Need For Speed Most Wanted 2012 - Cut Content & Concepts

Had to re-upload because of a copyright claim. Sorry everybody.
Interesting title. Wonder how the game could have been if it was released as Most Wanted 2.
Please check out hrjohn as without him, this video probaly wouldn't even exist: / thehrjohn
The MW 12 Beta thread:needforspeedthe...
Anyways, thanks for watching!

[@grandtheftaero1]

Hey guys, sorry for the lack of announcements n stuff. I was going to upload a video last week but my new video card broke. Since i'm under warranty i shipped it back yesterday and should be making videos again next week. About NFSMW All Removed Content, yes that is in development (the scripts are freaking long). Although, not alot of scripts are finished yet because of other concerns + laziness. When the vid is about 50 percent done a teaser will show up. The slow development of the video isn't very good as MW All Removed Content is going to be 10x more work than U2 ARC. (took me 6 hours of non stop writing to finish the cars script) When i get my video card i'll work on it immedieatley. The editing is planned to be overhauled from the other vids. I heard alot of people saying they would prefer narration over text, so i am planning to do voice overs for smaller vids, and see what people will think. Vids will (from time to time) have different narrators to add variety. HGCentral is still going to voice MW ARC and planning to improve from U2's video. NFSMW All Removed Content is going to be the best video i have ever made and it will probaly stay that way..... Thanks for reading my rambling

[@StewHeisenberg]

GrandTheftAero Keep it up Aero. Take as much time as you need my nigerian. :) 👌

[@NeoGraena]

GrandTheftAero *making voice similar to craig sullivans voice* DRIFTING!!!

[@NeoGraena]

and this message is also a reference because in the demo you can see craig as number 1

[@wulflargus]

Dominik Száraz Yeah

[@dangduong1581]

Pls make hp 2010 build and downgrade the ps3 because i want to see this build.

[@BIGBOICOMBO]

BASICALLY this game went from a full game at development stage to a public beta at release

[@adamlokman4814]

Thats sad

[@hi_its_jerry]

ScoutSpyScout sorta

[@damianskiii4728]

ScoutSpyScout paid public beta

[@hi_its_jerry]

ダミ exactly

[@darkpit1303]

ScoutSpyScout *public alpha

[@CarlosGamarraDLOL]

i dont get why NFSMW2012 got so much hate, i liked it. but seeing this video proves to me that Criterion wanted to bring us back to the old NFS days. Speedbreaker? Cooldown spots? A freaking storyline? they wanted to give us all this but couldn't because of EA. A real shame this idea doesnt exist

[@rlas]

@Xeno's Sunset No one blames Black Box, Criterion or Ghost or whatever company tries to make a game in time for EA. EA just sets a too short deadline. They destroy themselves. The issue is the new kids generation only cares about graphics.

[@rlas]

@Xeno's Sunset There is nothing good at that game. You have to pay for 100% content and you don't even have Customisation like in older games. This game is lower than Undercover. EA fuckes themself with this games that have not even quality at all. But i guess you are a Console gamer so you are used to pay more for extra content

[@rlas]

@Xeno's Sunset EA is not listening to the community. They are only hunting the money. Nowadays they get it from low age people that care only about Performance and Graphics. The rest is usesless for these people.

[@rlas]

@Xeno's Sunset Well handling sucks most time these days on computer. Idk if you played older NFS games but those had no extras and cost less. Aside graphics they are most times even better. But does not make sense to discuss this even more. Have a great day and i hope EA finally awakes. :)

[@rlas]

@Xeno's Sunset We are probably so upset cause we are used to the older games and their stuff 🤷

[@379Felipe]

Now it's the depressing moment that you stop and think... "It could be better" at same time wishing they would have included what was cut. brb, going to deal with depressing feelings

[@SlickEvan]

lol

[@damianskiii4728]

379Felipe me too m8

[@Dominik1]

i wish that all of those things were cut :(

[@damianskiii4728]

Noskillx You wish it?

[@results3325]

I wish these weren't cut :(

[@jimbobiscool1256]

Criterion deserves a second chance to make this game

[@H3llfire320]

too bad they closed down

[@fate1089]

It's not dead and i know you're reply is 2 Months ago

[@NFSBeast2365]

Jimbobiscool12 I agree

[@onurtintas]

Hellfireman They didnt close down They re still alive but sadly they still under control of EA

[@shiroyasha7324]

Indeed.

[@hussainagha134]

I really think the "2” logo made from the e46's side stripes was cool and unique. It's a shame it never made the cut.

[@budder561]

Alot of people have probably realized this, but most of the cut stuff is in the mobile version. Money, corvette, grand cherokee, m3 GTR, hummer H1 alpha, garage, and the takedown camera. I kinda think that the mobile version was finished before the console.

[@rshdy7800]

Budder Warrier how did u comment from 6 months and the video last seen is 7 months?

[@drift3rtrack598]

i play it and i can comfirm it eventho i just began >_

[@fate1089]

Mobile NFSMW 2012 Was made by firemonkey and not criterion.

