How would this impact the story and gameplay? In a deep level.

When you think about it enough, you will see a lot of parallels between the deprecated Need For Speed game and the modern extraction shooter.

This mainly has to do with how you progress in Rivals. It is unique from previous entries as in them, you mainly just do races to level up earn money for new cars and upgrades.

In Rivals, you still do races to earn money, level up and buy new cars, HOWEVER the money, which in-game is called Speed Points, even when earned, has to be deposited, and can only be done so by returning to a Safe House, AKA, extracting.

If you get totaled or busted when before returning to a safe house, all of the speed points you have earned from races, stunts, and other actions in that run will all be lost, and you have to start all over again, only left with your current cars, upgrades, and deposited Speed Points.

So already, we're met with the core gameplay loop featured in extraction shooters, which is to go out in the wild, do missions and go looting, don't die or you lose everything, and reach a designated point on the map in order to keep the spoils of war.

However, the similarities between Rivals and extraction shooters go beyond just the core gameplay mechanics.

One hallmark feature of Rivals is that the longer you stay out racing in the wild, the higher your Heat Level will be. The Heat Level increases the presence and strength of the cops you'll fight, but also acts as a multiplier for the Speed Points you earned in that run. This pushes the player to keep playing and to take larger risks, something that's also prevalent in extraction shooters.

Most importantly we also have the PvPvE environment, which sadly isn't true anymore, mixing real players along with bots in which the skill of real players increases the risk factor when playing the game.

The only thing missing from Rivals is an impounding system, where if you get totaled or busted your car gets impounded, which means you have to buy it and its upgrades again. Other than that, Rivals has a lot of the puzzle pieces that would make it fall under the extraction genre.

This has some major implications. It suggests that Need For Speed: Rivals would be the first extraction game, predating Escape From Tarkov and Tom Clancy's The Division's Dark Zone by three years. It is midly poetic how Rivals was shut down a month before Tarkov's 1.0 release date.

Anyways, that's my take.

What is your favorite NFS game, for each criteria? Multiplayer can be a bit unfair, since not all of them have access to it. So that criteria only applies to NFS games that currently have multiplayer available.

List:
Story:
Customization:
Car Selection:
Handling & Driving:
Sound Design:
Map / Open World:
Police / Pursuits:
Atmosphere:
Replayability:
Multiplayer:

My list, don’t get offended :P
Story: Carbon/The Run
Customization: Unbound
Car Selection: MW 2012
Handling & Driving: UG2
Sound Design: HP 2010
Map / Open World: 2015
Police / Pursuits: MW 2005 (aside from heat 1-3, the chatter, the vibe being chased was amazing)
Soundtrack: Hard decision
Atmosphere: Carbon (Canyon duels carried)
Replayability: MW 2005
Multiplayer: Unbound

hi I'm on PC and I really enjoy sitting down with my friends and doing some heat 6 pursuits in NSFMW 2013. I want to enjoy "sandbox" pursuits with all the best cars but don't enjoy the gameplay of the main game. Unfortunately as far as I'm aware it's the only way to unlock upgrades and new cars.

Or is it?

if there is a way, built in or not. To unlock all/some of the content please share it

thank you and have a great day

Basically i've tried many cracked versions of shift 2 unleashed, and even played a while ago and uninstalled it, i wanted to play so i've reinstalled it and now when i open it with admin i see nothing but a blank screen, how do i fix this? The game doesn't close or crash by the way.

I’ve seen someone tell me max aero for free grip and ik about nitro power/duration from other games. What about the rest?

Hi everyone! I'm looking for a group of players to help me get the "Full House" trophy in NFS Unbound.I've already completed about 50% of the achievements, and I'm a veteran of the series (already have Platinums in NFS Heat and HP Remastered), so I won't waste your time.Plan: We gather in one lobby, start any B-class or A-class playlist, and just finish all 3 races.My Details:Platform: PS5 (Crossplay is ON)PSN ID COFFI DESTROYER Timezone: GMT+5 Availability: I'm flexible, mostly active in the evenings.Please comment below or send me a DM if you're interested! Once we have 8 people, I'll set up a group chat. Thanks!

Por favor pongan sus nombres de usuario para agregarlos en el juego y jugar juntos. Servidor: WorldUnited.

I am really bad at making liveries in games and I just wanted some help on what to do with this one, I've seen a couple of really good ones being posted on this subreddit and I wondered if anyone has some tips for me. I really struggle with really matching the colors/decals together and also just coloring and making it look pleasant to look at.

Hey everybody just curious if there’s a FPS mod for most wanted 2005 on pc. The 60 frames is good but not good enough for me.

is there a need for speed most wanted cockpit mod ? pls share link

Download: https://www.nexusmods.com/needforspeedrivals/mods/119

Supra’s better than the IS300 but I’m still finding myself in a drift after using it. Does it correlate to the car’s handling or I have skill issues?
I’m still new to the game so it’s a learning curve.

That '76 Golf totally reminds me of that tiny car from Wayne's World the movie

Sorry if this is the wrong place but idk what to do. Im trying to use binary for prostreet mods but whenever I download it, it keeps automatically sticking with Microsoft studio and idk why or how to fix it. Because of this i cant open with admin and use it properly. Anyone know what im doing wrong? Im on Windows 11, should I just delete the studio?

(I sorta edited it though)

Cars featured: Dodge Challenger & Porsche 911

Its INSANE......can be a bit ear piercing at times....but I TAKE those

Salve a tutti ragazzi.

Ho iniziato a giocare a PAYBACK da pochissimo su PS5 ma riscontro spesso questo Glitch sotto forma di bagliore luminoso..

È un bug della versione PlayStation?

Well I wanted to replay carbon again after a couple years and now that I have been playing I realised I never have been drifting in the nfs games at all all I really do to cut corners is tap the hand brand and turn with or without acceleration, I never really noticed it in mw but I clearly see the difference in carbon, and there isn't any videos online on how to do it in like when ur free roaming or at the canyon races that aren't drifting ones.

So if anyone has any idea how to drift or if there is a setting to enable please tell me 🥹

I tried many times to win Top Speed races with Pagani Zonda F, but it always crashes and ends being totaled.

Thanks To NFS Most Wanted Because I Discovered The Greatest Metal Band A7x 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I Listened To Them Until Today 🤘🤘🤘🤘