Originally posted by knowsleyroader+Jan 1 2006, 08:52 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (knowsleyroader @ Jan 1 2006, 08:52 PM)</div>
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@Jan 1 2006, 02:56 AM
Now Sanzar! Surely you mean a two thirds finished game.
It was sub-par, not shite.Â
Well yeah, maybe two thirds finished... I mean, they did have the basics of a good game in there, but the lack of offloads in the game, the lack of control over players (or rather constantly interupted control), the useless nature of steps and palms, the ineffective nature of any kicks when anywhere near a defending player, the inability to alter stadium conditions, the lack of any option to play as the host nation on the Lions tour as well as other things really turned me off this game...
2005 goes down as a crying shame in my book as the engine was fantastic. I remember when I first played it and the tackling was just WOW ! As far as rugby games go it was the only one that made my jaw drop. Although after extended play there were some faults that ruined what could have been an amazing game. [/b]
In my opinion, we have all seen how erratic the quality can be in rugby game ***les over the last few years.
I feel that the technological advances in consoles over the last few years has cost us in gameplay terms. This is because developers seem so enamoured with what they can do in terms of graphics, sound effects, motion capture and 3d enviroments, that they have an immense task on their hands co-ordinating the myriad of tasks involved in bringing the whole project together.
The cost it seems is a flexible control interface that can rapidly react to the users controller inputs in a cohesive and well animated fashion.
This to me has had the effect of taking the control out of our hands and placing it into the AI in many senarios. This is not to say we don't have a fairly high degree of control, it's just not total and in a game involving such precision timing, this can spoil the whole package.
So, I feel that EA and Sidhe have to go back to the drawing board and place the above situation at the top of their lists. The verdict is out on RC2006, but I do have a positive feeling about it, thanks largely to Locksley and Knowsley.
I am, of course prepared for any possible deflating letdown through the miracle of prior experience.