The Best Need for Speed Ever: Palmont

If you're a racing enthusiast, you'll love Palmont City.
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[@sooperdude22]

The Canyons in Carbon have left an everlasting impression on me the same way pursuits did in Most Wanted. Other games just don't capture that feeling of adrenaline brought on by a one on one duel down a dark, narrow, and winding roadway where one wrong move can spell your doom.

[@tinylittlegiant]

not to mention the unique soundtrack the canyon races have. Man i still listen to them from time to time

[@scottoleson1997]

Carbon is what got me into Initial D and the Tokyo Extreme Racer series

[@NFSBeast2365]

IKR?

[@palindinX]

That's because racing games back then were about the actual dark and illegal underground aspect. Nowadays everyone does festivals and trendy social media clout chasing. Same could be said for irl car culture, the days of the underground is over.

[@TheRambossss]

Man the improvement in mic and your confidence speaking is palpable, good work.

[@BlooTeg]

thank you! still working on getting better!

[@julianc.6589]

forreal dude has a come long way since the LA Rush video I first watched

[@tyrektl]

You can actually change the music option in the main menu so you can listen to any soundtrack in the game regardless of the car you drive.

[@DarkIzo]

he did, but hes talking about the default option of the game, which most people would have experienced

[@maszkalman3676]

@@DarkIzo Yeah i call bullshit on that you start every game to set up controls and graphics etc. it's not magically sealed menus for the msuic on any platform you need to be ret@rded to unable to change it and if you can't do that you can't paly the game either...

[@DarkIzo]

@@maszkalman3676 im not going to comment on that and instead leave you time to process

[@scottoleson1997]

@@maszkalman3676maybe you should learn to spell before learning to drive 😂

[@user-bn7oy1xv7e]

1:58 - that's why Cross is the most iconic character in Most wanted, the expression on his face. And of course Everyone!

[@DarkIzo]

everyone ?

[@user-bn7oy1xv7e]

​@@DarkIzo EVERYONE!!!

[@LeyvatenLoop]

7:54 Something REALLY cool about canyon races that a lot of people don't know about is that they are based on a real life type of street racing: touge races from Japan. In real life touge races (unlike in Initial D :v) you duel against a opponent in a mountain road twice, once leading and once following, and because the roads are usually very narrow, overtaking is generally not allowed to prevent excessive amounts of crashes, and instead the winner is decided by who got a bigger gap when leading. Carbon's canyon events are just a gamefied version of that, with a precise score to dictate the winner instead of people watching the race and telling everyone how big of a gap you had

[@ApertureApex]

Played almost every game in the franchise. This is still my favourite.

[@TheGrimmSlayer]

Mine too

[@sooperdude22]

Most Wanted shone brightest in the police chases, but Carbon's best part was most definitely the Canyons. They were the ultimate proving ground of your driving skills in-game. Or alternatively, how well you could handle the Corvette in the turns.

[@Ghost-510-z2z]

Despite the crap ton of cut content, this is still my favorite NFS. The neon filled sci-fi/mysterious vibe, the leap in customization, the cars, the canyons, the characters, the soundtrack, it was a lot more intriguing than MW05 for 5 year old me.

[@Q.A.D.D.]

3:29 "Also known as the useless one" My boy never took Sal and deactivated his ability to see how much rubber is that man bending! He is absolutely nuts! Especially if you start your game with anything else than the Tuner.

[@harryhess85]

I always mained Sal for Speedtraps I swear 😂😂😂

[@Ghost-510-z2z]

Yep, Sal has jet engines strapped to his car

[@TomokoxKuroki]

same with yumi, both of the scouts are OP in the same way

[@B4RC0D3_YT]

Palmont is the great city to live in over the Need for Speed franchise. For street racing, for drifting, and even for canyon races, these are the very good events around Palmont to die for. But as for me, Bayview has been the best of the best throughout almost 2 decades. I really like the ways to not only have both Kanjo races with tuned Honda Civics and Underground Racing Leagues with track cars, but drift events with import tuner cars.

