22:27 Thanks for mentioning this, and not many people know or realize that we had to ship a game every year. I worked at Blackbox from Underground 2 until Undercover, when I left. Honestly the team always put a ton of effort into each game, and the scope was always more than what we released, but things would come up like technical issues or time constraints. Our actual production time was more like 9-10 months out of the year as things did not ramp up right away after one game finished.
@@garylai363 my boy just casually talks about creating one of my favourtie childhood memories like it's a walk in the park. Carbon was amazing, i can still remember to this day how i played all night with my friend trying to beat Angie.
@@Micholex hah it was like a lifetime ago. I was just 1 of about 150-200 people working on those games. It wasn't ever easy, there was a lot of grinding and late nights to get those games out the door.
But they never utilized it. They could have made a great endgame where you unlock the "real cops" or something and fight your way up in the Bounty list with punishing cops.
Just bought it for $2.99 on Xbox during the black friday sale. I like it. The graphics are amazing even for 2024. The only thing I hate is that you can't pause the mf game lol
Unbound over Heat is CRAZY!!! Madness bro. Heat is one of the all time bests, great story, great map, great customisation and you can literally play it over and over again.
I actually love nfs 2015, the shift back to the underground type street scene was such a welcome change and I honestly loved the story. Something about the simplicity of being part of a friend group that loves cars created such a chill experience. ... that they completely ruined with the garbage of payback.
This guy gets it. Yes, the driving model ain't the best, the cops are 600 fucking miles below abysmal, but the vibe, music and graphics are great. Only in Underground 2 it was as pleasant to just chill in the garage and tune cars. And even if the selection of those cars wasn't huge, everything that is there is so tempting to get and mod the shit out of. Replaying it once every two or three years ever since release.
@@ADrug The vibe and also icl the nostalgia of nfs 2015 are so great it just wipes every other need for speed since just because of that, the music is insane, the lighting, the rain, the always night time, the underground street racing vibe, its just so immaculate. People seem to love Heat but for some reason I have never been able to attach to it like I did with 2015.
Yes! I'm not the only one! I love NFS 2015, it just reminds me a lot of Underground 2, also the almost not existing cops are one of the reasons that reminds me of U2. I loved it when it came out and still I love it. Upgrade my BRZ and going around at night with that amazing graphic was a beautiful experience
I never even knew people hated the driving physics until I completed gold on prestige lmao. People hate on the game way too much and its my personal favorite drifting game, the atmosphere and graphics are like none other and I enjoy myself an actual challenge.
Bro actually put rivals in D tier, I played that one the most and is my favourite, just put the headphones on, pick a car and drive through the beautiful map, that was all I needed
I fuckin loved rivals vibe, the road was cool and more realistic than most of the other nfs games. My favourite cars are the jaguar xc75 prototype and all koenigssegs
NFS 2012 was trying to become a successor to the 2005 MW, however, criterion was forced to rush development but there's hints around the map that there were going to be locations to explore and some hidden dialogue within the game files.
The devs also didn't wanna call it Most Wanted after seeing what the game is shaping up to be after all the rush knowing it won't be received well, but EA forced them to keep the name. Classic EA
I heard someone tried to develop a mod that completed all the missing features of MW2012 and it gave the game a different title, but that's all I remember.
Dude idc what the others are saying about your ratings. I think you were very honest and just talked about how you felt playing the games. I agree with most of the stuff you said and this video gave me a very good idea about which games I'm excited to try out. So thanks a lot for making this video and I appreciate you for being blunt and honest about your opinions.
@@Ona-H0L3 Lmao this guy is ass bro he doesn't know shit imo he's a kid who just plays on the ps his dad gifted him that's it to me he doesn't even review shit nfs mw 2005 soundtrack was just too good and he doesn't praise it enough I genuinely don't get it how he said nfs most wanted 2005, 2012 and payback have a boring map Like bro what he on fr brotha those 3 were the most enjoyable maps i ever played to be frank even better than heat and unbound which look so lifeless and rivals certainly deserves A tier for how much they improved the handling from mw2012, and also added a proper progression and made a better version of hot pursuit imo And I'd honestly place payback above heat and unbound for how fun it was collecting derelicts, progressing thru the storyline the story missions were actually f&f level yes the microtransactions were annoying but aside from that i felt everything was really good even the map was really fun for me atleast
I started playing on Carbon and damn that was an experience! Loved that game. Then my next NFS was Payback, I never understood the hate it received. For me, that game was just as good as Carbon, there was so much to the game. I played it for years after it released even after finishing the game in a week.
@@sebastianszrejter8519 I can sort of see why people would hate it for the "gambling" like feature of the engine tuning cards etc, I never had that issue as I spent so much time racing and accumulated more cards than I'd ever need.
As well as all the customization options for the cars, like ride height, stiffness of suspension etc. It was unheard of in 2000, way ahead of its time🙏🏼
I remember playing Underground after I played Most Wanted, because Most Wanted was just so amazingly fun. But Underground just didn't "feel" right. It's so long ago now that I dont remember what it was about it but I tried Heat a week ago and it just hit the right spot. Something about going down the highway and city streets and ludicrious speed to shake the cops is just so fun. I love it!
Underground is for a gaey. I mean, their point is just to become superstar. The customization is great Most wanted is for a man, beating every blacklist & cops ass
The plebs that say nfs pro street is bad never experienced the absolute ecstasy of being able to drive a a fully upgraded loose viper in nevada hellway with no traction control with on a dusty keyboard and actually driving decently ( 100% better than sex)
When I played Underground (even after playing modern games) for the first time it felt extremely great. The atmosphere, night driving vibe, customizations, neon lights, freedom without cops really had me. But then I played UG2, I was even more astonished cause UG2 had taken all the things from UG1 to the best possible level. So unlike mostwanted, I think Underground 2 overshadowed UG1 and that might be the reason why UG1 is underrated.
yea. 2005 MW is the best. theres the quality. its good if you max it out.police are good and theyre suuuper fun to mess around with. soundtrack is legendary. if somebody says "bUt Mw is NoT gOod" cuz of the quality is worse than forza horizon 5. theyre going on the death note.
Who can forget Wheelie competitions. TBH they were a complete mystery the first time I played on how they were even possible, but name a cooler type of competition added to any racing game.
I love how after and during each race the announcer would commentate on what’s happening. You show up with a new car they’ll comment about it, you total out they’ll be all like “damn, tough break dude”, and even if you sit at the starting line doing nothing, he’ll be like “does Ryan just need a minute??” Game was breathing life
It was such a missed opportunity to talk about MW 2012's cutscenes. Some of the most wanted cutscenes were amazing and represented the car beautifully, but then there's the ambush cutscenes which were.... interesting to say the least
Prostreet being that low is killing me, it literally had its own movie , it actually was good cause during that time people was going legit and to the track
Hot pursuit 2010 will always have a different place for me. That was the first ever game that I considered as "a clean racing game" back as a child. The graphics were astonishing at that time. It's been 14y and that game's graphics still hold up until now in my opinion.
Using the turbo boost to hit 400+ km/h with the Bugatti on the long straight road in the desert part of the map, this absolutely blew my mind back then as a kid, good times. Probably my favorite NFS game after UG2, MW2005 and Carbon.
