CCC says: Alright, I’m going to just come right out and say it: All these year-to-year sports games are just a huge cash grab. These annual releases are holding back sports-game development in some pretty profound ways. It would be better off for the entire sports gaming genre if all of these individual sports games just died.
GB: "We take a look at 15 amazing games that had the perfect length."
Pretty good list. Botany Manor would be the newest addition that encapsulates that title.
Talal writes: "I'm talking about having that rush of excitement - that feeling you get when you know you've just made a memory for a lifetime."
There are different games. Some have gamplay at it highest priority, some have the story, some have the replay value and choices... There are a lot of different game experiences.
It is laughable that just now graphics does not have anything to do with that experiene. We have had many games of that type over time. This is just the one that have come closest to feel like playing an actual movie. Just look the the Digital foundry walkthrough it is a masterpiece in that perspective and hence wrth trying. But yes do not do it for the gameplay - but that was never the goal of this experience.
They don't make games like this anymore.
Too dated in my book. The AI is way too unpredictable to be acceptable today. It's definitely a game of its time.
I had a good time with the game. It is a product of its time. But when it came out it was a must have game for a lot of people. I wish Ubisoft would make another game in the series or at least a reboot.
Due to the lack of modern stealth games, and me constantly playing the MGS series, I've been looking for alternative stealth games to play, and went back and re-played the SC series recently. I wouldn't call SC1 or SC:PT masterpieces, there are AI issues, they're very much trial-and-error games, and that can lead to a lot of frustration. I also found the stories in this series to be boring, uninteresting, and just sloppily told. Cinematics are also of poor quality for both in-game scenes and CG cut-scenes, the soundtrack didn't leave any impression on me either.
Chaos Theory is better, but there was still a lot of room for improvement, and Double Agent (old gen ver.) was a sloppy mess that ended up a regression from CT. But still, at least they tried back then, these days Ubi-junk doesn't even try to make good games!
As per usual games journalists consistently know sero point zero about sports games.
"Then, monthly, the game updates itself with a fresh set of stats for every player. This will provide a kind of immersion that will link the game with the real world. Has your favorite basketball player been missing shots lately? Then he will do the same in the game. Has a team’s roster changed up because one of their star players had an injury? The game’s roster will update to reflect that."
This has been happening in NBA 2K for years now, FIFA too. This guy knows nothing. I don't play Madden but they probably even do it too.
I play NHL, NBA 2K, and FIFA every year, and games journalism just knows nothing about sports games it's embarrassing.
The same every year? This generation we've seen the take off of the biggest game mode in sports Ultimate Team, 360 degree control, control schemes completely change, dynamic animations, momentum, so much more major changes. Shooters just have to make sure that with the left stick you move, and the right stick you aim. Think of AI in sports games. they have to basically recreate human intelligence, of course they are not at that level yet so they have to spend so much time designing ways to mask and balance things. It's just easily the hardest, yet they get the same wrap every year from people who barely even play the games.
It sounds good in theory but it's not gonna happen and it probably wouldn't work as smoothly as you think it would. You mentioned A LOT of DLC(some of which i'm not even sure would be possible) which would most likely not be free translating to us pretty much spending the same amount if not more. We could very we'll end up paying more knowing EA and the way they do business, more things will be left out to add later as DLC for $5. Stuff you would have gotten before.
Ideally if they were to go this route. They would implement a season pass time thing for $20 extra(probably more) that would provide all updates and dlc for the off year but that's wishful thinking.
Price wise it really wouldn't benefit consumers and could make for an even more watered down product. Despite games like Madden which have been stagnant in some areas it has improved and there are publishers like 2k which are doing an excellent job. Going all DLC is a dangerous road to go down.
"CCC says: Alright, I’m going to just come right out and say it..."
No, CCC, I'm just going to come right out and say it. NOBODY GIVES A DAMN ABOUT YOUR SELF IMPORTANT OPINION PIECES.
Slow news day are NOT an excuse to push out schlock journalism which you seem so content to do. Start putting some real thought and time into your articles instead of just posting glorified facebook rants on why you don't think "this" or "that" is good or bad for the gaming industry, which you are clearly on the outside of to begin with.
Sports games give you variety if you are bored of playing same old same..i play my sports game when i really get bored of what im playing and tired of shooting at people..the only thing for me on sports game is the fact that i have to buy another one every year just to see a different roster, if only they can give me one that will last for like at least 2 years