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It's been an interesting year in sports gaming. When the first details of The Show 24 were released earlier this year, I was surprised at the extent of pushback from the community on SDS' decision to invest their time and attention on secondary game modes while failing to address the areas needing the most attention like graphics upgrades, presentation, franchise and subtle gameplay enhancements. I was one of these individuals disappointed, but I also recognize that I may not be the age demographic they're trying to capture and should suck it up and like whatever they give me like a few additional exterior views with some of the ballparks.
However, that was until EA's College Football 25 started to release details and trailers. I was blown away (like many others) by the level of detail and attention they invested into the game. Essentially, modeling their game as a gameday experience in that stadium with the addition of abundant customization options. It feels like a game developed by college football fans for college football fans with little interference from corporate and the market research department. To my pleasant surprise this has been the overwhelming sentiment from the community (and marketplace), that immersion still matters. Immersion from replicating the gameday experience to the experience on tv and including immersion from a Franchise mode that is fully developed, allowing you to operate your team (and league) as you see fit.
I say all this because I feel SDS missed the mark this year. I do enjoy the gameplay in Play Now mode, however, the graphics, presentation, and Franchise are not up to par to where this gaming franchise once was. Hate to say I don't play the game as often as year's past. I appreciate all of the hard work and dedication by the SDS development team, but I hope they (corporate leadership) see from all of the buzz from College Football 25 that immersion still matters.
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Out of curiosity (NCAA Dynasty Mode is unplayable) - where would you rank The Show’s Franchise/Dynasty mode across all sport games?
I imagine NBA2K is #1? The Show #2?
Madden is a mess, don’t play or follow any other games.
The NCAA honeymoon will wear off when people realize they can’t create sim logic and haven’t for over 15+ years. They are still having issue with stuff they struggled with a decade ago! I could start a list. The atmosphere of a College Football game is what’s carrying it right now, there isn’t another sport during the regular season that can touch it. Maybe some big time soccer rivalries, that’s it.