Need for Speed Unbound Could Have Looked VERY Different...

[@Deputy_Doofus]

I work at a gas station car wash and I saw a dude who looked exactly like blackpanthaa walk into the convenience store but it wasn’t blackpanthaa so I was disappointed.

[@lolilll]

U were in the UK right?

[@Deputy_Doofus]

@@lolilll Its a joke, I live in the U.S.

[@IceKoldKilla]

Damn...

[@lolilll]

@@Deputy_Doofus I dont get the joke mb what is it

[@NJDJ1986]

did you ask him if he was Blackpanthaa, even if it wasnt him?

[@LargoChip39]

There needs to be a mod named “Need For Speed: Unchained” where they take this concept art and stuff and put it in the game. Now ofc this will only be used for Single player but you can’t tell me that a full playthrough with this concept art and visuals wouldn’t be dope

[@fire1018]

Bro this is actually such a good idea ngl

[@AdiosPlays]

Watch that be the name of the next game lol

[@sonnyglennson09]

It's funny that need for speed unbound ended up being bound

[@j377yb33n]

some of the character changes could be done with shaders, but you'd need to get a lot deeper access to the engine. softer shadows with a textured 2nd layer instead of a flat single tone shadow.

[@Ty2late]

Tbh the concept looks more cool ngl, has a lil more soul especially the UI

[@igotnoodlesgold9193]

Honestly would've like nfs unbound wayy more had they been more ambitious with this new art style 🫤

[@Ty2late]

@@igotnoodlesgold9193yea looks like they somewhat toned it down in the final game, if your gonna go with that art style might as-well go full out

[@eugene12310mobile]

i would have loved this style if they went more anime-fied for characters like in Final Fantasy 7 remake but not full on graffiti. Imo if they want to go full on with the graffiti characters and art style, they should keep this concelt look but adopt all the cars and the environment onto a more Automodelista look

[@itizwhatitiz9560]

100%. The graphics are more stylish and remind me of MW2005. Idk why they dumbed it all down & saturated everything.

[@_Motomaniak_]

The surrounding when you're watching your car, upgrading it, customizing it as you called it "void" for me just gives ProStreet vibes. Of course ProStreet menu looked way cooler than that but it just reminds me of it. Am I the only one to see that?

[@npmkstnumber1fan]

You are not the only one. That was exactly my first thought as well! As soon as I got to the upgrade menu, I felt like I was back in 2007!

[@_Motomaniak_]

@@npmkstnumber1fan cool man! I'm happy to see that I have some likes and your reply, that means people remember that 2007 gem!

[@ALKHAtheHedgehog]

I thought i'm the only one who notice these vibes

[@lagundafire]

I realised that the cops were heavily nerfed in Unbound because of the linkups. The cops were fierce in Heat. That would have been more difficult to work with when doing linkups

[@igotnoodlesgold9193]

I think the one thing that comes into play as to why it never got added is obviously lack of time. I mean when will EA let these developers show off their potential by finally giving them proper time to work and finish these games? Like after mw 2005 there literally isnt a single nfs game that wasn't rushed to crap and ruined because for some reason they think rushed = more money. You would think after thousands of people liking the concepts more than the game they would be like "we should take our time so that way we can make more people interested and tempted to play our game"

[@possibly_ben]

i get the point, and most games since were rushed, but i don't remember hearing shift, shift 2, or hp 2010 being rushed, they actually do seem pretty complete to me

[@Critical365]

nfs games have been rushed since like 2003

[@leo1fun]

The devs will never have *enough* time to finish the full game that they envision, with its pros and cons, strenghts and flaws. They'll have as much time as it's needed to put out a game in a schedule appropriate for EA's financial and cash flow plans, and will adjust accordingly. It is like that in every single game publisher out there, it's not EA-exclusive, but just putting that out of the way. With that being said, I'm afraid in the case of NFS specifically, it's always going to be worse since EA has started cutting personnel from all of the studios and demanding that the remaining work on Battlefield primarily and do the rest on their spare time.

