The Peak Of Mediocrity | A Need For Speed 2015 Critique
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- Need For Speed 2015 was an interesting prodigy. Ghost Games themselves seemed to be unsure of what direction to take the series after Rivals, and when it came to develop the next game in the series, they ditched everything that made Rivals good and started from the ground up. And how did this turn out? Well, let's just say its not my favorite in the series. In this video I go over why I feel NFS 2015 was flawed, but also how it created a failed structure for the future of the series.
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0:00 Introduction
0:53 Ventura Bay
2:58 Cars, Physics And Gameplay
6:19 Story Overview
11:46 How 2015 Affected The Future Of NFS
13:02 Outro
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I think a more appropriate title for this game should have been "Need For Speed: Ohio"
Or Need for speed legally blind. I can't see the road properly
@@GozuTenno962 OH THATS A GOOD ONE TOO, I RATE THAT
@@serperior2264 or Need For Speed: The Hunt for Roads
Cause the optimization was piss poor and chunks of roads would load very slowly, resulting in my car falling through the floor. Fun
Can't have shit.
@@TheJerknoid nope we live in a dark timeline for racing games
2015 has a good place in my heart. If didn't have the worst handling possible, could be a classic. The atmosphere, cusomization, graphics and car list are great... And had Toyota
maybe if it was set in delaware, we could have had a good game
The handling might not be the best, but they also provided a handling tuning option, so everyone had the choice to tweak the handling to their liking. The NFS15 has the best Multiplayer in comparison to Payback, and Heat.
@@aLlbLck3 the problem is that both the grip and drift physics are terrible. Drift gives very little control over the car and grip is so fucking slow.
Also, while the mp is better than Heat, I personally think that Payback has better mp. More type of races and the ability to choose the next race.
"If didn't have the worst handling possible, could be a classic."
That's what kills every car game. If the handling is shit, everything else is useless.
Also, handling in every recent NFS game is dog shit. It was definitely garbage in NFS Heat, and will probably be just as awful in Unbound.
@@midasiscariot they at least addressed the car clipping the ground issue
I actually loved this game, it actually reminded me of underground era and i had good fun playing an nfs game after so long.
It was awful idk what's wrong with you
Lmao you’ll see someone else say the same thing in a Heat or Unbound vid, saying it reminds them of MW05 or Carbon or whatever, when these newer games have almost nothing in common with those 15+ years titles in terms of gameplay or atmosphere. It’s just hypocritical nonsense spouted by hypocritical fans.
Well 2015 is an Underground game
@@guerillla6 I say Unbound reminds me a lot more of Midnight Club which was a lot better than Need for Speed during it's peak.
@@JadeMythriilthe only thing unbound has in common with midnight club are people wandering the streets lol
NFS 2015 imo has so much wasted potential. Like you said if the handling, cops,customization and map was more fleshed out it could’ve been a heavy hitter. Makes me wonder if the development was rushed
money
Downloaded the unite mod for it helps with the handling, cops ,crashcam ,think they added more customization as well but no new roads or better AI ,so performance tuning felt like a cheat code.
EA
It’s still the best looking nfs to date. Not sure why they never went back to that hyper realistic look
Tbh, what NFS game has not been rushed?
I love the map, it's small but doesn't actually feel soulless like FH5's map and thanks to the "GTA V ultra realistic redux mode" graphics, I think they still hold up very well, setting the whole game at night ONLY was a smart choice from both technical and aesthetic standpoints cause the feeling of driving R32 GT-R alone at night in empty city and cruising down some tight serpents is uncomparable to any other racing game I have ever played, straight up vibes
Guy is just straight up hating on nfs
I can’t agree more… literally makes me feel like I’m 12 again playing Midnight Club LA at midnight on my Xbox 360.
The customization? Similar to midnight club. Map design - not really but close. Phone calls? - similar to midnight club. Driving mechanics? Further than close but still reminds me of the good ole times for some reason.
I could keep going, but I’m just glad to know someone else enjoys the game for the vibes it has. 👍🏼
@@bigchoppa1234you’re on the money my friend
@@bigchoppa1234the maps and graphics in NFS 2015 are like The Crew 3 Motorfest.
