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Official All-Pro Football 2k8 Neo-GAF Online League Thread: Rats off to ya!

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FrenchMovieTheme

Member
take 2/2k games is dropping the ball big time. it's bad enough you don't have an NFL license and you're going up against NCAA (which is no sales slouch itself), but then you're not even going to get the freaking word out about your game? that's terrible and i feel bad for VC if it is take 2 handicapping the marketing on this game.
 
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bdoughty

Banned
EA Marketing:
* Create blogs on major sites like IGN to discuss the upcoming game.
2KSports Marketing:
* Have one or two guys pimping the game and answering questions at Operation Sports (people that already plan to buy our game).

EA Marketing:
* Advertise the game like crazy through all media outlets.
2KSports Marketing:
* Put up the first video on a Video Game show that 98% of gamers have never heard of.

EA Marketing:
* Work with major retailers to pre-sell the game and get deals with companies like Gamestop to push Madden over the phone and front counter.
2KSports Marketing:
* Find out the date EA is putting out their game and release it one day earlier.


EA Marketing:
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2KSports Marketing:
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ORANGUTAN

Banned
So is this league 100% still on or what? Because people were wavering when the APF league was brought up in the NCAA thread. There's about 10-15 must-buy games for this Fall so there's no way I can get (or want) two football games. Which will have the best league, APF or Madden? This league is a major reason I'm picking up APF.. so if people are reluctant to drop $60 for this game, speak up now.
 
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Andokuky

Banned
Madden always has the best leagues. You can count on multiple Madden leagues. Other games/sports... not so much. Unless of course hell freezes over and the game is actually quite good.
 
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Mrbob

Member
ORANGUTAN said:
So is this league 100% still on or what? Because people were wavering when the APF league was brought up in the NCAA thread. There's about 10-15 must-buy games for this Fall so there's no way I can get (or want) two football games. Which will have the best league, APF or Madden? This league is a major reason I'm picking up APF.. so if people are reluctant to drop $60 for this game, speak up now.
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Madden league always takes first priority.

So if you are dropping 60 bucks on a game to play league games with, make it Madden 08.
 
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FrenchMovieTheme

Member
if you can only buy 1 football game and you want the game with the best league then madden 08 360 is your game.

but, as i said in the ncaa thread, the APF league is happening and there is nothing that is going to change that (unless they delay the game of course)
 
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speculawyer

Member
I won't commit to a league because I'll get tired of getting my ass-kicked every game, but I'll be picking APF 2K8 for the 360 so if you want to get some online practice send a message to gamertag: Speculawyer

I need some practice because I want to be able to beat my nephew at least once. :D
 
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Zep

Banned
Speculawyer...If I have to read that line about playing your nephew one more ****in time!


Anyway, this bump has no movies, lol..sorry

but lol
 
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mjb3611

Member
After seeing the vids of all the crap they're trying to put in Madden '08 on 360, I think I've made up my mind and will be buying this game though don't commit me to the league just yet.
 
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bdoughty

Banned
mjb3611 said:
After seeing the vids of all the crap they're trying to put in Madden '08 on 360, I think I've made up my mind and will be buying this game though don't commit me to the league just yet.
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Based on all the crap 2ksports has not shown that they are putting in their game?
 
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newsguy

Member
Come on 2Ksports, this ****ing thread gets bumped and each time I assume you put up a vid, a picture, an addition to gameplay, SOMETHING. It would be naive to think that this game is ready right now considering the lack of everything 2Ksports is giving us.
 
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Zep

Banned
From IGN editor Hilary, lol...His name is Hilary?

But it also is maybe a bit tougher to update a sports engine to next-gen, so it's sloppy at first. Hopefully we're past the growing pains now. Madden looks like the real thing. Seeing All-Pro at the end of this week (yaaaay) so we'll see how that's shaping up. And we should be seeing some hockey and maybe both NBA games at E3.
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bishoptl

Banstick Emeritus
I had a weird dream last night.

I was playing FMT in All Pro 2K8 over the internets and his team had just scored a touchdown, so I hit his player after the whistle and sent him flying through the signage thx to shoddy collision detection.

I woke up in a cold sweat. What does this mean?
 
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vumpler

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Talk Shit About 'Em
Another psych for newsguy!


