07/08/2024 Update:
Okay....overall the game is fun...recommend hitting multiplayer free roam, tons of fun there. you can help divert ongoing police chases, and there is an event that starts up every so often where you drive in a specific zone doing drifts, long jumps, disabling cops, and a few other fun things.
I still think NFS Payback is better, but Unbound does seem to have a better multiplayer connectivity and is never short of players. Highly recommend for racing against friends.


Current Thoughts 03/17/2024:
The game mechanics are unbalanced, inconsistent and down right MADDENING! ugh...
Upgrading your car makes no difference against AI racers; No matter how greatly your cars performance is...you can never catch nor keep up with them. (both relaxed and intense mode)
Hand brakes, car handling, drifting and gripping are randomly bugged; You think you know how your car functions...next thing you know it stops responding to your commands at critical parts during your races.
The cops exclusively targets you...and occasionally goes after the AI racers.

Visually, its okay...the comic effects are very limited to only models, tire smoke, and the usage of nitros. *bleh*
Voice acting and accents are bearable but bland, you only get two voice options with terrible octave sliders.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF PATIENCE AND WILL POWER TO PLOW THROUGH THIS HORRIBLY BUILT UNBALANCED MADDENING GAME

03/23/2024 EDIT: Just finished listening to the worst dialog that I've come across in the game A$AP Rocky. He talks like a politician - says a lot of crap of nothing and repeats it if not the same but "slightly" different way.

07/08/2024 Update: Okay....overall the game is fun...recommend hitting multiplayer free roam, tons of fun there. you can help divert ongoing police chases, and there is an event that starts up every so often where you drive in a specific zone doing drifts, long jumps, disabling cops, and a few other fun things. I still think NFS Payback is better, but Unbound does seem to have a better multiplayer connectivity and is never short of players. Highly recommend for racing against friends. Current Thoughts 03/17/2024: The game mechanics are unbalanced, inconsistent and down right MADDENING! ugh... Upgrading your car makes no difference against AI racers; No matter how greatly your cars performance is...you can never catch nor keep up with them. (both relaxed and intense mode) Hand brakes, car handling, drifting and gripping are randomly bugged; You think you know how your car functions...next thing you know it stops responding to your commands at critical parts during your races. The cops exclusively targets you...and occasionally goes after the AI racers. Visually, its okay...the comic effects are very limited to only models, tire smoke, and the usage of nitros. *bleh* Voice acting and accents are bearable but bland, you only get two voice options with terrible octave sliders. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF PATIENCE AND WILL POWER TO PLOW THROUGH THIS HORRIBLY BUILT UNBALANCED MADDENING GAME 03/23/2024 EDIT: Just finished listening to the worst dialog that I've come across in the game A$AP Rocky. He talks like a politician - says a lot of crap of nothing and repeats it if not the same but "slightly" different way.