[@davidbromfield8328]

The game got delayed by 1 year. It wasn't rushed

[@Austin-l1j]

@@davidbromfield8328that’s because more than half their team was working on battlefield lmao. Just like they are now. Ea is stupid. They also moved to a two year cycle instead of a yearly cycle but maybe they should do full development of a 3 year cycle idk all the game are always to short and they don’t have enough content or the multiplayer component is complete barebones.

[@Damean_]

I think the damage being integrated within gameplay and racing is an amazing idea, only if repairing your vehicles was fun too, not just a money pit and feels more of a chore than another element of gameplay

[@existentialselkath1264]

8:30 games DO often use assets from libraries like Megascans, as well as internal asset libraries. Too much reuse ends up with an asset flip feel, so custom designs to fit a games theme are preferable.

[@falcongamer58]

They should update the game to put this in Unbound

[@roguegamer7112]

i feel like 80% of concepts are always better than the end product i remember seeing concepts for spider man 2 video game and dam that stuff look so dam cool compared to what we got in the end

[@Austin-l1j]

Fr marvels spider man 2 was trash

[@roguegamer7112]

@@Austin-l1j i mean i don't agree with the sentiment that its trash but i do think it could have been done a lot better than what we got with it especially the fact we got NO DLC bc sony/marvel is over working to hell out of insomniac

[@Austin-l1j]

@@roguegamer7112 that’s true they are overworking them, and no it’s not trash but it’s extremely mediocre in comparison to what it should’ve and could’ve been.

[@notExTaZzY]

That looks insanely better than what we've got like I'm sure if THAT would have been the initial game and it would have been in the trailers then people would have liked it a lot more, such as myself

[@sevionus80]

What's your icon/avatar from?

[@notExTaZzY]

@ It is a fan art for Serious Sam 2 Minigunner Orc enemy

[@sevionus80]

@@notExTaZzY Thanks bub 🤘😎

[@jeff_uchiha]

These gaming companies need to STOP making racing games look realistic and instead focus on the content and quality of the game with modern enough graphics not everything needs to look “ realistic with lots of reflections “ because you end up getting a unfinished and obnoxious lac luster racing game

[@pizzathehut2264]

Well…. They did implement to cartoony styled characters and effects. Not very realistic ya know. And guess what, it got hated on. Now, I would love to see an all anime styled NFS game.

[@jeff_uchiha]

@@pizzathehut2264yea it doesn’t mix well that’s why it got hated on , it just doesn’t fit and I agree I would be 100% exited for A full anime with old school graphics , there’s so much potential there

[@claridge7549]

I really enjoy unbound. The Lockdown mode is one of the coolest arcade racing modes I’ve ever played. I feel like if the Dev team was willing to take a chance on this unique art style, it would have been one of my favorite NFS games period.

[@redtool]

I'm happy they didn't choose to get the Forza/The Crew information style. I don't like seeing an entire page after a race instead of the small info screen they used in the final version. Otherwise I'd be bashing the X-button after every race, while in the final version you could already drive away almost instantly.

[@skrimaging]

This concept of showing the dynamic LED back screens during loading looks so awesome! Heat loading screen was a work of art! I saved many of those as wallpapers for my ps4.. Unbound would have been so much cooler in terms of vibe if they did this..

[@nolancaudill831]

I just wish they kept the singleplayer and multiplayer integrated like it was in Heat and you could still have the competitive pvp in speedlist while still having the more chill pvpve races in heat

[@Abo_Alsoof2012]

I Remember in one of the videos they shared there was a new 350z bodykit and a Bridgestone tires and a LB-Works R34

[@ALEFOXERGAMER]

About the map from camera cut timing video, maybe it’s not from Unbound or Heat either. Maybe is a scene made for concept art, to communicate how the VFX crash would work.

