This is the WORST Need for Speed...

We've decided on the worst Forza game, but what about Need for Speed? Well, there's a lot of choice in this one...
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[@subjectdelta4758]

I honestly love how chaotic NFS Rivals was - I might be bias as it was the first NFS game I’ve played but it’s still an amazingly chaotic game.

[@mohitparker8602]

Fr it was chaotic and super fun intense

[@tobiasl8262]

I love NFS Rivals Probably my second favourite game after hot pursuit remastered

[@F1LTHYZERO]

I feel like even though rivals didn’t have a story it was because it didn’t need one. Hot pursuit didn’t have a story yes? And people love hot pursuit so what’s wrong with rivals?

[@giovonjackson412]

I would list them starting with my least fav would be no limits,pay back then rivals I loved rivals I just wish we had more customization was all

[@shrekharvey2585]

It was my first and it was the first game I saw a hacker in and it was also my first hugely competitive game as a kid besides the original garden warfare (us youngins didn't play cod back then)

[@xbszz]

Its kinda funny that Theo is considering rivals the worst modern nfs while saying more pros than cons.

[@mckinnonwolf7877]

@@sizweneneFr, Rivals was buggy as hell, but when it worked it was a hell of an experience. It probably wouldn’t sell well, but I’d love to have another Rivals style game, one with better quality. Rivals is incredibly underrated, although somewhat understandable due to its buggy nature. But I think a lot of the hate also came from it being a more simple throwback style NFS, when nowadays everyone just wants Underground 4 🙄 I love the Underground formula as much as anyone else, I promise you, but if you can’t appreciate a throwback style NFS, you’re probably a child, or not a true NFS fan. One of the first games I ever owned was NFS:HP2. That was the original NFS formula.

[@gabeitch4372]

@@mckinnonwolf7877 rivals remastered...

[@mckinnonwolf7877]

@@gabeitch4372 I’m not well versed in game development, but I’ve heard it said that a remaster won’t rid the game of the bugs sadly. But again, I’m not knowledgeable in development, so I can say that for sure.

[@TymaDem]

I think the best way to describe it is it's an objectively bad game (i.e quality and whatnot), but it's pure fun NFS

[@analvss7965]

@@sizwenene I mean... if the game doesn't crash every 30 minutes, a good netcode and has more content then it would've fared better. I will choose HPR over this. Unbound is average.

[@existentialselkath1264]

Rivals is easily my most played need for speed. Its buggy, it's broken, it's unfinished, it's terrible, but it actually has competent cops which makes it massively repayable and a ton of fun. Its handling, while obviously simple and brake to drift, was actually the most predictable and controllable out of any other modern nfs for a long while (if you managed to mod 60fps on PC)

[@mohitparker8602]

Best Cops so far

[@existentialselkath1264]

@@mohitparker8602 completely agree. Though I do prefer them without weapons so the cops in payback are easily my favorite with how smart the AI is, though they never get an opportunity to actually be threatening

[@PLAYER_42069]

The "mod" to unlock 60fps was a simple launch parameter you put into the desktop shortcut. No actual modding was needed to achieve optimal frame rate at the time.

[@existentialselkath1264]

@@PLAYER_42069 I know what it is, I've done it after all. Mod stands for modification so even something that simple is modifying the game. The issue is obviously that the majority of players are on console and aren't able to do this

[@existentialselkath1264]

@Jared Carson it absolutely does. It's an awful game, rushed out the door, completely unfinished, should never have been sold in the state it was in, and yet... It's still fun if you like what it does have. It's cringy, but that's all that matters.

[@mizooramzy8481]

Rivals is actually one of my favs, it's just so chaotic and it puts you on the edge of your seat all the time, and when you get to a safehouse you get a feeling of reward and satisfaction that you somehow escaped the brutal cops they had. Sure it didn't have a proper story but the game itself and the mechanics are super fun

[@vanshsureka2425]

I actually liked the story. it was chaotic seeing the good VS the Evil and the good eventually turning evil. it was also really good to see it being an opened ended story since the characters have nop face which gives them a really interesting personality

[@Driver_X5]

@@vanshsureka2425 Agreed. I enjoyed Rivals and liked the story because, imo, it's very "spy vs spy" themed. The result you get when 2 conflicting ideologies don't realize they're just simply 2 sides of the same coin with boths sides having the will to do whatever it takes to stand above the other; you get total chaos. I also enjoyed the fact that they got you to play both sides and see it from that sides' perspective. I see it "conceptionally" comparable to that argument of Marvel's Daredevil and Punisher as in who's really the villain here I know it's not that deep, that's just the way I see it

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@vanshsureka2425for me i only played cops path in NFS RIVALS. Its better than playing as driver.

