Need for Speed ​​Unbound: Comic effects accompany underground return

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Unbound is the name of the next Need for Speed. Putting the series back in the hands of the racing game experts at Criterion raised hopes for a sequel that could reverse the series' downward trend. The announcement at least makes you sit up and take notice.

What is outlined in a short trailer and in rough descriptions can hardly be separated from the last parts of the racing game series from afar. In Unbound, too, players will work their way up from nobody to the king of a street racing scene, building up a fleet and extensively adapting it to their own taste. The design of this very old idea almost seems like a new reboot.

It starts with the graphic style. Gone is the realism of a Need for Speed ​​Heat, instead the graphics are supplemented with comic-style elements. Even secondary characters are no longer represented by actors, but in the form of drawn figures. Aesthetically, the game is more oriented towards a rebellious underground scene thanks to the street art style. The hip-hop soundtrack, whose mainstays are rapper A$AP Rocky and his label AWGE, fits in perfectly.

More cosmetics

Customization and graphics are interwoven. Graphic and sound effects are among the things that can be customized on the vehicle – at least that's what the pre-order bonuses, which include a license plate, in-game currency, banner, artwork and stickers, and a “driving effect”, indicate. The clothing of the alter ego can also be adjusted – an idea that is already gaining ground in other racing games from EA, as it opens up another gateway for microtransactions.

The game money from the pre-order pack will only be usable in multiplayer mode. There should be a separate campaign from the single player part. This indicates that Ghost Games' live service mishmash, which in some parts could not even be paused, is being trimmed back down to a healthy level. Driving is in various events with a total of 143 vehicles, which EA lists in a separate blog entry. These include time trials, police chases and drifts.

The final game will be available on December 2nd, 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC at offered on Steam, Origin and the Epic Games Store, among others. The recommended price is around 70 euros on each platform.

Moderate system requirements

Unbound has moderate system requirements. Merely with the processor, even at the lower limit, is more than the usual four cores used: Intel must also have six cores. This requirement profile hardly changes even with the recommended configuration: Intel lists six cores and twelve threads, AMD lists a third-generation Ryzen. On the graphics side, only average mid-range level is required.

System Requirements for Need for Speed ​​Unbound Minimum System Requirements Recommended System Requirements Operating System Windows 10 64 bit Processor Core i5-8600
Ryzen 5 2600 Core i7-8700
Ryzen 5 3600 Memory 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM Graphics card GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Radeon RX 570 GeForce RTX 2070< br>Radeon RX 5700 Storage 50 GB