Need For Speed: Heat Being Revealed Today

[Oj0]

Again, no. The true spiritual roots are that one entry that finally nailed the formula/enjoyment ratio. Root doesnt have to be entry #1.

Hence my comment on it being different for many people.

Analogy: food. Say I have this need, this need for pizza. A cholestorol laden gluten fest laced with a face-melting amount of chilli. The restaurant tell me they fresh out of pizza. I will be really disappointed. But if they offered me a double chilli, cheese & bacon burgur I will still enjoy it. It does not fulfill my pizza sized vacuum, but I will still enjoy it. Point? Some say burgers are better than pizza. Some say burgers were invented before pizza and are thus the ultimate food. I like both, but tight now I want pizza.

“To return to one's roots” so much of what the meaning indicates already in this proverb, it depicts a person returning to the start, from thebeginning where he/she came from. To return to one's roots [ luò yè guī gēn]

Returning to your roots doesn’t mean going back to a time you were most successful, it’s back to the beginning.

 

[SantaMuerte]

Illegal street racing and ricing is illegal street racing and ricing. Just because one contains more or less of the other doesn't change that. Payback is as much Underground as Underground 2 was....it even had the underglow to prove it.

The rest of the world, myself included, disagrees with you. You are free to have your opinion and that's okay. Like I said before, different strokes for different ho's

 

[Valheru]

Returning to your roots doesn’t mean going back to a time you were most successful, it’s back to the beginning.

Spiritual root, that point that evokes nostalgia & emotion. It is different for different people.

 

[SantaMuerte]

Everyone's just fighting and EA is laughing. Eish.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

Spiritual root, that point that evokes nostalgia & emotion. It is different for different people.

We are talking ACTUAL root for fuck's sake. You literally can't redefine that.

 

[Valheru]

We are talking ACTUAL root for fuck's sake. You literally can't redefine that.

And I am not. I made a comment about how this will have different meaning. You got all excited and up in my shit formit. Like I have to bow to your opnion and not have one myself. Fuck off.

 

[nagapie]

Last nfs i really enjoyed was Porsche 2000 before that nfs high stakes.

Prostreet was alright. Shift & shift 2 i enjoyed it for the circuit racing however shift 2 needs a steering wheel :/ keyboard wasnt working out for me.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

The rest of the world, myself included, disagrees with you. You are free to have your opinion and that's okay. Like I said before, different strokes for different ho's

I completely agree that they haven't managed to get that Underground feel right in ages. They keep trying to make it more realistic and subsequently less fun.

But this doesn't mean that they haven't echoed the same theme.

And I am not. I made a comment about how this will have different meaning. You got all excited and up in my shit formit. Like I have to bow to your opnion and not have one myself. Fuck off.

What defines the NFS series, what it's core is, may well have a different meaning to everyone. We can't argue that.

Our point was you came out saying "the root of the series is my first NFS and will be defined by whatever your first NFS is". Which is plain WRONG, perhaps not the sentiment but the terminology definitely is. Then you started adding "spiritual" in front.

You were literally arguing branch of the tree over root of the tree and we called you out on it.

 

[SantaMuerte]

Last nfs i really enjoyed was Porsche 2000 before that nfs high stakes.

Prostreet was alright. Shift & shift 2 i enjoyed it for the circuit racing however shift 2 needs a steering wheel :/ keyboard wasnt working out for me.

Liked the first SHIFT as a track racing game. Prefer it over Project CARS to be honest. SHIFT 2 was okay.

ProStreet is one of my least fav NFS games.

 

[SantaMuerte]

I completely disagree that they haven't managed to get that Underground feel right in ages. They keep trying to make it more realistic

And that is the problem. Realistic and Underground 2 doesn't mix. We don't want realistic, we want Underground 2.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

And that is the problem. Realistic and Underground 2 doesn't mix. We don't want realistic, we want Underground 2.

Sorry, that thought/post was incomplete. I actually meant I agree on the feel with you completely. At the same time though I completely disagree that the theme hasn't been the same. It's all been illegal (or barely legel) street racing relying mostly on imports.

And personally at this point the only way for EA to do a legit story is to having me tearing up Rio dragging a safe to save the word from an evil space lazor.

By the way Underground's 2 story was hardly compelling. It was the most cliche thing ever, even back then. So it certainly wasn't what hooked you about the game...in fact if anything hooked you it's that there wasn't much story to get in the way of the gameplay.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

Last nfs i really enjoyed was Porsche 2000 before that nfs high stakes.