Heat is good but again if we compare it to most wanted and carbon , it's not that good to be in S tier , surely you played carbon and most wanted (i love heat too btw)
@@MacLidikay Nah with all the problems it comes with. Definitely not S tier. If you played it after idk whichever update, it eats your CPU alive, it uses 100% of a 5800x3d
Heat was the most fun i had since playing Carbon so seeing it this high up (although it felt like it was raining ALL THE TIME that my friends and I called it a glorified Rain Tech Demo) makes me happy and feel money well spent
@@in4mus85Nah . It was rivals . Heat is good but for me the cops are a joke . If they were more aggressive or aggressive like ngs rivals I would say heat is the best
The thing about Prostreet is that back then when people think about NFS games, it's about street racing, neon lights and driving through police and traffic. I always think of Prostreet as "GT4 clone where you can modify your car".
2012 most wanted is so nostalgic for me. I spent hours just cruising around in the Ariel Atom listening to "I Love it" repeat on the radio every 10 minutes
I honestly loved NFS 2015, the story was so corny but unlike u say, I did really think it was so bad it was good. And the vibe of the game (always night, environment, etc.) was also really enjoyable for me.
First 10 minutes were a real nostalgia trip. Played NFS 2 & 3 so-so much. NFS2 had some other versions too with extra cars and tracks. And you could mod in so many thins. Raced in busses and what not. After the first Underground i haven't played a NFS since that. Tempted to try Heat and Unbound when i get some time.
Blackboxes run of UG2 - > MW - > Carbon NEEDS to be studied. Hopefully one day we get an overarching story that spans between a 2 (or more) games in the future!
@@MidnightApex-ml6jc I understand what you’re trying to say but the stories in general definitely had an impact, especially with mw and carbon for example
Prostreet all I can say was it was awesome as hell to be a simulator but still be easy to control like arcadish if that makes sense xD I love prostreet. I miss it.
NFSII through Porsche Unleashed had incredible soundtracks. Modern NFS misses Rom di Prisco's music badly. Also, RIP to Saki Kaskas, Callista is an all-time great menu track for a videogame.
I'd personally put Prostreet, 2015 and rivals a one tier higher but man what a solid tierlist! Finally someone who doesn't just crap to newer need for speeds just because the old bag community told them to! I also honestly agree with the top 1 being Carbon, man that game is revolutionary and I think people don't give it the credit it deserves just because they played Most Wanted and Underground the most.
Agree. I absolutely love Carbon because of the Canyon Duel, we have drift and not drag, gameplay feels a lot better (probably my brain tricked me but that's how I feel), and Palmont looks 10x better than Rockport. The structures in Palmont look bigger which makes it feel like I'm in an actual city, while in Rockport it feels like I'm in a miniature city because of the size of the structures. I'm guessing the reason for that is because of the use of night time in Carbon which masks the real size of the structures. Speaking of night time, it's also the reason why I love it. Seeing the neon and other light illuminate the city is just gorgeous. The canyons are also really beautiful and scary at the same time for how dark it is. On the other hand, I never really liked the piss filter in MW05. It just looks so ugly, and I've been playing that game since 2008-ish. I just wish that the game was longer and had more bosses. It's kinda weird seeing a story that went from big (15 blacklist) in the first instalment to small (4 bosses) in the sequel.
NFS undercover was one of my all time favourite Wii games, its completely different to the Xbox360/PS3/PC version but is essentially a Most Wanted clone. Love the videos bro, genuinely so surprised you only have ~500 subscribers, your editing style and the way you talk on these videos is so unique and very high quality. Looking forward to the next one
I’ve noticed that with NFS games from the early to late 2000s, one of the console versions seems to be distinct from the the others so I’m not even surprised undercover would be different on one console from the others. And thank you bro I appreciate that!
NFS unbound is a pice off shit like you Go fuck yourself I can't believe your so dumb is because your one of those young dump teens in that life I am glad am not a fan of that game unlike you types of people always like the new shit games that are tried out anyway that's your opinion if u like the game but still can't believe so many stupid people are falling to these types of games
Missed NFS:World, well now that the community servers are starting to boom massively in popularity. Also would like to hear your thoughts on the NFS:HP remastered multiplayer.
Wow thats the best tierlist ive seen of NFS, I completely agree with everything, but should have mentioned more about customizations in newer games like NFS Heat and NFS Unbound because they are amazing
@@Foxfire_forty-ninealot of games in 2005 were like that, and the corny acting is a staple for nfs 😂 i have nfsmw, carbon, and underground 2 on my pc and i still find myself going back to all three to this day
@xstonerkiingx no way, the real roots of this series was about racing cool cars and fleeing from the cops while doing so. Never needed any characters or storyline. Just the roads and some exotic cars like a dodge viper, the corvettes or a Lamborghini Diablo
@@UNKNOWNL3G3ND exactly; the story fleshed out the world you were in, gave you a purpose to pining for the better cars, for engaging in races and building your rep
Pro Street is severely underrated imo. It has both street and track influence making it very unique. From the design of the cars and the game's handling, its like a combination of MW and shift.
thats why it was crap. People who played NFS wanted street racing, cops all that excitement. To takew that away and go to shitty track racing waspathetic. If you wanted a track racing game, there were plenty of better options.
@@sttrsp9700 sure, but they literally released 1-2 NFS games a year, so i dont get why it was controversial to put out a game that appealed to track racing instead at least ONCE. like god forbid they cater to a slightly different market once in a while.
@sttrsp9700 prostreets main appeal for most people was the Drift and Drag events which no other game compared to at that time. Even today Prostreets drag racing remains one of the best
Honestly I always liked how close to a racing sim The Run was, after The Run I went from NFS to Gran Turismo, but every now and then after getting some medals in GT7, I go back to the run for a while. It's funny how proper sim racers make something as difficult as the run seem "arcade" like.
Doing that game on the hardest difficulty was doable until I hit a time trial and was like “how the fuck do I make it to the next checkpoint with 8 fucking seconds???
It basically comes down to personal preference with MW and Carbon since they're so similar so I think it's a fair take. The canyon races, duels and drifts were really good in Carbon.
Honestly, to each their own opinion. You enjoy what you like, and that's okay. I loved Pro Street, for the most part. Most of the games I do at least like. And then there's Payback and Undercover. My personal top three in no particular order would be Rivals, The Run, and Underground 2. An honourable mention to Heat, I loved more than I expected.
he didn't recognize it, he damaged its reputation if anything. People really like it. And not to mention he put Unbound over it?? terrible list in my opinion ( ik its just his experience and opinions and I respect that)
Most wanted is the obvious GOAT, Heat was a surprising banger that's still by far the best modern version of NFS, and I won't even look at or try unbound because I'm not a fucking five year old, why the fuck is it a cartoon? F-
I have that game in my laptop that nfs unbound that game sucks for sure . But heat was way more fun to play at night time man that rhino cop car was a real deal it would send my Koenigsegg flying 😂
Exactly read my list my comment is on here somewhere by itself haha anyways I totally agree the best most complete feeling for its time NFS is NFSHP2 and he didn't play the PS2 version so like he's completely clueless and doesn't even deserve the give a list since he didn't play the essential NFS haha he put it in B its easily S tier and #1 for me
Porsche unleashed has actually a really great controls. You are supposed to play this with a wheel, then it becomes almost a racing simulation. It's therefore obviously more difficult to drive, but so much more rewarding.
