The BEST Hot Pursuit Need for Speed is...

[@Qezar_88]

Need for speed Rivals❎️ Need for speed Advanced Warfare ✅️

[@SHIFTER24FX]

This is gold

[@bajanroyalty5935]

They might have a copyright issue on ghost 😂😂😂😂

[@theviper7603]

nice steal lol, hope you liked it

[@theviper7603]

The brutality of Rivals cops is honestly justified lol, especially when you look at the lore and what's happening during chases

[@artinthewater]

What is the lore?

[@utatan887]

​@@artinthewater One of the racers has crashed one of the officers in a brutal accident, prompting every officer to use excessive force against the racers.

[@sandstinger3454]

@@utatan887and then theres the main character officer we play as who goes batshit crazy at some point. “wolf in sheeps clothing”

[@3xtan327]

@@artinthewatertheres also a cutscene which shows a large list of “casualties” meaning either people got heavily injured or straight up killed.

[@theviper7603]

Both have their own strengths, I myself love to switch between "Brake 2 Drift" and "Advanced Warfare on four wheels"

[@Twisted_Knob]

Lmao

[@Xkxltxc]

I ain't down with this advanced warfare spinoff 💀

[@TheB-Train]

That's a hella meta joke right there 😂

[@adamroberts5584]

Unpopular opinion: you don't need customization to have a good NFS game you just need them to be fun .👍

[@FiatUno2003]

NFS Most Wanted 2012 is the perfect example of that.

[@lsbigmac2397]

And hot pursuit 2

[@BlackPanthaa]

Modern day you do imo, it's a staple of the series like cops are too. But the lack of depth is start never sold me on this exact formula

[@zodiac909]

This is a popular opinion for OG NFS fans ✊🏾

[@BruceDaMooseYT]

Hot Pursuit and Rivals are amazing. They’re not the worst NFS games, just your least favorite.

[@cristianhernandez-leon8871]

Agreed

[@TheLazyBoi_]

These games are unironically some of the best in the series imo

[@Exodus5ive-Zero]

I feel like this guy just made it in response to Ultraviolet's critique as to "Why NFS's Supercar Era is Hated."

[@cristianhernandez-leon8871]

@@TheLazyBoi_ Hot Pursuit holds a special place in my heart, watching my older brother always playing Hot Pursuit mode Exotic series late into the nights, (PS3 version) in my eyes Hot Pursuit wasn't the game of the year... It was game of the decade!

[@lucashauser5125]

True, pants hating on gems from early 2010"s

[@EnigmaGamer421]

Rivals:Has a open world with racer + cops,you can buy cars,buy some tech pursuit,has garage,has upgrades,good cop ai and has a good map,Good Graphics Hot Pursuit:Has a open world but no racer + cops,has missions,has cars to unlock after each race or pursuit,has no upgrade,has a good map,Good Graphics

[@charlescabbage2933]

Let's be real... nfs Hot pursuit really introduces you to the world of Sports and Super cars with their car description before you select a car.. Hot pursuit is like a car enthusiasts game same as Forza Motorsport 4 but arcade

[@shadowwarrior-c4f]

You do upgrade the equipments by using them. There is no currency tho. But it is great for owning a lot of cars since you don't have to buy them. Let's say in heat there are 132 cars and how many have you driven? Probably not even half. But in hp or mw 2012 you could literally drive everyone of them. That's one major difference no one talks about. Ofc for Theo it's not a problem he be grinding the game 24x7. This buying cars works great in single player. But is definitely not so great in mp.

[@theviper7603]

19:40 one thing to note is that Rivals has it's own chase themes which are absolutely insane

[@stalllow]

kinda like how NFSMW2005 has

[@SHIFTER24FX]

Not to mention, its epic af!

[@mryeet3582]

The Rivals score is genuinely fucking phenomenal, it is so intense and anxiety and stress inducing Trying to escape as a racer with barely any health while the Redview County Police throw everything they've got at you is already amazing, but when those intensity 3 tracks kick in, it's a right out horror game for racers

[@SHIFTER24FX]

@@mryeet3582 Especially if its a Cop Koenigsegg player and 4 of them

[@mryeet3582]

@@SHIFTER24FX YEAH! Those Koenigseggs and GT Venoms are terffying! It's all made worse by how how coordinated they are, if it's one thing I've noticed with these cops, is that if you get hit by one of their weapons and spin out, all the other cop AIs will instinctively turn on their weapons as well, whether it's Helicopters, ESF, or EMPs It's incredible what Criterion and Ghost Games managed to create in the stupidly short time window they had to create this game

[@alexproctor524]

Real men know hot pursuit 2010 is a stand alone classic every game has something they do better than the other but imo hot pursuit takes the win. I played 7000+hrs on hot pursuit and like 50 on rivals 😂

[@Henryy.gaming44]

7000 + is actually bloody crazy

[@Henryy.gaming44]

Almost 1 year of yr life💀💀

[@alexproctor524]

@@Henryy.gaming44 lol yea I was 10 when the game came out and I still play the remastered sometimes, I’ve got another 600hrs rn since PS4

[@alexproctor524]

@@Henryy.gaming44 yea well you don’t have much of a life between the ages 10-14 lmaooo

[@duanJ_aka_wfoundry]

Bro give rivals another chance

[@TimelostInTheSauce]

This is probably one of the worst takes in this community, just because it’s not your favorite doesn’t mean it’s bad. Hot Pursuit is one of the best games in the series, while Rivals is also a really fun game.

