same opinion here, i grew to like the cartoony smoke but this realistic smoke & flames is leagues better now i dont want to go back to cartoony smoke again
I adore the driving effects, so I'll keeping them on. But it's great to see this option, and the actual flames definitely look better! More customization could be nice. Hopefully, this new option will boost player numbers which will result in more updates and more content! I love this game, and would love to see it get supported for years to come, like the Crew 2 did.
Maybe it will return players who bought the game, and never played, but sales will still on same level, because about this year many already found alt for NFS Unbound
@@michaelschneider1365 i don't have the game yet, hopefully they give a separate option for flames to be customized by themselves and not dependent on the smoke, judging from what i saw in this video, he changes the smoke and by default the flames also change, so correct me if i'm wrong
Don’t get your hopes up honestly. Every nfs game they’ve made recently was barely supported. Heat and this left a bad taste. I don’t think I’ll ever play a NFS game again it’s gone down drain
They're done with Unbound and moving on... Rightfully so. This is not an enticing update and honestly shows a lack of support. I would love for them to try again because this game is not it..
Tbh, I think what they went with works really well. It’s a cartoon style, yes, but it has a more “street art” type of style that works really well with need for speed, seeing as though it’s a street racing fans
Tbh they could even add some sort of a filter like they use in car edits and use realistic graphics if they rlly want to stand out, but imo the cartoon effects are a miss
Look man i think photorealism is cool and all but if EVERY Racing/car game had photo realism we wouldn't be able to tell them apart or see what kind of creativity the creators put into their game (i know you didn't say every game I'm just trying to make a point) Tldr:photo realism isn't the best for every game but in some cases it is appreciated Me? I would like to see nfs take a turn to automobilista art style. (an opinion)
They did it! Took them a full year (arguably way too long), but they did it! The sorting is also much appreciated, I was very annoyed with the non-existence of it
I like both realistic and cartoonish effects. Hey they are listing to the community atleast now! I really hope they add the wheel support. Bro NFS mobile launched beta worldwide.
That's cool. And I really hope they will add tire width and track width sliders. Tire width was a thing in Carbon; that was in 2006, and the track width was in 2015. I don't understand why it's such a challenge to make these a standard since the franchise reboot in 2015.
@@Katabatic44 Ah yes, mudflaps as well. I forgot about those since I am not that much into rally but I don't see a reason why there can't be front and rear fender variants with flaps for some cars. Transparent hoods, massive blowers and turbos on the hood. More and bigger exhausts. And finally, top-chop! Let me reduce the greenhouse height of that old BMW, please. It's really odd for a game that has its main selling/differentiating point in customisation to be not that much different from other racing games.
it would really be nice if the (smoke, special effects, exhaust) could be three seperate options to be individually changed. but so happy the sorting is in, i used to sort it through the sell my cars section
I'm very glad they added this, It's nice to have options. If you want realistic smoke it's now there, If you want the animated cartoon look it's there.
When Unbound was announced i was thinking on starting to save money for it, but i refused after i sae that there were no normal effects, now im not on a possition on aquire the game as i find myself playing some others, though im glad they added it, hope the players enjoy it! Nice Day Pants😁🤙
I love that you can turn these off. It not only looks more realistic but the flames also just look so much more epic in general. Don't like them, don't use them. Simple
1. I don't care about realistic tyre smoke in Unbound. I will keep using the graffiti style as I think it enhances the game. 2. The sort function for garage is by far the best feature of the three for me. Currently I have 109 min/maxed cars in online garage and searching was a nightmare. 3. Unless the open playlists work across multiple lobbies I don't think it will help increase player counts in races.
The driving effects are what keeps this game different from others! But I would love for the next game to have a mix of normal smoke and cartoon smoke. I just need them to have better matchmaking because I’m sick of joining races with only 2 or 3 other people.
I like the cartoon effects. I think the ability to customise those effects, as in onyl effects for nitro, or smoke, would be a nice addition and will meet the needs of both kind of people. Those who needs effects amd those who doesn't.
ngl first playthrough i had the smoke on the black/closest to off setting. but on a second run through the story i had them on and it really does fit the game in my op... kind of love it
People always love to complain about anything nowadays in a game. This time they chose the smoke effects cause they couldn't find anything else other than the soundtrack to bitch about. People are gonna look back on this game 10 years from now and love it just like MW, carbon and such. People just love to complain.
