{"id":563625,"date":"2026-03-13T15:49:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-need-for-speed-will-reportedly-combine-photo-realism-with-anime-elements"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:49:27","slug":"new-need-for-speed-reportedly-combining-photo-realism-with-anime-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/new-need-for-speed-reportedly-combining-photo-realism-with-anime-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"New Need for Speed reportedly combining photo-realism with &#8220;anime elements&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/new-need-for-speed-reportedly-combining-photo-realism-with-anime-elements.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Following recent claims developer Criterion&#8217;s new Need for Speed game could be launching as soon as November, it&#8217;s now been reported the racer will be set in a fictional version of Chicago and will combine a &#8220;photo-realistic&#8221; art style with &#8220;anime elements&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to VentureBeat&rsquo;s Jeff Grubb, who discussed the long-awaited project in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\">latest episode<\/a> of his Grubbsnax show. Elaborating on his claims the new Need for Speed would &#8220;be photo-realistic, but it&rsquo;s going to have on top of that, anime elements&#8221;, Grubb (as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/the-new-need-for-speeds-aesthetic-will-reportedly-have-anime-elements\/\">thanks VGC<\/a>) explained, &#8220;You know when you see a car commercial or something like that and the car&rsquo;s driving around, but then cartoons flames and stuff are flying off it? That&rsquo;s the kind of the aesthetic that they seem to be going for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Away fron Need for Speed&#8217;s new visual style, Grubb also claimed the racer will take place in a fictionalised version of Chicago, known as Lake Shore City, and that various familiar features would be returning for this latest Need for Speed instalment. These are said to include Autolog and its multiplayer focused social tools, plus the ability to &#8220;customise all the pieces of your car&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-need-for-speed-will-reportedly-combine-photo-realism-with-anime-elements\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-need-for-speed-will-reportedly-combine-photo-realism-with-anime-elements\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following recent claims developer Criterion&#8217;s new Need for Speed game could be launching as soon as November, it&#8217;s now been reported the racer will be set in a fictional version of Chicago and will combine a &#8220;photo-realistic&#8221; art style with &#8220;anime elements&#8221;. That&#8217;s according to VentureBeat&rsquo;s Jeff Grubb, who discussed the long-awaited project in the latest episode of his Grubbsnax show. Elaborating on his claims the new Need for Speed would &#8220;be photo-realistic, but it&rsquo;s going to have on top of that, anime elements&#8221;, Grubb (as thanks VGC) explained, &#8220;You know when you see a car commercial or something like that and the car&rsquo;s driving around, but then cartoons flames and stuff are flying off it? 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