[@KaizenComments]

NFS Heat 2 when?!

[@DragonInfraXtremeRGT]

I hope the next game is dark like heat .

[@KaizenComments]

@DragonInfraXtremeRGT True I miss the realistic characters

[@jamilli222]

Hope so

[@Blownaway1127]

Needed

[@annasayaz3141]

Heat 2/ Underground 3 I want one of these, else nuh uh. I'm not buying it.

[@NJDJ2]

that customized widebody Nissan GT-R looks good!

[@Josh_Quillan]

That made it into the game, just not in plain yellow, it's the prize legendary custom for IIRC the week 3 qualifier, but in a white and red livery. Given it featured in the concepts early on, it may well be a Khyzyl Saleem design, just as the Countach legendary custom was.

[@EmilySpencer-zp9zi]

Doesn't really matter how much customization we get on the characters if the story is utter nonsense. The fact that we don't get proper villains anymore like in the past, a motivation, a purpose in this game is like half the game gone. It's common knowledge that we play NFS titles for the driving and the customization but the story aspect is what really would either immortalize the game or not in my view.

[@RussellGrady-l9j]

The veilside arch’s look so good on the 350z 😛

[@TheRealBhuado]

Unbound with unite is just amazing. the best NFS game would be the handling of unbound unite, with the world and the loading screens, day/night change, race finish of heat.

[@kelly_uy]

I kinda wish there was an option to tone down the cell shade effect on characters like in these concepts. lol

[@Mantas899]

Well its better, but we need to understand that they did marketing interviews and questions. And obviously ppl dont really liked it. So they toned down a lot. Or just optimisation issues lol.

[@DRIIVE34]

Kinda reminds me of Grid 2

[@mryomens]

This looks better than what we ended up with :/

[@elijahsmith4879]

If they would’ve stayed with how the trailer of the game came out with this, it would’ve been even better! Still a good game though

[@phoroclock]

Why does EA continue to rush need for speed games ?

[@tompramanaaccount8892]

Kinda prefer techwear style UI and 3D characters like these than "into the spider-verse" effect we got. It looks much more cleaner and still blend well with the environment and the overall vibes of the unbound.

[@awgs_highOctane]

Watching the concept video made me feel, devs prolly were thinking of rebooting the "TerrorFive" project, as its idea quite nicely fitted with what fans wanted after playing heat... But again, ended up archiving it and released Unbound, maybe for internal (studio/corporate) reasons...

[@rorroryusoul]

Very cool video black panthaa

[@CrazyProGamerYT2006]

I will still love NFS Heat. And I will buy NFS Heat 2 if it's going to came out.

[@original__gmebvy]

Heat 2 is Unbound though. Minus the setting where both games take place, it’s the same game. They use the same cars, the same game mechanics and even the same assets and resources. Even the crash cams and damage modeling for the cars is the same.

[@luckaswolf]

​@@original__gmebvyThe handling is different, the graphics engine is different, the support is different, the online is different. Only a layman would say that it is the same as Heat

[@encoreartz1028]

I just want to know why EA misses out so much in the ending, wheather it's 2012 mw or this?

[@kdagisz]

The menu reminds me to grid 2 and I have the feeling that they made MW2 just less dark

[@elrinconcuriosodesally3528]

6:30 Race Driver Grid had something like that for Drift Cars as they have zipper-like details on the bumpers and fenders

[@joshuafulgham8013]

Not surprising game developers always find a way to leave something out

[@j377yb33n]

Honestly, by the end of the single player i got the feeling that there was either a lot left on the cutting room floor, or a compromise between art or other departments. Maybe one group wanting to build off heat and ghost's designs, another wanting to step away from it. One group wanting more cel shading/graffiti styling, one wanting it toned down, one wanting the more graphic brutalist design. I think the compromise lead to a failed experiment, too many cooks and such, but a worthwhile experiment and i'm glad it was tried.

