If they brought everything from online to offline and introduce an offline sandbox mode with full AI opponents with every aspect customizable, that would be perfect.
I agree. I've played every need for speed game but this one's content updates pretty much being online focused only was a massive let down. They didn't even bother bringing fast travel to single player. Just hope the next one is better. I couldn't recommend it to someone unless they just care about playing online
The single player experience in NFS Unbound is still terrible and it hasn't gotten a major update or story expansion it desperately needs. Once the servers shut down for this game, every update from 2024 will be non-existent. They've pretty much only updated multiplayer that's gonna hurt this game in the long run. I'm scared the next installment will be online only.
@@Matt_STSdude can y'all quit complaining it's been like this for years now everyone has Internet and ea don't kill servers as fast as 2k you can still play 2015 after 9 plus years
I will always love NFS Unbound, no matter how many people say Heat is better. I do personally think this game is *way* better than Heat by a long shot. While the story is decent, everything else is great. Just to name a few points: the customiztion i feel is extremely great - custom racing effects, underglows, projections for under your car, even multiple bodykits for a majority of the cars definitely a more diverse car list compared to Heat - they have added extra cars per Volume update. They even added cars that I didn't even know existed, like the Evija probably one of the best multiplayer experiences yet - added game modes based on NFS Underground, NFS Hot Pursuit, etc. Added the new Lockdown mode with Blacklist-styled cars, which imo, I personally like a majority of them [Webster's Corvette, Bull's McLaren, Baron's Porsche some of my top favs] While I wasn't around much on Multiplayer between Launch & Volume 4, I must say the game has gotten so much better and much more enjoyable with each Volume update. The last thing I think the dev team needs to do with the game is a massive update to Single Player, then this game will be perfect. This is my take.
It's definitely better than it's mediocre launch, but the problem is most of the content is online only and locked behind a paywall. Probably just going to wait for the next game. It's definitely one of the Need for Speeds of all time.
There are no pay walls at all, all gameplay content releases are free, you only pay for speed passes if you want extra content, which is just cosmetic stuff and some vehicles. You are not locked out of anything so stop spreading bullshit.
For the next update they should bring all the content updates to single player, it's good for the long run whenever the online server have to shutdown someday. It will packed so much content like a complete game.
Had much fun in this game, only issues about the game is the huge amount of cheaters, and players sabotaging your game. And they're the only reasons why I abandon the game for several months at a time.
Had the same issue yesterday, I encountered the first cheater and I immediately decided to turn off crossplay especially for that reason, I play on PS5.
Joined Season 6 for 20€ and bought all the speed passes and recently the Ultimate Edition Upgrade. Tons of content and adrenaline packed racing keeeps me interested.
its definitely overhated. is it the best? no. but its worth the time and money. EA just doesnt have any goodwill to expend and it ends up hurting all of thier studios because of it
So there are a few custom characters that you cannot unlock, including ASAP Rocky, but we have not been able to unlock them yet. My guess is they will be available in the comming weeks through the weekly lockdown rewards.
I believe that separate coexistence of festival/street racing should become the standard for NFS. This is a design that allows users to control their own stress levels, and this will be the method that will accommodate the largest fan base. In HEAT, this was dependent on day/night, but in the next one, it doesn't matter if time passes naturally. I want to the next NFS should be HEAT2, but I'm frustrated because Criterion will never do this. Because Criterion only makes spicy challenges, Unbound has become a game only for spicy food enthusiasts. They even wrote an article saying they would never make 'milk toast'. Do they think that people who like mild taste are not fans of NFS?
Did you actually review patch notes? Cuz that would make this a bit more legit. Just saying they added new cars seems reductive. Whatever rebalancing or new additions they added to multiplayer such as cop behavior or enemy types etc would more than likely be added to single player too . Idk just feel like if the topic of if it is worth it was taken a bit more serious in execution we could’ve gotten a really nice. , concise , and informative video to share to ppl who may be skeptical or on the fence about this game or what have you . Not a HUGE deal but I just see the potential for a video that could’ve been a bit more useful. This feels really reductive and like we didn’t get as much info as we could’ve
The races that say "up to A/A+/S" that means if you have a car from B to A they will get you into your car Also teammates can't hurt you, they can't spike strip and if they do damage to you it's so little
I got the platinum when it was first released, but I’ve had no reason to return to it. If they don’t add new trophies, I don’t really have a reason to come back. A new multiplayer mode & new cars added don’t excite me enough to come back to it. Although I have enjoyed watching RUclipsrs show the new features/cars etc.
