NFS Most Wanted 2012 reboot

Trusteft · Nov 21, 2012, 09:39 AM

I tried the demo on the PS3.
They did not even try to hide the fact this is nothing but a remake of Burnout Paradise, did they? Anyway, the graphics are obviously better or at least feel better to me, compared to the PC version of BP. I am not sure about the handling of the cars yet, but at least the sound is much better IMO. In the demo the police was very easy to avoid, much easier than in the original Most Wanted, but I am fine with that.

In general it looks like a fine addition to the Burnout Paradise "series".

Apart from one thing. Not sure how it is in the full game, I guess it's the same, THE DEMO REQUIRES YOU TO JOIN ORIGIN for any online related activities, be it multiplayer or I guess later on DLC. ARE YOU FRAKING KIDDING ME? Why would I want to join ORIGIN on my console?

Disgusted.

Judas · Nov 21, 2012, 04:50 PM

of course.. EA is pushing origin as if it were the some religious prophet or savoir.... Actually i think i toned that down to much.... EA thinks Origin is God.....

Trusteft · Nov 21, 2012, 08:45 PM

Yes, Origin is EA's Microsoft's Kinect.

I am sick of them.

**CDsDontBurn** · Nov 22, 2012, 12:16 AM

Maybe it's time for me to pop in the original NFS:MW

Tipstaff · Nov 22, 2012, 01:28 AM

Mind you EA, at least for the full game in this case (maybe in the demo too), is using Origin for other things too. In particular, Speed Points accumulated in NFSMW on other platforms is share-able between the different versions (so if you've got all the stuff open on the Android version, and have a ton of points left over, you can use those points on the console version, and vice versa). As well as Autolog/Most Wanted Lists support, and Cloudcompete ranking that incorporates gameplay/ranking across all the systems you play on.

Kinda cool for the full game, but for the demo.. seems kinda stupid to require it unless the idea is not to penalize you for playing the demo (by this I mean if you do buy the full game you're not starting from scratch because everything you did in the demo counts towards your scores/points/rankings).

Callandor · Nov 25, 2012, 01:47 AM

If you ask me EA is going to run the Need for Speed series into the ground. People want a Need for Speed Underground 3, they're not getting it, EA has failed to listen to it's user base. They're not giving us what we want, but just doing whatever the hell they want. (or maybe whatever the president of EA's son wants)

I stopped buying Need for Speed because Criterion games has ruined Need for Speed for me, I effin hate what they have done with the series. And Slightly Mad Studios is not doing a good job with the Need for Speed Shift series of games anymore either. Need for Speed as we once knew it (in the old NFSUG days and even before that) is well and truly dead.

Sad thing is it might continue to go on like this as people might continue to buy these shitty games anyway. Too many kids who don't know what an arcade racing game is supposed to be like around these days.

**CDsDontBurn** · Nov 25, 2012, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Callandor

If you ask me EA is going to run the Need for Speed series into the ground. People want a Need for Speed Underground 3, they're not getting it, EA has failed to listen to it's user base. They're not giving us what we want, but just doing whatever the hell they want. (or maybe whatever the president of EA's son wants)

I stopped buying Need for Speed because Criterion games has ruined Need for Speed for me, I effin hate what they have done with the series. And Slightly Mad Studios is not doing a good job with the Need for Speed Shift series of games anymore either. Need for Speed as we once knew it (in the old NFSUG days and even before that) is well and truly dead.

Sad thing is it might continue to go on like this as people might continue to buy these shitty games anyway. Too many kids who don't know what an arcade racing game is supposed to be like around these days.

Or maybe you're just getting old and not adapting to the changing times.

Trusteft · Nov 25, 2012, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

Or maybe you're just getting old and not adapting to the changing times.

No, Callandor is right. They have taken the NFS name and made a Frankestein monster just to capitalize on the NFS name.
They were too afraid to use a new name and just decided to eat the NFS name.

Callandor · Nov 25, 2012, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

Or maybe you're just getting old and not adapting to the changing times.

I thought that too, and I was like man if that's true, then....I don't know lol.

When I was younger I used to play and enjoy any game I could get my hands on, but now I'm down to only playing one game regularly.

Tipstaff · Nov 25, 2012, 09:27 AM

I got into an argument of all things about NFS.. started out great, both of us admiring the Black Box "golden years", but then it got ugly because the guy insisted EA should give NFS development back to Black Box so that they could fix it. I couldn't believe he said that.

"You do realize it was Black Box that destroyed the series?"

OMG.. wrong thing to say.

"You don't know what the f**k you're talking about. It was Criterion that destroyed the series with that POS "The Run" last year!"

LOL.. I just started laughing my ass off.

"Criterion didn't do "The Run". Black Box did."

"No they didn't."

"Oh.. yeah they did. <tap tap> Here.. look.."

Ever have a moment when the universe sits up, and high fives you? Yep.. amazing.

"Criterion did Hot Pursuit 2010, but it was Black Box that did "The Run" in 2011, and I agree, that game was shit. It was even voted as the worst game of the year, BUT it wasn't Criterion that did that game. It was Black Box."

<sigh> I should feel bad about sticking it to him, but... then again.. never did like that asswipe, so....

Callandor · Nov 25, 2012, 12:15 PM

So Tipstaff, let me ask you this. Are you happy about Need For Speed turning into Burnout?

I admit The Run was really bad but I think Criterion isn't doing a good job with the NFS series either. And neither is Slightly Mad Studios, they are, as their name states, slightly mad these days.

