The History of Need for Speed

[@TraxionGG]

What's your fav NFS title?

[@JohnMunroRacing]

The original Most Wanted for me, but probably nostalgia. Original Underground is a close second 🤛🏼

[@JamesThompson-ri4hw]

My first and favourite NFS is Carbon

[@ThunderTHR]

High Stakes for me. I was introduced to the series at a young age and remember absolutely loving NFS3 when it first came out as a child. When my dad picked up the next title, something just instantly clicked for me. It was like taking everything about the third game that worked so well and just completely expanding upon it. A more diverse roster of vehicles, upgrades, damage model, more intense police chases, being able to play as the police yourself (on PlayStation), and a sort of 'career' mode to unlock new cars and tracks.. it was a brilliant time. To this day, I don't think its been topped. I'm a bit old school for being more into that over something like Underground or Most Wanted, but I just feel that High Stakes was as pure of an arcade racing experience as you could get out there, and for that, its still the top title for me in the franchise to this day.

[@megmax84]

I havent played the Heat but i loved the underground 1 and 2

[@HisameSymouri1995]

Hot Pursuit 2 on the ps2......but its definitely tied with NFS 3 Hot Pursuit.

[@sammylockwood]

I wouldn't mind a remaster of Underground 1 & 2. But that's a pipe dream.

[@TraxionGG]

If they made it as good as the THPS remaster 😍

[@turbogaminz9215]

They are remastering the 2nd in 2022

[@thetexanhusky]

@@turbogaminz9215 Sources?

[@VladQuake]

They run fine with a few mods and still look great in 4k today

[@funny_money92]

I dream of UG1 & UG2 remastered into 1 game with a follow up story added in making it an UG trilogy.

[@denverbax6329]

Gotta say, despite all its drawbacks, NfS MW2012 is the most beautiful looking NfS game ever released The graphics from this 10 year old game still look good today.

[@Laternater]

Hot Pursuit 2010 hits me so very well as well as the recent Heat.

[@Artuim1]

This video is slick AF. Great job cutting it together!

[@Ashish-er4kz]

Putting*

[@Xegethra]

@@Ashish-er4kz Cut can work.

[@coldfries8976]

This video deserves sooo much more attention!! Really well done and entertaining video, the best out there!

[@exodus94]

I really enjoyed this video, nice work My first NFS was HP 2 on the PS2 when I was just 4 years old and since then i fell in love with this franchise. For years I was looking to replay this masterpiece and when I found out the way with the ps2 emulator I immediately played it.. and man this nostalgia feeling got me so hard I cant describe it to words. After that I played every single title to this day and personally my most played ones are 05 MW, UG2, Carbon and the very much underrated ProStreet which I really enjoyed playing

[@Ashish-er4kz]

2:24 oh boy the nostalgia Edit after watching the video I realised just how many games I've played and forgotten damn

[@Internazionale2010]

I have NFS shift, prostreet, hot pursuit 2010, most wanted 2012 and heat

[@yeeboi5545]

You presented NFS 5 / Porsche as coming out before NFS 4 / High Stakes...? wha... what?

[@lillappy7520]

Actually when it comes to the "unknown" character from the Need For Speed Underground to Need For Speed 2015,aparently his name is Ryan Cooper and it actually first started at Need For Speed Carbon (because it is technically showed the past of what happened before the event of the 3 games: Underground,Underground 2, and lastly Most Wanted. Then only Carbon starts after the events of Most Wanted (mainly 2005 type as there are another one which is 2015) also Ryan Cooper is not just the "Unknown" character HE is the MAIN PROTAGONIST (as player) and the last time we see him which also coincidentally,the last game to not feature a main protagonist which is Ryan Cooper in Neef For Speed 2015 also a fun fact:when you lost the vehicle due to Cross stopping you (in Carbon) (Legendary BMW M3 GTR Most Wanted edition as what i call it) you actually supposed to not lost it,but to rebuilt it which is where the supposed "Stacked Deck" edition when it was during in beta of Carbon and the reason why it is named and looked like the Stacked Deck group is because that is so you will defeat Darius with it originally and to repair the car (the engine i suspected also is damaged which had that unique engine note which is the mechanical Whining ) you had to defeat the boss group's as they give you the unique parts as what you need to get back of what you lost

