• TurboLag@lemmings.world
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      3 months ago

      I thought the same until I played Heat a couple of years ago. Heat is solid and definitely reminds you of the golden age of NFS with Underground and Most Wanted.

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        3 months ago

        Nfs 3 hot pursuit was amazing. I found out that if you drove below speed limit the cops wouldnt come after you. Was hilarious watching them go after opponents instead of me

    • Delphia@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I hate to advocate for live service but…

      An open world MMO racing game with a map that has roadworks that change the layout, on a weekly basis. Cops that do crackdowns on certain makes of cars, Carjackers trying to steal your ride, an ever evolving racing scene, weather events… give me a career mode where pushing my luck and teasing the cops too much costs me real progress. New songs in the radio every month, new events, new storylines and new arcs.

      E.A could absolutely put it together and it could be great. But they would microtransaction the hell out of it, P2W, monetise the arse out of it and make it terrible. Because EA

      • y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 months ago

        Yes and give me realistic physics and don’t shove pointless and impossible “drifts” into everything!