Although the original effect is clean and awesome to have for the option for us . The cartoon style makes the game feels unique and i really like it . i would keep it on :D . Regardless , i happy what they done to this little update .
See I love this update and I'm very happy with the additions it brought as it's always good to have more options and everything has it's place, I will be using different options where they fit. The realistic smoke is amazing and I can't wait to equip it on my realistic skyline build but I couldn't help but get concerned when I saw how it takes away every single effect (even the necessary ones like the full burst nitrous explosion) without adding a suitable replacement to it because now it's going to be hard to tell when someone used burst nitrous and it's going to make it easier for cheaters to cheat and get away with it and it will be overall more confusing.
Oh I play multiple games already… The Crew 2, Motorfest, and FH5 atm… but time is not unlimited, there’s work, gym, studies, social life… not to mention all the non racing games that i haven’t even been able to touch yet…
I believe all the effects were on a shader layer, they played with it on Reshade and you could hide the effects there. Discovering this probably helped the modders. Literally the sole reason i will finally play the game now
I love the new original realistic smoke and flames - i'm not going back to cartoony effects anymore lol. Thanks Criterion and shout out to the goat John Stanley
they havent add cockpit view even for the previous nfs games for a long long time, the really really old nfs game has it, dunno why they decide not to add it in the newer ones.
Need an option to turn off all HUD elements including those that pop up when you go through event and activity checkpoints as well as hide those checkpoints.
I've been playing this since it first came out and I love the "cartoon" fx. However, I also like it without. So simply, I think going forward, it would be nice to be able to turn them off and on as you feel. It's great that they are listening to fan feedback.
are the tail lights trail removed with this too? its kinda the one effect i liked which gave an actual cool sensation of speed when driving. i really dont like the cartoonish pop ups though, even if its something uniques it was visually polluting and took away immersion.
I’m finally ready to actually put my money down on this game now. I wasn’t really a fan of the effects on the cars, just always felt off to me, so this addition is definitely one I’m very happy about
About bloody time, I thought I'd be in a wooden wonsi before they gave us the option, now the only thing remaining is to fix the voice chat, add drag and custom play list
NFS Unbound offers a different visual aesthetic, and they made full use of it and even tied it to gameplay mechanics, you want basic ass smoke? play every other copypaste racing games
I like the artstyle better because it reminds me of old nfs games but glad they put this in the game and really happy they aren't abandoning this game criterion really knows how to support a game unlike ghost games
i need my pink smoke with pink trails and pink flames in order to fit my pink acura with pink neons. As you said, they have grown in me till the point its a stylish factor to take account with the colour palette
Ive seen hated comments saying they want cartoon Effects to turn off and this is what they wanted, how surprisingly amazing And i was see comments that they want to turn it back on 💀
They added the backfire flame effects from Heat.. The cartoon effects to me was no issue.. what they need to fix is the camera settings.. No still shots for online… It pans on its own & theres no filters or photo options yet..
Maaan, I'm kinda torn on this. On the one hand, it's great that they listen to the community. On the other, the community itself has large patches of massive toxic mess. And compromising on the artistic vision of the game doesn't feel right. On components based personal preference: The realistic exhaust flames are definitely better than the extremely cheap (5+YO mobile game tier) cartoon version Tiresmoke depends. On some builds it grew on me a lot. The other effects I miss a lot. Burst-NOS arrows, big air wings, Burst-NOS charge electric aura, crash/perfect launch emoji. My ideal situation would be other than the new 'original' TAG style, have a detailed graphics options for it. With a masterswitch and individual effect categories separated. (similar to the sound sliders) With options including: All On/ Off for me/ Off for other racers/ Off for everyone. Would surely run exhaust effects off, everything else on, maybe fiddling w/ tiresmoke
Unbound is like a NFS im very optimistic about. The vibe and effects seem to give a better feeling for speed than any previous games since 2005. I might actually buy it I like the cartoon style too
probably not gonna be using this smoke effect, as i think the cartoony effects give the game a style that (to my knowledge) no other racing game has, but im happy that now there's an option for those who didnt like them
@@TorchicNidoran1994only in the racing community where you'd get hated for trying out something new and different, just take a look at ULTRAKILL's impact in the FPS Community, or Elden Ring for fully embracing open world in a soulslike game.
