Need For Speed Unbound is car customization heaven

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I’ve held off on posting about the latest NFS game for a few weeks. I was super hyped when it got a surprise reveal a few months back and then they said it’d be here before Christmas. I couldn’t believe it, finally a new NFS.

This one is next-gen only, so if you’re on PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch then you’re out of luck. Otherwise, there is a lot to love about this game. The graphics are great and it runs very well. I’ve maintained 4K and 60 FPS on PS5.

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The racing itself is amazing. It’s highly competitive and there isn’t the annoying rubber banding that sometimes makes a racing game annoying to play. Drifting is just as fun as ever and you can slide around every single corner if you wish to.

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There is a day and night cycle much like NFS Heat had. This means that cops are less aggressive during the day and you earn slightly less cash. During the night, cops are all over the place and damn relentless. You’ll find races that offer higher rewards, but also higher risk.

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It’s the whole gambling aspect that really makes this game so fun and frustrating. You have to go back to your safe house to bank any of the rewards you have earned that day or night. If you get arrested by the cops before you make it, then you lose it all. On top of that, you can place side bets against specific racers which means you can win even when you lose.

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The city of Lakewood is a pretty cool map and easy to navigate. I don’t think it’s my favorite NFS city ever, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad one. One thing to love is that there are all sorts of huge jumps and shortcuts to take. Think Burnout Paradise in terms of how often your car will be flying through the air.

The story is entertaining enough and A$AP Rocky even makes quite a few appearances. It’s not anything to write home about, but it’s an okay narrative to tag along with some awesome racing.

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Multiplayer is totally separate from single-player. If you want to race with friends in an open world, then multiplayer is where you need to be. I’ve had a lot of fun winning races in the few that I attempted online. In fact, I’ve yet to lose out of the three races I’ve played.

The only thing that will carry over from single-player to multiplayer is the cars that you win in single-player. There are a lot of free cars, but the races are not easy to win. Once you have those award cards, they’ll appear in both your single-player and multiplayer garage. However, any purchased upgrades or customization options will not transfer over.

Speaking of earning money. It’s difficult to do at first, but eventually, you will get to the point where you can afford anything in terms of upgrades. It’ll take quite a while if you wish to purchase every single car though.

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On top of being such a fun time, NFS Unbound also has one of the best gaming soundtracks I’ve heard in a long time. Most of which was curated by A$AP Rocky himself. I love the music so much that I’ve even been listening to it while at the gym.

Here’s the playlist including all of the songs:

The thing that has always interested me most about NFS is car customization. No other game goes quite as far into the underground scene as NFS. If you like adding absurd body kits, neon, rims, and custom wraps then you almost certainly are already in love with NFS.

NFS Unbound is the best car customization yet. There are so many options and it’s very easy to create something that is extremely unique and fits your personal preference. Perhaps the best part is the extensive wrap editor.

You will see a few of my early cars in the photos in this post:

1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse - This was my first car and I went with my favorite colors for it.

1990 Ford Mustang Foxbody - This design is ultra gritty. Black and white two-tone with graffiti-style designs all over it.

2011 Mazda RX-8 - This JDM tuner car had to be flashy. I went with the vibe of the early Fast And Furious movies.

2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX - one of my favorite designs ever. This Oni mask paired with tons of Japanese script is just too cool to me.

I’ll show off more of my cars in future posts.

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I spent almost as much time customizing these cars as I did driving them. Both sides of the game are equally entertaining. Don’t worry, if you don’t want to take the time to design a cool wrap, you can download creations that are shared by the community.

I just finished the main story and I already have a garage filled with well over a dozen cars. I’ve only purchased two cars so far and I have over a million dollars saved up. There are multiple cars in the game that cost over 3 million, so there still is plenty left to do.

I think I will probably work on beating some of the extra challenges and collectibles next. Along the way, I’m sure I’ll purchase a few more cars. I’m also excited to switch over to multiplayer and see how long it takes me to be the best racer in Lakewood.

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I only have a couple of gripes…

I wish they did a better job of implementing the PS5 DualSense’s adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. Gran Turismo 7 went above and beyond to make the controller feel like a steering wheel. NFS Unbound makes use of the controller’s features but doesn’t push it to the limits.

The cops can sometimes be annoying. During the night you will basically be in a cop chase all of the time unless you’re really good at looking at your map to avoid the vision of the police while driving 150+ MPH. It’s not easy, but a seasoned racer can manage.

Lastly, this photo mode is god-awful. There are only like two settings and every single photo seems to look pretty much the same. Even previous NFS games had more options than this. I have a feeling they’ll add more in a future update, at least I hope so. This is another area where GT7 spoiled me. The Scapes photography mode in that game is literally perfect.

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If I had to give this game a rating, I’d probably say 9/10. At least for me, it’s basically everything I was asking for from a new NFS game.


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The cars look good, those designs are great

Thanks! They took a while to complete, but I'm happy with the results.

It is understandable that the streets are more lively at night. I think this game is great, the design of the cars is great. Also the songs in the playlist are great. I think the last time I found songs this good was PES 2013 haha.

It's a totally different world at night. Instead of just casually driving around, you are on edge at all times in fear of getting arrested.

I can honestly say that it has been many many years since I've listened to a game's soundtrack outside of playing the game. Unbound killed it with the music! There is a little something for people from many different parts of the world and both genders.



