The worst sin of EA was calling this game most wanted.

@lastnamewelch3122

Жыл бұрын

They should've just made it a NFS High Stakes or Hot Pursuit title because it more resembles those games

@Michael_Afton40

Жыл бұрын

@@lastnamewelch3122 or a new burnout game

@blakedmc1989RaveHD

Жыл бұрын

to be fair, there was alot of cut content and it was supposed to be developed much different than tha final versions, just look at early Beta and u'll see why

@JustGenius2001

Жыл бұрын

It was going to be a sequel to MW 2005 and Carbon but EA executives came in and did what they do best.

@justaguy6415

Жыл бұрын

@@lastnamewelch3122but there’s absolutely no stakes in that game, and pursuits are far from hot

Mw2012 wasn't supposed to be a "burnout" clone. Early versions of the game were actually closer to Mw05 and was going to follow up from carbon. Unfortunately the game ended up being the game that we got due to being rushed out because of a strict deadline, or Ea toning it down to appeal to a younger audience? No one really knows why.

@beegxxc9832

Жыл бұрын

That was the worst decision they've made. Big part of Burnout is mayhem and great damage model as you see cars getting crushed and fall apart on impact. It can't be replicated in a game with licensed cars, damage model sucks. Having to watch a boring cutscene when my bumper cracks a little bit after head on collision at 300kph was so annoying I couldn't finish the game.

@B4RC0D3_YT

Жыл бұрын

Cross' actor claimed that Most Wanted 2 is Carbon since Carbon was developed as the sequel to Most Wanted (2005).

@luisortega8085

Жыл бұрын

you can even find vids about it. it was gonna be like rivals and hp2010 with weaponry

@Prussiano_47_

Жыл бұрын

Né

@JaNieWie

Жыл бұрын

Is it actually posibble to restore like some of the scrapped content?

Not exactly the worst NFS game at all. This game is just like Burnout Paradise, so it's much enjoyable to finish the events and Most Wanted races, obtain cars and engage the pursuit, while others will be kind of boring, such as the Speed Points used for the player's total score instead of currency, no safehouses or tuning shops, annoying multiplayer events and crash camera.

@emaheiwa8174

Жыл бұрын

I didnt like Burnout Paradise at all. Too repetitive, this game looks more fun

@ziqqerlad

Жыл бұрын

this is a burnout game with licensed cars. every car manufacturer's nightmare

@RandomCarfromNFS

Жыл бұрын

@@ziqqerlad and with cops

@walmorcarvalho2512

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense, Criterion was the studio behind the entire Burnout franchise

@ZalYagunRyai

Жыл бұрын

​@emaheiwa8174 having played Paradise after this specifically the psVita I still prefer this. Annoyed it doesn't work on steam deck tho

This game was my childhood and I enjoyed it a lot, it has some issues like having all cars from the start but overall its a crime to call it a bad game tbh, just the name most wanted is the worst thing about it, otherwise its a very good game

@NFSBeast2365

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@mattjohn8648

Жыл бұрын

Seconded

@edu7979

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@killdungeonclan3605

Жыл бұрын

It was a decent game, but it did not deserve the most wanted title.

@meteturhan3505

Жыл бұрын

Totally.

Fun fact : there's even a mod that literally turn the game intro into Burnout Fairhaven

@interextated

Жыл бұрын

It is burnout paradise doe

@airness21

Жыл бұрын

​@@interextatedBP on chameleon engine new map real cars and new hud thats what u get

@Milkovichultear97

3 ай бұрын

Fun fact : its a mOd

It's almost nostalgic to see the old BlueTag back again. How can a single image of an animated beaver be so expressive?

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

dude, right? it's fun working with it!

I loved this last real Criterion game. The most brutal, dirty, loud and destructive NFS ever made.

@costaskl6589

Жыл бұрын

That would be rivals tbh

@MetalArrow

Жыл бұрын

@@costaskl6589 not enough Criterion influence in Rivals, nor their trademark attention to detail imo

@playbossthebest936

Жыл бұрын

​@@MetalArrow probably because it's arguably the need for speed game with the least dev time in the series

@MetalArrow

Жыл бұрын

@@playbossthebest936 that sounds about right and I'm pretty sure Ghost Games were the main devs for Rivals.

