Need for Speed Unbound | Review Thread

MidGenRefresh said:
70 GBP is ooooooooooooooof considering you can get it for 38 GBP on PC.

I don't know about PS5 but on PC if you subscribe to EA Play for 4 EUR you get 10 hours trail. That's how I'm playing
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Exactly - I really only buy 1 full price game every couple of months, if that. The games that don't quite hit the full price quality mark, I'll get in a sale a few months later, a bit like the recent Midnight Suns and Callisto Protocol. I'm just not sure where NFSU sits at the moment. Usually anything 85%+ on MC is a safe day 1 buy for me.
 
Markio128 said:
Exactly - I really only buy 1 full price game every couple of months, if that. The games that don't quite hit the full price quality mark, I'll get in a sale a few months later, a bit like the recent Midnight Suns and Callisto Protocol. I'm just not sure where NFSU sits at the moment. Usually anything 85%+ on MC is a safe day 1 buy for me.
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As far as racing games go (and if you're willing to ignore all the cringe), this one is easily worth it.

This should also work on PS5, just try it out for 10 hours and see for yourself:

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Can we just get an NFS in similar fashion to 3 or High Stakes? Open world sucks and so does their music! Get ROM Di Prisco back!
 
Cool to see Brain Dead in the game. They've got some nice clothes and home stuff.

It's funny that they're obviously trying to get "cool" clothing in here and decided to go with Balmain. It's like their designers googled streetwear and didn't realize they were looking at pictures from 2016.
 
theStartupSound said:
When I started with NFS, I also wasn't old enough to drive a car, which was a big part of why the game was attractive for me.

But maybe, they should split the NFS franchise again (like they did with NFS Shift back then). One for the TikToks and one for the people who loved the first games. Release them alternating like Forza Motorsport and Horizon do.
So you don't disappoint anyone and have a more interesting racing game landscape.

What I would be interested in … is the way, Unbound presents itself, really the way, younger people want a racing game or is it more like "EA thinks this is how young people are"?
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I wasn't talking about us the players, but the characters in the game. THEY are barely old enough to drive a car.
Yes, back then we were teenagers who weren't exactly racers either too
but we played a game with a story about 'ADULT' professional street racers
and it would , for some, be something to aspire to and for most, something authentic about driving they could enjoy .
nowadays though, you get a game full of braindead characters with only a youthful appearance who say cheesy dialogues
and that is supposed to appeal to the younger crowd? acting like the rich brats and gangsters they see on social media?

what I am 'driving' at is that I am certain teenagers would enjoy a mature story as much as we grandpas do. if not more.
but Fortnite and games like the recent NFSs are imitating kids in the hope of more profitability, rather than sticking to what made them special in the first place


P.S I am aware I sound like a senior citizen in my 30s
 
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Black_Stride said:
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So... Need for Speed 2015?
 
Unknown? said:
Can we just get an NFS in similar fashion to 3 or High Stakes? Open world sucks and so does their music! Get ROM Di Prisco back!
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I want a high budget arcade racer which:
- Isn't open world and has cool tracks all over the world
- Has no "story" and constant "hello fellow kids" type dialog all the time.

Last NFS I liked was Hot Pursuit 2010 because of that. It doesn't take you all over the world but at least it's not open world and there's no story.
 
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Fbh said:
I want a high budget arcade racer which:
- Isn't open world and has cool tracks all over the world
- Has no "story" and constant "hello fellow kids" type dialog all the time.

Last NFS I liked was Hot Pursuit 2010 because of that. It doesn't take you all over the world but at least it's not open world and there's no story.
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Last one I liked was Hot Pursuit 2 in 2003. 2010 was alright but too much like burnout.
 
Unknown? said:
Can we just get an NFS in similar fashion to 3 or High Stakes? Open world sucks and so does their music! Get ROM Di Prisco back!
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We got The Run and it did awful even though it was honestly pretty good and the closest we had to a traditional NFS since Hot Pursuit 2 (ps2 era obviously).

Fbh said:
I want a high budget arcade racer which:
- Isn't open world and has cool tracks all over the world
- Has no "story" and constant "hello fellow kids" type dialog all the time.

Last NFS I liked was Hot Pursuit 2010 because of that. It doesn't take you all over the world but at least it's not open world and there's no story.
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HP 2010 was open world imo. The whole world is connected and you can free roam it. If you want something that is very similar check out Rivals. Open world but condensed with long roads (like HP 2010), and has car abilities too (EMP, shockwave, Turbo, spike strips, etc).
 
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Was Need for Speed Hot Pursuit the odd one out of the series? It's a brilliant game but the few other entries I've played are all open world, hip-hop and story-line driven kinds of shite a world apart from HP.
 
Definitely best NFS since Ghost games started developing NFS games.
I know they dont exist anymore and the game was "developed" by Criterion Games, but you can still feel the ghost of Ghost Studio

The vibe, music, setting and the "cartoon effects" etc. are all personal choice, but they definitely improved the game.
It is like NFS Heat 2.0, improved where it matters. Physics are better, graphics are awesome (standing shoots are not often that "realistic" like on FH5, but the whole picture looks awesome, espacially driving nights)
The cops can be a pain in the ass, but if you know how to handle them, everything will be easier.
The story mode at least allows you to play on your own pace.
You don't have to do all the races, just have enough for the qualifiers.

