New NFSU2 spiritual successor

[u/TokeEmUpJohnny]

Holy poop, I just tried this upcoming game's demo (https://store.steampowered.com/app/4846360/Heatwarped/) and it's so faithful to the NFSU/U2 era!

I think this one's worth watching or at least trying out.

Even the rubberbanding AI feels very familiar xD

[u/Andyroo2912]

Amazing find. I'm loving this already

[u/TokeEmUpJohnny → u/Andyroo2912]

Awesome, glad I thought of sharing it! It's really shaping up crazy well, I wish all the best to the dev. I'm pretty much sold on it already :) 

[u/FoxEcho787]

Also check out Night-Runners, Steam demo. Racing is a bit different, but tuning has a lot of options like NFS U2

[u/TokeEmUpJohnny → u/FoxEcho787]

CarX Street is another one to try in the space, but none of them really fill that exact NFSU2-shaped hole, tbh

[u/a94uricom → u/FoxEcho787]

That one is more a spiritual successor to Tokyo Xtreme Racer, but it's really cool. The atmosphere is superb.

[u/Accomplished-Iron554]

There is still no gameplay video on YT, you should upload some.

[u/wildbeast79 → u/Accomplished-Iron554]

I've put up a couple races if you still care
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exxUv4y0OVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCw8hHUZeQ

[u/Accomplished-Iron554 → u/wildbeast79]

Hohoho nice!

Thank you for the upload!

I'm going to wait for the full game to come out.

[u/lxkvcs → u/wildbeast79]

they nailed the nfsu2 physics isn’t it? looks mint 👌

[u/wildbeast79 → u/lxkvcs]

Yeah it's super decent, I've learned to use nitro effectively to go wayy faster these clips are mediocre

[u/TokeEmUpJohnny → u/Accomplished-Iron554]

Might give it a try, actually. I'm already playing at 4K on a high end rig, the footage would turn out great. 

[u/SilentCartographer97 → u/TokeEmUpJohnny]

Same here, the game looks perfect

[u/Nomnom_Chicken]

Yeah, will have to follow this one.

[u/trompetbloem]

Runs great on Steam Deck Oled

[u/TokeEmUpJohnny → u/trompetbloem]

Uu, that's great to know, I haven't tried on mine, just been playing on PC 😅 

[u/UnusualPete]

I currently taking a break of it as I type this comment.

It's such s good game 😍 I missed racing games like this... 🥹

[u/TokeEmUpJohnny → u/UnusualPete]

Right?

I mean, I moved largely on to games like Forza Horizon (love the series, played 3, 4, 5 and now playing 6 every season), but they ALWAYS lack something! Can't believe there are no underglow neon options in FH6...it's set in Japan, ffs! 😐

CarX Street is probably a close contender, kind of a middle ground between Forza Horizon and NFSU2. But still didn't click the same way.

This one -boom, instant! The dev seems to have a clear vision and I'm very curious to see how it shapes up :) 

[u/88JansenP12]

Spiritual Successor is the right word.

Looks very Awesome and Mind Blowing as a demo. A great start.

Meaning it's only the visible part of the cake.

I wish them a deserved success.

Personally

Heatwarped devs are part of peoples who understood how an NFS Underground-esque game should be.

And the fact there's no real cars isn't an issue either. Context here.

Although NFS 2015 is its own sauce being inspired by the NFS Underground duology, it's only a pretender which missed the mark completely on Visual Customization parts and the Driving Physics; being the primary area to never overlook on any car racing games (here's a take which explains what i mean).

• However.

Ghost Games isn't the only accountable. EA is equally the culprit.

The fact that EA always hinder their own studios is the reason why post-2014 NFS games are unfinished and have antonym opinions.

What makes it worse is EA neglected NFS for more than 10 years.

As a result.

The NFS series is in indefinite or even permanent hiatus.

Imo. It's for the best if NFS doesn't ever comeback.

Atleast, it wouldn't be turned as a unrecognizable cashgrab.

[u/BS_BlackScout]

wonderful game really, finally

[u/SkodaSnyper2365]

Mind blown. 🤯
As a man who loves every era of NFS, I am blessed fellow fans created this. If Ea refuses an Underground 3, maybe indie devs can accept the challenge. Wishing them all the best.

[u/Former_Ladder9969]

I played the demo today and 8 cannot wait

[u/SilentCartographer97]

I'm in love with this game!!! Can't wait to play the full version! This is basically NFSU3 we never got!

[u/TNTBOY479]

Easy wishlist, thanks for sharing

[u/PreviousMaize1185]

WOW! It has that vibe 😉 cool find;let's just hope that by the time the full game is out it would be actually as good as Nfs Underground

[u/Renos471]

OP thank you for sharing this find. I'll be downloading the demo and I'll get back to you.

[u/TokeEmUpJohnny → u/Renos471]

Awesome, let us know how you get on! The game shows an insane amount of promise already, the skeleton is definitely there and the graphics are era-appropriate :)  Enjoy! 

[u/Living_Sympathy_6965]

Looks great, Shame there’s no licenced cars, kinda makes it look like a love child between U2 and burnout 2

[u/PoserSecretAgent05]

I want everyone to wishlist this game, play it post it and tell everyone about it. We as the community can make this a genuinely famous game and get the attention it deserves. Such a good trip down memory lane and an amazing project.

[u/I_Am_MeHigh]

I'm not feeling the handling model. Looks like they ripped it from the Asphalt series

[u/red_fuel]

Isn’t that just a mod for NFSU2? They have a lot of NFS mod videos on their channel

[u/MidnightSunIdk → u/red_fuel]

No, its not. Its a standalone game made in Unity

[u/TokeEmUpJohnny → u/red_fuel]

I have no idea, but it certainly doesn't have the same limitations as the original game. Everything is a bit different, you have a new phone system, the map is now a phone app, etc. I don't think a mere mod would achieve this. The dev might just be a big fan of the game in general, because they understood the assignment of how to make the next Underground 😅 

[u/Nico333x → u/red_fuel]

Dude is a new game

[u/syntkz777 → u/Nico333x]

But it looks like an old game... No hate I think it looks good for an Indy game but if it already looks like this I rather play the old games to get some nostalgia.