What happened to Welly? I haven't seen that guy around lately. Last I heard he was playing WoW with his girlfriend... He hasn't joined the discussions in either APF or Madden.
 
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vumpler

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Talk Shit About 'Em
Since I only played 2k5 like twice... Whats APF gonna be like as far as jukes and turbo? Is it just a sprint button like madden or is it the whole "Keep wailing on speed burst where it makes you duck your head cover the ball and run fast unrealistic like!"

Like madden 64 ball? lol
 
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TheDuce22

Banned
FrenchMovieTheme said:
that is the $59.99 question... the one that can't be answered since 2k has yet to release any real gameplay videos.
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Please, if any game is worth 59.99 its a 2k football game.
 
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Mrbob

Member
Isn't this game out in like, 2 weeks?

Where are the gameplay vids? This is very odd.

Hidden to not expose potential suckage?
 
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Truelize

Steroid Distributor
Garnett has been playing it for a couple of weeks now and said it's pretty good (he couldn't tell me much though). Only drawback he did say was that it totally looks like 2k5 without many improvements at all.
 
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TheDuce22

Banned
Truelize said:
Garnett has been playing it for a couple of weeks now and said it's pretty good (he couldn't tell me much though). Only drawback he did say was that it totally looks like 2k5 without many improvements at all.
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Thats all I need. If 2k5 was backwards compatable I would probably be less hyped but I sold my xbox and needs me some 2k gameplay.
 
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Amused_To_Death

Member
Truelize said:
Garnett has been playing it for a couple of weeks now and said it's pretty good (he couldn't tell me much though). Only drawback he did say was that it totally looks like 2k5 without many improvements at all.
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I don't mind dated graphics as long as gameplay is solid...This is going to be completely different football experience but I wish 2K would give us some more info and videos...
 
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vumpler

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Talk Shit About 'Em
ORANGUTAN said:
I'm going with Madden unless the reviews for APF are absolutely amazing.
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Nice to see you sign up for a league and then bail. Don't let the GAF door hit you on the way out.
 
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vumpler

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Talk Shit About 'Em
ORANGUTAN said:
Did you miss my other posts on this page? Scroll up
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Yes, I did miss your other post.

The way it worked last year we used NCAA 08 as the "hold over" for Madden. So we started the NCAA league really quickly and then it finished right before Madden came out. Last year the NCAA season took less than a month. It was known going in that that was the case. So what I did was went and rented NCAA from Blockbuster. They allow you to rent games for like 7 days for $8. But long story short if you return the game within 30 days of rental there is only a $1.50 restocking fee. So for $9.50 you have the game for a month. Worst case scenario we have the league for 2 months and thats $20. Sounds like a win to me.
 
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BirdBomb

Banned
Truelize said:
Garnett has been playing it for a couple of weeks now and said it's pretty good (he couldn't tell me much though). Only drawback he did say was that it totally looks like 2k5 without many improvements at all.
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does it play as bad as 2k5 too? that's the question. next to no media almost 2 weeks from release is pretty strange. something is up.
 
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BirdBomb

Banned
Shamrock said:
It couldn't possibly play as bad as this.
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that is funny, if there is another game next gen madden 07 reminded me of it was nfl 2k5. by the way, virtually every sports game ever made has collision detection issues, even 2k games. or maybe you have never played nba 2k7.
 
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newsguy

Member
Let's not lie to ourselves guys. The main GAMEKILLING thing 2K5 had was the long, drawn out DB animations that would take you completely out of the play 1 out of every 3 passes. If this is still in the game I will give up on 2K.
 
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BirdBomb

Banned
the y button being so powerful was just as game breaking to me, if not more. every time a power back touched the ball anyone who was any good could get them to break at least 1-2 tackles, it was ridiculous.
 
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newsguy

Member
For those that didn't see it, On the Spot had the 2K guys and showed a good amount of gameplay footage. Looks very much like 2K5. A demo in July was confirmed, the bad news is that when the host asked if the game came out in August, the 2K sports guy said "late July." Is it getting pushed back?
 
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speculawyer

Member
newsguy said:
A demo in July was confirmed, the bad news is that when the host asked if the game came out in August, the 2K sports guy said "late July." Is it getting pushed back?
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Most places list July 16th as the ship date, so 'late July' sounds like it is indeed pushed back. Since we haven't seen much on the game, I'm not surprised.
 
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