The NFS franchise needs to learn from an entirely different industry to regain glory
Forza Horizon is the new open world racer in town that everyone is talking about. Until its release, no one really tried to compete with Need for Speed, the now 26 year old franchise on its turf. And for good reason. There aren't many video game titles that seemingly just about EVERYONE has played. However, among titles like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Halo 2, everyone you ask will definitely remember losing his BMW M3 GTR to Razor in Most Wanted or driving Rachels green Nissan 350Z in Underground 2. So when did Need for Speed kinda slide into obscurity? Because I don't see anybody ever really talk about new NFS titles. Maybe a little between announcement and release, but NFS Heat for instance, the latest title as of the time of writing this piece, is barely 4 months old and I honestly see more Forza Horizon 4 and Gran Turismo Sport stuff on my feed, games that came out 1 and 2 years earlier respectively. That's heavy. Funnily enough, I see a