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

This is why NFS is in that state. He is the one ruining the franchise and one of the die hard fans on copium. He's praising MW 2005 like a God.

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

Oh and I forgot to mention that Theo himself is the reason why the community is so fucking delusional. He's pushing the tuning culture and customization so that most NFS games will stick to it's old Black Box roots like the OG Most Wanted and Carbon had.

[@StockCarGuy]

@@ralphlorenzperolino3054and wonder why theyre still failing.. NFS was never about tuners & customization.

[@eliastooicey]

you have to be lame af to not like these nfs just bc there is no customization options, the origins of the saga is games like hot pursuit

[@BlackPanthaa]

That's not the only reason I dislike them lol

[@ericskullbunny6031]

Rivals all the way.

[@rafin_]

Rivals is the open world Hot Pursuit

[@ld9387]

I prefer the map from Hot Pursuit to be honest. Even though free roaming is a separate mode

[@rafin_]

@@ld9387 but I don't. don't get me wrong hot pursuit is a GREAT game, I personally felt like rivals is an upgrade in every singe way

[@BlackPanthaa]

Pretty much 😂

[@diegofkda199]

You have to be delusional to call HP 2010 one of "the worst Need for Speed"

[@To-Pursue-And-Protect]

Rivals is just a legendary game,

[@rhdbenchmarks]

The best you mean? Both entertained me more than the "modern" rice your fucking car NFS games.

[@ld9387]

Exactly

[@aimanishak4364]

Yup. BP just want customization in nfs so he can his big wang, wide fenders on the cars

[@rhdbenchmarks]

@@aimanishak4364 aka uglifying cars. I don't mind customisation if it's "stylish", but putting wide fenders and big spoilers for the sake of it is a no no for me.

[@cristianhernandez-leon8871]

Career in Hot Pursuit is just practice/training for the mayhem that is online. Online is a different animal if you're going up against skilled maniacs. The thing about Hot Pursuit Online is that there was never a dull moment. Edit: In Hot Pursuit the opponents racers NEVER used their weapons against you if you were the racer and if you take them down, it's only temporary they do come back just like Burnout. Rivals on the other wheel, the racers are not friends and they will attack you (it's Arms Race 24/7) and if you take them down here, they're out of the race event which kind of contradicts what Zephyr said in the story about teaming up.

[@oscarfunez3806]

Most likely, they weren't going to be hostile to racers. If you notice in trailers and beta gameplay, there were clearly more characters in the story. Or, to put it simply, the whole story was clearly different. Remember, they got their development time cut short. So there's a good chance a lot of content was cut during the late stages of the game and possibly having to redo a lot on a short notice.

[@charlescabbage2933]

What's about The Arms race mode ?

[@cristianhernandez-leon8871]

@@charlescabbage2933 Arms Race online mode from Hot Pursuit is what Rivals is. Every racer for themself.

[@Blaza303]

Pants the type of guy to need flashing lights and subway surfers gameplay to enjoy a game

[@BlackPanthaa]

Progression*

[@jordanclark4635]

@@BlackPanthaaHot Pursuit started with a boxter, and ended with Bugatti’s and koenigseggs. That *is* progression. Never mind the weapons, which scale throughout.

[@gunman8452]

​@@jordanclark4635HP had low end cars like the 370z, RX8, and Evo X to name a few, there is progression in those games, the only game to not feel like theres progression is 2012 since you can unlock all the mods on a car in like 30 minutes and only 10 cars aren't available to you at the start

[@AshuraGC]

@@BlackPanthaa There is progression. Instead of progressing one crap car all the way to the top, you progress by unlocking faster cars. The emphases is on the cars themselves rather than what you do to them, which is why supercars were the focus of these games.

[@FranquitoMV2004]

Nfs rivals was my 1st PS3 NFS game, its cops are the most insane thing, love entering the game just to create chaos and carnage just for the sake of it

[@bajanroyalty5935]

Same

[@succulenttrash3343]

I will never ever hate NFS Hot Pursuit. The insanity of the cops, the sense of speed. I can live without customization of the cars when the insanity of the races are that fun.

[@TattvaRajput24]

that other dude was judging the cop behaviour by doing beginner events...he doesn't know the insanity when supercars and hypercars get involved.

[@succulenttrash3343]

@@TattvaRajput24 like multiplayer aside, seeing those Gumpert Apollo police cars is truly terrifying 😭😭

[@CyanRooper]

Don't forget the sound design. That turbo boost sound still gives me goosebumps.

[@succulenttrash3343]

@@CyanRooper and the V12 Pagani sound might still be one of the best engine noises in a video game ever all time

[@yousefmajali8757]

​@@CyanRooperthe helicopter gives me ptsd☠️

[@GT-rz6xp]

Just cuz nfs hot pursuit doesnt feature your favourite jdm sh*tboxes doesnt mean its a bad nfs game bruv

[@Rockleegoat]

😂😂😂😂

[@BlackPanthaa]

Rivals doesn't either?

