Heat, the vehicle selection and customization is much, **much** better. And it’s nice that you can make pretty much any car viable with engine swaps and such. In general, Heat is just a more complete product w/ a more immersive story
"Hey, stop your vehicle, you are dangerous for people,
we want them to be safe"
continues to crash said vehicle into ongoing traffic to stop and Possibly murder the driver.
Yeah that'll teach 'em XD
hard to choose imo, both are great games but i might go for the more quality product which is.. Rivals. Which was honestly a fantastic collab between Ghost Games and the REAL Criterion that made HP2010, MW2012 and the Burnout games.
- better graphics, holding up incredibly well for a 2013 title
- dynamic day/night cycle + nice weather effects
- better more stable handling model (which is pretty much identical to MW2012)
- cops are better, just the aggressiveness and threatening feel we need like in MW05. These cops are out to kill you.
- map had a variety of locations like snowy areas, desert, coastal areas, forest areas etc
- story mode doesn't have any cringe, it's just edgy but I like it like that. The monologues sound badass as hell and I like how the story is grounded with a serious tone to it. The beta MW 2012 concepts and themes were definitely re-used and adapted for Rivals.
- As a fan of weapons in NFS and Hot Pursuit theme, this game was a dream come true, basically hot pursuit in an open world environment. Weapons in this game are really fun like the shockwave - that never gets old
The only cons were lack of customization and no pausing the game which is kinda dumb but atleast on PC there's a solution documented on pcgamingwiki by using the "universal pause button" program which basically makes Windows freeze the NFS rivals process while its running.
and im still amazed the rivals graphics
•Heat have a so many graphicall issues like;pixel grass,and unsatisfactory graphics for the own year and sure a bad optimization
I didn't encounter any graphical issues, but the optimization is really terrible. I literally could play this game on medium/low settings and my laptop would still heat up like it's about to explode. So I just simply played on high settings, as it didn't make any difference lmao
I've yet to see any NFS game make me awe from the beauty and atmosphere it does in rivals [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMEnRvOHQ8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMEnRvOHQ8) . Soundtrack is fantastic as well and the map is just miles better to drive around than in heat. That being said though, I would 100% go for Heat. More customization options and just overall a lot more stuff to do than in rivals. However I only play the nfs games for the cop chases and either everyone is delusional or theyre all garbage at the game to think the Rivals cops are anywhere near as hard as the Heat cops. If only the heat cops were put in rivals I would probably rack up thousands of hours in the game. Regardless which game you pick, its still a good choice as it all boils down to preference and what youre more into.
I can literally launch the game now and escape level 10 rival cops within 5 minutes with pretty much just driving in a straight line. Unless theres some hidden difficulty option that i dont know about then i dunno what else to tell you. Heat cops are absolutely brutal and with the hp mechanic you cant even fight back as you have a limit on the repairs. Unless you cheese them with the ramps it takes a shit ton of time to escape them (if you even escape them as their cars are always on your ass regardless what you drive.
What about Rivals' roadblocks, helicopter spike strips, he'll emp and esf??? Genuine question did you win the grand tour first try? Heat cops are much easier and the map is much more forgiving with spike strips and even rhinos since you can haul it and go off-road, (I don't cheese the cops btw, one thing I might say that I think is a stupid decision is the fact that there are no proper ways to respawn, one wrong turn and you can really screw up your night that's on point I hope we can agree on but that's my side of the discussion :P
Roadblocks and spike strips are fairly easy to dodge as they always leave spaces and even if they dont its not that big of an issue to go through a spike strip as long as not too many tires pop. And even then they will reinflate fairly fast. Emp and esf can be easily countered by a jammer and a shockwave or any other gadget that can get them out of your ass. The helicopter is annoying for sure as its hard to see when he drops the spikes but generally if you stick to the side of the road you can almost always dodge it without that much effort. The grand tour, i did it on the second or third try and even then around 60-70% of the race i could barely see any cops apart from the occasional road blocks/helis/spikes. Bare in mind though i have not yet done level 10 cops on the grand tour as it takes too long to get to level 10 and get to the grand tour location but it is something ive wanted to do as i think this would make it more enjoyable for sure.
Regarding heat cops being easier i just cant say much more than to dissagree since they are just always on my ass and constantly hit you to take damage and you cant fight back and do not have any gadgets to work with. The rhinos while easy to dodge can easily screw you on roads that are more narrow. The spike strips i agree 100%. I actually thought they didnt even have spike strips as i dont remember if ive ever seen or hit any. They are just non existant in that game.
