NFS Unbound - Grip Builds Are Now Competitive In Online Races!

Tired of the drift 2 win meta in Need For Speed? Well, worry no more as grip builds are very competitive in Need For Speed Unbound!
Played with keyboard.
Join the ISAD discord channel!
/ discord
Follow me on Twitch!
/ isu3katdriving
Timeline:
0:00 - Honda NSX-R A+ Class
2:59 - Ferrari Testarossa S Class
4:56 - Honda NSX-R A+ Class
7:00 - Acura RS-X B Class
9:06 - Lamborghini Aventador SVJ S+ Class
#eapartner #NFSUnbound #ISAD

[@IsuckAtDriving]

Now grip is finally viable for online races in NFS! Timeline: 0:00 - Honda NSX-R A+ Class 2:59 - Ferrari Testarossa S Class 4:56 - Honda NSX-R A+ Class 7:00 - Acura RS-X B Class 9:06 - Lamborghini Aventador SVJ S+ Class

[@thatone_hijazi]

Congratulations 🎊

[@gravitydazed8859]

Would you be able to test the viper soon? But im glad things have improved a bit more from the last game...im hoping I don't see many RSRs'

[@godofwarkratos2046]

​@@gravitydazed8859 from what I've seen from this channel and another one I watch the rsr got nerfed hopefully it stays that way

[@NJDJ1986]

thank you for the timestamps ISAD!

[@porcup1neh3ad]

Any ideas for the A class?

[@digitalcamaro9708]

*In James Mays voice* "I was the first to arrive and as you can see I've done it properly."

[@jibzzz1]

Imaginable

[@FarmYardGaming]

Brilliant

[@cyanprince00]

In comes *Clarkson* 'with a smug face' "Hmm, in a hideous car if I do say so myself". "Oh, and here comes Hammond, in a surprisingly gentlemanly way" "Where's he headed- MY GOD HES ABOUT TO RUN ME OVER" *"HAMMOND YOU IDIOOUTTT!"*

[@cyanprince00]

-typical scenario with those 3 lol

[@RRVCrinale]

Don't forget them all showing up to meetups and bumper-checking each other's cars.

[@AcerSense]

2:45 ok that some close finish right there. ISAD Style

[@gigaforce56]

Other guy tried to ram him too at the end, wouldn't be an ISAD video without one.

[@nickthompson1812]

Tried to cover the pass unsuccessfully lol

[@enterthekyuubi]

Shake and bake.

[@kacperNFS]

The fourth one too!!

[@Zinul]

satisfied tf outta me

[@defendrr_ru]

The car variety is so nice to see

[@elijahwatkins3507]

U have no idea especially coming from nfs heat all u saw was the 911 every race

[@venomlordzentanu]

What variety? It's literally the same cars. Literally the same game.

[@NLGogeta]

@@venomlordzentanu only cars that aren’t from heat are the eclipse , hellcat , 190E , AMG black series gt , 2022 countach, and etc.

[@BlackRockStella]

@@venomlordzentanu Yeah, except in Heat, the 911 RSR has no contender being the META car. So many people use the car in online.

[@Sphynx93rkn]

@@venomlordzentanu 🤡

[@93vincentvalentine]

10:59 That flex in mid air 😂

[@PlatinumHustle]

Death flex lol

[@g_on_cue7237]

You can tell the dedication to understand the handling/mechanics of the game from this man on the corner king track. Your corners got so much better 👏🏻👏🏻

[@andrewtatereal3168]

i love how the cars are heavy unlike in 2015 and heat where frucking volvos have a better acceleration than a ferraris

[@TheRama2299]

Impressive how Criterion steps in, and makes a competent grip handling model which is the complete opposite of what they did for their past racing games. Meanwhile, Ghost had been struggling since 2015 to make a working handling model on its own, let alone grip...

[@oscarfunez3806]

U know ghost is 50% now criterion. So it's still ghost except with a new name

[@AcidMayo27]

Both of criterion’s handling models were extremely well built and solid, easy to understand with some depth to master. I feel like they just brought their magic to ghost’s mess of a physics engine

[@friskycalibri2293]

@Camarade Toff True. Say what you will about hot pursuit 2010 or mw 2012, driving around felt really good once you knew the map.