[@GT-rz6xp]

@@BlackPanthaa u don't really like rivals either, u just think it's the 'best' of the 'worst' NFS games and prefer it over hot pursuit (which is the wrong preference btw). U and I both know that if hot pursuit had customization and 150 different variations of the r34 skyline you'd glaze the game to death

[@BlackPanthaa]

@@GT-rz6xp nope, it's still missing a lot of depth that the new games have. The map for one is lacking routes. It feels very outdated. It's a fun game, but they feel like simple arcade machine games compared to most of the other games

[@GT-rz6xp]

@@BlackPanthaa hot pursuit isn't trying to be something it's not (like unbound, heat, payback etc) and the simplicity is one of the best parts of the game. What depth are u talking about? Corny storyline? JDM sh*itboxes? Customization? Boring gameplay? Sh*tty NFS MW 05 handling? The fact that u listed hot pursuit as one of the worst NFS games instead of NFS 2015 is absolutely insane and it just further proves my point. Plus u said that it 'feels like an arcade machine game' which by that logic every other modern NFS game feels like an arcade machine game. The simplicity, no corny storyline, the car sounds, no customization (so that u can't turn the Murcielago LP 640 or the Aston DBS into an abomination), the online multiplayer, the satisfying game mechanics, the perfect brake2drift handling model, the beautiful and diverse map, the car list, little details like the narrator telling u all the facts about your favourite supercar/hypercar, the sense of speed and the fact that u can just relax and choose to free roam with your favourite supercar/hypercar without the cops constantly trying to kill u (like in rivals) is what makes this game feel so much more fun and more polished than the braindead and unbelievably corny NFS games like NFS unbound, MW 05, 2015, payback, heat etc. It feels like a game made for car enthusiasts compared to NFS unbound etc. which just panders to braindead MW 05 fanboys and 12 year old Supra kids

[@BigBlaze77]

Just because they aren’t your favorite doesn’t mean they’re the worst NFS games. What kind of bias do you have?

[@wallsandaimbot]

he wants jdms and customization, thats it

[@heybos4640]

Rivals has an option to play it offline so it's not an always online game. As far as i remember the option is a bit tucked away

[@Soxynos]

Remember doing this on PS3. It's on a menu somewhere

[@nightwolf9375]

@@Soxynosyeah you scroll all the way to “Options” then go to “Autolog” then hit “Play Alone” or offline. They removed this option in 2015

[@avalanche450]

So many big KZbinrs claim Rivals is online only when there’s a menu to play single player lol. It’s Autolog that’s online only.

[@berker9555]

@@nightwolf9375 2015 has that option aswell (game settings menu). You can play alone but it still requires a connection unlike Rivals

[@praveenvijeyakumar741]

Another way to access the offline version of the game is to sign out of your PSN account before starting the game up. Then, when you start the game up and it asks if you want to sign in, just say no.

[@pooyaaminy3135]

Ah yes, brainrot. It's obvious you burned all your braincells on tiktok when you call the two best NFS games ever bad

[@BlackPanthaa]

I don't use short form

[@SpeedRush_100]

Pants the type of guy to prioritize customization over fun gameplay

[@charlescabbage2933]

Anyone who watches old Pants complain and get frustrated in nfs Rivals and the Craig Sullivan's Craig it up

[@BlackPanthaa]

More stiff = Fun gameplay?

[@augmentedhumanc4621]

​@@BlackPanthaaStiff compared to MW05? Let's stop the comparisons and give each game a chance on its own. Customization or cops don't make a NFS game a NFS game - driving cars fast and dangerously does.

[@zandermx9167]

Hot Pursuit is my absolute favorite NFS. The memories of opening the game on Christmas Day back then is unmatched by any other racer

[@wallsandaimbot]

Worst take in existence

[@percilenis8464]

Hot Pursuit is a much better game than Rivals, Undercover and Payback. Not even close to one of the worst NFS games.

[@BlackPanthaa]

More polished, but I prefer more game

[@Merlaut715]

Whoa whoa, leave Undercover alone

[@NFSMAN50]

NFS Hot Pursuit 2010 is a classic. Great car list, game play, had the nostalgic Classic NFS era feel to it. The Pre Underground series. NFS Rivals is similar. If you grew up with the classic era of NFS from 1994-2003, than you would appreciate the two games. Hot Pursuit and Rivals had the classic NFS Feel to them. They were the furthest thing from the worst games tbh.

[@dylanmijer2890]

NFS Rivals no questions!

[@IyadhGmati]

NFS HP is definitely on the higher Tier, bro is tripping.

[@Professor_Genki7]

Wrong?

[@RandomAndCars]

Calling rivals a bad game is a sin to all NFS players

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

Many people do because Rivals was regarded trash during it's launch. And as the years go by people start to love playing it which it doesn't even make fucking sense. Rivals in general is just Zetsubou no Shima of NFS. Both are underrated. If you're a COD Zombies player you truly know Zetsubou why it's hated at launch, same thing with Rivals.

