tremere
December 21st, 2003, 10:48 PM
I will list the things that I see wrong with the game, as I'm a believer of building off your weaknesses. Please note that I am only talking about gameplay, that is what matters to me. I could care less about a silly slam dunk feature or a crib.
CONS
* player animations lacking frames
- players will be running one direction, then turn on a dime and head the other direction. in the side-court camera mode this is particularly ugly
* free throw shooting mechanism needs work
- if anything allow varying degrees of difficulty in how the free throws are shot, some of us don't have the dexterity of Assassins. my teams shouldn't be shooting 40% because "" I "" can't hit the free throws
* too few player faces
- NCAA licensing rules don't allow player photos, but the faces could be a lot better
* jump steal still there
- even with sliders, the jump steal can't be gotten rid of without compromising the rest of gameplay that involves stealing the ball. in other words, if you turn the steal slider all the way down, not only will you not be able to steal the inbounds play,you won't be able to steal anywhere. i know this for a fact, i tested it.
* fast breaks need work
- your leader runner should not do some isomotion and pull up for a jumper when he could clearly dunk the ball or at least lay it up
* shooting animations lacking
- need more animations of layups, dunks, fadeaways (that collegiate players can do). it would be super if shots had more arc to them. that doesn't mean more "float to them", more arc.
* dunking is too arcadish
- centers should not be reverse dunks at will, and their arms shouldn't look they can touch the top of the backboard at ease.
* cutscenes are cartoonish
- not only are the cutscenes lacking, they do not often depict the game to true life. in real life, you don't see the mascots taunting the coaches, and you don't see the pep band on every team having members wearing basketballs on their heads. there should be more of an ESPN feel to this game, less of a Charlie Brown or Crank Yankers feel to it.
* speed of the game is way too fast at default
- at the NORMAL level, the players severely lack animations in movement, get cluttered, turn-on-dimes, move and stop without any sort of momentum. at the SLOW level, everything becomes a slow-motion video capturing scene. passes float in mid-air, everyone runs like they are in a swimming pool.
* AI stands around too much
- there is little movement without the ball. Nearly every play becomes a one-on-one situation. As much as this type of thing happens in the NBA (when it shouldn't), it is NOT a part of college hoops. there should be more zone 'D', which means that the 'D' should collapse to the strong side. the full-court press is done pretty well, but everything else is bad.
* need more intelligent ball-handling play and 'D'
- if the man with the ball sees someone standing there trying to steal the inbounds play, he should pass the ball deep. if the 'D' is constantly trying to steal the ball in the backcourt or at the other end of the court, the offense should try and burn the full-court press or half-court press. there should be more trapping.
* this is a feature i REALLY want
in baseball games, some of the games have had "coach only" modes. it would be great to be able to just call plays, substitute, argue calls, etc. that really is more my style of play.
CONS
* player animations lacking frames
- players will be running one direction, then turn on a dime and head the other direction. in the side-court camera mode this is particularly ugly
* free throw shooting mechanism needs work
- if anything allow varying degrees of difficulty in how the free throws are shot, some of us don't have the dexterity of Assassins. my teams shouldn't be shooting 40% because "" I "" can't hit the free throws
* too few player faces
- NCAA licensing rules don't allow player photos, but the faces could be a lot better
* jump steal still there
- even with sliders, the jump steal can't be gotten rid of without compromising the rest of gameplay that involves stealing the ball. in other words, if you turn the steal slider all the way down, not only will you not be able to steal the inbounds play,you won't be able to steal anywhere. i know this for a fact, i tested it.
* fast breaks need work
- your leader runner should not do some isomotion and pull up for a jumper when he could clearly dunk the ball or at least lay it up
* shooting animations lacking
- need more animations of layups, dunks, fadeaways (that collegiate players can do). it would be super if shots had more arc to them. that doesn't mean more "float to them", more arc.
* dunking is too arcadish
- centers should not be reverse dunks at will, and their arms shouldn't look they can touch the top of the backboard at ease.
* cutscenes are cartoonish
- not only are the cutscenes lacking, they do not often depict the game to true life. in real life, you don't see the mascots taunting the coaches, and you don't see the pep band on every team having members wearing basketballs on their heads. there should be more of an ESPN feel to this game, less of a Charlie Brown or Crank Yankers feel to it.
* speed of the game is way too fast at default
- at the NORMAL level, the players severely lack animations in movement, get cluttered, turn-on-dimes, move and stop without any sort of momentum. at the SLOW level, everything becomes a slow-motion video capturing scene. passes float in mid-air, everyone runs like they are in a swimming pool.
* AI stands around too much
- there is little movement without the ball. Nearly every play becomes a one-on-one situation. As much as this type of thing happens in the NBA (when it shouldn't), it is NOT a part of college hoops. there should be more zone 'D', which means that the 'D' should collapse to the strong side. the full-court press is done pretty well, but everything else is bad.
* need more intelligent ball-handling play and 'D'
- if the man with the ball sees someone standing there trying to steal the inbounds play, he should pass the ball deep. if the 'D' is constantly trying to steal the ball in the backcourt or at the other end of the court, the offense should try and burn the full-court press or half-court press. there should be more trapping.
* this is a feature i REALLY want
in baseball games, some of the games have had "coach only" modes. it would be great to be able to just call plays, substitute, argue calls, etc. that really is more my style of play.