Personally 2015 is one of my favourites can't fully explain why just that it is, the handling definitely needed to be better and the customization was annoying being locked behind certain things but outside of those two things I'm fine or enjoy it. And hopefully live action cutscenes come back as personally I hate how NFS unbound looks
Well i’m not a huge fan of the cartoon styling in the Fame but... The handeling is horrifc in unbound..
@@AE-lr8ggyep. Unbound starts to look like Escape dead island due to how cartoony the effect is.
People cried for Underground 3 for years than they kinda got it with 2015 and people still shit on it. The devs realy did so much what the community wanted. The physics were still ass
why is your name a pizza hut discount code?
For a long time 2015 had the name of Underground 3 , wonder how it went away
@@serperior2264 actually that’s Elon’s legal child’s name
You're a complete idiot if you think this game was anything close to the old NFS games
I just love the fact that Morohoshi-san is in the game, so the Outlaw storyline and the dark overall Tokyo'esque art style made this game really memorable for me, despite the weird physics.
Yep. Even Wien Margarete also a big fan of Morohoshim
For me this game is a piece of art, love the music, the atmosphere, the characters.
What about the handling? 🤣
@@t3k-nika136 hahaa took a while to get the hang of it
@@radu19d it's hit or miss actually. I shit on it too. But after I play longer, the drift is... Satisfying for me idk why
@@alifnaufalmaulana6156the handling in NFS 2015 is awful like Payback and NFSMW 2005 NINTENDO DS.
@@t3k-nika136awful handling even on grip.
5:47 I do remember this being talked about and people did complain about it back in 2015, maybe not as much as they did about rivals but they totally did.
-Always online
-The stupid long loading times
-The handling
Were the 3 main complaints
Loading times aren’t even long on ps4
And the slow cops that's one of the complains I had from this game
@@current3109yep. Only 14 seconds but online only killed it. If NFS 2015 Online server permanently ended its service NFS 2015 is permanently unavailable to play offline.
NFS 2015 was interesting one for my experience. Like they had so many good ideas on paper but it either didn't work or was poorly done. Plus it didn't help the fact that Ghost was still a small studio after Rivals. While it was true that Ghost Games developed Rivals, you're forgetting that Criterion was the main developers of Rivals and Ghost were the co-developers. Stepping that aside, with how this game turned out, it proves that Criterion should've continued to be the main developers of NFS and depending what happens with Ghost, they can continue being the co-developers or have them work on a different game that isn't racing related.
Need for Speed: Julian
Have to disagree. Not happy with what criterion put out with unbound
@@current3109 clearly made in maybe a year, that's why
@@doyouwannarollwithme they basically Fortnite’d NFS
@@serperior2264Need For Speed: Liella Edition?
You had me on "NFS is Style over Substance" which I did typed that to someone few weeks ago,
and I agree with NFS15 cutscenes thats start growing on me, hell it wasn't cringe enough to be FH5 cutscenes these day
you remind me of royalty free country music
forza horizon 5 has cutscenes?
I dunno. 2015 is one of my most favorite NFS games and I find that and the rest of the modern NFS games from 2010 and onwards to play very well due to how very arcadey they felt.
They all had brought back what was missing in the arcade racing genres these days when you had Forza, GT, or Forza Horizon dominating the console racing genres; an easy handling racing game with drifting during races. It's something I really love about these games more than the Black Box era NFS games where MW05 was very set on grip handling only which I was not really a fan of.
Maybe it's because my first NFS game was MW12 back in 2020, but the more I have played the Black Box games, the more I wanted to play the modern games. Nowadays, I have grown to like HP2 and UG1&2, but MW05 and Carbon just don't really do it for me and I find NFS2 and 3 to play better, imo.
This guy thinks the run and rivals is better than 2015 lol both boring nfs with no customizations Nfs 2015 had the best car sounds I ever heard in a game every car sounded how they were supposed to the tuning was amazing better than nfs payback with those stupid wildcards
@@kayymart8217Rivals and 2015 have the same annoying problem tho. Cant pause the game at all.
Rivals was not online only, though.
Yes there was no pause button, but you don't need to be connected to EA servers or to the internet at all to play, unlike 2015.
While it may not make much of a difference now, in the future 2015 will be unplayable after EA shuts the servers, and Rivals will remain playable.