[@RandomAndCars]

@@ralphlorenzperolino3054 i personally got it a year or 2 ago for the Xbox 360,now that i have a newest gen console i got the Xbox one version and i love the game,so yes it does make sense to check out a game a few years after launch after all the bugs have been patched out and stuff

[@HoodieOuttaTokyo]

They're the worst to your ass. While the huge majority or us love these games.

[@SUPnurA]

Rivals could have been a successor to the Hot Pursuit series, but the amount of bugs and glitches really killed the game's potential, and the pvp system on paper looks good, but hot pursuit pvp is much better. Freeroam Cops vs Racers is really difficult to do imo.

[@oscarfunez3806]

Blame that to EA for cutting development short. It had quite a lot removed during development. Story was different, sounds, detail, sfx, the game would have been polished a whole lot better if they weren't cut short.

[@ffr4314]

Rivals cops test: *starts the race on a McLaren P1, which one is like one of the fastest cars in the game*. Hot pursuit test: *starts the freaking second or third race of the whole game*. RiVaLs DeFiNeTeLy TaKeS tHiS rOuNd. And that's the whole comparision. I personally think, that Rivals is just a boring game - the dark atmosphere is more like a minus rather than plus, the graphics are absolute monstrosity with useless unrealistic billions of effects. The hot pursuit instead has vibes of flying through the most beautiful seaside landscapes at very high speeds - pretty simple altitude, but it really works for me.

[@cdchasgotyou4346]

Rivals is goated. Try convincing me otherwise

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

This is why NFS is in that state because of you Theo. You're the reason why the franchise pushed for more grinding and customization and we even got a worst one, and that's Unbound. This is why the tuning culture made most of the community so fucking delusional and close minded. NFS ruined because of these die hard MW 2005 fans but the toxicity alone has the same level that DOTA 2 had and also COD.

[@BlackPanthaa]

How dare they cover more bases 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@GT-rz6xp]

@@BlackPanthaa how tf are they covering more bases lmao. The nfs franchise since the year 2015 has been pandering to braindead MW 2005 fans because muh customization, JDM tuners, boring gameplay, unbelievably corny storyline and sh*tty handling ftw

[@whiteetk8000persona3isgood]

welcome to the hell of nfs spanish community, now in the english community

[@Merlaut715]

We wouldn't have gotten Heat if it wasn't for that which is the only post-Rivals game that I'll defend. I like the Hot Pursuit style games too though.

[@Twiggo_The_Foxxo]

​@@augmentedhumanc4621 but they are making logical arguments tho?

[@Thehidden0ne959]

imma be honest, I loved Rivals, not because of story or customisation, but because of the cops. One of my favourite NFS games because unlike most recent NFS games you literally ''NEED THE SPEED'' and for that Rivals is a great ''escape the cops'' game rather than whatever NFS 2015, payback and unbound do

[@LocoMotion99]

Not the worst nfs games, just YOUR least favorites.

[@iiTsFaded_]

Yes, yes it is. Also I legitimately can’t believe how much people still enjoy this game. I love making content on it and connecting with people who also love it. This game is the reason why I’m a KZbin partner to begin with.

[@SHIFTER24FX]

You are my target. You are my Rival.

[@BigBlaze77]

6:56 You can also play Rivals offline within the matchmaking settings. The only thing that requires internet is autolog when you first boot up the game.

[@gunman8452]

Worst NFS? Objectively speaking, they're better than 2015, Payback, Undercover and Nitro

[@AdrenalineBound]

Nfs Hot Pursuit 2010 is still the best modern NFS.

[@SwitchTV-x7l]

Don't forget about Heat though, cause once you finish all the campaign missions, driving stories and collectibles and even when you reach level 50, there's nothing you can do rather than just replay the completed races to farm Bank, and plus i played a little bit of Carbon back in my cousins house in a long time ago and it was really good but i grew up playing Hot Pursuit 2010 and Rivals and those 2 games were the last great NFS games imo

[@Marcel16DM]

Watching this man get flamed in the comments for his terrible takes is more enjoyable than this video 😂 🍿

[@Tiaan-g1f]

Hey now... These games were what I played in late high school. Some of my best years timing the NOS to 'Edge of the Earth' and just being immersed in casual gameplay and seemingly endless open highways.

[@richardingram2374]

Worst?! How very dare you pants! Undercover, Payback, ProStreet and ‘15 are all worse games than these two. Hot Pursuit is one of the best ones! Madness, utter madness this one.

[@BlackPanthaa]

I'd only agree with Payback tbh

[@AdrenalineBound]

I lost all the respect for Theo because he just want's modificaton feature in nfs not gameplay. That's why he likes nfs 2015 more. Because it has horrible gameplay but ok customization.

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

NFS is in that state because of him, he's just pushing the tuning culture more and made fans stubborn and close-minded. He's just too fucking delusional at this point.

[@BlackPanthaa]

Yet I constantly ask for more gameplay types and not new cars, funny that...

[@AdrenalineBound]

@@BlackPanthaa Nah, mate you don't. If so then nfs hot pursuit 2010 should be in your top 5 NFS. Because it has variety of gameplays that you're looking for.

