It's pretty easy to enjoy this title but I would argue the experience is mixed overall. The style is nice but they don't ever go all the way with it, making it feel very undercooked. The story can range from generally alright to incredibly cringey at times. Lakeshore as a location feels very ripe with great track potential and variety, but they rarely ever capitalize on that. And yeah as other have noted the soundtrack is absolute garbage at times.

But even with it's negatives my time with Unbound was filled with 3am play sessions where I was down for just "1 more race" before bed. Once I swapped in my own playlist and unlocked some faster cars I was all in on the fun.

In the end if you are looking for a solid open world, arcade racer, with excellent crashing physics and great race design....Go play Burnout Paradise. But this one is pretty good too.