The Run is quite stunning in full HD, even if it is 30 fps (if I disable V-sync to unlock the framerate, sand and snow thrown up by cars goes much higher and wider than normal, making those sections of the game pretty much unmanageable.

And Extreme Difficulty is the perfect challenge for veterans. Especially the time trials.

While I'm sure it's not a picture perfect recreation, it makes me want to visit Yosemite.

A couple nights ago I didn't think I could pull it off, but after beating NFS The Run on Extreme difficulty, my last personal goal for that game was to get my in-game time under two hours. After downloading an offline save file with all cars unlocked (since trying to do the same with mine are very impractical or even impossible nowadays), I gave it another shot, and lo and behold:

West Coast
12:47.19

National Park
10:22.94

Death Valley
13:19.86

Desert Hills
11:33.88

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