[@JesperYouTube]

i just love the facial animations in the game, it is so goofy yet creepy at the same time

[@primodamian]

Now we DEFINITELY need a video on the rise and fall of the Need For Speed World, please

[@BowsettesFury]

Wasn’t much of a rise. The end.

[@pablodelgado7919]

NFS Carbon really took me for a ride back then and it's a shame that it didn't performed as well as Most Wanted. What i loved about this game is that it had a bit more variety with the expansion of Muscle Cars and the Canyon became one of my favorite modes in the game.

[@benracer]

Carbon was THE peak NFS game for me as a kid.

[@TigerChamp99]

My favourite NFS. 8:20 The developers could've fixed this by simply forcing you to reach and maintain a certain heat level before starting certain events.

[@6Saturn9]

I shed a few tears watching this, Carbon was the last piece to the OG series developed by BlackBox with utmost care... what ever happened during the process of making of it and after that... black box truly lost it magic. (I'm looking at you greedy shareholders and all the C titled in charge at the time.) I forgot about ProStreet... it was never my cup of tea, but it is a solid game despite having an identity crisis. Like they could've titled it as "ProStreet" and add an extra line: "from the makers of NFS Series". All I know is that era is gone and NFS will never be the same again. Oh btw amazing video as always BlueTag （￣︶￣）↗

[@BlooTeg]

feels thank you!

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

Underground wasn't the first NFS.

[@bruselperro458]

Funny little trivia: in Spain, videogames titles don’t usually get translated (with some exceptions, like Pokémon), and NfS games are no different. Underground is called Underground, Most Wanted is Most Wanted, etc. However, NfS Carbon was translated to NfS Carbono. The change doesn’t seem something big, and the meaning is the same. This was due to the fact that, in Spanish, “carbón” actually means “coal”, while “carbono” is the translation of “carbon”. Would have been strange to have this game called NfS Coal (but kinda fitting, tho).

[@chainz983]

imma be honest: i dont like Carbon. My biggest peeve about it is the fact that they broke the cars up into tiers. You couldnt stick with a favorite car anymore, u were FORCED to pick a new car everytime a new area unlocks

[@dodgefan1259]

Really? Man I legit never did that! I remember on several occasions completing the game with one of the first cars I bought. I whipped Darius’s ass with my 69 charger I took from angie 😂

[@biggestwanderer8827]

@@dodgefan1259Honestly, you could beat the game with a stock RX-8.

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

It should've been gutted entirely

[@ganjacats]

Dude I remember when me and my cousins saw Colin’s intro as kids we were all cracking up too!! That song and his blank expression 😂😂😂😂

[@father042]

The game is short but I played it more than any other NFS

[@BlooTeg]

hell yeah.

[@ChargedRazor]

Fun Fact about Colin's Introduction video, he is the only one not to spin in his Introduction video.

[@NFSBeast2365]

I loved Carbon as a kid, still do to this day!

[@samuelpierce2.088]

