First of all, I wanted to take time to compliment The Show for doing yet another thing better than other sport's games. I feel one thing The Show has improved on greatly and remains head and shoulders above Madden and even the NBA 2K series is how it feels to play a game in a certain team's ballpark. I haven't played enough FIFA or NHL to fairly add them into the mix. Maybe others can help with that.
It never ceases to amaze me at how real and authentic the stadiums feel and how they differ from park to park and even game to game in the same stadium. Wrigley Field feels like a summer afternoon in the bleachers, Tropicana Field feels as dim and depressing at it does in real life. Not only crowd atmosphere but the little specific details about each stadium really help bring them to life and make you feel like you are within an arm's reach of a seat in that stadium yourself. And those 1-3 cut-scenes coming back from "commercial" of the home team's downtown area are brilliant. Just something like that makes you feel like you're watching your team playing on FSN, Comcast or whatever. And I should know because I have subscribed to MLB Extra Innings for years.
Football is incredible to play and watch one these next-gen consoles but the atmosphere of all 32 stadiums in Madden feel too similar IMO and not unique enough. Arrowhead should stand out from Qualcomm Stadium, Seattle's stadium should stand apart from the Georgia Dome and so on. I would even say the same about NBA 2K although it has improved.
What are you guys' thoughts? I think it would be cool for people to post their thoughts and examples of just why The Show has NAILED the "feeling" of playing a game in each of the 30 beautiful MLB ballparks.
It never ceases to amaze me at how real and authentic the stadiums feel and how they differ from park to park and even game to game in the same stadium. Wrigley Field feels like a summer afternoon in the bleachers, Tropicana Field feels as dim and depressing at it does in real life. Not only crowd atmosphere but the little specific details about each stadium really help bring them to life and make you feel like you are within an arm's reach of a seat in that stadium yourself. And those 1-3 cut-scenes coming back from "commercial" of the home team's downtown area are brilliant. Just something like that makes you feel like you're watching your team playing on FSN, Comcast or whatever. And I should know because I have subscribed to MLB Extra Innings for years.
Football is incredible to play and watch one these next-gen consoles but the atmosphere of all 32 stadiums in Madden feel too similar IMO and not unique enough. Arrowhead should stand out from Qualcomm Stadium, Seattle's stadium should stand apart from the Georgia Dome and so on. I would even say the same about NBA 2K although it has improved.
What are you guys' thoughts? I think it would be cool for people to post their thoughts and examples of just why The Show has NAILED the "feeling" of playing a game in each of the 30 beautiful MLB ballparks.
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