Need for Speed Payback Story Trailer Doubles Down on Gambling Wordplay

<p>Ever since it <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;take-vengeance-need-speed-payback&sol;">was announced<&sol;a>&comma; I have said that EA&&num;8217&semi;s next entry in the <em>Need for Speed <&sol;em>franchise &&num;8211&semi; <em>Need for Speed Payback <&sol;em>&&num;8211&semi; is quite clearly trying to ride high on the success of the <em>Fast and Furious <&sol;em>series of films&period; The new story trailer that has been released only emboldens that notion with silly dialogue&comma; a &&num;8220&semi;family&&num;8221&semi; of racers&comma; and the whole world against them&period; Think <em>Fast Five<&sol;em>&comma; but interactive&period; You can check out the trailer below to get a glimpse of the plot in motion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;CuE9eQJY0BU" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Allied through a mutual hatred for The House&comma; Tyler&comma; Mac&comma; and Jess team up to earn the respect of Fortune Valley&&num;8217&semi;s underground race scene and earn a chance to compete in the Rush&period; The story definitely looks cinematic&comma; and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;e3-2017-need-speed-payback-gameplay-shows-off-high-octane-action&sol;">E3 2017 showcased some gameplay<&sol;a> that hints at a much more cinematic gameplay experience&period; I personally think Ghost Games are on the verge of making something awesome with the <em>Need for Speed <&sol;em>franchise&comma; but they seem to keep missing the mark&period; With a move like the one they&&num;8217&semi;re making in terms of story&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s clear that Ghost Games knows that <em>Need for Speed Payback <&sol;em>can make an impact if the story is told right&period; The franchise has had a long run of attempting to do memorable stories&comma; but the closest they&&num;8217&semi;ve ever really come is with 2005&&num;8217&semi;s <em>Need for Speed&colon; Most Wanted<&sol;em> and even that is due to memorable characters more than the plot&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Payback <&sol;em>looks great though&comma; and I love the feeling that people were just out to make a fun story&period; Sure&comma; this trailer opens with Tyler&&num;8217&semi;s house exploding &lpar;presumably that&&num;8217&semi;s his house&rpar;&comma; but everything else we&&num;8217&semi;ve seen seems like an attempt at an entertaining popcorn film&comma; and there&&num;8217&semi;s no better franchise suited for that than <em>Need for Speed<&sol;em>&period; We&&num;8217&semi;ll just have to wait until <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;g2a&period;com&sol;need-for-speed-payback-origin-key-global-i10000068331001"><em>Need for Speed Payback <&sol;em>releases on November 10th&comma; 2017 for PS4&comma; Xbox One&comma; and PC<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Are you excited for <em>Payback<&sol;em>&quest; Let us know in the comments below your thoughts on the game and the trailer&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;time&lowbar;continue&equals;1&amp&semi;v&equals;CuE9eQJY0BU" rel&equals;"nofollow">YouTube<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;