[@skrimaging]

Hear me out… we need a cool art of Need for Speed art book.. make one for each Need for speed Era (underground 1-2), Most Wanted -Carbon, Heat-Unbound… I would like that on my shelf.

[@Mb__Marco]

Wen U Finally Realize NFS Is The Best Racing franchise 🎉🎉🎉

[@Tomgill363]

Tbh I think with new update is ok but I think they should of gave us 1 hour instead of 30:00 because it doesn’t give us a chance to get the black listed cars plus I also think they should of had 2 teams instead of 5 to make it easier for people who are trying to get the black listed vehicles. But they wouldn’t plus I think they need to give us the motorbike in a pack along with some more motorbikes and give us the iconic mustang as well because I think they should of given us as a gift in the new update .

[@Lucy2Juicy]

7:39 i wish we got the characters like this. Instead ours feel like HEAT people but with a wind waker filter over them

[@StewHeisenberg]

The only thing I ask of Criteion is to continue where they left off on Most Wanted 2. They had an amazing concept and can be totally fleshed out. Beta Unbound looks like they were taking a bit of inspiration from it with the way the cops are pictured.

[@gamingblackviking]

best need for speed i have played in years

[@kevvy_x]

holy shit that 350z is sick… that kit 😩

[@chriswright8074]

I loved all of this and wish they used it

[@HEADHUNTER6218-YT]

They need to add the Lamborghini venno

[@AC4Langstar]

What they should do for the next need for speed is do game testers with fans to see if it's a hit or a miss, cuz I really don't care if I have to wait 2 years or more for it

[@dangerdanger8987]

I get a lot of inspiration ideas from grid and grid 2 with the lit wall of stats, super awesome. i wish they went with it instead of grey box with text. Also one guess of not using texture from different teams within EA is greed like individual greed, or members that don't care or sm like that. I work for a corporation and there is little communication between other me and other locations if you will, its not like a community, for like everyone for themselves and good luck kinda thing. Idk i hope my opinion is understood properly.

[@ivandesiigner]

8:49 I think they already do it since all of EA games are done with Frostbite engine but not with everything since some stuff may have contradicting coding that may broke some stuff in other games, the example you make about the trees there's the possibility that the trees let's say in battlefield have some scripts for physics that contradict something in the physics in need for speed (maybe the trees brake some physics when a car gets close), so to avoid those problems since is worse to redo the same thing twice they either use just the model, use the ones they use in the previous need for speed or just use a generic prop one that doesn't do anything.

[@catsexe6932]

To be honest the concept is so fk cool!!!!

[@CT-6900]

A nfs with the heat type of gameplay in san Francisco would go hard

[@sharkysmalarkey]

We need to have drivable police cars they add so much hype to it

[@DarkNeon27]

6:08 I think if games offered damage options more often like what Forza does that people would be happier than being forced to stick with one or the other.

[@DarkNeon27]

They could make it lobby-based like GTA is with the aiming style so that it can't create an unfair advantage. Some people do not like the damage meter at all and just wanna play casual and smash into cops like MW 05, and Carbon without being damaged out by other players griefing in the session. Since private lobbies got removed as a feature from previous games.

[@grafitea]

I've thought about cross sharing before. Certainly has to make things easier for the teams

[@Manar546]

Why does it give 2000s vibes?

[@PARSA-POWER]

Mid to late 00s mostly

[@SALEENS7GTR5]

It also shares a lot of cues with the Marathon trailer: the oversaturated colors, the clean and angular graphics, the glitchy rendering. The rear of the GR reminds me of Burnout: Revenge cars though, minus the gundam wings.

