HellforLeather
Member
Not sure, I dont know the sales figures but it didnt really seem to get much buzz when it came out (possible due to it being a cross-gen)
Not saying it was their best effort, but I had a blast with that game.
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Need For Speed Payback review thread
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Not sure, I dont know the sales figures but it didnt really seem to get much buzz when it came out (possible due to it being a cross-gen)
Not saying it was their best effort, but I had a blast with that game.
SebastianM
Member
make Criterion remaster Burnout 3 already ffs EA, shove all the lootboxes you want on it, I just need some circuit racing goodness.
Albino_Yeti
Member
Yea I had a good time with it. Lack of customization hurt it a bit imo.
Why is it so hard for NFS devs to just give us Carbon 2? Or Underground 3?
ancelotti
Member
I think it shows how much faith EA really has in the series when they tried to steal Project Cars tech from them and only failed because their lawyers were outsmarted during contract negotiations.
Rivals had a good map, nice cars and effects, but the 30fps cap was a pretty big sin for a racing game (and basically existed to support their DRM solution). Now that they've moved back to uncapped/60fps it's really exposed the floaty/loose feel of driving while on the frostbite engine. I'm guessing it's partly the reason why they've gone back to a retro style handling model for the latest game.
I still have a soft spot for the series, but adding loot boxes and double down on the corny story is not what is needed as this point. There was a thread earlier about franchises that are one bad game away from killing interest in them, and this may be it for Need for Speed (although the brand still seems to draw decent sales).
Rivals had a good map, nice cars and effects, but the 30fps cap was a pretty big sin for a racing game (and basically existed to support their DRM solution). Now that they've moved back to uncapped/60fps it's really exposed the floaty/loose feel of driving while on the frostbite engine. I'm guessing it's partly the reason why they've gone back to a retro style handling model for the latest game.
I still have a soft spot for the series, but adding loot boxes and double down on the corny story is not what is needed as this point. There was a thread earlier about franchises that are one bad game away from killing interest in them, and this may be it for Need for Speed (although the brand still seems to draw decent sales).
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
They just need to make Underground 3 by doing it in a old school way - no fucking MTs and loot boxes, almost no fucking story (see Underground 2) and garbage social stuff about which nobody cares. Basically upgraded to modern visuals Underground 2 with much less grinding. That's not fucking hard to do, EA!
panama chief
Member
They just needed to make Most wanted 2. What are you even saying?😂
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Well, they've already tried and it was a turd.
Malcolm9
Member
Except it wasn't a turd, the new Most Wanted was a pretty good game. Was it as good as the original, not at all, but it was far from being a turd.
A2una1
Member
Well the biggest issue for me was not supporting Steering Wheels on Consoles. Maybe not many want them to be working on Arcade Racers, but I liked the PS3 NfS Games a lot with Steering Wheels.
And since I never read they support them now with payback, I think I'll pass this game too..
And since I never read they support them now with payback, I think I'll pass this game too..
VisualFidelity
Member
Looks great and not as bad as the reviews indicate. The racing and world are well done. I just skip all the cut scenes
AltogetherAndrews
Member
And to think that they binned Burnout to focus on this series. It's a wound that will just not heal.
dr_rus
Member
I kinda stopped playing them after The Run as I don't have nor time neither patience to drive around stupid "open worlds" where you can do nothing but useless side activities inside a car. I should probably stop buying them too now.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
For me, Hot Pursuit 2010 was the last best NFS game since original Most Wanted, everything else i just can't stand, these games clearly wasn't made for me.
A turd?
It's one of the best and tightest arcade racers of recent memory.
It's not THE best, but over PC, Vita and Ps3 I pit hundreds of hours into it.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Crankshaft
Member
Most Wanted 2 was one of my fav racing games of last gen. Own it on PC, PS3, 360 and Vita and put a bunch of hours into it. If it's a turd then I don't what for.
HellforLeather
Member
the upgrade card system sounds inconceivably fuckin stupid. It sounds like that dumb ass upgrade system that they had in The Crew but even worse and more nonsensical. Hard pass for me.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Reading about the card system upgrading completely turned me off from the game. Seeing the cinematics just cemented that.
amdb00mer
Member
That's debatable. I think the last great one, in my opinion, was the NFS: Most Wanted game from X360 launch. Some would say NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010) was the last great one. Everybody has their favorite. God help us, somebody probably thinks NFS: The Run is GOAT.
TheAssist
Member
Wow in a time where there is pretty much no competition from other arcade racers (everything this year moved towards simulation), they still manage to underwhelm.
