Marketing Aside, EA or 2K? Which Game Delivers A Next Gen Football Experience?

Genki - 827 days 17 hours ago

Bought APF a couple days ago, and while a stellar game, unquestionably miles and miles above NCAA/Madden in terms of gameplay, it's STILL a rehash of 2K5. Sorry, but in 3 years, that's just unacceptable.

I like 2K Sports, and they seem to be a hard working, shoot for the moon kind of dev, but there were some obvious conflicts of interests about this game. In 3 years, a completely new engine from the ground up should have been built, the fps shouldn't even have been an afterthought, and the graphics should look as good as NHL 2K8. What we did get is a game that looks and plays just like 2K5.

That's not bad per se, as I still consider 2K5 to be the best football game ever, but really...I can understand not wanting to alienate your core audience, but SOME progress MUST be made with three years and a whole console jump later. Inexcusable. I am enjoying the Hell out of my game, but I'm still disappointed with the lack of effort.

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Lacarious - 827 days ago

yes you are... go away now.

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donscrillinger - 826 days 20 hours ago

at least i'm not the only one who cares about what these wack azz cats have been putting out on the next gen system .2k just has made an better next gen football on the 360 than e.a. has and this is there 1st game out the gate ,just wait till the next football game comes out.also yeah who cares that the engine they use was an very touch up 2k5 ,cuz fasho its still 5 years ahead of what e.a. has brought to the table and you cats know it .

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AAACE5 - 826 days 14 hours ago

Neither of the football games released on any next gen console have advanced much! But if I had to choose which one is the best football game you can get right now... I would have to go with APF 2K8!

I just can't believe with all this processing power, they haven't advanced the overall game. The graphics should look lifelike. The gameplay should be freakishly realistic by now. And yes this is a direct assault on EA sports, because this will be the third year they have made games for a next gen console. And truthfully it still feels like playing last gen. 2K has been out of it for a while so it will take them a while to get back into action.

When you look at games like Gears, Killzone 2, Halo, FFXIII, Mass effect and all those other next gen games... It's irritating to see how sports games haven't evolved the way they should have! I believe that deal with the NFL and EA sports is the reason for this lack of evolution. EA never liked to push the envelope with it's sports games, and that deal just made it easier for them to come out with the exact same game every year, only adding a few things here and there!

I'll tell you seriously..."I don't like that deal at all!"

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