Bought the ultimate edition or whatever the highest edition is called for £8 it’s been very fun only thing I hate is the way you unlock cars I preferd heat where you just had to level up
I certainly hope this is not the last content update and really hope they add some new tracks ffs. The ones we have get old quick and simply get replayed too many times.
I got the most expensive edition for 199NOK / 19GBP on black friday, so im happy with it lol. its very obvious tho that this doesnt have the same budget like for example Forza Horizon.
Crazy how it went from a bottom 3 nfs to a top 10 NFS in the span of two years. At least, that’s how I see it. What a turnaround for this game. We went from no freeroam police to tons of content, cars, customization. What a game. ❤
I mean, I bought the biggest bundle for $9.35 I think it was worth it, because Heat did not get the support it needed and I have that itch to play NFS.
I mean single player didn't change I can't even finish the game without getting bored because of slow progression, annoying and easy cops and having an aneurysm because of the dialogue. They added something with updates they added stuttering to sp lol. I don't care about mp much I had my fun with it played like 5 6 hours but that's about it. Guess what will happen when the next nfs comes out and playerbase for this dies out all those big updates will mean j**k game didn't really improve for one bit if you play it in a year or two that's the sad reality. Not worth it at all.
Only multiplayer is worth with ultimate edition, anime smoke effects are fine but not the characters. Would love to get the cartoony smoke effects better in the next game but the story and the characters could be better
Currently on another playthrough of Heat, this game is nowhere near. It was fun for a couple of months but then i lost interest, the story and progression are the biggest letdowns. And the cops are annoying rather than challenging in this game. Whenever the next game comes out, i hope it’s gritty and dark like Heat
the only thing i don't like is after you finish the story it's the same repetitive way from the story, and it gets boring and nothing else added in the single player mode.
The motorcycle.... They dropped the ball for me with that shit bro why can't a free roam with a bike? Why put it in a game if we can't use it for shit?
I love this game but my god the cop chatter is so insufferable. There are times it just feels natural but then you get “All I know is taking names and kicking butts” and there was another line that made me just immediately turn off cop chatter when I heard it. It literally feels like I’m listening to a bunch of Facebook moms and boomer dads join a discord party doing police roleplay. Besides that, the game has came such a long way. Heat had far more brutal police but unbound provides a better balance.
I think unbound is great 👍 it's very overheated the multiplayer is fun the single player is decent i hope they at least add some of the multiplayer content to single player but other than that I'd say it's one best modern NFS game next to heat 😎🔥👍
If they brought everything from online to offline and introduce an offline sandbox mode with full AI opponents with every aspect customizable, that would be perfect.
everything just has to be tied to online now its annoying
I agree. I've played every need for speed game but this one's content updates pretty much being online focused only was a massive let down. They didn't even bother bringing fast travel to single player. Just hope the next one is better.
I couldn't recommend it to someone unless they just care about playing online
They also need to remove the denuvo drm on pc which should improve performance I mean Come on it has been 2 years
@@Turnupturtle488play the damn game dude times have changed it's not 2003 anymore shoot ug2 had online features
@@shadowknight9099it's there for a reason an the game easy to run
The people walking around in the city makes it feel a lot more alive than any other NFS game. I agree Heat's story was better and more fun.
No heat story wasn't all you did was take down a corrupt cop unbound is about family which is the only thing that matters
About the races in lockdown, you only get given a rental car if your car is above the class of the race, if it's below you keep the current car
The single player experience in NFS Unbound is still terrible and it hasn't gotten a major update or story expansion it desperately needs. Once the servers shut down for this game, every update from 2024 will be non-existent. They've pretty much only updated multiplayer that's gonna hurt this game in the long run. I'm scared the next installment will be online only.
My exact thoughts.
