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Need For Speed: The Run Makes a Pit Stop in Colorado

Starring Alex Alec Cole Shepherd Mercer Mason as bald protagonist.

Aug. 16 2011

Posted by: Ben

In This Episode:

Need for Speed: The Run

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I'm bald guy and I'm here to kicks ass. 
I have this quest.

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sweet

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He's bald, so he must be serious.

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2 Bald 2 Serious

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So...he's deciding to drive INTO the avalanche? Smart fella.

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Is it just me or is the Orange BMW M3 now red when they show it in the tunnel at the end?

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I'm kinda getting sick of bald or shaved head protagonists. I know it's easy for developers because they don't have to worry about hair but c'mon.

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Daft name, but sure Cannonball Race theme works

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Video stops soon as he starts chasing the guy ?!?!

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@Mr_Skeleton: He drove into an avalanche

I SEE, well I guess the driver was... VERY BALD!

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@Beach: Yeah I wasn't sure if I wanted to write it the correct way, I think I will change it the bald incase someone didn't get it.

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Need for Speed: The Runs - Race... To... The... Bathroom!

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@Mr_Skeleton: Perfect.

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Sounds like an law firm that I'd be into.

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wow, for not even being in the car when the guy sped past he caught up damn quick

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@RE_Player92 said:

I'm kinda getting sick of bald or shaved head protagonists. I know it's easy for developers because they don't have to worry about hair but c'mon.

Actually, hair isn't even an issue for any good 3D character designer, it's probably the Creative Director's or the Artists direction that might drive a developer to adopt such a style. It might refer to "badassness" or just simply a guy who doesn't care about hair :P.
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@ZeroCast: It's also good for a blank slate, where the player can subsequently just replace generic character with his own self when really into the game and whatnot.
 
Or so I've been told. 
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@Mr_Skeleton: i dont get it ? lol

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@drumpsycho89: Bald is also pronounced as bold which means brave or daring :)

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Oh hey I have seen that guy before!

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The stagedemo was rad. Likely gonna get it day 1. Hot Pursuit reminded me of how much I enjoy the arcade racing genre. Especially back when there still was Arcades.
 
Cruis 'n USA with avanlanches and rock slides and more? I'm in. I'm so fucking in!

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@WeskerResi001 said:
Is it just me or is the Orange BMW M3 now red when they show it in the tunnel at the end?
It's what modern lighting does. Amongst many other things.
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Colorado! Represent!

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i actually just want to go get a bmw, not this game. 

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@CrazyBagMan: I was wondering if they'd make a Colorado track. I'm glad they did, even if it looks a bit silly with the avalanche stuff. Makes it seem more like split-second with the disaster stuff.

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THAT GUY DROVE PAST ME INTO A RESTRICTED AREA.

LET'S RACE

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Fuck yeah colorado.

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WHY ARE THEY IN CARS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RUNNING THIS GAME IS DUMB

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If you suffered from male pattern baldness, you'd be very serious too

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the byline made me happy

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This looks really fun, however it's coming out the same year as Forza 4 and i only need 1 racing game a year. 

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Did they get snow tires on those cars?

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They go to the trouble of making a character you play as outside of the cars, and he's the most generic dickweed imaginable? Bravo, devs.

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Need More Speed: Snowplow

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What's with FeverRay turning up in more & more trailers as a soundtrack? Welcome to 2 years ago PR firms.

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ahahhaha

who put up the "road closed : avalanche" sign is my only question.

WHO DOES THAT.

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NfS: 2 Stupid 2 Live.

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dude what

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why would you ruin a perfectly nice M3 with that spoiler on top? yuck

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I really hope this game is good. Kind of like what they are doing, but at the same time a little puzzled by it.

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@CrazyBagMan said:

Colorado! Represent!

Yeah! Go us and our constant avalanches!

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@xp0svolc0mx:

Here's why:

Downforce.

It's a rear-wheel drive car. Rear-wheel cars tend to over-steer. Spoilers help keep the rear planted to the road.

BMW realized this. That's why this car has a spoiler.

It's a lightened, more powerful version of the M3. It's called the M3 GTS.

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First Chi-town now Colorado. So will we see some Boston in this game? 

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well if its full of really big set pieces like that avalanche then it might be the uncharted of racing

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@ma_rc_01 said:
WHY ARE THEY IN CARS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RUNNING THIS GAME IS DUMB
MAKE THIS MAN PRESIDENT!
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Waiting for your opponent to catch up to you is a bad thing to do when your racing.

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Need for Speed: Furiously Fast