Need for Speed 2016 - review on the relaunch of the series

Well, who among the more or less adult gamers has not played Need for speed for days on end? This series is a benchmark for all racing simulator games. We all remember the legendary Need for speed: Underground and Underground 2. We must not forget about other great parts of NFS. All these games have given many an unforgettable childhood and incredible experiences. And so EA decided to make a large-scale relaunch of the entire series, in which they tried to return all its positive qualities to the game. Did Ghost games do it? Let's look further.

Plot

The game takes place in Ventura Bay County, which contains three small towns. The developers have placed everything in these towns, from various narrow streets to steep turns with serpentines. According to the guys from Ghost games who made this game, the county was copied from Los Angeles.

Who we are playing for is unknown, as our character remains silent throughout the game. All attempts to find out will be in vain. It's not clear why these strangers are helping you, or what they want from you. The time-tested formula of the Need for speed plot, which is already boring, is being recognized. Sometimes you want to know who you're playing for, to immerse yourself in the plot, but they don't let us.

In the end, it all comes down to competing with the top five drivers. EA should be praised for the fact that these are real people and, at the same time, the best street racers in the world. In general, the plot is not impressive, but some interesting solutions are visible.

Graphics

The graphics in the game turned out to be slightly worse than in the trailer. In principle, this kind of deception is not uncommon today. But it must be said that the graphics in the game are still good and pleasing to the eye. There is a clear depiction of cars and the environment.

Cars and tuning

There are 51 types of cars available in the new Need for speed. Any gamer will find his favorite car in the game. The most that all players have been waiting for is tuning, which is present in the game. You can improve your car any way you want: you can completely change its appearance, or you can add more power. But the downside is that it doesn't take long to choose parts to enhance the car.

Everything works on the principle of "more expensive is better", which is disappointing. The change in the appearance of the car was also not very pleased. Yes, you can completely change the appearance of your car, but there are very few details to change, which will not allow you to make many choices. As a result, tuning gets boring quickly.

Management

In the new NFS, you can customize the control on any device completely for yourself. You shouldn't have any problems with that. Steering wheel, console gamepad, keyboard – the game is friendly with all these devices.

But the behavior of cars on the road is executed in a rather strange way. It is only through additional control settings that adequate machine control can be achieved. After all, the standard car behaves very "tight", so to speak.

Conclusions

The restart of the series failed. The game came out with good graphics, an atmosphere similar to parts of the Underground, and a large number of cars to choose from. But I was frankly not pleased with the plot and tuning, as well as the initially poor control of the car. And if you don't have to worry too much about the racing plot, then it would not hurt to pay more attention to the driving process itself. What should I do for now? Download the old and time-tested Underground and Most Wanted, install mods on graphics and enjoy. And if you don't buy a new NFS, you won't lose anything. fpn