At least the PC version has mods though, but console versions will loose a lot of content once servers close down
@@Matt_STSdude can y'all quit complaining it's been like this for years now everyone has Internet and ea don't kill servers as fast as 2k you can still play 2015 after 9 plus years
I just played the lockdown update and in one weekend, I made 10 MILLION DOLLARS worth of cash and cars. It's a pure moneymaker
it does, but only multiplayer
it does not, it's a cash grab
With Unite, yes
What ?@@shedistro
Idc about Multiplayer sadly
@@shedistro cash grab my ass i paid 8 bucks for every store item and the game was free lmfao
I will always love NFS Unbound, no matter how many people say Heat is better. I do personally think this game is *way* better than Heat by a long shot. While the story is decent, everything else is great.
Just to name a few points:
the customiztion i feel is extremely great - custom racing effects, underglows, projections for under your car, even multiple bodykits for a majority of the cars
definitely a more diverse car list compared to Heat - they have added extra cars per Volume update. They even added cars that I didn't even know existed, like the Evija
probably one of the best multiplayer experiences yet - added game modes based on NFS Underground, NFS Hot Pursuit, etc. Added the new Lockdown mode with Blacklist-styled cars, which imo, I personally like a majority of them [Webster's Corvette, Bull's McLaren, Baron's Porsche some of my top favs]
While I wasn't around much on Multiplayer between Launch & Volume 4, I must say the game has gotten so much better and much more enjoyable with each Volume update.
The last thing I think the dev team needs to do with the game is a massive update to Single Player, then this game will be perfect.
This is my take.
It's definitely better than it's mediocre launch, but the problem is most of the content is online only and locked behind a paywall. Probably just going to wait for the next game. It's definitely one of the Need for Speeds of all time.
I wish the game had a better soundtrack though, overall the game is good now.
what pay walls?
@@skyrax7 exactly
There are no pay walls at all, all gameplay content releases are free, you only pay for speed passes if you want extra content, which is just cosmetic stuff and some vehicles. You are not locked out of anything so stop spreading bullshit.
Soundtrack is amazing@@skyrax7
It's been worth it
Me when I cap
@@PXKLE me when i cope
@@justdery17 me when I cape
@@justdery17 says the cope master
@@PXKLE it's easily worth it now. Literally going to one of top tier nfs games. The lock down mode is just peak!
Unbound never clicked for when it first came out, but last month I’ve been enjoying it so much more
I downloaded it again. And been online playing this past weekend and I’m in love !! Haven’t touched the story mode tho
Toyota needs to return
All the dialogue stuff was recorded during Covid time.
Lockdown made me reinstall the game, and i finally feel like the money for this game was worth it.
it's been 2 years huh, time really flies!
happy 2nd anniversary Unbound! 🎉
@11:58 *Theo mald*
Very cool video black panthaa
indeed it is
For the next update they should bring all the content updates to single player, it's good for the long run whenever the online server have to shutdown someday. It will packed so much content like a complete game.
It has been worth it. Great video ❤️
Absolutely worth it!!! I love Need for Speed , other developers can take a note from the Kaizen team! Great wrap up for Unbound!!
Had much fun in this game, only issues about the game is the huge amount of cheaters, and players sabotaging your game. And they're the only reasons why I abandon the game for several months at a time.
Had the same issue yesterday, I encountered the first cheater and I immediately decided to turn off crossplay especially for that reason, I play on PS5.
Paying full price for everything including DLC isn’t worth it I think the current discounts it’s on it’s well worth it
Got full game amd upto vol 9 DLC for 8quid.
I'm happy
Yep 90% off on steam
Joined Season 6 for 20€ and bought all the speed passes and recently the Ultimate Edition Upgrade.
Tons of content and adrenaline packed racing keeeps me interested.
I love this game, and with these updates, 10 times better.
Played the campaign back when it came out then stopped. Bought the upgrade 3 days ago and im having a blast in lockdown!
its definitely overhated. is it the best? no. but its worth the time and money. EA just doesnt have any goodwill to expend and it ends up hurting all of thier studios because of it
So there are a few custom characters that you cannot unlock, including ASAP Rocky, but we have not been able to unlock them yet. My guess is they will be available in the comming weeks through the weekly lockdown rewards.