Ive never seen the ending even though I've been playing for 6 years, i didn't even know there was an ending, I even did the final race, I'm so confused, but this video is super good, I somehow had no issue with the handling more of with the hitbox and the way the cars bounce off walls
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@@serperior2264 ...which broly movie
@@possibly_ben all 4 of them (in a row)
You have to complete all the storylines, then you unlock 1 final race with all rivals, then there's the final cutscene and that's the ending
There is also bonus races at the end, it's the prestige tournament, each member of your crew has multiple events, and you have to place to get a trophy. It's weird, I will win a race but fail the challenge.
With regards to the excessive wetness of everything, it's a symptom of frostbite. Battlefield 4 drowned everything in water and shiny surfaces to make it look next gen, and Rivals is guilty of that too, the car is always wet, even in the desert and the rest of the map can get pretty shiny and wet too. 2015 just took it way too far with it tho.
would you happen to be Russell???
I love NFS 2015. It is the closest game to Underground we got since Underground 2 and probably will be the only game to. My only complaint was the physics which could have been fixed if they just focused on Grip or B2D rather than trying to incorporate both and master none.
Wait, there are people who DEFENDED this game's always-online nature? Seriously?!!
I genuinely thought it was the one thing that was unanimously disliked.
If there are people who defends Undercover from the ps2, or people who judge a game by its pre alpha, don't be surprised.
I still think, to this day, that need for speed doesn't need a dynamic time of day.
Hand crafting a game world for a single time of day and atmosphere is such a great way to absolutely nail both a 'vibe' and the visuals.
Very true
If it had better handling and the option of playing without needing internet connection, it would be a modern classic. I absolutely loved this game
Agreed. I kinda liked 2015 for the "vibes" the City at night gives off and the fact that it still has the 86 and Supra in it, but that's about all the positives. Congrats on 10k btw.
why do I get the vibe that you're from colorado?
Still gets me chills every time, when the old NFS2 menu theme creeps up in the video.
This was absolutely the perfect NFS for me, and among Ghost's efforts (and really any NFS because I don't play "classic" games really), it's the only game I go back and play. I've beaten 2015's campaign a half dozen times and it never gets old. I appreciate the fact that, cheesy or not, the story is - racers wanna race - that's all a NFS really needs to be to be perfectly honest. Manu and Amy had enough charm to carry the rest of the group, but it was just the atmosphere, the city...but a lot of the little things that even Heat which I admit was a better racing game didn't do.
2015 made you feel like you were in this world racing. Each car feels UNIQUE. I think, while the physics are flawed a lot of people wrongly expected to be able to apply identical strategies to each of their cars and they cannot. Just like real cars you had to figure out how to get the most out of each.
The lighting and vibe of the game was just so perfect. The only issues I think I shared with you are the cops who, you could argue for story reasons were just kind of lazy/don't get paid enough to chase around tuner racers, and the always online. So often the game would say it was going down for maintenance only to kick me out but then be immediately accessible. Randomly kicking me out of the game is exactly why always online shouldn't be a thing. Especially since Ghost no longer exists to remove these problems. It hurts my heart that one day this game will go offline and become unplayable.
Always online was the only thing I truly hated about it. I do wish the city was bigger but it was still nice. Better than Heat’s imo but that’s just my opinion. As for your crew, I thought they were awesome despite a few cringe moments. But then again, every group of friends have cringe moments lol the vibe and atmosphere are definitely this game’s strongest points
I actually love your takes. I've watched almost all your nfs reviews and you're the only youtuber i have found that doesn't only shit on nfs rivals and mw just because it doesn't have CuStOmiZaTiOn and values their core gameplays which i totally agree. Anyways keep on with the good work!
Thanks man!
Same Bruv, I like this guy
Had a good laugh and got me riled up again haha thanks for the great Video!
Thanks dude!
Your Need For Speed videos are very enjoyable to watch. Just the right videos for me to know whether I should jump or not on any Need For Speed game which I haven't played. Would love to watch a video of yours on the BlackBox Most Wanted. Keep doing the great work!
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@@serperior2264 Not when coerced by his unpaid PRA ...
man i remember back in 2015 when i saw a trailer i wanted to like this game sooooo much. i really love the aesthetic (even to this day), and i love the switch from supercars to just regular sportscars (not for everyone, but definitely for me), sad that everything else sucks so much
Dude, that NFS 2 SE menu music during the introduction... Oh so many memories of playing that game on PC in split-screen with my buddies...
why is there a whole chicken in my recommended?