[@wildnugget1675]

It's literally the same garbage system. Lol.

[@Le_Floffy_A92]

that 1st race with the NSX felt like an Initial D alternate universe race lol Nakazato having cool vibrations

[@andrewtatereal3168]

btw did they have eurobeat in this game? i think i heard someting that sounds like it at one point in the vid

[@Le_Floffy_A92]

@@andrewtatereal3168 nah, ISAD edited into the video 😃

[@rnafa427]

Honda NSX : Go Hojo Nissan Skyline GTR R32 : Nakazato

[@ser1706_Fujiwara]

Legend 2 Racer First Stage tage

[@xsmockjrx]

This game is really really good, and it plays so damn smooth. EA really did good with this one

[@xsmockjrx]

But, the way cars stop in the middle of the street so you can hit them is annoying asf.

[@_jaegerboy_]

@@xsmockjrx yk that shit been in the NFS series since NFS Underground 2, i genuinely hate braindead traffic in any NFS game even till this day

[@josw1007]

@@_jaegerboy_ ye, up to a point it's very funny but when it starts to influence racing it's extremely tedious 😦

[@Madcat1331]

Not EA, but Criterion. If anything, Criterion managed to make something good *despite* EA 😮‍💨

[@fartloudYT]

@@Madcat1331 except the fact that pre-criterion era had way more better titles.

[@sensen6883]

The fourth race for me somehow giving the Underground 1 vibe so well.

[@thefirsttrillionaire2925]

Carbon music was cherry on top 😮‍💨

[@shinomakichuppy8236]

Loved how Criterion made this game as arcadey as possible since the skill-gap is essentially how much Burst Nos you can gain from your style of driving lol.

[@BiIlDipperIy]

Yeah but it is still surprisingly competitive. Like I'm seeing a lot of different cars in online. Even got my boots smoked by an S class crown Vic, which I thought was slow from my single player run. There's also some learning and depth to the driving which makes it fun. The "grip" builds remind me a lot of nfsmw05. Hugging corners and boosting out of them. So satisfying

[@TheDashPL]

Just the way nfs is supposed to be, a arcade game

[@sokzdyni]

10:57 The most funny finish in nfs unbound I've seen so far

[@PlatinumHustle]

Gotta flex before instant death lol

[@kyruii]

i really like that the burst NOS gives u more grip to go faster around sharp corners

[@Rasmus230100]

It’s so nice to see so much variety in the races. The fact that you can race in a testarossa without engine swap is amazing. Gosh I need to get this game

[@randomname4689]

There isn't gonna be very much variety once people find out the best cars for each tier

[@Rasmus230100]

@@randomname4689 Overall seems more balanced for now but you're prob not wrong

[@sxmori]

11:00 this is totally me after crashing an SVJ into literal boulders at 180+ mph

[@PlatinumHustle]

Lmaooo

[@AnAnonymousHuman]

the first race, dude tried to ram you into the wall and still lost

[@Racecarlock]

10:56 Nothing like striking a casual Instagram pose during a failed attempt to get a Lamborghini to the moon.

[@PlatinumHustle]

Yeet flex

[@Enpatsu393]

5:44 that truck had a mission. Stopped right there U_U..happened to me too many times haha.

[@Kingsixfive]

You definitely don’t suck at driving,that first race finish was insane

[@michaelzouzoukov6936]

This game is finally not so bad....Love It! Criterion doesnt disappoint!! Can feel some burnout vibes here!!

[@jup1ter723]

I honestly find myself gravitating towards grip regardless, at least when it comes to RWD cars. Rear-wheel drifting in this game feels really inconsistent.

[@MedicalBillz]

Nah, just drifting in general is in need of some buffs. You lose too much momentum drifting imo, had to force the cars to get the drift zones done. I've tried a couple AWDs as well as RWDs.