Not gonna lie, the cartoon effects really grew on me, but its nice to have the option to turn them off. What would be sick is if they added an effect that gives you actual Manga sound effects like what you see in Initial D the arcade
I would love this with the tailing lights effect. I think this should've been done 1 month after release. I think making people use cartoon effects was necessary, it gave the game personality. I went from hating them to liking them, but this should've been a thing for a while.
I think it's boring like that, makes it look like many other racing games, just wetter. Photorealism gets dated very quick too, there's a reason most good looking game have an artstyle. Makes games unique and timeless
I thought the effects grew on me, but having the option to turn it off makes it feel like a complete upgrade.
same opinion here, i grew to like the cartoony smoke but this realistic smoke & flames is leagues better now i dont want to go back to cartoony smoke again
How do you turn the effects off?
@@burnzy5150are you special
I adore the driving effects, so I'll keeping them on. But it's great to see this option, and the actual flames definitely look better! More customization could be nice.
Hopefully, this new option will boost player numbers which will result in more updates and more content!
I love this game, and would love to see it get supported for years to come, like the Crew 2 did.
i’m keeping them also. i’m liking this game way more then motorfest but i’m still tempted to maybe get motorfest
Maybe it will return players who bought the game, and never played, but sales will still on same level, because about this year many already found alt for NFS Unbound
@@michaelschneider1365 i don't have the game yet, hopefully they give a separate option for flames to be customized by themselves and not dependent on the smoke, judging from what i saw in this video, he changes the smoke and by default the flames also change, so correct me if i'm wrong
Don’t get your hopes up honestly. Every nfs game they’ve made recently was barely supported. Heat and this left a bad taste. I don’t think I’ll ever play a NFS game again it’s gone down drain
They're done with Unbound and moving on... Rightfully so. This is not an enticing update and honestly shows a lack of support. I would love for them to try again because this game is not it..
I usually don't mind cartoony artstyle in games, but for NFS like this, photorealismm is a way to go.
Tbh, I think what they went with works really well. It’s a cartoon style, yes, but it has a more “street art” type of style that works really well with need for speed, seeing as though it’s a street racing fans
Literally took a good bit of uniqueness out of the visuals....
Tbh they could even add some sort of a filter like they use in car edits and use realistic graphics if they rlly want to stand out, but imo the cartoon effects are a miss
Look man i think photorealism is cool and all but if EVERY Racing/car game had photo realism we wouldn't be able to tell them apart or see what kind of creativity the creators put into their game (i know you didn't say every game I'm just trying to make a point)
Tldr:photo realism isn't the best for every game but in some cases it is appreciated
Me? I would like to see nfs take a turn to automobilista art style. (an opinion)
Right because NFS is such a serious game...
I like the cartoon style and the realistic style. Both fit well.
agree 100% is somthing new i like it to ^^
Cartoon style for Cinematic and realistic style for gameplay
@@sadathtanjung7715 exactly my thoughts
@@sealion_t_v something new is always fun
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They did it!
Took them a full year (arguably way too long), but they did it!
The sorting is also much appreciated, I was very annoyed with the non-existence of it
ikr, they finally did it and honestly the original smoke just looks so much better
I’m glad they listened man, respect to the studio for listening to the fans for onfe
This should’ve been in the game since day one
I like both realistic and cartoonish effects. Hey they are listing to the community atleast now!
I really hope they add the wheel support.
Bro NFS mobile launched beta worldwide.
That's cool. And I really hope they will add tire width and track width sliders. Tire width was a thing in Carbon; that was in 2006, and the track width was in 2015. I don't understand why it's such a challenge to make these a standard since the franchise reboot in 2015.
i also want mudflaps for my wheels! My impreza sti feels incomplete rn
@@Katabatic44 Ah yes, mudflaps as well. I forgot about those since I am not that much into rally but I don't see a reason why there can't be front and rear fender variants with flaps for some cars. Transparent hoods, massive blowers and turbos on the hood. More and bigger exhausts. And finally, top-chop! Let me reduce the greenhouse height of that old BMW, please. It's really odd for a game that has its main selling/differentiating point in customisation to be not that much different from other racing games.