[@BlackPanthaa]

@@AdrenalineBound time trial, hot pursuit and that's it. Be honest. Those can be added to the new games, next update is the hot pursuit one. Blending of the world's is better imo

[@AdrenalineBound]

@@BlackPanthaa Theo, listen. Nfs Shift isn't your favorite NFS even when it has a whole new and different gameplay in NFS series. So you're not clear what you want. Different races, and pursuit events have been there from the start of NFS and in NFS HP 2010 you play these gameplays in two different perspective, better than any nfs after or before. It's about how you excute these gameplays. That is what NFS HP 2010 did right and its sucessors failed at, till today.

[@lycanthrochick]

Nope, Hot Pursuit is the better game (also it's my favourite non-Black Box NFS so it's not even close to "the worst" NFS imo) A couple of minor corrections: - Interceptor mode in Hot Pursuit is not on a set path. The racer can take any path at junctions and can even do a 180 (I found it very irritating when they did that x3) - NFS Rivals is not always online

[@-shadow2407]

As someone that constantly have litle things to do, i just cant play straight for an hour so i prefer Hot pursuit cause the Rivals sometimes just have endless pursuits

[@ReboyGTR]

*This isn't Payback.*

[@spongebobfan78]

14:31 IIRC, unlike 2015, Rivals can be played offline. It is even cracked on PC if I recall.

[@john7156]

NFS Rivals essentially builds on Criterion’s Hot Pursuit formula and added free roam which definitely added to the multiplayer experience. It’s Burnout Paradise but with cops, licensed cars, and weapons. I would prefer the classic Hot Pursuit formula with no weapons and no brake to drift, but since the old Hot Pursuit format would probably not draw as much interest with the current player base and customization is not the point with Hot Pursuit and Rivals, it makes sense the developers would need to try something different to draw more players to the game.

[@oscarfunez3806]

I mean, rivals is hot pursuit 2. Just with more added to it. In fact, there would have been way more if development wasn't cut short. So lots of content was cut and you can definitely tell it has some unfinished mechanics and features.

[@charlestrudel8308]

for need for speed rival, if you just want to play alone offline without a risk of disconnect, you can go to all drive settings in the hideout and choose the mode there. (single player exist). but, the game will still not launch later when the server are 100% off since it always launch in online mode.

[@pizzathehut2264]

Hot Pursuit 3 was what ignited my love of fast cars when I was 6. I didn’t care about customizations because just getting to drive a Lamborghini Countach at high speed was all I wanted. So when these “hot pursuit styled” games come out, I’m on board.

[@spinxings]

I can't say NFS rivals or HP are the worst or anywhere near bad, when Undercover exists. That game, is honestly awful, the only slightly redeeming factor is it's carlist and alright story, compared to the games that came before it, its handling, physics and graphics are awful, the customization feels less than previous games like carbon, prostreet. And the open world couldn't feel any deader, atleast with carbon's open world theres music while you drive and the map is small enough to not feel like you're just endlessly driving and is actually fun, undercover freeroam is jusy boring and frustrating at times due to the handling and AI drivers. Rivals and HP are good, while they do have flaws, they don't feel as drastic as undercover.

[@Tman96]

14:33 Rivals is playable offline unlike 2015. It literally has a 'Singleplayer' option in the settings that the game will dump you into even without internet

[@myck7021]

DUDE RIVALS LOOKS AMAZING, AND RUNS AMAZING. As long as you set it up took me a minute to get 60fps it was locked at like 720p 30fps for some reason. Customization hasn’t been the best however I haven’t had this much fun since I was a kid outside of drifting on unbound, I’m currently enjoying it more than payback by far I’m enjoying it more than unbound to be honest sometning about the tasks feel more like tasks that you can do vs unbound yes you can do them but ehhhhhhh.

[@prettymucheverything1033]

I remember playing Rivals offline all the time because we didn’t have WiFi for a while

[@DarkNeon27]

14:24 I just opened NFS Rivals on PC with my internet turned off. It ran offline just fine 😅

[@SHIFTER24FX]

It is playable offline, always has been

[@barebarekun161]

Easily Criterion's Hot Pursuit, at least you can pause the game to do something else more important. Rivals requires your undivided attention all the time since the game can't be paused and cops are relied on cheap tactics and too aggressive, I was leaving the game on to grab something to eat and car parked in front of the garage by the time I returned I was sent back to the safehouse/garage menu possibly due to cops arrested me for basically chilling out. Rivals is basically an edgier Hot Pursuit to a fault.

[@cesarbarrerajr_9372]

This guy never plays the original Need For Speed games before Underground. Hot Pursuit is still Awesome!

[@BlackPanthaa]

My first was Porsche, good game for its time

[@thelaziestgamer5787]

Really not many people understand the charm of hot pursuit, it's the simplicity that makes it so good. Nothing matches it, the best nfs game in my opinion. I do think Rivals is good as well tho, I just think customisation isn't everything.

[@Lord_Deimos]

Hot Pursuit is miles better than any NFS game in the last 10 years and Rivals only recently became playable on pc.

[@Rascal4269]

my partner loves rivals but i love hot pursuit. id fight for some of those points back for hot pursuit. the cars do actually all feel a bit different based of weight. the overall handling is smoother than rivals. and the handbrake is awful in rivals but is useful in last second situations in hp. and the map and music for hp is better, because they fit so well together and in rivals you barely hear the music anyway do to always being in a pursuit.

