day races felt way different because they didn’t have traffic.
Unbound got much better physics, vehicle classes, but they still failed to give a good reason to drive at night post story, ruined the ‘legit’ day time driving and exploring, and I think made the story too boring by not really having that many car options during the okay through that you could actually use.
The thing on top of that that made Heat even more fun were the High Heat races and whatnot. Just having a system where you can continue to unlock stuff even past the main story and after you have all the races and regular top tier upgrades is so fantastic. The act of outrunning the cops over and over with the pressure of losing that ultra plus upgrade you got from a Heat 5 race is so adrenaline rushing, especially with mods like Unite which massively increase the difficulty is incredible and I don’t get that out of any other modern racing game.
@@Justeeeevyand the fact that your Heat level doubled as a multiplier, which gives incentive to stay out and keep earning money. The heat system in Unbound is complete trash. You should earn money for taking down cops, and much more money for escaping pursuits.
If you quit game while still playing itll resume where you left off assuming youre not in the middle of a chase or something. Still a terrible concept tho
It's a miles morales game
I do agree on finding the perfect line to run not only is it feel more realistic with following a line but also kinda some nostalgia with the original NFS’s how you had to follow a certain “line” or track
Fair points. And in my eyes that's actually tragic. I really love NFS Unbound. It fit's my personality way better than Heat ever did. The fact that you have 5 classes and multiple ways to make your car fit the chosen class allows for so much more variety. I frequently get full playlists where everyone is driving a different car. That's just awesome. If you got 8 players in Heat you were guaranteed at least 3 RSRs. + I really dig the art style.
@@OneLDash I rarely see people that actually handle properly the Regera. Like, they crash, you distance them, they quit.
@@OneLDash True in a way. It's only the Regera in S+. And it's only really a problem on coast to coast where all the tracks are highspeed. I still have 4 classes to enjoy variety. Even on A+ where everyone knows the Testarossa people are still tinkering with different builds. There are just so many ways to get your car to 269 and so many cars. Who knows, if you might not find a new meta build.
@@schmidt_gamingregera gets paced by literally like 4/5 Cars on most tracks no diff unless on the big O
You hit the nail in the coffin, the grinding is insane & then when i saw i had to basically start over online i just said no, i havent even completed the main campaign
Money glitch I got 22 mill
Seriously, I had to grind to level up to buy the Volvo 240, that's some bull. Just wanted to beat the game with it like I did in Payback and Heat.
@@soldierx345 yea eventually i caved in & gave online a try & i grinded as much as i can grind i got a perfect line up of cars now, still haven’t bothered finishing the campaign 😅
@@Lulnateee if you finish the campaign some of the cars actually carry over to your online.
When I saw they were separate I finished single player because I was further in lol
i first played the game as of this week, as i was very hesitant on the main artstyle. I will say it didn't feel as repetitive as other NFS titles i have played, was fun enough to where i didn't feel bored or feel like i was grinding it down to its bones. It was generally speaking a enjoyable experience, especially seeing as a i picked it up for 20 something euros on steam.
I'm definitely having a fun time with it, 99 cents basically with ea play this month so definitely worth a dollar
Wait huh less repetitive you mean you didn’t notice the only 3 event types in the game over the same 5 tracks, did we play the same game?
@elimendelsohn2879 come on, there's 4 types of events. Get it right
How? This was the most repetitive and grindy NFS to date.
@Music-vr7sz ikr. Im so fed up of the same tracks over and over. They really got that big map doing nothing. Super lazy
7:21 that voice crack go crazy 💀
An idea that I heard from another video can't remember who made it, but the idea was to introduce sponsors and have like "sponsor battles" kind of how like group or team battles were done in NFS carbon and have certain areas dominated by teams/sponsors and depending on the team who is winning we get unique customization options or something like that. That would be pretty cool
I would also say, adding an offline mode too. finding races is a bit challenging at times.
If they added Drag Racing in NFS Unbound, that would be amazing. Also, if they added the Vortex Car as well as the Acura Integra Type R with the Vortex Car Body Kit and Rims from NFS Underground, I personally would be excited. But that is just my opinion.