[@MkfMtr]

Nice video. Though, you forgot to mention that Hot Pursuit 2's ps2 version and the rest of the versions are different enough to make a 15+ point difference in metacritic score and that's the reason why Blackbox developed the next title. Also customization in Rivals is nothing like Underground games. Rivals only had some paint, rim color, basic decal and licence plate options. For the smaller things that bothered me, you didn't mention some differences between the other games on different platforms with the same title. Like Porsche Unleashed playing different on console and pc, or Undercover on pc and 7th gen consoles being different than on 6th gen consoles. 6th gen version is like a remix of older titles with Undercover's story and style while 7th gen version is it's own thing. Also I felt like you've went over what is considered the fan favorite parts of NFS history, pretty quickly. The part starting with Underground and ending(and including) with Carbon. Other than these, like I said at the beginning, nice video. Fun fact: EA made a deal with Porsche in 2000 that made Porsche's vehicles exclusive to NFS games for the next 15 years. Other games had Ruf's instead.

[@KerrBox92]

Most wanted 2012 is a "fantastic title"? I thought it was the most hated game in the series from the fanbase

[@rentertainment2769]

It was a good game, but it got hated because it has Most Wanted in the title which clearly is not. And also it was a rushed game because Criterion was initially planned a true sequel of Most Wanted with the leaked beta gameplays that's so much different from the final release.

[@ram_taka3436]

the game was dumb fun, but the problem is with the title.

[@BDMZ404]

Agreed, young me loved MW 2010 since it was just an arcade game similar to the legendary Burnout series. Yes it was fun, but looking back now, it was no NFS game

[@KerrBox92]

@@BDMZ404 I grew up on the black box games, I was lost on why need for speed became more like burnout, to me, criterions most wanted is just burnout paradise with licensed cars and cops

[@BDMZ404]

@@KerrBox92 Read my mind mate! Here's to hoping 2022 isnt a shit-show

[@TheTechnicsfan]

You got few things confused. High Stakes/Road Challenge came shortly after Hot Pursuit and that is why at that time it was jokingly called NFS3SE sometimes, since it inherited a LOT of things from Hot Pursuit. And only an ignorant, clueless child would ever mention anything but the PC version of Porsche Unleashed. It is totally different from other versions and the handling is even more accurate and car specific than the original NFS, not to mention the amazing tracks (both visually and in complexity).Year after year the modding community was trying to crack Porsche Unleashed to get access to that physics engine and populate it with cars and tracks the same way it was done to High Stakes. If you talk history, be accurate, not lazy.

[@Xegethra]

Dude can't mention absolutely everything about a game. I do agree that he should mention as many of the games as possible.

[@morganishere123]

Great vid, keep it up

[@TraxionGG]

Thank you :)

[@eclipsxicsclips9741]

You did not do Heat Justice.

[@franklinnash]

I think I speak for everyone when I say NFS Underground 3 is the game we all really want EA to make.

[@TraxionGG]

AGREED!

[@sakiaung]

Bro this video is sooooo underrated

[@davecamyt]

I bought the 3DO at launch when I saw Road Rash! I loved the original NFS on 3DO 😍

[@kwbalance108]

Porsche Unleashed is still my favorite

[@mk_annan22]

While Most Wanted (2005) was beloved, NFS Hot Pursuit (2010) sold probably the most copies of the franchise. I realized why, because I replayed that and 2005 Most Wanted several times. NFS2 being my first Need For Speed game, the last of the latest releases of NFS franchise that I played as of now was 2013's Rivals back in 2014-15. Since then, I haven't played any of the newest releases, because they all started to be played behind a paywall and needing internet to just play single player. Micro transactions for every basic step. Plus, Most Wanted 2012 was the lowest rated in the franchise.

[@HoroJoga]

Criterion could simply make an Underground 3. That's what everyone's expecting.

[@MosCowfromrussia]

Nothing beats Most Wanted 2005. You know that.

[@WelderB1Family]

Ea needs to have all NFS titles available for digital purchase at least.

