MagicWithEarvin
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Too many trolls out there. I say yes.
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Too many trolls out there. I say yes.
Syphon Filter
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Flawed logic. I and my friends aren't going to be playing like LeBron,Melo or Kobe.
Fare Godmace
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Remember kids, GMG has it for cheap.
Looks like it's cheaper on Steam for us Euros :O Would love to see more Grasshopper games (specially Lollipop Chainsaw) on Steam, hopefully this one sells well.
Also, I know I'm very LTTP... But holy shit, Killing Floor is great. Thanks again to Xelios for gifting it to me
So instead of us playing Chivalry, are you going to set up the GAF LARP meetup??
I'm just kidding, but just that it's much easier for one person to play an online game of madden with friends instead of trying to coordinate a full game of football.
I miss more arcadey style of sports games as well, something like a new Blades of Steel would be awesome.
Not a real Grasshopper game. They only did the soundtrack and some art design, I believe.
scorpscarx
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So instead of us playing Chivalry, are you going to set up the GAF LARP meetup??
I miss more arcadey style of sports games as well, something like a new Blades of Steel would be awesome.
O god no, please, kill it with fire haha.
Thinking back on my gaming history, LITERALLY the only sports game I ever played and loved was the original NBA Jam with my next door neighbor, and my god it was fun. I had a really active outdoorsy and wild childhood so that might be why I didn't like sports games, but it's probably just a personal thing. I also don't really like car racing games.
Most of the things in video games are unrealistic. Playing sports is not.
Also wrestling sucks and might as well be soap operas for poor white guys.
Now UFC, I'd play a UFC PC game. Nothing more bad ass than jumping up and punching a dude in the face with a downward cross!
Dog Problems
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Yeah, I played a lot of sports as a kid also and that's probably why I never got into the video games other than the unrealistic ones. Although I did like a couple of the first NBA Live games on SNES.
I wish that recent NBA Jam game would get ported to PC and put on Steam. I played it on the Wii and didn't think it was bad at all. But the single-player difficulty was pretty high.
I wish that recent NBA Jam game would get ported to PC and put on Steam. I played it on the Wii and didn't think it was bad at all. But the single-player difficulty was pretty high.
Empty Space
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The army doesn't have respawns last time I checked, but yeah you're right.
Different tastes for everyone, I grew up being active and outdoorsy and played just about every single sport I could, but I also loved sports games too. I'd play a game of NHL 94 before going off to play real hockey.
scorpscarx
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Different tastes for everyone, I grew up being active and outdoorsy and played just about every single sport I could, but I also loved sports games too. I'd play a game of NHL 94 before going off to play real hockey.
It was awkward as hell back then because all my older cousins loved and played nothing but sports games, so we'd go to blockbuster and they wouldn't let me rent the action adventures with pictures of girls and huge swords on the front
.San Francisco Rush was the only car game I ever loved.
SapientWolf
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Yeah, that game is worth $15 for the commentary alone. NFL Blitz had a PC port too.
Mr. Poolman
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Thanks for those who responded me, I bought TR Anniversary and Underworld
Joe Molotov
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I'm pretty sure I wasn't scoring 30 points a game and 10 assists in the NBA last time I checked either.
Wow no mention of pre-order bonus or anything? I smell an even more delayed PC version.
Jables Swan
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What about people without legs or in wheelchairs that can't run around playing sport? Surely sports games are great for them.
I know - I mean, when do you think they are going to update it for purchase/add bonus content edition?
28 Posts Later
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Nobody plays sports games as a replacement for participating in the sport itself [as in it's never going to be an accurate replication]...they're just extremely fun and well designed games.
So... what's your advice to anyone with a disability who enjoys sports games?
Edit: beaten
D3RANG3D
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How are the ports of the three tomb raider games that are on sale on steam?
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/tomb_raider_anniversary
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/tomb_raider_anniversary
Dog Problems
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Oh yeah, that's another I'd love to have access to. Were there ever MLB or NHL equivalents to Jam and Blitz made? I stopped paying attention to sports games after awhile.
They don't really count in terms of this argument.