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holy shit, for a moment I thought it was your car in real life HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, it's beautiful.

It would be so dope to own a car that I customized on NFS.

I love to play racing games. This game graphics is very amazing. First car is my favorite in this game. I am starting to play this game from today and see more features of this game. Playing this game and spend my boring time become good and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.

Racing games are so much fun. There is such a rush when driving nearly 200 mph and weaving in and out of traffic. Much safer to do something like that in a video game, rather than in real life.

Whoa I love the graphics of the game. It looks real at first glance. I wish I could play that game someday.

It looks ever better on a huge tv while you're actually playing it. I'll try to post a gameplay video at some point in the future.

one of those takeaway machines please, awesome bro!

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my god, I literally thought the cover photo was a real car. The game looks amazing graphically, and that you can modify the vehicle so much is something I particularly love as I feel it is also one of the biggest attractions of NFS or a racing game in general, who doesn't like to have a beautiful car?

I'm glad the game looks that realistic. Adding mods to your favorite cars never gets boring.

At times customised cars always 😊😊

As I liked to play nfs on the psp, this game is very fun, greetings friend.

PSP was so cool when it first came out. I was just playing NFS Unbound using my PlayStation BackBone iPhone controller and PS Remote Play. Gaming on the go has advanced a lot.

I came attracted by the miniature, I confess that I had to look twice at the image to realize that it is a game and not a real car.

I think my last encounter with Need for Speed was in its Most Wanted version. I remember spending long hours enjoying the speed and adrenaline. Good memories without a doubt.

This new version looks amazing, and you did a great review.

Games are just so realistic nowadays.

Depends on which Most Wanted you played. 2005's or 2012's. Both were a lot of fun.

Thanks for the love!

I just Google it and... it was 2005´s 😳 damn, am I old?

I played that one too, so maybe we both are old. Actually, I remember renting it from Blockbuster and beating it in less than a week after playing non-stop in between school, soccer/basketball, and sleep.

Actually, the racer that was #1 on the Blacklist aka the boss from Most Wanted "Razor" makes a cameo in Unbound. I didn't see his character, but I did get to deliver his car to him after he got out of jail. I foresee some DLC with him included.

You may recognize his BMW M3 GTR.

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Well, in 2005 I was like 12 years old, maybe. I remember the graphics of that game really impressed me; I think it was a nice generational jump from the previous ones.

Definitely, that BMW was the iconic Most Wanted car. If I'm not wrong, it broke down in the first race.

I was 12 or 13. We must be about the same age. We surely share a lot of the same memories.

Well it does look neat, especially this one

I loved it a lot just by the details of the bump stopper, great looking car models, heck it even looks great at the point that if you added more shadows to it, it would be confusing with real life photos ha, ha, ha, big hug and see you around bro.

My Oni Mitsubishi Evo is such a fun car to drive and show off. Thanks for the love!

SWEET!

That first car is so dirty!, but in a cool way! 😎😉👍

this rising sun graphic is sic..

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I took it out on a dirt road and couldn’t keep the thing clean. I love that damn wrap design, took me forever. I like to name my cars with the restriction of 7 characters thanks to the license plate. This one was called ONI.

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joyriding with flowerbaby again?

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just watchin some youtube. thought u would like this one..

spot on IMO..

good rating for the game 9/10 excellent and yes we can customize our vehicles it's great

There is a lot to love about this one. As with most games, it is not perfected quite yet.

Each new NFS that comes out is much more advanced than the previous one for various reasons, reaching this level of customization with the vehicles was something to be expected, the last NFS that I got to play was the MW and the truth is that the customization at that time in that title already was so vast from my point of view that I felt overwhelmed, and I wasted up more than an hour customizing a single vehicle, I don't want to imagine how overwhelmed I would feel trying to customize a vehicle down to the smallest detail in this title xd.

They took a few years off in preparation for this one and I think it paid off big time. No major issues and they made it so freaking fun to play. NFS has had customization down for a long time and it just keeps getting better.

I love NFS I love how we can play with the cars in colors, models, and graffiti, I loved the black car.

Amo NFS me encantan lo que podemos jugar con los autos en colores, modelos, y grafitis, me encanto el auto negro.

OMG NFS! I should check this one out! Probably something to be entertained during the holidays spent at home. And wow, A$AP Rocky! I should convince my boyfriend to buy this game 😂 It's been a while since I last played racing games.

You can probably find the game on sale somewhere. I paid $70 to get it as soon as it came out. Worth it to me, but I've already seen it for as low as $40. I'm telling you now though, it is so much fun. Be aware that it does not have split-screen co-op though. Only online multiplayer.

Oh it would have been awesome if there's that but it's okay too! 😅

Seeing the first/thumbnail picture, I was thinking whether it's a picture from the game or is it a real picture of the real world. I got confused for it's high graphics. Nice screenshots, I need to try this game soon.

Thanks! Although the photo mode in this game is bare bones, it’s still pretty easy to show good this game looks. I need to post some 4K gameplay soon so you and others can really see how beautiful it is.

The photo mode is becoming a very cool feature for latest games.

I need to post some 4K gameplay soon so you and others can really see how beautiful it is.

Sounds fantastic, you should do that for sure.