@playbossthebest936

Жыл бұрын

@@MetalArrow alongside criterion

Right @ 5:46. I'm a huge Need For Speed fan-I'm even collecting scale diecast that match the cars from the first several games-but for me the brand wasn't about street race culture or customization, and they never had stories; NFS was about racing factory supercars and concept cars in awesome locales across the world, set to a 90s psytrance original score, not licensed pop music. Its tone was more Top Gear special, than Fast and Furious movie. I miss it

@randomstormtrooper3345

Жыл бұрын

I really miss the focus that the old games had on the cars, like with the showcases, cockpit view and stuff. It's a shame that anything that came before and a bit after UG/MW2005 is kinda ignored. Also, that Lotus Esprit v8 theme is such a banger

As half-baked as the game is, i really enjoyed just cruising around the open world, you got the longass highways from the classic NFS games mixed with cities from the UG era, and the game encourages the player to go and explore with all the crazy stunts you can pull, cars to find and maybe mess with the police (very fun if you have a mod that makes them more persistent). Also, can you do a video on NFS Rivals? (um salve de Goiânia btw)

@IPlayKindred

Жыл бұрын

saw 2 bugs after a total of 10 years of playing this game often, how is that half baked?

@randomstormtrooper3345

Жыл бұрын

​@@IPlayKindredthere's so much stuff that didn't make into the final version of the game, like a campaign, garage with customization, police had helicopters, some extra cars that managed to appear in the mobile version. Not to mention that a lot of things in the game are clearly rushed, like some nonsensical jumps that were placed without a lot of thought put into them, police feel like an afterthought, some mechanics that don't fit the bonkers vibe of the final version and just the overall lack of content and decisions the player can have. I mean, it's a fun game, but it should've been cooked properly

@IPlayKindred

Жыл бұрын

@@randomstormtrooper3345 that aint half baked, thats just a smaller cake. also the jumps arent nonsensical I can chain multiple ones together with enough effort, the police arent an after thought, they dont feel like it, they're heavily integrated into most events, and feel alot nicer if u do treat them like the cops from 2005.

@randomstormtrooper3345

Жыл бұрын

@@IPlayKindred I dunno, it still feels incomplete to me. I was referring to some jumps that either have some random asset in the middle of it, like a steel beam, or require the player to slow down a lot in order to go weeeeee. To me, the police just don't have the same vibe the game has, they're realistic-ish and give up way too quickly, i managed to outrun them in a Focus once lol. I do like the colors and vehicle choices they got for the cops tho, and the voicelines are just 👌

@edu7979

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@IPlayKindred Theres a good amount of areas that were cut while in late development (entire towns and quarry) but i qoupdnt say that makes it half baked The only like actual glitches ive found (that i can remember) have been related to the chevy express traffic car always glitching out while in a t junction because it just tries to go through a planter after turning and gets stuck, happens almost always when i go round there

I remember LOVING this game as a kid. A lotta nostalgia :D

@featherpheasant3851

Жыл бұрын

Same here

I love the original beaver it makes me laugh every time 😂

@planescaped

Жыл бұрын

It just has a perfect derpy look to it.

This game must been named Need For speed burnout or something like that and every one would been happy

In my head-canon the protagonist in Most Wanted 2012 is Zephyr (The racers' protagonist from NFS Rivals) who lost the plot and now dreams of supercars standing around in the open for the taking, these whacky cutschenes and the Most Wanted as a concept. (He despises Ryan Cooper, who destroyed street racing in Rockport and Palmont with his Blacklist-climbing and Territory-claiming antics). Also he hates the cops, so he dreams of outsmarting them with self-reinflating tires, bodyshops that repair cars in a flash and paint shops that chang a car's appearance in a flash. That also explains why there are no consequences for being busted. It's all in Zephyr's head.

I literally was searching for info about why exactly is this game bad/not bad before committing to play it, your video really helped clear things up. Thank you very much!

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

glad it helped!

It was almost a perfect pronounciation, great video as always!!

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

thank you! and thanks for supporting the channel!

This was the game that got me into Cars and really helped learn about all the different manufacturers. It will always hold a place in my heart. Not the worst by a long shot! It should have had its own identity

I love that you brought back the original character, even if it's just for this video

I would pretty much just drive around the map endlessly, zoned out listening to music.

I feel like there wasnt one person who wasn’t disappointed with this game, the pain hit hard back in the day

@TheFurryInShambles

Жыл бұрын

I wasn't disappointed in the game when I got it for free in the PS store on my Vita in 2015 while also buying it on a sale on PS3 a few months later so I can play its dlc too and just kept having a complete blast. I get it's not NFS MW 2005 and yes I played it not knowing that when I first played MW 2012, but it's fun and a blast so I don't feel like I wasted my time or money.