I’m really enjoying online, it’s been a ton of fun. Not perfect but really solid honestly
I believe that separate coexistence of festival/street racing should become the standard for NFS.
This is a design that allows users to control their own stress levels, and this will be the method that will accommodate the largest fan base. In HEAT, this was dependent on day/night, but in the next one, it doesn't matter if time passes naturally.
I want to the next NFS should be HEAT2, but I'm frustrated because Criterion will never do this.
Because Criterion only makes spicy challenges, Unbound has become a game only for spicy food enthusiasts. They even wrote an article saying they would never make 'milk toast'. Do they think that people who like mild taste are not fans of NFS?
Did you actually review patch notes? Cuz that would make this a bit more legit. Just saying they added new cars seems reductive. Whatever rebalancing or new additions they added to multiplayer such as cop behavior or enemy types etc would more than likely be added to single player too . Idk just feel like if the topic of if it is worth it was taken a bit more serious in execution we could’ve gotten a really nice. , concise , and informative video to share to ppl who may be skeptical or on the fence about this game or what have you . Not a HUGE deal but I just see the potential for a video that could’ve been a bit more useful. This feels really reductive and like we didn’t get as much info as we could’ve
Hard to believe it’s nearly been a decade since this new era of NFS kicked off!
The races that say "up to A/A+/S" that means if you have a car from B to A they will get you into your car
Also teammates can't hurt you, they can't spike strip and if they do damage to you it's so little
The equivalent of Cyberpunk 2077 update after updating hell and back so yea... It's been a ride (no pun intended) but worth the wait
In terms of the singleplayer, is not really worth it compared to Heat, but when talking about the online, that's where things get interesting
Now try NFS-Payback
Can you now remap buttons for PC? Or are you still bound for the default controls?
This is the video I've been waiting for. Only trust you when it comes to racing game reviews.
it’s not bad if you play multiplayer with friends but it definitely lived longer than i thought
I got the platinum when it was first released, but I’ve had no reason to return to it. If they don’t add new trophies, I don’t really have a reason to come back. A new multiplayer mode & new cars added don’t excite me enough to come back to it. Although I have enjoyed watching RUclipsrs show the new features/cars etc.
Bought the ultimate edition or whatever the highest edition is called for £8 it’s been very fun only thing I hate is the way you unlock cars I preferd heat where you just had to level up
Same, on a "just for you" xbox sale?
@ nah it’s because with gamepass ultimate you get ea play and ea play gets extra discounts usually
I certainly hope this is not the last content update and really hope they add some new tracks ffs. The ones we have get old quick and simply get replayed too many times.
Funny how you can make that old school Charger look like a station wagon with that last bodykit
I got the most expensive edition for 199NOK / 19GBP on black friday, so im happy with it lol. its very obvious tho that this doesnt have the same budget like for example Forza Horizon.
I honestly think the fact that it’s vol. 09 means there’s probably one more update
Where do you find those cages?
Well. I just bought the day you were doing your stream. Logged in. Got 6.2 mil to start with and like 30-40 cars. Ranging from B-S+
I hope one day they bring back underground! By far the best need for speed I ever played!!!!!
It was until they deleted Hot Pursuit mode from the main menu
I'm kinda obviously that they should add some iconic cars from pervious NFS games, into Unbound like right now theres nothing much choice
Crazy how it went from a bottom 3 nfs to a top 10 NFS in the span of two years. At least, that’s how I see it. What a turnaround for this game. We went from no freeroam police to tons of content, cars, customization. What a game. ❤
And what will happen when the online playerbase dies with the new game will it be a bottom 3 nfs because of boring singleplayer campaign probably.
@@cin2110if they care enough they’ll add an offline patch with drift pro tires and everything else that’s online exclusive
best singleplayer nfs experience, better than heat and its fun, love the vibe of it and Im no nostalgia merchant
7:45 S "L" = Loan car, according to your inventory
I redownloaded it but too afraid to play because I don’t know if my ps5 will turn off randomly so did they ever fix it?
