I was initially skeptical this would land well with me, but the cast of characters and style ended up working out.

Police pursuits, while initially exhilarating, outlived their welcome and became an annoyance nearing the end. You're not given very many tools to deal with them in ways previous games did. They become a huge time sink when you just want to get on with the racing. I inevitably ended up ramming cops to disable them before they could even initiate a pursuit.

I think the game would have been better overall if they committed to the cell shaded rendering throughout the entire game rather than just the characters and a few effects.

Wishing for an Unbound 2 that's more confident in what it's trying to do. I'll certainly be there for it.