[@drift_works]

hot pursuit is for men rivals for the boys btw i played both so much, hot pursuit is a polished games with old mechanics and modern graphics, rivals on the other hand is a broken mess full of glitch, bug and internet problems, and the game in general in not balanced, hot pursuit its easy to play for non-fan people, while rivals its so ultra complicated to learn. imo if u want just to play and have some fun after a work day just play hot pursuit man, and if u really are mad with yourself play rivals, the game with the most amount of bugs i ever seen.

[@heatseeker3725]

Me who's on Console:

[@drift_works]

@@heatseeker3725 i played rivals and hot pursuit first on the ps3, then rivals and hp remastered on ps4, i feel your pain

[@drift_works]

i still have on my channel (not to advertise myself but,) i still have a 7 hours long gameplay day one of hp remastered on the ps4

[@heatseeker3725]

@@drift_works oh I'm just talking about Rivals, I love it personally and don't have as many bugs as people say Can't say anything about HP because I've never played it, but I really wanna try it in the future

[@drift_works]

@@heatseeker3725 hp is a must play man!

[@shadowwarrior-c4f]

What a bad comparison. Graphics? Rivals is next gen directx ofc its gonna look better. But while comparing mw 05 n heat, talks about visuals saying its unfair to compare graphics. Then how is this fair. The cops comparison was absolute bs. In hp he is driving an sports/performance level car where everything is obviously slow. While theo plays with p1 which is a hypercar. Why not compare the cops when driving an hypercar in hp too. Handling? Why are you driving a slower car in rivals to show the handle. Lets compare how the one:1 handles vs the buggati in hp or just buggati vs buggati handling. Seriously this was just lasy comparison, in hp, you have so much control over the car than in rivals at very high speeds which honestly just played so much better. Music is just personal preference. Hp wins easily for me since it had many memorable soundtracks. Everyone playing that game should definitely remeber the Edge of the earth one. Interceptors are not fixed routes. He is playing at low level, the suspect doesn't even have a wepon in hp. But ofc theo plays with a venom gt which is a hypercar with all the tech unlocked. So suspect used some. This guy plays the first interceptor mission in hp and says it has nothing. Damn he just missed on a lot. The suspects use jammers which blocks ur map and they just change route. If you aren't close enough you definitely will lose them. The suspects in hp were much better than that of rivals. The lack of routes is one of the dumbest takes I've ever seen. In a race in mw 05 or heat. Like how many shortcuts could you even take, almost the same as in hp. The only game that implemets routes properly is burnout paradise. Where you are free to reach the end in any route possible. Literally every nfs games have a strict route to the end. And some shortcuts in the middle that's it. I just dont fking understand what you mean it lacks in routes. In freeroaming? No one ever plays free roaming in hp 2010 its not designed for it.

[@babalahjr4740]

There are worst NFS games more than Rivals.

[@todeilfungo]

I really miss the old heavy handling. It made the cars feel powerful, meanwhile the new games feels slower as you can just steer a 1000kg car going at 300kmh in just a few seconds...

[@GoInGcRz]

I will never look at the videos Black Panthaa uploads of him not being a fan of Hot Pursuit, and not think that its his most dog water take ever. Still watchin though lol

[@seezoos]

Unpopular opinion: I really enjoyed NFS Rivals, I mean the chance to have players playing cops trying to take you down is so competitively exciting! I wish to bring such gameplay back, I'd say RIVALS was my favorite NFS.

[@cobaltboi4204]

19:34 Theophilus Thomas 😂😂😂😂

[@OldschoolRacer73]

I played both games on PS3 (Rivals +) and thinking about buying them again for PS4PRO. Did they port the policechatter to the controllerspeaker? I like this very much in NSF Heat.

[@namesii1880]

I definitely thought Hot Pursuit was much better. I never enjoyed Rivals. We know Rivals was rushed, and you could feel it too. Hot Pursuit had "soul", it was a cohesive well put together package. From the small things like audio design in pursuit abilities, like turbo for example, to UI and map design. Rivals in comparison is like an engine tech demo. Hot Pursuit 2010 is one of my favorite racing games ever, I have played through it multiple times over the years. So I'm probably biased, but I love the game.

[@maidoll_fei]

Hot pursuit has much better multiplayer gameplay balance(yes there is some op cars). Including map design. Every path and shortcut are well designed and have a reason. Not just randomly add many meaningless path and call it openworld. Handling in Rivals is really feel the same on all cars. When HP actually feel different depends on engine positon/weight. And I hate shockwave spam in rivals mp races. Also because there is no parts upgrade in HP. It is lot easier to get close racing / fair racing on mp. In Rivals it is always matchmaking with under power / low level new players in the room.

[@dr.sivavignesh664]

Nfs 3 hotpursuit, high stakes, hotpursuit 2 were all of the same DNA. That was what nfs was. Influencers like this have given the wrong feedback and ruined nfs. Customisation is like a dessert, it's of no use without a full meal ( main core game). The state of nfs unbound speaks for itself.

