Need For Speed: Shift

hype · March 4th, 2009, 5:49 PM

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Need for Speed SHIFT is aptly named. Not only do you "shift" gears when you drive (clever, huh?), but it marks a complete "shift" in direction for the series. Thank god, we say. The last one, Undercover, was a bitter disappointment.

Really. Forget everything you know about Need for Speed. Forget all that cynicism. Forget all those ridiculous live action cut scenes with whatshername from thingymebob. Forget all the slowdown. Forget all the gangster silliness. There's no police. There's no open world. This is real racing. Need for Speed SHIFT is a serious racer for serious racing fans, and you'd better get used to it.

http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/nf...view-1539.html

maxtortheone · March 4th, 2009, 6:06 PM

Oh, so EA is going the path Codemasters took years ago with the Race Driver series? And doesen't EA say before every new NFS that it would be a "complete "shift" in direction for the series"?

shad_68 · March 4th, 2009, 6:35 PM

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Originally Posted by maxtortheone

Oh, so EA is going the path Codemasters took years ago with the Race Driver series? And doesen't EA say before every new NFS that it would be a "complete "shift" in direction for the series"?

Yeah I noticed that too, they said that about Undercover and ProStreet at least...
But this time they at least got themselves a new team for the new direction (the guys who did GTR2 which is supposedly pretty good), so who knows, maybe this time they'll actually end up with a decent game..

the Interceptor · March 4th, 2009, 6:39 PM

Finally! I thought they'd never stop that street cred gangsta idiocy.

nate_bartlet · March 4th, 2009, 7:31 PM

it looks good but the Need for Speed series has never particularly managed to grab my attention and hold it. it seems too much like GRiD and between this and Colin McRae Dirt 2 i could see myself getting Dirt 2 instead of this. if Need for Speed just keeps coming up with ways to re-invent and re-launch itself then all its doing is becoming the game equivalent of Status Quo.

Smurfen · March 4th, 2009, 7:33 PM

meh, not getting my hopes up. no way.

anyways...
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46174.html

Backdraft · March 4th, 2009, 8:02 PM

Only good NFS games:

NFS1-3
NFS: Porsche Unleashed

Ramseus · March 4th, 2009, 8:51 PM

Mmm, purty. I'd like to see the environment without being MASSIVELY motion blurred though :/

MadCat360 · March 4th, 2009, 9:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramseus

Mmm, purty. I'd like to see the environment without being MASSIVELY motion blurred though :/

lol, PGR factor there.

In all likelyhood this will turn out to be a half sim like Forza.

Vltros · March 4th, 2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Backdraft

Only good NFS games:

NFS1-3
NFS: Porsche Unleashed

x2

The Need For Speed series should go back to its roots. Supercars, a long stretch of road and the police just trying to get you (but failing miserably).
Or just try the "Test Drive Unlimited" formula.

About shift I also think it looks way too much like Grid. But if the final product looks like that and there are no graphical issues it will be an interesting game to check out.

Redliner · March 4th, 2009, 11:08 PM

If this turns out like the last ones, there's and extra "f" on the title.

Spazatao · March 4th, 2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Backdraft

Only good NFS games:

NFS1-3
NFS: Porsche Unleashed

Maybe I'd put NFS4 on that list. It's just a bigger, more complex NFS3. Other than this, X2 to what you said, good sir.

MadCat360 · March 4th, 2009, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Vltros

About shift I also think it looks way too much like Grid. But if the final product looks like that and there are no graphical issues it will be an interesting game to check out.

So, because it has racing cars on fictional street tracks it is Grid?

motogpboy · March 5th, 2009, 12:36 AM

I think this could be interesting. Can't judge it being like GRiD already... Give it a shot

Spiral Tap · March 5th, 2009, 5:41 AM

Why can't they just go to what made the games awesome in the first place? High end supercars and long, fast tracks with fantastic visuals. They've dropped the ball on all of them since Hot Pursuit: 2

EDIT: Did some further reading, and the people who developed GT-R, GT-R 2, and GT Legends are developing the engine for this. Plus, in the interview the guy said this had been in works for 18 months now. I think this'll be fun

argatoga · March 5th, 2009, 6:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Backdraft

Only good NFS games:

NFS1-3
NFS: Porsche Unleashed

Yep. Porsche Unleashed was next to perfect (no 928

). I loved the sense of history you got as time progressed and you went from 356s to 911s to 911s, and finally to 911s.

Hazardous · March 5th, 2009, 7:01 AM

Why, oh why, didn't they take the physics engine (which, by all odds, is going to be good for once) and stamp it into something with open roads and fast cars? It could have been a really interesting mix. Now it's just going to be another racing game and there are plenty of those around already.