Out of all the Black Box-era games I played growing up, Carbon was the one that disappointed me the most. I tried multiple times to play this game to end credits within the last few years, and every single time, I found myself putting it down about two-thirds of the way through and never touching it again. And it’s due to…well…a lot of stuff. But the biggest one for me was and still is the handling model they used for the drift events; The fact that it’s so radically different from the normal handling model used for the other events in the game, combined with the fact that (at least on the PS2 version) the score requirements needed to get first place are absurdly stringent, means that I was not only never able to become acclimated to the different handling model, but also that getting through these particular events was a serious chore, regardless of what car or class I tried to use. (This goes double for the Canyon Drift events, where you now have the threat of falling off the road itself to contend with.) Speaking of cars, though, I feel like the car selection in this game is…*incongruent* with the design of the rest of the game, especially when we’re talking about super and hypercars like the Konigsegg Agera, Audi R8, Lamborghini Murcielago, etc. They all tend to be so fast that by the end of the game, navigating narrow alleyways and tight bends - both on the city streets and in the canyons - becomes a lot more difficult than it really should be. And unlike in the previous games - the Underground games in particular - the heavier and stiffer primary handling model used for the cars doesn’t really allow you to make sudden changes to your direction of movement that would let you avoid slamming into a wall as easily. (And upgrading/tuning the cars doesn’t really solve this problem either.) None of this is to say that I didn’t find *any* redeeming qualities in Carbon. In fact, there are quite a few. For one, the new Crew Racing mechanics - though a little half-baked in some regards - made a lot of the standard race events more enjoyable to play. And since each Crew Member has their own unique perks that you get from having them accompany you in the races, it gives you a legitimate incentive to really think about who you want rolling with you on the streets of Palmont. I also really enjoyed the new Autosculpt feature for car customization, and I’m upset that it didn’t get carried over into future NFS games post-Black Box era. It would’ve been a great way to add in-depth customization to cars *without* the devs needing to spend half their budget on brand licensing deals. Lastly, there are the Canyon Duels, which…as pretty much everyone else has noted…really are the highlight of the game. The tight bends and narrow roads, combined with the weak guard rails that constantly remind you how close you are to falling off the track itself, and all of it wrapped up with a soundtrack that words like “chaotic”, “tense”, and “suspenseful” can only barely describe…it’s still a high that the NFS franchise - and even the entirety of the racing game genre as a whole - has yet to really top. (Though I will say that the difficulty in terms of points lost relative to how close/far away your opponent is could’ve been turned down a little.)

[@DavidLucian]

Nostalgic Vibes... NFS Most Wanted and NFS Carbon are my favourite NFS games of the Franchise, in my eyes these NFS games are like the symbol of Yin&Yang☯️

[@Mazaco_The_Snake]

Carbon is basically underground 3 for me in the best way possible

[@Targoon_Music]

one thing that a lot of people miss is that in this game the performance of your rivals even the bosses are adjusted to what you're driving. so if you're driving a stock 68 camaro darius r8 is going to perform like a stock 68 camaro too. last time i played this game i got an evo as soon as it got unlocked and finished the whole game with no real effort with it, i didn't even installed nos on it but since it had superior handling it made all canyon races a piece of cake

[@realmustangboy6437]

Yes, i can confirm everyone has 100% completed Carbon within 14 minutes and 50 seconds.

[@kalvinchester4068]

This was my first game thay actually got me into gaing overall. And thus, it has a very special place in my heart.

[@kt249]

can't wait for prostreet honestly. If you can get into it, it's up there with Most Wanted imo

[@AlgaeTheCatman]

The wildest part for me is that, it ran well on my shitbox pc while Most Wanted refused to even try to start. I still don't know how that is even possible

[@CyanRooper]

This game definitely needed at least an extra year of development time. It had potential to be as good, if not better than Most Wanted 2005. IMO they shouldn't have reduced the money players got every time they redid races (500 is simply too low a reward for winning races) since players are forced to redo them due to rival crews attacking territories. The reward money should have been the same as when you first do those races every time you redo them. That would have made it easier to buy cars and upgrades. Remember how you had to beat the previous crew leaders in their new cars in canyon events before getting the chance to race Darius? They should have done that for every crew in the game. They should have made the player race against 2 or 3 sub-bosses of each crew (one of them being one of the members of the crew that you can hire later) and after beating them give the players 3 reward cards to choose from with one of them being a pink slip to the sub-boss's car. This would've allowed players to have more canyon races (which are the best parts of the game) and the opportunity to have more cars added to their garage. The highways in the game felt underutilized to me. They should have had more races on the highways and they should have added drag races back to the game and have them set on the highways. They also could have introduced a game mode called Bounty Hunter where you play as Cross as he takes down racers in Palmont to collect the bounties on their heads. There would have been Hot Pursuit style races where you as Cross have to chase down one or more racers with bounties while they are racing several other street racers and smash their cars until they get totaled to collect the bounties without totaling your own car as the racers fight back. The players could even use the EMP thing that the police used in the flashback cutscene to make taking racers down easier as well as spike strips dropped from the back of Cross's car and they could also smash up the other racers to receive bonus cash from the Palmont City Police Department while crashing into traffic cars would reduce the bounty as they would be fined for traffic collisions. The money earned from collecting bounties would be used to fix Cross's car as well buy new ones to use, including the bonus cars like the Zonda, CCX, 911 GT3 etc. The final Bounty Hunter race would have Cross take down Darius as he leaves Palmont in a Canyon Duel with final cutscene showing Cross tossing Darius in his car and telling him, "and for the last time, it's CROSS" and then slamming the door shut in his face.