[@RunnyElephant44]

​@vanshsureka2425 the voices were kinda like asmr for me kinda cool also using the other rivals car for that one chapter soooo cool and suprised me first time around

[@ryon5174]

I think what I loved the most with Rivals’ story is that it implies that both sides are at war, compared to other NFS titles where the jobs of the cops is to just keep the roads and county safe from racers

[@elboss9565]

I always loved the graphics of nfs rivals, I feel like the graphics where ahead of its time. All it needed was actual good customization and maybe a better story in my opinion.

[@ryze9153]

Rivals was just ahead of its time period. Technical issues aside, Rivals was always such a good ass fuckin NFS that was pretty much non-stop fun in my experience. It was the epitome of what a NFS game *should* be. Not this stupid fuckin woke rap, wacky visuals shit we have today with unbound. It's a joke and honestly Criterion just needs to go away. Heat is still a much better game than unbound. As a long-time NFS fan, it's disappointing to say that unbound will be the first new game in the series that I actually don't buy.

[@warriorharj79]

​@@ryze9153honestly don't mind if criterion Goes back to this formula for the next game, would be even better with more dev time. Don't want heat pt 3.

[@ryze9153]

@@warriorharj79 oh, I absolutely do mind. Despite being a criterion title, I really don't think most wanted 2012 was the worst. We need Ghost back. They at least have more of an idea of what they're doing. Criterion is gonna fuck it up if nobody else takes over for the future games.

[@139er]

I played many of the NFS games and Rivals oddly was one of my favourites however, very very broken. I even took a mobile photo of when I managed to accumulate over 2 mil before the game froze. Realistically I feel more the downsides were the game was ahead of it's time leading to vehicles spawning late on console, glitches and bugs all the time. There isn't many games where you can play the police in a full on fun police hunt down.

[@ryze9153]

@@139er I just loved the atmosphere, the vibe, the music, cars, engine sounds, combat, etc etc. All of it was just so damn good! And it wasn't fucking stupid! With drawn characters!

[@SPEEDFRAK]

For me the worst is payback. The whole speedcard system ruined it for me. The fact that you had to get lucky to get good upgrades is awful. That and the sheer amount of micro transactions. I honestly really love playing Rivals. Heat and Rivals for me are the best ghost games, followed by 2015 and in dead last, Payback. My absolute favourites out of all the NFS games I’ve played are Rivals, Heat and Hot Pursuit (2010)

[@iforgotmyname25241]

Bro same hot pursuit was my first nfs game in ps3 then rivals and then heat (no limits is my 3rd but its mobile)

[@gabeitch4372]

so annoying to have to have a specific car for a specific category :/

[@MiyaTakamura]

What Did You Say??

[@CLA82529]

Yep.

[@Cos-picotado]

Bro for me is Nfs undercover, it didn't aged well, the handling is horrible, the frame rate is shit, and it has more glitches tahn cyberpunk 💀💀💀, but at least has a decent story and car list

[@GTRacer86]

Personally I reckon NFS Rivals is one of the best modern NFS games. The absolute chaos, the cops who were out for blood the second you touched the road and I very much admired the heat system (higher tier car means you start with a higher heat). The game had a very good car list which made up for the lack of customization options. Sometimes Heat actually feels like an extension of Rivals that way.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agree. NFS RIVALS sadly is THE LAST GREAT NFS.

[@bigsmoke5814]

​@@purwantiallan5089🤦‍♂️ heat and unbound also great.

[@YM7-cw7kp]

@@bigsmoke5814Heat sure, Unbound though? Eh idk. For me I don’t get why they removed the ai racers from online like the previous title had. When not many people are playing online it can be difficult to do races, especially the ones you want to do too

[@gold0488]

​Unbound is the effect thingy that doenst fit the game. ​@@bigsmoke5814

[@Elishahbruh]

the car list is bones when compared to the other games so idk wth are you talking about

[@fdoc09]

Rivals is underrated It had great graphics at the time and still now they’re pretty good The cops are no doubt the most difficult to escape and it leads to some awesome and crazy moments on heat 10 And you can’t just pause you have to actually commit So honestly rivals is one of the best need for speed games in my opinion

[@Pleasing_view]

The best hands down

[@brent8889]

Cops go "you exist? I remove"

[@prettymucheverything1033]

That final race of rivals was insane.

[@Pleasing_view]

My every day drive through

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. 62Kms!