Too specific. What are you expecting them to add every bodykit??
Nah, with unbound's super broken ai, you will have zero chance in drag race.
i know it is late but i only have few problems with the game
1. races cannot be repeated without ending the session making it extremely hard to grind especially if you are still at the start of single player
2. car tiers and buy ins for races
3. limited restarts or rather customizable difficulty where you change the three individuell
4. no toggle for visual damage and i want a few fullbody wraps so if you play offline you do not need to go online for the community wraps
5. music (i would go with the saints row reboot way having multiple radios that play different genres (rock, metal, country, hiphop, rap, soul, etc.)
but it also has stuff that i love
imo the best handling and drifting of any racing game
cops feel amazing
map is great
customization is great though some models need more (i am looking at you bmw)
i hope criterion and ea see this video and fix the issues and mistakes that were made . cuz i really love this game and i don't want it to die out 😢
You kidding right? Those mf piece of shits just banned my account right now just because i told the truth
So you think they do really even care?
Save your breath mate, they’ve given up on this game along time ago
@@sid_wo0dy183 how do you know ?
@@JOLLY-E it took them 3/4 months to release a crappy update which contained stuff that should of been in the game in the beginning. Now look we haven’t had another update since or heard a anything, they’ll drop this game like they did heat 😴
Same been saying the same even before launch lmao,the sad truth is that they wont,they will let it die out cause "EA-This is the way"
I bought the game full price on early release/all bells and whistles edition price. Love the handling, love the aesthetic and I was diggin the story... However I hated progression in general but then I found out I had to repeat progress in multi and it totally took the wind out of my sales with this game. I want to go back, but for now im gonna kick it with the crew 2 until Motorfest.
Understandable
TC2 is still the king 🗿
Don’t go back, then they win
exactly that, and making money in online is pain...probably the last nfs game i ever bought, ill just go with forza from now on
@@paulcarmi8130 homie they already got my money, i think between me and the devs im the loser here
Thank your for you’re points, just recently re download this game and I’m having a blast with my boys online. Animation and graphics are top-tier. looks very clear and beautiful. I will say that the driving at first was a lot harder than heat. With heat, I got into the rhythm and flow a lot quicker. I had to take my Ls by barely touching something in unbound and crashing to really respect the NPC that are driving and to also use the E brake.For anybody considering giving this a try definitely worth it. Lobbies are always full and also cross play. My only gripe I wish they had races where you and your friends could race CPU like heat if people don’t join.
Just got added to gamepass, im lovin it! Im not looking for perfecrion i just wanna drive, listen to music and escape from reality then again im a huge Initial D fan😅
@@Scantronaconbased
graphics are low tier, the effects are so ugly
The soundtrack alone’s what killed it. Even more horrific than Heat’s, and that was horrific enough.
I'm not the biggest fan of how they implemented the cell shading but my reason may be different from most. I wished that if they were going to take that route then make the whole game cell shaded and just not the effects. I'm personally still waiting on another epic fast and furious style nfs similar to that of 2015 but better
Maybe that would be a cool approach if they ever switched game engines. But I doubt they’ll do it after the backlash from unbound.
I kind of agree with you. Part of me still feels undecided if I like the mix of realistic graphics and cell shading.
Or at the least give us the option to turn all of it off
2015 was so good imo especially its visuals
2015 was good on the game play. The story and characters were rather lack luster at best.
The goat was nfs heat
Imagine if heat had 5 classes
Absolutely! Heat was heat indeed!
Can anyone understand this new (since last update) new mechanic of race starts? (I hate it!) Before if you were hosting a race you would start in pole position, if you came first or 3rd you would start the next race in that position. However now, I host a race and I get to start in last position! Irrespective of my finishing position I am now put randomly anywhere on the grid, WTF? This is so annoying! Anyone have the same problem?
Hey @Militia Gaming Community - the feature of anime style thingy has been seen in ONE NFS - which was the NFS Nitro for WII !
We should be able to make custom races like in Forza. Community made races would make for higher replay abilities
You missed another reason - the very unforgiving difficulty.