I am begging them for Brembo, HKS, NOS, manufacturer decals etc. why aren't they in by default?! 😭
it would really be nice if the (smoke, special effects, exhaust) could be three seperate options to be individually changed. but so happy the sorting is in, i used to sort it through the sell my cars section
I'm very glad they added this, It's nice to have options. If you want realistic smoke it's now there, If you want the animated cartoon look it's there.
Now this is what we needed!
Took them long enough 🤦♂️
They literally promised this on launch and never delivered lmao
No need to complain the effects are well done and now you can officially turn it off finally lol
*Kinda too late I’m on Crew Motorfest 🤷🏽♂️*
When Unbound was announced i was thinking on starting to save money for it, but i refused after i sae that there were no normal effects, now im not on a possition on aquire the game as i find myself playing some others, though im glad they added it, hope the players enjoy it! Nice Day Pants😁🤙
I can buy the fucking game now!! 😂😂
I love that you can turn these off. It not only looks more realistic but the flames also just look so much more epic in general. Don't like them, don't use them. Simple
1. I don't care about realistic tyre smoke in Unbound. I will keep using the graffiti style as I think it enhances the game.
2. The sort function for garage is by far the best feature of the three for me. Currently I have 109 min/maxed cars in online garage and searching was a nightmare.
3. Unless the open playlists work across multiple lobbies I don't think it will help increase player counts in races.
The driving effects are what keeps this game different from others! But I would love for the next game to have a mix of normal smoke and cartoon smoke. I just need them to have better matchmaking because I’m sick of joining races with only 2 or 3 other people.
I like the cartoon effects. I think the ability to customise those effects, as in onyl effects for nitro, or smoke, would be a nice addition and will meet the needs of both kind of people.
Those who needs effects amd those who doesn't.
ngl first playthrough i had the smoke on the black/closest to off setting. but on a second run through the story i had them on and it really does fit the game in my op... kind of love it
I feel that. I'll likely be using based on the car
They also have light trails which is gone in this new off option
People always love to complain about anything nowadays in a game. This time they chose the smoke effects cause they couldn't find anything else other than the soundtrack to bitch about. People are gonna look back on this game 10 years from now and love it just like MW, carbon and such. People just love to complain.
@@fritzfreak people didn't love undercover 10 years later lma
@@not_kjbyeah but undercover was an actual downgrade the game was really bad honestly
Although the original effect is clean and awesome to have for the option for us . The cartoon style makes the game feels unique and i really like it . i would keep it on :D . Regardless , i happy what they done to this little update .
See I love this update and I'm very happy with the additions it brought as it's always good to have more options and everything has it's place, I will be using different options where they fit. The realistic smoke is amazing and I can't wait to equip it on my realistic skyline build but I couldn't help but get concerned when I saw how it takes away every single effect (even the necessary ones like the full burst nitrous explosion) without adding a suitable replacement to it because now it's going to be hard to tell when someone used burst nitrous and it's going to make it easier for cheaters to cheat and get away with it and it will be overall more confusing.
Finally, the realistic smoke. I thought they won't add this feature.
I really like the Effects. I prefer them tbh. Glad to see NFS responding to community requests. Awesome on their part
A year too late though lol. Being able to turn off the effects was promised at launch, yet didn't come out til just now
Oh I play multiple games already… The Crew 2, Motorfest, and FH5 atm… but time is not unlimited, there’s work, gym, studies, social life… not to mention all the non racing games that i haven’t even been able to touch yet…
It's nice to know that you're able to do this feature. I can just switch it on and off whenever I feel like it.
I believe all the effects were on a shader layer, they played with it on Reshade and you could hide the effects there. Discovering this probably helped the modders.
Literally the sole reason i will finally play the game now
I am happy they added that option and also the fact that I can now access my owned cars easily.
Cartoon/animated characters are fine but for the next NFS, is like to see live actors play the character roles.