[@MobDKGr]

Well said. The Classic NFS Era is where all it started. If they were massive failures, none of the NFS games starting from 2003 having customization parts would exist in the first place. In any racing games, the gameplay mechanics, the handling physics, the replayability factor, the engine sounds/musics and the map design are the most important criterias. And Yes. Customization is only a bonus. The state of NFS games since 2015 is ruined. Moreover, their handling model is utterly flawed and there's not much contents to keep playing enough. That's because they're all unfinished games.

[@dr.sivavignesh664]

@@MobDKGr need for speed used to be one of the biggest franchises if you were there from the 90s. After nfs 2015 it has gone off the radar like you said. Nfs used to be really good and it was mainly an arcade single player racing game and unbound has nothing in terms of singleplayer. It breaks my heart to see 2 of my favourite game series become non existent. ( burnout and need for speed ).

[@MobDKGr]

@@dr.sivavignesh664 Yeah. Me too. Well said. Moreover, NFS Unbound is too focused on the Multiplayer mode and neglected the Singleplayer. Which means Singleplayer users were falsely advertised/hoped and wasted their money. The reason why the Burnout series was stopped is because Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry which were the creative directors of Burnout quits EA in January 2014. Afterwards, they created their indie studio called Three Fields Entertainment. They made Danger Zone and Dangerous Driving. Before Alex Ward quits Criterion Games and EA, he cut his staff to 80 peoples which were relegated as Ghost Games UK devs while the 17 remaining stayed at Criterion as a support studio for other EA titles. That means the current Criterion iteration is in-title only and most employees are ex-Ghost Games devs.

[@dr.sivavignesh664]

@@MobDKGr yeah. Back in the day NFS sequels kept adding new modes. Like drag racing in underground, open world in underground 2, drift events , free roam cops in most wanted, crew racing and canyon racing in carbon, but after spending a lot of time with unbound it has like 2 events - race and that score event. Cops serve no role in unbound. They are just there as a hindrance to stop you from going to the meet-ups. They aren't aggressive but just nagging around us. There isn't even a cash prize or bounty reward for escaping cops ( the cash rewards are 2000 and less). The race courses are only a dozen because after a few in game days the circuits and courses keep repeating itself. Every nfs game had like 60 plus events if I'm right. The story is god awful. The final race is literally pointless. The singleplayer garage and leaderboards don't transfer over to multiplayer like in heat. I don't have any grudge against this channel but the feedback he gives isn't correct. Nfs 2015 had broken physics , payback was literally ruined with just one mechanic - speed cards. Heat was the only modern game that was trying to go in the right direction.

[@MobDKGr]

@@dr.sivavignesh664 You're entirely right. NFS titles before 2014 had more gameplay mechanics But they were lost overtime. The amount of gameplay modes during the 1994-2011 period were more varied and plenty. NFS since 2015 are a pile of jokes besides them. Speaking of NFS Unbound, the main storyline is a crappy attempt and a NFS MW 2005 repeat. It's also an illogical Butterfly Effect. What i mean is if Yaz didn't throw a childish tantrum, never stole Rydell's cars which nearly caused his bankruptcy as well as your car, if she never crossed the path of Alec (Alec is the main culprit of everything that happens in the story Except he never shows up) and if she was honest with herself while telling her feelings, the story wouldn't happened in the first place. Moreover, the main objective which is to get back your car stolen by Yaz become pointless since you get better cars during your journey and Yaz herself isn't punished for what she has done. That doesn't make any logical sense and the build up to get back your car is flawed to the core.

[@wendykiloh3658]

No matter what anyone tells me hot pursuit is the much better game the memories and time i put into that game its one of the first nfs i ever played hell i still play the game to this day rivals didn't even bother to finish the story

[@spektacles1927]

"The best of the worst" is just clickbait. Undercover on PS3/XBox 360 objectively is the worst with it's many performance issues, bad storyline, a shotty revamp of Prostreet's handling model, and the unfortunate circumstances of BlackBox and how they not only had to keep pumping out yearly releases at the time, but also had their team split by EA with some assisting development on Skate 3 and one other project (I forgot what it was). Even Nitro despite being a weird Mario Kart like cartoon racer at least performs well enough on the Wii (inferior hardware to it's counterparts). Hot Pursuit and Rivals were Criterion's way of trying to bring a fresh take to the OG NFS games with a new version of Burnout's handling model (since that's what they knew how to implement). Now I like customization as much as the next Underground/Most Wanted fanboy, but frankly the lack of it is an anthill that fans blew up into a mountain as the supercars that make up the rosters of Hot Pursuit and Rivals are beautiful enough on their own, and the experience should always put the driving first (pretty much the reason there were complaints about too much avatar clothing in Unbound LOL). I think the problem people REALLY have with brake to drift in NFS is because its a constant reminder of the franchise EA abandoned (Burnout), and that because of this reminder it "just isn't NFS", yet when I play Hot Pursuit or Rivals it still feels like NFS to me.

[@sbvideos4411]

These two are Hypercars and Supercars ERA ,nowdays its all about customization dont get me wrong i like customization but the feel of hypercars going is on another level not like some puny RSR is beating P1 GTR or rgera that is not acceptable.