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

So you literally want Carbon to become a Hot Pursuit-esque type?

[@CyanRooper]

@@ralphlorenzperolino3054 Well, yeah, I guess. I think it would have been a good way to flesh out Cross even more as he was (up until that point) the only cop to be given any kind of personality and character before Need for Speed Heat showed up plus this was the first game to ever show cops using EMPs to take down racers (albeit in a flashback sequence) so they could have turned that into a mechanic to be used in game.

[@sinjoh53]

Funny enought but scout are actually the best ally in game. They are a basically a free win , i did discover that a while ago but scout actually rubberband like madman except they are your ally , you just have to desactivate them at the start of the race and you win it. Or if you want to lose it for some reason, you let him active.

[@topchagamaster]

NFS Carbon was my first NFS game I had on my pc and I loved it

[@BlooTeg]

good start.

[@Theottselmaster]

Ahhh Carbon.... Where my love for the Camaro happened. Such a good game and the soundtrack (composed) is so damn good.

[@ntk4490]

Imagine spending all that time getting BMW, but only for it to get totalled

[@erxer1]

Carbon is still my favourite and I replay it from time to time. It's absolutely not perfect nor is it the best one from an objective standpoint, but I still love it. Ironically the short length is probably one of the reasons I keep coming back to it since it's a really solid experience that I won't have to spend much time with to replay it from start to finish.

[@ileutur6863]

Hot take - Carbon could have easily toppled Most Wanted as best 00s NFS if they had only made it longer and more open world focused like MW was. MW felt like you were really conquering the city against all odds, Carbon just lets you trudge through it in 2 hours without even touching the open world aspect. Also it's Palmont feels so small and cramped compared to Rockport

[@markoz673bajen8]

This is where Formula Drift rules got the idea of 1000hpDrift machine.

[@midboii]

After I finished Most Wanted, I used to have high expectations on Carbon. While it didn't fully meet my expectation, it's still has strong point for me: THE MUSIC for each type of car (like the tuner & exotics one are my favs, canyon battle really giving me intense feeling), talk about canyon battle, it's one of my favorite part of the game, reminds me touge battle from Initial D. Autosculpt is nice addition. I agree with you on the physics, it's feels more heavy and I don't dig the differentiations handling between each type of car but it's understandable to give more charactersistc to them (I mean, Muscle car is fit for Drag race that not even in the game!). Drift mechanic kinda weird to in my experience. It's like just drifting in mobile games back in the day. The crew mechanics is alright. But I think it could be better. Plot/Storywise, yea.. it's kinda anticlimactic. That douchbag just get away with it. And what pisses me off is WE DON'T GET THE AUDI in the career mode. It could be make sense that we get the revenge for our stolen prize money by took the Audi that (probably) bought with that money. Also no M3 GTR in career mode? I thought we could use it more in Carbon, but no. It's just ended in prologue. 😞 Anyway. Great video Blue.

[@DarkIzo]

spent a whole game getting the m3 back, only to lose it in the first few minutes of carbon and never hear of it again 😂 yeah the audi thing really tripped me up back in the day. i also finished carbon again a few days ago and noticed, that i unlocked a charger i think and a skyline for freeroam. i saw no sense in locking them until after the story, dince for me the evo was better than the skyline

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

@@DarkIzo the M3 isn't even that cool anyway, it's so dull compared to other blacklist cars

[@yavorhristov2117]

To be honest Carbon feels like a Most Wanted DLC, mostly because it's incredibly short.

[@Falconhawk3784]

Dude, I ordered this game online because I really wanted to try it after playing the PSP port, it was due to arrive today, but it got delivered to someone in a whole other city, and it was only copy left from the seller :( Ordered another one, cant wait to finally play this game.

