Re: Why do I do this to myself?
This sums up what I feel perfectly. I can't play the NCAA or Madden football series anymore. There is a gamekiller for me each and every year. I've got too much going on to mess with sliders for 50 hours only to realize that there is something inherently broken with the game.
I went over to a friends house and played guitar hero and had a blast. Plain and simple game, but it was fun. Didn't have to worry about realistic stats, just play.
I am buying an Xbox 360 next week, but sure as hell not to buy the football games. I can tell they are garbage from the things people complain about. We're sports gamers here, hard core, so if something drives one of you nuts, it will eat at my inner soul too. I bought 4 games on e-bay for a total of $80. Gears of War, Forza 2, Ghost Recon, and Battle Stations Midway. That will hold me over until Christmas. I am sure I will break down and get College Hoops because that series has been good to me, but no more football games consuming my time, tweaking those stupid sliders. Too much other things I can be doing to have fun, rather than banging my head against a wall in frustration because I can't turn a piece of garbage into a football game.
Why do I feel the need to constantly update my video sports games? Like many here, I have been enjoying sports video games since Atari. And it sure it exciting to open the packaging of a new game. But the last few years I have discovered a painful pattern after the box is opened:
1. Spend several hours learning the new controls/features.
2. Spend several more hours trying to find those sliders and settings for a good game (And I am not nearly as bad as some of the fine folks here).
3. Realize that while some things have been fixed/enhanced/added, there are things that are now broken or removed.
4. Finally I come to terms with a game, play it a couple times and then the next version is ready to come out.
I just joined the next generation 2 months ago when I got my 360. I like the console and some of the images & cutscenes do look great. But I wonder if I am really having that much more fun than if I was still playing games from 2004 on the old Xbox???
Sorry for the rambling. Just thinking out loud.
I have to go now. I have to read about NBA2K8 that is about to hit stores....
1. Spend several hours learning the new controls/features.
2. Spend several more hours trying to find those sliders and settings for a good game (And I am not nearly as bad as some of the fine folks here).
3. Realize that while some things have been fixed/enhanced/added, there are things that are now broken or removed.
4. Finally I come to terms with a game, play it a couple times and then the next version is ready to come out.
I just joined the next generation 2 months ago when I got my 360. I like the console and some of the images & cutscenes do look great. But I wonder if I am really having that much more fun than if I was still playing games from 2004 on the old Xbox???
Sorry for the rambling. Just thinking out loud.
I have to go now. I have to read about NBA2K8 that is about to hit stores....
I went over to a friends house and played guitar hero and had a blast. Plain and simple game, but it was fun. Didn't have to worry about realistic stats, just play.
I am buying an Xbox 360 next week, but sure as hell not to buy the football games. I can tell they are garbage from the things people complain about. We're sports gamers here, hard core, so if something drives one of you nuts, it will eat at my inner soul too. I bought 4 games on e-bay for a total of $80. Gears of War, Forza 2, Ghost Recon, and Battle Stations Midway. That will hold me over until Christmas. I am sure I will break down and get College Hoops because that series has been good to me, but no more football games consuming my time, tweaking those stupid sliders. Too much other things I can be doing to have fun, rather than banging my head against a wall in frustration because I can't turn a piece of garbage into a football game.
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