Need for Speed Payback Reviews
Need for Speed Payback just reuses its predecessors' formula. Despite having a very weak storyline, it kept me entertained for a few hours with its varied tests and missions.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Get past some of the poor design ideas, which feels more like an EA intervention than anything else, and there’s a really solid, fun arcade racing game here that’s highly enjoyable.
Arcade racing is what has defined Need for Speed since its creation, and Payback is not an exception to this rule. However, due unbalanced progression and the irrelevant single player campaign, this new iteration seem rather uninspired and lackluster.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Microtransactions, loot boxes, mediocre characters, boring scenario and lots of grinding. Dear EA, what have you done?
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Good fun for those looking for a game that plays like a summer popcorn action flick.
Need For Speed Payback offers a variety of content along with amazing graphic that serves every single detail in cars and epic cutscene. However, the constant grinding and random speed cards upgrade takes away from our experience.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Need for Speed Payback is a game with some good ideas and more than a few bad ways of executing them. The story gives you a good basis for a non-traditional racing game, and aping Forza Horizon isn't a bad way to go about it. The handling is purely arcade in style and fun to play, and the environments can give you some pretty good racing areas. However, even if you discount how bad the story plays out, you'll hate the fact that you'll never get to play the more exciting segments. Worse, the promotion of grinding makes the game drag on far longer than it should, making you want to put it away without even finishing the campaign, let alone try the multiplayer. It isn't the worst racer on the platform by any means, but it's certainly not worthy of the full asking price.
You have no reason to buy this game.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Need for Speed Payback is at its best when you're completing story missions, speeding through thrilling set-pieces and battling against cops and criminals.
Need for Speed Payback squanders its open world on races against rubberbanding AI, linear escapes from a timer instead of the cops, and a broken economy that will leave you grinding for far too long. Throw in a bland story and unlikable characters, and you've got a franchise on a serious downward trend.
Need for Speed Payback is a well made arcade racing experience that is somewhat held back by a terrible progression system.
Boring free-to-play grindfest which for some reason costs $60. There are much better alternatives on the market.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Need For Speed Payback continues the road NFS 2015 took. It tries to be varied but none are deep enough and rarely shine throughout. On the other hand focusing on a loot box system breaks both balance and rhythm of progressing and you put all of these alongside problems in narrative and boring mission design, it's a frustrating experience that shows how much Payback is not worthy of the NFS name
Review in Persian | Read full review
Yet another attempt by EA to make the series relevant, Need for Speed Payback does few things right while doing so much wrong. From the dull and cliché story to the straight and narrow police chases, there's just nothing with this game that brings out any sort of excitement. The game looks nice and drives well, but it just isn't much fun which is the worst thing a video game can be.
Need for Speed Payback is the perfect game to get into if you've been missing the old Need for Speed.
Ghost games took one step forward and two steps back with Payback. The game doesn't require an internet connection anymore and its gameplay is more diverse and fun. But rally races are quite rather exhausting than exciting. Physics are poor, textures take time to load and the high importance of Microtransactions is another mistake made by EA this year.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Need For Speed: Payback is fast and fun. It's definitely a fantastic addition to any game library and if you've left the franchise completely. NFS Payback makes the case that it's time to come back.
Need for Speed Payback is a decent racing game held back by a weak story, grinding, and micro-transactions. If you can live with these elements, you will have a lot of fun in this game.
Pay-to-Win and Wait-to-Play do not a Triple-A title make. Final rating: $$$ out of 10