I haven't played every single title but I definitely agree on Most Wanted 2005 and Underground 2. I think The Run is very underrated by most people. You rated that one more accurately than most. My biggest disparity would be with ProStreet. I think I love it because it has elements of rpg to it. I prefer more of a racing sim that doesn't scale difficulty. This game isn't exactly that, but it is more than most NFS titles. It's like Underground 2 without roaming the streets for races. And honestly, that was my least favorite part of that game anyway.
pro street is basicly Forza Motorsport/Grand Turismo on crack...... And I love it, who would thought that combining NFS Arcade handling and putting in close track race would be so much fun. Plus the game has a style and interesting progressing system (unlike the Shift Series that take itself to seriously)
Shift was the game that got me to like more realistic racing games. 8 years old carving the Nürburgring was the coolest thing ever. Hurts to see it in C tier but I get not everyone wants that out of nfs.
NFS 3 Hot Pursuit will always hold a place in my heart. The very first PC racer i ever played, great mod support. Man, I spent SO many hours playing that game. And local split screen multiplayer? Hells yea
So you just gonna ignore how good the graphics of rivals are for 2013, how it literally has the best cops in the series bar none, and can have the most chaotic and fun races ever? Ok
Every time I see a ranking like this for Need for Speed games, and its being done in this day and age, I feel like NFS Hot Pursuit II always get underrated because no one is able to play the original PS2 version, which is a very different game from any other version. NFS Hot Pursuit II for the PS2 is still, to this DAY, the most fun racing game I have ever played. And my favorite genre of games is racing, I've played ALOT of them LOL NFS Hot Pursuit II was originally supposed to be console exclusive for the PS2. I don't remember who or why they changed their minds and wanted it to be cross console, but Black Box refused to do thaf process AGAIN for the other consoles, so it was done by some other indie company using some of the Black Box coding, but it's very bare bones. It has almost none of the actual mechanics of the full game. So when you play it anywhere else, it looks stupid by comparison.....I feel like it needs a proper review on the ORIGINAL game so people can really appreciate this gem 💯 Also, this is the game that introduced most people of that time to the best car ever made, the McLaren F1 🔥
You said it I left a review on here somewhere read it if you desire I am total agreance with you and put it @ #1 easily the best NFS title is NFSHP2 righteous and the cops were the best it had the best feeling and controls twas just incredible always will be the best because they haven't remade it and the quality of the PS2 version is unmatched since in the series ;')
And true it was made for the ps2 with the cpu from back in those days made for a controller it feld realy smooth no lag and steering in the corners was great and in hole the game it self
What games lack now a days time enerrgie and love and commitment and passion and risking...to days gaming is made for making fast money not for enjoyment
Hot Pursuit 2 on the PS2 back in like 2004-2005 was my first ever NFS game (maybe first racing game too, it's either that or Burnout 3 Takedown). I was 4-5 years old playing it in a garage that was turned into a small PS2 club, man the memories... Even though it's not my favorite NFS game because nothing can beat the holy trinity of UG2, MW and Carbon, it'll always hold a special place for me, definitely top 5. Funny thing, I remember downloading the PC version in 2014 and thinking "wait hol up, something is off, this game used to be better" and then finding out about the massive difference between the PS2 and all other versions, I never even knew about that up until that point.
My NFS journey started in 1999 with High stakes up until 2006s Carbon took a long break and now back into it with 2017s Payback. Man how things have changed over the years since i last played this series.
Exactly, people should take off their pink tinted glasses of nostalgia before doing reviews, for everyone, their best games are the one experienced in their time as a child but as you grow old you don't enjoy the next iterations as much, not because they are bad (sometimes they are lol) but because you grew up
At the risk of sounding like a "boomer", I agree. I truly believe the older games (like Hot Pursuit 3, High Stakes, Porsche Unleashed , Hot Pursuit 2 as well) don't get enough of their flowers. THAT era was when you could really tell EA cared about their product and wanted you to enjoy every little detail within the game. Everything from the cars, to the soundtrack, to the ambiance of the tracks etc. Anyway, once I found out this dude was 19, the ranking made a lot more sense lol. Granted, I like the concept of his video, but this ideally needs to be done by someone who was actually around to experience the franchise from the very beginning to present.
RUclips algorithm has recently changed I believe because I'm getting more recommendations of content I like with unpopular subscribers and I'm loving it. Amazing content buddy !
It doesn't compute in my brain that Carbon is your favorite but you hated NFS2015. To me, it felt like a homage to MW2005 (live action cutscenes) and Underground/Carbon (night time) and it really succeeded in that. I loved it.
I highly recommend installing the mod for NFS World or NFS Online. They restored some servers that are custom or provide new rules and economy. A few options to choose from. And man, so much content to access. Great game and runs so smooth mowadays anyway.
But you know there are private serevers of this game... ye? xdd Sooo you can still play this game, but not on official servers (because they don't exist) xd
people are still playing World on freeshards and its better then official version, without donate, with balance fix, with new cars and many other stuff, it still looks good, you can play it on your old shitty PC, and it's the best NFS of all time
@@iscreamNFS lets not exagerate here, NFS World had a tons of issues, like lags, terrible optimisation and by god the number of hackers on this game was horrendous
@@KamiKazeD WORLD was fun for the first half of the year, then APEX became a dump full of cheaters, CHICANE was pretty good, anyway I'm talking about freeshards, they amazing
The Forza Horizon games are obnoxious versions of the Project Gotham Racing series. All the fake ass stupid social bs added to it is just annoying and distracts from the core experience.
This is an amazing Tier List. Probably one I would do myself. I was thinking that is crazy how most uf us agree that Underground 2 and the real Most Wanted are the best NFS games ever. And if you don't think that you should be in jail. Thanks for sharing bro I get you
IMO Carbon was as good if not better than Most Wanted ‘05. I might be biased since I grew up playing it along side Underground 1 and 2, but when you think about it it’s really Most Wanted at night but refined. I’ll admit I prefer the metal and music track in Most Wanted, but I prefer the night atmosphere and beautiful lights of Silverton in Carbon.
Keep in mind you can't just view NFS games from a modern context. Yeah many of them are dated now, but they were insanely innovative back then. Pretty much every entry until undercover had something never tried in any other racing game.
So is unbound. unbound tried something new and what happend people hate it. they say it is sane as heat. so what like the whole fucking balck box era was so similar to each other.
they still are innovative now, fact that they got the balls to experiment visually and mechanically. and yes, yes you do need to see them in a modern context, it aint the 2000s no more.
@@TheCapitalWanderer Understanding the context of the games release leads to better reviews. The reviews here for pre-Most Wanted NFS games are lackluster and completely without context. The reviewer didnt play racing games at the time, so they dont understand how NFS games stood out, for example.
22:27 Thanks for mentioning this, and not many people know or realize that we had to ship a game every year. I worked at Blackbox from Underground 2 until Undercover, when I left. Honestly the team always put a ton of effort into each game, and the scope was always more than what we released, but things would come up like technical issues or time constraints. Our actual production time was more like 9-10 months out of the year as things did not ramp up right away after one game finished.