I was so close to buying this. I just want a decent arcade racer. Maybe The Crew 2.
I hope EA never makes a Burnout again. This series is close to my heart and I dont trust them to deliver a good entry. And yes I love Paradise. It was love on seconds sight (when I bought it a few years later on PC).
But where did some of the leading Criterion staff actually go?
I was so close to buying this. I just want a decent arcade racer. Maybe The Crew 2.
I hope EA never makes a Burnout again. This series is close to my heart and I dont trust them to deliver a good entry. And yes I love Paradise. It was love on seconds sight (when I bought it a few years later on PC).
But where did some of the leading Criterion staff actually go?
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
After reading Gamespot's review there's only one conclusion - they've literaly fucked up and broke the game by adding fucking MTs and lootboxes which are tied to progression and grinding you have to do to progress in the main story. Wow, just WOW! But um... here's the thing, i very well remember the DiRT 2 having the same goddamn ussue except that in this game there was basically no story... well, in the usual sence of the world.
So here's how it worked in DiRT 2 for eveyone who haven't played the game. Even though the game looked stunning and amazing with really cool looking tracks and all that.... there was like 200+ (two-fucking-hundred-p-l-u-sss!) events in the game in total you need to complete to 100% the game and achive the best rank in SP and so, here you are completing the same fucking events over and over and over and over again till the end - yep, i did it. I mean, hell, the game by the 100th even far overstayed its welcome and you basicaly become so good at the game that no one can even match you. So the question is - what's the fucking point in doing 100+ more if no one can beat you now? I mean, if you happen to really like the game i guess you can do 20-30 more, but then even such a man can clearly see that there's no point in doing this at all.
And here we are, 2017, NFS Payback was released and has the same shit which also (and as if that wasn't enough to kill the game) tied to MT's and lootboxes which tied to story progression. Now what the fuck is this if not an absolute worst thing that could've happened to such a game? I mean, Not only do you absolutely have to grind to beat the goddamn game, but it was also has been developed and MTs and loot boxes was implemented in such a way, that you always have an option to just skip this shit and to encourage you to buy your way out of this which i'm sure many people will consider to do if they even bought this goddamn game at the first place.
I just can't support this abomination and i do honestly think that this could have been so much better game without all of this shit in it, but EA as they usually do - EA-ed it up and killed all the good in it. So FUCK EA and everyone who supports it and their anti consumer policies & practices.
So here's how it worked in DiRT 2 for eveyone who haven't played the game. Even though the game looked stunning and amazing with really cool looking tracks and all that.... there was like 200+ (two-fucking-hundred-p-l-u-sss!) events in the game in total you need to complete to 100% the game and achive the best rank in SP and so, here you are completing the same fucking events over and over and over and over again till the end - yep, i did it. I mean, hell, the game by the 100th even far overstayed its welcome and you basicaly become so good at the game that no one can even match you. So the question is - what's the fucking point in doing 100+ more if no one can beat you now? I mean, if you happen to really like the game i guess you can do 20-30 more, but then even such a man can clearly see that there's no point in doing this at all.
And here we are, 2017, NFS Payback was released and has the same shit which also (and as if that wasn't enough to kill the game) tied to MT's and lootboxes which tied to story progression. Now what the fuck is this if not an absolute worst thing that could've happened to such a game? I mean, Not only do you absolutely have to grind to beat the goddamn game, but it was also has been developed and MTs and loot boxes was implemented in such a way, that you always have an option to just skip this shit and to encourage you to buy your way out of this which i'm sure many people will consider to do if they even bought this goddamn game at the first place.
I just can't support this abomination and i do honestly think that this could have been so much better game without all of this shit in it, but EA as they usually do - EA-ed it up and killed all the good in it. So FUCK EA and everyone who supports it and their anti consumer policies & practices.
Nintendo Switch
Banned
Happy to see that there is so much interest in seeing a remastered Burnout 3 in HDR with 4k at 60fps. That game is almost two decades old, there have been hundreds of high budget racers since then but for those that played Burnout 3, no game has come close to touching the pure joy that was Burnout 3 and Burnout Revenge .
Bluepoint would be great for remastering it if Criterian is too busy working on yet another open world racer
to care about the games that put them on the map.
Bluepoint would be great for remastering it if Criterian is too busy working on yet another open world racer
to care about the games that put them on the map.
Fbh
Gold Member
Well no competition means there is not as much pressure to make the game good .
