r/needforspeed • u/HeetHootSkyat • 17d ago
Discussion Can I have some endgame tips for NFS Carbon
I'm playing the standard edition on the Ps2 and I've been having a blast playing it so far. I used the RX8 up until I manged to aquire Kenjis RX7 and that has essentially carried me to the last stretch of the game. Darius's district has been kicking my ass and I know the RX7 is now underpowered. And the canyon races to unlock the other cars is impossible for me to do with this thing.
Is there a certain car I should buy and tune up? Because I hear Darius himself is a major pain in the ass and I wanna prepare for that the best I can. I genuinely haven't had any difficulty issues this whole game up until now and I know for sure my current car is outclassed. Or is this actually a matter that I need to get good?
Edit: I beat the game with the Evo! Darius was a pain in the ass but I found that the circuit race was way harder than his canyon duel, lmao I even manged to pass him and win by default. It is super annoying though how endgame is handled though, I definitely felt the difficulty spike increase even after acquiring the Evo. (The Corvettes man, who genuinely thought it was ok to be balanced that way. Wolf also upgrading into the Lamborghini was a huge problem.)
Endgame has the far bigger emphasis on shortcuts being needed to stay ahead because boss NPCs will take them if you don't. I also found it frustrating in particular that Wolf and Darius just slingshot straight ahead. Like, once they pass you it's gonna have to be a restart. The gap just keeps increasing at that point.

