The scarcity certainly makes these events feel special, but I would’ve liked to have seen a few more of them. These are a real highlight of the experience, as they provide some fantastic moments that’d fit right into a Fast and Furious film, but unfortunately there’s only a handful of these missions in the game. Once players defeat a couple race crews (which is done by besting them at their own skills, so expect to do off-road races against an off-road team) the story will actually progress through a “blockbuster event.” Unlike the standard races, these are cinematic missions that have the entire crew teaming together to pull off car heists and other craziness. It’s all pretty silly on a base level, but the characters are all likable enough for it to work as a plot device. These regular events all tie into the story as players have to defeat the different racing crews around Fortune City (a fictionalized Las Vegas) in order to take down a crime syndicate. Need for Speed Payback has a huge open-world to explore, and while there are smaller events (like drift challenges and billboards to break) that serve as a general distraction, it’s the main missions that make up the meat of the experience. This ends up working really well as players are forced to spend time with all three of the characters throughout the game, and there’s a good reason to purchase cars beyond simply wanting some new eye candy to look at. Since a Lamborghini isn’t going to do well in dirt, players will need to have different types of cars available. There’s a total of five types of events to compete in (Drag, Off-Road, Drift, Race, and Runner), and each character heads up the areas that lean into their strengths. Story is definitely a focus in Need for Speed Payback, but the three characters also factor into the gameplay. Throw in a mechanic that complains about being too old for this type of tomfoolery, and you’ve got a cast of characters that’d fit into any street racing movie.
There’s the charmingly egotistical off-road specialist Mac (I think it’s the British accent), a street racer punk named Tyler (I’m waiting on my royalties), and a sassy escape driver named Jess. Players control three different characters in Payback, and each of them brings with them their own charm.
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