[@Lagmaster33]

This video was a real eye opener! As a long time fan of NFS, I always thought that the guys at Criterion were kinda dicks when they were making the NFS games. Like trying to make them too much like Burnout forgeting what Need For Speed was all about. As it turned out, they were actually ready to pay homage to the older games but due to time constrains, usual EA dickery and such they didnt have a chance! Sad that Most Wanted 2 didnt reach its full potential. Looks like Criterion Games pretty much suffered the same fate as Black Box too.

[@RazorHK]

same as need for speed 2015

[@646464mario]

Yeah you can't blame Criterion. They're very talented developers.

[@jemil1584]

you know what? fuck release date. lets delete that shit and #makegamesgreatagain

[@antonholmberg911]

Gary Grandy. they should have gotten more time instead the full mostwanted 12 instead of rivals

[@davidscann]

Gary Grandy quality over quantity

[@GAMIR_SFM]

Thanks EA, for ruining NFS Most Wanted 2012. I mean, the game is fun, but it woud be better if it had story mode, customization and more content.

[@snackers7]

I think the game is a piece of shit with NFS title...

[@GAMIR_SFM]

If you didnt know: my favorite nfs is Undercover

[@GAMIR_SFM]

LOL, you call me fanboy? NFS Undercover is hated.

[@christianharrison2575]

GAMIR_GTA #FACTS

[@GAMIR_SFM]

Criterion wanted to make the 2005 nfs mw on 2012 but they had no time to do it.

[@TMILP]

I think the Idea of following MW2005 wasn't scraped by criterion. It was EA. It looks like they want to scrap everything theyve done in past, they just want to make money on DLC's not the game themselves... I want some Old fashioned Tuning and race game, not some "buy DLC" to play games which are developed nowadays. I want old Need for speed, not the sh-t produced today

[@darkpit1303]

Denis Cachovan I agree on everything you say, but if they make a game with tuning, you would have to pay for like every bumper

[@arontavares5248]

This is what I'd like to call a "Buy-to-play" game. You are greeted to an incomplete game that shoves advertisements in your face as a feature and almost forces you to buy content that should've already been in the game.

[@tilentgamer8758]

True mate

[@kennedysvr]

I agree. I would consider NFS 1 - HP2 "old" NFS though

[@LumanatorRightHere]

Damn, now I feel bad for blaming Criterion for making Most Wanted 2012 the way it is today..

[@haaxxx9]

Lumanator EA shitty decisions... Well I do like MW2012 it's not a bad game, just a game that lost so much potential...

[@suzettetero3232]

Why Ea

[@-HezSEs-]

@Ertan Soner can you stop saying in every single fucking comment that the game is bad?

[@shiroyasha7324]

Same. :/

[@sufiiskandar00]

@Ertan Soner Found the Underground/MW2005 fan.

[@SonNY3600]

It's like they had gathered in a room, wrote down about dozen of good ideas for the game and then said "fuck it" and scrapped it all for that MW'12 released crap. Of course the EA might have played big part in this situation, so i'm not blaming Criterion entirely.

[@Ilx_Jay]

SonNY3600 You cant blame criterion at all honestly. Judging from the video, they were planning on doing a direct sequel with all the feauteres black box games had. But because EA rushed them, They had to scrap the whole sequel entirely. This is why need for speed should be in the hands of a different publisher. So devs can take their time making an ambitious game

[@SonNY3600]

I agree.

[@zewelshtoast]

This makes me cry, seeing what a great game this could have been, probably one of the best

[@errisonalexander1114]

It would definitely be the best

[@lonelydriver4936]

@@errisonalexander1114fr tho

[@floppypastry7045]

so wait this game was supposed to be fun?

[@SlickEvan]

haha

[@hi_its_jerry]

Floppy Pastry lol

[@HyperVanilo]

Hell yeah, but EA screwed everything

[@Otto500206]

《Hyper Vanilo》 Criterion not ea.

[@sanchezoulhaj4696]

Osman E. 500206 EA

[@Adrianlovesmusic]

This would had been a 1000% better reboot than NFS 2015. I THINK EVERYONE can AGREE THAT. MW 05 had the best STORY in NFS history!! WTF EVIL ARTS!

[@avalanche450]

Adrian! I knew there was a different way of saying EA.

[@bmwm3gtr102]

evil arts, more like evil assholes

[@MrNayru]

A friend of me has the theory that Most Wanted (2012) was planned as a Sequel to Burnout Paradise but EA forced Criterion to change it into a NFS game.

[@TheJonnyTauntonShow]

MrNayru Interesting yet unlikely theory

[@TheJonnyTauntonShow]

MrNayru It would have gone way to far into development for them to add licensed cars and it wouldn't have been in burnout because the whole fun of the game was the crashing and more manufactures don't like it when you make their car into the ultimate killing device !

[@kubamax9kubowski176]

Chris Friend As it was said in the video, it was too ambitious for Criterion. So they tried with some Burnout stuff then.