Underground 2 is a legendary piece of media, so sad to see blackbox gone
I built and tuned the driving experiences of all the canyon tracks in Carbon. (they were set dressed by other artists). I'm glad you liked them.
@@garylai363 my boy just casually talks about creating one of my favourtie childhood memories like it's a walk in the park.
Carbon was amazing, i can still remember to this day how i played all night with my friend trying to beat Angie.
@@Micholex hah it was like a lifetime ago. I was just 1 of about 150-200 people working on those games. It wasn't ever easy, there was a lot of grinding and late nights to get those games out the door.
@@garylai363 I heard that Undercover is the shortest development time out of all (hence why its really bad), is it true?
RIP Neville from Carbon..
Seeing Pro Street and Rivals ranked so low pains me but other than that the list is solid
Agreed. Rivals and Prostreet are both at least bottom of A tier🔥
@@ApertureApex prostreet is ass. rivals on the other hand could've been ranked higher like b or high c
@@monimoni-v6uprostreet has to be one of the best. We will never get a game like it again
Edit: it’s one of the best racing games ever made
fr they r so good :(
Rivals getting ranked lower then MW 2012 hurts me
man nfs 2015 had so much potential...
But they never utilized it. They could have made a great endgame where you unlock the "real cops" or something and fight your way up in the Bounty list with punishing cops.
I modded it a few years back and it was truly fantastic!
@@devinegamingtv3427 You should never forget that its still EA
Just bought it for $2.99 on Xbox during the black friday sale. I like it. The graphics are amazing even for 2024. The only thing I hate is that you can't pause the mf game lol
@@yeahkevinnGraphic is good? My Game looks sooo blurry i dont know why... can't even see the Street
Bro PLEASE never rate again
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Why? Its his opinion. It's not like he's saying this list is fact
The point just because he doesn’t agree with him does not mean he can’t share it
How about you make a tier list so we can shit on your opinion ok?
bro, PLEASE never comment again
Unbound over Heat is CRAZY!!!
Madness bro. Heat is one of the all time bests, great story, great map, great customisation and you can literally play it over and over again.
Heat great story ahahahaha
@@gudgejm i mean its fun maybe a bit cheesy but i like it
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@@siggistef192 need for speed is known to be cheesy. all NFS storys have been cheesy
correct also not made by criterion.
I actually love nfs 2015, the shift back to the underground type street scene was such a welcome change and I honestly loved the story. Something about the simplicity of being part of a friend group that loves cars created such a chill experience. ... that they completely ruined with the garbage of payback.
This guy gets it. Yes, the driving model ain't the best, the cops are 600 fucking miles below abysmal, but the vibe, music and graphics are great. Only in Underground 2 it was as pleasant to just chill in the garage and tune cars. And even if the selection of those cars wasn't huge, everything that is there is so tempting to get and mod the shit out of. Replaying it once every two or three years ever since release.
@@ADrug The vibe and also icl the nostalgia of nfs 2015 are so great it just wipes every other need for speed since just because of that, the music is insane, the lighting, the rain, the always night time, the underground street racing vibe, its just so immaculate. People seem to love Heat but for some reason I have never been able to attach to it like I did with 2015.
Yes! I'm not the only one! I love NFS 2015, it just reminds me a lot of Underground 2, also the almost not existing cops are one of the reasons that reminds me of U2. I loved it when it came out and still I love it. Upgrade my BRZ and going around at night with that amazing graphic was a beautiful experience
I never even knew people hated the driving physics until I completed gold on prestige lmao. People hate on the game way too much and its my personal favorite drifting game, the atmosphere and graphics are like none other and I enjoy myself an actual challenge.
I'm not the only one 🎉😂
Hot pursuit 2 was such a fun game to sit down and play with a friend. And oowee the soundtrack
Bro actually put rivals in D tier, I played that one the most and is my favourite, just put the headphones on, pick a car and drive through the beautiful map, that was all I needed
good old times with the ps4
I fuckin loved rivals vibe, the road was cool and more realistic than most of the other nfs games. My favourite cars are the jaguar xc75 prototype and all koenigssegs
the "I wish I could still play this game... LEGALLY" got me dying on the floor
NFS 2012 was trying to become a successor to the 2005 MW, however, criterion was forced to rush development but there's hints around the map that there were going to be locations to explore and some hidden dialogue within the game files.
The devs also didn't wanna call it Most Wanted after seeing what the game is shaping up to be after all the rush knowing it won't be received well, but EA forced them to keep the name. Classic EA
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I would love NFS MW 2005 remastered with more cars and more races still my favourtie NFS game to this day
I heard someone tried to develop a mod that completed all the missing features of MW2012 and it gave the game a different title, but that's all I remember.
Mw 2012 had a amazing multiplayer
Dude idc what the others are saying about your ratings. I think you were very honest and just talked about how you felt playing the games. I agree with most of the stuff you said and this video gave me a very good idea about which games I'm excited to try out. So thanks a lot for making this video and I appreciate you for being blunt and honest about your opinions.
Did the bro just say Heat's cops weren't challenging? Gigachad move, man
He's clearly not a very good racer when you look at his footage, and most probably plays on easy mode.
@@Micro_the_Wave then the video is a clickbait wtf...
@@Ona-H0L3 Lmao this guy is ass bro he doesn't know shit imo he's a kid who just plays on the ps his dad gifted him that's it to me he doesn't even review shit
nfs mw 2005 soundtrack was just too good and he doesn't praise it enough
I genuinely don't get it how he said nfs most wanted 2005, 2012 and payback have a boring map Like bro what he on fr brotha those 3 were the most enjoyable maps i ever played to be frank even better than heat and unbound which look so lifeless
and rivals certainly deserves A tier for how much they improved the handling from mw2012, and also added a proper progression and made a better version of hot pursuit imo
And I'd honestly place payback above heat and unbound for how fun it was collecting derelicts, progressing thru the storyline the story missions were actually f&f level yes the microtransactions were annoying but aside from that i felt everything was really good even the map was really fun for me atleast
He might have played only after they nerfed the cops a few times after the game came out cause they use to be crazy
@@Micro_the_Wave if you looked at the description he directly credits the clips he uses :|
Putting Rivals in D and Underground in B when NFS Underground literally changed the game industry is wild, WILD
People were playing midnight club at that time lets be honest
@@fatn1221real
Tbh the Criterion entries did mark a return to form for the series. Rivals is like a more polished HP2010
Underground was like the fire emblem awakening of the NFS series but it wasn't that good. Underground 2, most wanted an carbon are indeed peek
And Unbound at the top of A LMAO
I started playing on Carbon and damn that was an experience! Loved that game. Then my next NFS was Payback, I never understood the hate it received. For me, that game was just as good as Carbon, there was so much to the game. I played it for years after it released even after finishing the game in a week.
Bro, I just started playing Payback and I love it, my last NFS was Carbon and Most Wanted which I loved aswell. Idk why did he hate it so much.
@@sebastianszrejter8519 I can sort of see why people would hate it for the "gambling" like feature of the engine tuning cards etc, I never had that issue as I spent so much time racing and accumulated more cards than I'd ever need.
Fun facts:
Underground 1 and 2 are related to each other
Carbon is most wanted's continued story
Thought that was common NFS knowledge?