Absolutely worth❤ playing with friends is so fun on this game
Hella underrated
It happens, in years of NFS era
I love it. The cops actually do Florida cop stuff. Lol
When the actual fuck did these 2 years pass? To me, and I'm sure that for a huge chunk of you, Unbound released 6 months ago, tops.
Maturity is when u realize n acknowledge that UNBOUND is Way better than HEAT! Coming from a player that loves HEAT
I can't wait to play this.
I mean, I bought the biggest bundle for $9.35 I think it was worth it, because Heat did not get the support it needed and I have that itch to play NFS.
Brother i got it for free on xbox game pass and I love it
I mean single player didn't change I can't even finish the game without getting bored because of slow progression, annoying and easy cops and having an aneurysm because of the dialogue. They added something with updates they added stuttering to sp lol. I don't care about mp much I had my fun with it played like 5 6 hours but that's about it.
Guess what will happen when the next nfs comes out and playerbase for this dies out all those big updates will mean j**k game didn't really improve for one bit if you play it in a year or two that's the sad reality.
Not worth it at all.
Its one of the best need for speed games in my opinion
Can anyone please tell me how you start this game over from scratch?
Probably going to pick it uo next time it's on sale
did they improve the handling, or 300km/h drifts and you get passed by another drifting car?
Only multiplayer is worth with ultimate edition, anime smoke effects are fine but not the characters. Would love to get the cartoony smoke effects better in the next game but the story and the characters could be better
13:52 your teammate cant hit you with spikes
I think its fun. So I play it.
Multiplayer wise yes, but singleplayer wise, no.
Only worth it once the small team made the year 2 updates I really want a 2005 most wanted update same handling good graphics
Got this game for $4. It better be worth it 😂
Jokes aside, Heat motivated me to get this. I am excited.
Currently on another playthrough of Heat, this game is nowhere near. It was fun for a couple of months but then i lost interest, the story and progression are the biggest letdowns. And the cops are annoying rather than challenging in this game. Whenever the next game comes out, i hope it’s gritty and dark like Heat
I got the game in Vol. 7, on sale PS5, $10. Didn’t like it.
Can’t believe I’m saying this. But I just might give it another chance.
Definitely worth it 👌 best multiplayer NFS
your my fav ytuber
thanks man appreciate this
Unbound has the better story its way more connected
lockdown makes it very very worth it :DD
I got Unbound cos Heat is practically unplayable - they never patched it so it is still 30fps on PS5
Yeah it was good but we need to know what’s the next ? 😎
Best update was the drift one
How the F has it already been 2 years. I swear it released a few months ago
Yes it is
the only thing i don't like is after you finish the story it's the same repetitive way from the story, and it gets boring and nothing else added in the single player mode.
Well it’s free on ps plus so it’s definitely worth it
The motorcycle.... They dropped the ball for me with that shit bro why can't a free roam with a bike? Why put it in a game if we can't use it for shit?
This game is fhe hardest need for speed game of all time. Cant even win a single race in the campaign so i gave up
my boy Unbound's story was maybe a 3.7/10 😅😅 so yea Heat is definity ahead
I only bought the game because it happen to be on discount as shown in the video 😂 but let me enjoy Heat again cause i bought it along with Unbound
I got it for 2 dollars on sale so its alright for that
I mean for 5 bucks its worth it
Extracted cars missing ain't cool
Is this game ever going to come out on PS4
NO.
I love this game but my god the cop chatter is so insufferable.
There are times it just feels natural but then you get “All I know is taking names and kicking butts” and there was another line that made me just immediately turn off cop chatter when I heard it. It literally feels like I’m listening to a bunch of Facebook moms and boomer dads join a discord party doing police roleplay.
Besides that, the game has came such a long way. Heat had far more brutal police but unbound provides a better balance.
It's been worth it and I think there will more to come yet
I just really don’t like how you can’t money grind in story mode
You must have gotten those recent review things a while ago - there's been 600 more reviews since then and its back to mixed :(
2 years???!
It's not awful but it's not good either.
I think unbound is great 👍 it's very overheated the multiplayer is fun the single player is decent i hope they at least add some of the multiplayer content to single player but other than that I'd say it's one best modern NFS game next to heat 😎🔥👍