I'm not sure what you mean by the respawn thing. Like if i jump in the water and get respawned or? Either way i dont have much of an opinion on the respawning in either game since in heat i dont even get to a place where i could respawn as more often than not ill just die due to damage or lack of repairs. The respawn in rivals is awful though since you can get busted easily due to bad respawns.
But yea idk ive tried to find multiple ways to make rivals harder since the atmosphere and everything is just so good but every time i get to a point where im on level 10 i have to constantly do 180 turns and go back to look for the cops as they lose me almost immediately. Cant say the same in heat though which is why i play it more than rivals.
Maybe i have a skill issue in heat but not in rivals? who knows. Ive played Hot pursuit a shit ton so maybe ive gotten used to all the gadgets and having to dodge most of the stuff from there while in heat you kinda have to take the damage and figure out a fast way to escape before you run out of repairs. Chopper there is absolutely crazy to deal with as he will follow you 24/7 until he goes back to refuel. Throughout that time that he follows you youre just taking constant damage from everything and everyone and there isnt much you could do apart from dodging
Hmm, maybe it has to do with the fact you have ot of experience in Hot pursuit games, I've had Rivals since 2017 so it is a breeze and not to hard unless you I somehow hit too many spots, the Hennessy venom and Agera are pains in the ass tho, like the pursuit always restarts, maybe I'm not as good at keeping speed as you, I'll try and look in my screenshots on my lowest amount of crashes during a 50km run, maybe then we can sorta compare.
One thing I'll admit is that the rubber band on heat is frickin crazy I'm with a 329 Viper and the challenger is still keeping up with my acceleration, in my case I always check behind for any cops coming (reason why we need the rear view mirror back) and avoid as much contact as possible even going as far as sticking by the cops so they don't slam into me. I think what gets me screws in Heat is not maintaining speed, if you can't do that they always keep on your ass and eventually corrode your health, it's more slow paced which may not fit your style? Idk
Yea id say the main difference is that in Heat the rubberbanding is insane as you said. Theyre always on your ass and they just chip at your hp if you cant get rid of them. Cant say the same for Rivals. Different styles as you said i guess. Love both games though
Same here, I really like both games, it's been cool sharing ideas with ya, have a nice day :) (also how's Hp 2010/remastered been? I'm curious since I've only played the mobile version of it a decade ago)
[https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/2654](https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/2654), for installing it you need [https://github.com/CadeEvs/FrostyToolsuite/releases/download/v1.0.6.1/FrostyModManager.zip](https://github.com/CadeEvs/FrostyToolsuite/releases/download/v1.0.6.1/FrostyModManager.zip)
oopsie, i looked the description, works only for AI, then i gotta present you Relentless Cops, didnt try it yet
[https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/3398](https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/3398)
Heat is a much more appealing game with the car list, customisation, etc
but Rivals has more fun gameplay IMO
ive got over 2000 hours on Rivals, maybe a couple of hours on Heat, so yeah you can see my preference
Rivals. Supercars like OG NFS. Its not advertised about "deep" customisation, so we not looking for that. Intense pursuits almost feeling MW05 to me. And gameplay is not pushing you for B2D. Yes, there some downsides in it but if we comparing with Heat, i'll choose Rivals all the time.
And i m thinking about this wrong? Heat released the 2019 and uses the DX11 api technology and i have a GT1030 i m starting a race and fps drop to 25 but i m again going to open Forza Horizon 4 running on the races stable 30FPS with DX12 and med graphics.. why all of this NFS games have a bad optimization aah true i forget EA doesn't like the PC Gamers and ideas.
Bro you are using a 2gb gt 1030 with 64 bit bus width and a 20 watt tdp that has 424 cores don’t complain about optimization when your card was outdated new
For me, I choose heat for a more street racing experience. But if I want to go for something more thrilling, heart-thumping, and high-adrenaline experience, I'd go for Rivals.
Things I like about Heat:
* High speed chases are very stressful.
* Cool customizable cars.
* Engine swap.
* Setting of choice, Miami, perfect place for street racing.
* A lot of cars to try out in the dealership.
* Easy to earn lots of bucks, managed to get over 10M by racing in those 70,000+ races or higher.