[@AdvancedGamingYT]

@@MedicalBillz that's the whole point of drifting lmao it's not like asphalt 9

[@rowanmelville1310]

@@MedicalBillz I pray drifting isn't buffed, let Grip be the meta for at least one game so people can learn to drive properly 😂

[@faizfrez2729]

@@MedicalBillz i find muscle cars with semi neutral-drifts works the best, getting out of drifts seemed faster than other rwd cars

[@babydriver8844]

@@faizfrez2729 how do you tune your handling do you leave drift or grip in the middle and down force move to the right ? Cuz my 69 charger just doesn’t turn like I need it to to win any online race I’ve literally lost every race

[@Dr_Monitor]

That clown in the R32 at the beginning trying to bodyblock you at the end of the race and still getting 2nd was hilarious. He got what he deserved with that one.

[@PetsbudNasia]

That midnight club 2 soundtrack in your testarossa race🔥🔥

[@yungmil6969]

For a 7/10 given by Gamespot, I still gotta say it´s a solid and fun game, with some future updates / polishing this could be an 8 / 8.5 for sure, love it!

[@samfisher2141]

GameStop is a bunch of clowns, never take them seriously.

[@mossedandcrossed5360]

@@samfisher2141 this game mid

[@samfisher2141]

@@mossedandcrossed5360 and it's better then Ghost games could ever make.

[@mofuhh]

@@samfisher2141 You do realize some guys from Ghost Games moved over to work on Unbound too right lol

[@deadiseasy7891]

@@mofuhh not all of them tho

[@hatzikost05]

the acura looks super fun and grippy

[@Domined3]

grip and less slide but still capable of slide works so well for me in this game

[@Domined3]

Also boost start in gear 3 all the time. I feel like im of the only few that caught on to this for some reason.

[@marcusedub2145]

Agreed💯💯

[@sahil_tayade]

That first race was really awesome to watch, amazing finish too!

[@Otherface]

You know, I would still want a video comparing drift vs grip just to see how big the gap between them is.

[@greggschaftler1394]

all u need to know is, drift is useless against grip in general

[@devandrasimanjuntak1646]

it’s a case by case basis. Watch Militia Gaming Community’s video about this. In general, lower tier cars benefit from drifting, while higher tier cars benefit for grip. But some cars can only be built for grip, like the EK9 being FWD and has 20% grip base handling.

[@Blurgamer17]

Here's a general idea to take for online racing: -B and A Class: Stick to drifting. You're too slow to gain enough burst nos from gripping turns compared to the gains from drifting. -A+: This is the middle ground where grip and/or drift builds would work equally. If you want races with the perfect mix of both, you'll want to try this Class. -S and S+: Grip turns just give too much burst nos to ignore. Better to switch to grip builds to max out nos gain when turning. The key to racing in this game is to gain as much burst nos as you can to make ultra-grippy turns normally not possible to make the best laptimes.

[@greggschaftler1394]

@@Blurgamer17 I personally have not seen any drift builds that keep up with my grip cars at B and A. B i mainly use R32 which gets 80% grip, I use R34 at A which gets 100%. Both cars get plenty grip boost.

[@Blurgamer17]

@@greggschaftler1394 that'd be because AWD > Other drive types in those two classes. Acceleration and mastering cornering is key to winning races. Drifting in those lower classes will give more burst nos than grip turning though.

[@clvtch444]

Glad to see generally clean racing

[@CLA82529]

It's just feels so good to see the grip builds being competitive.

[@ChampdaTech]

That first race just gained a sub 😮‍💨 finna go buy this game rn.

[@nicofido95]

if only FH5 map were this fun ,online would be much enjoyable and fun. Also good to see car variety and not everyone using the same 10 meta cars.

[@ericcaissie9137]

The ai driving for you after you win a race really kills the mood

[@UnCrown_East]

Stellar gameplay I’ve really much from watching your vids when it comes to this game. Nice to see some variety and actual skill besides ramming 😂

[@generallyinept5060]

damn the music choices fit well with the car, I need the playlist for this video

[@foxeh940]

Amazing racing! 🤩

[@Aniruddha_2507]

So satisfying to see a good grip turns being rewarded full boost.