[@MembersOfHistory]

Rivals reminds me of the 2013 movie the type of NFS that only caters to high speed supercars and open roads

[@_Z3PHYR_]

grand tour was that race that make the zero hour look like easy than hard

[@_Chimaera_]

Zero hour *is* easy, that's the thing ​@@_Z3PHYR_

[@speedyblackman]

Honestly i really love Rivals even though its buggy as all hell. As a person who grew up with NFS 2 and Hot Pursuit, it felt like a natural evolution of HP with proper freeroam and everything. And yeah that was the first game i spent over 1400 hours on! As for Payback, i did like the Fast and Furious approach they took, although i straight up hate the upgrade system, specially after seeing how (almost) in-depth it is in NFS 2015

[@mckinnonwolf7877]

Yes. Finally someone who appreciates Rivals for what it was meant to be. Excellent throwback style NFS, just sadly plagued with bugs 😭

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@mckinnonwolf7877Lanzhu Zhong also played NFS RIVALS occasionally. Man how furious she is after she cant pause the game at all.

[@TheB-Train]

I still unironically enjoy Rivals to this day. Despite the hourly game-breaking crashes. Once I moved to next gen, with the Series S not having a disc drive, I basically lost most of my game catalog, because I didn't like doing the digital download route. But I couldn't play my backwards-compatible Call of Duty games, or the other NFS titles, unless I used my Xbox One or repurchased them. With the space and money I had, there needed to be sacrifices. I chose to rebuy Rivals and purchase Unbound. I swiped some free stuff I knew I'd keep playing from the Microsoft store, and waited for a couple CODs to go on sale. Here we are, with my hard-copy titles collecting dust under the table, and my Series S having the not-so-uncommon memory problems. Games ran good for a bit, and then started deteriorating like a supernatural force was destroying the game from the inside-out.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Lanzhu Zhong and Emma Verde also still enjoyed NFS RIVALS till this day, 2023, ironically...😢

[@Spike50199]

@@purwantiallan5089who tf are they ?? 😂🤣

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@Spike50199 Lanzhu and Emma are basically characters from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. They also enjoyed playing NFS games dude.

[@de3m3m3s]

I like how the game is called No Limits, yet you have to use credit card for the crappy microtransactions. The most annoying thing is that, you have to get a certain amount of rep of level to progress and use real life money for the gas and etc

[@mattc2306]

The title itself is a contradiction.

[@theraiden9631]

The meaning of title is how to get upgrades with any means necessary, either by free method or real life money.

[@Manning0151]

No Limits... Allowed on your credit card

[@Fadedmane1]

It's like that in other racing game smh i miss how mobile was back then

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@mattc2306Kasumi chan, for me the worst NFS game undoubtedly NFS PAYBACK. UNDERCOVER PS3 and 2015 are tied for 2nd worst. You?

[@skabd3842]

The best modern NFS other than Heat is Rivals in my opinion.... The ability to play as a cop was soo much *FUN*

[@johnnystankiewicz295]

Imo cops should have been nerfed in rivals. Literally everyone was playing as a cops because they were pussies scared of being busted as a racer. There was always like one or 2 racers on the map and 10 cops. Hot pursuit balanced cops and racers better.

[@professional_shitter80]

​@@johnnystankiewicz295skill issue

[@johnnystankiewicz295]

@@professional_shitter80 not the ai cops, the player cops. The ai cops were fun and engaging but player cops should be easier to destroy cause you are NOT getting a relaxing ride around the map as a racer, oh no you are going to get jumped by 30 cops

[@peterdenov4898]

@@johnnystankiewicz295 Imo Racers ware unappealing from the very start: -Early game is worse and way more tedious. -Tech is way inferior compared to the cops. -Cops have way better cars all the way from beginning to end, with the final car being quite literally twice as better than the racer equivalent in every single aspect outside of durability. -You can quite literally play Cops as if you ware racer without suffering any penalties whatsoever, even though you definitely should've had. -The game dosen't reward Racers nearly enough for the 'risky' stuff they do, with the point system applying also to the cops as well only exept adding huge bonuses on bounties. -Hunting down heat 18 Racer is unironically more rewarding than going through all the trouble of reaching heat 18 (and surviving) as a Racer. -The “assignment system” for Racers dosen't nearly represent the “high risk high reward” gimmick Racers ware going for, at the end of the day you are still just grinding limit breaks without any way to work around it. I think the ending of the campaign represents perfectly the fundamentals with both factions: Zafir dies in car crash while trying to reach glory, Cop becomes power hungry and blood thirsty and gets away with just slap on the wrist for his reckless behaviour.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@johnnystankiewicz295playing as driver in NFS RIVALS can be downright annoying specifically since you cant pause the game at all!