[@AVENGERSMAN.]

***** Who knows. Maybe yes, maybe no

[@grandtheftaero1]

duck74UK Thats nothing more but a reference/throwback to the Burnout series.

[@paburrito]

That explains why the game felt so... unfinished and dull.. all the cut features and such.... 'cause from the beginning was like "here's a car, now go do vroom vroom stuff" and suddenly "you are the most wanted guy in the city" and it had a whole less features than the original most wanted... that's why i kept thinking to myself of this game as "need for speed 2012" 'cause it simply didn't deserved to be called most wanted

[@samueljones3668]

Pabloracer Thats the whole point of the original MW, only difference you had to unlock and grind harder for cars, MW 2005 was heres a car, you are the most wanted, beat the blacklist, its the exact same thing, don't let nostalgia fool you.

[@THEFREEEMAN]

@@samueljones3668 its not exactly the same its more like a striped down version

[@kr0626]

But I should say the soundtrack for this game was truly one of the best even if there were a few songs cut. It truly stands tied with the original MW 2005 which had a great soundtrack too. The only problem was that they cut short on especially the story and gameplay which is disappointing

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

It has got to be the most hilarious title in the series. By default, it's the most fun in the series, only because it is jam packed with insane action that you never get bored of which is what I liked most about the game. But looking at this cut content makes me sad because of how great the game could have been. I think it had the potential to be the best game in the series.

[@matiasrosello1812]

i have to admit that the NFS MW 2012 wasnt a bad game, the overall concept of the game was good, but COME ON!!! Cut a direct sequel with car customization and story? with a larger map and all that made most wanted 05 the legend that it is today? EA and criterion games should be ashamed

[@forcefieldgaming3831]

Matias Rosello It's not Criterions fault, EA is known to rush games to make a quick sell

[@matiasrosello1812]

Forcefield Gaming but why the rush with the release of the MOST WANTED game of (almost) every NFS fan? they just had to wait a bit more to maybe have the best modern NFS game. I just don't get it

[@superdrinkingpepsi]

Matias Rosello EA rushed games so they can get money. And it's not just NFS, many EA games we're rushed.

[@ThatTonnatoTenrec]

game, development, cicle.

[@jimbobiscool1256]

EA needs to stop rushing criterion and ghost also EA isn't making the game as well so criterion and ghost should be treated fair

[@JeikyVortex]

heeeey... this shit hurts a lot!! i mean, i love mw '12, so much but THIS art concepts and animations, lot of aesthetic of mw '05 and deleted functions, hurts really hard

[@lonelydriver4936]

I think, MW 2012 is good as it is but it shouldn’t be a sequel for 05, what I mean is they should create two games, one with all this stuff and then name it MW 2 or something and second a game which we know perfectly as MW 2012… because I really like 2012 but as I’m seeing those concepts… it just hurts

[@jugger17]

I don't understand why people gets so triggered about NFSMW12. I understand that they used the "Most Wanted" title as a some kind of bait to gain sales but with all that autolog shit it makes sense why EA and Criterion decided to use the most wanted title... I enjoyed this game a lot and tbh it's better than Rivals, (at least its old gen version).

[@grandtheftaero1]

Aegis Fully agree with you on this one.

[@jcm2606]

It's mostly because of the fact that they're trying to push the Most Wanted name onto a Burnout clone. I don't mind MW2012, not at all, but it *is* a Burnout clone.

[@AlineaEuros]

Aegis rivals sucked, it was worse than mw 2012. Player cops were stupidly overpowered.

[@AlineaEuros]

***** burnout paradise is better than this though.

[@antonholmberg911]

Aegis same i liked most wanted 2012 ever since the demo

[@cbtenthusiast4152]

Remember when DLCs were updates?

[@drifter4276]

So this could've been a direct sequel to one of the best Need For Speed games of all time, and they removed it all to make it a Burnout Paradise with real cars. What the fuck happened?!

[@snackers7]

Morons from Criterion Games just fucked up the game, because they do only Burnout series...

[@kubamax9kubowski176]

Snack3rS7 No

[@NeotheDarkspine]

Snack3rS7 It was probably due to time constraints. NFS Hot Pursuit was amazing and this had potential to be better than that.

[@snackers7]

So why EA closed it's studio?

[@NeotheDarkspine]

You realize Criterion is still there right? They´re working on a Star Wars game right now. Plus they produced Dangerous Golf recently

[@Nostalgic64]

I actually enjoyed the mobile version of this more than the Console version. Also majority of the cut cars in the console were actually in the mobile game, like the stingray was actually one of the black list cars,

[@sean092010]

It also should be noted that the Lancer was the first Most Wanted race in the mobile port. I am willing to bet the mobile game was based on prototypes, considering it has a "story" by showing you text when you unlock a Most Wanted race, and has money (Which was likely used for unlocks during the betas) in a paid game (although a 2015 Chinese re-release changes that).

[@suzettetero3232]

Yup

[@delatomvione9943]

So the beta version was a mix between NFS MW 05 and HP 2010. Right? And Technically a squeal for Carbon , because Carbon was a direct sequel to MW 05.