[@SALEENS7GTR5]

This art style is quite similar to Marathon's reveal. I wonder if all the crap going down with Marathon means some devs went to work on NFS:U instead

[@mightypotato2576]

Ay yo did he re upload this video? I swear I’ve watched it before

[@Gamingdoubletrouble-q5c]

Love the video thanks man

[@ali0801]

Sucks that they didn’t do anything with Heat. NFS Heat was like a breath of fresh air. The story and gameplay were top notch. Instead of Unbound, they were better off releasing a 60fps mode for PS5/Series X and regular updates for additional content. I play Unbound sometimes but it just doesn’t have the better vibe of Heat. The Unbound characters are cringe and the cartoonish style is a bit meh. I hope the next one in the franchise does not disappoint.

[@Bluerocket94]

Can be annoying depending on the game on car damage. I remember SRS Racing required you to pay to repair your if it got damaged. Just got annoying for have the car for a few seconds and then a light touch would cause damage. Making it annoying and turned me off to it. I don't mind showing the damage as say part of a takedown. But I would rather see it as effect that wears off. So after the takedown happens the car can stay slightly damaged for a bit before it 'self-repairs' back to normal without damage for the player. That is how I would personally like to see it

[@snootbooper467]

3:09 top left of the screen "Top Speed 365mph" What was the concept artist up to???

[@BoxinSquare_]

i believe the developers have the passion and want to deliver a good game i believe they have brilliant ideas about NFS but when they present these ideas to the boarding members they hit a wall , the board of directors don't understand their own game developers they don't understand that they destroy their own game by interfering to the work of the developers , let them work and create and deliver their vision about NFS , maybe this creativity will cost you a bit more but if the comes out as it as it should you will definitely earn those money back.

[@skrimaging]

Those characters walking towards each other before the event in this concpet looked like Raygun breakdancing level cringe lol😂

[@JulmustensV8]

About the car damage thing you mentioned. I think generally most people do want car damage, with bumpers flying off and such. The problem is Forza Horizons damage model is just insanely ugly lol, it just looks horrible. And some of the people playing FH5 and such generally have different mindsets compared to the ones playing NFS Also FYI Theo. The widebody kit on the 350z you commented on isnt actually in the game, so it looks like some licences werent given or some content were cut for future games

[@blackhorsegaming393]

The fact that grid did this year's ago. With the perfect ui and menus. I agree with you in the topic of resources not being shared amongst big companies like ea and bungie and Activision.

[@Wubsy96]

The early artstyle makes NFS Unbound look like a prequel to Mirror's Edge.

[@malantex]

If they want to add a crash cam so bad, add it when we are out of health. I kinda like the concept tho.

[@xSolidLightxZ-ul4bz]

7:30 bro what does cr7 have to do with nfs 💀🙏

[@FateWasted]

They need to make T rated NFS

[@diniconights]

Maybe we get the change next time to get this style with all they learnd in unbound with all of its customization and stuff

[@zt.cedric]

After two years since its release, Unbound has, in my honest opinion, become one of the best NFS titles ever. The live service model has worked wonders for the game, highlighting the importance of starting with a solid foundation (which Unbound always had) and demonstrating how continuous development can transform a title. For the next NFS installment, they should definitely stick to this formula while striving to expand and innovate in every other aspect. That being said, seeing the potential Unbound had makes me hopeful for a sequel. I wouldn’t mind an Unbound 2, where they fully embrace and refine this distinctive art style. If they base the next installment in New York City, it would be a perfect match for the urban aesthetic, allowing them to take full advantage of the subway system for innovative gameplay elements and unique race routes.

[@ElaboratorOfToast]

if they embrace the art style it shouldn't be under unbound's name as I dont think it will fit as well with the name, atleast personally.

[@ogmelo9547]

😂😂😂😂

[@luckaswolf]

Criterion has experience in racing games and even made Hot Pursuit 2010, which was the best of the PS3/X360 generation and one of the best-selling. And with Unbound they did more than Ghost did with 3 games that only brought problems.