Yeah this crap is ridiculously hard
All i want is when im in choosing my car for a online race, i wanna see a parking lot, and my car on it with cars other people had chosen for that race ( only after you locked your car)
I wished the game had pursuit chases with pursuit breakers like in MW 2005-NFS undercover and offline challenges etc to make the game replayable
I don't play racing games that often, but NFS heat got me addicted to the cop chasing and whatnot just like hot pursuit on the Wii back in 2010. The thing that discouraged me to buy unbound was the art style and the fact that it looked like NFS heat expansion pack. I know I might sound cynical and a bit ignorant but that's how i feel as a casual consumer when I see NFS unbound
nfs heat was fun as hell
The main problem is they don't provide dlc story or hidden parts as in heat they didn't even allow us to use the ks kits and mantis kit which were owned by ea
I miss Carbon. That was my first NFS and I played it to death.
I also miss Pro Street. That was my second NFS game and I played that to death too.
Just a quick question. Where are you getting this data. As far as xour percentages. Of cutting in half to 50% then to 25% due to the art direction. I really am curious where these statistics are coning from.
Just guesses
His ass obviously
Crew 2, i wish it was offline, but feels to me the best racing game out there with tons of different vehicle types and activities. Why cant games do this but make it offline? Would be perfect!
I still prefer nfs heat because of the reasons of nfs unbound. I still play nfs rivals to this day and its a 10 year old game. Made by ghost.
Have they fixed game invites blocking your stats when fixing your car?
I took a month break and it was still there. I haven’t played for months since
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Let's be honest and realistic, lately street or urban style racing games will not be the same as before because the automotive brands do not want to see their models doing clandestine races. Festival-style racing games like Forza Horizon and the upcoming The Crew Motor Fest and motorsport-style games like Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo have become more popular lately.
Unbound is really good, just not better than Heat imo. Splitting SP/MP and not having all the cars I have in the other is some bs.
Lmmfao shit is trash
My personal reason for not picking this game up was the reduced earnings from races compared to NFS:HEAT in turn making it take longer to make noticable progression with your vehicles.
And the biggest nail for me not getting the game is having to grind a SECOND TIME if i want to play online with my buddies (who are also not getting the game after i told them they have to grind a second time since their story cars dont carry over).
I just dont have the same amount of time to play titles as i used to and with so many great titles out (Elden Ring, Legend of Zelda: TotK, Monster Hunter: Rise Sunbreak, Bloodborne, etc its hard to to even justify getting this game if i have to grind a a good amount (twice) before i start having fun in a NFS title.
For me it just aint worth the squeeze.
How would you know that if you never played it?
@Music-vr7sz Doesn't take more than a simple Google/UA-cam search and go through multiple reviews bud. I do that with every title before I pull the trigger on purchasing any game nowadays. A lot of games are now just glorified "Player Engagment" services under the guise of video games for companies to use & get shareholders to invest more. Meanwhile the game either arrives unfinished with promises of fixes later years down the line or gets shutdown because player retention reached abysmal digits.
It just released in november. Covid has been dead and over for a good year now. November release with ps5s becoming available in stores since late february. I think that point was a stretch.
For me those issues are a contributor. But the biggest is the driving physics. They feel like an arcade. My opinion, but the biggest issue is when I’m just wanting to drive around the map without riced cars. I get bugged by the cops which then force me to waste 15 minutes to escape some boring police chase.
My favorite NFS was Rivals with the EMPs ESFs spike strips mines and helicopters turbo packs and Swat units that attacked you! THATS NFS! The best ever! The police have to be fun and not just. 4 cops that just ran you and are more annoying then fun. 🙁
Well put, but I think there's other reasons to be mentioned here as well, such as the lack of marketing which literally happened in the last month before release for the most part, and we barely got enough information. Then another contributing factor would be what NFS has been struggling to do for years at this point: being memorable.
We've simply not had amazing or memorable characters and stories in a NFS game for a very long time. 2015 had basically no story since it went nowhere, Payback came off as a rehash of modern Fast and Furious, and then, for a moment, with Heat we finally got some memorable characters, cool villains and a more serious and dark tone, something many of us, including yours truly, have longed ever since Carbon. That's over 16yrs ago at this point.