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

And also need for speed world and rival because they have weapon too

[@Anthony-ck3jf]

@@mrjdmtunerboy.1463 not rivals since rivals was made after

[@djungelskog2654]

One of my personal favorites NFS yeah...Is not even a good NFS some people say... But this game have a lot of sentimental value since my parents bought me the "Day 1 edition" (Actually called limited edition) it came with a code for 2 black mate cars (Maseratti GT and a Porsche 911) and 12 hours of double SpeedPoints. The game almost a year after it release another limited edition came out with 6 mate black cars...and one of them was the Catherham. Also...I hated the soundtrack but at least you can use your own music. I played 130+ hours in this game and almost every parts/license plates/colors/etc in the multiplayer mode... I enjoyed every second since I got that game.

[@gamercrunch8697]

You hated the soundtrack.what i think it had one best soundtracks imo. Really upbeat and fastpaced songs.but it is your opinion so i wont get salty over it.

[@adlibbed2138]

so how do i get my own songs on it?

[@x-fayad-x8828]

TGE SOUNDTRACK WAS ONE OF THE BEST

[@Ak1r0]

So for all the flak Criterior has gotten over the years, it seems they weren't the ones at fault. I suspected that much but had no evidence, but now it's here. Most Wanted 2012 was another game that got EA'd, sadly. #FuckEA

[@arontavares5248]

#EAIsASlaveDriver #PetitionAgainstEARushingDevs

[@praveensharma9893]

Too fucking late you dumb halfwits!

[@praveensharma9893]

The_Worst_ One_87 #NFSfagsrealizetheyareidiots

[@XxidiotXxBosses]

It's weird how the Hummer, Jeep and Stingray were in the mobile version and the M3 GTR was already in the mobile version but added in later in the consoles.

[@TheSilviaGuy]

Fire monkey is honest ngl

[@friskycalibri2293]

@@TheSilviaGuy fire monkey popped off on the mobile MW2012, imo. Great game.

[@bomberpunk]

while I would have enjoyed this title actually living up to its "Most Wanted" namesake, I'm glad that the "Tech" or weapons did not make into the final game. I'm not saying I wouldn't have enjoyed them because having that element in the game would open up the battle between cops & the player. But as far as multiplayer goes it is aggravating enough when somebody in a Bugatti rams into you with Ram pro + impact protection pro when you are switching cars/customizing/changing paint. Keep up the awesome videos +GrandTheftAero they always make me look at a game I found fun and think "what if?"

[@TKdown]

Non-English versions have fewer police radio voices than English versions. The size of "(locale)\SWC\SPEECHEVENTSEQUENCES.SWC0" is smaller than the English version. There was a possibility that the localization time was not enough.

[@readmore6993]

this video make this game a dark story

[@krocialblack]

Let's be honest people. IF. And I mean a very big *IF*, they would have kept all of the stuff that was shown in this video, and Criterion would have actually paid homage to Most Wanted 2005, people would have still bitched and moaned about it. "Bawwww... It wasn't as good as Most Wanted 05'... Blackbox did a better job..." "Bawwwww. The psychics is too much like Burnout..." "Bawwww... It just isn't the saaaaaame... Most Wanted 05' FTW!!!" Gamers these days have such thick nostalgia googles on, they'll just still continue to beg for a HD remake and right off the newer game as being "awful" and "shit"... So I'm gonna be the one to say it... Time to move on people... We don't know what we want anymore.. The Need For Speed fanbase has transformed into the Sonic fanbase... We the fans also have to take part blame for making the NFS series suffer... Not just EA and Criterion...

[@adupswillbeback3390]

krocialblack same with the new flatout 4 lol

[@onurtintas]

You are right but in the alpha/beta physics was much more like 05 There are some video that you can go and check out

[@CantRead1]

Goddamn this aged super well

[@zacariascisneros6399]

I 100% agree with you.

[@JakeMR2]

So, that video concludes why EA is such a scumbag of a company, I will say if Criterion had a good 3 years to develop the whole concept from 2011 it would be more enjoyable. Sure, the story has its cliches and very noticeable, but I am very impressed they were going for a story than what we got at release. It's not fun grinding and getting the most Most Wanted points at all, plus. The game would have been too dark to say the least. And, thus why I won't buy a single EA game at retail prices anymore.

[@KingViper645]

Criterion: So Need For Speed 2012 Title will be a direct sequel to Most Wanted, with lots of cars, deep car customization, weapons, great story. We estimate it will take about 3 years to make- EA: We're going to stop you right there. Literally.

[@pjpyjamas7457]

Hey, I can tell you one thing; I played a build of NFS 2012 at a local gaming event which is hosted at the first week of September every year. This was the september of 2012 and I was surprised to see a build of MW there and I did manage to play it. Obviously I didn't record it but I can tell you that I did find the old Corvette car. What's even more bizarre was that I first played the build in an extremely slow Nissan Tida. I can also tell you that I found the Corvette in the edge of the map near the coal mine, in a container that was on some sort of boat. That's all I remember from 5 years ago.

