What Was EA Thinking With Need For Speed?

AG from EGMR writes: "I really like Need for Speed, we're talking Carly Rae Jepsen levels of really liking something, but there are so many issues with it that beggar belief. Issues arising from elements and functions which shouldn't be there to begin with. It all left me a little sad because Need for Speed is just brimming with the energy and atmosphere that made Underground 2 such a timeless classic.

So really, what were EA and Ghost thinking with some of the things they did to this game? Get rid of them and I honestly believe that Need for Speed would be great."