LeMans GTR · March 5th, 2009, 7:16 AM

Couldn't care less

All you need in NFS are exotic cars, exotic tracks (throw in some cities, but make them different eg. Paris, London, Milan etc) and cops.

Anything else and it's gone down the drain.

Strelok16 · March 5th, 2009, 9:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hazardous

Why, oh why, didn't they take the physics engine (which, by all odds, is going to be good for once) and stamp it into something with open roads and fast cars? It could have been a really interesting mix. Now it's just going to be another racing game and there are plenty of those around already.

X2!!!

youve always had these choices of different types of racing games:

1) arcade style street racing

2) arcade style track racing

3) realistic track racing

but why are there no realistic street racing games?!!?! theres never been one! ever! something like Test Drive Unlimited, but with realistic (at least mostly) physics would be my dream game pretty much

Dogbert · March 5th, 2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by LeMans GTR

All you need in NFS are exotic cars, exotic tracks (throw in some cities, but make them different eg. Paris, London, Milan etc) and cops.

QFT

Why, oh why, did EA decide this simple formula was boring to us and we needed NOS and giant spoilers and faux sponsors?

Give me a Mercedes CLK-GTR and 10,000 cops on my ass in backwoods Britain again. Please.

I will say that I did like the upgradable cars in NFS 4, but going to a system like that again would be like a heroin junkie going back to "just sometimes".

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nate_bartlet Joined: Jun 22nd, 2008 Last Online: October 9th, 2009 Age: 31 Posts: 1,081 Rep Power: 33	it looks good but the Need for Speed series has never particularly managed to grab my attention and hold it. it seems too much like GRiD and between this and Colin McRae Dirt 2 i could see myself getting Dirt 2 instead of this. if Need for Speed just keeps coming up with ways to re-invent and re-launch itself then all its doing is becoming the game equivalent of Status Quo. __________________ "Do i really look like a guy with a plan? You know what i am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if i caught it. You know? I just do things. The Mob has plans, the Cops have plans. Gordon's got plans. You know they're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds. I'm not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things are. It's the schemer's that put you where you are. You were a schemer, you had plans and look where that got you. I just did what i do best. I took your little plan and turned it on itself. Nobody panics when things go 'according to plan.' Even if the plan is horrifying. Nobody panics, because its all part of the plan. Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos. Oh and you know the thing about Chaos? It's Fair." - The Dark Knight

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Smurfen Joined: Sep 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 4:35 PM Location: Norway Age: 17 Posts: 526 Car: None LFS Status: Rep Power: 27	meh, not getting my hopes up. no way. anyways... http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46174.html __________________ "How would you wrestle a helicopter?" http://jvgcreations.wordpress.com

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Ramseus Have you been high today? Joined: Jan 11th, 2008 Last Online: 9:14 AM Location: Win a pig, Canadaland Age: 19 Posts: 2,025 Car: 2002 Hyundai Accent lol Rep Power: 128	Mmm, purty. I'd like to see the environment without being MASSIVELY motion blurred though :/ __________________ The post is made out of aluminum-magnesium alloys.

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Backdraft Joined: May 30th, 2008 Last Online: 7:06 AM Location: CA Posts: 325 Car: 2005 BMW 325i (Oh Cock) Rep Power: 12	Only good NFS games: NFS1-3 NFS: Porsche Unleashed

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motogpboy Joined: Jan 20th, 2009 Last Online: 4:33 PM Location: UC Berkeley Age: 23 Posts: 518 Car: 2006 WRX Rep Power: 23	I think this could be interesting. Can't judge it being like GRiD already... Give it a shot __________________

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Spiral Tap Joined: Sep 15th, 2008 Last Online: 6:31 AM Posts: 40 Rep Power: 5	Why can't they just go to what made the games awesome in the first place? High end supercars and long, fast tracks with fantastic visuals. They've dropped the ball on all of them since Hot Pursuit: 2 EDIT: Did some further reading, and the people who developed GT-R, GT-R 2, and GT Legends are developing the engine for this. Plus, in the interview the guy said this had been in works for 18 months now. I think this'll be fun Last edited by Spiral Tap; March 5th, 2009 at 5:56 AM.

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Hazardous Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southern Finland Age: 25 Posts: 1,494 Car: None :/ Rep Power: 32	Why, oh why, didn't they take the physics engine (which, by all odds, is going to be good for once) and stamp it into something with open roads and fast cars? It could have been a really interesting mix. Now it's just going to be another racing game and there are plenty of those around already.

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