Tipstaff · Nov 26, 2012, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Callandor

So Tipstaff, let me ask you this. Are you happy about Need For Speed turning into Burnout?

Hell no. Burnout, for me, was all about competition against other players, or having fun with friends. That's all great, but single player is where it's at for me. It lacks a solid single player game, so the game got boring real fast. Haven't tried the new one yet though, so I can't speak on that. Will tonight...

Personally, I'm in the same opinion as everyone else. Underground, Underground 2, the original Most Wanted, and especially Carbon are still my favourites. I would love to see true sequels to these. I want that large city free-roam, with car customizing (paint/body kits, decals, individual upgrades.. all that goodness of tuning), having to race lower racers, then bosses for their districts, and although I haven't played the "Own the City" version of Carbon the idea of missions was cool, and hiring crew/wingmen that had their own "styles" sounded cool too.

Damn.. now I have a nostalgic itch to scratch. Time to go dig out my PC NFSMW and/or Carbon, and throw some of that ENB goodness at it.

Edit: wow.. found my old Carbon car pics on Photobucket...

Nov 21, 2012, 09:39 AM	#1
Trusteft HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 14,943 Rep Power: 498 System Specs	NFS Most Wanted 2012 reboot I tried the demo on the PS3. They did not even try to hide the fact this is nothing but a remake of Burnout Paradise, did they? Anyway, the graphics are obviously better or at least feel better to me, compared to the PC version of BP. I am not sure about the handling of the cars yet, but at least the sound is much better IMO. In the demo the police was very easy to avoid, much easier than in the original Most Wanted, but I am fine with that. In general it looks like a fine addition to the Burnout Paradise "series". Apart from one thing. Not sure how it is in the full game, I guess it's the same, THE DEMO REQUIRES YOU TO JOIN ORIGIN for any online related activities, be it multiplayer or I guess later on DLC. ARE YOU FRAKING KIDDING ME? Why would I want to join ORIGIN on my console? Disgusted. __________________ Formerly BlueMak The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 21, 2012, 08:45 PM	Thread Starter #3
Trusteft HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 14,943 Rep Power: 498 System Specs	Re: NFS Most Wanted 2012 reboot Yes, Origin is EA's Microsoft's Kinect. I am sick of them. __________________ Formerly BlueMak The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 22, 2012, 01:28 AM	#5
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 7,253 Rep Power: 295 System Specs	Re: NFS Most Wanted 2012 reboot Mind you EA, at least for the full game in this case (maybe in the demo too), is using Origin for other things too. In particular, Speed Points accumulated in NFSMW on other platforms is share-able between the different versions (so if you've got all the stuff open on the Android version, and have a ton of points left over, you can use those points on the console version, and vice versa). As well as Autolog/Most Wanted Lists support, and Cloudcompete ranking that incorporates gameplay/ranking across all the systems you play on. Kinda cool for the full game, but for the demo.. seems kinda stupid to require it unless the idea is not to penalize you for playing the demo (by this I mean if you do buy the full game you're not starting from scratch because everything you did in the demo counts towards your scores/points/rankings). __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Nov 25, 2012, 01:47 AM	#6
Callandor Newfound Audiophile Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 11,504 Rep Power: 604 System Specs	Re: NFS Most Wanted 2012 reboot If you ask me EA is going to run the Need for Speed series into the ground. People want a Need for Speed Underground 3, they're not getting it, EA has failed to listen to it's user base. They're not giving us what we want, but just doing whatever the hell they want. (or maybe whatever the president of EA's son wants) I stopped buying Need for Speed because Criterion games has ruined Need for Speed for me, I effin hate what they have done with the series. And Slightly Mad Studios is not doing a good job with the Need for Speed Shift series of games anymore either. Need for Speed as we once knew it (in the old NFSUG days and even before that) is well and truly dead. Sad thing is it might continue to go on like this as people might continue to buy these shitty games anyway. Too many kids who don't know what an arcade racing game is supposed to be like around these days.

Nov 25, 2012, 09:27 AM	#10
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 7,253 Rep Power: 295 System Specs	Re: NFS Most Wanted 2012 reboot I got into an argument of all things about NFS.. started out great, both of us admiring the Black Box "golden years", but then it got ugly because the guy insisted EA should give NFS development back to Black Box so that they could fix it. I couldn't believe he said that. "You do realize it was Black Box that destroyed the series?" OMG.. wrong thing to say. "You don't know what the f**k you're talking about. It was Criterion that destroyed the series with that POS "The Run" last year!" LOL.. I just started laughing my ass off. "Criterion didn't do "The Run". Black Box did." "No they didn't." "Oh.. yeah they did. <tap tap> Here.. look.." Ever have a moment when the universe sits up, and high fives you? Yep.. amazing. "Criterion did Hot Pursuit 2010, but it was Black Box that did "The Run" in 2011, and I agree, that game was shit. It was even voted as the worst game of the year, BUT it wasn't Criterion that did that game. It was Black Box." <sigh> I should feel bad about sticking it to him, but... then again.. never did like that asswipe, so.... __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Nov 25, 2012, 12:15 PM	#11
Callandor Newfound Audiophile Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 11,504 Rep Power: 604 System Specs	Re: NFS Most Wanted 2012 reboot So Tipstaff, let me ask you this. Are you happy about Need For Speed turning into Burnout? I admit The Run was really bad but I think Criterion isn't doing a good job with the NFS series either. And neither is Slightly Mad Studios, they are, as their name states, slightly mad these days.