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This article makes me sad,it is just pathetic they totally forget classic NFS and its heritage.If you want to make UG1 or 2015 reboot style the definitive NFS,Then please say you are celebrating NFS 16 years anniversary or 4 years from reboot.I understand UG/MW styles are very popular among fans,but it was a success because of FF films(Which EA already show different style)NFS started out as a Cannonball Run thrill with top end supercar/cop chase/beautiful roads.Tuning wasnt a thing until High Stakes,and story wasnt in NFS until UG1,NFS was the biggest name in arcade racer thanks to the fantasy setting,not urban car culture of tuning and street racing.Why EA can't accept NFS history from early days?You cant find a game like classic NFS anymore,if it returns,it will still be unique.Tuning was at its best during early 2000s.But a supercar high octane chase never gets old.People treat 60s' Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona as a desirable ride,in 70s we have 930 Turbo,80s M1 and all those supercar fantasy.The NFS series started out as a Supercar Hot Pursuit in beautiful scenery,and other than first 6 games,only HP2010 really made the pure simple fun of such game.And that's pathetic just how far EA steered NFS away from its roots.If EA really wants to go back to the root.It should be closer to first 6 games like High Stakes TNFS and Hot Pursuit series.Not tuning and story and action.A HP classic Diablo SV 95 is always way cooler than a max tuned Skyline R34(Which is also a fantastic machine)If we wont ever see classic style NFS return again,please just say you let go of the history and stop calling NFS a 25 years old series.16 or 4 are both better.No classic NFS is a no to me.UG/MW was the hero of its time,thanks to FF films,but never the core or root of NFS.If EA wants to disavow classic NFS,then they doesnt deserve classic NFS fans and a full 25 years of history.NFS is dead to me,unless classic style return,but until then, HP2010 was the last hurrah of Real Classic NFS.Future of NFS seems lack the place for Classic style,I'd love to see NFS fall without its real root.
HP2010 and first 6 games,these games are fun even without custom and story(which I hate most).NFS games in the early days,before Fast Furious came into the scene and change it completely with UG1.In these games you still have intense chase,fun race,but without story about revenge or characters easy to be forgotten.Early NFS was about race and chase,nothing more.A beautiful mountain road in a V12 Lambo with cops and choppers behind your tail,that's the pure fun mode NFS.This style was the beginning of NFS,not that FF crap that became definitive thanks to NFS2015.If EA plan to forget those history,better with another 9 years to celebrate 25th anniversary
Glad there's someone also agree the first 6 games are the true definitive NFS.Here in China most NFS players started with UG1 and MW05,so real classic NFS wasnt that popular.And thanks to FF fever,NFS2015 become widely acceptable as the real NFS(which isnt,and that's sad)As a classic NFS and Burnout fan myself,I find recent racing games aren't simple enough to be just about having fun.And that's why I hope NFS will go back to its root one day,sadly that seems quite impossible with EA's idea of recreate UG1-MW05 success of its time.
I agree with your assessment of NFS if EA is moving away from the vintage roots of the series.
I just don't see how EA can be so deaf and blind to the consumer base of supporters these past 25 years.
It saddens me to see what use to be a true car racing game commercialized like NFS has been done.
I understand the business side of these car games.
The business model is to promote car manufacturers and parts manufactures.
In also is brand name food and beverage services.
Financial services also play a role in this NFS series.
A network and contracts with the Billion dollar EA corporation makes it a win situation for them.
As I have seen through the music industry back in the 1980's when an Artist took a contract deal with a major label.
The band got paid based on unit sales.
A percentage of profits was paid to the band.
Once a band became commercial it was a sign the band sold out and the sound of the music changed.
My point with this example is EA had a platinum series when the first five games came out in the 1990's.
Today in 2019 the game has lost base with it's roots and many fans have walked away altogether!
So my conclusion is EA should not call the next game NFS if the game is more experimentation and gimmicks.
EA needs to stop the Casino style cash for play in the series too.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the topic.
Have a great day 👍😁