[@falcongamer58]

NFS Rivals hasn't aged a day

[@ld9387]

Hot Pursuit shows why gameplay is so important. On paper, it should be boring. Yet it's the most fun I've had in any Need for Speed game. I wish NFS focused on being stupidly fun, cops vs racers games, like the original NFS games.

[@nickybee6878]

Is a hard topic tbh, but if am being honest Hot Pursuit wins for me at least. I could go on and on to why but i can't be bothered to write a full essay. That's not to say Rivals is bad in fact is freaking good is basically the half of what most wanted 2012 was meant to be tones of the elements you see in Rivals like the story, weapons, the cops bening harder, customization and etc were meant to be in Mw2012 but well we already know what happened with that game and still makes me upset. But at least rivals used most of the stuff that Criterion Games had to remove from 2012.

[@Skylinedays]

I’ve played rivals on the ps3 and it’s been pretty good for me. Only problem is with prob be the map glitch, where you get stuck or freeze, but those only happen when I’m in a long game session.

[@WolfPack27NFS]

The cop mode is the reason these 2 are my favourites. If every NFS had a cop mode, these 2 might not be my favourite as chasing custom racers as the HSTF seems fun as opposed to vehiclrle warfare

[@ryanhill857]

I really loved hot pursuit back in the day that's my favourite out the 2 the car sounds was amazing who remembers the zonda cinque that use to scream

[@vincenzorafaelsuarez6644]

I haven't played Need for Speed Rivals but I saw the campaign, online, etc. It's at the second most epic game I wanted to play someday. Maybe Need for Speed Mobile will compare or reuse the same way to Need for Speed Rivals.

[@IamfoxesK]

Knowing blackpanthaa there's gonna be bias

[@NJDJ1986]

I played Rivals for 3 years, then uninstalled it for Heat, then when I got HP 2020, I did finish Heat so I could uninstall it for HP too! Now I wanna go back continuing HP as soon as my PS4 needs to be fixed! The problem with personalising vehicles in Rivals is too limited, because you can put either one decal, stripe or a livery in the vehicle, not all 3 in the same time. @7:11 *RIP Theo crashed* ✝️ @14:25 *Theo laugh*

[@zebeezy5141]

I love the burnout paradise song that plays over n over again.

[@FrozenDrone12]

Both Rivals and Hot Pursuit 2010 has the best charm in the art of Supercars showcase dedicated for the real classy petrolhead that of course a Ricerground typical people that like to ruin the car by putting the inappropriate widebody and wing like spoiler plus blink blink neon won't understand

[@LILDURKLOVER747]

Hot pursuit is my favorite out of those two games that you just showed me 😂😂

[@AshuraGC]

Hot pursuits handling is way better

[@dcuch]

Rivals is NOT an always online game. It has alldrive, but it does not have online DRM. At least not the ps3 version, which I played at a location with no internet a lot of the time. It even has a single player mode in the settings.

[@F8_Z3PHYR]

Didn't you say that rivals was the worst need for speed game on your last video about rivals?

[@Pri11-k7l]

Rivals have unique cars on both sides and pursuit tech , HP has almost every car is currently available on both sides , Visual customisation is available in Rivals and HP Remastered in an update. I'll say both are best but Rivals is goated because the intense of the cop chases

[@Coolkid-iz8vp]

Actually theo you can play rivals offline 14:32

[@Passon4Pastry]

i feel like the fans of the games (both of them) like the pure experience, like there isn't anything you need to dial in. once a car is fully upgraded and you picked your color then your good to go race. For me (could only be me) The ability to customize is cool don't get me wrong but completely stock cars are just beautiful to me. like seeing an untouched rx7 (confusing how that isnt in the game) or a non racing spec McLaren F1, just is stunning. edit: also the count for cars is bad for rivals, but I feel its like top gear vs grand tour (shows) how top gear has the most advanced cars of its time like the rx8, lambo elemento, or Carrera GT. while the grand tour, has new stuff like modern mustang, McLaren p1, 918 spyder, Hennessy venom. one has more cars that are older, vs fewer but a solid selection of more modern cars (p1 and 918 are still considered modern hyper cars even over 10 years later)

[@Soxynos]

Imagine :✨Rivals Unite✨

[@Kagee_98]

only problem i have on rivals on pc is its locked at 30 fps and if i do a workaround to have more than 60 fps then i have sound bugs with the engine sound😢

[@matesgamingchannelv2279]

Honestly I only played hot pursuit remastered I have to say I like it more than rivals by just seeing the game play and in hot pursuit There is pendulum which I like 3 songs from pendulum

[@thegamingcephalos9412]

I only like NFS titles that I can play offline while having the experience of online. So I'd pick Rivals. The world is atleast active, although hot pursuit is more down to earth in its roots of the old NFS, it just feels weird driving around the open world, without your fellow a.i racers or cops. Although the npc traffic is there, it's just eerie. I just hope that the customizations on modern nfs titles isn't too much because back in UG2 and MW 05, there's some kits that look good and others that are..... let's just say for some "niche"people. Also weapons should return because it's nice to have a way to troll ai cops while also having their aggression turned up to 11 because why not.

[@chronomize]

Hot Pursuit is the only one I've played. Love it.