[@grandtheftaero1]

p-jarouj99 You most likely were playing an early August build. It some of the August builds I have you spawn in a Nissan Tiida when you get busted, the car in the build is named after it's US version tho, the Versa. You were correct about the Corvette Stingray 428 having a jackspot near the cole mine. In the E3 build it also is somewhere near the colemine. IIRC the Corvette also has a jackspot somewhere near Downtown/the large highway bridge.

[@KilosFoxo]

5:57 they way 2 was incorporated into the m3 livery is genius

[@paulofernando7858]

Wow I didnt notice

[@enforcerr]

15:57 *****

[@KouneliSPL]

It's sad to see that we could have gotten something so ambitious and overwhelming, yet most likely because of their publisher it came out as a half-assed Burnout reskin claiming to be NFS. The game was still pretty fun, just didn't feel like an NFS title. I'm sure that if they were to finish what they first pictured, it would still be pretty controversial, but it could have been one of their greatest games, the best even.

[@PreownedHonda]

I actually really enjoyed MW 2012 but watching this video and thinking about how much better it could've been makes me really sad, especially since MW '05 is my favorite NFS game of all time and a direct sequel would just be amazing

[@PSXDRIVERPLAYERBSTH]

Around 16:25, the date is there (21 April 2011) and then the Project title seen above it clearly states "NFS - Hawaii", kek

[@blaudi_alan]

Idk if EA even knew that if they spent more time with the most wanted game that this was supposed to be, they would probably make a bit more money and have a bit better of a reputation. Also the E3 version of Most Wanted looks better than the one today.

[@Byzero100]

the 12:50 part is from mobile version and the HUMMER as well

[@Sabba7h]

If everything in the video is true, why didn't EA do what Ubisoft did with The Crew - no, a better example, what PD did with GT Sport and delay the game until further notice? Look - MW 2012 is one of the first NFS I've ever played on PC and it'll always have a soft spot in my heart. However that being said it's further down the order on NFSs that I've enjoyed. This looks like it was going to be an awesome game.

[@tilentgamer8758]

EA just wanted a fast money

[@bmwm3gtr196]

if mw 2012 created by black box and criterion it would be so legit

[@Sonic-ug2zr]

When the NFSMW2 concept art covers rolled (15:17) i got "pretty emotional"... i cant put it into words what i felt. Its just that we could have gotten NFSMW2...

[@ActiveFire533]

It breaks my heart to see that NFS MW 2012 could've been so much better...💔

[@xXCARL1992Xx]

how can there be a Most Wanted 2, a successor to the Original Most Wanted, when NFS Carbon was the direct successor to Most Wanted (Story wise)?

[@miccahstaimee]

xXCARL1992Xx well most wanted 2 could have possibly use a different character or the same character would go to a new city to rescue his friend

[@GothicRaven777]

Probably the story would have been from a different universe, with different characters but using the same iconic car.

[@jonathangarza3078]

Imagine a sequel of Carbon and MW with a new character, he finds the BMW M3 GTR abandoned, in a barn find or some shit , the engine is dead and you will have to start from the bottom with some cheap ass engines, with at least 20 bosses, plus online "bosses" which may be like the best of your area or state, Idk its just an idea. Adding what they did in NFS 2015 with new mechanics, add new game modes (drag, drift bla, bla, bla), along you progress in the game there will be easter eggs or clues to find the story behind the BMW and his owner and what happened at the end that made the owner leave the car there(that would be cool actually).But what I would like is that instead of buying cars, you should upgrade yours and try to beat harder rivals, gain the money the hard way.

[@Sal12538]

Jnthn Garza you got a nice idea right there. +1

[@jonathangarza3078]

Haha, I know right? Don´t know where those come from.

[@toNHuman]

Well we know that they choose the sound tracks at the beginning of the development, becouse it fits the authentic look of concept art and old "Press start" menu. To be honest i would love to have the game how they imaganed it before.

[@N4SVideos]

For the next one, do NFS The Run or NFS Rivals

[@Dishynega]

N4S Videos oh I watch your videos

[@nismo3871]

@@hazeyviperz9873 lol he won't see that :/

[@traviswalker8933]

Some of the cut cars were in the Need For Speed Most Wanted mobile game, like the Corvette Stingray (a Blacklist car), the Hummer H1 and the Jeep Cherokee SRT8.

[@elywrlds594]

6:03 you forgot the cut powertrain customization option, my guess was that it was an general engine upgrade option similar to that found in nfs prostreet

[@tmarkoni4951]

possible reasons : 1. licensing problems like mentioned before. ( this is not burnout series where cars deformation can be as real as real life . Because free from car companies ) 2. bug testing. The bigger the content, the more bug people rant on the internet. 3. Just save the concepts for next nfs series. Example : nfs rivals, which has more weapons than mw 2012

[@karlostrino3620]

1. Odd thing is that all four cars that were ready and rendered for the final console/PC game are available in the mobile version, with the Corvette being one of the Most Wanted cars 2. Plausible, but they had ample development time - they even had time to create a story but then turn it into Burnout Paradise w/ real cars 3. Rivals didn't have most of the weapons MW2012 was originally planned with.

