Until the release of from Need for Speed Unbound there are only a few days left: On December 2nd, the racing game will officially take off. But while things have been quiet recently, extensive leaks have caused a stir and showed a lot of gameplay. In social networks, the reactions to the new material are often positive.
In our article on the subject, we summarized everything that could be seen in the leaks and how it could have happened in the first place:
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Gameplay-Leak zu Need for Speed Unbound
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was there a leak?
On Reddit, fans discuss the leaks under a post and how they have changed their view of Unbound. The opinion is often expressed here that one would look forward to the game more
rightsaw gameplay. Of the Comment by 2jz_ynwa goes even further:
I like the game much better now. I was concerned about the lack of proper gameplay. The marketing team really screwed it up. Leaks saved the game.
Other users agree with this opinion, so writes about LowProfile:
I like it much better now. Due to the lack of gameplay and the decision not to give out early review codes, I thought the game was completely bugged. There was no way I would have bought it. After seeing leaked gameplay yesterday, I am completely convinced of the game.
Puzzled by the publisher’s rather timid efforts to promote the game, then RiverReddit1401V2 appears:
After watching the leaks, I can safely say that EA did a terrible job promoting the game.
So while some comments attest publisher Electronic Arts little skill in marketing Unbound, GameStar reader Coldgas believes that the leak itself is a clever marketing gimmick:
What’s the point of a huge advertising budget when you can just give a few people the opportunity to leak something? 😀
Most of the other comments are also positive about the leaks and the game. The bottom line is that the marketing campaign didn’t do the game justice and it already looks pretty good. Only minor details are criticized here and there.
Was NfS Unbound badly marketed?
EA announced the new Need for Speed ​​just a few months before the release, in September, with a short trailer:
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Need for Speed ​​Unbound shows its first racing action in the Reveal trailer
However, the video caused discussions and criticism mainly because of the unusual graphic style, a mixture of realistic cars and environments, as well as cartoon characters and effects. The developers were then able to partially give the all-clear to the players, because at least the effects while driving can be switched off.
After the initial controversy, the developers then showed a few more short clips from the game and only one longer, three-minute gameplay trailer:
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Need for Speed ​​Unbound: There’s never been so much gameplay!
The fact that many fans were therefore not sure what to think of NfS Unbound is not at all surprising given the rather few gameplay scenes. We too remained skeptical in our exclusive preview: Although a lot sounds really good for racer fans, we couldn’t try the game ourselves to confirm our impressions. So maybe the leakers really did do EA a favor.
how do you see it? Do you think NfS Unbound’s marketing campaign was too small? Have you also watched leaked gameplay and are now more looking forward to the game? Or do you generally stay away from leaks? Write your opinion in the comments!