
For instance, crashing into an obstacle flashes a glitchy screen, followed by a dead skull icon.

Game Journalist Jeff Grubb hinted at these additions back in April, saying, “You know when you see a car commercial or something like that and the car's driving around, but then cartoons flames and stuff are flying off it? That's the kind of the aesthetic that they seem to be going for.” The claim was later strengthened by some leaked in-development footage, showing how the animations are triggered upon impact. The Need for Speed Unbound trailer is quite stylish, I must say, featuring green-tinted animated dust effects, shock animations when using nitrous, and pop-out wings when leaping off a ramp.

Rocky also contributes to the game's soundtrack. Previous reports indicated that NFS Unbound would be heavily multiplayer-oriented, with one of the modes being called Meetups, which pits online racers against one another. Rocky will instead appear as an in-game leader, via a game mode called Takeover Scene, where players work together to establish control over the map. That said, IGN has confirmed that you won't be able to play as him. You've got cell-shaded characters - including rapper A$AP Rocky - posing with their cars, as loud music blasts in the background, before heading into the race. The trailer for Need for Speed Unbound draws heavy parallels to the drag racing culture, akin to the Fast and Furious franchise. Need for Speed Unbound is slated to launch December 2, across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. Burnout franchise veterans Criterion Games is leading development on this title, who claims the role from Ghost Games, responsible for the last four NFS entries. NFS Unbound sports a revamped anime-like art style that combines super-realism with graffiti-like cell-shaded animations, resulting in a punkish look. Following a set of leaks and a lengthy premiere countdown, EA has finally revealed the first look at its newest entry in the NFS racing franchise. Need for Speed Unbound trailer and full car list has dropped.