[@Inferno-MT4]

i think the reason for the BMW M3 GTR existing in the HP2010 like backdrops and such is that it was from the time of the "Most Wanted 2" concept, which they probably worked on a bit to get a feel for it before saying "oh hell no that's too much damned work"

[@crowned.]

Would love to see full video of those start screens :o 9:52

[@Sentinal-VIII]

CROWNED I know im a few years later but I saw the prototype INTRO video! not joking! its better than the final one.

[@ArthurLopes39]

@@Sentinal-VIII I'd love to see it too, did you find it on the internet or you were lucky enough to watch it behind closed doors during development?

[@Sentinal-VIII]

@@ArthurLopes39 Behind closed doors

[@THE_A100]

@@Sentinal-VIII Where

[@RickyGMedia_TX]

🍑

[@vtec5862]

Maybe in Golden Meadows is where you found the Hummer and the Jeep.

[@gnudj2918]

Beta Cygni thought so!

[@RacerBest]

And maybe the offroad tires would have actually been useful.

[@WENY47]

Hummer can be found near powerplant in July-Aug build. Jeep? Idk i'm finding it. Also, Golden meadows doesn't have any jackspot. Tried to find it on May build, but It doesn't exist.

[@f1fan3000]

I think, this explains why the Pursuit system in MW2012 is as Black-Box-like as it is.

[@nekitkat]

Amazing work as always, GTA! I love NFS MW 2012, it can give You a lot of fun. Nice multiplayer, hard chases, many races and amazing soundtrack. My NFS top: 1. Most Wanted 2005 2. Hot Pursuit 2010 3. Most Wanted 2012 4. High Stakes 5. Underground 1

[@Ilx_Jay]

I think this video gives up hope for nfs 2017. Why you may ask? Think about it, the reason why most content got cut out in Need for Speed because the devs spent all the time building a foundation for an ambitious game. Now think like this, Need for Speed 2015 was barebones but its good because now Ghost Games have a Foundation to build on. So all they have to do is have nfs 2015 with much more added content such as more cars, customization, pursuit feautures, better race gameplay AND Better story line. I think ghost can potentially put out the greatest NFS to date if they build up from NFS 2015. 2015 was the foundation and 2017 could have all the features Criterion could have put into MW 2012 This is my theory...

[@cosmin-andreiborsa3480]

If this is true, I wil cut my fucking balls off. They just need to do a game with: -NFS 2015 graphics -NFSMW 2005 driving physics -NFS Carbon and Underground 2 customization -NFS Underground 1-2 soundtrack -NFSMW 2005 story or even better -Lots of old and new cars -All racing modes like drag, speedtrap, circuit etc.

[@PrincipIan]

Borsa Cosmin NFSPS Drift Physics

[@TheDaniell1210]

Borsa Cosmin NFS MW 2005 Police System (heat levels, pursuit breakers, cooldown, pursuit music)

[@GeometryDashKenaz]

Da_3astCh0ppa well we're not getting it with need for speed payback....maybe next year I guess

[@catsexe6932]

Well it's 2018 ...but We all wait Nfs 2019 ..

[@Johnny-ux7yi]

Well, look at the bright side. Need For Speed Heat is a return to form for the franchise and i believe that nothing is too late for Ghost Games and Criterion to make the original Most Wanted sequel.

[@karlostrino3620]

With all these cut content, Most Wanted could've been the perfect blend of everything we asked for at the time. Sad to see a lot of it scrapped. It's odd that they removed the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Hummer H1 Alpha in the PC and Console versions yet they're left intact in the mobile one (with the Corvette being a Most Wanted car).

[@harysuper]

Man... a storyline? A garage? Mia? A phone... had they kept the idea of having a garage, a blacklist with characters and the phone, it seems it could have been a proper "re-release." I felt MW 12 though was just thrown together last minute. It felt just like NFSHP 10 and NFS rivals... I think they did get somewhere with the new NFS like with the customization, races, crew, and a garage and a little story... I wonder if it were up to black box what they would have done instead...

[@TheDaniell1210]

I can't believe it. I really hated MW 2012, but this video made me to see the development with other eyes. This game was going to be much better than finally was. It's a shame Criterion needed to remove many features of the original MW, but it's worse that EA decided to sale this game with the name "Most Wanted". In the end, we had a game acclaimed by websites and reviewers but very hated by most of its fans.

[@SazLowify]

What an amazing video, I've been trying to dig up this information myself for quite a while and to see it all like this is awesome. Thanks GrandTheftAero!

[@kenstermcnine071]

The amount of cut content in this game is just bizzare

[@cinecrasher]

There was originally a goldmine area called Golden Meadows in the betas. The airport replaced it but GM had suburban housing and a goldmine.

