TLDR ; Good Racing, Crossplay, Some Grind, Edgy Style, Uninteresting Campaign, Great Cars, Cool Mechanics

As it goes for Racing, the game does it well. It's fun to go against other players or the AI and put time in to progress through the game. I believe that there is a decent amount of grind for people to put into the game but also not so much that people will be deterred from trying to grind the game out. The car customization is great with the level of customization you can put into your cars, really letting you make them your own and not just some template. I also like that you can Min-Max your car to be built for off road racing, drifting, or track/city racing allowing for a sense of differentiation between cars. I am also a fan of the progression, gaining experience at night and money during the day, splitting the experience in two in the best way possible. During the day having normal legal races with barriers and a sense of security in racing, compared to at night the sense of danger with the illegality of the street races going on then. It can lead to police chases looping the entire map at times forcing you to think through the best route to escape while driving at top speed, which I've found to be incredibly fun and thrilling experiences. In terms of the story and style however, I find it leaves something to be desired. I generally found what I played of the campaign to be poorly written and thought through, really just existing to have a campaign in the game. I'm by no means a veteran of the franchise with this being the first NFS game I've played, but it really does seem like this game sometimes will try to be as edgy as possible stylistically, just for the sake of it, ending up taking from the experience somewhat. I've found I can ignore it just fine, say turning off the music and not engaging with the campaign, but it still is definitely residual in some parts of the experience. Other than that, It's a fun game, that on sale is definitely worth picking up and giving a shot. Haven't ever really played many racing games but I had a blast going through the progression and getting better and I would recommend you try it for yourself.

TLDR ; Good Racing, Crossplay, Some Grind, Edgy Style, Uninteresting Campaign, Great Cars, Cool Mechanics As it goes for Racing, the game does it well. It's fun to go against other players or the AI and put time in to progress through the game. I believe that there is a decent amount of grind for people to put into the game but also not so much that people will be deterred from trying to grind the game out. The car customization is great with the level of customization you can put into your cars, really letting you make them your own and not just some template. I also like that you can Min-Max your car to be built for off road racing, drifting, or track/city racing allowing for a sense of differentiation between cars. I am also a fan of the progression, gaining experience at night and money during the day, splitting the experience in two in the best way possible. During the day having normal legal races with barriers and a sense of security in racing, compared to at night the sense of danger with the illegality of the street races going on then. It can lead to police chases looping the entire map at times forcing you to think through the best route to escape while driving at top speed, which I've found to be incredibly fun and thrilling experiences. In terms of the story and style however, I find it leaves something to be desired. I generally found what I played of the campaign to be poorly written and thought through, really just existing to have a campaign in the game. I'm by no means a veteran of the franchise with this being the first NFS game I've played, but it really does seem like this game sometimes will try to be as edgy as possible stylistically, just for the sake of it, ending up taking from the experience somewhat. I've found I can ignore it just fine, say turning off the music and not engaging with the campaign, but it still is definitely residual in some parts of the experience. Other than that, It's a fun game, that on sale is definitely worth picking up and giving a shot. Haven't ever really played many racing games but I had a blast going through the progression and getting better and I would recommend you try it for yourself.