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12/02/09
12/01/09
Like it or not until 4.5 million people agree with you and stop buying these titles yearly, EA will continue to make a killing off their sports titles.
As a CEO of a company (in this case EA) would you put a stop to yearly releases if they were selling these type of numbers??
12/02/09
12/02/09
I'm sure between FIFA, Madden, Tiger Woods, NHL, and NBA Live, there is a silly amount of profit being made.
So for quality purposes, it's okay to wish that things might change from the current distribution method, but until EA discovers a new way to make even more money off these titles things will stay the same.
12/01/09
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12/01/09
I'm hoping some of Pro 5 will rub off on that abomination
12/01/09
AND GET THAT BOULDER OFF PRO EVO 5!
12/01/09
You have my respect, I concur that PES5 was the pinnacle and it has been downhill from there.
I turned my back on Konami when seabass was quoted before the release of PES2009 saying that "Our fans are looking for fast paced arcade action, and not a full on realistic simulator like our competitors product"..........Sorry Seabass but I used to buy PES BECAUSE it was the most "realistic" "simulation" of football.
I don't know where Konami got this idea, but whoever gave it to them deserves shooting.
12/01/09
12/01/09
I literally couldn't believe what I was reading and had to check the full press release at the time, but he said it alright, and my PES love died that day.
11/27/09
Soccer ain't beautiful. It's vicious.
11/27/09
11/27/09
Really, there is no excuse for the death and property damage these events cause.
11/27/09
I would know.
Fucking Edmonton Oilers.
11/27/09
There is no valid defense for that behavior. None. You'd have to be a sociopath to think that sort of behavior is acceptable.
Really. I don't see how any sane human being could justify people losing their lives or valuable property over a sport...
Rioting is not an act of pride. It is an act of evil.
11/28/09
Your basing your arguments off of having NO prior exposure to this, and I have had so I can say this is one of those "in the moment, too far" things that no one bother rationalizing or being logical about.
11/28/09
The one thing we knew how to do was muff a decent lead and win it in shootout, and now we don't even have that.
11/28/09
I wanted to jump over the glass and beat the shit out of the first oiler I saw.
Its one thing to concede and admit that the other team did do a better job capitalizing but its something completely different when your hometeams TALENT is chokeing and losing.
11/28/09
11/28/09
People get worked up about sports. People get just as worked up about video games. Hell, they even get just as worked up about the machines videogames are played on, not even the games themselves. And now, thanks to you, I see people also get worked up about talking about people talking about videogames.
11/28/09
In my mind there is no rational excuse for violence, other than war, and in general the justifications for most wars are pretty weak in the stark light of day. Let us say, instead, defending yourself from an agressor in wartime.
11/28/09
[sportsillustrated.cnn.com]
Are sports events something people should feel unsafe at? Because I sure wouldn't feel safe.
I feel the same way about mosh pits at concerts. Bunch of stupid fools. It sucks that I can't see my favorite artists up close unless I want broken bones or possibly death. That's not fun. And that's the whole reason I bought my ticket, fun.
11/27/09
I would love to play on that pitch.
Good Stuff.
11/27/09
11/27/09
If you think about it, which of the two games primarily uses feet to control the ball?
I feel better for saying this now. I just had to get it off my chest. I think I will be able to sleep sound tonight.
11/27/09
11/27/09
We call it Soccer Football :D There won't be any misunderstandings, nosiree.
11/27/09
11/27/09
Welllll
Soccer comes from the slang for "association football". So technically, they're both correct.
11/27/09
11/27/09
If you don't know what I mean, look up Maradona from Argentina and Thierry Henry from France's national team. Maradona's being the original hand of god.
11/28/09
:(
11/30/09
11/27/09
I never knew so much dedication went into these games. Honestly I'm willing to give Fifa 10 a shot after reading this.
I dumbly assumed it was just a bunch of jocks that happened to be forced to make a game that knocked these EA Sports titles out.
#speakout
11/27/09
Yup, because as you very well know. Only jocks watch/play sports.
Oh wait...
11/27/09
Had I given that thought any consideration I'd have known I was an idiot.
But the level of comitment articulated in this article is far and above anything I could have guessed at. Live matches being streamed? Feedback from over 1000 hardcore fans? I'd have never thought and thus is what makes me think, maybe, this would be fun to pick up.
That's my one reservation, how accessible is Fifa for someone like myself that knows next to nothing about the sport. How much involvement in the game do I actually have? How much time is spend playing the sport and how much is spent planning or doing none game related things? I suppose I should pick this up and find out when it hits (when does it "hit?")
Oh, wait, it is out. Now? Huh. Well then.
11/27/09
11/27/09
In Madden I felt as though all I did was pick a play and watch. I didn't seem to do anything at all and if I did it was all over so fast I had no idea what I'd done during the play.
I know football plays far differently than U.S. Football, but in the game, what do I do? Everything? Control my player? Can I switch to others? Will the goal tender do work on his own or do I need to quickly switch to him to stop a ball?
These must seem like such stupid questions, but I truly have no idea.
11/27/09
11/27/09
11/27/09
With soccer being so much more free-form than American football, I think you'll probably find it more immersive if you have an open mind towards the sport.
11/27/09
11/27/09
Well, my short little statement was more of a you shouldn't assume because it makes an ass out of u and me. Anyway..
I'm glad that the article has peaked your interest in the game. And you are at least willing to try it out before giving out an opinion and aren't one of the "same game each year" crowd. It's out now btw, Amazon had it for about 40 bucks the other day. I think Best Buy has a deal on it as well. (If you are in the states that is).
As others have said, you don't need as much knowledge to play it as Madden, it certainly does help though.
11/27/09
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11/27/09
They could just fix that crap and keep the in-game mostly the same and I'd be happy enough to buy FIFA 11.
11/27/09
Also, i want the referee-strictness slider back.
11/27/09
11/27/09
11/27/09
projection, angle, direction, speed, power, swirve... it all came together in a culmination of poetic grace, subtle beauty and carried with it a grand humbling effect.
We were high at the time, but it was really, seriously, that great a shot.
11/27/09
Like I said, the games are always really fun.
11/27/09
Seriously.. the man leaves trenches in the field as he shoots. It's fantastic.