Sometimes I feel like the people who waxing about Undergound didn't play 2015 which was pretty much Underground 3. Wasn't perfect, but not a mistep except for always online.
Rather amazing how after all these years Ghost Games still insist on having car lineups that are completely out of touch with the culture they're trying to push. No, street racers aren't decking out Lamborghini Countaches, Porsche 911s or Volvo Polestars - we know you guys love unobtainable supercars but they should be absolute endgame rewards, we should be starting with a VW Golf or other school run car.
Hmm I can't say I agree with that. Rivals wasn't about street racing culture (its was classic NFS exotic themed), and neither was Payback (heist era Fast&Furious themed), so their line ups make sense. 2015 had:
Old Hondas (civic, s2000, RSX, classic NSX)
Old Nissans (180sx, 240z, Silvia, several eras of skylines, GTR)
Toyotas (new & old 86, supra)
Old Mazdas (Miata, RX-7)
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo (it's also the classic version, VIII, can't have street racer without one of these)
Subura WRX Sti (same goes for this, should have been the same era as the Evo though)
Ford Mustang (many eras, probably too many)
Chevy Corvette/Camero (too bad no 60s-70s versions)
Dodge Challenger(also too bad not the classic version)
VW Golf (you're being unfair, this is in here)
Porsche 911 (70s version, I'd argue it is a street racing icon, also Wangan Midnight)
BMW M3 (multiple eras)
The only cars that don't "fit" are the supers, 4 lambos, 2 Ferraris (F40 is especially a weird choice), a Lotus, AMG GT, McLaren 570s, and way too many 911s. But it's understandable because they want to attract a certain crowd who likes exotics no matter what.
The Polestar and all the exotics in the new trailer are pretty out of place though, I agree.
Exactly, I loved playing through Underground 2 with a souped up version of my Focus ZX3. That made the game that much more fun to me. The lack of starter cars in games built on "streetrace culture" is a big problem. It's literally the reason I've yet to play driveclub despite buying it shortly after getting my PS4 Pro. I don't like the car options. I want to fix up a regular assed car.
In 2015, which was absolutely a a streetrace culture game, you had the option to start with a civic, 80s 'stang, or a brz. The Golf is also in here and there's even a beater Volvo tank for no reason. They are viable to be played for the entire game when fully upgraded.
