Need for Speed Retrospective #1
What an amazingly strange start to the series.
You can immediately see what they were going for. A game for driving enthusiasts faithfully showcasing different exotic cars.
You can also immediately see where they didn't succeed. The driving itself fells like an afterthought, mostly tedious and fickle. The showcasing part lands far behind the developers' high ambition. While boasting a fully narrated 20-piece powerpoint presentation for each car may have impressed some critics at the time of launch, it is very unlikely to do so today.
What an amazingly strange start to the series.
You can immediately see what they were going for. A game for driving enthusiasts faithfully showcasing different exotic cars.
You can also immediately see where they didn't succeed. The driving itself fells like an afterthought, mostly tedious and fickle. The showcasing part lands far behind the developers' high ambition. While boasting a fully narrated 20-piece powerpoint presentation for each car may have impressed some critics at the time of launch, it is very unlikely to do so today.