Things I like about Rivals
* Same as in Heat, cop chases are very stressful, but very much intense than Heat, as you'll be chased down by REAL players who play as cops, not just by AI cops.
* Giving players a chance to play as a cop, just like in Hot Pursuit.
* Setting of choice, Redview County, perfect place for both racing and high speed chases.
* Players can be equipped with these abilities to slow down their pursuers as a street racer or take down their suspect as a cop.
* Crazily chaotic and fun, having other players chasing your ass down, or you chasing that player's ass down.
* Cars that can't be customized kinda perfectly fit the theme of Rivals, there's no need for a car to look fanciful amid a high-speed chase.
* I love the game's OST, it's so anticipating. It gives you the feeling what if you were in this situation, if you were to drive a 200mph rocket down the road chased by a Lamborghini or Bugatti cop.
* Not much of a street-racing style game, but it is a very fun racing/cop chase game.
* The heat level is higher than the one in NFS: Heat. Rivals can reach up to heat level 10, whereas Heat only reaches the max of 5. The higher it is, the more fun and stressful the game is.
Overall? I'm down for Rivals.
I’m a nfs fan for the tuner cars but honestly rivals for me I still rlly enjoy heat it’s just the lack of post launch makes me sad when replaying but rivals is a unique feel also the music is way more my tastes than heat
Heat is far better honestly, mostly because the game really excels at bringing the older parts of the games into the modern day (no overly obnoxious story, great customization and car selection, overall good game flow), and is just generally good game to sit down and grind. The cops are stupidly aggressive (and I hate how the game punishes you for fighting back), but I’m willing to deal with it.
Sometimes I boot up Rivals just for the fact of how stupidly edgy and aggressive it is, but it really works here. Sure, it feels a little too much like a Burnout game at times, but as a huge fan of those games, it’s hilarious to drive around like a lunatic smacked off his tits and destroy everything and everyone.
So sad that Ghost got shut down. They didn’t make the best NFS games ever, but Heat proves that they could’ve really made some great games if EA left them the hell alone.
Rival the police are better but heat the cars were better with more customization and effort although rivals did try they didn’t put enough effort into customization for that game also the story is much much better
Rivals, because the map is more dense and the game just look sharpen and it's stunning. I love playing as the cop faction, it's a HP improved. I did wish they release a patch to 60fps, because it's a true gem of game.
Rivals, soundtrack is an B A N G E R, is criminally underrated its soundtrack, Graphics are Driveclub level, police is savage, Heat is like: Pull over, Rivals is like: PULL OVER NOW MF, IM GOING TO ABSOLUTLY KILL YOU. And the customization... Thank god is like that, i absolutly dont want to burn my eyes seeing what abomination an 8 year old made.
It’s a tough choice but I’d choose Heat over Rivals just for the customisation options! I enjoyed the physics & geography of Rivals much more but the ‘No pause’ is a bummer + it got bored very easily without a practical goal to achieve! 😟
Heat on the other hand felt complete. But I feel like the main story could’ve been bigger & a complete one instead of feeling like a monologue! (like conquering territories & shit would’ve been much cooler 😎
i brought nfs rivals on steam for 5 bucks, & it’s really nice to play compared to the other underground / most wanted clones nowadays. i think i would love a modern high stakes now, My only grip with rivals is , one of the roads you drive down on, it ends up making the game freeze for some reason.
Objectively? Heat. Personally? Rivals. That game would tear you apart in seconds if you didn't get the mechanics and the handling right. Those cops are absolutely brutal
Rivals was hot pursuit but done better and with the classic NFS style great game and it really worked so well, Now NFS Heat has its own right to stand on, it was one of the better NFS games in recent years its multiplayer worked and not too bad providing you had a decent connection, the game its self had some issues but in my opinion the issues was minor and could of been fixed if the Devs did active updates and patches for it, but most NFS games get released given some half love and then left alone with most issues becoming part of the charm or dirt of it depending on your viewpoint
NFS Heat all day, for one you can actually pause heat, you can't pause Rivals, and 2. Heat has a way better overall setup when it comes to gameplay, story and Mechanics, also Heat has a much better car selection
Similar games but theming will attract different people.
If you want to just drive some cool factory fresh sports cars at top speeds, from beginning 'till the end, in long roads out of the city and escape the police; you might prefer Rivals.
If you want more urban action and style with wider car and customization variety added to that; you might prefer Heat.