And the eternal issue of modern NFS, great cops and great handling. It looks like Ghost/Criterion just cannot do them right anymore, the handling seems to just be receiving incremental improvements with each new title (and their absolute insistence on keeping B2D despite how polarizing it is. We've not had a proper grip model since The Run. B2D has simply overstayed its welcome, it was fun for 2-3 games but enough is enough), and they're constantly making cops more aggressive but that's not the same as engaging and most definitely not smart, by sticking to damage bars for players out of an inability to do them right. MW2005, Carbon and, for all its faults, even Undercover needed no damage system to have efficient cops that do their job.
So all things considered, Unbound was basically dead on arrival. Surely not a wreck, and not a bad game in itself, but all of these problems simply add up. I, personally, have not played it, and see nothing in particular to make me actually *want* to play it, it just leaves me cold. Heat on the other hand was much more exciting for its plot that was clearly meant to be continued after launch but the entire game got canned instead, its tone, and atmosphere. NFS is where it currently is, because it simply fails to do better. Even for all their faults, there's just not much if any reason to pick NFS these days over Forza, GT, Assetto Corsa, the first The Crew, and others. Its mostly got us old farts keeping it alive while its relevance still dwindles by the day.
Agree with alll of this. The animated characters and visual effects DID threw me off but i ended up getting the game anyways and giving it a chance. It grew on me a lot and i play it almost everyday and enjoy it, and the visuals are indeed satisfying and add to the thrill. I agree with everything you said about additions to the game and also think that an World online leaderboard for race times, activity records and all of that would be super cool to have as well for those who are competitive
so what you say is basically this:
The game looks mild okay, but is missing a lot of features Heat already had...
And you are still ending up, making a positive review...
And people wonder, whats wrong...
@@chrisbee9643 yes I give this game a positive review, have a good time everytime I play it, which is very frequently. And I did not play Heat, as I got bored after 10min of gameplay
@@chrisbee9643 You know people can give their opinion right, not everyone has to hate the game 🤦♂️
@@nikolassovtich1309 what has logic to do with opinions?
I tried it last week and the main problem for me was the cringe end scenes after each race. These made me feel like i am a cringe tictok guy.
I absolutely hate and despise the prologue. You start off with your girl with you reviving a junk car from the dumps. After you choose one of the 3 options you go through the prologue with racing and money. You fall in love or like your car during the prologue making it looks nice and after the final race you help out to drop off someone’s car to a place while your girl bring your car back to the garage. The car you dropped off was in the middle of nowhere and no one was answering. You came back to the garage and your girl brought her whole crew/gang to steal every car in the Garage. She stole your car and you don’t get it back until way later in the game. It was a setup and now you lose your car you knew and loved. Hate it and deleted it after that. Might just be a major me problem tho.
As a car enthusiast who grew up on NFS, Burnout and Fast and Furious I feel like I outgrew the NFS series, especially the ones made by Criterion. I find this tragic because Burnout Paradise is one of my favorite racing games period. At the end of the say it comes down to controls feeling to simplistic and unrealistic. It was fine.... until I actually learned to drive and drift and all the crazy stuff we aren't supposed to be doing on the road. Now NFS games feel boxy and unpolished compared to something like Forza or Grid.
Honestly, after Undercover I get so disappointed with the franchise that I stopped playing until Heat. And after seeing them stopped updating the game that early make me lost all of my faith with the franchise.
I had good times with heat, but after all of this disappoinments doesn't make me wanna play NFS anymore 😢
They should experiment with Blacklight effects, add Blacklight paint, I think that would be really cool for the next game
The cartoon graphics killed it for me, it's so weird to drive a normal looking car and city to just see a drawing driving it 😐
I had fun with the game for a while but pretty much agree with you on all points.
Personally I don't mind the driving effects but HATE HATE HATE the cell shaded characters. It didn't stop me from buying the game but it def was a mark against it.
