The latest game in the Need For Speed saga is a visual spectacle with a surprising new mix of styles.
Need for Speed Unbound is the new installment of the British developer, Criterion. A title that all ‘gamers’ know, even by the name of the franchise.
A game that comes three years following the last installment of Electronic Arts, Need for Speed Heat and that presents us with a plot of illegal races with the ambition of becoming the best driver, as the saga has accustomed us to.
It should be noted that the title is already available on the platforms of PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S y Microsoft Windows.
Technical details of the equipment
First of all and for reasons of transparency, we leave the components so that they know in which equipment the test was carried out:
- Processor: Intel Core i5 9400f
- Graphic card: Radeon RX 570
- RAM memory: 16 GB DDR4 2600hz
A visually appealing aesthetic
One of the most striking things regarding this new installment is undoubtedly its new aesthetic proposalwhich has very distinct visual effects in your mixsomething that some may like and others not so much.
In this sense, the study’s proposal is attractive, but risky, since on the one hand the cars and scenarios maintain a photorealistic aestheticbut our characters are closer to a cartoon aesthetic.
This same animated style can be seen in the speed effects of the cars, such as the use of the turbo or the smoke that comes out of the wheels when we skid in a curve, clearly inspired by street art, something that distinguishes it a lot from its previous deliveries.
This may be something that surprises you at first, but as you play the game, you quickly adapt to this strange mix of styles.
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The new key to progress
One of the main novelties of this new installment is the way in which we can improve and progress, since it will be necessary to take advantage of the greatest amount of tasks to earn moneybecause to participate in the races, we will have to pay an ‘entry’.
The key is to accumulate money to be able to be part of the main events that will take place weekly, in addition to, of course, improve the performance of our car or directly buy us a new one.
It should be noted that the difficulty will lie in the large number of police patrols that’s on the streets, which will be there to complicate things, while we try to get our money.
In this regard, it should be noted the improvement in police artificial intelligencesince it acts much more intelligent y aggressivewhere they can even request air support, so it will cost us more to take advantage of these.
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