In my opinion though Heat wins with more pros for me overall but driving the car feels better in Rivals. Arcade style brake to drift works really well with it. Heat handling just felt bad to me. It might be an improvement over the titles in between, sure. Unfortunately for Heat, I play different games than NFS too. I might just be not into it but I suspect the bad feel is the result of patching the same break to drift system from Rivals to make it have more depth. In Rivals, you drive in one style, and that works well. In Heat you can have areas requiring more precise maneuvering, you also drive off road more and there is more focus on drifting. None of it feels great though, just passable. Daytime races feel the worst since they also tied them with unfittingly slow music. Police is really annoying in Rivals. Wanted to drive around a bit or enter a race? Too bad, they'll quickly find you and you are in for a long pursuit. It would be a real shame if you couldn't just pause the game for a moment on top of all of that wouldn't it? Heat isn't like that thankfully.
Rivals is so hard to love, it feels like a mobile or arcade game
You can't change shit, have to go out of your way to change the 30 fps lock, can't have manual transmission. You just get the full package and have to deal with how it's set up.
Rivals cops would be so fun with heat's map and even handling
Heat less buggy wider car selection less dlc fun more Arcady feel this is personal preference but more vibrant and nice color palette set in a better environment cops are aggrieve and do a lot of damage and still fun today
Those two are peak NFS.especially after replayigng them,I appreciated them more.Those two have their own advantages and very different from eachother.I would say Rivals is slightly better.
Heat, the vehicle selection and customization is much, **much** better. And it’s nice that you can make pretty much any car viable with engine swaps and such. In general, Heat is just a more complete product w/ a more immersive story
Rivals really need a customization,bug fix and optimization and game is be are better
Is, be, are? You cant choose all 3
That’s yours opinion dude
NFS rivals, it was chaotic and fun as shit
police actually says: STOP THE CAR OR DIE
Basically "To Punish and Enslave".
"Hey, stop your vehicle, you are dangerous for people, we want them to be safe" continues to crash said vehicle into ongoing traffic to stop and Possibly murder the driver. Yeah that'll teach 'em XD
They are way more effective then barricade though
Hmmm... barricade?? Am I right??
yeah my man me too
hard to choose imo, both are great games but i might go for the more quality product which is.. Rivals. Which was honestly a fantastic collab between Ghost Games and the REAL Criterion that made HP2010, MW2012 and the Burnout games. - better graphics, holding up incredibly well for a 2013 title - dynamic day/night cycle + nice weather effects - better more stable handling model (which is pretty much identical to MW2012) - cops are better, just the aggressiveness and threatening feel we need like in MW05. These cops are out to kill you. - map had a variety of locations like snowy areas, desert, coastal areas, forest areas etc - story mode doesn't have any cringe, it's just edgy but I like it like that. The monologues sound badass as hell and I like how the story is grounded with a serious tone to it. The beta MW 2012 concepts and themes were definitely re-used and adapted for Rivals. - As a fan of weapons in NFS and Hot Pursuit theme, this game was a dream come true, basically hot pursuit in an open world environment. Weapons in this game are really fun like the shockwave - that never gets old The only cons were lack of customization and no pausing the game which is kinda dumb but atleast on PC there's a solution documented on pcgamingwiki by using the "universal pause button" program which basically makes Windows freeze the NFS rivals process while its running.
"no pause" is a trouble
The monologues are icing on the cake for me
absolutely i feel like NFS Rivals dialogue and monologues are just way better than all of the modern NFS titles (2015, payback, heat, unbound)
and im still amazed the rivals graphics •Heat have a so many graphicall issues like;pixel grass,and unsatisfactory graphics for the own year and sure a bad optimization
I didn't encounter any graphical issues, but the optimization is really terrible. I literally could play this game on medium/low settings and my laptop would still heat up like it's about to explode. So I just simply played on high settings, as it didn't make any difference lmao
yes me too what is the different low vs high settings
The game looked a lot better on high settings, I didn't have FPS drops, but I was scared that my laptop might overheat :(
"laptop starting flying when caiso bosa playing"
I've yet to see any NFS game make me awe from the beauty and atmosphere it does in rivals [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMEnRvOHQ8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMEnRvOHQ8) . Soundtrack is fantastic as well and the map is just miles better to drive around than in heat. That being said though, I would 100% go for Heat. More customization options and just overall a lot more stuff to do than in rivals. However I only play the nfs games for the cop chases and either everyone is delusional or theyre all garbage at the game to think the Rivals cops are anywhere near as hard as the Heat cops. If only the heat cops were put in rivals I would probably rack up thousands of hours in the game. Regardless which game you pick, its still a good choice as it all boils down to preference and what youre more into.
