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OS Roundtable: Non-Licensed Football
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04-09-2008, 09:44 AM | #9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
#BringBackFaceuary
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And it's not to discount your point, because if you're into a sport enough you'll play whatever game (license or not) -- not to mention if game plays well you'll at least give it a chance even if it doesn't have the license. But outside of that hardcore fan it's not such a slam dunk that a gamer sticks with it. It's the reason why putting NCAA names into the game etc is so important. You don't want to play with #11 instead of (insert player here) if you can help it. |
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04-09-2008, 09:54 AM | #10 |
Hall Of Fame
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I think Tecmo Bowl on the DS will end up being the best of the bunch. From what I've read/heard, it's supposed to be an update of the original NES title. For a handheld system, that's the perfect way to go. Just update the teams and rosters and leave the gameplay pretty much the same (there are a few tweaks I'd like to see) and that's going to be a good (finally) sports title for the DS.
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04-09-2008, 11:21 AM | #11 |
Have you seen my baseball
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The whole license debate is a tricky subject, and honestly a great topic for a future roundtable.
At this point gamers are so used to having real teams and real players it provides a pretty big obstacle to overcome. And I think it blinds game developers as well. Take APF. The folks at 2K Sports were so concerned about getting old players on board so they had something to market, they really neglected the idea of a franchise in their title. Personally I liked APF - it has the best on the field action of any next gen football game to date. But they concentrated too much on the legends, not enough on actually having a franchise system - killing the long term playability of the game and leaving a big hole in the list of features on the back. If I had a nickel for every time I talked to somebody who was all excited about APF, until seeing the life drain from their faces as they found out the franchise was just a series of seasons strung together with no draft, no trades, no salaries - well I'd have a ton of nickels. This is my concern about Backbreaker (should it ever be released). I'm afraid we're going to get a game that concentrates so much on the mechanics of game play that we're left with a title that does little else. Sure the tackles are going to look purty - but you need more than purty tackles for a game to be successful. |
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04-09-2008, 11:26 AM | #12 |
Hall Of Fame
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I'm not looking forward to any of them. I am playing the wait and see approach.
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04-09-2008, 12:28 PM | #13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Who? Giroux!
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04-09-2008, 12:39 PM | #14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All Star
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I wouldn't have said this a couple of years ago, but to me franchise > than license. Backbreaker will more than likely be the only football game i pick up this year. Madden has a decent franchise, but playing an actual game within its existing state is not enjoyable or compelling - I'd rather sim through, but what's the point in that case, I NEED to actually enjoy playing. |
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04-09-2008, 01:28 PM | #15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I want it to be good, as I don't like madden and fizzled out on APF in like a week, but I've been reading how people want it to have serious customization, full franchise, and other features that even EA and 2k struggled with. They're probably working with fewer resources than 2k had for APF2k8, and Backbreaker won't even have the cult fanbase that 2k had starving for APF2k8. Last edited by bkfount; 04-09-2008 at 01:35 PM. |
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#BringBackFaceuary
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