[@jayyo195]

Rivals as a NFS game could be bad and possibly the worst one yes. But the game as a whole is chaotic and fun as hell. It brings you straight in, no story to tell, just action packed cops and robbers. The game makes you feel like you’re driving really fast with the motion blur and like this filter effect. I’d definitely play the game again

[@therandomchargerdaytona1454]

Does rivals have a 69 Dodge Charger in it too? Cuz i want the game now

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

@@therandomchargerdaytona1454 They do not have an old Charger, but the new generation is, and it's on the Cop Career

[@sudomywoodo]

Nah man get tf out. Rivals was honestly miles more entertaining than Unbound. Even without the customization.

[@FranquitoMV2004]

I still play NFS Rivals today, i live messing up with the police as a racer, its just too stupid how much cops arrive even after u detroy them, they just keep arriving, kinda like MW2005

[@Player-lh5ic]

Had to say this, even whatever are said to NFS Rivals such as it's bad or bugged, This is the only NFS that got me playing more than an hour, even 5 straight! It's full of actions, scenery, variety (Not customization tho) and choices. Sometimes, the bugs made the the game are more fun to play with. And challenging. I just can't get myself used to newer NFS, it's just doesn't feel right... And the graphics..Man, as if you're playing inside a movie. I enjoy playing Rivals, that's what some newer NFS are lacking. The experience are wild!

[@Nobody73000]

Na, rivals was so good. Theo was listing off more pros than cons for minutes and then went no theme=bad. Super underrated game

[@vulpes4310]

I still think Rivals is super underrated, wouldve been better as a gamemode but it's just really fun to play.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agree. Even Lanzhu Zhong played NFS RIVALS as well.

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

@@purwantiallan5089 Who the fuck is Lanzhu Zhong lmao

[@neblolthecarnerd]

I loved and still love rivals. Was my first nfs, was so hyper for it and still love the cops vs racers un supercars with gadgets concept. Should return tbh.

[@Danymok]

Rivals is easily one of the best Need for Speed games, maybe only beaten by Hot Pursuit 2010. Rivals is definitely better than all the NFS games that came after it.

[@akiplay312]

Best nfs game is definitely rivals. Truly what nfs should've been. Graphics were definitely ahead of it's time.

[@elitegamer1736]

Yea if he saw these he shouldn’t of said rivals being last all the other comments got hate on him including me

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@elitegamer1736for me best NFS is undoubtedly III HOT PURSUIT. PORSCHE UNLEASHED & HIGH STAKES and both Undergrounds 1&2 and MW2005 are tied for 2nd.

[@elitegamer1736]

@@purwantiallan5089 I am kinda confused on what the last one was because I don’t really play that much of nfs but if I did know that I would think otherwise

[@elitegamer1736]

@@purwantiallan5089also that I was talking that I don’t know why he would say nfs rivals being the worst because their would be no reason for it.

[@PumkinLord28]

Still play it to this day

[@falcongamer58]

Every time i think it would be a final revisit, he makes another one a few years later

[@Benjaminormonde45]

In my opinion rivals was the one of the best need for speeds. It was fun, crazy and is definitely one of my favourites

[@k.a.pasindunethsara4985]

No limits is easily the worst.😂😂

[@Hero-sp3xr]

I agreed the game had a shit tons Ads and Micro transactions also you cant play the game offline and that why I liked Real Racing 3 better despite it’s Micro transactions and waiting in this game.

[@007Spadge]

L take, Rivals was amazing.

[@III2510]

I agree🤝

[@DakhelSuper]

Same here i bought it twice and maybe i will buy it for the third time 🙃 Ps3 ,ps4 Pc Maybe son

[@SimplyJobby]

To be honest rivals might be my favourite nfs game

[@txma.]

I genuinely loved Rivals. If they just patched the game with native 60fps support, fixed some of the bugs, and allowed you to pause in single player it would easily be the best modern nfs in my opinion. Its already my favorite, but that would make it so much better

[@albinbiju7231]

I feel like Rivals felt more like an updated version of the 2010 hot pursuit and I enjoyed the game looking at it that way. It’s hard to milk out a story from such a game and oddly enough I think the approach taken in Rivals was better than the one from HP 2010.

[@stancedstyfon1234]

In my defense, ive never had a situation where i hated an nfs so much that ive uninstalled. Unbound was the first time i took a step back and said, im not accepting this.

[@sambeezy007]

Unbound and Hot Pursuit are the worst ones to me. I tried so hard to like them but Criterion just screwed them up.

[@randomstormtrooper3345]

​@@sambeezy007 Just out of curiosity, why you dislike HP?

[@sambeezy007]

@randomstormtrooper3345 Because it plays exactly like Burnout Revenge when it comes to the handling/cornering and also the cars have a delay when it comes to simply moving out of the way of traffic. Just me.