[@nfs_590_payback]

why did not they do it 🧐

[@stuttgart_911]

Did you get gt3rs or turbo S in fh5, btw ? 😅😂

[@TacticalHawk34]

Nah, I'd pass on extra effects and transitions and go with latest God Of War where the whole game goes with a single take camera - imagine the only loading screen in the beginning, then you start in garage, seamlessly leave it, enter meeting point, then race, then after the racr ends you end up in the world at finish line, etc. - super immersive and partly already done in previous games

[@sinaolaei]

That looks way cooler than what we got

[@lolchriss8749]

Pantsman i will continue to post that you need to do a video on TUFU aka 2 Unreal 5 Underground, they released a demo!

[@ElaboratorOfToast]

still glad we didnt get this ngl, but it wouldve been cool to get something better than what we have, kind of in the middle.

[@pizzathehut2264]

If you want Heat style, go play Heat

[@tarouou4988]

Tfw when the fans made a better NFS Unbound 😩

[@ibrahimsalman9627]

Do a video of the Acura NSX the new one please or in the crew motorfest please theo.

[@Jae-DM]

I wish this was in a actual nfs game and not what we got in nfs unbound

[@cherifmilaha682]

We really need new need for speed game soon im tired of the recent ones

[@slushy6972]

If they ever plan to make a new need for speed, they should just reuse the assets from the concepts and save them the godforsaken development time

[@alexanderharmony449]

I’m honestly really happy that we got unbound’s style as it is because it’s so refreshing in comparison to before being so flavorless, I hope we get more anime style racing games like Unbound. But if they go comic book art, graffiti and street art style with realistic characters next I’m okay with it cuz every nfs needs a new theme. But I hope nfs feel more alive and passionate from now on like heat and Unbound.

[@YTKCOOKIES]

I loved the art style they went with unbound I think it was new and something they nvr did and they did a good job for the amount of time they had. Really wish they gave more time to the devs.

[@alexanderharmony449]

@@YTKCOOKIES Yeah the campaign was such drag, if it had heats gameplay loop I would have loved unbound but the multiplayer had to carry the game entirely but I hope this means future nfs have better campaigns like heat accompanied with robust online like unbound. I seriously hope the next one starts with the same modes available to unbound with several improvements.

[@DragonInfraXtremeRGT]

Too bad they didn't keep the heat style loading screen.

[@die_geilesten]

7:29 Siiiiuuuuuuuuuu

[@slimtokyo1970]

I still want nfs heat 2 unbound is ok tbh

[@AV20242]

Crazy stuff for sure

[@guillaumejoop6437]

Looking at this, I suppose ray tracing was considered but consoles couldn't handle it

[@arcad3racer]

This is too brave, they wouldn't go for it

[@candymonster3549]

Pants man mageeeee!!!

[@AyamKrispy02]

If the next NFS eventually got made, personally i rather they put a focus gameplay aspect (Handling, Deeper Costumization, UI, etc) Rather then making a lot of new content and asset. They can make more content on the update, kinda like what unbound did

[@nicoofthenight8403]

Yeah the trailer may have not given me a migraine

[@ogmelo9547]

Considering where we come from Still messy, disappointing, BORING, and cheap. They can still fix it tho.... they just need to loosen up the BOUNDARIES OF HANDICAPPED HANDLING AND SPEED. How poorly could they have implemented the car class system in an 🤓ARcaDe🤓RaCeR🤓 was the goofiest example from them Milkshake Brain Developers 😂

[@alexisosorioayala331]

I would had been a bit better , sad they chose not to keep most of this stuff

[@CappuMilkuVBVL]

I hate people. Unbound coulda been so much cooler.

[@kingofpassionplusyt]

Happy birthday 🎂 vi va la pantsso.

[@ReboyGTR]

*They said it would be ”Anime inspired”.* *What we got was trash.*

[@Elysiabikha]

Hate it they add paywalls battle pass etc. NFS 2015 did it right free and relicense old music from older nfs titles