Heats cops being harder then Rival's??! I got a good cap for you fellow NFS player
I can literally launch the game now and escape level 10 rival cops within 5 minutes with pretty much just driving in a straight line. Unless theres some hidden difficulty option that i dont know about then i dunno what else to tell you. Heat cops are absolutely brutal and with the hp mechanic you cant even fight back as you have a limit on the repairs. Unless you cheese them with the ramps it takes a shit ton of time to escape them (if you even escape them as their cars are always on your ass regardless what you drive.
What about Rivals' roadblocks, helicopter spike strips, he'll emp and esf??? Genuine question did you win the grand tour first try? Heat cops are much easier and the map is much more forgiving with spike strips and even rhinos since you can haul it and go off-road, (I don't cheese the cops btw, one thing I might say that I think is a stupid decision is the fact that there are no proper ways to respawn, one wrong turn and you can really screw up your night that's on point I hope we can agree on but that's my side of the discussion :P
Roadblocks and spike strips are fairly easy to dodge as they always leave spaces and even if they dont its not that big of an issue to go through a spike strip as long as not too many tires pop. And even then they will reinflate fairly fast. Emp and esf can be easily countered by a jammer and a shockwave or any other gadget that can get them out of your ass. The helicopter is annoying for sure as its hard to see when he drops the spikes but generally if you stick to the side of the road you can almost always dodge it without that much effort. The grand tour, i did it on the second or third try and even then around 60-70% of the race i could barely see any cops apart from the occasional road blocks/helis/spikes. Bare in mind though i have not yet done level 10 cops on the grand tour as it takes too long to get to level 10 and get to the grand tour location but it is something ive wanted to do as i think this would make it more enjoyable for sure. Regarding heat cops being easier i just cant say much more than to dissagree since they are just always on my ass and constantly hit you to take damage and you cant fight back and do not have any gadgets to work with. The rhinos while easy to dodge can easily screw you on roads that are more narrow. The spike strips i agree 100%. I actually thought they didnt even have spike strips as i dont remember if ive ever seen or hit any. They are just non existant in that game. I'm not sure what you mean by the respawn thing. Like if i jump in the water and get respawned or? Either way i dont have much of an opinion on the respawning in either game since in heat i dont even get to a place where i could respawn as more often than not ill just die due to damage or lack of repairs. The respawn in rivals is awful though since you can get busted easily due to bad respawns. But yea idk ive tried to find multiple ways to make rivals harder since the atmosphere and everything is just so good but every time i get to a point where im on level 10 i have to constantly do 180 turns and go back to look for the cops as they lose me almost immediately. Cant say the same in heat though which is why i play it more than rivals. Maybe i have a skill issue in heat but not in rivals? who knows. Ive played Hot pursuit a shit ton so maybe ive gotten used to all the gadgets and having to dodge most of the stuff from there while in heat you kinda have to take the damage and figure out a fast way to escape before you run out of repairs. Chopper there is absolutely crazy to deal with as he will follow you 24/7 until he goes back to refuel. Throughout that time that he follows you youre just taking constant damage from everything and everyone and there isnt much you could do apart from dodging
Hmm, maybe it has to do with the fact you have ot of experience in Hot pursuit games, I've had Rivals since 2017 so it is a breeze and not to hard unless you I somehow hit too many spots, the Hennessy venom and Agera are pains in the ass tho, like the pursuit always restarts, maybe I'm not as good at keeping speed as you, I'll try and look in my screenshots on my lowest amount of crashes during a 50km run, maybe then we can sorta compare. One thing I'll admit is that the rubber band on heat is frickin crazy I'm with a 329 Viper and the challenger is still keeping up with my acceleration, in my case I always check behind for any cops coming (reason why we need the rear view mirror back) and avoid as much contact as possible even going as far as sticking by the cops so they don't slam into me. I think what gets me screws in Heat is not maintaining speed, if you can't do that they always keep on your ass and eventually corrode your health, it's more slow paced which may not fit your style? Idk
Yea id say the main difference is that in Heat the rubberbanding is insane as you said. Theyre always on your ass and they just chip at your hp if you cant get rid of them. Cant say the same for Rivals. Different styles as you said i guess. Love both games though
Same here, I really like both games, it's been cool sharing ideas with ya, have a nice day :) (also how's Hp 2010/remastered been? I'm curious since I've only played the mobile version of it a decade ago)
ok ok..... NOW TRY NFS RIVALS +, INSTALL THE ADDON OF HEAT 99, lets see how you survive...
