Longterm, the lack of good SPORTS games is going to hurt this "next gen"(PS4 & XB1) of gaming

[MeachTheMonster]

Two major issues:

1. Lack of competition - No incentive to really innovate in a monopoly. The things that 2K was doing in NFL 2K5 were crazy. The fact that Madden never implemented them (if they did it was well after I stopped buying Madden) is crazy.

2. Realism was taken too far. - I stopped playing NBA 2K because it's too animation dependent. It then becomes a game of animation manipulation. The fact that I can hit X at the top of the key and go into a long un-interruptable layup animation is ridiculous.


Also,
Folks gotta understand that we don't play sports games for hyper-realism. We play to do things that COULD happen if we were in control. For instance, people always bytch about 3 pt shooting in 2K but fukk that... If you're Steph Curry and you're open and I got perfect form, you better make that shyt. The game taking things out of my hands is stupid. If that's how I wanna play let me play like that and let the other team figure out how to stop me.

Games don't even let you max out stats these days. If I want to create a Center with 99 speed, why can't I? The purpose of these games are fun.

This x1000

Animations in sports games are so far behind other genres its crazy. You never truly feel like you have control of the players cause they are too busy finishing the dumb ass animations.

That's why I still think NFL 2k is the goat sports franchise. They are the only ones that got the controls/animations right. The players went where you wanted them to and the animations did not get in the way of the control you had over the player.

you gotta be kidding. Madden hasn't added anything game changing since 05, actually they removed features then put it back then took it out again and Madden is the worse when it comes to animations. You can get hit backwards 5 yards then another player will hit you forward 8 or more.

Nah they've added stuff. Nothing game changing but they've added just as much as other sports franchises over the years.

 

[Lord Beasley]

Like what?

oa. The ability to ask for a trade whenever, the ability to practice when you want to, you can't even skip cut scenes you've already seen. Minor shyt tuu: You can't change jersey numbers or socks. Oa is the biggest feature they left out tho

 

[Rekkapryde]

Or most don't play it. And brag about how they haven't played in so long while at the same time saying it's trash

This. And the reason is because most can't do the same cornball shyt they used to do in Madden back in the day and are furious.

I think EA might be done with the trying to get exclusive licenses to every league thing, especially since the price continues to increase for what the leagues want.

 

[CrimsonTider]

are you talkin about breh? You must have me mixed up with somebody else.

Is your wife on your account again?

Got you confused with @sheff

You made the thread though

True, and speaking from another perspective. 2K for example, you don't even have the option to play with real rosters(trades, free agents, etc), but without the injuries.

If I'm a Bulls fan and I want to play Exhibition games against a friend with the up to date NBA rosters, I can NEVER use Derrick Rose b/c he's always hurt in real life. I can't use Derrick Rose period if I want to have up-to-date rosters in terms of player transactions.'


Grown ppl don't always have the time to play a long Season mode, so I pick up the game and want to play an Exhibition with up to date rosters. Only to start the game and see someone like Blake Griffin isn't playing b/c he missed 2 games in real life And there's literally nothing I can do about it.



I've praised the Show everytime, but again, it alone is NOT going to make most fans go buy a PS4. I have bought The Show the past 3 out of 4 years, but I'm not buying a PS4 for it ALONE

Most ppl arent unless they're a hardcore baseball fan

Nonsense

 

[Newzz]

What separates "The Show" is it's sheer options on how you can play, it is the first and only sports game that allow you to play on 2 different difficulty levels within the same game. On Def, you can be a rookie and Hitting you can be a HOFer. The wealth of Pitching and hitting models are unsurpassed. You can play this game with just buttons, analog, motion controls, or a variation of all of the above as well as in 3D.

That's not true at all


You could do that on Madden 13 on XBox 360/PS3

 

[Kaypain]

What happened to the NFL blitz days. NBA Street and all that?

 

[backbreaker65]

That's not true at all


You could do that on Madden 13 on XBox 360/PS3

It is the FIRST and Only Sports game to do it, been that way since MLB 14 the SHow 2010

 

[homiedontplaydat]

I actually think sports titles are gonna benefit the most from this generation. 2k isn't perfect but it's definitely a step in the right direction. The crowd reacts to the game better, the graphics and lighting are are incredible....The AI still needs work but that will come with time. I'm not saying we're there yet, but we finally have the tech available in consoles to really take sports gaming to the next level.

 

[mozichrome]

What happened to the NFL blitz days. NBA Street and all that?

ea made an nfl blitz game after that blitz: the league game
nba street tho, dont know details on that

 

[Newzz]

It is the FIRST and Only Sports game to do it, been that way since MLB 14 the SHow 2010

It's still false, you could do it on Madden 2009 as well

 

[backbreaker65]

It's still false, you could do it on Madden 2009 as well

You can play rookie on offense and hall of fame on Defense? simultaneously?

 

[Kaypain]

ea made an nfl blitz game after that blitz: the league game
nba street tho, dont know details on that

Yeah that shyt was so trash too
It made NFL Street look like Prime Madden

 

[mozichrome]

on madden 25 you can change the difficulty for offense and defense separately

edit: i was wrong

 

[Newzz]

You can play rookie on offense and hall of fame on Defense? simultaneously?

Yep....just change the sliders to it


Change all your offensive sliders to 75 and change all your defensive sliders to 25.


I used to be a slider maker on OS for Madden so I know these random things

 

[backbreaker65]

Yep....just change the sliders to it


Change all your offensive sliders to 75 and change all your defensive sliders to 25.


I used to be a slider maker on OS for Madden so I know these random things

nikka that ain't the same thing. I'm talking difficulty level period, you can change sliders in all sports game products. I'm not talking about sliders. So you challenge me about something that you are completely wrong about. And I was on OS for years before Steve bought it so what.