[@BlooTeg]

aw damn it, hopefully it won't take too long!

[@GeneralProfessor]

"This video is probably longer than the entire game." You got me good with that one. Thanks for a hearty laugh. Btw note how the music in Colin's intro video ends with a surprised "What?!" It's like even the game itself was expecting more. Speaking of the game itself it's such a frustratingly mixed bag. For example, like you joked about it's a short game which in theory makes it more replayable however its design decisions work against this. The car tier system severely restricts your choices from the very start, gone is the fantasy of taking your little starter car and upgrading it until the end, now you have to switch and that means you get a lot less cars to choose from. Then there's the card unlock system. Certain parts, vinyls and even cars are locked and cannot be unlocked in the career mode. If you want them you have to play the challenge series. What this means is that the optimal way to play the game (if you want more customization in the career) is to complete the entire challenge series BEFORE you start the main game and that requirement completely wrecks the pacing for any returning player. Speaking of customization it's great in many ways but baffling in some others. It's night time but you don't get neons? Now there's no decals on front and rear windows and decals in general are of such low quality that unless you make them giant you can barely read them half the time. You want to rep most of your parts on a door? Good luck. Then there's the cops. They were the shining jewel of MW but in Carbon they're made irrelevant to the point where the game would've been better off without them. Even the story presentation lacks that over the top charming characteristic from MW where everything was just a little bit overdramatic. Lastly, the eyebrows. Is it me or does every actor in the game have fake eyebrows? I noticed that a while back and now I can never unsee it.

[@BlooTeg]

I'm afraid to go looking for their eyebrows now

[@victory2x]

Man i love watching your videos really good and ur improving very quickly keep it up 💪❤

[@PandamoniuGaming]

Ill always love seeing a new video from you, youve easily become one if my favourite channels on KZbin, keep up the awesome work

[@BlooTeg]

I appreciate that!

[@InternetMouse]

These need for speed videos are always the best here. Always so entertaining they are. Love those segments you do here man ❤🐀

[@luisortega8085]

NFSC and Undercover were shafted so much! Carbon was indeed ambitious, but BB didn't have the time to do it. I wish there was a remake of Carbon, but it wouldn't be the same

[@GermDGator]

I remember I first watched you back in the nitro video you made about a year ago. You’ve really grown a lot over the last year. Love your stuff, keep up the good work!

[@BlooTeg]

thank you!

[@TheToxicDrift]

WAIT WHAT?! Tuning slider is reversed? I'm freaking struggled with Darius canyon race for about 2 hours back in the day because my car was always understeer a lot compared to R8. And this is because devs didn't test tuning sliders...oh my god man. Well your videos not only intertaining but educational now. Congratulations.

[@BlooTeg]

LOL thank you so much!

[@BowsettesFury]

Canyons were great. But love the drifting in this game.

[@ImDannn]

Scouts were the most helpful teammates in my experience. They finished in first extremely often, and are super good in speedtrap races

[@georgenotrussell]

"there's always someone better then you out there" you didnt have to do me like that dawg 😭😭

[@BlooTeg]

shit hits different at 2am

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

In my opinion tho, Darius should drive a Bugatti Veyron in the final race. His R8 concept is fast, but imagine beating him when he drives a Veyron. It would be one of the hardest races ever. Not just his circuit race, he should've added more races like Sprint Races.

[@TimothyDong]

Scouts are absolute rockets when you have them deactivated

[@DM-MilkMan]

I'll always watch a Blue Tag video completely. Love reliving nostalgia of these games through your videos.

[@BlooTeg]

hell yeah. thank you so much!

[@DumiMR2]

Carbon managed to be the best NFS game with just ONE easy method: *having a playable MR2*😩

[@sekutofu6471]

13:55, love the reference.

