Someone asked tru blu games on twitter a few weeks back whether there would be a AFL 2012 this year and all they would say is "we are not at liberty to discuss this at this time"
Read into that what you will but it sounds to me like there might be.
Look to be honest so many of the suggestions posted on here are rippers but as someone else posted they probably don't have the money for a complete overhaul.
However these are a few of the things i would like to see tightened/ added for the upcoming game. (yes i believe there will be one)
Better handballing. Whether it's a lock on or just a fairer adjustment when handballing in a players direction that it goes to him or very close to him.
A few more collision and marking animations would be nice too as well as a few more player celebrations. Player kicks an awesome goal and a few team mates come over for the high five or bum slap. Finger to the crowd.
Add on to rather than completely delete old commentary. The more commentary the better, yes there will always be a B.T comment that is out of place but i can live with that. Add a boundary commentator that gets updates from the coaches, bench. etc etc
Crowd noises maxed up with maybe club chants and a few different signs and club merchandise in the stands. I dont expect the crowds to be too graphical but add some life to the stands with simple things like this and the atmosphere will be much improved.
More songs. The logical choice here would be the clubs theme songs. I could listen to these every day. Please take out that ****ing holy grail song. Sooo sick of it. Almost as bad as "better feel good" that damn jamaican song in the cricket game a few years back that was on loop over and over. Never has starting a game been so painful.
Inclusion of polish. Video intros, stats after the game and for regular season, Like who's leading the coleman, brownlow race, rising star, club stats, kicking handballing etc... such little implements really add to the experience after each game instead of jumping straight into the next game over and over.
Franchise mode and draft. This is a hard one but they need to make sure it wasn't like afl games of old that tried this where i could trade a bum from my team for a star from another. Add a star basis for each player depending on age and current stats and if they don't line up in a trade then no soup for you. Its hard to make perfect as even NBA2K12 is pretty dodgy when it comes to trading but something is better than nothing.
Draft. Always one of my favourite parts of NBA2K games and when i can't be bothered playing a manager mode. Doesn't have to be too flashy.
I would love a my player contribution but that would take up a fair bit of their time so maybe not this year.
As you can see most of my contributions or suggestions are more polish based than gameplay. (but it aint broke so dont fix it, just add a coat of paint and a tuneup)
While i expect they will tighten up a game in certain areas most of what i have suggested is cosmetic but would make the game a more rewarding experience.
Big Ant and Tru Blue did indicate to us last year that it was pretty bare in regards to these things and they were mostly concentrating on gameplay physics, the engine and tactics. Overall i was bloody thrilled with what they were able to accomplish and thought it held the spirit of the game in high esteem. However as i'm sure some of you will agree over time it became rather stale. That had little to do with gameplay and more with the things mentioned above.
I'm sure they will add much more to the experience this year and i will be more than happy to go out and buy it again and again if they can add to the overall feeling of it each time.
Read into that what you will but it sounds to me like there might be.
Look to be honest so many of the suggestions posted on here are rippers but as someone else posted they probably don't have the money for a complete overhaul.
However these are a few of the things i would like to see tightened/ added for the upcoming game. (yes i believe there will be one)
Better handballing. Whether it's a lock on or just a fairer adjustment when handballing in a players direction that it goes to him or very close to him.
A few more collision and marking animations would be nice too as well as a few more player celebrations. Player kicks an awesome goal and a few team mates come over for the high five or bum slap. Finger to the crowd.
Add on to rather than completely delete old commentary. The more commentary the better, yes there will always be a B.T comment that is out of place but i can live with that. Add a boundary commentator that gets updates from the coaches, bench. etc etc
Crowd noises maxed up with maybe club chants and a few different signs and club merchandise in the stands. I dont expect the crowds to be too graphical but add some life to the stands with simple things like this and the atmosphere will be much improved.
More songs. The logical choice here would be the clubs theme songs. I could listen to these every day. Please take out that ****ing holy grail song. Sooo sick of it. Almost as bad as "better feel good" that damn jamaican song in the cricket game a few years back that was on loop over and over. Never has starting a game been so painful.
Inclusion of polish. Video intros, stats after the game and for regular season, Like who's leading the coleman, brownlow race, rising star, club stats, kicking handballing etc... such little implements really add to the experience after each game instead of jumping straight into the next game over and over.
Franchise mode and draft. This is a hard one but they need to make sure it wasn't like afl games of old that tried this where i could trade a bum from my team for a star from another. Add a star basis for each player depending on age and current stats and if they don't line up in a trade then no soup for you. Its hard to make perfect as even NBA2K12 is pretty dodgy when it comes to trading but something is better than nothing.
Draft. Always one of my favourite parts of NBA2K games and when i can't be bothered playing a manager mode. Doesn't have to be too flashy.
I would love a my player contribution but that would take up a fair bit of their time so maybe not this year.
As you can see most of my contributions or suggestions are more polish based than gameplay. (but it aint broke so dont fix it, just add a coat of paint and a tuneup)
While i expect they will tighten up a game in certain areas most of what i have suggested is cosmetic but would make the game a more rewarding experience.
Big Ant and Tru Blue did indicate to us last year that it was pretty bare in regards to these things and they were mostly concentrating on gameplay physics, the engine and tactics. Overall i was bloody thrilled with what they were able to accomplish and thought it held the spirit of the game in high esteem. However as i'm sure some of you will agree over time it became rather stale. That had little to do with gameplay and more with the things mentioned above.
I'm sure they will add much more to the experience this year and i will be more than happy to go out and buy it again and again if they can add to the overall feeling of it each time.