@@RatAPewieInferno missed the memo it seems
thats like the most common knowledge you should know bruh
Did you know Shrek 1 & 2 are related as well? What about Toy Story 1 & 2? Halo? Modern warfare? It's almost like the numbers mean something 🤔
actually all 4 are related... I remeber playing it all on pc and getting cash from Underground 2 in MW.
Porsche unleashed was a banger. the story mode was great and felt immersive. really felt like a porsche factory test driver
I still play this game from time to time.
I dislike Porsche and even I love this game.
As well as all the customization options for the cars, like ride height, stiffness of suspension etc. It was unheard of in 2000, way ahead of its time🙏🏼
The fact you had to pay for damages is what sold it for me!
I remember playing Underground after I played Most Wanted, because Most Wanted was just so amazingly fun. But Underground just didn't "feel" right. It's so long ago now that I dont remember what it was about it but I tried Heat a week ago and it just hit the right spot. Something about going down the highway and city streets and ludicrious speed to shake the cops is just so fun. I love it!
Why would u play Underground after Most Wanted? It's the opposite way xD
Underground is for a gaey. I mean, their point is just to become superstar. The customization is great
Most wanted is for a man, beating every blacklist & cops ass
Pro street is the only NFS game that makes you afraid of being TOO FAST, maybe the most realistic NFS, for it's definitely top tier
for real, maybe he just played it like the beginning of the game, and didn't get to the most fun part of the game.
@@kimseandipalac3301 then he doesn't have the right to rank that game
I played that game so much, never got same feeling from a racing game since
My god the highways were anxiety inducing
I'd say Shift 2 Unleashed is everything you said but better, not saying Pro Street is bad
The plebs that say nfs pro street is bad never experienced the absolute ecstasy of being able to drive a a fully upgraded loose viper in nevada hellway with no traction control with on a dusty keyboard and actually driving decently ( 100% better than sex)
bonus points if that one avenged sevenfold track is playing while you do it
@@captainamy8975IM NOT INSANE, IM NOT INSAAAANNEEE
Lol @ fully upgraded. No idea how to mix the parts huh? U don't fully upgrade ANY car in prostreet or ANY Blackbox nfs r00kie
@@captainamy8975 Either that or Blackjack. Once you experience that no racing game can compare.
Cringe
NFS Unbound in A tier over Underground 1, bro's about to get slammed
Honestly man, unbound is becoming a really good game imo, just skip the dogshit story mode
When I played Underground (even after playing modern games) for the first time it felt extremely great. The atmosphere, night driving vibe, customizations, neon lights, freedom without cops really had me. But then I played UG2, I was even more astonished cause UG2 had taken all the things from UG1 to the best possible level. So unlike mostwanted, I think Underground 2 overshadowed UG1 and that might be the reason why UG1 is underrated.
@@Moon-lk8ucunbound finally added true drift tires🥹
@@nomore7285 That’s what I’m talking about, the devs have been putting in some work lately, game is genuinely fun again
imagine rating underdog over unbound
Putting rivals in d tier should be a felony
It s just bad bro...
@@aldeaandreidaniel173 yeah whatever its a+ for me
@@George02642 respect that bro💪
@@aldeaandreidaniel173 nein ich bin adolf hitler
I am very biased towards Rivals, and even if I set aside my biases, Rivals is still at least a B tier game
Honestly MW 2005 deserves its own tier. I fucking love that game, the first racing game ive played
It really is the best NFS.
Ma underground 2 najbolji
i remember i racked up the fines and i reset the game whenever i get caught never paid a single dime lol
what tier? A+?
yea. 2005 MW is the best. theres the quality. its good if you max it out.police are good and theyre suuuper fun to mess around with. soundtrack is legendary. if somebody says "bUt Mw is NoT gOod" cuz of the quality is worse than forza horizon 5. theyre going on the death note.
POV: when a reviewer has TikTok brain
Nigga unbound is a good game haha
I love prostreet the whole race day vibe, the way each car looks like with the different liveries.
Pro street just has such a strong personality. Its great.
Who can forget Wheelie competitions. TBH they were a complete mystery the first time I played on how they were even possible, but name a cooler type of competition added to any racing game.
I love the iconic teams, super promotion, drift infantry, noise bomb, G-effect etc.
easily the most timeless cars in terms of style
I love how after and during each race the announcer would commentate on what’s happening. You show up with a new car they’ll comment about it, you total out they’ll be all like “damn, tough break dude”, and even if you sit at the starting line doing nothing, he’ll be like “does Ryan just need a minute??” Game was breathing life
It was such a missed opportunity to talk about MW 2012's cutscenes. Some of the most wanted cutscenes were amazing and represented the car beautifully, but then there's the ambush cutscenes which were.... interesting to say the least
Holy shit I was looking for somone who mentions the ambush cutscenes😂 felt like an absolute fever dream
The cop car tornado on the dock was so funny to me as a kid
Yes this! Nobody ever talks about the cutscenes
@@garrettcourville3377fr bro, I revisited mw2012 out of nostalgia and the ambush dock cutscene was… interesting
I remember seeing an ambush cutscene for the 918 spyder, they had a power rangers style cop car robot running around the airport 🤣
Carbon and pro street have a special place in my heart. Obviously most wanted and underground 2 is GOATed though.
Both Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (2010) and Rivals are kart racers in disguise... and I love them.
Prostreet being that low is killing me, it literally had its own movie , it actually was good cause during that time people was going legit and to the track
Frrr 😂
that was a big deal back in the day deff with the races days being like real race day meets during that time like honda day etc. lol
Pro street sucks
@@denholmpearson4346 they all do but ppl still buy them. lol
Prostreet sucks so bad
Carbon was my absolute FAVORITE! The mountain 1v1 races was amazing!
Hot pursuit 2010 will always have a different place for me. That was the first ever game that I considered as "a clean racing game" back as a child. The graphics were astonishing at that time.
It's been 14y and that game's graphics still hold up until now in my opinion.
same for me
Clean, located in a beautiful region and filled with truely intense races. If they had added police in free roam the game would be a perfect 10.
Ye NFS hot pursuit is good
awesome soundtrack too
Using the turbo boost to hit 400+ km/h with the Bugatti on the long straight road in the desert part of the map, this absolutely blew my mind back then as a kid, good times. Probably my favorite NFS game after UG2, MW2005 and Carbon.
14:10 “And then there’s Clarence. He’s edgy, he’s shadow the hedgehog” XD
dude that graphical jump from nitro to hot pursuit is unbelievable
I just think Heat is S tier man. After so much shit from ea we actually got a good game that was fun to play single and online.
Facts, definitely deserves S tier
Heat is good but again if we compare it to most wanted and carbon , it's not that good to be in S tier , surely you played carbon and most wanted (i love heat too btw)
at the very least, it should be put above Unbound!
