Football season is the worst because you get bombarded with ads that are like:
[inspirational music, footage of cheering people adorning themselves with flags and coloured paint]
Inspirational narrator: “Every 209 years, we remember to pray to the supreme football-headed deity known as ‘The Evaluator’. On Judgement day, those who aren’t suited for heaven will be handed a red card by him before going to the Penalty-Lands.”
wjen i opened this pic for a better look, to my tired, weary eyes, this was mistaken as a drop shadow and i thought it was immaculate.
This feature is very small in the grand scheme of things, but once I found it I realized I was really gonna like this game. The high tuned male voice sounds like an extremely close match to my own without literally doing the voice acting myself.
I literally squealed and stimmed for like twenty seconds straight freaking out about it.
Little features like that go a loooong way in helping bring the player into the game.
Beyond that, the game feels great! The handling takes a little getting used to but it's better than it was in NFS: Heat, and the story is ACTUALLY good this time around. It's been a very long time since I've laughed with the game rather than laughing at it, the conflict so far feels genuine, and the characters are all really interesting.
I had a feeling this was gonna be a banger considering how close to greatness NFS: Heat was, but the sheer amount of personality it has is impossible to ignore. Even if you hate how the cars drive, you can get a lot of enjoyment out of this game for sure.