can you send me a link from where i can install it? im absolutely down to try it
[https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/2654](https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/2654), for installing it you need [https://github.com/CadeEvs/FrostyToolsuite/releases/download/v1.0.6.1/FrostyModManager.zip](https://github.com/CadeEvs/FrostyToolsuite/releases/download/v1.0.6.1/FrostyModManager.zip) oopsie, i looked the description, works only for AI, then i gotta present you Relentless Cops, didnt try it yet [https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/3398](https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/3398)
Rivals, I prefer the cops vs high end cars side of nfs way more than the tuner side
Heat is a much more appealing game with the car list, customisation, etc but Rivals has more fun gameplay IMO ive got over 2000 hours on Rivals, maybe a couple of hours on Heat, so yeah you can see my preference
WTF 2K HOURS WHAT DO THAT ON THE RIVALS
just drive around listening to music and wrecking cops i felt it was really good to just turn off my brain and play
thats me
Rivals. Supercars like OG NFS. Its not advertised about "deep" customisation, so we not looking for that. Intense pursuits almost feeling MW05 to me. And gameplay is not pushing you for B2D. Yes, there some downsides in it but if we comparing with Heat, i'll choose Rivals all the time.
Rivals was amazing. Heat was cheesy and an cops were annoying and don't even talk about the rhino.
I had a rhino spawn on my mid jump and ended a grind that would've brought me up 20 levels
:/ rip
And i m thinking about this wrong? Heat released the 2019 and uses the DX11 api technology and i have a GT1030 i m starting a race and fps drop to 25 but i m again going to open Forza Horizon 4 running on the races stable 30FPS with DX12 and med graphics.. why all of this NFS games have a bad optimization aah true i forget EA doesn't like the PC Gamers and ideas.
thats Frostbite for you
:/
Bro you are using a 2gb gt 1030 with 64 bit bus width and a 20 watt tdp that has 424 cores don’t complain about optimization when your card was outdated new
exactly like what did bro expect with a 50$ gpu.
Damn, I was taking you seriously before I saw this comment lmao. Your GPU is trash bro, no shit it'll run older games better. God damn..
GT1030 SOLOS ALL GPU!!
Even my RTX 2060??!! 😳
😨
Even the ALL MIGHTY. ABSOLUTLY WARRIO GTX 1050TI?!
Heat
Rivals any day, anytime
I prefer Rivals because the techs and free roam is more fun. I reckon it’s graphically better too
I prefer NFS Heat more along of lines of classic NFS. vehicle customisation and everything
NFS rivals is even more in line with classic NFS. NFS started with modern supercars, plus hot pursuit predates the underground era…..
I know but that’s Jurassic NFS I would like to say classic is from Underground 1 to NFS Carbon
Jurassic 🤣🤣
Jurassic tbf 😂😂
Jurassic 🗿 Man I feel old now.......
Yeah my knees starting creeking when I turned 20
i loved the brazil soundtracks so fun
I dislike almost the entire soundtrack
For me, I choose heat for a more street racing experience. But if I want to go for something more thrilling, heart-thumping, and high-adrenaline experience, I'd go for Rivals. Things I like about Heat: * High speed chases are very stressful. * Cool customizable cars. * Engine swap. * Setting of choice, Miami, perfect place for street racing. * A lot of cars to try out in the dealership. * Easy to earn lots of bucks, managed to get over 10M by racing in those 70,000+ races or higher. Things I like about Rivals * Same as in Heat, cop chases are very stressful, but very much intense than Heat, as you'll be chased down by REAL players who play as cops, not just by AI cops. * Giving players a chance to play as a cop, just like in Hot Pursuit. * Setting of choice, Redview County, perfect place for both racing and high speed chases. * Players can be equipped with these abilities to slow down their pursuers as a street racer or take down their suspect as a cop. * Crazily chaotic and fun, having other players chasing your ass down, or you chasing that player's ass down. * Cars that can't be customized kinda perfectly fit the theme of Rivals, there's no need for a car to look fanciful amid a high-speed chase. * I love the game's OST, it's so anticipating. It gives you the feeling what if you were in this situation, if you were to drive a 200mph rocket down the road chased by a Lamborghini or Bugatti cop. * Not much of a street-racing style game, but it is a very fun racing/cop chase game. * The heat level is higher than the one in NFS: Heat. Rivals can reach up to heat level 10, whereas Heat only reaches the max of 5. The higher it is, the more fun and stressful the game is. Overall? I'm down for Rivals.