@@MacLidikay Nah with all the problems it comes with. Definitely not S tier. If you played it after idk whichever update, it eats your CPU alive, it uses 100% of a 5800x3d
Heat was the most fun i had since playing Carbon so seeing it this high up (although it felt like it was raining ALL THE TIME that my friends and I called it a glorified Rain Tech Demo) makes me happy and feel money well spent
Heat is the last good NFS imo
Unbound is good especially after the year 2 update that just came out @in4mus85
@@in4mus85Nah . It was rivals . Heat is good but for me the cops are a joke . If they were more aggressive or aggressive like ngs rivals I would say heat is the best
@007donut5 so heat is good but it's not good 🤣🤣🤣
@@in4mus85 Yes
The thing about Prostreet is that back then when people think about NFS games, it's about street racing, neon lights and driving through police and traffic. I always think of Prostreet as "GT4 clone where you can modify your car".
Rivals and Payback ranked so low is CRAZY!
BUT the rest is very solid, i loved the Carbon #1.
2012 most wanted is so nostalgic for me. I spent hours just cruising around in the Ariel Atom listening to "I Love it" repeat on the radio every 10 minutes
"Cast away" for me. I was on the freeway trying to break the speed record. Such a fun experience.
Ikrrrrrr
Mann wasn’t nun like bumpin “Cast Away” and racing 🔥
@@CozyRomaniAmazing song. Feelin' the love is another banger of a song.
The Underground 2 and Most Wanted deserve everything.
bro I really like the vid. It's not catered to everyone like the popular videos today. I really like this
I honestly loved NFS 2015, the story was so corny but unlike u say, I did really think it was so bad it was good. And the vibe of the game (always night, environment, etc.) was also really enjoyable for me.
And also it's such a beautiful game, best looking nfs game imo
NFS2005 in my heart forever
A game as brown as your intestines is in your heart
@@Foxfire_forty-nine He's talking about Most Wanted, in case if you aren't aware.
@@arionell I am aware. Maybe you're not aware. That game has a brown yellow taupe filter over it in gameplay
@@Foxfire_forty-nineleast it’s better then half the shitty nfs titles they’ve crapped out
@@SnowKi33 such as?
First 10 minutes were a real nostalgia trip. Played NFS 2 & 3 so-so much. NFS2 had some other versions too with extra cars and tracks. And you could mod in so many thins. Raced in busses and what not.
After the first Underground i haven't played a NFS since that. Tempted to try Heat and Unbound when i get some time.
I played way to much NFS Undercover and my younger self remembers it a lot differently than people seem to now
Same for me. I was like 8 at the time though so I was happy with anything ig🤷
maybe you played the ps2 version?it was a lot better than the pc version in my experience
@@uranus256 nah can confirm it was the 360 version
@@dbap5293 Same here. Tons of hours on the 360, loved that game
driving the 67 shelby was such a memory in this game. Absolutely enjoyed it. Sure the piss filter ruined the game.
Note for Need for Speed Most Wanted : you can remove the piss effect by changing the visual treatment in the settings .
FINALLY. I was looking for someone that knew theres settings on games. now I can resume 100%'ing MW in peace
Rivals S++ tier easily. Fuck y'all opinions. The 🐐
Blackboxes run of UG2 - > MW - > Carbon NEEDS to be studied. Hopefully one day we get an overarching story that spans between a 2 (or more) games in the future!
hell, i'd be happy with a simple remaster of either underground or MW.
Unnecessary
@@MidnightApex-ml6jc you can say it's unnecessary but a story like that is what made ug 1/2 and mw/c so hype
@@starrja no it was the customisation,cops and canyon races.u2 barely had a story
@@MidnightApex-ml6jc I understand what you’re trying to say but the stories in general definitely had an impact, especially with mw and carbon for example
He put Most Wanted in S tier. That's all I needed to see 👍
your list is crime against humanity
He's a random nerd bro, he doesn't know how to play and just farming views
Undercover is that moment when crunch destroyed Black Box and EA should be ashamed of themselves
Prostreet all I can say was it was awesome as hell to be a simulator but still be easy to control like arcadish if that makes sense xD I love prostreet. I miss it.
Carbon is the one I played the most. Always have been my favorite, close 2nd was Most Wanted, so I can completely relate to this list. Great job brooo
NFSII through Porsche Unleashed had incredible soundtracks. Modern NFS misses Rom di Prisco's music badly. Also, RIP to Saki Kaskas, Callista is an all-time great menu track for a videogame.
Putting Rivals that low should be a death sentence
damage points mechanic is poopoo
I played rivals and I hated it, it felt like a mario kart and wasnt fun at all for me
Lol I just realised he made the mariokart reference in his video too xD
@@natural9721guess that means hot pursuit sucks huh
The only modern need for speed that deserves to be above C is the 2016 one
Hot Pursuit 2 was fun until the cop helicopters started dropping freaking exploding barrels from above xD
That was the fun part of it until one of them just implodes into a spike strip and just like that busted 😂😂😂
I'd personally put Prostreet, 2015 and rivals a one tier higher but man what a solid tierlist! Finally someone who doesn't just crap to newer need for speeds just because the old bag community told them to! I also honestly agree with the top 1 being Carbon, man that game is revolutionary and I think people don't give it the credit it deserves just because they played Most Wanted and Underground the most.
Agree. I absolutely love Carbon because of the Canyon Duel, we have drift and not drag, gameplay feels a lot better (probably my brain tricked me but that's how I feel), and Palmont looks 10x better than Rockport.
The structures in Palmont look bigger which makes it feel like I'm in an actual city, while in Rockport it feels like I'm in a miniature city because of the size of the structures. I'm guessing the reason for that is because of the use of night time in Carbon which masks the real size of the structures.
Speaking of night time, it's also the reason why I love it. Seeing the neon and other light illuminate the city is just gorgeous. The canyons are also really beautiful and scary at the same time for how dark it is. On the other hand, I never really liked the piss filter in MW05. It just looks so ugly, and I've been playing that game since 2008-ish.
I just wish that the game was longer and had more bosses. It's kinda weird seeing a story that went from big (15 blacklist) in the first instalment to small (4 bosses) in the sequel.
NFS undercover was one of my all time favourite Wii games, its completely different to the Xbox360/PS3/PC version but is essentially a Most Wanted clone. Love the videos bro, genuinely so surprised you only have ~500 subscribers, your editing style and the way you talk on these videos is so unique and very high quality. Looking forward to the next one
I’ve noticed that with NFS games from the early to late 2000s, one of the console versions seems to be distinct from the the others so I’m not even surprised undercover would be different on one console from the others. And thank you bro I appreciate that!
@@INF3RN0Fury it is essentially Most Wanted meets Carbon, minus the team mechanics
How come people completely forget about the PS2 version of Undercover, which is identical to the Wii version, and the version I have?
@@unfractured_ actually up there with Most Wanted, believe it or not
NFS unbound is a pice off shit like you Go fuck yourself I can't believe your so dumb is because your one of those young dump teens in that life I am glad am not a fan of that game unlike you types of people always like the new shit games that are tried out anyway that's your opinion if u like the game but still can't believe so many stupid people are falling to these types of games
I grew up with carbon. Downloading it rn. Im so glad you share the joy. lovely vid man
tbh watching the history of need for speed is a win, im learning alot of titles i hasn't heard off
Missed NFS:World, well now that the community servers are starting to boom massively in popularity.
Also would like to hear your thoughts on the NFS:HP remastered multiplayer.
