Multiplat AFL 23 - PS/Steam Releasing May 4, Xbox TBC

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

WHEN CAN I PLAY? READ BELOW:

• PlayStation (Physical): Thursday 4 May
• PlayStation (Digital): 8:01am AEST Thursday 4 May
• Steam: Currently 8:01am AEST Thursday 4 May, may be moved to 12:01am AEST
• Xbox (Digital or Physical): TO BE CONFIRMED, unlikely to be 4 May

Spoiler: Specific Big Ant quotes about the release:

Those that pre-ordered PS versions will be able to play on Thursday, disks will have already been mailed by retailers, they will also be available in-store.

Steam will also be available Thursday.

Stating the obvious, we are still having issues with XBox.

Seriously, anyone that looks hard knows there’s issues - why do you think there are so many exclusives for a particular platform that are not marked as exclusive, but are only on that platform.

If I took that road, life would have been a lot easier.

Xbox digital and retail will release at the same time - that is not a decision we get to make.

It applies now and I will no doubt pay a price.

Spoiler: Other Quotes

Re: commentary team

Spoiler: Other Quotes

Hamish is still there, Daisy didn't make it into the final version of the game.

We added Gary and increased the workload of Harf.

Re: game availability/release dates

I can never give 100% guarantee about anything in the future, but as it stands today, the statement I am prepared to make it that all stock that is at retailers on 4 May will be available for sale.

As to the amount that will be there for sale, and whether it is enough, that is a question I cannot answer.

It will be made digitally available on the various platform holder electronic stores.

Clarifying, the game will not release prior to 4 May 2023.

I am vague as there is one platform that has had sufficient stock at retailers and the other has not, and I cannot name them (contractual reasons).

The game will not be further delayed because of the numbers of units in stock.

Re: Steam listing

I've already put in a request for the screenshots to be replaced with current ones, they'll probably only be there for a day.

As much as the feedback has generally been positive, these are old, meant to be placeholder only and were not meant to go live.

Re: playing lists

All playing lists are accurate for the 2023 season.

Re: content creator footage

This is all prior to day one patch (as some have noted updates like numbers etc are apparent)

Re: Career mode

A head's up on Career mode.

At the AFL 23 Launch night I mentioned the non-team based Individual Career Mode in an interview with Dean (Twistie3). As alluded to at that same event, we were working with the AFL and AFLPA to include as many past legends in the game as possible.

The great news is that we have received approval for far more AFL legends than were previously envisaged, but this has meant that we had to make the tough decision to divert resources away from the Individual Career mode development. The individual Career Mode function will not make it into AFL 23, Career Mode will be entirely team based. I expect this mode to be include in future iterations of the game.

Re: microtransactions

You do not have to make purchases, things can be earned.

Re: general development

So fundamentally flawed, in so many ways, it’s bananas.

We are doing AFL as it’s a passion project, without us doing it there would not be one being made.

So much more upside with making games that are played internationally, let alone one that will not even be played in every state in this country.

 

[Dez!]

I preordered on the day of commentarygate and have no text.

Now we know of my superior status.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Evolution 2 got entire cheer squads in for this.
I actually think they did it well. The only thing they struggled with was volume control of it.


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Evo 2 had easily the best crowd sounds in an AFL game so far, but yeah, it didn't sound like a stadium was losing its mind or chanting as one. Dunno how to describe it.

Didn't realise they got entire cheer squads in to do it. That's awesome.

Another idea will be that sense of anticipation building in the crowd. For Eagles games it's when the ball is kicked into the forward line and the crowd knows Liam Ryan is lurking and likely to try and jump on top of the pack. Like it's a gradual build up as the ball is moving forward than an eruption as he flies.

Damn. I need a cold shower after typing that out.

 

[jdoggdrool]

Now we know of my superior status.

It's official. I got the text as well. It feels good to be a king.

 

[Quivorir]

Still waiting for it to show up on Facebook marketplace so I can pre order.

 

[Lesnish]

Evo 2 had easily the best crowd sounds in an AFL game so far, but yeah, it didn't sound like a stadium was losing its mind or chanting as one. Dunno how to describe it.

Didn't realise they got entire cheer squads in to do it. That's awesome.

Another idea will be that sense of anticipation building in the crowd. For Eagles games it's when the ball is kicked into the forward line and the crowd knows Liam Ryan is lurking and likely to try and jump on top of the pack. Like it's a gradual build up as the ball is moving forward than an eruption as he flies.

Damn. I need a cold shower after typing that out.

They were really good and life like.
Like the North squad would chant hearts to hearts, Collingwood had the classic Collingwood chant.

The only issue was alot of the times it was overpowered by commentary, other crowd noise and general game noise and you could barely hear it.
On the occasions where it was at the perfect volume it was super authentic.

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[mclovin99]

Evo 2 had easily the best crowd sounds in an AFL game so far, but yeah, it didn't sound like a stadium was losing its mind or chanting as one. Dunno how to describe it.