Finished Payback in 2017. Finished Heat in November of 2022, then decided to play NFS 2015 (thank you Gamepass) with almost no expectations.
Long story short, this game is a gem. An entry far from being perfect, but I haven't experienced such fun, playing a NFS game, since Carbon.
It's difficult to explain why I like it so much but it was an instant blast from the start. The atmosphere is unique, the graphics are great, the music selection is on point (especially the electronic-ambient tracks that play in garage), the races with other players and IA bringing some chaos within; I even liked the handling (I play with the drift set up).
So yes, opinions are opinions but to me NFS 2015 is a masterpiece, a misunderstood one.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head with this review. I was disappointed by 2015 as a kid and don’t even feel like revisiting it. Physics just ruin it so much for me along with all the points you mentioned
Super Mario in real life?
The physics aren’t that bad it seriously takes some skill
@@current3109 lol no
This is definitely a skill issue learn to drive the problem with ppl like you is that you want the game to hold your hand instead of actually knowing a thing or two about driving all you ppl do is stand on the gas forgetting about corners weight transfer,throttle control, steering all that shit matters don’t shit on a game because it wasn’t made for someone like you
Almost 10k!!!! Good video and I agree with you on all points
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Honestly I like NFS 2015. It ain't the best racing game I've played, but the atmosphere of the game is really good and I hope EA gets some sense and makes an offline mode for it
Thanks for the review ! I got bored with this game real quick but could not really tell why. Feels great to see you felt the same way and rightly highlighted the main issues 👍
You kinda remind me of Goku...
@@serperior2264 Now THAT is a very intriguing comment. A quick Google search lead to an anime character so I can't quite figure out what you mean here.
Did this guy at any point struggle to comment his Midnight Club gameplay with his funny accent? 😊
@@theshockster-wheelstrigger3247 I'm not sure, you can ask him personally, he lives in detroit
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Thanks dude, appreciate that man
The weird thing about 2015's handling was that, in certain ways, it was actually more in-depth than payback's and heat's handling models.
If you managed to somehow tune a car just perfect (with way more sliders than the games after it), you had the option to properly weight transfer mid-drift, or spin out if you had too much angle. And unlike Payback, it was actually countersteering instead of the front tires always pointing into the corner when drifting.
The drifting itself also wasn't as painfully slow as it was in Heat, although way less controllable most of the time
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@@Ganjatraining lmao
because it has multiple layers or pre coded physics, if you're following 2015's modding scene there's actually a mod that keeps the handling the same as it was but without the crash and snap oversteer precoded stuff, not changing it into sim wannabes
I think 2015 with realistic physics would be the perfect need for speed
I really didn't like how the world was constantly coated in rainwater and constantly nighttime. It looks good for 5 minutes, but never do you see actual rainfall and you can only play at night for so long before getting sick of it.
Congratulations on 10k Moses! You deserve it. Such top tier content!
Thank you! Means the world
Great review my friend! They messed up bad with this one! Have a great day! Big like 😃🔥👍
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Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers that is amazing! Your videos are great
Thanks dude!
love it.... thanks.
I love the music from 2SE
This game gave "wake up at 3am, race and then go to a diner and have fries with coffe" type of vibes
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This was the first game I ever owned, but wasn't the first day ever played. I will say that I love this game.
5:10 oh man, this music make me miss Carbon, thanks for bringing it back
For anyone who wondering its the Crew Race 3 soundtrack search it up!
i was not expecting the smt 3 music at the end, nice touch
From persona 4 actually, the post battle music from that game is a track I love
I enjoyed your point of view!
At the end, I played this game chilling, it wasn't the thrill of HP 2010 or Rivals.
It was enjoyable, especially with playing with my own musics. Atmosphere is very relaxing, real cutscenes are... fun and good vibe... Also damn your car in the cutscenes
Yeah, it was fun. But the inconsistent handling damn. And the game was so easy, not a sweat
At the end, Heat is so good at everything and yet, they forget to build a freaking campaign
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Love that NFS2 track in the background 😎
In my opinion, Rivals was the last truly good Need For Speed game before the franchise tanked into mediocrity.