Like they did for nfs 2015
@@joshuagregory4757 Exactly!
Here's something I've not seen anyone mention - the '22 Countach has active aero now. It used to be static before.
I’m glad it’s finally an option. Now I just want the ability to use the original flames for pops and bangs with the cartoon wings and smoke.
I love the new original realistic smoke and flames - i'm not going back to cartoony effects anymore lol. Thanks Criterion and shout out to the goat John Stanley
Yo what’s up Theo! Sick video as always! Also super awesome to see you supporting and watching Myth, seen you in his chat!
Now i need to remove the effects for everyone i see in the lobby
Whoa! As a player that didin't like the cartoon effect, I am pleasantly surprised. Now they only have to add a cockpit view and Im sold.
they havent add cockpit view even for the previous nfs games for a long long time, the really really old nfs game has it, dunno why they decide not to add it in the newer ones.
It would be cool to have the realistic smoke with nitrous tail light trails like the OG NFS games
I beg for this so long, I am so happy. Now this is the best need for speed ever
after 2 years and now they add this option ? this is hillarious
Good to see that this game hasn’t got abandoned despite it season five at least they added some quality of life update still very nice to see
Need an option to turn off all HUD elements including those that pop up when you go through event and activity checkpoints as well as hide those checkpoints.
I've been playing this since it first came out and I love the "cartoon" fx. However, I also like it without. So simply, I think going forward, it would be nice to be able to turn them off and on as you feel. It's great that they are listening to fan feedback.
The smoke is NFS ProStreet levels of smoke and I like it!
FINALLY!!!!! Now maybe I can test the game...
Long time no see love your content homie
are the tail lights trail removed with this too? its kinda the one effect i liked which gave an actual cool sensation of speed when driving. i really dont like the cartoonish pop ups though, even if its something uniques it was visually polluting and took away immersion.
Looks like they get removed
I’m finally ready to actually put my money down on this game now.
I wasn’t really a fan of the effects on the cars, just always felt off to me, so this addition is definitely one I’m very happy about
About bloody time, I thought I'd be in a wooden wonsi before they gave us the option, now the only thing remaining is to fix the voice chat, add drag and custom play list
Gaming in 2023: Smoke looks like smoke.. WOW!
NFS Unbound offers a different visual aesthetic, and they made full use of it and even tied it to gameplay mechanics, you want basic ass smoke? play every other copypaste racing games
The effects seem intrusive when you're only watching but when playing you don't notice as much. Its cool they added option though.
Very cool video black panthaa
I like the artstyle better because it reminds me of old nfs games but glad they put this in the game and really happy they aren't abandoning this game criterion really knows how to support a game unlike ghost games
That wasn't ghosts' fault, covid happened and EA decided to cut support early
i need my pink smoke with pink trails and pink flames in order to fit my pink acura with pink neons.
As you said, they have grown in me till the point its a stylish factor to take account with the colour palette
Now this is looking LOVELY
Ive seen hated comments saying they want cartoon Effects to turn off and this is what they wanted, how surprisingly amazing
And i was see comments that they want to turn it back on 💀
They added the backfire flame effects from Heat.. The cartoon effects to me was no issue.. what they need to fix is the camera settings.. No still shots for online… It pans on its own & theres no filters or photo options yet..
The flames of "original" are super dope
wow only took them a year! but the cartoon smoke did grow on me
Now I want customizable realistic smoke!!!!
Finally a brand new update in Need For Speed Unbound
Great! That little update might actually get me to buy it.
I actually liked the cartoonish effect. it was new thing. Its a good thing they added real smoke effect. Now everyone is happy
The crew hoonigan update gave them some inspiration lol😭
i love both . The flashy effects smoke and original smoke .
I prefer cartoon effects, it's was one of the reasons i bought this game pre-releas but it's nice that they adding stuff pepole actually want
8 years from now when nostalgia kicks in, people will miss the cartoon effects
I’ve been waiting for this update for an year. Now I will finalt buy the game
Maaan, I'm kinda torn on this.
On the one hand, it's great that they listen to the community.
On the other, the community itself has large patches of massive toxic mess. And compromising on the artistic vision of the game doesn't feel right.