[@BlooTeg]

glad to see someone noticing haha

[@GeorgeValentineIV]

Palmont is the next city I'd love to live in (second only to Bayview)... Bayview is my favourite for the cozyness and the "stuck to the 2000s prosperity" vibe it gives, but Palmont is simply a city that looks well thought of when it was designed (I mean if it would be a real city). The buildings are large and by that, I mean take any car model and place it next to an office window - It's almost double the size of a rl window and the building overall is maybe triple its real life counterpart. So take the roads! Although they have lots of turns (not as many as Most Wanted), some of them are big and open, even in areas with small narrow streets, they look somehow wider than anything that exists irl... I guess whoever works and lives there have solved their parking problems and I'm guessing that if it was a real life city, it would be truly one of these "Top 10 most resident - friendly cities around the world " I also think it looks a lot like a combination of Ih Ju and Dalian City somehow, especially when moving outside of the city center and the construction zone and going to Fortuna... btw Tag, which of all these cities would you choose to live in? 😃

[@BlooTeg]

Palmont definitely looks perfect to me!

[@DizO_11]

I LOVE this game, just played through it a few weeks ago

[@BlooTeg]

SAME

[@infinite_azure_]

Is it on steam?

[@DizO_11]

​@@infinite_azure_ no, but i think there are pc keys.

[@xoiDROCKiox]

NFS: MW is to MW2 (2009) as NFS Carbon is to MW3 (2011): the predecessors are better but there's something about the successors that keep people's attention. I go back to this game with the R34 customized like Brians in 2F2F with the manual transmission getting chased by cops (not as much tire screeching, IYKYK)

[@benracer]

I would go into the music menu back when I played and selected the music option that played everything. Sure it kinda killed the theming but it allowed me to enjoy the other songs (though my memory could be off)

[@hbibbekir]

this game was my first introduction to the nfs games, I still remember my cousin when he made me play it and I was scared of the dark tone of the game but I was so immersed in it I thought that everything that was happening in the game was real life. Such an amazing game I still play it from time to time.

[@yellowdude9425]

I've seen cut content and concept art for this game and man, this game would've been WAY different

[@SiMBol10]

Loved this video! Can't wait for more :)

[@BlooTeg]

thank you! won't take long!

[@yuuki7398]

i am in LOVE with the sound of the m3 in this game (i heard its been recorded from the official m3 gtr just to be played in the game for 3 minutes) pure music

[@flame_101]

The M3 sound in Carbon is actually taken from the Jaguar XK sound, while in Most Wanted it uses the TVR Cerbera engine

[@KhaosInductionCreator]

You actually don’t get it JUST to total it in the beginning. Once you complete the game you get it back for use in the quick races option. Not the preferred way to drive it, but without using a modded save, or modding it into the career mode yourself, it’s all you got

[@DarkIzo]

@@KhaosInductionCreatori think you get the m3 by completing reward cards also apart from quick races you get to use ir in a few canyon challenges

[@yuuki7398]

@@KhaosInductionCreator u can still play it in the challange series however unluckily u cant get it in career mode

[@KhaosInductionCreator]

@@yuuki7398 That’s- What I just said?

[@Sapo2712]

seus vídeos são sempre um ouro, de vdd

[@BlooTeg]

muito obrigado!

[@huntata2360]

I was never able to play MW since my copy was borked, so instead I stuck to playing Carbon and Underground 1 & 2. First time I beat Carbon was with a near-maxed Evo IX. That last race was panic inducing, taking several retries especially on the canyon section, but I still managed to beat it. Never took care of the challenge mode tho :3

[@catchall4574]

Love the intros there so good

[@TBRACKET]

Man once you get the Hang on Drifting in Carbon it's waaay more fun than most of the events

[@assbor]

