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EA really did a number on Need for Speed this generation, didn't they?
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I never played Payback after how much I hated 2015. Heat is certainly a decent game and if you have a way to play it cheaply I would. I want to go back to 2015 to see if my enjoyment of Heat changes my view of it.
Brake-to-drift was a mistake, I hate how automated, inflexible, and slow it is. Some games can do brake-to-drift well (i.e.: Daytona USA) and if modern NFS had the flexibility through the turn/drift I would adore it.
Brake-to-drift was a mistake, I hate how automated, inflexible, and slow it is. Some games can do brake-to-drift well (i.e.: Daytona USA) and if modern NFS had the flexibility through the turn/drift I would adore it.
It occurred to me as I was playing Heat that every Ghost Games NFS follow the same template and have largely the same problems that bug me, no matter how superficially distinct they are (Rivals, 2015 and Heat, anyway, I skipped Payback).
I'm hopeful that the change in developer going forward means a change in direction, too. I'd also wish they stop using Frostbite, but that's probably unlikely.
I'm hopeful that the change in developer going forward means a change in direction, too. I'd also wish they stop using Frostbite, but that's probably unlikely.
2015 was fine, and Heat is pretty great. It's definitely not like the heyday of the franchise, but there's still enjoyment to be found. In terms of EA, Madden and NHL have both been shafted harder this gen
Do any of these games have a good and lengthy single-player campaign? My favorite NFS game is Most Wanted (the old one). Anything close to that?
Titanfall? But that started at the beginning of the gen.
EASports really took a shit on their sports games this generation as well. Since the introduction of the their gambling game modes, all of their sport titles have took a massive hit in terms of quality since that mode has been introduced in all of the sport titles.
While still not officially revealed, Amazon UK had it up for pre-order (briefly) with a November 13th release date. Hopefully it'll fall in line with the Series X release date.
They've got to announce it soon surely.
Heat was pretty good, and the series going back to Criterion makes me cautiously optimistic about the future.
heat is my first nfs game since rivals and im actually really loving it. The city is fun to drive around, the driving model feels good, and the upgrade path is addicting
Everything that EA published that wasn't from their indie game initiative or developed by Respawn was fumbled this generation, Need for Speed included. It'll be interesting to see it Criterion can do anything to turn things around.
Man. If they at least spent more time overhauling or fixing sim city 2013. What a shame.
Maxis being stripped is such a crime against pc gaming. I live for that studio.
Where is SimCity 5k? Just make it! Cities skylines is so good but it isn't sim city. Maxis is not the same staff anyways but wow, what a legacy.
2015 and Payback were awful.
Heat is okay, but it's puzzleing how it took Ghost 3 games and it's still nowhere near the Underground games, the OG Most Wanted...or heck I'd even go as far that it's worse than Carbon or the Criterion NFS games.
Like making a decent arcade racing game is some ancient lost art LMAO.
Heat is okay, but it's puzzleing how it took Ghost 3 games and it's still nowhere near the Underground games, the OG Most Wanted...or heck I'd even go as far that it's worse than Carbon or the Criterion NFS games.
Like making a decent arcade racing game is some ancient lost art LMAO.
- Criterion was downsized 8 years ago
- Some developers moved to Ghost Games to work on NFS and others left
- They started to hire new people and ramp up for their new IP which was canned
- In 2017 they had more or less 100 devs, and they worked on Battlefront II and Battlfield Firestorm mode
- They were working on a Star Wars game, Battlefront-spin off which was canned
- EA has decided to rebrand Ghost Games to EA Gothenburg, the racing devs were moved to Criterion and the "tech people" remained at the studio working on the engine
- NFS is now back at Criterion Games.
Criterion Games is based in the UK and UK has a fuckton of racing games studios and developers, they can make an actual good racing game if they care enough, poaching devs from Playground Games, Sumo Digital and Codemasters should not be hard.