On components based personal preference:
The realistic exhaust flames are definitely better than the extremely cheap (5+YO mobile game tier) cartoon version
Tiresmoke depends. On some builds it grew on me a lot.
The other effects I miss a lot. Burst-NOS arrows, big air wings, Burst-NOS charge electric aura, crash/perfect launch emoji.
My ideal situation would be other than the new 'original' TAG style, have a detailed graphics options for it.
With a masterswitch and individual effect categories separated. (similar to the sound sliders)
With options including:
All On/ Off for me/ Off for other racers/ Off for everyone.
Would surely run exhaust effects off, everything else on, maybe fiddling w/ tiresmoke
Thanks, if not your channel probably i wouldn't hear about it. Now i can buy the game.
It’s crazy because before the game came out they said you would’ve been able to do that. It took them this long …
OMG !!! FINALLY..finally i can buy and play the game. i dont get why it took them this long honestly!
You make it sound like a bundle of fun - just got on Steam sale for 8 quid!
from Into the NFSVerse to The Amazing NFS
Finally they did it 🔥
Honestly love the light trails and the smoke trails. always hated the flames and extra effects
Might have to replay the game now. I didn't hate the effects - it was the style of the game, kinda. But excited to try w/o them!
Unbound is like a NFS im very optimistic about. The vibe and effects seem to give a better feeling for speed than any previous games since 2005. I might actually buy it
I like the cartoon style too
Codemasters cooperating in creation of UNDERGROUND III would be magical.
No more cringe
NFS Heat was the peak of modern NFS games in my opinion this game was such a setback in some aspects
I am very happy with the normal effects
It's good to have an option, for those who want it. But it's looking much more boring without effects imo
It's boring either way
@@KP-48-007why bother watching and commenting on a game that you consider boring then? Internet weirdos man I don't get u people 😂
Just checkingthe update, im old theo fan for a decade and ironicallyb2d is still a thing@@pieck5460
Funny how they added this feature a year later, while modders managed to fix that around the release of the game last year.
The effects should have been a turn on or turn off option but im glad they added atleast something
And now I'll pick up a copy of NFS Unbound.
I might actually try this game now.
I need the flames everywhere but the rest of the effects are still cool.
I'm glad he agrees about the light streams being removed. :(
It's a start glad they listening now I can get back into it
Wow i didn't know NFS Unbound has still updated, for turning off cartoon effects!
@7:00 lol no need to apologize to them Theo! 😅
I like realistic smoke 😀
finally, the flames are so much better now!
"Added sorting for All My Rides"
*FUCKING FINALLY!*
probably not gonna be using this smoke effect, as i think the cartoony effects give the game a style that (to my knowledge) no other racing game has, but im happy that now there's an option for those who didnt like them
Need for Speed Nitro is the closest other game with similar effects, and that game was also hated for it
literally no other racing games has it yes.
@@TorchicNidoran1994only in the racing community where you'd get hated for trying out something new and different, just take a look at ULTRAKILL's impact in the FPS Community, or Elden Ring for fully embracing open world in a soulslike game.
Not gonna lie, the cartoon effects really grew on me, but its nice to have the option to turn them off.
What would be sick is if they added an effect that gives you actual Manga sound effects like what you see in Initial D the arcade
We've only been asking for this since before the game launched finally that shit has gone, but 2 late for me as im not playing anymore
the M3 GTR with real smoke looks sooo good... they can delete any other smoke effect if you ask me
I would love this with the tailing lights effect. I think this should've been done 1 month after release. I think making people use cartoon effects was necessary, it gave the game personality. I went from hating them to liking them, but this should've been a thing for a while.
Gonna stick to cartoon because of microdrift. Musch easier to spot it when you have cartoonish smoke
So basically an update of what the game should have?
Hey, now it looks like a real NFS 🎉
Amen🙏
bad take
imo Nitro trail should be there just like wind trail in realistic style, its an ICONIC NFS trademark not just a cartoony effect...
I think it's boring like that, makes it look like many other racing games, just wetter. Photorealism gets dated very quick too, there's a reason most good looking game have an artstyle. Makes games unique and timeless
makes it look like every other racing game