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I blame the consolidation of sports titles under a limited number of developers and publishers. But maybe I just feel this way because sports games aren't my thing.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 57 minutes ago

Is 1/10 the best or 10/10 is the best?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I would rather play NBA jam on SNES than any 7/10 RPG.

[–] Jax 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

But NBA Jam is a game, not a bundle of perverse incentives disguised as a game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You're describing a 1/10 sports game. We're talking about 10/10 sports games.

[–] Jax 1 points 2 hours ago

Fair enough

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

it's not a sports game, it's a game sport
if that makes sense

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

Is Rocket League a RPG?

No.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

doesn't matter, rocket league is faaaaaar from 10/10

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Out of interest, what are you missing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

I miss Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle Cars, personally. Feels like it lost a little heart when they turned it into Rocket League

[–] anindefinitearticle 11 points 16 hours ago

Rocket League is 100% sport.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 17 hours ago

Rocket League feels more like a sports game than simulations sports games to me.

[–] southsamurai 7 points 16 hours ago

Yeah, rocket league is a sport game more than anything else, technically.

And, yeah, most rpgs are going to be better than all but the best sports games. It's the sameness factor. One baseball game is much like another in what you'll see and do on screen.

Not that rpgs can't get samey, but they're less so

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

It's a fake sport but it is a sport