tinpanalley's Blog - Operation Sports

Arena Blog Dynasty Scores Sign Up ☰

Incidentally...

Thoughts on 20 years as a sports gamer...

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Sports games and mirroring real life

Posted on April 8, 2015 at 07:52 AM.

(0)

I was talking to some people on the MLB The Show forums about a particular new roster set and asking how well it compared to the popular OSFM rosters for its ability to provide minor league players that are missing from the game. I mentioned that, for me, it's important to have a large selection of real rookies and prospects but not as important as it is for people who play several franchise seasons in a row. I imagine that people who play like that want lots of real young talent represented all ... Read More

Friday, September 12, 2014

On FIFA 15's "next-gen" PC demo...

Posted on September 12, 2014 at 06:04 AM.

(0)

Let me be clear, first of all, that I've wrapped next-gen in quotes not to be facetious or sarcastic. It's because it's the term used to differentiate the XBOX1 and PS4. I can't stand the term, it reaks of marketing copy to me, but alas there it is.

I am thrilled by EA deciding PC was acceptable to them for their next gen version of the game. Which, quite frankly has not been the case for PCs in general for the past 10 years. Most games have skipped PC when they could have easily ... Read More