Good old Need For Speed has been kicking the tires of arcade racing enthusiasts for a long time. Taking a queue from everyone else in the gaming world we are back at just Need for Speed, no Underground, no Rush, no Pursuits and certainly no World. So we are rebooting a car game, which I don’t really see why that’s necessary but hey it’s not my money. Here’s the buzz words from the press release, open world, deep customisation, urban car culture and an immersive narrative. You won’t even have to wait long as EA and developer Ghost Games is shooting for a Autumn 2015 release for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The thing about all the buzz words they are using for this new Need for Speed has me worried. Open world in a car game never really grabbed me unless they are finally going to overlay the GPS route on the road because honestly I can’t memorize the damn map or street names. Urban car culture screams Fast and Furious car rave scenes. If there’s the ability to have a giant garage full of real people with all their tricked out rides that you can browse and maybe get blueprints from then fine but other than that, what the hell does this even mean. Finally deep car customization better mean just that, if I want a Toyota Corolla with a giant spoiler, neons, lower with a body kit you better let me. I like my racing more Forza Horizon and less Forza proper. There’s also a narrative which normally you can take or leave on these kinds of games but hopefully it will be fun, racing friends online with your souped up beater is where it’s at. EA was also nice enough to send over some screenshots to accompany the trailer and as usually they look amazing but always wait for real game footage before we turn this into another Watch Dogs / The Witcher 3 fiasco.
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PRESS RELEASE
NEED FOR SPEED RETURNS IN AN ACTION DRIVING EXPERIENCE THAT UNITES THE CULTURE OF SPEED
“Need for Speed is one of the most iconic names in gaming, and we’re returning it to greatness in this reboot,” said Marcus Nilsson, Executive Producer at Ghost Games. “Pulling on our 20 years of history, and then taking a year out from releasing a game, we are making the game we’ve always wanted to. We’re listening to the fans and delivering an experience that will capture their imagination and unleash their passion for cars and speed.”
Fuelled by EA’s own car culture community, Speedhunters (www.speedhunters.com ), Need for Speed will deliver an experience that’s grounded in authentic car culture by diving into the rich world of past, present and emergent trends of the urban car scene. This collaboration with Speedhunters in the research and development of the game means the level of detail and real-world authenticity will envelop gamers in an exciting world to discover and enjoy in a way that only Need for Speed can deliver.
See the Need for Speed announce teaser trailer now athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPZPmfE_1Co , and subscribe www.youtube.com/NeedforSpeed to see the first full trailer on June 15, 2015.
Need for Speed will launch worldwide in Autumn 2015 on Origin™ for PC , PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. To join the Need for Speedconversation please visit https://www.facebook.com/NeedforSpeed , follow us on Twitter® at https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed. Press assets for Need for Speed are available at ea.gamespress.com.
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