The Takeaway From EA College Football 25

[MizzouRah]

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I know it's cool to talk about how much sports games suck these days, but I'm pretty happy right now.

I love MLB 24 and NBA 2K24. Haven't even started my dynasty yet, but I'm enjoying just playing play now games of CF25. Only a matter of time until I get fully sucked into a dynasty. And if they'll fix the CPU run/pass ratios and tighten up defense a bit, I can see myself playing Madden 25 a good bit too.

As I get into my 50s, I've learned to settle for the experience, rather than the results, when it comes to sports gaming. (at least with console games vs PC simulation games)

I used to really nitpick sports games, trying to get that perfect output of statistics, but now I try to just enjoy the alternate universe and create my own story lines.

While I am playing CFB, Madden and NHL, none of those have the feeling I get when playing The Show and how close to the sport it really represents when I play. The attention to detail just really blows me away.

[jcar0725]

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As I get into my 50s, I've learned to settle for the experience, rather than the results, when it comes to sports gaming. (at least with console games vs PC simulation games)

I used to really nitpick sports games, trying to get that perfect output of statistics, but now I try to just enjoy the alternate universe and create my own story lines.

While I am playing CFB, Madden and NHL, none of those have the feeling I get when playing The Show and how close to the sport it really represents when I play. The attention to detail just really blows me away.

Yeah well said, I have the same feeling.

[countryboy]

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As I get into my 50s, I've learned to settle for the experience, rather than the results, when it comes to sports gaming. (at least with console games vs PC simulation games)

I used to really nitpick sports games, trying to get that perfect output of statistics, but now I try to just enjoy the alternate universe and create my own story lines.

While I am playing CFB, Madden and NHL, none of those have the feeling I get when playing The Show and how close to the sport it really represents when I play. The attention to detail just really blows me away.

I am the same way.

All I want are the stats that I generate while playing games falls in line with games that are simulated.

[PhlliesPhan6]

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As I get into my 50s, I've learned to settle for the experience, rather than the results, when it comes to sports gaming. (at least with console games vs PC simulation games)

I used to really nitpick sports games, trying to get that perfect output of statistics, but now I try to just enjoy the alternate universe and create my own story lines.

While I am playing CFB, Madden and NHL, none of those have the feeling I get when playing The Show and how close to the sport it really represents when I play. The attention to detail just really blows me away.

When people nitpick sports games, i just remember that there's a generation (myself included) that grew up playing sports games with pixelated blobs that resembled a player. I remember being blown away when you could plain font jersey numbers on uniforms.

[jcar0725]

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When people nitpick sports games, i just remember that there's a generation (myself included) that grew up playing sports games with pixelated blobs that resembled a player. I remember being blown away when you could plain font jersey numbers on uniforms.

Intellavision baseball baby! Lol. I played this religiously.Screenshot_20240821_121139_Chrome.jpeg

[LowerWolf]

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I loved this game on the NES just because you had home whites and road grays/blues.

[metovics8]

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Has anyone ever had the baseball game on their TI-83 calculator? I miss that game

My geometry teacher deleted it off my calculator and here I am 20 years later reminiscing about that game

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[MizzouRah]

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I played these as a kid lol...

[LowerWolf]

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I still have my Mattel Football 2, and it still works!

Edit: It worked as of five years ago. I need to find a 9-volt battery to see if it still works today.

[jcar0725]

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I played these as a kid lol...

I remember getting that hand held game for Christmas and honestly I can remember how it smelled. I played it all the time.

[mpklub]

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I played Sports Illustrated Football and Baseball on the SNES as a kid. I have fond memories of that game.

I don't remember if it had a true season or franchise mode. But it was unlicensed and I remember as a teenager basically creating my own season. I made up my own schedule and played 162 games and kept all the stats from my team in notebooks.

I also remember getting so pumped when one of the Ken Griffey games on N64 allowed me to play a second season after the first one was done.

This thread has me thinking about that with all the old school references.

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[PhlliesPhan6]

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I played Sports Illustrated Football and Baseball on the SNES as a kid. I have fond memories of that game.

I don't remember if it had a true season or franchise mode. But it was unlicensed and I remember as a teenager basically creating my own season. I made up my own schedule and played 162 games and kept all the stats from my team in notebooks.

I also remember getting so pumped when one of the Ken Griffey games on N64 allowed me to play a second season after the first one was done.

This thread has me thinking about that with all the old school references.

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Sorry! I didn't mean to send us all down old video game rabbit holes. But I'm enjoying it.

Ken Griffey baseball on SNES is where it was at! I think that one had real teams but not real players if I remember correctly?

I remember getting World Series Baseball on Sega Genesis and was amazed that the stadiums actually somewhat resembled the real life stadiums.

[NYJin2011tm]

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One of those Ken Griffey games might have been the first time I completed a full 162 game season on a game. If I’m remembering correctly, after all I am old lol.

[MizzouRah]

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Hardball, FPS Baseball 96 and then High Heat Baseball, man I loved those games.

[jcar0725]

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Hardball, FPS Baseball 96 and then High Heat Baseball, man I loved those games.

I was pretty addicted to High Heat Baseball on the PC