They know that people that like these type of games will still buy them and there is no other game this year they will get compared to
Rayderism
Member
I going to have to stop pre-ordering games......I did that with Payback based solely on the introduction vids, which, despite the story cheese, looked like it would be a cool game with some crash'n'bash fun and was really interested in tricking out the classic muscle cars. It wasn't until after I pre-ordered it that I learned about all the greedbox/suckertransaction shenanigans. Had I known about that, I wouldn't have bought it. I'm 100% digital this gen and have never tried to get a refund and don't plan to start, but I am not happy with this forced grinding just because I won't buy into the money-mongering MT's. Guess I'll just give it a very low rating on PSN. (yeah, that'll show 'em)
You know what the saddest thing it? I only game on weekends because I work all week, so I've had the deluxe edition on my PS4's HDD since early in the week. I was looking forward to the weekend to finally play it, then I read about all the grinding all week long, continually souring my excitement. Now I'm just sitting here going meh, guess I'll check it out after I finish my Saturday errands, but the excitement is completely gone. Sigh. Ah Well, I do have episode 5 of Guardians of the Galaxy to play, as well as Sonic Forces and HZD Frozen Wilds, so I guess the weekend won't be a total loss. It's just that arcade racers are my favorite genre, and they ruined it. Guess I'll have to slam a few cars in Flatout 4 to vent.
You know what the saddest thing it? I only game on weekends because I work all week, so I've had the deluxe edition on my PS4's HDD since early in the week. I was looking forward to the weekend to finally play it, then I read about all the grinding all week long, continually souring my excitement. Now I'm just sitting here going meh, guess I'll check it out after I finish my Saturday errands, but the excitement is completely gone. Sigh. Ah Well, I do have episode 5 of Guardians of the Galaxy to play, as well as Sonic Forces and HZD Frozen Wilds, so I guess the weekend won't be a total loss. It's just that arcade racers are my favorite genre, and they ruined it. Guess I'll have to slam a few cars in Flatout 4 to vent.
Dre_G_Writer
Member
You saying that as if it'll be good if they made it in today's gaming industry. Look at 2015s need for speed. It was basically them trying to make another underground without the name and that shit crash landed. Even if they did make a new underground, it'll just be filled to the brim with microtransations anyway.
llien
Member
I don't know if it's me, or bad luck, or both, but the only NFS game that I enjoyed was NFS 5 : Porsche Unleashed. It was the first NFS game that I have played and all others that I have tried (last try was years ago) fell VERY lacking, perhaps because NFS 5 U was so good.
Which NFS would you recommend to someone like me?
U was so good.Which NFS would you recommend to someone like me?
PendekarRajawali
Member
Thanks EA, time to move on to a new IP.
I want ParadiseHappy to see that there is so much interest in seeing a remastered Burnout 3 in HDR with 4k at 60fps. That game is almost two decades old, there have been hundreds of high budget racers since then but for those that played Burnout 3, no game has come close to touching the pure joy that was Burnout 3 and Burnout Revenge .
Bluepoint would be great for remastering it if Criterian is too busy working on yet another open world racer
What happened to that crash simulator thing the ex-Criterion guys made? Is it out? Any good? Can't remember the name.
My review: (no score)
https://youtu.be/unDBK7rqkhY
http://vgbr.com/forum/topic/131109-need-for-speed-payback-–-análise/
Written and spoken in portuguese.
https://youtu.be/unDBK7rqkhY
http://vgbr.com/forum/topic/131109-need-for-speed-payback-–-análise/
Written and spoken in portuguese.
wvnative
Member
I want Paradise
What happened to that crash simulator thing the ex-Criterion guys made? Is it out? Any good? Can't remember the name.
Danger Zone is out on PS4 and steam. It's very basic though. Still fun for the cheap price though,
PlayerReady
Member
Does payback need an internet connection to be played like the previous incarnation?
_Aaron_
Member
WaterAstro
Member
EA killed another franchise.
Just fucking make Burnout Paradise 2! Screw the licensed cars.
Just fucking make Burnout Paradise 2! Screw the licensed cars.
MasterOfShadows
Neo Member
So, it's average, what a surprise
Martinski43
Member
Looks great and not as bad as the reviews indicate. The racing and world are well done. I just skip all the cut scenes
Nah the textures look really muggy and poor. And the whole mobile game card game in this game makes the game even more poor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFAG2MLVjAY
2/10 from Angry Joe.
Cool, thanks.
TransTrender
Gold Member
Lol brutal.
And yeah, the game looked terrible in the video and that card thing is a pretty big fuck you.