Wow thats the best tierlist ive seen of NFS, I completely agree with everything, but should have mentioned more about customizations in newer games like NFS Heat and NFS Unbound because they are amazing
I grew up on Carbon and man, that nostalgia hit like a train when you played the first song for it. Happy it was #1
NFS Most Wanted is kind of an ageless masterpiece. Like you can come back to it after years and still feel engaged in the gameplay...
Nah. It's so cheesy. The acting is corny and bad. The cutscenes and plot are like a dollar store version of an early fast and furious movie
@@Foxfire_forty-ninealot of games in 2005 were like that, and the corny acting is a staple for nfs 😂
i have nfsmw, carbon, and underground 2 on my pc and i still find myself going back to all three to this day
@xstonerkiingx no way, the real roots of this series was about racing cool cars and fleeing from the cops while doing so. Never needed any characters or storyline. Just the roads and some exotic cars like a dodge viper, the corvettes or a Lamborghini Diablo
@@Foxfire_forty-nine the story line gives the player a purpose for racing, including stakes with cop chases.
@@UNKNOWNL3G3ND exactly; the story fleshed out the world you were in, gave you a purpose to pining for the better cars, for engaging in races and building your rep
Pro Street is severely underrated imo. It has both street and track influence making it very unique. From the design of the cars and the game's handling, its like a combination of MW and shift.
thats why it was crap. People who played NFS wanted street racing, cops all that excitement. To takew that away and go to shitty track racing waspathetic. If you wanted a track racing game, there were plenty of better options.
@@sttrsp9700 sure, but they literally released 1-2 NFS games a year, so i dont get why it was controversial to put out a game that appealed to track racing instead at least ONCE. like god forbid they cater to a slightly different market once in a while.
@sttrsp9700 prostreets main appeal for most people was the Drift and Drag events which no other game compared to at that time. Even today Prostreets drag racing remains one of the best
Need for speed the run was the only time I’ve ever completely destroyed a controller. Never been so angry at a video game for loosing a race
Literally bro I loved and hated that game so much
@@YTKCOOKIES one of the best racing games I’ve played but the pain it brought.. 😆
Honestly I always liked how close to a racing sim The Run was, after The Run I went from NFS to Gran Turismo, but every now and then after getting some medals in GT7, I go back to the run for a while. It's funny how proper sim racers make something as difficult as the run seem "arcade" like.
Doing that game on the hardest difficulty was doable until I hit a time trial and was like “how the fuck do I make it to the next checkpoint with 8 fucking seconds???
❤❤❤❤@@GtrBeez
Putting carbon above MW and underground 2 and putting Unbound above Heat should be considered a felony
should just be a felony tbh, Heat is so good!
It basically comes down to personal preference with MW and Carbon since they're so similar so I think it's a fair take. The canyon races, duels and drifts were really good in Carbon.
Honestly, to each their own opinion. You enjoy what you like, and that's okay. I loved Pro Street, for the most part. Most of the games I do at least like. And then there's Payback and Undercover. My personal top three in no particular order would be Rivals, The Run, and Underground 2. An honourable mention to Heat, I loved more than I expected.
Rivals in D tier is wild
It's not wild it's suck
@@Strikerdotexejust like your girl
I dont think if he has any...@@Marshall_Law
@@Marshall_Law Bro I didn't said Rivals suck I said Rivals at D tier is suck Rivals deserve better you understand?
@@Strikerdotexe oh okay buddy, rivals is a good it's just ppl didn't give it a try cause of all the negative reviews.
Great intro dude, freaking got me
Seeing NFS 2015 so low breaks my heart as it's one of my favourites
The game is super boring.
@@wojtulacehoe5089have you ever played it?
@@GiannisG-di7cz He is the maker of this video, just from another account lol) The game is cool and really better than MW 2012
@elolistener hahahahahahha,yes i agree with you i just wish it had more cars and better customization settings but its alright
You mean the racing game that is forcing you to play online? Nah its deservinf
Finally some NFS Heat recognition, that game was good and I still play it time to time
he didn't recognize it, he damaged its reputation if anything. People really like it. And not to mention he put Unbound over it?? terrible list in my opinion ( ik its just his experience and opinions and I respect that)
heat was a good one
Most wanted is the obvious GOAT, Heat was a surprising banger that's still by far the best modern version of NFS, and I won't even look at or try unbound because I'm not a fucking five year old, why the fuck is it a cartoon? F-
I have that game in my laptop that nfs unbound that game sucks for sure . But heat was way more fun to play at night time man that rhino cop car was a real deal it would send my Koenigsegg flying 😂
Hot Pursuit 2 doesn't deserve anything below S tier. (I am extremely bised) Played it the most amount of time, even before I knew how to read.
HP2 is such an underrated game. Easy top 3 for me
It’s probably one of my favorite arcade racers to play, it’s just a lot of fun!
Exactly read my list my comment is on here somewhere by itself haha anyways I totally agree the best most complete feeling for its time NFS is NFSHP2 and he didn't play the PS2 version so like he's completely clueless and doesn't even deserve the give a list since he didn't play the essential NFS haha he put it in B its easily S tier and #1 for me
You were born the year i graduated. Thanks for making me feel old.
Surprisingly accurate list. Lists like that are usually mindless but this one is useful.
Porsche unleashed has actually a really great controls. You are supposed to play this with a wheel, then it becomes almost a racing simulation. It's therefore obviously more difficult to drive, but so much more rewarding.
I played Porsche this year and I felt the driving to be real good, winning a race felt rewarding. Probably in my top 5 NFS games.
I haven't played every single title but I definitely agree on Most Wanted 2005 and Underground 2. I think The Run is very underrated by most people. You rated that one more accurately than most. My biggest disparity would be with ProStreet. I think I love it because it has elements of rpg to it. I prefer more of a racing sim that doesn't scale difficulty. This game isn't exactly that, but it is more than most NFS titles. It's like Underground 2 without roaming the streets for races. And honestly, that was my least favorite part of that game anyway.
pro street is basicly Forza Motorsport/Grand Turismo on crack...... And I love it, who would thought that combining NFS Arcade handling and putting in close track race would be so much fun. Plus the game has a style and interesting progressing system (unlike the Shift Series that take itself to seriously)
Shift was the game that got me to like more realistic racing games. 8 years old carving the Nürburgring was the coolest thing ever. Hurts to see it in C tier but I get not everyone wants that out of nfs.
600 followers? How’s that even possible. You are mad underrated
Thanks man, much appreciated!
Putting NFS Shift in C tier is a crime. You should try to play it again, such a fun game.
NFS 3 Hot Pursuit will always hold a place in my heart. The very first PC racer i ever played, great mod support. Man, I spent SO many hours playing that game. And local split screen multiplayer? Hells yea
I agree with all your S tier choices but I would definitely add NFS Hot Pursuit 2
the PC version? Nahh the game was okay but not that good, but the PS2 version is on par with MostWanted and Underground 2
@@ftheweebs6799 nah man PS2 for sure buddy
So you just gonna ignore how good the graphics of rivals are for 2013, how it literally has the best cops in the series bar none, and can have the most chaotic and fun races ever? Ok
Preach !!!
He's just a lil bit dumb
No ones mentioning that because its fucking wrong.
That is wrong.
Did you not watch the beginning of the video?
