Need for Speed Payback
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Racing
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View All (107 total)PC Gamer
Enjoyable arcade handling packaged within a game that gets monotonous long before it rewards your time investment.
Eurogamer
Need for Speed returns in this, a grossly unremarkable open world racer that marks another step back for the series.
IGN
Need for Speed Payback is a big, competent, and confident arcade racer but it's really let down by its linear cop chases, its overwrought and insidious upgrade system, its dreadful dialogue, and its superficial action sequences. It feels fine and it looks flashy, but Payback really went all-in on its direct-to-DVD revenge tale and it was a bust for me.
Easy Allies
Need for Speed Payback takes a gamble on card-based progression that doesn't pay off.