[@stancedstyfon1234]

@@sambeezy007 I like hp...it was okay for what it was...but its not the best imo

[@sambeezy007]

@@stancedstyfon1234 I might retry it later just to complete the game

[@WolfPack27NFS]

NFS Rivals had freeroam cops and still has a big playerbase. They need to add playable cop cars in NFS Unbound. Maybe like Payback where you can steal it but maybe this time you can customize it

[@KinlandiaEdits]

bugatti cop car go brrrrrr

[@sasquatchpd2872]

Payback is definitely my favorite

[@veegamer9417]

If I could “Frankenstein” my perfect need for speed… I would take the mayhem cop chases and 10+ minute final races from rivals; billboard smashing from 2012; the events from payback; soundtrack from underground 2; the customization from unbound; and combining the maps from all of the ones mentioned…

[@Doctert7y]

Nah bro Need for speed rivals is good you just have bad luck

[@julius_66]

nfs rivals is one of the best car games I ever played

[@smilloww2095]

Theres absolutely no way that you're saying NFS Rivals is worse than NFS No Limits...

[@Applevi]

NFS Rivals is probably the most fun racing game I've ever played, great car control, the drifting is crazy, amazing speed visualization, drift charging nitro, sick gadgets, total police-racer chaos, you can go on massive destruction sprees, it's so intense... getting to the closest gas station kilometers away with your low health and 3 cops trying to get you with EMPs. I'm probably gonna replay it again sometime.. again... love it... WAIT WHAT??? WORST NFS????? ARE YOU INSANE??!?

[@Svllymusic]

I grew up with nfs rivals and my xbox 360 and it is such a blast, to say it was the worst i think is a bit of a stretch, only things really lacking is the customization and the story and the amount of bugs and glitches.

[@Jamie_06]

Need for speed rivals was the first nfs game I played

[@lagartopunkarra]

I'm sorry your first experience with a NFS was that

[@Jamie_06]

​@@lagartopunkarraI actually enjoyed it for what it was but tbh 2015 was my favourite one

[@savagegodd9043]

Mine was underground 1 & most wanted on gamecube

[@shabs4144]

same I played the hell out if that on the ps4 best nfs game ever in my opinion

[@Jamie_06]

​@@Mute.Boy.23dudes an og racer

[@gerhardscorgie33]

First modern need for speed ive ever played, i grew up with a ps2 most of my life, i still have it. The vibe rivals gave off was so good. The music and the easthetic scenery is still nostalgic.😢

[@ncr435]

I personally love the environment of rivals and just how it is raining so much and the chases felt so tense

[@yokoshenron]

Rivals will always have a special place in my heart as the 1st game I bought for PS4

[@GrimZJako]

Health system was actually introduced in Hot Pursuit 2010. Not Rivals

[@Optimus97]

He also said Most Wanted 2012 is Criterion's first NFS game. Nope, Hot Pursuit 2010. It's like he forgot about it for half an hour

[@not_kjb]

Why did you actually expect him to know this lol

[@GrimZJako]

@@not_kjb Because he's a NFS KZbinr? Duh

[@not_kjb]

@@GrimZJako he's not the best one and is constantly ignoring or oblivious to things

[@GrimZJako]

@@not_kjb that's cool and all. Still a NFS KZbinr. Should've know that

[@jcil1230]

I literally just banked 1,000,000 SP in Rivals, and this is the first thing i see in my recommended. Talk about timing.

[@guyonheadphones]

NFS rivals was one of the first racing games I ever played when I first got a console for my 7th birthday. Not only did it first get me into racing games, it also taught me anxiety in having 25% of your health left while the closest gas station is 1.3km away. Good times.

[@Hunter-tw6xq]

NFS Rivals Cop mode was amazing

[@swagpriest6562]

All of NFS MW 2012 boss animations for cars, hold special place in my heart.

[@wilsonwise]

NFS 2012 is the best arcade NFS title. Considering quality aspects and not adding nostalgia to the mix.

[@YOEL_44]

​@@wilsonwiseFanboy arguments and inflated egos aside, let's check it point by point: -No real story -No real customization -No real economy system -Everything looks gray -Is not even a NFS, is just a Burnout Paradise downgrade with real world cars and way worse destruction models and gameplay loop If you don't agree, prove why I'm wrong, don't bother attacking me.

[@wilsonwise]

@@YOEL_44 That's what every uncultured person says, most amazing things in this life are only appreciated by few. By the way what do you mean by economy? 😂

[@wilsonwise]

@@YOEL_44 NFS MW2012 - Most accurate car performance - Best car sound of any game ever - Most social car game ever - Best multi-player NFS If you are looking forward to a game that allows you to slam the car to the ground and look like an uncultured thug that's not a game for you.