Full Tier list at 49:14
My boy Payback 😭
He doesn't deserve to be at the very last. It's literally the very BEST! 😭
i think payback is not half bad theres way worse .. trash.. :D
I love payback
Every time I see a ranking like this for Need for Speed games, and its being done in this day and age, I feel like NFS Hot Pursuit II always get underrated because no one is able to play the original PS2 version, which is a very different game from any other version. NFS Hot Pursuit II for the PS2 is still, to this DAY, the most fun racing game I have ever played. And my favorite genre of games is racing, I've played ALOT of them LOL
NFS Hot Pursuit II was originally supposed to be console exclusive for the PS2. I don't remember who or why they changed their minds and wanted it to be cross console, but Black Box refused to do thaf process AGAIN for the other consoles, so it was done by some other indie company using some of the Black Box coding, but it's very bare bones. It has almost none of the actual mechanics of the full game. So when you play it anywhere else, it looks stupid by comparison.....I feel like it needs a proper review on the ORIGINAL game so people can really appreciate this gem 💯
Also, this is the game that introduced most people of that time to the best car ever made, the McLaren F1 🔥
You said it I left a review on here somewhere read it if you desire I am total agreance with you and put it @ #1 easily the best NFS title is NFSHP2 righteous and the cops were the best it had the best feeling and controls twas just incredible always will be the best because they haven't remade it and the quality of the PS2 version is unmatched since in the series ;')
So true i played it back in the days on the ps2 i could not stop playing the game i my opinion one of the best i played so far
And true it was made for the ps2 with the cpu from back in those days made for a controller it feld realy smooth no lag and steering in the corners was great and in hole the game it self
What games lack now a days time enerrgie and love and commitment and passion and risking...to days gaming is made for making fast money not for enjoyment
Hot Pursuit 2 on the PS2 back in like 2004-2005 was my first ever NFS game (maybe first racing game too, it's either that or Burnout 3 Takedown). I was 4-5 years old playing it in a garage that was turned into a small PS2 club, man the memories... Even though it's not my favorite NFS game because nothing can beat the holy trinity of UG2, MW and Carbon, it'll always hold a special place for me, definitely top 5.
Funny thing, I remember downloading the PC version in 2014 and thinking "wait hol up, something is off, this game used to be better" and then finding out about the massive difference between the PS2 and all other versions, I never even knew about that up until that point.
My NFS journey started in 1999 with High stakes up until 2006s Carbon took a long break and now back into it with 2017s Payback. Man how things have changed over the years since i last played this series.
13:05 this tells why you ranked the games released before 2005 low because you didn't experienced them in their prime
Exactly, people should take off their pink tinted glasses of nostalgia before doing reviews, for everyone, their best games are the one experienced in their time as a child but as you grow old you don't enjoy the next iterations as much, not because they are bad (sometimes they are lol) but because you grew up
Exactly lol, the 2000s games are so FKING overrated and yet the 30 year olds will defend it until the world ends
At the risk of sounding like a "boomer", I agree. I truly believe the older games (like Hot Pursuit 3, High Stakes, Porsche Unleashed , Hot Pursuit 2 as well) don't get enough of their flowers. THAT era was when you could really tell EA cared about their product and wanted you to enjoy every little detail within the game. Everything from the cars, to the soundtrack, to the ambiance of the tracks etc.
Anyway, once I found out this dude was 19, the ranking made a lot more sense lol. Granted, I like the concept of his video, but this ideally needs to be done by someone who was actually around to experience the franchise from the very beginning to present.
Finally someone said it. I felt that his rating on the older games was so plain and unfair.
Anyone that doesnt rank Porsche separately in Art tier has basically no clue what hes talking about. @@GripAttack777
RUclips algorithm has recently changed I believe because I'm getting more recommendations of content I like with unpopular subscribers and I'm loving it. Amazing content buddy !
Porsche Unleashed was so good it's crazy
It doesn't compute in my brain that Carbon is your favorite but you hated NFS2015.
To me, it felt like a homage to MW2005 (live action cutscenes) and Underground/Carbon (night time) and it really succeeded in that. I loved it.
Underground2 Carbon and NFS2015 are my favorite. I've spent years on playing this 3 titles
I highly recommend installing the mod for NFS World or NFS Online. They restored some servers that are custom or provide new rules and economy. A few options to choose from. And man, so much content to access. Great game and runs so smooth mowadays anyway.
You technically can't play *every* NFS game, you missed that chance by a few years when Need For Speed World got shut down.
But you know there are private serevers of this game... ye? xdd
Sooo you can still play this game, but not on official servers (because they don't exist) xd
people are still playing World on freeshards and its better then official version, without donate, with balance fix, with new cars and many other stuff, it still looks good, you can play it on your old shitty PC, and it's the best NFS of all time
@@iscreamNFS lets not exagerate here, NFS World had a tons of issues, like lags, terrible optimisation and by god the number of hackers on this game was horrendous
@@KamiKazeD WORLD was fun for the first half of the year, then APEX became a dump full of cheaters, CHICANE was pretty good, anyway I'm talking about freeshards, they amazing
Horizon is where all the old nfa fans went.
I feel like if I had an Xbox I would have but the first crew cured the itch for awhile
horizon is similar to nfs most wanted 12 idk why people hate on that game and not horizon
Most wanted and Carbon was my last NFS.
The Forza Horizon games are obnoxious versions of the Project Gotham Racing series. All the fake ass stupid social bs added to it is just annoying and distracts from the core experience.
wtf do you mean? horzion 4 was fucking amazing [the only horizon i played lol but still]@@slatanek
Nice video. I love Carbon, so it's nice having it in 1st. Somehow, I felt I was listening to Shelley Marsh rank NFS games.
For some reason even as a kid i loved Carbon more than Most Wanted.
I just came to make sure that Most Wanted, Underground and Carbon were S tier. Nice video.
This is an amazing Tier List. Probably one I would do myself. I was thinking that is crazy how most uf us agree that Underground 2 and the real Most Wanted are the best NFS games ever. And if you don't think that you should be in jail. Thanks for sharing bro I get you
IMO Carbon was as good if not better than Most Wanted ‘05. I might be biased since I grew up playing it along side Underground 1 and 2, but when you think about it it’s really Most Wanted at night but refined. I’ll admit I prefer the metal and music track in Most Wanted, but I prefer the night atmosphere and beautiful lights of Silverton in Carbon.
No, you dont need do get into police chases like in most wanted
This makes most wanted better
@@MrEpic6996 No, that just makes Most Wanted more tedious and annoying to complete.
Keep in mind you can't just view NFS games from a modern context. Yeah many of them are dated now, but they were insanely innovative back then. Pretty much every entry until undercover had something never tried in any other racing game.
So is unbound. unbound tried something new and what happend people hate it. they say it is sane as heat. so what like the whole fucking balck box era was so similar to each other.
they still are innovative now, fact that they got the balls to experiment visually and mechanically.
and yes, yes you do need to see them in a modern context, it aint the 2000s no more.
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@@bigsmoke5814 What new they tried? Is there something else thats new and innovative about the title, than the art style?
@@TheCapitalWanderer Understanding the context of the games release leads to better reviews. The reviews here for pre-Most Wanted NFS games are lackluster and completely without context. The reviewer didnt play racing games at the time, so they dont understand how NFS games stood out, for example.