Didn't realise they got entire cheer squads in to do it. That's awesome.

Another idea will be that sense of anticipation building in the crowd. For Eagles games it's when the ball is kicked into the forward line and the crowd knows Liam Ryan is lurking and likely to try and jump on top of the pack. Like it's a gradual build up as the ball is moving forward than an eruption as he flies.

Damn. I need a cold shower after typing that out.

They had some good things but the consistent sound noises that werent chants were annoying

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

Evolution 2 got entire cheer squads in for this.
I actually think they did it well. The only thing they struggled with was volume control of it.


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That second chant with about 10 people in a studio can work well if they spend some serious time in post mixing it. I was part of an ad of a radio station surrounding the Dockers and had to sing the song like they did in that video. Had us in 2 groups of 10 and layered it over each other. Sounded brilliant after they sent it away to get mixed.

Definitely can work if the volume of the chants are lower than the ambiance of the stadium.

 

[new0066]

Evo 2 had easily the best crowd sounds in an AFL game so far

1 thing that I thought was lacking from videos of launch event was there didn’t seem to be a presence of cheersquad behind the goals with flags, banners or Pom Poms

Like this from Evo 2, when the opposition team was having a set shot. I think the crowd did wave flags after their team kicked a goal

It could have been there & I just didn’t see it. But hopefully the crowds behind the goal are a bit more authentic when the game is released since the launch event wasn’t the final build

 

[Xc9894]

Are my eyes lying to me that there’s been over 1k posts in the last week


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[Ambrose Burnside]

Are my eyes lying to me that there’s been over 1k posts in the last week


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Just wait until we finally see gameplay on release day!

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

Twistie hanging out with JNT BA right now… I knew there was something sus about last night

 

[GoldbergsGold]

What’s the odds of us getting this hot piece of ass in the game

I'm pretty sure Big Ant did say they would have every 2023 uniform in that game. But if not, there is a guernsey creator that fans can use. Also, I think Big Ant should add in the option to select different guernseys and short colours separately, rather than just make it an all in one option.

 

[stkilda7894]

I'm pretty sure Big Ant did say they would have every 2023 uniform in that game. But if not, there is a guernsey creator that fans can use. Also, I think Big Ant should add in the option to select different guernseys and short colours separately, rather than just make it an all in one option.

This JNT BA BigAntStudios

Can't remember which WW game it was but teams like Collingwood and Richmond I believe didn't even have white shorts away option. Actually was quite annoying

 

[PoTayToh]

Twistie hanging out with JNT BA right now… I knew there was something sus about last night View attachment 1671631

No please I can't go through this a second night in a row

 

[FearTheBeard13]

This JNT BA BigAntStudios

Can't remember which WW game it was but teams like Collingwood and Richmond I believe didn't even have white shorts away option. Actually was quite annoying

It would be good to have the same option for the bonus jumpers/shorts too since from memory in the launch video, most of the bonus jumpers were in the home short colours unless it was a white jumper.

 

[mikeyyy35]

Twistie hanging out with JNT BA right now… I knew there was something sus about last night View attachment 1671631

And where does it say they are hanging out right now? Am I missing something?


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[MightyMagpieMan]

Excuse my dumbness but why are we waiting for gameplay to come through third parties etc & not BA themselves?

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

And where does it say they are hanging out right now? Am I missing something?


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It’s a joke…

 

[MightyMagpieMan]

I'm pretty sure Big Ant did say they would have every 2023 uniform in that game. But if not, there is a guernsey creator that fans can use. Also, I think Big Ant should add in the option to select different guernseys and short colours separately, rather than just make it an all in one option.

Clash jumpers with either home or same coloured shorts instead of the white away design

 

[Braydos24]

I'm pretty sure Big Ant did say they would have every 2023 uniform in that game. But if not, there is a guernsey creator that fans can use. Also, I think Big Ant should add in the option to select different guernseys and short colours separately, rather than just make it an all in one option.

I would love two separate options to select guernsey and shorts on the screen

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Excuse my dumbness but why are we waiting for gameplay to come through third parties etc & not BA themselves?

Outsourcing.

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

Excuse my dumbness but why are we waiting for gameplay to come through third parties etc & not BA themselves?

It’s because people who watch third parties such as Twistie and Caden are the most likely audience to buy this game. Not every AFL fan will want to play an AFL video game, but Caden and Twistie built their audiences playing sports video games specifically footy games. That’s your major target audience right there.

 

[imwinningagreatwall]

Will it be possible to choose boots aswell?
Is their a pro clubs mode where you control a single player with a group of mates online? Would be awesome

 

[SammaGilberto]

https://steamdb.info/app/2337630/screenshots/

just sit here F5'ing until your keycap breaks. ezpz.

 

[palmomagpie]

Not sure whether I should logout of bigfooty tonight for my own sanity or not. Don't want another repeat of last night