Gaming Need for Speed Most Wanted

[ProtoKun7]

Lack of cars do interfere with the gameplay and that isn't something to overlook simply because it's on the Vita.

Hasn't interfered with mine.

 

[Hells Malice]

Hasn't interfered with mine.

It tends to interfere with imaginary gameplay a lot more.

 

[Klightx15]

Oh come on, I'm not going to give a game slack just because it's a handheld game. Lack of cars do interfere with the gameplay and that isn't something to overlook simply because it's on the Vita.


And I did say that if you're unable to get the console versions, this is a decent choice. Just not the best port.

if anything, having more cares WOULD interfere with gameplay cuz you keep crashing into them. the amount of traffic in the game is fine because you cant spot the oncoming traffic clearly soon enough to be able to dodge it. i crash enough as it is in this game already. more traffic would just ruin the game.

im just disappointed that i cant customize my car at all. thats what i loved about need for speed and they took it out of the game. i demand a patch, update, or even DLC that allows me to customize my car.

 

[Hells Malice]

im just disappointed that i cant customize my car at all. thats what i loved about need for speed and they took it out of the game. i demand a patch, update, or even DLC that allows me to customize my car.

The original Most Wanted had VERY little car customization as well.
Doesn't really justify it now, but yeah.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I do think saying "Don't buy over the console version" is a rather "No Shit Sherlock" situation. Handheld ports are rarely (if ever) better than their console counterparts. You buy them for a handheld because you want them on a handheld or you have no other platform to play them on.

Like Mortal Kombat on the Vita is a splendid game but it looks leagues worse than its console version. But I still enjoy(ed) playing it because it was a solid game and I found it to fit the handheld quite well. A bunch of nice little challenges for some pick up and play.

NFS: MW on the Vita isn't really engineered as an alternative to the console versions. You buy it because you want a portable NFS. It could easily go hand-in-hand with the console version.

I think it's a lot more fair to judge the game based on its actual merits than going "DA CONSOLE VERSION IS BETTER". No shit it is, I like the Vita and all but it's not a PS3. Judge the game for what it is, a portable NFS game, not as "THE CONSOLE VERSION IS BETTER".

 

[Deleted_171835]

In the console Most Wanted, police chases are pretty damn fun because there are a ton of cop cars after you. In the Vita version, there's well 5? That reduces a lot of the chaotic fun that occurs in these games. That's what I meant by "interfere with gameplay".

And then there's riding through the cities. In the console version, there's usually a decent amount of cars here and the city actually feels alive. In the Vita version, the cities feel dead with the rare car passing by you.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

In the console Most Wanted, police chases are pretty damn fun because there are a ton of cop cars after you. In the Vita version, there's well 5? That reduces a lot of the chaotic fun that occurs in these games. That's what I meant by "interfere with gameplay".

And then there's riding through the cities. In the console version, there's usually a decent amount of cars here and the city actually feels alive. In the Vita version, the cities feel dead with the rare car passing by you.

But I'm hearing a couple people saying that it's still a fun game and that the lack of cars does actually make a few things different.

No offense man but it does feel like you're just pissing on a parade here. It's like something I would do.

 

[Deleted_171835]

But I'm hearing a couple people saying that it's still a fun game and that the lack of cars does actually make a few things different.

No offense man but it does feel like you're just pissing on a parade here. It's like something I would do.

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/02/need-for-speed-most-wanted-vita-review
http://www.polygon.com/game/need-for-speed-most-wanted-2012/2055

Reviews have echoed much of the same criticism I've been giving it.

 

[ProtoKun7]

In the console Most Wanted, police chases are pretty damn fun because there are a ton of cop cars after you. In the Vita version, there's well 5? That reduces a lot of the chaotic fun that occurs in these games. That's what I meant by "interfere with gameplay".

And then there's riding through the cities. In the console version, there's usually a decent amount of cars here and the city actually feels alive. In the Vita version, the cities feel dead with the rare car passing by you.

The chases are still fun, though. Not having played the console version, they probably are more chaotic, but that doesn't mean I dislike the chases I have.

Fairhaven doesn't seem to be dead at all either. Fewer cars around, maybe, but that could apply to any city on a quiet day. I see plenty of cars around, and somehow I seem to crash into most of them thanks to my driving.

 

[Arm73]

I do think saying "Don't buy over the console version" is a rather "No Shit Sherlock" situation. Handheld ports are rarely (if ever) better than their console counterparts. You buy them for a handheld because you want them on a handheld or you have no other platform to play them on.

Like Mortal Kombat on the Vita is a splendid game but it looks leagues worse than its console version. But I still enjoy(ed) playing it because it was a solid game and I found it to fit the handheld quite well. A bunch of nice little challenges for some pick up and play.

NFS: MW on the Vita isn't really engineered as an alternative to the console versions. You buy it because you want a portable NFS. It could easily go hand-in-hand with the console version.

I think it's a lot more fair to judge the game based on its actual merits than going "DA CONSOLE VERSION IS BETTER". No shit it is, I like the Vita and all but it's not a PS3. Judge the game for what it is, a portable NFS game, not as "THE CONSOLE VERSION IS BETTER".

That't the problem I have with Sony handheld systems, they are soo powerful that developers can offer straight ports of amazing home console titles ( and the experience can be great of course ) but not quite powerful enough to make it quite as fun or feature rich ( like most PSP games suffered from the lack of the second analog compared to the PS2 ).
So at the end, if you have the means and you can choose, why settle for an inferior version ?
That's what I liked about previous generation and Nintendo handled systems in general: They are so ridiculously underpowered that straight ports are usually unfeasible and developers push their creativity to come up with something fresh and original and profit of the huge user base.