[@wilsonwise]

@@YOEL_44 You said "it is just Burnout Paradise with real world cars"? Dude, that's literally the wish of millions of 90s and 00s people that grew up playing the best arcade racing game for teenagers which was and still is all burnout, NFS and midnight club franchises 🥶

[@Tithira_Akbo]

There were two best things in the NFS Rivals, and those were the aggressive cop AI and the water dripping effects on cars. It is freaking gorgeous.

[@ryzet07]

NFS Rivals was EXTREMELY fun but the game got way too hard and the lack of difficulty selection made me quit the game.

[@Meatballguy1980]

I know you didn't say nfs rivals is awful

[@rabimunif2078]

Other than NO INGAME PAUSE, rivals was the MOST FUN. & Carbon was probably the hardest. I played em all. Burnout paradise was the most memorable. Actually taught me how to read the roads/map for the first time.❤

[@test_dude]

NFS MW2012 only gets so much hate because it is a NSF title. If it wasn't a NFS title, i bet you people wouldn't complain as much. Because it was a NFS title without any customization

[@igotnoodlesgold9193]

fax

[@sushantsingh717]

Dissing Rivals? Come on now, it's like strapping into a virtual death race with cops hot on your tail - graphics so sharp they could cut glass and tunes that make you wanna rev your engine. It's practically a rite of passage for adrenaline junkies!

[@lewzharr7529]

I loved rivals when I was younger on the 360 it was so simple yet fun a lot better than 2012 mw

[@samminsheikh559]

Rivals isn't the worst actually cause it's advantages is more than disadvantages. 🙂

[@sm00thgames63]

30 fps, constant connection issues, no real story, pretty much just a more modern hot pursuit 2010 with some extra stuff and cars and that's it.

[@samminsheikh559]

@@sm00thgames63 Appreciated. Story sucks that's true bt don't know about connection cause i play crack cause i always like offline and it's my choice 🙂 and I just managed to play more than 60 fps and that causes no issues. I still enjoy the overall gaming experience 🙂

[@sm00thgames63]

@@samminsheikh559 Dude the 30 fps cap is tied to the engine, you literally can't run it and anything higher than that it will only speed everything on your screen up, why are you lying?

[@samminsheikh559]

@@sm00thgames63 I don't have to prove u...u can just search the method on youtube and u'll find in detail....

[@oldschoolrivethead]

Payback is my favorite NFS, by a mile. Don't understand "map is bare, nothing to explore" when it had 5 derelicts (25 items) to find, around 100 poker chips to find.... That's a lot more than 2015 has. I also don't understand why people dog the story of Payback because it's the only NFS game that has a story of any substance. The rest of them, including 2015 with its real-actor cutscenes, basically just boil down to "bro, I drive to the extreme!"

[@CASHCOREICEY]

00:30 LMAO dude i completely forgot about ICE JJ PANTHA 😭 good times

[@KXENIIG]

I actually really love Rivals, its the game u can jump on when u want action, adrenaline. Same with Heat but Rivals is just something else. Your Opinion i can fully agree with tho Theo!! ❤

[@brizzblue2180]

the only thing that make rival bad is theres no actual story... the graphic is insane to this date the effect is also one of the best for the last 10 years. for you that crying rival is not like underground or mw. its ghost first game they HAVE to test the "water" first with og nfs recipe then they read the feedback what we want.

[@gunman8452]

NFS doesn't need a story imo, a plot would be good, but there's no need for a story, something like Underground is good imo, you want to be the best racer in the city, that's it.

[@brizzblue2180]

@@gunman8452 the problem is the need for speed yall praising and asking it every single times new tittle out is have a story. Thats also the reason why people really nostalgic toward mw because there is a story that being deliver and then talk about. I never see someone being nostalgic or talking "remeber that times when..." to a need for speed that doesnt have any story in facebook or twitter even ig. Even nfs ug1 that have some story not a lot people talk about it they just straight up to ug2 and mw.

[@brizzblue2180]

Im talking like this because im tired with both of them. The nostalgic ass fans and with nfs. Im tired reading them in comment and tired defending nfs that this time will be a proper nfs. for the past decade the m3 gtr has been thrown around with unproper story presentation including unbound, heat, 2015. Like the basic 5w1h for a story, theres none for the m3. It just there for the sake of "OOOHH THE M3 IS COMEBACCK" thats why we need an actual story. And we already have the plot just deliver it properly even someone can make it in yt video somehow connected to ryan cooper. I swear them "trying out new style" is just an excuse for proper nfs story that has lore to previous tittle

[@supercrash131]

wym rivals has a story

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

What do you fucking mean? All the cutscenes form a story on both perspectives. Dig down in the storyline amd you know why Redview County suffers the street racing epidemic.

