here's my feedback
These are some of the ( in my opinion ) negative things in nfs unbound. It is merely a copy and paste of the " negatives " section in my review but I actually recommended the game because I had fun with it.
- Some of the mechanics and upgrades in the game encourage toxic ( in my opinion ) gameplay. Joining an online race to get smashed to pieces ain't fun. I love customizing my ride and racing with fellow gamers online, but the combat mechanics kinda ruin all that. I mean what's the point of spending time and money (not real money, in-game money) to make your dream car, only for it to get rammed? Of course you can quit without getting a penalty but the option to play like that is still there. The combat mechanics were great in NFS:Hot Pursuit, but it just doesn't fit in this one. Here is an idea - make some sequels for Hot Pursuit and put all the combat stuff in there ( and the police too ).
- Police in single player can be pretty frustrating. If you're playing online your heat level disappears after the cops lose you, regardless if it's level 1 or 5. In single player however, it stays. Keep in mind, you cannot fast travel while playing single player but you can do so in an online lobby. So that means if you're done for the day and just wanna go back to your garage then good luck reaching there. First you have the mandatory post-race police chases even if you are sure that you drove fast enough to escape the police during the race, and then helicopters and cop cars appearing next to your location even if you aren't in a pursuit. Also, I don't know if this is a bug or not but police cars can spot you behind buildings too because you are in their " spotting radious " even if they are looking to the opposite side. So in other words it's like playing a stealth game while driving a car.
- Single player progress is not shared with online, which may not sound too bad but here is the thing : Cars in multiplayer are unlocked differently. For example to unlock certain cars you must do 30 races of a specific category. I don't wanna bash too much but this game came out last year and has only about 2.000 players online on a Sunday after going on a deep discount. It may sound like a lot of players but not all of them are playing online. And many of those who do don't join in all of the events.
- There is a " speech focus mode " option which is always on even if you turn it off. So the option doesn't really work. As soon as a character is starting to talk you only hear him/her even if you adjust the speech volume to be really low. Speaking of speech, there is a lot of unnecessary, nonsensial, annoying and cringy dialogue that the players don't want to hear. It made me completely mute the speech. I mean it's not like I missed any important detail.
- The music is good but there is no variety in genres. I'm not a big fan of pop and rap music, especially while being in a S+ race. Put some rock and metal.
So to summarize : I think it would be cool if the combat mechanics against other racers were removed and the cops got a nerf. Also share the single player progress with online and remove the " Complete 30 races to unlock x car " in multiplayer since online is almost dead. Fix speech focus mode and add rock and metal for variety in music.