Fun fact: In this game u can bind esc to "exit menu" (idk how its called in the game) instead of backspace and then u cant do anything in the menu at all because it will open and close at the same time.

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

amazing lmao

I really like NFS Most Wanted 2012, it's not Most Wanted but it's fun and has an amazing soundtrack.

It used to be Most Wanted 2 and to be released in 2017, but EA didn't give them enough time, they wanted to release it in 2012. So Criterion recreated the game design from 0 and turned it into Burnout Fairhaven.

I've played this game around 2017 (way past the time it came) and I've really enjoyed the game, I wasn't able to finish and i didn't had any of the DLC cars appearing on the map because i was playing offline, but i remember being quite a fun game in it's own merit, the biggest problem is like you've said, this game shouldn't be called most wanted and the progression system of having all the cars from the get go was definitely not the best choice. Anyway, great video as aways blue, I'm really happy you've checked out this game and can't wait to see you review the other and most iconic Most Wanted. YES, I'M TALKING ABOUT MOST WANTED JAVA, I CAN'T WAIT >:D

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

HELL YEAH

(5:02) this is the perfect explanation why this game is so hated. It is great overall, but just because they called it Most Wanted, people hate it. Honestly, this makes me mad. Also, 5:56 the real NFS formula is just driving exotic/very appreciated cars in fast paced races. Just and only that. So, throwing this concept in Burnout's physics and an open world is an actual upgrade over the true essence of Need For Speed. Actually every game that makes something about the original formula better WILL be an upgrade, so i think none of this games built in the original formula will be worse than the original concept but stil... And, don't get me wrong, this is technically worse than Paradise and other Burnout and even NFS games, but still far from being as bad as people think it is

I enjoyed this game back in the day. I know I’ve stated this many times, but the cut content made me never look at MW 2012 the same way ever again. This is a good game, IMO. It shouldn’t be called “Most Wanted” if it had little/ nothing to do with the OG legend.

I just loved the way your picture was up on the billboards you held the record for. Like your actual face. Brilliant.

The world record runs for this game are insane. Incredible how you can drive the whole map in under 3 minutes.

Honestly, as a standalone racing game, I love it now and I loved it when I was a kid, the intro song hyped me so much!

MW 2012 Multiplayer was so fun in private matches. Having 8-16 of your friends racing was the best fun I had with multiplayer

I miss the old blue tag model

This was my first NFS game. It wasnt really that bad, I have over 400 hours on the game, I spend a lot of time in Multiplayer, which still some people play today.

This game was the first NFS game I ever played, and despite the blacklist pacing being eh I actually really enjoyed playing it, the driving and the destruction just clicked with me. I did try the original MW a few years ago for a few hours and that’s when it clicked on me why this game dissapointed many ppl back then (also the comparisons to burnout paradise have made me realize I probably should play that game some day) Also the intro in this game is indeed goated

boy: mom can we get most wanted? mom: no, we have most wanted at home most wanted at home:

I never played the OG Most Wanted or really any NFS games prior to this one in 2012 and I played the shit out of this on m Vita and later Xbox 360 It really seems like a branding issue, I enjoyed this game a lot and never had any problems with it. I was so sad when I saw everyone hating on this game. You just explained that people just expected something different. Great vid!

Played this on my Vita since it came out and finally got the Ps3 version, I love this game so much

Yo you brought back the old rat/beaver and the budget background

The point of having to find cars in the city is that each car has its own races for upgrades and to earn sp, and u can use different types of cars for different stuff and find fast cars to taken on high tier most wanted racers

This game is the Cheapest EA excuse to play burnout with licensed cars.

i'll be honest, NFS MW 2012 holds a special place in my heart with how muched i played it. yeah, it doesnt feel like a NFS game and feels rushed, but its still my favorite. NFS MW 2012 is still an NFS to me

We had the same reaction. I bought it, played for about 10 minutes, felt the bitter taste of disappointment, then immediately refunded it.

The 2005/2012 most wanted games are my favorite in the series, the PC version has issues though, the controls have input lag. Its possible you can fix them with mods, and the game looks great at high resolution and frame rate. There is a mod to make all the effects and reflections higher resolution.

I love when games make fictional car brands. Beamng and burnout paradise are prime examples. I would have loved to see criterion do that again with this game 😢

My man woke up and chose violence

I actually loved this game as a kid. Granted I never got to play the original Most Wanted. I also played Burnout far more than NFS, so maybe thats why I liked this one. I guess being a 7 year old let me forgive its obvious flaws. It was also the first game I ever 100% completed. Also, have you ever played Need For Speed: Rivals? Might be fun to talk about

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

I did, but as much as this one I'll definitely take a look at it!

