OS Roundtable: Which Do You Care More About, Career Mode or Franchise Mode?

[Steve_OS]

What do you care more about these days with single-player experiences, a deep career mode (Road...

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[bxphenom7]

It depends on the career mode. I prefer MLB's take on career mode over 2k's because I think 2k has gone downhill with them ever since implementing stories. Yet, 2k's MyLeague is the standard for Franchise modes in ky opinion. Both career and franchise mode get a lot of play from me, especially in MLB The Show. 

[cch99]

No question.  Franchise mode.  The deeper the better.  My favorite Franchise mode of all time was College Hoops 2k8.  The fact you could start at low D-1 and work your way to a major program.  And that you really didn't care of the guys were fictional because they were your guys.  You scouted, you groomed.  NBA 2k's Franchise is good to.  I just don't have as much interest in playing a career mode at all.  I've tried Road to the Show which is the best of the ones I've tried and I can't get past a few games.

[statum71]

I’m 1000% with Michael Larsen. Franchise Mode for me. 

I believe there are sports gamers who enjoy it more from an individual angle and then those of us who enjoy it more from an overall league angle. I’m an all-team control league guy hands down.  

[CaseIH]

Franchise modes is the only reason why I play video games. I have no interest in My Player/ Career type modes, nor do I have any interest in playing online with other people. It seems with every passing yr, Franchise mode in sports games is getting less and less focus and effort put in too it, regardless which sports game it is, their is a lack of time and effort being put into it. If this trend continues, I may be done playing video games in the near future.

[Caulfield]

Re: OS Roundtable: Which Do You Care More About, Career Mode or Franchise Mode?

for me it's about the name on the front of the jersey and not the one on the back.
but hopefully no game maker has to make an either-or decision and remove one or the other. but even then, I imagine whichever side of the coin you fall on, chances are a lot of us are ''the grass is greener on the other side'' types