Comments on: Why sports video games suck http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/2008/07/22/why-sports-video-games-suck/ Enjoy worrying in the new year Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ted http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/2008/07/22/why-sports-video-games-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-921 Ted Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:16:49 +0000 http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/?p=289#comment-921 I bet I could beat all the guys in the photo at real football. I bet I could beat all the guys in the photo at real football.

]]> By: Ian http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/2008/07/22/why-sports-video-games-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Ian Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:06:52 +0000 http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/?p=289#comment-918 There is a lot about sports games that bugs me. They are far too arcadey for my tastes. How come I can rack up like 60 points in a 10 minute Madden game? All while just using 3 plays. I feel like they should have arcade modes and simulation modes. I know not everyone wants to play one game for more than a half hour, but you should have the option. If you were to play such a long game though you would have ridiculous scores. They should make it so the computer plays intelligent defense and that you have to as well. You should have to play smart offense too. It should let you learn about the game and understand it at a deeper level than "Brady to Moss ROCKS!" or "Kobe drives repeatedly". Also, I hate how fake the movements look. They could work a little on how your character moves when you switch their direction. I've seen games execute this properly in other genres. There is a lot about sports games that bugs me. They are far too arcadey for my tastes. How come I can rack up like 60 points in a 10 minute Madden game? All while just using 3 plays. I feel like they should have arcade modes and simulation modes. I know not everyone wants to play one game for more than a half hour, but you should have the option. If you were to play such a long game though you would have ridiculous scores. They should make it so the computer plays intelligent defense and that you have to as well. You should have to play smart offense too. It should let you learn about the game and understand it at a deeper level than “Brady to Moss ROCKS!” or “Kobe drives repeatedly”.

Also, I hate how fake the movements look. They could work a little on how your character moves when you switch their direction. I’ve seen games execute this properly in other genres.

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