Intro The biggest and longest running car franchise
returns.
Welcome to the Skilled Channel.
And today we're talking about Need For Speed 2015.
It's a full reboot developed by Ghost Games, the Gothenburg based developer that also created
Need For Speed Rivals.
This new game is all about the experience.
Packing in live cinematics and deep ties to car culture, Need For Speed 2015 aims to create
an experience that's about more than just about crossing the finish line.
Let's take a look at 11 cool features in Need For Speed.
11 Hot Pursuit One of the most exciting features of Need
For Speed was always the police pursuit, and of course they brought it back.
Police will pursue players that break driving laws.
The difference in this game?
The huge open world of Ventura Bay will determine how many police pursue you.
If you break the law downtown you are more likely to run into police resistance.
But on the other hand there is a safe zone where there is no police presence.
Players can either get caught, evade all the police cars, or pull over and pay a fine.
Either way police pursuit is a big part of how you play the game and you can choose to
drive for thrills in the heat of the moment or possibly avoid the police.
10 Race Modes There are four different race modes players
will encounter that each have a different objective.
Drift Train requires you to accumulate the highest drift score.
Drift Trial needs you to accumulate a set amount of drift score points before reaching
the finish line.
In Sprint Race, you need to reach the finish line first.
And finally Time Trial requires you to reach the finish line within a set amount of time.
The different race modes test your ability to compete with other drivers.
09 Vehicles It wouldn't be a Need For Speed game without
having tons of exotic cars to drive.
They've included cars from Porsche, Dodge, BMW, Cheverlot, Lamborghini, Mercedes, Mazda,
Nissan, and many more from famous car manufacturers.
Tons of different cars.
The full list of car models is available on the Need For Speed official website.
And of course you can customize all of these cars, but we'll get into that a little later.
Police cars include the Dodge Charger and Ford Crown Victoria.
There's a lot of cars to admire whether you're in the driver's seat or it's your opponent
riding alongside you.
08 Community There's a big focus on getting feedback from
the community to help shape this new game.
There was a fan feedback program where various fans were invited to play early prototype
builds of the title and give feedback with their thoughts on the game.
It also seems like EA has finally listened to the demands of the PC community for higher
framerates, better graphics, and strong stability because they delayed the game until Spring
2016 to specifically work on these features.
While many gamers are disappointed that they have to wait longer to play, most would agree
that they would rather get a working game a few months later rather than a broken one
this fall.
Ghost Games also intends to support all versions of the game for long term so that the community
grows stronger and there's new content to play.
07 AllDrive The system called AllDrive, allows players
to join each other, interact, and participate in races seamlessly online with up to 6 players
in a single session.
There will also be support for dedicated servers.
They've made improvements based on the online experience in Need For Speed Rivals.
The one caveat?
You need an internet connection for both single player and multiplayer to play this game.
So keep that in mind.
Don't like the always online requirement?
Let us know in the comments if that effects you.
06 Story / Live Cinematics In Need For Speed players develop their vehicle
both in terms of visuals and performance throughout the story.
There are five different methods for progression which create a unique story.
There's outlaw, style, build, speed, and crew.
Each of these has a driving icon that guides you through progression.
The driving icons include Magnus Walker, Ken Block, Akira Nakai, Risky Devil, and Shinichi
Morohoshi.
The five different methods of progression will allow each player to create their own
unique story, that can overlap across multiple paths, as they become the ultimate icon.
The five icons all have in game live cutscenes that tell the story.
05 Frostibite Engine Need For Speed Rivals ran on Frostbite 3 engine
and this game does as well.
It's an updated version of the Frostbite Engine and it's the same one running on Star Wars
Battlefront.
Visual Fidelity looks top notch and looks comparable to the live cutscenes in the game.
They're really going for authenticity and realism with the graphics in Need For Speed.
04 Reputation Points / Drive In Style Players earn points towards their reputation
as they perform driving maneuvers, stunts, feats, and destruction.
Certain actions will contribute to the player's reputation with each of the driving icons
as well as their overall reputation level.
Reputation points are constantly added and multiplied, as long as the player is able
to consistently repeat the required action.
It is possible to perform multiple actions simultaneously.
Some of these include drifting, reaching top speed, avoiding oncoming traffic, or performing
long boosts.
There's tons of different ways to earn reputation and it's a seamless part of the driving experience.
If you have the skills, you can get reputation pretty quickly.
03 Deeper Car Culture The look, tone, and real-world level of detail
of this title is being shaped by EA's car culture community called Speedhunters.
Speedhunters is a connection to the real life racing world.
It ties in the current cars, the important events, and shows you all the latest news.
02 Customization Car Customization is simple to start with
but you can really tweak your car exactly how you want it.
Each vehicle can be further altered through tuning to create unique performance capabilities
and fine-tune bespoke parameters.
Installing higher performance parts opens up additional tuning options for handling.
Visuals let you change almost every detail including tires, rims, spoilers, the body
kit, and more.
Performance upgrades let you change various parts of the car under the hood to squeeze
out quicker acceleration and top speed.
And finally the wrap editor lets you adjust the look of the car.
You can put on a simple paint job options such as metallic or clearcoat through a full
spectrum of colors.
Or you can specifically design and place different shapes anywhere on the car.
01 Open World Need for Speed takes place from in the fictional
west coast USA city of Ventura Bay, which has a downtown, a harbour, and various canyons.
It's based off of California as even the trailer had California license plates, but it's also
designed to have its own unique look.
Driving takes place entirely at night.
The downtown areas are tightly packed, but then there's long valley roads where you can
cruise at high speeds.
Some areas are highly populated by police like the industrial district while others
are free from distraction.
Ghost Games has stated that Ventura Bay would be roughly twice the size of the game world
from Rivals.
Outro The top car franchise continues to innovate
and push a massive amount of features.
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