really charming world and an admirable attempt to mix underground 2 and most wanted, but some things really fell apart, absolutely HATED the checkpoint system, i think the heat system / police needed to be worked on better (shaking off the helicopter shouldn't be this easy lol) and i wanted to outrun the NPCs considering they talk a lot and have real personalities. anyway for anyone picking this up they should get a lamborghini or similarly super-fast car as early as possible that made the game so ridiculously fun to play

I'll forever curse The Fast and the Furious for making game developers think their racing game needs plot.

Unbound is slightly better than Heat as at least it's visuals stand out but I just don't get who is this game for?

Are there arcade racers who actually enjoy rigging and customizing their cars down to the side mirrors and exhaust pipes?
Is slowly grinding high risk low reward satisfying to anyone?

Burnout Paradise starts you in a solid car and within five minutes lets you Smash and grab your 2nd ride. The game for all its age riddled flaws - had a flow.

Unbound gives you a high end car for the intro and then lets you pick a fixer upper for the first chunk of the game - better do this blind pick right because there's no backsies and time and money are on short supply.

My entire time with the game felt like it teased me that it will get good soon™, incredibly frustrating.

Just make a new Burnout man, hell I'll take any arcade racer that's actually fun.