i took a look at a cut/beta content from Carbon and there was quite a lot of stuff that was cut. Cut final of the story (racing against Nikki in the canyon and then driving away into the night). Customizable Headlights and License Plates (seen in the PS2/OG Xbox Demo after porting final game's main menu to the demo) (which the latter was re-implemened for the first time in Rivals (i think, idk i never played Hot Pursuit 2010)). A cut type of skill for a crew member: Persuader (which from what people believe was meant to move traffic out of the way). A MOTORBIKE that was likely cut very early due to balance reasons (and the only mention of the motorbike ever being seen in Carbon is a reward card string in the PS2/OG Xbox Demo after porting the final game's main menu to the Demo). Reputation system (which VERY likely just like in Most Wanted was just a leftover from Underground 2) Some minor crew's originally being major crews (which was found according to the Final game's and PS2/OG Xbox Demo's code about crews as well as their early name's) A completely diffrent skybox, early HUD and font, cut crew member skill, cyan neon on the minimap instead of yellow, Most Wanted leftover barriers and even better graphics (only ever seen in 1 screenshot from Early 2006 of a very early prototype (i believe Xbox 360 version of the game since the PS3 wasnt publically avaliable yet at that time) (Screenshot here: tcrf.net/File:NFS-Carbon-Early-Screenshot.jpg ) The mystery city seen in the Demo versions of the game IS NOT real, because if u take a look at the earliest concept arts for Palmont City (probably from Late 2005/Early 2006) it would be obvious that the devs already had a clear vision on how the Palmont City was going to look like from the start of development and also proves that the map seen in the Demo versions was slapped on in a ruch exclusively just for this demo (since according to the PS2/OG Xbox demo's code, it turns out that the development of the final games map already started in March 2006 which was MONTHS BEFORE the PS2/OG Xbox demo started being developed which proves the point even further).

[@vapor404]

carbon has always been my favorite the canyon races should defiantly come back in the future

[@AAKalam]

My most favorite and most played childhood game Played it actively for 8 years no Cap Tnx for nostalgia ❤

[@loudeasis]

I remember playing Carbon all the time when I was 10. I'm 25 now. I played it on a Wii and still have my copy lmao

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

3:29 Scouts? Useless one? Dude, never ever underestimate Sal in this game. If you pick him most of the races that you want to complete, he will automatically win the race for you even if he is taking the win. Sal is a true Gigachad. You cannot call him "useless", he's one of the most OP crew members that the game offered you.

[@BlooTeg]

SKILL ISSUE

[@alim7502]

10:00 you can change it in one of the menus so that all the songs play with any car you take

[@user-bn7oy1xv7e]

Yet again you nailed with intro😂

[@fatihyucel6534]

This was my first nfs ever on the Wii I LOVED and still love this game the canyon were awesome the drift physics were cool too but I loved the boss battles and the soundtrack of every class of cars

[@m-pouya-m]

Most wanted was best NFS for me. That said I spend way more time in carbon. Night and neon and some rain is my thing. This game had everything for me except the length. Fast forward to future, NFS 2015 gave me some kind of same vibes so after years of being away from gaming I decided to buy a PS4 and I gotta say despite all criticisms around that game it's my favourite ghost NFS, by miles I might add. I'm yet to see a new NFS or maybe tdu to convince me to buy ps5.

[@Spiffy_YT]

I thought this video is about a game that I never seen because of the tilte lol. Anyways, good video still. Remember I always set my tuning to drift and acceleration and also with manual shift. Sometimes the car did not even loose speed while drifting in the corners haha. Definitely was an OP build.

[@highlyrecommend2115]

I have a NFS theory That the Collector from NFS Payback is Darius

[@amer2142]

muscle cars in this game are insane you can beat darius with a freakin tier 1 camaro ss with a slight tune or the death trap viper that goes from 0 to 200 in 2 frames

[@erka_15]

For the performance tune you have to find out yourself not all cars can use the same tune from the other it will result bad performance either affect the handling and engine performance, tune it as what is the best for your taste yes it took alot of work but it is what the 3 tuning are for

[@dodgefan1259]

I wholeheartedly adore this game

[@BiggusWeeabus]

You clearly was never carried by Sal in the early game's hellish speedtrap events

[@DjDolHaus86]

Yo this is my hype man, Colin!

[@AdrielBGaming]

Colin just stands there like : 😐 lmao.

[@limun9848]

absolute favorite nfs of mine. part of it is because it was the first pc game i got, but still

[@MasumiWolf]

Btw Blue said at least 1 time the word Drive. DRIVE (2011) RYAN GOSLING THERE'S SOMETHING INSIDE YOU I CAN'T EXPLAIN

[@jpgames4073]

This game got me into gaming when I was 8 - on old PS2...damn, good memories. Now I got it cracked (cuz.. DRM and EA crapped the setup process) and ye....i know the full story, did beat the game few times. GOLDEN game!