@NitroGT78

Жыл бұрын

​@@BlooTeg don't do it as worst nfs game tho.

@ralphlorenzperolino3054

10 ай бұрын

@@BlooTeg Don't even think about calling Rivals one of the worst, despite the bugs and glitches, it's an underrated game nonetheless.

keep at this youtube thing man. in a couple years you are gonna be HUGE believe me.

I hated the physics in this game. The cars felt extremely heavy yet shattered like glass if you so much as tapped a traffic car. There was so much forced input lag that you’d steer and only start to turn a minute later. If they had kept the high speed boost model from previous burnout games I’d say the game wouldve done a lot better

This game was practically a Burnout Paradise sequel disguised as NFS, especially knowing some locations that we're planned for Paradise we're reused here. My only thought that why it wasn't called Burnout was because NFS would sell more copies.

I must say as a 9 year old when this game first came out, I absolutely loved playing it back then

The PS1 intro felt like I was going through space🫠☄️🚀

I never really enjoyed burnout paradise, but I absolutely love this game. I think a lot came from nostalgia as I played it when I was a kid and couldn’t beat a lot of it so it was amazing to play thorough and get achievements in a game I used to play

My thoughts exactly upon playing: this feels like a burnout game!

I didnt mind the each car had each race.. which was a different concept. I enjoyed it.

The Burnout with name Need for speed 😢

These cutscenes are hillarious, proper acid trip stuff

Guys, remember suicide cutscene? That one reaaaally surprised me.

You didn't even say that the car sounds were one of the best in the industry

i was, and still am, a burnout fanatic, playing this NFS title was basically just playing an early version of paradise. This is my #1 NFS title.

Just noticed the avatar being back for April fools

It took me forever to realize u went back the old design XD

Can't believe this game is 10 years old now

Most enjoyable online experience on any NFS title ever.

babe wake up there's new bluetag video

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

FINALLY

That intro threw me 15 years back

I ended up having an epiphany on why this game was called Most Wanted. This game was the first to introduce Speedwalls in the open world, and as such, further deepen the integration of Autolog and embolden the desire to hunt your friends. The whole idea of being "Most Wanted" in Fairhaven was being better than your friends. It's basically a competition between your friends, which was ultimately the downfall of this game, as most people who played probably don't bother filling their friends list with their actual IRL friends, so it becomes more or less a glorified Burnout.

You forgot to mention that the engine sounds are the best in any racing game ever made.

EA named this game NFS Most Wanted cuz 'Money Bro'

Most Wanted 2012 is the Modern Warfare 2 2022 for NFS

Dude, this game was the bomb for my childhood. Don’t know how this game was the worst, this game is actually really fun to mess around with cops and experiment with the cars. One of the best.

the only reason why i still play this game is because of the sound the cars make while in the air after like 10 seconds with nos

This was actually my first exposure to the NFS series when I played it on my brother's PSVita. I kinda love the game to this day, maybe nostalgia but I don't know for sure. There is one thing to it that makes it one of the best playing NFS games for me, on a moment to moment basis. What I mean with that is the RacerS mod because I can finally play a NFS game with good police chases with my Steering Wheel.

At worst, this is an unfair description for the game. You can't accuse a game with its own identity and character of being the worst just because 2005 Most Wanted used the name of your idol.

Imagine EA ever suffering the consequences of their decisions

Yeah, I was completely caught off guard with that joke halfway through the video, congratulations lol

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

LOL

Need For Speed 2012 was a joke. It was a incredibly uninspired game which had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. That said, the Beta version of this game was actually far more incredible and was supposed to be a sequel to the 2005 game. It was called Need For Speed Most Wanted 2. In that game, you have to complete a series of insane challenges set by a kidnapper who kidnaps Mia. Meanwhile, you are considered the Rockport fugitive that is also "Most Wanted". The pursuits with cops are all or nothing affairs that could ruin you in more ways than one, and it's also intense. The cop AI was ruthless and wanted you to pay for any chase. They set up roadblocks, cleared the roads for public safety, and would even act like a real police force. Like in carbon, you can upgrade your cars in your safe house; that is unless it becomes compromised, and you have to flee from it. Unfortunately, the only thing we have to show this prototype existed was the gameplay was available is those two trailers....

The amount of times a game has been released a franchise that is actually a decent game but doesn't fit the franchise at all I would have less of a problem with this game if it didn't call itself most wanted. It being named most wanted really makes it the worst game in the series.

