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All Pro Football 2k8 is out today right?

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Originally posted by: Yreka
Ok,

I got my team made, and one game in so far.

Visuals are meh.. I was expecting much better. The cutscenes and animations are cool, but the crowd is just terrible. I was just expecting the whole game to look better. Not to get off on a tangent, but how cool would it be to have the people in the crowd get up and walk around ? I mean they show them static in every single game, does no one have to get up to take a pi** or get a beer ? Would it kill them to get in a fight once in awhile ? 😉


Gameplay is ok.. Feels a little slow compared to madden.. Apparently you can turn that up in options, I just have everything default so far.

AI is average-good. ( again, on defaults)

I dont really miss the NFL teams so far.. There are so many ex-stars you still feel like you are playing NFL football. Most of the players seem to be from my era too ( 80's+up). Lots of players I used to actually watch play.

Overall, the game does not seem as polished as 2k5 did when it came out. The whole "crib" and in-game achievements thing is pretty tacked on this time, while in 2k5 it seemed like a major part of the game. In fact, I found the achievement unlockables, but I never saw a "crib". The after game replay is back + looks good although its a generic version this time, not sportscenter.

I would say for most people rent before buy on this one. I am fairly happy with my purchase as I can have Barry Sanders, Herman Moore, Chris Spielman, and Eddie Murry on my team again 🙂

There is also a real-time sports ticker with (real life) scores and news from MLB,NFL, NBA, etc.. That is VERY cool.
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The one thing I was impress with was the amount of data they put into...all the NCAA-Division I teams and classic teams as well. I am an alumni from BSU (and I love my Madden 2007) is the main reason I bought it. When I ventured into the campus-legend mode and found my town (and a whole bunch of other towns here in Idaho). Of course, then I played Oklahoma vs. BSU and smothered the Sooners...42-7.
 
Originally posted by: joshmroest
Originally posted by: Yreka
Ok,

I got my team made, and one game in so far.

Visuals are meh.. I was expecting much better. The cutscenes and animations are cool, but the crowd is just terrible. I was just expecting the whole game to look better. Not to get off on a tangent, but how cool would it be to have the people in the crowd get up and walk around ? I mean they show them static in every single game, does no one have to get up to take a pi** or get a beer ? Would it kill them to get in a fight once in awhile ? 😉


Gameplay is ok.. Feels a little slow compared to madden.. Apparently you can turn that up in options, I just have everything default so far.

AI is average-good. ( again, on defaults)

I dont really miss the NFL teams so far.. There are so many ex-stars you still feel like you are playing NFL football. Most of the players seem to be from my era too ( 80's+up). Lots of players I used to actually watch play.

Overall, the game does not seem as polished as 2k5 did when it came out. The whole "crib" and in-game achievements thing is pretty tacked on this time, while in 2k5 it seemed like a major part of the game. In fact, I found the achievement unlockables, but I never saw a "crib". The after game replay is back + looks good although its a generic version this time, not sportscenter.

I would say for most people rent before buy on this one. I am fairly happy with my purchase as I can have Barry Sanders, Herman Moore, Chris Spielman, and Eddie Murry on my team again 🙂

There is also a real-time sports ticker with (real life) scores and news from MLB,NFL, NBA, etc.. That is VERY cool.
Click to expand...

The one thing I was impress with was the amount of data they put into...all the NCAA-Division I teams and classic teams as well. I am an alumni from BSU (and I love my Madden 2007) is the main reason I bought it. When I ventured into the campus-legend mode and found my town (and a whole bunch of other towns here in Idaho). Of course, then I played Oklahoma vs. BSU and smothered the Sooners...42-7.
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😕 Are you sure you aren't thinking of NCAA 08 ?
 
turn up the game speed to fast (from normal), makes it feel better, I don't mind normal though...

it's a great game by the way, I spend about half my time customizing my team (players, uniforms, etc.)
 
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
any of you play it online yet? are there a good number of people online?
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There are a lot of people online, but there's something weird. I sometimes get an error, when challenging someone in the online lobby, about the person having a different version or framerate than me. I can only assume that people with different systems are all in there together, though some of us can't play each other. There's no problem finding a game.
 
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