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No coincidence it's also the last game where you could play as a cop
@@rodriguezracer4567 It was also the last game with undercover police.
@@FederalPursuitVehicle NFS UNBOUND SPOILER:
Undercover cops are back
Rivals sucked too
your videos are so entertaining and engaging. and your voice... i'm in love with your voice.
Thank you! 😊
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@@ultraviolet_channel stop hiding in the closet, we all know you are
it's the only thing even close to "underground 3" and for that i will always love it
I remembered pre-ordering this game as kid. Looking back, despite this game looking still looking gorgeous, it aged like milk thanks to the physics and always online aspect to it.
The structure, the editing, the humour, tone of voice, choice of words. Oh boy we got a gem here. I LOVE the channel, and I've just watched Heat, Payback and this review. Hope u blow up soon! I can see how much work is behind these vids. I can only hope you do a review on nfs carbon, my fav nfs
Thanks man! I have actually really been considering Carbon as I honestly never played it, so that would be a fun one
@@ultraviolet_channel my opinion might be biased since it was my childhood game but over the years I've completed the game all over again a handful of times. The challenge series is probably the best alongside the canyon duels.
Dig the Carbon Soundtrack in the background 🎉🔥
You know it!
Played it, only thing remember: there are irl cutscenes with your car rendered into them
That was kinda cool^^
@9:37 OMG yes! The very first time I played this and that scene played I literally screamed at the screen to stop! Glad to know I'm not the only one 😄
honestly the game was fun for me because I can get used to just about any game's physics really quickly and do really well while playing. Plus, I thought the cutscenes were funny because of the dialogue and how the characters felt like people you'd probably meet in 2015 personality-wise, because nothing was really "cringe" back then, we were all just having fun. Plus, I like the nighttime vibe it has. Feels very lonely and as if you're some rogue racer who left his past life, has nothing to lose in life anymore, and is a mission to conquer Ventura Bay's racing scene. I feel like with just the right improvements, it could be a very fun game.
I like the graphics and vibe. Still play it because I’m nostalgic and don’t know of a better game
The Need for speed 2015 Physics is really bad comparing the need for speed heat Physics is much improvement already
Need for A Better Game Engine TM
I think 2015 is great, I get on it every time I get depressed because the atmosphere is great & driving around the map is so nice. Something the last 2 Need For Speed haven’t been able to do, well Unbound is different. Only issue I have with this game & I still play it since 2015 is that it’s online only & one day the servers will shut down…going to get me sad like Need For Speed world.
Random note, I swear I hear a background song off of the Need For Speed ProStreet soundtrack. Nice little touch
Good ear
Congrats on 10k 🎉
Thank you!
RIP Ken Block
It's surreal that you reached 10k thanks to that underwhelming update for FH5 lmao
Congrats, man. You deserve a cookie, and a sub.
Thanks dude! I’ll always take free cookies
I personally enjoyed NFS 2015 more than Heat. With night/ dawn the only time that the game sets in, the graphics & weathering are well matched to the "underground" vibe of the game. I very much prefer the visuals in 2015 than Heat.
The story is corny at times, but at the same time it hearts back to the current car culture, rather than trying to create some story that doesn't really have anything to do with it. It's the only Need For Speed that's really gone into real world car culture, and there's a relatability to it. The cool easter egg of the game that I love is that some of the NPCs refers to real life people ( Misha Charoudin, a TH-camr at the Nürburgring, and the Photographer Larry Chen and his personal Nissan 240Z. In fact Larry Chen is the Photographer that took that final photo of the game )
Car customization was limited for european sportscars, but really good for the tuner cars and the game was developed to really capture the tuning scene.
Yes, there were a lot of things to work on, I find the handling a bit weird once your car is at 80% max power, and the cops don't do anything in the game.
There was a lot of improvement from 2015 to Heat that I appreciate, but I wished there was another game that had the improvement from Heat, but still captures the car culture like NFS 2015 did. 2015 had a really cool vibe that I will come back to. It's a flawed game, but one that I had enjoyed.
So cool how people have so many different takes on this game
It's really sad that after this game, Payback wasn't the best NFS game ever, they only had to nail the police and the handling, but they implemented offroad (?) when they barely had good handling at all.
