Rugby 18

[tjung0831]

Saw that the day one edition is out. Been watching all the game play vids...not a lot of flow to the game. 1gb patch coming on Friday though. If anybody has it, please post your thoughts.

[pk500]

Quote: Originally Posted by tjung0831

Saw that the day one edition is out. Been watching all the game play vids...not a lot of flow to the game. 1gb patch coming on Friday though. If anybody has it, please post your thoughts.

I miss EA's Rugby games. I played the living hell out of Rugby 06 and 08. Think I played both more than Madden those years. LOVED them.

[Krebstar]

After I saw this eventually go down to around $20 on Amazon and I saw some promising videos after the large patch they made, I went ahead and ordered this to scratch my rugby union itch—arrives tomorrow, can't wait.

As much as I enjoyed Rugby Challenge 3, it was so hard for it to play too realistically, but Rugby 18 actually seems to be...decent after they made their large update. It's something different, at least.

[jb12780]

Quote: Originally Posted by Krebstar

After I saw this eventually go down to around $20 on Amazon and I saw some promising videos after the large patch they made, I went ahead and ordered this to scratch my rugby union itch—arrives tomorrow, can't wait. As much as I enjoyed Rugby Challenge 3, it was so hard for it to play too realistically, but Rugby 18 actually seems to be...decent after they made their large update. It's something different, at least.

I’ll be curious to hear your impressions. Active player here.


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[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by jb12780

I’ll be curious to hear your impressions. Active player here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm excited to give it a shot. It looks far from perfect, but it still seems the AI will play more realistically than RC3, even with editing tactics in RC3.

How are the difficulty levels? Also, I'd love to know what the half/game length options are. Can you do fifteen-minute halves or does it jump from ten to twenty?

[jb12780]

Quote: Originally Posted by Krebstar

I'm excited to give it a shot. It looks far from perfect, but it still seems the AI will play more realistically than RC3, even with editing tactics in RC3. How are the difficulty levels? Also, I'd love to know what the half/game length options are. Can you do fifteen-minute halves or does it jump from ten to twenty?

I meant active player as I actually play the sport now. I didn’t buy the game call all the rugby gamers said it was trash.


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[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by jb12780

I meant active player as I actually play the sport now. I didn’t buy the game call all the rugby gamers said it was trash. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Haha, gotcha. It looked like garbage when it was released by the large patch seemed to have fixed many things.

[bad_philanthropy]

I can completely agree Rugby 18 was quite decent after patching. The impression I got with it was similar to how I felt about RC3 in the way I wish each could get another iteration. I could actually get RC3 to play some decent rugby with sliders, but it certainly needed more development. The career mode needed some key additions tuning, and fixes as well. Rugby 18 needs another release, and a proper career mode. That, plus a similar collection of licenses and more stadiums would put it close to EA Rugby games for me.