Prostreet was alright. Shift & shift 2 i enjoyed it for the circuit racing however shift 2 needs a steering wheel :/ keyboard wasnt working out for me.

Both SHIFTs come alive with a wheel. Without one you're experiencing about 5-10% of the game.

I found being tied to one single manufacturer too jarring to Enjoy Porsche Unleashed/2000. Plus there was no more split-screen.

 

[SantaMuerte]

Sorry, that thought/post was incomplete. I actually meant I agree on the feel with you completely. At the same time though I completely disagree that the theme hasn't been the same. It's all been illegal (or barely legel) street racing relying mostly on imports.

And personally at this point the only way for EA to do a legit story is to having me tearing up Rio dragging a safe to save the word from an evil space lazor.

By the way Underground's 2 story was hardly compelling. It was the most cliche thing ever, even back then. So it certainly wasn't what hooked you about the game...in fact if anything hooked you it's that there wasn't much story to get in the way of the gameplay.

The hook for Underground 2 is that it was done just right.

Story might have been cliche but it wasn't cringe as fuck. The neon-night setting was perfect. The car customization was plentiful. Not three or four bumper options. You could customize almost every single part of your vehicle. The vinyl customization selection was great. The race types were good. There was a fuckton of content. It's a game that literally takes almost two weeks to complete 100% where with every post-Carbon NFS it can be done within a day or three max. The gameplay in Underground 2 was great. Not as great as Forza Horizon 3 and 4, but it's the best that NFS was. Same with Most Wanted 2005. Only thing Most Wanted had better was a cool "story" and the cop chases were fantastic. Only things I didn't like that much in Most Wanted was the very brown color scheme and the removed customizations.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

The hook for Underground 2 is that it was done just right.

Story might have been cliche but it wasn't cringe as fuck. The neon-night setting was perfect. The car customization was plentiful. Not three or four bumper options. You could customize almost every single part of your vehicle. The vinyl customization selection was great. The race types were good. There was a fuckton of content. It's a game that literally takes almost two weeks to complete 100% where with every post-Carbon NFS it can be done within a day or three max. The gameplay in Underground 2 was great. Not as great as Forza Horizon 3 and 4, but it's the best that NFS was. Same with Most Wanted 2005. Only thing Most Wanted had better was a cool "story" and the cop chases were fantastic. Only things I didn't like that much in Most Wanted was the very brown color scheme and the removed customizations.

All this Underground talk makes me want to replay the original Underground which is a problem given both my screens are 1440P.

What I didn't like about Most Wanted is that I suck getting away from cops (without cheats). Although it certainly was easier than other games thanks to pursuit breakers and cool-down spots.

By the way there is one aspect of Underground 2 you may have forgotten about, you HAD to rice the heck out of your cars. It was litterally a requirement at certain points. So many times I couldn't use the cosmetics I wanted because that wouldn't give me the right level. That part of it sucks...a lot. As did having to re-tune your car for all the events by actually driving to the physical tuning shop each time.

But I agree, it was pretty damn good. And I'd love them to another game that good just as much as I'd like another exotic NFS.

 

[SantaMuerte]

All this Underground talk makes me want to replay the original Underground which is a problem given both my screens are 1440P.

What I didn't like about Most Wanted is that I suck getting away from cops (without cheats). Although it certainly was easier than other games thanks to pursuit breakers and cool-down spots.

By the way there is one aspect of Underground 2 you may have forgotten about, you HAD to rice the heck out of your cars. It was litterally a requirement at certain points. So many times I couldn't use the cosmetics I wanted because that wouldn't give me the right level. That part of it sucks...a lot. As did having to re-tune your car for all the events by actually driving to the physical tuning shop each time.

But I agree, it was pretty damn good. And I'd love them to another game that good just as much as I'd like another exotic NFS.

For me it's the opposite. Escaping the cops in Most Wanted 2005 was too easy at points. You could destroy them so easily, but that was the fun part. I sometimes ran 3 hour cop chases for the rap sheet. It was tricky making the pursuit last that long. But those heat level 3 and heat level 5 cops were super fun to wreck.

I managed to do fine in Underground 2 without having to go full rice to get the right amount of stars for covers. Just need cars like the RX8 that looked good with the widebody kits and earned you enough stars so that you didn't have to equip the brakpan scoops, mirrors etc.

