After the rapid development of video games, the three types of “fast food” games are not unfamiliar to everyone, that is, “gun ball.” The description of “fast food” may be slightly derogatory, but today, the so-called fast food game is just like the status of fast food in the catering industry. It is very popular among the public. For example, the sales volume of COD series is high every year. Let many manufacturers envy. In the “gun ball”, the “car” is ranked second, higher than the “ball”. Today, the series “FIFA”, “NBA 2K” and “Madden Rugby” are still very popular and stick to their status. However, the status of racing games is not as good as before. After years of development, finally the new year has been ruined. Now there are only two sisters, the ultimate racing and the extreme racing: Horizon. Alternately occupying the throne of the king of racing games, it is said that in 2019, you have to rest for a year, and you may have to save for the next generation.The history of

Racing games can be traced back to Atari’s Gran Trak 10 arcade machine, which was popular after the introduction of the analog racing equipment with steering wheel, pedal and gear. In this case, Taito and other companies have quickly invested in this field in a year or two, and the simulation racing game in the arcade hall has become a dazzling moment

1983’s “Top Driver” popularity table, laid the foundation of the racing game we know now, this is not even the world’s first racing game, but its popularity for this type really opened up Another new market has the influx of works like GT Racing, Extreme Racing and Need for Speed. Today we are talking about “Need for Speed”. Anyone who knows a little about PC games and racing games on PCs can’t possibly hear about this series. The first “Need for Speed” was released in 1994. The earliest landing was the 3DO console and Windows PC. The history of the series is definitely far older than “GT Racing” and “Forza Motorsport”. It is also called the market pioneer. Not too much. Later, “Need for Speed” was also transplanted to Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation. It once left its competitors far behind, and its delicate handling, dynamic music, exquisite image quality and high-quality images captured countless The heart of the player who likes racing games

The first generation of “Need for Speed” has a circular track, and there are regular trackes at the beginning and end points. This is not a revolutionary initiative, but its content is quite rich. Saturn and the PS version of the game have added three more tracks, once again causing players to pursue. Passerby vehicles and vigilant chase are the key mechanisms of this game, which distinguishes this game from other racing games on the market, creating a thrilling fast-paced game atmosphere. If you like the traditional racing experience, you can also remove these new elements by entering the cheat code. The playback function in the game allows the player to watch and save his favorite racing video, and can watch it at different viewing angles and different playback speeds, greatly enriching the game time

It is undeniable that Need for Speed is a successful racing game that has spawned many sequels for more than 20 years and has been enduring for many generations. In the process, several development teams have had the opportunity to take charge of the series, and the results are not the same. Basically, everyone is constantly adjusting according to a certain pattern, on the earliest basis, and pushing the series of “Need for Speed” continuously, until the last few years. Today’s “Need for Speed” has become a mediocre work, it is not worth the time and money for the players, and even no work can reproduce the glory of the “Need for Speed 9”. Why is this happening? Why did Jiangshan, which was created by Need for Speed, throw this founder into the dust? What happened to Need for Speed?

Speaking of this, it is inevitable to talk about EA. That’s right, just said so lively, it almost made people forget that EA is the publisher of the “Need for Speed” series. In fact, the simplest and most lazy answer to the above question is nothing more than “EA is doing”. When you say this, everyone will know how to nod and nod. Well, after all, EA. But in fact, before EA began to make a step-by-step death into the worst company in North America, the Need for Speed and the recognition of the series had already had problems. In 2011, “Need for Speed 16: Desperate Mania” was the 18th “Need for Speed” work after the derivative works. At that time, it was a mixed evaluation of the mainstream evaluation, its meaningless and innocent plot and Bad design choices make players stunned. The overall rating of the game is set at around 60 points

However, in 2013, “Need for Speed 18: Enemy” has the meaning of rising. This work emphasizes the old-school game mechanics, and also designed a suitable career battle for the rider and the police. The game has re-visited the PS4 and Xbox One platforms after a major overhaul. Ghost Games took over the development work of Need for Speed 18: Enemy. At that time, it seemed to be a correct decision. This is not a star or a half higher than the evaluation of “Need for Speed 16: Desperate Mania”. However, the good days of Ghost Games did not last long. In 2015, their “Need for Speed 19” made a lot of changes, and few of them were satisfactory to the players. First of all, it is a failure from the name. As a huge series with 20 works, you can’t just remove the suffix of your title like “God of War”, let the player in the fog, the most basic recognition. Nothing. This open-world set of games uses a full network of settings, lacks a cabin view, has an unremarkable storyline, and has led to a variety of optimization issues as a result of the entire network

This game is also a bit positive, such as outstanding quality, rich custom elements, but compared to its huge shortcomings, this is a true Yu. The media generally gave this evaluation: a score of 10 points is probably between six and seven. In order to revitalize this series, Ghost Games and EA have been flying in the wrong direction for hundreds of kilometers. Players who are still hopeful about this series have come to the latest “Need for Speed 20: Revenge”. The latest works are more sincere than the previous ones, such as providing offline mode. This thing was a normal setting in a single game, and the result turned into a selling point in their hands. However, the plot of this work is still boring. The character of several characters has no characteristics. People can’t substitute for their adventures. The result must also be spent on an hourly story that is like a bad movie. Follow-up car buying and tuning phase

The last straw that crushed the camel was the out-of-the-box mechanism of the game. In the current popular words, this game is desperately feeding the player, and does not want the player to get what he wants. In the game, you can get the racing card to improve the performance of the car, but the racing card of all the vehicles can’t communicate with each other. If you want to improve the performance of a car, you must drive the car to win the race and draw the card or use it. The money in hand is for the car, and if you want to buy enough advanced cards and cars, you must repeat the racing competitions that you have participated in over and over again on the map. The ultimate goal is to encourage players to use them. The form of gold goes to the quick draw. This also allows many angry players to directly open the modifier. In this game, you can completely take out the answer we mentioned above, “EA”. This kind of player’s gold-plated routine reveals a familiar taste, even with closed eyes. Think of who is behind the ghosts

The latest fiasco of “Need for Speed” can be attributed to EA’s insatiable greed, but the responsibility of the entire series of downhill is not entirely in EA. In the past 10 years, the “Need for Speed” series has been on the decline track, and there are such signs before the micro-transaction and full-line online feed setting. The decline of a classic series, publisher EA is naturally difficult to blame, but the state of this series continues to decline, the same is because developers have forgotten their positioning in the series and unique recognition

Nowadays, “Need for Speed” has once again returned to the uncertain future. The only new NFS we know is the online game “Need for Speed: Edge”. From the past history, it is unlikely that “Need for Speed” will suddenly re-energize. Although they have said that this is a “rejuvenation work” every time in the past few years, if you really want to revive, I am afraid I will wait until There is only a glimmer of hope after the manufacturer truly understands the essence of the original work and gives up the money setting. Today’s “Need for Speed” is still drifting away from the player’s expectations, but in the future we are not unlikely to see this work achieve bottoming out, to a perfect drift