But enough about that.
About this game:
I got it just yesterday on my PC, and I got immediately bothered by a few things:
Graphics are great, but the framerate is really inconsistent and can drop below 20s even on powerful systems, as I understand the game is somehow poorly optimized.
I found a way to edit the ini files ( usually Documents\Criterion Games\Need For Speed(TM) Most Wanted\config.NFS13Save ) and I set " LockTo30=true " which obviously locks the framerate at 30fps just like the consoles and while less smooth then optimal, it's actually much more steadier and the games feels more enjoyable.

Also the steering seems a little weird, like there is a delay and oversteering that many times sends me bumping on the side of the road, but it could be I just suck at the game.

And lastly, most importantly, the first person camera :
Most NFS games have been offering at least 4 settings for the camera to choose from, but here we only have 2: bumper or rear.
And the bumper camera is so low and can't be adjusted, that the track can hardly be seen and it's quite unplayable as it is.
Fortunately, I found this tocaedit camera hack that gives you absolutely freedom as how you wish to customize your camera :



Now I'm loving it !!
That's the beauty of PC gaming baby

 

[Icealote]

Well I look forward to playing this next month. Ports are great for me since I'll never have the chance of owning a home console. My familys worried about screen burn in and crap on the TV (which is funny since I've read Vita has similar problems but I don't often play more than an hour or so at a time for it to happen).

 

[ProtoKun7]

I've never had burn in. Still, your family is most likely overreacting.

 

[Icealote]

I've never had burn in. Still, your family is most likely overreacting.

I told them that and they insist not to take a risk. They think they are up to date with technology with mainstream crap but still hold those myths such as charging when the battery is drained. I saved myself the hassle and went to handhelds.

 

[ProtoKun7]

I told them that and they insist not to take a risk. They think they are up to date with technology with mainstream crap but still hold those myths such as charging when the battery is drained. I saved myself the hassle and went to handhelds.

Ugh, I understand. Dealing with people's ignorance can be unbearable sometimes. Humans can be so stubborn.

 

[Un4tural]

Hello so my vita has been collecting dust (literally) since i bought it at release, did get GT5 with all the DLC for my ps3 though.

From reading this it does seem a shame as i was hoping i could somewhat replace my precious GT5 (damn i love it) on my vita, but it doesn't seem like it. If it actually ran at native resolution and everything... what happened to ps3 level visuals on the vita?

Anyways, from my experience with NFS series, everything since i can remember after the 5th one (how many are there now? 20?) the AI are very rubberbandy, as in you can't build a lead at all, they just bounce back onto your tail (at least all the PC versions i recall after the 4th and 5th ones that i recall, win98 good times... had that, tested with cheatengine as well, keeping up at 600mph in the corners pro level of AI)

does the new NFS MW suffer from this unfair and at times cruel AI behavior?

And also, how is this one related to the old most wanted? (one that came after underground 2 was it?)

Got kind of excited over this, though it is getting extinguished quite quickly :/

 

[Deleted_171835]

what happened to ps3 level visuals on the vita?

That was never going to happen. Especially considering even current mobile tech doesn't match the PS360.

 

[jagerstaffel]

In the console Most Wanted, police chases are pretty damn fun because there are a ton of cop cars after you. In the Vita version, there's well 5? That reduces a lot of the chaotic fun that occurs in these games. That's what I meant by "interfere with gameplay".

And then there's riding through the cities. In the console version, there's usually a decent amount of cars here and the city actually feels alive. In the Vita version, the cities feel dead with the rare car passing by you.

I just wanted to say that I play Most Wanted on the PC, and I always, always love to crash into the cops and instigate a freeway chase to Heat Level 6. Why? Because at that "threat level", the cops are relentless and try to run you off the road from all directions (yes head-on), at times 10 cars at once. It's crazy fun, and I've only managed to shake off a 40k+ points Heat level 6 once, every other time the cops really box me in and then wham, Hummer roadblock.

Now I can't imagine Most Wanted any lesser than that, and if someone told me that the Vita version is a watered down version of my Heat level 6 runs, then I really wouldn't want to play that. Now I don't have a Vita, and while you can tell me my opinion is invalid because of that, let me make it clear. Do you think I reached over 40K points just running from the cops? No, you can get from 20 to 500 points running other traffic off the road, and since there's a lot of cops, you get more points running them off the road too. Less traffic and less cops = less points, therefore the gameplay is more tiring trying to get more points, thus it becomes a downer.

Now my view is further skewed by all the marketing hype before the Vita came out, about how it has more RAM than the PS3, and that it has quad core, etc. So how could they limit this Vita port like that? I'm having less reasons for getting a Vita now, I really would like Most Wanted as a portable version, since I don't have a PS3/Xbox, and on the PC, well, I work too you know


Look at that number of cops looking for me

 

[Treeko]

So i just got the game a few days ago and im sort of disappointed that the customization is so limited. what happened to the spoilers, the color, decals, rims, hoods, body kits..? What do you guys think?

other than that the game is alright so far, its addicting, kinda tough at first. if anybody wants to race sometime just post a comment.

Sorry to say this man,its not the PS vita's problem,its the Devs,they destroyed to core of NFS,no more street racing like it used to be,no more Streety looking customizations,just crap hit and run gameplay,run around in a City with the cops chasing you around all day,if you want my advice just wait for Sony to make a GT title for the PSV,that's a handheld racer you should wait for,that is if you are a big customization fan