PS: There are widescreen fixes for NFS Undeground, Underground 2, Most Wanted and Carbon.

 

[Commander_ZA]

For me online play is important to. But NFS online mahn wil make me throw a hole in my screen idiots cant drive esp when it comes to drifting

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

For me it's the opposite. Escaping the cops in Most Wanted 2005 was too easy at points. You could destroy them so easily, but that was the fun part. I sometimes ran 3 hour cop chases for the rap sheet. It was tricky making the pursuit last that long. But those heat level 3 and heat level 5 cops were super fun to wreck.

I managed to do fine in Underground 2 without having to go full rice to get the right amount of stars for covers. Just need cars like the RX8 that looked good with the widebody kits and earned you enough stars so that you didn't have to equip the brakpan scoops, mirrors etc.

PS: There are widescreen fixes for NFS Undeground, Underground 2, Most Wanted and Carbon.

You only get the widebodies around 75-80% in. Before that you need to rice the heck out of everything.

Lol in Most Wanted I actually got over the races, don't think I ever completed it. What was fun was heading to the highway and basically turning it into survival mode VS the cops.


In subsequent games it takes me like half an hour to lose the cops.


I see that now about the widescreen patches. Never saw that before. Time to revisit the awesome tracks of the original Underground.

By the way my saddest NFS moment next to Rivals' disspointment was when I got a new PC in 2008 and Underground 2 was unplayable due to stutter. Took me months to find out the cause was ASUS SmartDoctor somehow.

 

[SantaMuerte]

Need for Speed: Heat will never have loot boxes

They've been given the boot.

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"We're fuelling everyone's creativity," says Ghost Games on the customisation in Need for Speed Heat

By the sound of things, Need for Speed Heat is mixing a celebration of car culture (FORZA HORIZON 4 SENSES TINGLING!) with its trademark racing against the thin blue line, as players will hit the streets during the day to take part in the official Speedhunters Showdown competition where they can...

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[nagapie]

Liked the first SHIFT as a track racing game. Prefer it over Project CARS to be honest. SHIFT 2 was okay.

ProStreet is one of my least fav NFS games.

Yeah same here. Shift 2 got too technical so didnt enjoy it as steering wheel was a must and didnt have one. Must say though shift two had a decent collection of cars

But still loved underground 2 with the open world got some fond memories in that game.

 

[PancakesZA]

 

[Valheru]

Starting to look like a Pro Street / Hot Pursuit mashup. I hope they don't bring back that ginger.

Might not be exactly what most were hoping for, but it is starting to get my hopes up a little bit.

 

[Giovanni]

I have not played a game since NFS Carbon. The hype is soo real for this one, but alas, I doubt it will be what I want it to be.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

I have not played a game since NFS Carbon. The hype is soo real for this one, but alas, I doubt it will be what I want it to be.

Lol if that doesn't say it all. One simple song and it's way more evocative than that Scorpion Cross wannabe shouting and that Spanish bitch saying shit I don't care about. A testament to what's gone wrong if there ever was one.

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

So does that mean if I don't want a never-ending string of Rhinos thrown at me I can just keep the game in Day Mode?

 

[SantaMuerte]

So does that mean if I don't want a never-ending string of Rhinos thrown at me I can just keep the game in Day Mode?

Doubt that. Don't think you would be able to progress in the game if you did that

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

Doubt that. Don't think you would be able to progress in the game if you did that

Damn. Oh well. I suppose this is another one I'll wait to see in the bargain bin. Those cops chases look fun for about all of 5 minutes (for someone who's there for the tricky cornering).

 

[SantaMuerte]

tricky cornering).

This ain't Forza. It's pure arcade. None of that here

 

[Spontaneous.Spinach]

I want to be a cop in the game, the ability to join populated servers and arrest dirty street racers [emoji8]

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[Spontaneous.Spinach]

Instead of brain dead AI cops, how awesome for human controlled ones.

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[SCHUMI4EVER]

This ain't Forza. It's pure arcade. None of that here

Used to be up until The Run (or was it Undercover?)

This thread has made me start replaying the original Underground. Damn that was some good racing and I'm not a fan of the music but it sure grabs you.

One of the best gaming decisions I've made this year. This game is even better than when I first played it (given I now get more than the 15 FPS that fuckin FX5200 would give me. Underground is actually where I first learned about FPS, before that I knew nothing about measuring performance)) even if the roads and every other surface in the game has a mirror finish. .