[@seba2366]

10:18 this is the menu screen Also, they seem to forgot that Carbon is just right after Most Wanted in story line

[@traviswalker8933]

The Most wanted 2 thing wasn't just a concept. A full beta build was made which is not shown in this video but there are videos lurking around showing it in detail. It obviously has a lot of HP 2010 placeholders.

[@dogjr2fast4u75]

Interestingly, in the intro for the game, the Evo X is seen drifting away from cops in the same exact style and same exact place as the cutscene for the Alfa Romeo 4C Concept.

[@MayconLuizDznTM]

And there really is a beta Intro with the evo x, in the style of alfa romeo intro, i think we would face evo x in beta, but they changed it to alfa romeo 4c

[@friskycalibri2293]

@@MayconLuizDznTM the mobile version proves this. The Evo is the first blacklist member you face.

[@umutcolak1876]

Nobody can't notice as i see but in 11:21 there are ford f150 (probably super snake or something like that, on the left), bmw m5 e60(on the center) and lamborghini gallardo (probably 2005 version, on the right) ford mustang Police(probably 1965 or something like that) in 15:27, drones in 15:33, in 15:38 a car too but can't understand what that car is, in 15:41 a lamborghini reventon, and in 15:46 bmw m3 e90 was cut too. If yok can see more please write it down this comment. And in ViperZ's video, audi a1 clubsport quattro was cut and it can be seen in the video.

[@NoGoodNames-iv8ly]

So Criterion could have made a TRUE sequel to MW2005, but instead we ended up with a reskinned Burnout Paradise, only with police chases and licensed cars. Some of the stuff they took out before the game's release as well... weapons, Pursuit Breakers, the M3 GTR (which later came back in the NFS Heroes DLC)...

[@donairechristianp]

Since Criterion is taking over for NFS again after EA got rid of Ghost, for some reason, they should be given another chance at making a direct sequel to Most Wanted 2005 whilst ignoring EA's stupid orders. I want them to take their time and put their best effort in making a Most Wanted 2 game. All this cut content proves it would've been an amazing game. Also, 10:21 looks reminiscent of the MW 2005 start screen.

[@ekstrakswaifu4971]

Idk im 3 years late but since that big leak of the nfs mw12 builds there actually are like 2-3 builds that have the story and the start screen + more

[@Unlisted4.2.0]

10:33 this was the demo build, and this video was used in the Main Menu of the demo build!this is why it loops over and over again

[@danishfaraz3678]

I feel you have missed something... During the E3 video, if you look closely at the car's license plate, it is written 'BURNOUT' instead of the one we see in the final release meaning that the assets were most probably reused from Burnout Paradise, but there are no Porsches in Paradise, so maybe just the license plates were used as placeholders for the E3 video

[@grandtheftaero1]

Danish Faraz I didn't miss it, it wasn't mentioned because it just nothing interesting. The license plate is just a reference/throwback to Burnout Paradise, nothing more. There's nothing mysterious about it.

[@STRmw2]

first step to a successful NFS today is moving away from the takedown (burnout) gameplay.

[@ThatTonnatoTenrec]

Hope you like randomly speeding up and stopping AI from most wanted 2005 then

[@STRmw2]

i do. i want to hit a wall at 200mph and all that happens is i get a cracked windscreen. nfs isnt supposed to be realistic.. burnout works as burnout, i loved paradise but nfs should go back to what made it famous

[@ThatTonnatoTenrec]

i didn't meant about hitting wall i meant how AI would slow down randomly for no reason or speed up like hell [i was going 250km/h againts earl and 7 times he caught up and passed me]

[@ThatTonnatoTenrec]

also i meet ronnie [not blacklist but random racer ronnie]

[@STRmw2]

yeah so what, most races outside of custom have catch up turned on

[@masonkohan6900]

Interestingly in the concept art, there's a Ford Mustang police as well as a Reventon. Maybe there was more cars that were unused not seeing in the files anywhere and around the Hawaii stage or that's just there by design other than the M3 GTR. Who knows? Hopefully if 2012 gets a remaster, there will be more content from what it was to be and fix so many of the issues. Fingers crossed! Get it crossed, Cross in the original, maybe return, I'm terrible...

[@masonkohan6900]

Also the original Gallardo.

[@shinposting]

The remaster for this game (which will DEFINITELY come out, just watch) is gonna be quite interesting to see.

[@StewHeisenberg]

This game is the type of game where you finish it and you get depressed when you go back to play it again.

[@fzlrvntn]

Damn, that MW2 concept arts gave me chills... EA should give us the REAL sequel of MOST WANTED '05...

[@inconspicuousdaddy6307]

EA is all about money. It should be a company like Criterion.