[@xdfreewae]

Most Wanted 2012 was my childhood racing game!

[@SparkTheHyperion]

I've played every single NFS game except Unbound. Rivals was the *ONLY* one I couldn't finish and needed my friend's help to complete the final stages. Granted I also play it on Xbox Live Free (internet connected but no actual "online" so it's just AI) But that makes it worse because the AI is relentless and you just feel alone and helpless, even in the best cars. I'd enjoy Rivals way more if there was a No Cops / Races Only mode... like in Hot Pursuit 2. A game that came out over 20 years ago. (EA legit just remaster the old NFS games, we'd be happy with just that.)

[@williammarkle8472]

Unbound is really horrible with handling and ai as it sits right in number 1 until that is fixed

[@mehdi.9307]

Rivals is one of the best, Love this game. By the way, the graphics and the cops are goated, everything just peaks there is NO DOWNTIME, I love this.

[@Suitedo-dd2xg]

I love how unforgiving NFS Rivals is, its so terrifying but so fun.

[@Enea_28]

How is rivals the worst when there is 2015 and no limits

[@shamilabeevi9377]

Worst NFS is unbound Cartoon game 😂😂

[@ilove_hyper-cars0748]

💀

[@k.a.pasindunethsara4985]

You can't say the whole game is bad because of cartoony effects....I liked those effects but it certainly has issues...but it is not the worst😢😢

[@fmbmonte1629]

You crazy, top 5 forsure... with how crazy cops got and with the tech... rivals was lowkey underrated probably better than the newest today

[@falcongamer58]

NFS Rivals has CGI like graphics despite running on weak consoles

[@Kristyybug]

I’m really curious how shareholder meetings go for game companies. Cause they will put season passes into single player games. There is NO way they are making money back that wouldn’t have people asking questions.

[@dylansandoval9841]

Rivals is fun. I think it's way better than Hot Pursuit. The graphics still hold up and has a great car list

[@hurdyb1]

I loved Rivals and still do to this day!

[@miikatenkula6356]

I'm writing this as a long time NFS fan who's very aware of the cons of every single game except Unbound (didn't get a chance to play it yet and idk if I'm gonna if I can too) and I'm thinking we can start the "modern" era with NFSHP, I had so much fun playing Most Wanted, Rivals, 2015 and Payback, to me the worst modern NFS is hands down Hot Pursuit (Shift 2 is special for me so not counting it). And my favorites are The Run and 2015. Calling NFS Rivals "the worst" while No Limits exists (why is it even in the video?) is, I wanna say a disgrace but it'll sound too much so, a huge shame.

[@sambeezy007]

HP 2010/ Remastered is the worst. My first was Underground 1 and played them all except pre- HP 2, World, Nitro, and MW 2012. What makes it the worst is they mixed NFS with Burnout and the time trials and their penalties.....omg.

[@bypanda9915]

NFS Rivals is pure carnage but it kinda is the objective since it's Hot Pursuit but there's no mercy for street racers

[@MinosPrimeGaming_56]

rivals and most wanted 2012 are like my holy grails of nfs, i loved them both sm especially most wanted 2012 i would do ANYTHING for a remaster

[@MinosPrimeGaming_56]

og most wanted is also peak

[@edvinsula8726]

Oh great a nfs rivals video! I missed those

[@F1LTHYZERO]

did anyone else play the old hot pursuit mobile game? I still have it on my phone and it’s like more than a decade old or something

[@DudeThorn]

Rivals cops were amazing and the fact you could be one was amazing. I remeber how fun it was when u were being chased by a cop im koenigsegg or smt

[@romenkhachatoorian5167]

What the fuck payback was insanely good and rivals wasn’t the best but it was fun….wtf

[@Raphael16045]

I would have rated payback higher if it had free roam cop chases.

[@eggtaco5345]

​@@Raphael16045 same

[@spenceoner8162]

Rivals was such a dream to play back in the day when I had my potato pc, absolutely enjoyed the game few years ago finally.