not only real cops, the AI cops in the game are FIRE, Heat 10 is relentless
I’m a nfs fan for the tuner cars but honestly rivals for me I still rlly enjoy heat it’s just the lack of post launch makes me sad when replaying but rivals is a unique feel also the music is way more my tastes than heat
Both are amazing, I'd say get rivals
Nfs heat is a great tuner nfs game and nfs rivals is a great ht game Both have no comparison both are great game but can’t be compared
Heat is far better honestly, mostly because the game really excels at bringing the older parts of the games into the modern day (no overly obnoxious story, great customization and car selection, overall good game flow), and is just generally good game to sit down and grind. The cops are stupidly aggressive (and I hate how the game punishes you for fighting back), but I’m willing to deal with it. Sometimes I boot up Rivals just for the fact of how stupidly edgy and aggressive it is, but it really works here. Sure, it feels a little too much like a Burnout game at times, but as a huge fan of those games, it’s hilarious to drive around like a lunatic smacked off his tits and destroy everything and everyone. So sad that Ghost got shut down. They didn’t make the best NFS games ever, but Heat proves that they could’ve really made some great games if EA left them the hell alone.
wait ghost got shot down? and Heat story is basically: FLORIDA CORRUPT COP
rivals absolutely loved that game and the car selection and noises. Imo cars now are way to quiet. I would pay good cash for a remake
you are right but why rivals car sound,nitro sound and crash sound are stuttering
Rivals it was pure chaos most of the time and I’m down for it
Rival the police are better but heat the cars were better with more customization and effort although rivals did try they didn’t put enough effort into customization for that game also the story is much much better
Nfs heat cops were scary for sure, but nfs rivals was vehicular warfare lol 😂
The world in Heat is lifeless and I never liked the handling. I got a lot more out of Rivals. More fun.
I'm here to say a fact - both games are good, both have their issues. I don't know if I can compare both.
Rivals, because the map is more dense and the game just look sharpen and it's stunning. I love playing as the cop faction, it's a HP improved. I did wish they release a patch to 60fps, because it's a true gem of game.
Is that even a legitimate question..? Or, are you gaslighting..? 👀🤔🤷🏿♂️🤌🏿
you catch me
No 😂
Rivals, soundtrack is an B A N G E R, is criminally underrated its soundtrack, Graphics are Driveclub level, police is savage, Heat is like: Pull over, Rivals is like: PULL OVER NOW MF, IM GOING TO ABSOLUTLY KILL YOU. And the customization... Thank god is like that, i absolutly dont want to burn my eyes seeing what abomination an 8 year old made.
Heat. Rivals is great though.
It’s a tough choice but I’d choose Heat over Rivals just for the customisation options! I enjoyed the physics & geography of Rivals much more but the ‘No pause’ is a bummer + it got bored very easily without a practical goal to achieve! 😟 Heat on the other hand felt complete. But I feel like the main story could’ve been bigger & a complete one instead of feeling like a monologue! (like conquering territories & shit would’ve been much cooler 😎
Honestly, that Rivals dosent have customization is also one reason why is so good. btw conquering territories? Go play San Andreas please.
Nfs heat has so much replay value because of the cars and the customization, plus the end game grind for Ultimate plus parts is very engaging
i brought nfs rivals on steam for 5 bucks, & it’s really nice to play compared to the other underground / most wanted clones nowadays. i think i would love a modern high stakes now, My only grip with rivals is , one of the roads you drive down on, it ends up making the game freeze for some reason.
Both, cuz they are different enough from eachother and have their own pros and cons
I gotta say Heat. It was such a massive step up from Payback and I'm grateful for that.
