It’s cheesier than a Wisconsin cheddar tour, its coming off of the back of the massively panned Payback game and its going head to head with the current king of arcade racers, Forza Horizon 4. Need for Speed Heat certainly has its work cut out for it and then some. EA and Ghost Games’ semi-regular racing franchise has been in need of a substantial retune for many a year now and with a benchmark so low that it may just be a speed hump thanks to Payback, Heat has nowhere to go but up.
So far, the game looks alright. It’s pretty in pink and many other neon colours, the day/night cycle looks like an interesting twist on racing between the lines of the law and there’s nary a caRPG mechanic in sight thank the auto gods. Palm City is the destination of choice for many a racing game hopeful and wannabe cast member in the Fast ‘n Furious, and with Need for Speed Heat out in a few days its time for the marketing engine to shift into gear and race towards eyeballs with maximum hype.
So on that note, here’s a fancy launch trailer for the game!
All jokes aside, I’m hoping that Need for Speed Heat is comfort food for racing game fans. Don’t give me live service nonsense, forget about the story which will probably be as derivative as can be so that it can appeal to demographics and throw a ton of cars at me. Give me good clean racing, give me an interesting city and give me some solid hot pursuit with the fuzz and I’ll be happy.
Palm City in particular looks like a fantastic playground, with EA describing the metropolitan sprawl as being “a setting that would feel both familiar to players and unique to Need for Speed”.
Miami gave us all the right ingredients – a vibrant city with a multicultural blend of music, cool street art and stunning night neons. It felt pretty fresh for a Need for Speed game, and we also knew immediately that it could deliver that classic NFS look.
Hopefully it also gives me a mission where I’m required to race my way to a Saville Row tailor who just set up shop. I call that one “Need for Tweed”.
Last Updated: October 29, 2019
G8crasha
October 29, 2019 at 14:03
I say NFS should have gone futuristic! Create some vehicles that can seamlessly transition from road racing, to air racing, to undersea racing, to above sea racing.
Why has a game like this never been developed!
G8crasha
October 29, 2019 at 14:03
I say NFS should have gone futuristic! Create some vehicles that can seamlessly transition from road racing, to air racing, to undersea racing, to above sea racing.
Why has a game like this never been developed!
HairyEwok
October 29, 2019 at 15:13
You just technically just described both sonic racing and the crew 2 XD
Hammersteyn
October 29, 2019 at 14:14
Because they’re still milking people’s love for real life street racing and the F&F franchise.
G8crasha
October 29, 2019 at 14:24
But imagine how entertaining such a game would be: Varying environments, forcing you to adapt to different racing environments, cool looking vehicles!
Somebody make the game already!
BradeLunner
October 29, 2019 at 15:33
Yea I agree, I’m actually in that demographic, and I don’t have an Xbox, so nothing on the horizon for me. At least this will have better physics than FnF. Bethesda has better physics than FnF.
Llama In The Rift
October 29, 2019 at 14:42
Think there is a Sonic Racing game with land to air to sea racing, but cart racing ya know.
HairyEwok
October 29, 2019 at 15:13
You just technically just described both sonic racing and the crew 2 XD
Hammersteyn
October 29, 2019 at 14:14
gonna get a lot of miles with this gif xD
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G8crasha
October 29, 2019 at 14:33
Well, if it’s part of Premier, I’d be obligated to give it a try. I have to justify the subscription!
Gustav Willem Diedericks
October 29, 2019 at 14:24
XD
G8crasha
October 29, 2019 at 14:33
Well, if it’s part of Premier, I’d be obligated to give it a try. I have to justify the subscription!
Jacques Van Zyl
October 29, 2019 at 14:34
Horizon 4 disappointed a bit with the Lego DLC, but other than that NFS has some stiff competition.
I want to be excited for this and will be, tentatively.
HairyEwok
October 29, 2019 at 15:13
This game is giving me mixed feelings.
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