[@coolfxpro8067]

Criterion should make their own game instead of EA

[@JuanMolina-tl2xc]

I swear that if I ever become a billionaire. Criterion games is rebuilding this

[@bel_unoffical]

if they made 2012 most wanted like how they wanted it we probably wouldve fell in love with the bmw but now we're stuck with the bmw gtr which is cool but outdated

[@toquette5919]

i honestly still love how the iconic m3 gtr most wanted livery is basically just 2 with some creativity

[@Alcatraz760]

I can only hope they understand for NFS 2017, they need to bring back the full on heavy handling from MW/Carbon, more customisation as well as auto sculpt, and a less cringey story, i mean i miss the idea of FMVs, but more interesting. Also a day night cycle, or at least the option to, night time in 2015 feels more restricting than night time in carbon.

[@f11bot]

16:42 this is the part that pisses me off the most. But also one big motivation for me.

[@imnotgivingmy_name_toamach7491]

OK, it sucks about the police helicopter being cut

[@oba9041]

I guess the irony is that that closest thing we got to the NFS most wanted 2 e92 showed up as a dlc car in nfs the run which came out in 2011 just before most wanted 2012. Now I’m starting to think that they were hinting at a second most wanted considering nfs the run you race cross country and you are chased by rivals, police, and gang members. That would make a good plot

[@turbochargedfilms]

My theory about the strange video at 10:20 is that it could've been what played in the background during the press start menu or the main menu. This could've been in the MW2 phase as the colour grading and tone eerily matches MW '05 and the M3 E92 was intended to be the MacGuffin car of the game (as can be seen in the concept art). It's still strange why it was a real photo of a real, non MW-styled E92 and not an in-engine rendered E92 with the classic decals. Maybe placeholder? Or maybe conspiracy where EA tried to sweep the whole MW2 thing under the rug (as they did with the concept art)? Idk, just my $0.02.

[@carenthusiast172]

If you look on the fenders properly, you can spot, that the car isn't M3. Just E92 (possibly, 335i).

[@spaceshipsguyorSSSG]

The Semi trucks from MW05 were cut. You can find this in the pause menu in the about section in the police codes list. It says Tractor Trailer Spill.

[@euroslushie.]

15:30 What's that Flying? Fidget Spinner???

[@onlygameplay5153]

WhiteyTheRabbit // GamerRabbit21 xDDDDD fidget spinner😂😂😂😂😂

[@InFamXYT]

Drone

[@RezaAfsar]

This video is very depressing to look at. Criterion had a bigger vision of creating a direct sequel that was more "futuristic" but EA wanted their money. And now criterion has been shut down. They had a bigger vision. Makes you feel bad for them

[@pashaboss6]

Maaan this video just explained why EA are hated..they should have let em take as much time as they want.(see cyberpunk 2077 for example) and they shouldn't have removed anything from the game If they have done so the game would have Been a work of art and would probably even be a best selling

[@Tryp]

Very well put together. It's really nice to see what could have been. In video format to be specific. Great job as always.

[@Mark_Lou]

now that Criterion is back for more NFS they should pick up this project and start working on it again it's theirs anyways

[@madhunter6420]

yeah, exactly

[@InFamXYT]

They probably will for 2022 since it's the 10th anniversary

[@ArthurLopes39]

5:57 The car igniting as the start-up sequence finishes is a neat detail I wish had made it into retail.

[@piotrix90]

This needs to be shared🙌great vid imagine if ghosts would take that Hawaii concept and turned it into reality, we can dream right?

[@grandtheftaero1]

We can only dream.

[@revolverocelot3741]

A bit too late but in case anyone is still watching this, in the Mobile Version of MW are the H1 Hummer, Jeep Cherokee and the Corvette Stingray driveable.

[@fate1089]

Yet the Mobile Versions was made by FireMonkey Not Criterion you can see the logo when you open the game itself....

[@averagefalloutenjoyer123]

So, the moral of the story is. Fuck EA?

[@friskycalibri2293]

Yup.

[@Blaster-the-holobot]

Personally, i love mw 2012 since its the first video game i've ever played when i was younger. But i feel sad that the game had so much potential and yet, got most of it scrapped. My biggest wish is that one day, Criterion make a "remaster" of this game, but not like it is now. A remaster 100% based of those old concepts to bright them back to life!

[@NoName-gv6pi]

Thats technical got to be within mostwanted05 consept.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Soundtrack for this game is godly

[@nicovzz1795]

3:38 that's because in game conferences they use alternative game engines that rise up the details and experience of the gameplay/demo. For the rest found in the game files no doubt it would be better if they got more time, but that's money problems!

[@grandtheftaero1]

Nico Vzz Nope, the game actually looked like that. The graphics weren't this good just for E3. I have around 30 Most Wanted 12 builds, two are pre-E3 one is the actual E3 build and another one after E3. The graphics still looked the same and nothing from this video was edited/faked. They really wanted the game to look like that.

[@TKsh1]

Huh, didn't expected a MW 2012 beta video. Far from being the best NFS game, but still enjoyable.

[@-0.00]

For some reason, This game was made in 2012. (and had better graphics than most games that year) The beta builds had alot nicer shading than the final version. Plus, it was more vibrant and detailed unlike how it is with the final build. The Vita version was left with so many imperfections.