I also agree about burst nos, it just needs to be tuned better. I feel its too powerful and too punishing when you don't get it perfectly right. The difference between gripping a turn and getting 2.9999 bars of burst nos and getting 3 bars is HUGE. Burst nos is hella fun and def shouldn't be taken away, I think it sets unbound apart as being really fun compared to other genre competitors, they just need to adjust it so it feels like a bonus that makes you go to warpspeed rather than this thing that dictates every race. I also feel they should nerf away all the abusive stuff that promotes doing dumb stuff to farm burst nos rather than taking good lines. (micro drifting, for example)
I also feel a big way to help burst nos would be to greatly increase the time a player has to use the nos before it goes away. The difference between 2.9999 bars and 3 bars would be much less of a problem if you could just get to 3 on the next turn. Top players solve this through stuff like micro drifting, but for your average player they feel like they are just screwed. whenever that happens.
The other thing that I found really frustrating with unbound is how easy it is to crash and then how randomly punishing it is when you do. (or beneficial). I've won races before because I crashed and then the game teleported me ahead of my opponent. I've lost races before because I crashed but the game didn't reset me so I had to reverse out of a corner or something. Thats not fun. I felt the crash mechanics were a lot better in Heat because it was a lot harder to crash but when you did it was hella punishing.
Finally, the only other big thing is that I felt that there is nothing I'm competing for really. Money is infinite (even if the grind was slow) but there are no leaderboards, competitions, etc. I'm not working towards anything. Winning doesn't actually matter. Player level means nothing and collecting cars is fun but I never felt like I was working towards something or trying to measure my improvement over time.
Also they should make races solo due to many not play or want to join a race ,there are a ton of solo players that would like the option to race solo as well and every race is dull racing on unbound..keep up the great content I’ll definitely support you on unbound
Also limited restarts
@@SD-mi2vc fuck nah
@@RuntzSZN yep lol
I'm definitely a racing game purist, big car enthusiast, but i just got this game now in 2023 and im having a lot of fun with it tbh. I don't play it for realistic driving or anything.This is no sim game, its no forza either, but i do think its really fun.
My biggest frusttation is when you get almost clear of the cops, the game generates them out of nowhere exactly where you hide.....
I have a car on full S, needed for the last week of competition. The game only show a half S bar instead.
If they fix the playlist overlay, the aux bug, pre-shift bug and performance issues I will be super happy with the game.
Also allow shorter/longer gears without moving up a gear
Exactly what I've been saying. This comment could've been made by me
Nah brother the reason why it failed is cause most of the racing games are failing as well, people are not into racing games like they used to, no matter what they do people will just get bored and move on, you have to have elements to challenge people, I played unbound for a month straight did everything I could and got bored just sitting on lobbies waiting for something to do, sad to say I keep buying this new games and get bored and go back to NFSHPR reason why, there is a challenge cops vs racers is the best thing ever done in a racing game and if nfs would do something like this and open it up for every game console you will see a spike.
It was done on the cheap and you can tell . Also the parts upgrade dont make sense with the classes you can put the same standard of part on and quickly go past the class you need so have to not put parts on or down grade a few
“EA games….destroy everything”
I deleted mine after a week on PS5. It’s not how Need for Speed normally plays.
Graphics nice though gameplay trash.
This is spot on. I'm actually one of those that quit after two or three weeks of playing it... and I did for the exact reasons you mention
I dont mind the anime stuff but just please give people the option to turn it completely off in the settings
Tbh i really wanted that nfs unbound went all in for the jet-set radio artstyle and that the soundtrack had more variety, its a decent soundtrack actually i loved some of the songs but it doesnt really fit for a game fast paced like need for speed and it doesnt have a "vibe variety" and genre variety unlike underground, Rivals and Hot pursuit which had the best and most diverse songs in the franchise that all gave me different feelings unlike unbound's that sounds all the same
I think having the game be next gen exclusive was a good idea, the game loads so fast which is at least one positive thing about it
To me it's about "what stands out gameplay wise"? Visual art style is nice, but it doesn't stand out while I interact with my controller. We have played tons of racing games so now we don't have any motivation to buy the same thing with better graphics and new effects again for $70.
I got into Gran Turismo because the gameplay is about realism, first person detailed cockpit view and sportsmanship. People got into Crew 2 due to planes, boats and the whole map of US (not to scale). People got into Forza due to gamepass. While it's not gameplay related, it's something that stands out.