Both are different. If you liked HP ,rivals... almost anything else Heat. But heat is a banger
Heat but I love the idea of rivals. Id love to play a game thats like Rivals but with the modern nfs game's customization etc
Heat no question, the only thing Rivals is better is that how nicely it sits in the trash
NFS Heat is better by a long run, nfs rivals was unfinished buggy bad optimization pos and the worst nfs ever made
That is EA in PC for you. Please play it in console (please PS4, PS3 is also quite broken, but with graphics)
Heat. I love heat. Although rivals is great too
Havent played Rivals but I really fuck with Heat
Objectively? Heat. Personally? Rivals. That game would tear you apart in seconds if you didn't get the mechanics and the handling right. Those cops are absolutely brutal
Heat by far. Rivals had a good concept, but sometimes the AI was too good.
Not gonna chnage your opinion, just sayin that I love a challenging game and Heat feels way too easy for me even with a stock car.
Theyre too different for me to say which is better. Both are 9/10
NFS Heat has more content, but I find Rivals more fun.
they are both good, but heat is less buggy imo
Both bad but I would say heat
Rivals soundtrack was awesome
Both are fine but heat is more enjoyable overall. Rivals is a bit too buggy, exploitable and overrun by hackers.
Rivals is more fun, but so can Heat, pretty much boils down to that for me
Customization, definitely Heat. Racer to Cop combat, Rivals all the way.
Heat by a mile
NFS 2015
Rivals was hot pursuit but done better and with the classic NFS style great game and it really worked so well, Now NFS Heat has its own right to stand on, it was one of the better NFS games in recent years its multiplayer worked and not too bad providing you had a decent connection, the game its self had some issues but in my opinion the issues was minor and could of been fixed if the Devs did active updates and patches for it, but most NFS games get released given some half love and then left alone with most issues becoming part of the charm or dirt of it depending on your viewpoint
NFS Heat all day, for one you can actually pause heat, you can't pause Rivals, and 2. Heat has a way better overall setup when it comes to gameplay, story and Mechanics, also Heat has a much better car selection
Similar games but theming will attract different people. If you want to just drive some cool factory fresh sports cars at top speeds, from beginning 'till the end, in long roads out of the city and escape the police; you might prefer Rivals. If you want more urban action and style with wider car and customization variety added to that; you might prefer Heat. In my opinion though Heat wins with more pros for me overall but driving the car feels better in Rivals. Arcade style brake to drift works really well with it. Heat handling just felt bad to me. It might be an improvement over the titles in between, sure. Unfortunately for Heat, I play different games than NFS too. I might just be not into it but I suspect the bad feel is the result of patching the same break to drift system from Rivals to make it have more depth. In Rivals, you drive in one style, and that works well. In Heat you can have areas requiring more precise maneuvering, you also drive off road more and there is more focus on drifting. None of it feels great though, just passable. Daytime races feel the worst since they also tied them with unfittingly slow music. Police is really annoying in Rivals. Wanted to drive around a bit or enter a race? Too bad, they'll quickly find you and you are in for a long pursuit. It would be a real shame if you couldn't just pause the game for a moment on top of all of that wouldn't it? Heat isn't like that thankfully.
Rivals is so hard to love, it feels like a mobile or arcade game You can't change shit, have to go out of your way to change the 30 fps lock, can't have manual transmission. You just get the full package and have to deal with how it's set up. Rivals cops would be so fun with heat's map and even handling
Also don't get me started on the always online bullshit, if you're lucky you get 10 minutes of constant reloads
Nfs Heat because M3 GTR, no further explanation required.
MW05 fanboy be like:
Rival has some gorgeous sceneries tho
Rivals was not a good game to me.
Heat less buggy wider car selection less dlc fun more Arcady feel this is personal preference but more vibrant and nice color palette set in a better environment cops are aggrieve and do a lot of damage and still fun today
For intense chases and gameplay rivals For vining with friends, heat since its car selection and customization is awesome
Rivals no question about it.
Rivals was much better. The chases were fun and races were challenging.
Heat. I like HotBoi shit and the aesthetic side of car tuning 🤷🏽♂️
Sorry rivals but there's something else when my playlist is blasting eminem while i am being chased by the police in Heat
Heat ftw
heat, dont rlly know why but the cops are violent and i like it dont ask why
Then go play Rivals, Rivals cops are savages.
Those two are peak NFS.especially after replayigng them,I appreciated them more.Those two have their own advantages and very different from eachother.I would say Rivals is slightly better.
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