[@isabelle2670]

4:47 the way you smashed into the cars clumped in the finish and your character's emote paired with the sound of shit breaking in the background has me deading💀💀💀

[@jibzzz1]

Deading

[@temporaltomato3021]

Same with the flexing at the end of the final race while soaring through the air upside-down 😆

[@hunterkat1853]

That nidnight club 2 music made me feel something....

[@MedicalBillz]

The Midnight Club 2 soundtrack for the 2nd race 😁

[@triggerpull9275]

the lotus exige is a monster on grip

[@JvstSmvg]

I accidentally found that out when buying it as my first car

[@gilbertogalarce6661]

@@JvstSmvg you bought it? Single player story rewards you that car, and then u can just modify it🤷🏽‍♂️

[@xsmockjrx]

That first race dude tried so hard to hit you off lol

[@Ren_Jenkinss]

What a first race, 3ms difference, damn it was good

[@joshuazamora2508]

Round About Midnight playing in the second race 😍 Thinking about getting a PS5 as this game looks really fun.

[@Murcuryy]

I will say i am excited to play this new NFS because it reminds me of how NFS use to feel back in the day. But idk what I like more NFS Heat realism or NFS Unbound arcade feeling. I feel like they both bring something unique. Maybe I'll just wait till UNITE mod comes out and well see how it is. I do like how this is them trying a different take on realism and arcade NFS. Almost reminding me of NFS Most Wanted.

[@sandyk390]

Wow the ending in 1st race, haha super. Draft + full burst meter.

[@LardoAG]

Great to see the RSX not being totally disrespected for a change

[@1.618_Murphy]

The ending of the last race tho! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@EsperG2]

10:55 this is the funniest game lmaoooo

[@B1GW4SH]

The driving in the Aventador was on point

[@Frumsl84]

Hey great video. What's your setup with the NSX A+ and handling setup?

[@floofyasuka]

I use an M5 for S class full grip and it's REALLY good my favorite so far

[@MedicalBillz]

Haven't seen anyone use the M5, or any BMW aside from the M3 GTR and E30 at all, the bimmers are all pretty solid. I use a M4 GTS for A+ myself.

[@floofyasuka]

@@MedicalBillz I'm close to unlocking the M4 GTS and Cayman GT4 as well

[@brokeq50boi80]

@@MedicalBillz for single player I used the E92 for all my S tier races and that car was amazing for grip. Still currently grinding to get it in multiplayer

[@BiIlDipperIy]

Im not sure if I'm the only one. But imo this game plays and feels like a classic burnout game. Also gives me nfsmw05 and underground vibes (especially while playing the classic nfs soundtracks). I know criterion made the burnout series as well so it makes sense. Idk but I went from not really being into the design and feel of the game, to being an absolute fan of it. Really makes me happy to see NFS going the right direction. I hope there's a lot of post launch content and support for the game. But they're definitely starting to perfect the formula.

[@markusguti2062]

4:45 bro almost had a catastrophe there

[@moar_buttluca]

really nice

[@codyhamilton7636]

When I first saw this game, I said to myself "In a world, where animations and real life mix together."

[@variousengineering1965]

The gameplay actually looks fun! Moreso than what I experienced with fh5 anyways.

[@kitsachie.]

This game is a pleasant surprise my dude, asking price is a bit high but this is the first need for speed game I've had fun with in years

[@dineshn]

I’m getting serious midnight club LA vibes from this and it’s tempting me - 70 GBP feels like a lot for a new game though !

[@plr.5036]

300R$ here in Brazil, which is around 18% of an average salary...

[@lemuelanastacio2071]

Cool car man

[@thatchaicherd.2424]

Nice Driving

[@StrengthInTruth]

This game looks so fun.

[@tigra7201]

i can hear "maiko - don't go baby" on 5:30 pretty cool

[@napadan]

Waww. Nice race

[@b.l.a.c.k.s.t.a.r]

They were catching up on hairpin turns, but I can see how this is a viable build on more open tracks.

[@theothernodude3139]

Very beautiful game

[@JirarotPhokhaphanit]

Yes I love initial d series

[@renefuentesal8582]

You use the e-brake to take the corners in the last race with lambo, right? is it faster in that way than only slowing down?