What does Unbound offer different?
What does Unbound offer new gameplay wise from Heat? Oh yes, giving out Heat for low price actually damaged this game. Heat is basically this game without the effects (which doesn't affect gameplay and most people don't care about).
We all played Heat, enjoyed next gen Nfs, got burnt out and moved on. So we had no motivation to spend $70 on the same again just for the effects.
I never did finish this game. Some of the NPC racers were ridiculously OP. And I got tired of the ridiculous police chase system. I want to race, not spend 85% of the time running from the cops.
EA black box was the best dev team for nfs. I dont think criterion can ever make a game like they did
Burnout paradise
They made the game for next gen consoles bc the graphics are too good to run smoothly on older consoles. also who tf still cares about covid in 2023, I forgot that it even existed
I loved the story and characters. I agree whole heartedly though. The night and day grind was ridiculous, I thought the story itself was too short. The online is just OK. I knew it was a matter of time before EA did there thing and ruined another game
The story couldn't be any longer. Every time I start driving, the characters would start endlessly nagging about some bs and they all sound like nails on chalkboard but it just keeps going
@@TheUltimateHacker007 story wasn't even that bad 😂
I kinda liked the night and day spiced shit up for me
@@RuntzSZN coming back to this comment I guess you’re right. The switch up was kinda cool.
It’s been out for three month and i didn’t even knew there was new nfs
Can we turn those cell shade effect clusters off alltogether or not?
Great video. I'm about halfway through the campaign and have noticed some of these exact issues. Primarily feeling like you just don't make enough $ to try out other cars and builds so you kind of get stuck with meta builds or a car you only kind of like. Maybe it will change more in week 3 and 4.
You get $1m for completing the final race, and s+ tier races grant around 30-40k in most races. Takes a while to get the most expensive cars, the whole process takes longer online where you have to do 3 races to get your 40k
Very true, I actually played online a lot first and only then went on to complete single player mode, armed with knowledge about which cars to use and the bonus vehicles from completing collectibles. Starting with single player gives you a really steep learning curve, which can be challenging but also frustrating.
@@pitraxe I think it’s the opposite. Going into multiplayer with the collectible cars make starting out a million times easier versus getting even less money from losing with the uncompetitive rentals
I went back to HEAT because I discovered that I can best my pb’s from my PS4 on PS5. 😅
Tbh for me there was one thing that completely killed any chance of me getting it was it has the same like 4 classic muscle cars as the last 3 games with no new customization options for any of them except that charger kit that turns it into a fugly monstrosity to further spit in the face of anyone who like classic muscle cars. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the next need for speed game is the same situation or they just remove all muscle cars
I was trying to play first race one car just spawned in the road in my front and made me hit the car
I haven't even played the game yet as of now, but I kept hearing about how this game's soundtrack was so "bad" and so "terrible" compared to soundtracks of the previous games. After listening to a couple of samples of Unbound's music, I think it's safe to say that I have never enjoyed the old school NFS soundtrack so much more in my entire life. Even went through a little "phase" last month where I would, almost everyday, put on music from Pro Street and Hot Pursuit 2 (2002) and Hot Pursuit 2010 while in the car.
Literally explains the main reason in the first 45 seconds on the video.
I had a lot of fun playing this game, but the overall money grind became such a chore that I stopped playing. If they added easier ways to get money or just increase pay outs would help a lot.
I didn't buy Unbound, but I did play NFS Heat. I have maybe 3 hours in it before i quit. On the other hand, I'm 400+ hrs in FH5. While all the things you mentioned definitely contributed to the failure, I think the core of it is the car physics model. FH5 somehow achieved a great balance of arcady handling while still feels somewhat like driving a real car. In NFS Heat, it doesn't feel like I'm driving a real car, because the car would have insane amount of grip yet I can let go of the gas and it'll start drifting. You can definitely learn to use this car handling physic to your advantage, but it doesn't lend itself to just cruising around the game world. Combine that with the relatively small amount of cars, I can see why most players would quit after finishing the campaign.