[@RedlineVelocity24]

Wouldn’t call 2012 fantastic, actually it is no where near the level of the original most wanted, but it’s still a very fun game with an amazing soundtrack and Good open world drift physics minus the input lag. Besides that this is a very well done video and hopefully we’ll have more positive things to say about the upcoming NFS Unbound game… and hopefully it’s not on the frostbite engine😃

[@VideoGameXDomain]

High Stakes, NFS 3 and Hot Pursuit 2 will always be the best ones. Underground was over rated.

[@EAO_Wadsy]

High Stakes is the best in the entire series IMO, with the Playstation version being the strongest.

[@94Jyraya]

Did anyone actually like Most Wanted 2012? Judging by this video, it seems like it was awesome, and everyone loved it. But that couldn't be further from the truth...

[@junkiexl86]

I thought it was horrible personally. I also didn't care much for Hot Pusuit either. I think it came down to being Criterions nonsense and wanting them to all be extensions of their Burnout formula than a NFS one. Why I'm not optimistic at all about the series with Criterion again at the wheel moving forward.

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

@@junkiexl86 for me NFS Most Wanted 2012 was closer to tha NFS games from 1994-2002 with tha exception of Freeroam and Nitrous which didn't exist in dat era

[@animosity1589]

honestly need for speed 2015 is the best modern nfs,atleast for me

[@minecraftb]

Underrated

[@eaglaxle]

What about nfs the run ? Idk why everyone hates this masterpiece , i never heard a convenes reason , I personally see it the best racing game ever , and no one loved it

[@Syko757]

Song at 10:58?

[@kaungwaihlyan6279]

I would choose nfs most wanted 2005 the absolute legendary game😎

[@thelegend7735]

Did you skip carbon and most wanted ?

[@TraxionGG]

8:47 :)

[@LordTratent]

Nfs most wanted 2005

[@samirajantie5070]

PC ♥️

[@mockingjay8098]

As an need for speed fan, I completely disagree, ghost games were far better than the trash criterion gave us

[@ahmadrafi8087]

EA Canada better than ghost

[@ahmadrafi8087]

Ghost has what?100 cars?big maps?physic?cockpit?feature?ghost only offer customization than offer new things;;!!!!!!!

[@junkiexl86]

I agree 100%. All the Criterion NFS games to me just felt far too Burnout-y. If I wanted to play Burnout, I'd go play Burnout.... Ghost was far from perfect, but ill gladly take thier worst to Criterions best.

[@junkiexl86]

@@ahmadrafi8087 You've completely and utterly missed the entire point lmfao.

[@IPlayKindred]

@@junkiexl86 ghost made payback, criterion made hot pursuit.

[@Speculativedude]

Ohhh... Did not know that Citirion were the ones developing the next game.... Well my expectations just got drastically lowered.... They'll probably name it something like, "Need for Speed burnout."

[@IPlayKindred]

criterion made hot pursuit 2010

[@mockingjay8098]

Criterion makes the most mainstream burnout rip offs and sell them as need for speed, because of people like you

[@IPlayKindred]

"because of people like you" yeah he also canceled the entire burnout series and forced its devs to work on a different title. fk you too.

[@junkiexl86]

Oh great...Criterion is going to be making NFS games again? So just Burnout wannabes again since thats all they know to do. I hated all of the Criterion NFS games for that reason.

[@bapesx]

Bro whats crazy to me is i think Nfs heat, and The run are perfect games. Criterion has made the worst need for speed games i have ever played and watched many youtubers in the community can agree Nfs heat was a great game if they actual was given a chance to focus on the game. Good story mode for nfs heat which hasnt been seen in any of those criterion games. Shi is sad we seeing need for speed head into the burnout faze which is bye far dogshit. I dont understand the only reason heat was lacking was updates content updates thats it, it wouldve been perfect if we recieved that. Now it just heading to like forza heres the keys now go drive the car. The whole point of need for speed to earn the place of being at the top Lmfao. Shit is sad Every time you search up Playing the worst need for speed of all time its always a criterion game. Ghost has made perfect need for speeds lol

[@elionthatblock9612]

Ghost sucks lol

[@IPlayKindred]

@@elionthatblock9612 no they fkn dont, neither does criterion, nor blackbox or ea canada.