I swear to god, I'm convinced the intro cutscenes in this game are what a drug trip feels like 😂

The newest burnout... That's sad.

omfg my favorite rat is back!?

4:18 Holy crap I can hear the song going higher and higher while this Aston Martin is screaming down the road

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

definitely worth checking it out on KZread!

Its crazy cause this was my first NFS and without it I wouldve never gotten into NFS, seeing all the videos recently of the Most Wanted hate has blown my mind

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

yeah I can see how that can be very disappointing:/

You do lightly mention it but this game was going to be a direct sequel, there is footage of the build going back to November 2011 build. Criterion needed more time but when EA execs saw it they asked it to be done by E3. This led to them messing around in January-May of 2012 with UI and story elements before EA demanded they removed this story and kept some of the gameplay for DLC. Then DICE and Bioware cleaned it up, Criterion worked on the E3 trailer and ended up cutting the Hummer that was literally shown in the Czech Republic trailer for the game. The game is entirely EAs fault. If EA didn't force a deadline on Criterion they could have had the next best seller in the franchise but nope.

The only 3 things i love of this game is, the soundtrack, the graphics and the car damage model, amazing for a 2012 game

Gnawty for president Thank you soooo much for bringing him and the psx intro back, even if its just for this episode. I know its stupid, but i cant get used to the new avatar.

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

don't worry, I get that lol

@krimznrubi1930

Жыл бұрын

@@BlooTeg thx you are great

finally I thought I was the only one who noticed that this game should''ve been burnout

I love how the mobile version has everything to be the main version. A more creative blacklist, better progression, an actual currency, beta content, a bit more competent police and more elaborated customization, with the iOS version even having liveries (if the information i got vas correct, i use Android)

This game was one of my first games when I got a ps3, Rivals was the first, and I found this one later on. But as a teenager, I loved playing this game, it was fun since I didn't have much games to play. It was interesting in a way even if it does have its flaws. But it also introduced me to my favorite car in the whole world, the Lamborghini Aventador. So oddly, this game has a place in my heart. I remember almost every Friday night after school, I would stay up until 2 am playing this game. Also, I loved fighting against the police, the Bugatti Veyron SS was the ULTIMATE cop killer. It got to the point where the game stopped loading opponents until I moved to another area.

Ironically turned out to be the Least Wanted

I remember returning to this game and the most annoying thing that there were dlc cars in the street that you coudn’t unlock unless you paid and the bugs were a major reason why i never went back to play this piece of a game

10 years later and graphics still looks great 👍👍

This game fills me with an ungodly amount of rage. Anyone supporting it and saying it was a good game also. This was such a shitty attempt at a NFS game, and the fact that they called it Most Wanted?! Whose idea was that? It’s like going and watching a movie franchise, and there’s one “sequel” that has the same of the original, but is a totally different genre and is complete disconnected from the franchise in every way. Just a cash grab. The GALL of EA to make a shitty burnout game and slap the title of the most legendary game they’ve ever released on it…absolutely one of the stupidest moves ever for the NFS franchise.

In short, it just a Criterion cash grab MW 2005 knock off and I remember that in those years Criterion was marketing it so hard.

I can say this, MW 12' in my opinion (other than HPR & The Run) has one the better handling models compared to the newer games Edit: BTW Blue tag, did you buy the steam version? I managed to get the complete edition on there

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

nope, but people said the steam version has the store working!

I remember wanting to buy this game for so long then when I saved up and got a copy I barely played it because black ops 2 was so good and popular. I actually enjoyed the game as well still remember drifting that huge section off the hwy to I love it blasting. game just lacked so much content though.

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

totally feel you on that, having better games to play might have been just another reason why I dropped it

I beat the entire game with the tiny Audi. Lol.

I love the style and edits of ur videos bro😭❤️

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

I think the way you unlock different parts of the map best illustrates why the 2005 Most Wanted is better than the 2012 one. In 2005 MW, you start with some parts of the map blocked off and unlock them by progressing through the career mode. In 2012 MW, some parts of the map are blocked off and you have to buy DLC to unlock them. As you said in the video, the 2012 version was kind of a microtransaction-filled pay-to-win cashgrab, even if the core gameplay itself can be fun.

Hey just found your channel and tbh, I love it lol has a 2012 feel

@BlooTeg

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much! haha

Wait is the old mouse back?! I missed it

Haven’t even started the video yet but it caught my eye as me and my friend always called this abomination NFS: Most paridise…

5:47 It doesn't help that earlier builds, ones after MW2 was scrapped, had the same small camera cutscene when entering a repair area