[@ButtahhReuben]

that traffic car stop so quick

[@bishop7495]

more videos like this!🔥

[@Blurgamer17]

A+ is the perfect middle ground where you see a balance of drift and grip builds being viable in this class. B and A require more drifting to get more burst nos than gripping due to being slow. S and S+ reward grip turns way better because of their speed. A+ sits in a healthy medium for both setups.

[@KepleroGT]

So the easiest way to make all classes balanced (if one wanted that) is to nerf nos in lower classes and buff it in the higher ones?

[@Blurgamer17]

@@KepleroGT more the cars need to be balanced in performance. Too many outliers.

[@vaqentuari8585]

You son of a gun, I hear that Parfait race music on the second race.🔥

[@FreezinFlamesGT]

Hey ISAD, what's the key to grip tuning while allowing enough slack to drift to avoid understeering like the Titanic?

[@ralcolfwolfcoon8207]

Man you must have liked Midnight Club 2 to be playing the Paris champ's theme.

[@c01onel]

MC2 🐐

[@toetap8118]

yk shit is abt to get intense when the euro beat comes on

[@mfreza3382]

That Honda NSX reminds me of initial d,go hojo's car

[@petrol114]

10:59 👌👌

[@marcelohenrique-xj3wt]

I am Brazilian i love you vídeos

[@robotmeister009]

I like the direction they've headed. Being always an arcade game, they went full balls to the wall arcade. Take notes other devs.

[@rosaria8384]

Criterion really did good on Unbound's handling, though I'll say they need to make drifting better because drift zones feel tougher to do.

[@Kepler-186F.]

Grip was competitive in heat as well just gotta be good

[@TheKrzysiek]

What handlig settings do you use?

[@dr3ad698]

man, i Fucking love the NSX

[@abdullahsatti13]

I never really tried gripping corners . I’ve always been a drift corner type of person . Is there a specific way to go or does it come down to preference

[@playz_t]

NFS 2017-2019: trash sound cuz old sound team left NFS unbound and before payback: REALISTIC AND ORGASMIC

[@kicsiduda]

6:56 so majestic

[@craigwilson9495]

You don't suck at driving your le goat

[@TheBestUsernamexD]

Is it just me, or is this song playing in 3:34 is from Midnight Club 2? This made me remember the bangers that I used to listen to while driving

[@RavenWestern]

yep

[@TheBestUsernamexD]

@@RavenWestern Haha, sweet! Thanks

[@jamesseaton606]

Yeah grip builds are deffo much better, still struggle with understeer tho so I use a more balanced build. Do you reckon a full grip build is overall faster if you can manage the understeer?

[@IsuckAtDriving]

Car dependent and yeah it will be faster. It also helps that you can use B2D to eliminate understeer.

[@gilbertogalarce6661]

@@IsuckAtDriving i feel like Gas to drift is a lot better for grip tuned cars. I used the Reguera 100% grip, and having the gas to drift was hella faster to control and recover than B2D

[@sephirothprudiise1865]

I wanna see you do a build for the Legends M3 GTR and test it in both online and story

[@toma_1887]

How are you gripping sharply like that? Are you playing manual and downshifting?

[@mirkuszv2812]

Will you meaby in some point share your tuning specs like in forza horizon 4/5 ?

[@soulpointcomics]

you know they're a gigachad when they flex while their car falls to it's demise XD

[@ZoomieDeer]

Something to note is that even though grip is vastly improved, drifting is still often times faster, even in grip-tuned cars.

[@oscarfunez3806]

No it's not. It's much slower especially for cornering. Sure you gain boost but any pro player with grip will speed through it faster and gain boost. You'll still be behind no matter what in comparison

[@Pendragon31]

U should try the Elise in A+....Top speed slacks but that thing flys around corners

[@EnemenyYT]

The NFS World and MC2 music 😭

[@rashedehope8676]

yes this is the need for speed we want

[@kylruby3390]

5:43 Truck said: Nah 🥸

[@speedster8138]

10:42 that sounded like a god damn mosquito

[@amcrt]

I saw NSX-R then I clicked into this video

[@yetterism60]

i love NSX!