Need for Speed Going Back To It's Roots?

Post by **Bojan** » 14 Feb 2008, 14:52

EA Games president Frank Gibeau recently revealed a new strategy that the EA Games will take on the Need for Speed series. Gibeau thinks that the unexpectedly low sales of ProStreet are the result of the series drifting too far from what consumers expected. Instead of giving open world police chases, ProStreet was legal closed track tuner racing. The next Need for Speed, Gibeau promises, will return to it's roots and once gain have an open world including a new 'highway battle' mode.

Unfortunatly it seems that EA doesn't recognize the first titles in the series as the roots. So forget about exotic supercars, closed world point-to-point exotic tracks like in The original Need for Speed game, but think more like the superhits Need for Speed Underground and Need for Speed Most Wanted.

GLoPJe · Post by **GLoPJe** » 14 Feb 2008, 16:34

mm not bad and i don t mind if its going to be more like underground
i don't get it why don't they just mix up the very old nfs games and the undergrounds series that would be awesome

TS-X · Post by **TS-X** » 14 Feb 2008, 16:39

Thank god they finaly realised that!!!

Low sales could be coz of too high pc requirements also!

FnF · Post by **FnF** » 14 Feb 2008, 17:08

TS-X wrote:Thank god they finaly realised that!!!

Low sales could be coz of too high pc requirements also!

These high system requirements are due to the new consoles, you'll always have higher PC requirements when new consoles arrive

I still hope they keep damage or at least some of the features of Pro Street

Also I don't care much about a open-world, but for me the tracks have to be nice and cool what Carbon wasn't realy

Skyline_man · Post by **Skyline_man** » 14 Feb 2008, 17:41

Quoting "CJ" from San Andreas, "Oh shiznit, here we go again."

superstipe · Post by **superstipe** » 14 Feb 2008, 17:54

there is a GOD !!!

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 14 Feb 2008, 18:50

If they make a Most Wanted II or something, would be one of best news of 2008.

ficko88 · Post by **ficko88** » 14 Feb 2008, 19:53

can't wait for the next NFS

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powerof1000 · Post by **powerof1000** » 14 Feb 2008, 19:54

I really don't want them to make another Underground-type game. Most Wanted was awesome.

Gavh2 · Post by **Gavh2** » 14 Feb 2008, 21:33

I rest my case...

fahadanwar83_2 · Post by **fahadanwar83_2** » 14 Feb 2008, 21:38

So, Frank Gibeau is saying that due to Low Sales of NFS: Pro Street and high System Requirement. They're gonna really go back to it's roots by combing NFS: (UG + UG 2) + NFS MW together to form the next NFS in the year 2008. With a New Mode "Highway Battle". Interesting fact I see. Can't wait!

What will be the next Title for NFS, hopefully rock us with raw power and high interest.

I hope the intro will be where they left off in NFS: Carbon with the Player riding Darius's Audi Leman Quattro.

I just hope EA company does screw up for the 3rd time with giving us false ads for the next NFS Title.

fahadanwar83_2 · Post by **fahadanwar83_2** » 14 Feb 2008, 21:40

powerof1000 wrote:I really don't want them to make another Underground-type game. Most Wanted was awesome.

Let them, Powerof1000, at least we'll meet another Underground Woman #3 like Rachel and Samantha. It'll be cool to see, anyway!

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 14 Feb 2008, 21:44

When I first read that they were suggesting to bring NFS back to its roots, I was immediately thinking of High Stakes and Hot Pursuit. Unfortunately, the more I read, the more I realized that apparently, the roots of NFS are tuners and street racing. What a bunch of losers.

If it's true, then I hope the next NFS will be an even bigger failure. I pretty much lost all hope for the NFS franchise (I didn't even bother playing ProStreet, with Hot Pursuit 2 and High Stakes being the only NFS games I play now)

vegettoxp · Post by **vegettoxp** » 14 Feb 2008, 23:15

Reading this quick article is music to my ears. I am GLAD that they are going to to the old way of Need For Speed. I wasn't a big fan of Carbon or Prostreet. I hope to get more details down they road. For me, the BEST need For Speed Title is Need For Speed Most Wanted. And it looks like I wasn't the only one, who did not enjoy these change in the Lineup. Your Thoughts!

THX NEED FOR SPEED!

P.S. Fusion

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 15 Feb 2008, 00:08

Why am I suddenly reminded of Carbon? I'm expected a Carbon/Most Wanted hybrid from EA. Yuck.

KammyworldRacerGT4 · Post by **KammyworldRacerGT4** » 15 Feb 2008, 02:46

Well, to me, ProStreet was a game worth playing. Not perfect, but OK.

They should make the next one that involves elements from Carbon and Most Wanted. I didn't get a chance to play neither.

This might be a good move for EA, taking the tuner hype and making a game that I hope will top ProStreet. Let's see if they can really execute...

Cipher · Post by **Cipher** » 15 Feb 2008, 04:47

asking EA to execute and deliever is like asking a dog to fly

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 15 Feb 2008, 05:21

This sounds like a novel idea, but history has proven that what sounds to us like a novel idea usually ends up being an EA flop.

BluePhirePB · Post by **BluePhirePB** » 15 Feb 2008, 06:09

TS-X wrote:Thank god they finaly realised that!!!

Low sales could be coz of too high pc requirements also!

That's what kept me from buying it this year.

powerof1000 · Post by **powerof1000** » 15 Feb 2008, 06:42

I hope it's in the daytime. All of my least favourite NFS games were at night.

fahadanwar83_2 · Post by **fahadanwar83_2** » 15 Feb 2008, 07:16

powerof1000 wrote:I hope it's in the daytime. All of my least favorite NFS games were at night.

You mean from Underground 1 onwards, right?

Why not they make just both day and Night integrate itself in the Series? And don't forget about the Weather. In every NFS series had weather like rain except for Carbon and Prostreet. I hope they make different types of weather system than just Medium rainy days on the open world.

powerof1000 · Post by **powerof1000** » 15 Feb 2008, 07:22

Yeah UG1, UG2, Carbon, they are my least favourite NFS's. I think EA should do Most Wanted 2 or similar, including most of their new features etc

Gre · Post by **Gre** » 15 Feb 2008, 07:41

Thats good because PS really sux even after i upgraded to 2gb ram and finally ran the game its still sucked the gameplay was not even attractive to me so i still play carbon they should just make a carbon 2 without tiers and make it with good cars and new tracks police and replays and no glitches maybe thats to much to ask or expect from EA

shengfeng · Post by **shengfeng** » 15 Feb 2008, 12:23

I kinda developed a love-hate relationship with PS, but looking at the article somehow, gives me this feeling of that they will mix the UG series with MW with Carbon with PS.

fahadanwar83_2 wrote:
powerof1000 wrote:I hope it's in the daytime. All of my least favorite NFS games were at night.
You mean from Underground 1 onwards, right?

Why not they make just both day and Night integrate itself in the Series? And don't forget about the Weather. In every NFS series had weather like rain except for Carbon and Prostreet. I hope they make different types of weather system than just Medium rainy days on the open world.

Well that I like

But I just hope they dont mess it up again

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 15 Feb 2008, 13:33

I was quite excited when I first read the titleâ€¦ but it turns out they actually werenâ€™t talking about their roots at all, just the start of their ricing/tuning era. Yikesâ€¦ when will they learn? At least if they are planning on doing an open world game (again), maybe they should try creating something simular to Test Drive Unlimited. MOOR, with exotic supercars?

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heh, doubt that

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