[@noggzera7]

for me this is the BEST in the franchise, the only deffect is the progression and the time to beat that is too short, if that had another area to beat one more boss it will be more enjoyable, but THIS IS PERFECTION

[@rainflick3randfriends]

Yo, scouts are quite op. Just turn them off in the race and watch em zip passed everything at mac10.

[@markdebruyn1212]

You should try the Battle Royale Mod, it makes the game 3x as long with plenty of new race events to try out, it also includes some new cars aswell

[@BlooTeg]

Played on stream! pretty cool mod

[@MastermindAtWork]

As much as Most Wanted is objectively better, Carbon and Carbon: Own the City will forever be my favorite NFS games of all time for it did for me as a person.

[@theassaultking8247]

The guy was given permission by Rockport PD to use all their budget and forces and still managed to fail... now that we think of it...

[@theassaultking8247]

I really enjoy your videos with a lil snack, the way you describe the game is franc without being biased and really gives me the urge to replay NFS Carbon. Great work there 🔥🔥

[@MrHumbuck]

The oversteer/understeer options were flipped? That would explain why most exotic cars were undrivable for me, I always tried to tune away their understeer! I had the game on Wii and played it so much when I was a kid, I remember being upset when I found I didn't get Darius' car in career mode, but I absolutely loved driving around listening to the soundtrack (especially ‘are friends electric?’). I got the PC version when I was a bit older, but I ended up loosing interest in it, most races were too easy to be fun for me by then…Might've been more fun if I'd known how to tune the cars to oversteer, though. I'll play around with that if I ever get the game again. Thanks for making this video, it's a nice game to get reminded of!

[@BlooTeg]

thank you for watching! glad to give a shot of nostalgia!

[@TomokoxKuroki]

i like the game but really agree with you about the police chases here. most people just say "oh it sucks because theres less emphasis on police chases than most wanted" but you actually dug into the reasons why they feel like an annoying waste of time in carbon. the fact that they made the AI smarter actually makes them LESS fun because here you just want to get away and not deal with the cops. it wouldve been much better if they were like that in most wanted, where they are too stupid. the map design also doesnt help even though its fun for racing, since there are less intersections and other places to turn off to avoid the cops, and much less pursuit breakers and hiding spots than most wanted. carbon really falls into the same trap that's the reason why i dont enjoy police chases in most games, because they dont exist for any other reason than to hinder the player's progress and forcibly stop you from playing the rest of the game. i like the cops in most wanted because you actually have a good reason to want to engage with them, since doing so advances the game. because of that i actually have fun being in a pursuit instead of just wishing it would end already so i could go do another race.

[@Rockport1911]

I think they went " Canyon" because of FnF Tokyo Drift that released at the time. Unfortunatley this game got rushed and was way too short. This was the first NfS I didnt buy ( and my first pirated game) because I didnt like its style, to my younger self it was a half backed mashup of Underground and MostWanted that didnt really work out, nothing stood out. Atleast the map lived on in NfS World and the animated face of Neville is engraved into my head :)

[@JottaaHD]

new upload = instant like

[@BlooTeg]

new comment = instant heart

[@srdjanmartic3772]

Same mapper made map for NFSU1, NFSU2 and Carbon so that's why it might remind you Underground

[@Eggyteevee]

Ah yes, Need For Speed: San Andreas, my favorite NFS

[@scottjs5207]

There were only two things I really liked about this game... Canyon races/duels and customization. Palmont was an abysmal city layout, I found myself getting stuck in pointless loops in each area that got you pretty much nowhere and the map itself extremely limited the actual speed you could maintain. Heck, even the original UG definitely has a better city layout and you can't even free roam it... Ok, there's a third, that main menu theme and menu are just ASMR masterpieces.

[@shamartTM]

This one isn't my favorite but I like what it tried to do

[@BlooTeg]

same!