It’s interesting how Payback introduces the characters you’ll be playing as. It simply puts you in the middle of an arid desert in a fast moving car, ready to train you for what you’ll be expecting later in the game. A true no-setup style start gets you going right off, going down a dirt road at blazing speeds.
Payback starts off with the speed you’d expect from a racing game. From a ho-hum story, mandatory single player gameplay before being able to access the multiplayer, and a card game inside, Payback isn’t a lot of fun. While Need For Speed (2015) had its out-of-touch moments, Payback tries its hardest to solve many of its predecessor’s problems unfortunately, the situation may have gotten a little worse in the process. The wind in your hair, adrenaline keeping you going, and a whole lot of speed to get you there, that’s exactly what Need for Speed: Payback by Ghost Games doesn’t have.
