However: The story is for me in a racing game could not care less, because otherwise I would not buy any adventure game or so. What is important is the setting, the gameplay itself, tuning options and a bit of the graphics.
On the first point: The setting is incredible and could possibly be the best map ever contain. So far, I was just to the north in the area Chicago-Detroit-St. Louis stopped, but the card is already larger, such as in GTA V. I can not wait for New York to reach San Francisco or the Wild West and it is still enormously great source of pleasure to me.
The second point: The cars drive at the beginning unfamiliar, the steering feels "wrong" to. But when one has once tuned usual, it's neat.
Point number three is, among others, the aspect of why I do not buy me more Need for Speed for years. I want my car right "pimp", especially visually. In "The Crew" There are hundreds of ways you can even redesign the interior of the car.
Finally, the graphics: it is solid, nothing really great, but nothing bad either (as it is here already claimed). Especially in the natural areas, the game can even excel in this category.
All in all, it really fun so far, I feel that this game is still accompany me for a while. The story is weak, yes, but I'm interested in is not in a racing game. Everything I expected from the game is, to date there. Finally returning to the older NFS games - just by Ubisoft. Thanks for that!