Heres a familiar tale.

Its miserly, but it also might be Need for Speed: Unbounds masterstroke.

Theres a fascinating knot of systems that support all this.

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Unbounds open world proves to be pretty compelling, too.

That the journey you take your starter car on is so protracted only makes it more meaningful.

Be warned, though, that Need for Speed: Unbound treats you mean.

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It can be frustrating, or it can make the relationship between you and your ride flourish.

Ive come to know its foibles just as well as any real-life car Ive owned.

Customisation in Need for Speed: Unbound runs deep.

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Unbound is not quite perfect in other small ways too.

Because then we really could have a Forza Horizon beater on our hands.

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