2K5 out today

SKINSnCANES · 07-21-2004, 03:16 PM

let me first say I am probably one of the biggest madden fans out there. Second, let me say that I just bought 2k5 and its awesome. The game play is infinitly more realistic then madden, in terms of how players acutally move. Granted, im not that good at it yet because ive only played one half of football, but it seems to be more accurate of how people actually move.

BUT!! whats the deal with them giving the redskins players shitty rankings. Portis is a 90 I beleive. Brunell was an 80 or 84, ramsey a 75. Coles was like a 94 though. I dont really remember the rest of them, i only looked quickly. Taylor was an 80. I expected a lot of our players to have better rankings.

illdefined · 07-21-2004, 03:51 PM

ESPN 2K5 IS THE BEST $20 IVE EVER SPENT.

i'll get Madden but this game is amazing, i cant believe this is only $20. so much work has gone into it. all the extras, crowd and sideline scenes, the amazing dolby audio, all the broadcast stuff, they went waay out of their way for this stuff (wait till you see the ingame info graphics). its just super polished.

how's the meat of the game? amazing. guys, the animations are sooooo sick. they meld into each other perfectly, basically making custom athletic moves on the fly, always looks awesome never once glitchy or unnatural. and i mean all the player animations, including before AND after the play, so much lifelike variations, they make the players REAL. how real? Kurt Warner called a timeout FROM THE GROUND after i SACKED HIM.

on the field, playing running back is a dream, there's still a limited range of that pivoting around a stick but extreme movements on the stick produce really smooth cutting and backtracking animations (no buttons needed). if your back touches a lineman he'll push off him, or slip past him all seamlessly into whatever animation comes next. and the gang tackles, god knows how they did that, if a guy comes in late or is underneath, the physics somehow produces these incredibly real animations, with the appropriate force and every tackler accounted for. also the DBs have realistic swatting and turning animations from EVERY angle. SERIOUS attention to detail here.

if you're used to madden, play the game on SLOW, cuz 2K plays alot faster and unless you adjust its real easy to miss everything thats going on. i think thats what madden players have the biggest problem with, the pace.

everything looks too color saturated, and the faces dont look great. its the motion tho, they have like 3 super realistic animations for ANY situation. cant stress enough how less of a 'videogame' this makes it all feel. turn the saturation on your TV down a bit.

the important stuff: anyone find a way to play Away uniforms at Home ???? (workaround is to wear the '82 aways with the gray facemasks) how bout making other teams wear Dark??? YES THE ALL WHITES ARE IN THERE, but the other team cant wear darks! super dumb oversight. finally, the peg the burgundy on the helmets perfectly but not on the uniforms! they're like too pink! ugh, they've never gotten it right.

redrock-skins · 07-21-2004, 05:18 PM

Just got my copy today. EBgames had it, but none at Best Buy, Target, or Wal-Mart.
Just played my first game and loved it. Berman's halftime highlights are cool. Portis was kicking some Philly ass, which got him the post game interview. I have a lot to learn and a lot to take in yet, before I really judge it one way or the other. I've played Madden on the PC for the past two years, so it will take me awhile to get all the controls down. The online features look cool as you can set up leagues and tournaments. This is going to be fun and my g/f will have to be patient with me for the next few weeks, LOL!
You can't go wrong for $20! I did rent NCAA 2005 this week and that was cool too.

illdefined · 07-21-2004, 05:38 PM

lord these animations are the real deal. DBs react to missed interceptions right away, the QB scrambles have to be seen to be believed. i've checked all the videos for Madden'05, and EA finally attended to graphics, it looks fanastic, but ESPN makes em look like robots when they move i swear.

if they combined the models,textures,lighting of Madden with ESPN's animation system (along with dearly departed Fever's excellent Read n' Lead ), the NFL would be in trouble of being obsolete!

