It's the evolution of the series. I think it's a fantastic game, it ain't just because of the right game at the right time. If I could play with 8 of my friends at the same time in a group causing mayhem all over, I would do it in a heartbeat but nobody has it in them to play that game anymore except me haha because I've been itching for a new Burnout game. It's funny that Paradise does the open world stuff better than open world racing games released nowadays.
Still going strong with the game, been an entertaining drive as always.
It`s pretty telling that they haven`t been able to match Paradise`s online play even with the NFS series.