The cutscenes in this game feels like I’m watching a Brazzers pron parody except they forgot the (you know what) parts
you're BLOCKED
practically the only modern NFS game to legally have toyota cars compared to heat having to mod the game just to drive a supra
why are people so obsessed with supras on god
great video moses! doe nfs hot pursuit 2 is epic
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It was the first nfs I played so I thoroughly enjoyed it, but looking back I do see it’s shortcomings, regardless it holds a very special place in my heart.
Yeah I agree
6:55 nice timing with the "yata yata yata"
I’ve started to like the online only. The fact that I can’t look away or take my hand off the controller till the race is over makes it much more realistic.
On PC, when you download a modded version of it called, "Project UNITE", it honestly makes the graphics, car sounds, handling, and etc way better.
Edit: The Project UNITE mod also works for Need For Speed: Payback and Need For Speed: Heat.
if I baked you a sandwich, would you eat it? 👩🍳
I like this game more than one should but I do wholeheartedly agree with you on the point about choosing 2015's FMVs over anything Forza has brought up to the table within the past 2 Horizon installments. They're cheesy, sure, but not in an instrusive way, and it does call back a little bit to how the story was presented in the Black Box era just in a more laidback way.
Now i know ken is in the game i want to play it even more despite the bad aspects.
I can’t figure out whether there were more drops of the word “family” in fast and furious or more fist bumps in this game
The NFS 2 menu music? Instant like.
They made the single best looking NFS game ever just to completely shit on all the other aspects and abandon the artstyle forever
love your videos
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I think this game was a bigger missed opportunity to revitalize the franchise when you consider how robust car culture hubs are all over the world; the cars, music, atmosphere, and aesthetics from endless amounts of clips of pictures and videos you can look up; people meeting up with their custom cars. I assume the devs are aware of this but don't try to push the envelope, leaning on having the games appeal to kids with story narratives written in the most uninterested and bland attempts of sound "hip" that they come off as shallow. And worst of it, they seem kind of obsessed with recapturing "the formula" from the old Blackbox games that in their rose tinted bubble they limit themselves to the point that even the newest changes are still a far cry from the likes of Midnight Club, Forza or Test Drive.
What is the music playing during the story overview?
Nice vid homie
Contrary to belief, NFS 2015 is an excellent game. The physics aren’t bad once you understand how the game handles. Drifting is the best it’s been to date and fun. Grip handling is a fun challenge as you actually have to break to turn, just like gran turismo for example. As your car gets faster you have to make more calculated decisions of when to break and turn. The story is just like something you’d expect out of the black box era of NFS which I love, while also featuring celebrities like Ken Block (RIP). This game takes you back to the theme of Underground and Carbon night racing. The map has a solid design with tight turns, open roads, and long highways; making the map feel alive and larger than what it has to offer. Canyons somewhat make a return since last seen in Carbon. The customization is solid and the wrap editor adds a new layer to the game creating endless possibilities. The music in this game is good and reminds me of music direction in Carbon while also featuring music from past NFS games like the classics, MW, Carbon, and Pro Street. However, songs are locked to certain activities which is very unfortunate as there are a lot of great tracks in this game. Most importantly NFS 2015 has the best multiplayer system to date. You’re always cursing with players in a lobby alongside AI that you can race at any time. It’s 2023 and I will still have a full lobby of players that often start races for you to join or will join your races when you request to race with players. There’s also a feature for strictly multiplayer racing that is like a championship which always has active lobbies and awards more money. Can’t forget drag races are back. You can win Eddie’s car from undergound which is awesome to see. Need for Speed 2015 just did so many things right. It was a game the community from the Underground-Carbon era wanted so badly and it delivered. There are a lot of things that this game could’ve improved on, and I wished they added more to it, but regardless, it’s an instant classic for me.
One thing that traumatized and enraged me, was the fact that you could never pause the game, no matter if freeroaming or racing or being chased. It's like you're tied to a chair with handcuffs and forced to either finish the event or stop and lose or just quit it. Other than that, the only tjing that really annoyed me was how f-ing hard some of the races and events were, absolutely terrbily hard. This game is only for people who can handle extreme speeds, visual stimuli and don't even let me start with the rubber banding.