Ea just has a bad rep of killing games and franchises. Well not necessarily kill franchises but bring them down from what they used to be before. Nfs used to be great now is kind of 50/50
Battlefield used to be great and now is like 50/50. Anthem a great game with potential had really bad reviews. Great gameplay but lack of content killed it.
I loved nfs rivals. I wish they made a remastered version for pc
Rivals was one of my favorites
What year will it be until we can get a street racing simulator with pink slip races, glitch fixing, bug fixes, and realistic racing and car customization.
I had an itch for a street racing game and it scratched it. It can be corny at times, has a strange handling system but the customization is great, has a decent amount of cars and the art style is not bad. I always thought they should go far less realistic looking since it is already so arcadey, which is also why I don't mind boost farming. If you want to take a racing line play forza or gt😂.
ive been big into NFS since most wanted 2005 and i played carbon and the others but i quit when payback came out cause of the burn cards. Yes the burn cards were the worst of the game and alot of ppl hated it so they removed it with Heat, NFS Heat was honestly one of the best NFS games in a while, with Unbound i saw the special effects in the trailer and i got turned off right away, i just didnt like it and yea maybe ik they were trying something new but it doesnt work and now i find out that you cant turn the feature off? wow yea definitely waiting till they hopfully remove that. ive been all single player and i dont do multiplayer, but ill be waiting till the updates. Im upset that Heat didnt get that much content after the release but we all know covid hit and it was really difficult so they dropped it. Heat is still fun to play today and ill continue with it. im hoping for the updates for unbound or i saw a rumored underground 2 remake was possible that would be insane if they do that.
They’re taking too long on putting updates out and the roadmap for said updates and added features should be more detailed and clear to the community. Updates should be every 2 months tops and weekly engagement with the community should be at least 2 to 3 posts a week.
NFS Heat had that Perfect Summer Vibe and look and NFS 2015 had that dark late night vibe and Payback had that Desert Vegas vibe and I don't even know what vibe or theme was the inspiration for Unbound maybe a Downtown look but the cartoon or anime effects don't match up with the realistic look of the game also this game looks like a lot of grey and black even the forest or outside the city look pretty drab its like they wanted an industrial look but also that colorful look of Heat and OG games and its just a mish mash of a bunch of looks and styles
Trigger, you explain this game so perfectly here. The current state of the game is trash, literally been playing the game for a week and been upset at the things you have mentioned. Such a great platform! But way too many ideas all at once wreck the game. It could be saved with a good update, but will EA Fork out the money to do so. They could, a small update to save a game could be very beneficial to the Future Market considering the new consoles that are going to be purchased! (EA) I guess we'll have to be patient and see their next steps. Obviously, there will be another NFS game, which is great, but we'll see how they hold this platform 👍
Actually I thought the grind for the cars was something that could keep people in the game for months. Of course depending on the quality of the game. And that’s the point. I love the game but there are so many cons that you can’t really talk about quality. Therefore the concept fails.
A grind can keep players engaged. Unfortunately this grind is not varied enough to do that.
@@MilitiaGamingCommunity I must say that I had fun with the grind. Except for the Subarus and Chevys. Unlocked all cars except for the legendary body kits. Damn I was kind of addicted in the beginning. 😅
But yeah… must admit that I wasn’t playing every playlist, went afk in a handful of them since they still count.
Its broken thats why people stopped playing.
they should focus to remastered old title like underground series, carbon and most wanted 2005
I played this when it came out, gave up when there was no content and glitchy, just came back to the game. So much more content and I’m having a lot of fun, I really enjoy building different cars for different classes in races. I wish there were more races or more ai options to race for “online” and less money, but I still have a fun time. The cartoony stuff is refreshing and fun, it’s not a serious racing game but the graphics are really good and it’s fun to just race around and not take it super seriously. The customization is amazing, with handling, all different parts for cars for different classes, it’s not just about maxing everything out. I like it. I paid $18 off g2a for it, wish I would of waited because it’s like $8 now lol
The game mechanics didn't feel right, so I quit after only 10 minutes. I'm glad I didn't buy it.
Woke nfs unbound is a android tablet game