They don't have that option, so playing the game is the only way they can vicariously play the game.
I played it at pax and even talked with the devs.
It still wasn't enough for me to want to buy the game.
Glass Rebel
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I don't have the option to play against Liverpool.
Mr. Poolman
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I asked the same a few hours ago, most people told me they are good.
Also fat people. Don't forget the fatties.
Rickenslacker
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I can't warp around and be every person on my team in real life! So there!
Actually I don't care about sports or sports games. I just need NES Hockey.
Actually I don't care about sports or sports games. I just need NES Hockey.
If you like pretty much any multiplayer only shooter, you'll like it.
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Besides the fact that argument is horribly flawed the second you compare it to...well...any other game that simulates any potential real world situation. [GTA IV anyone?] These games are popular because, like CoD, they're fun [well, duh]. They don't replicate [nor really attempt to, despite the marketing] the experience of playing the sport, much in the same way CoD doesn't really attempt to replicate the military experience.
They're simply a mismatch of a number of mechanics that appeal to a range of people due to the sport they replicate visually. Fifa, for example, contains RPG elements [every player has about 20 different stats, special bonuses based on position, various formations and so much more], fast paced gameplay that replicates the professional sport to a degree that is fun, but no further.
In many ways it's more akin to a MOBA-game. You attempt to manipulate the enemy AI and player(s) into positions that benefit you and attack. It's merely presented in a way the majority are familiar and already invested in - professional football [or...sigh...Soccer].
Merely stating these games are played as a substitute for partaking in the sport is incredibly ignorant [because mechanically they're so much more than that] - they're extremely fun games in of themselves with enough depth to sustain large, hardcore communities on multiple platforms. They're popular because they don't attempt to tediously replicate the sport.
Jables Swan
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So anyone who wants to play Ice Hockey in the middle of summer in Australia is right to play sports games?
Any elderly person that wants to play any sport can play sports games?
Anyone in a country where American football isn't popular is allowed to play Madden?
Doesn't really matter but widely general statements about everyone that wants to play sports leaving the house without knowing their circumstances seems a bit off. To each their own I guess.
Okay I'll concede to your point.
However for me, saying its like a moba game just turns me off even further and reinforces my opinion of dislike.
I'm not fat I'm big boned!
I H8 Memes
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I didnt even know you could ban people from the Steam communities. Checked GAFs Steam page and lol'd at the last community post.
I want to be a Metroid. Can I be a Metroid? With the robot suit and arm cannon and his spaceship and everything, that guy is so tough!
Mavromatis
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Or turn a small patch of land to a world wide empire over some centuries.
I like playing football, soccer for some. But my weekly match is canceled because of rain, so I'll use my high tech computer to simulate those events, with a small change. I'll be played by Shevchenko at this simulation.
Same with me, whenever I want to be a Zelda I just put on the green pointy cap and go outside to cut down bushes with a sword.
I haven't played it, but did buy it cheap on the basis that everyone says it runs fantastic and is far and away the version to play. edit: There is a demo you can check out as well.
Really? Damn that's rough.
You know who I don't like? Mr. Life. That guy is always so silent, it's like he didn't like talking to people. Maybe he's antisocial? His power suit is kinda cool though, and the crowbar is funny. And he's also smart, he graduated from the MIT.
scorpscarx
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For him maybe.... the game is amazing. Read the OT here for lavishing praise and impressions, and lots of help learning how to play.
Easily worth the four pack price and some people have left over copies from preorder they are selling for $10, at which price the game is a massive steal.
It even has direct input ala source games, looks phenomenal and has really deep gameplay backed up brilliantly by the rts component.
Like playing a marine in starcraft in first person working for the guy pulling the strings, in environments pulled directly out of Alien, really fun.
Freeza Under The Shower
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so ehm, is GMG declared 'safe' at some point? I thought those key-only type dealers where frowned upon here (and by Valve)?
CheesecakeRecipe
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GMG has always been legit, their deals aren't outrageously so where you just know they're using russian keys of questionable origin. Feel free to use them without worrying about that sort of stuff.
CosmicQueso
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You're better than this.
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