[@issammelzi]

I think it's outrageous to rank a console title below a mobile title, because no limits is never fun while rivals has it's moments but even if we ignore all the non-console/pc games, I don't think the worst one is rivals. Simply because it was a ton of fun, just like hotporsuit 2010 was. 2015 on the other hand had an awful story with the cringiest cutscenes and awful handling so I think it's only fair to rank it the lowest, sure it was the reboot of the series but it wasn't fun or good in its own right

[@FiZzSTS]

Feels weird to see pants with short hair again😅

[@jazebkhan4316]

I loved nfs payback I enjoyed the customisation,the racing and the handling

[@vishalbabubhavani]

Rivals is undoubtedly the best nfs game for me to this day. I played unbound along with rivals again and uninstalled unbound right away because I was having so much fun with rivals that unbound felt like a complete let down. The story of rivals was quite interesting to me because it wasn't too long to get you bored. The story still could've been better IMO given the potential for switching into cop and racer modes. The all drive is also pretty fun because it always fun when an actual player is trying to wreck you as a relentless cop. The game AI cops weren't a joke either. It always keeps you on your toes and the rewards are also proportional to the risk. The graphics of course is a cherry on top, I felt that rivals had the best graphics in all the nfs games. If only there was a way to increase the fps.

[@bhabhutiji1169]

No

[@swal6708]

bruh... I was playing rivals when i was like 6 years old or something... it's nostalgic to me.

[@skyzocka]

Rivals feels like the last game with proper gameplay depth. And always loved trolling players online with easydrive

[@hw_driver5988]

Rivals is the most chaotic NFS game. However its chaotic nature is why I keep coming back to it despite its bugs and unfair spike placements

[@valilucy9281]

Rivals and hot pursuit the best ones

[@acrustysheep]

Rivals is honestly my favorite I loved being a racer and camping and making bank of resources around the gas station next to the hideout

[@sebsebseb1905]

The Run was TRAAAAAASH

[@ilove_hyper-cars0748]

Tbh, I liked rivals lol

[@ipadair5977]

Me too

[@cos1546]

same

[@Grabuss]

same here

[@nathanm237]

Same best NFS for me

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

One of the best NFS games out there that is closer in par with MW 2005. Cops in this game are fucking deadly.

[@AV20242]

Now i am wondering, Which is the worst NFS? Keep up the good work ❤️

[@xenozero]

Payback.

[@YOEL_44]

NFS Most Wanted for the Nintendo DS

[@TheDude-xp4vb]

Undercover

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

No Limits and Payback.

[@rafagtavc2489]

Mw 2005

[@Zenoviax_DFSOU]

Pantha, calls rivals the worst Also Pantha: drives worse than I did when I started on Launch as a first NFS game

[@empebe]

3:34 in unbound if you equip the red thick jacket you can see it in some cars getting trough car bottom. i mean is smth usual in games sometimes

[@notexige6010]

Rivals is probably my favourite of all the Ghost games need for speed games because its easily the most defined and confident in what its trying to be. Its Edgy, its over the top, But it doesnt interrupt that edge for a quirky funny moment, it takes itself seriously and knows exactly what its trying to be. having first played it in 2019, i encountered very few if any bugs at all in how it plays, no pop in, no map breaks hell not even a single crash, The Soundtrack is great, the graphics have aged spectacularly, and the gameplay no matter how simple is slick and fun. Though take my opinion with a grain of salt, my childhood NFS was undercover lmao

[@idrink10litersofgasoline876]

Did this guy seriously forgot Unbound?

[@cosmodarklight213]

Rivals is cool in my opinion but the only downside i have about it is the pause menu and that's kinda it.

[@bilmer7465]

I still think NFS 2012 is underrated. Graphics, car sounds, MUSIC is awesome. What I found in the recent NFS games are that they're so childish nowdays and "bright". NFS 2012 had the dark feeling too it which I liked.

[@Nottheoutline420]

Bro what mw2012 did you play?

[@bilmer7465]

@@Nottheoutline420 more like why have you not played the game instead of watching pantha explaining to you why you should hate the game.

[@Nottheoutline420]

@@bilmer7465 I'm not saying it's bad I played the wii u version, which is the best console version because it had the pc textures but by no means was it dark. NFS Rivals is has a dark atmosphere. But its just edgy lol

[@bilmer7465]

@@Nottheoutline420 how isn't nfs 2012 dark? If you compare 2012 to unbound and Heat. Unbound got the "anime vibe" to it which I don't really like and Heat got the neon effect everywhere. Nfs 2012 just puts you in a world with nothing of the "unatural" stuff. And yes rivals is indeed dark lol

[@_machello_8510]

Nfs rivals is the worst, now that's criminally a crime to say

[@yousefmajali8757]

Rivals bad? This man doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@freewilldummies1603]

Theo growed the hairstyle out even longer. Super Saiyan Afro Sanurai Street Racer lol. We see you bruh 😎.

[@patrickmarsh8387]

0:31 love the cheeky flashback to prime BlackPanthaa there