07-21-2004, 03:16 PM	#1
SKINSnCANES Pro Bowl Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,455	let me first say I am probably one of the biggest madden fans out there. Second, let me say that I just bought 2k5 and its awesome. The game play is infinitly more realistic then madden, in terms of how players acutally move. Granted, im not that good at it yet because ive only played one half of football, but it seems to be more accurate of how people actually move. BUT!! whats the deal with them giving the redskins players shitty rankings. Portis is a 90 I beleive. Brunell was an 80 or 84, ramsey a 75. Coles was like a 94 though. I dont really remember the rest of them, i only looked quickly. Taylor was an 80. I expected a lot of our players to have better rankings. __________________ "I'm used to winning, coming from the University of Miami. " Clinton Portis

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07-21-2004, 03:51 PM	#2
illdefined Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: nyc Age: 50 Posts: 2,631	ESPN 2K5 IS THE BEST $20 IVE EVER SPENT. i'll get Madden but this game is amazing, i cant believe this is only $20. so much work has gone into it. all the extras, crowd and sideline scenes, the amazing dolby audio, all the broadcast stuff, they went waay out of their way for this stuff (wait till you see the ingame info graphics). its just super polished. how's the meat of the game? amazing. guys, the animations are sooooo sick. they meld into each other perfectly, basically making custom athletic moves on the fly, always looks awesome never once glitchy or unnatural. and i mean all the player animations, including before AND after the play, so much lifelike variations, they make the players REAL. how real? Kurt Warner called a timeout FROM THE GROUND after i SACKED HIM. on the field, playing running back is a dream, there's still a limited range of that pivoting around a stick but extreme movements on the stick produce really smooth cutting and backtracking animations (no buttons needed). if your back touches a lineman he'll push off him, or slip past him all seamlessly into whatever animation comes next. and the gang tackles, god knows how they did that, if a guy comes in late or is underneath, the physics somehow produces these incredibly real animations, with the appropriate force and every tackler accounted for. also the DBs have realistic swatting and turning animations from EVERY angle. SERIOUS attention to detail here. if you're used to madden, play the game on SLOW, cuz 2K plays alot faster and unless you adjust its real easy to miss everything thats going on. i think thats what madden players have the biggest problem with, the pace. everything looks too color saturated, and the faces dont look great. its the motion tho, they have like 3 super realistic animations for ANY situation. cant stress enough how less of a 'videogame' this makes it all feel. turn the saturation on your TV down a bit. the important stuff: anyone find a way to play Away uniforms at Home ???? (workaround is to wear the '82 aways with the gray facemasks) how bout making other teams wear Dark??? YES THE ALL WHITES ARE IN THERE, but the other team cant wear darks! super dumb oversight. finally, the peg the burgundy on the helmets perfectly but not on the uniforms! they're like too pink! ugh, they've never gotten it right.

07-21-2004, 05:18 PM	#3
redrock-skins Impact Rookie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 783	Just got my copy today. EBgames had it, but none at Best Buy, Target, or Wal-Mart. Just played my first game and loved it. Berman's halftime highlights are cool. Portis was kicking some Philly ass, which got him the post game interview. I have a lot to learn and a lot to take in yet, before I really judge it one way or the other. I've played Madden on the PC for the past two years, so it will take me awhile to get all the controls down. The online features look cool as you can set up leagues and tournaments. This is going to be fun and my g/f will have to be patient with me for the next few weeks, LOL! You can't go wrong for $20! I did rent NCAA 2005 this week and that was cool too.

07-21-2004, 05:38 PM	#4
illdefined Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: nyc Age: 50 Posts: 2,631	lord these animations are the real deal. DBs react to missed interceptions right away, the QB scrambles have to be seen to be believed. i've checked all the videos for Madden'05, and EA finally attended to graphics, it looks fanastic, but ESPN makes em look like robots when they move i swear. if they combined the models,textures,lighting of Madden with ESPN's animation system (along with dearly departed Fever's excellent Read n' Lead ), the NFL would be in trouble of being obsolete!

2K5 out today

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