It was the best idea to skip last gen completely. The game really shine at night racing through the city in S class or higher. (playing on XSX)
Physics are not random like in the past and Grip racing makes sense and is viable again.

Again, if you liked/loved the direction NFS Heat went, you will love Unbound.
 
MidGenRefresh said:
Female police officer over the radio:

"let's catch this asshole, I want to go back home to my wife and kids"

:messenger_grinning_sweat:
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I had a laugh when I heard a police officer say:
"
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum and I'm all out of bubble gum"

Edit: added "bubble" so they completely quoted duke nukem
 
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MidGenRefresh said:
70 GBP is ooooooooooooooof considering you can get it for 38 GBP on PC.

I don't know about PS5 but on PC if you subscribe to EA Play for 4 EUR you get 10 hours trail. That's how I'm playing
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If you're on the PC and subscribe to EA Play Pro (99 USD a year) you get access to new game releases and everything else EA Play offers.
 
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DragoonWalker said:
I take it you haven't? 2015 is still better looking than the two games that followed it. Tell me again how Unbound is a massive leap from this:

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2015 was a huge step to the visuals. The forced always online that killed the game.

Probably the best visual NFS to date. My only problem is that is always night, maybe on porpuse, but still.
 
DragoonWalker said:
I take it you haven't? 2015 is still better looking than the two games that followed it. Tell me again how Unbound is a massive leap from this:

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It's not, barely if any graphical upgrades at all. Playing Unbound on Ultra. The biggest difference between the two graphically is the ability to race in the day time.

It's weird that DF is hyping this game up as a graphical showcase.
 
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Is anybody playing and enjoying this? I plan to grab it once it has been out for a little while and is on sale. Steam reviews are doing fairly well.
 
JayK47 said:
Is anybody playing and enjoying this? I plan to grab it once it has been out for a little while and is on sale. Steam reviews are doing fairly well.
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Yeah, really enjoying it, but ignoring the campaign as that's where most of the garbage cringe stuff rears its head. Grinding the online mode and it plays fantastically. Hope they continue to build it out.
 
EA's Need for Speed Unbound has managed to chart an underwhelming 17th place in the multiformat charts - that's behind last year's Just Dance 2022 and the Lego Harry Potter Collection. UK sales data reveals the game's physical sales were down 64 percent on the series' previous entry, 2019's Need for Speed: Heat.

Bro, NOOOOOO! That's like, woah, wtf bro!!! All those haters, Yo!!!
 
Orta said:
EA's Need for Speed Unbound has managed to chart an underwhelming 17th place in the multiformat charts - that's behind last year's Just Dance 2022 and the Lego Harry Potter Collection. UK sales data reveals the game's physical sales were down 64 percent on the series' previous entry, 2019's Need for Speed: Heat.

Bro, NOOOOOO! That's like, woah, wtf bro!!! All those haters, Yo!!!
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Good news. It will get discounted before my 10 hours trail runs out. 🫣
 
I can deal with the cringy cartoon-people cutscenes, but that horrible so-called music.......I can only assume that hip hop music is cheaper to license than normal music.

I figure many people are just getting sick of NFS in general as they stick to the stale open world crap and ghetto themes that only appeal to a small percentage of people. And the sales are reflecting that.

I've only played a few hours so far, but I really don't appreciate the gametime padding of making you drive to the race locations. Just let me fast travel there.
 
Orta said:
EA's Need for Speed Unbound has managed to chart an underwhelming 17th place in the multiformat charts - that's behind last year's Just Dance 2022 and the Lego Harry Potter Collection. UK sales data reveals the game's physical sales were down 64 percent on the series' previous entry, 2019's Need for Speed: Heat.

Bro, NOOOOOO! That's like, woah, wtf bro!!! All those haters, Yo!!!
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To be fair, they announced it with barely any fan fair like 6 weeks ago and were skittish to show off gameplay. Feels like the game barely had a marketing budget so idk what they expected
 
Rayderism said:
I can deal with the cringy cartoon-people cutscenes, but that horrible so-called music.......I can only assume that hip hop music is cheaper to license than normal music.

I figure many people are just getting sick of NFS in general as they stick to the stale open world crap and ghetto themes that only appeal to a small percentage of people. And the sales are reflecting that.

I've only played a few hours so far, but I really don't appreciate the gametime padding of making you drive to the race locations. Just let me fast travel there.
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There is a fast travel function - I think you press square on PS5 from the map/garage?
 
I'm grabbing this game this weekend! I've been waiting on an arcade racer that uses duelsence features.

Also, people listen to the music in nfs games?
First thing I do is mute the music lol.
I do like ASOP Rocky, so I may give the soundtrack a few races before muting it lol.
 
Umbasaborne said:
To be fair, they announced it with barely any fan fair like 6 weeks ago and were skittish to show off gameplay. Feels like the game barely had a marketing budget so idk what they expected
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Yeah the marketing around this game was fucking weird. Still is really. I haven't seen a single ad for it anywhere online.
 
R6Rider said:
Yeah the marketing around this game was fucking weird. Still is really. I haven't seen a single ad for it anywhere online.
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Which is strange because this is the best need for speed in years. Hopefully the positive critical reception gets them to start really marketing it. Its a great game that definitely deserves better than ea is giving it. Reminds me of titanfall 2 in that sense
 
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