Ps: my most OP car was the Mitsubishi Evo with 0-100 kph/0-62 mph 1.9 seconds and a top speed of 380. The only car i was able to beat the complete game with aside from that giant F1- shaped hotrod beast (Beck Kustoms).
online only games need to perish
@@serperior2264 preach, bro, preach 👍🏼
5:25 I felt that in my soul.
A Hill im willing to die on is that i really like the Real Life Cutscenes, sure, some will say the Actors are cringe, but i honestly kinda liked them.
When I played for the first time, I was truly flabbergasted by the graphics and when the cutscenes changed back to the game, I didn't even notice any kind of change.
The problems that this game had is the horrible and uneven handling, like, you were able to crash your car at 40 km/h, and the AI in this game was also bad, especially the traffic cars were always in my way, but I still managed to finish it, I still planning to buy EA play to play it sometimes and with other NFS games
song at the introduction?
I've been meaning to ask you, what mic do you use for recording? It takes in the bass from your voice real well.
Although I enjoyed my time with 2015 this video does give me a new perspective on a lot of things and it brought good points. However towards the end I personally would give the 2 games after it (especially heat) more credit because imo a lot of issues 2015 has and payback had were improved upon immensely in heat (cops, risk/reward, upgrading system, handling etc). if I had to rank the last 4 NFS games personally my ranking would be Heat > Rivals > 2015 > Payback (i think it fixed a lot of issues in 2015 but brought a butt load of brand new ones too)
I may not agree with everything but I did enjoy the video n look forward to seeing more from you :)
Still remember how everyone shilled this game as great at release ignoring the obviously broken handling.
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One thing this game nailed it was the atmosphere and looks... Shame, it failed in pretty much everything else.
Only problems, i had was the handling, and the cops. the rest was perfection imo.
You could have convinced me 1:10 was simply NFSU2 remastered. That *felt* like racing near the airport on the highway.
Still blow my mind that this looks like a ps5 game. I thought I was living in the future when this game came out
If you wrench on your car IRL and you could catch all the IRL easter egg, You'll like NFS Shift 2 : Unleashed and NFS 2015.
Its Shift 2: Unleashed, NFS is just a super tiny on the boxart :D
Great video, I agree with all your points for sure! I did enjoy the game at the time tho
THANKIES!!!!!!
Can not for the life of me beat ANY drift missions
nfs 2015 doesnt have competitors. Ghost did a reboot of the series and brought lots and lots to the table. The hype for this game was huge. Everyone who played the games prior were begging for this game to come out. This game in its period was all that the community needed, yes it has its issues with the online only factor and the physics being scuffed, but the handling model was actually a genius idea and it caused people to build a car to their playstyle. Drift racing is what nfs is. This game was focused on tuner cars, as seen by the car list. This entire game was a stripped back street racer made with the idea of building your master car with your perfect handling. Anyone can buy a fast car and do okay, but the talent was in building a car from scratch to be how you wanted. The attention this game received from Ghost with the amount of updates is record breaking, with a heavy focus on multiplayer gameplay, which is what people wanted. I havent played unbound, but I played Heat and the biggest issue with heat is there is no speedlists after you complete all the story missions. This game always had the vibe, and anyone who played it in period has a soft spot for this game. It had issues, the story was acted with live actors which is an incredible idea but it was cringey, but that was in its time period when everyone spoke like that, the story wasn't fleshed out enough and could have gone into the characters more than just odd dialogue. The cops in this game are actually piss, yet the outlaw events were amazing. Every modern nfs (modern means this, payback, heat, unbound) has had issues with the police dynamic. The map is small but feels big because its stretched out into different areas, you have 2 street districts, 2 mountain districts, and an area with lots of tight small roads in the port, all connected by a huge motorway. Each character had their own area, and each area was dedicated to a different storyline. The graphics in this game were incredible, and Ghost used this game to test the Frostbite engine, which at the time was incapable of more city-like areas which they managed to do in payback and heat, yes it has a wet road but that helped with the look and the feel of this game, it was a stripped back street racer. This game is essentially an Underground game and at its time, thats all the community wanted. It was focused on tuners with a lack of super/hyper cars, which they delivered on in payback, and heat brought more of a 50/50 balance between supercars and tuners.