Multiplat AFL 23 - Part 2 with added Pro Team

[FearTheBeard13]

Seems like patch notes are out already .. not sure how to feel about it.. thoughts??

ITS GONE LIVE ALSO! Just got it on PS5 = 1.7GB

So we can conclude Training mode, along with single player mode just never existed and they’ve taken us for a ride since day 1 I swear this mob never fails to deliver on failing to deliver.

 

[BlackMamba]

Tying up a small loose end - since discovered to be a weird Steam remote play bug that probably has nothing to do with AFL 23.

I could probably fix it myself wiping some config file somewhere - not worth the effort. It's only with remote play and only with this controller (Xbo Elite 2).

Ah ok… yeah I haven’t tried remote play, and even so, I’m using a PS5 controller and never saw that one, so it does sound config-specific.

 

[GetAroundHim99]

I think its too little too late for them. 5.5 months of absolute silence and ignoring your fan base is absolutely disgraceful. Even the casual NSW company made better games on probably half the budget.

Yep. If they had handled things better and more transparently, More people would be willing to give them another chance but after the mess of the game and all the shit that happened around it and then just going quiet, They've pretty much burned their bridges and people aren't going to give them another shot.

They can try to keep fixing this game or release another one but the reaction it will get will be very negative and I guarantee sales will be a lot lower the second time around than the first. Then again, Maybe they just won't bother. Ross did go on those rants about needing to make their money back and I doubt they did but then again, the amount of lies he's told and how disorganized they seemed making the game just makes it hard to work anything out.

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Yep. If they had handled things better and more transparently, More people would be willing to give them another chance but after the mess of the game and all the s**t that happened around it and then just going quiet, They've pretty much burned their bridges and people aren't going to give them another shot.

They can try to keep fixing this game or release another one but the reaction it will get will be very negative and I guarantee sales will be a lot lower the second time around than the first. Then again, Maybe they just won't bother. Ross did go on those rants about needing to make their money back and I doubt they did but then again, the amount of lies he's told and how disorganized they seemed making the game just makes it hard to work anything out.

I really want to know what happened, why they released a complete disaster. Is it the game engine the programmers struggled with? Was it poor management and no real direction? Probably a combination of all those things. I really do think their custom game engine is setting them back, they should have just done what WW did and used a common industry engine.

 

[gunbarrelstraight91]

Hi mate what platform are you playing on. The flags in the crowd on mine were removed with a patch a while back and they’ve never come back in. Is there a setting somewhere I need to tinker with?

 

[kingcobey78]

The fact it's Grand Final day and nothing has been said or done is actually laughable.

What annoyed me is seeing them bragging about Cricket 24 on the socials. Bigant haven't even fixed this game yet they're raving about Cricket 24 and giving behind the scenes looks etc.

The fact if the matter is AFL 23 has given them all the sales income they are going to get. Season is over and Bigant know any interest in the game is now dead. Why beat a dead horse?

Their other games they're releasing are worldwide games meaning they will get a bigger revenue and have a broader market.

Bigant still has a lot to answer but they won't and most likely don't care. In all honesty I am thinking Proteam is something that will most likely be on their next release of AFL. It gives them something that will probably sell more units of the next instalment.

I'd love to see how a release party goes in Bigant decide to have another one before AFL25...or whatever it will be called. Ross wouldn't dare!

 

[Nicho50]

What annoyed me is seeing them bragging about Cricket 24 on the socials. Bigant haven't even fixed this game yet they're raving about Cricket 24 and giving behind the scenes looks etc.

The fact if the matter is AFL 23 has given them all the sales income they are going to get. Season is over and Bigant know any interest in the game is now dead. Why beat a dead horse?

Their other games they're releasing are worldwide games meaning they will get a bigger revenue and have a broader market.

Bigant still has a lot to answer but they won't and most likely don't care. In all honesty I am thinking Proteam is something that will most likely be on their next release of AFL. It gives them something that will probably sell more units of the next instalment.

I'd love to see how a release party goes in Bigant decide to have another one before AFL25...or whatever it will be called. Ross wouldn't dare!

Cricket was always going to get priority, better game, bigger fan base.

 

[GoldbergsGold]

What annoyed me is seeing them bragging about Cricket 24 on the socials. Bigant haven't even fixed this game yet they're raving about Cricket 24 and giving behind the scenes looks etc.

The fact if the matter is AFL 23 has given them all the sales income they are going to get. Season is over and Bigant know any interest in the game is now dead. Why beat a dead horse?

Their other games they're releasing are worldwide games meaning they will get a bigger revenue and have a broader market.

Bigant still has a lot to answer but they won't and most likely don't care. In all honesty I am thinking Proteam is something that will most likely be on their next release of AFL. It gives them something that will probably sell more units of the next instalment.

I'd love to see how a release party goes in Bigant decide to have another one before AFL25...or whatever it will be called. Ross wouldn't dare!

Developers were claiming they're still developing 23 on the forums, but could be window dressing.

 

[Essendon_nation]

Did anyone else just get a 770.25mb update? Don’t know whether it’s a past update and it’s glitching or they’ve actually continued to work on this game

 

[Essendon_nation]

having a look now looks like nothing has changed

 

[George]

770mb of improved stability! Just what we wanted

 

[Treehill23]

having a look now looks like nothing has changed

I assume it’s just Xbox
Nothing on PS5

 

[Essendon_nation]

Talk about “equity and fairness between purchasers“

I assume it’s just Xbox
Nothing on PS5

 

[Treehill23]

Surely we all get AFL 25 for free to compensate us paying $100 for a failed kickstarter

 

[Xtreme]

Did anyone else just get a 770.25mb update? Don’t know whether it’s a past update and it’s glitching or they’ve actually continued to work on this game

Haven't had an update since September 21 on Steam

I feel left out

 

[Magpiesfooty98]

I Play on PS5 and no, i'm not sure if there's a setting for flags

Hi mate what platform are you playing on. The flags in the crowd on mine were removed with a patch a while back and they’ve never come back in. Is there a setting somewhere I need to tinker with?

 

[Magpiesfooty98]

 

[Kidneykid95]

Haven't had an update since September 21 on Steam

I feel left out

As left out as the 'Xbox users' did for 6 or so months?

21st September thats not too long ago atleast ;P

 

[thedavemiester]

I'll be taking my Xbox copy back tomorrow for a refund. Gameplay is kinda fun, but it's boring. No pro team, no career mode. I'll pick it up in the bargain bin if those features ever come back, but I won't hold my breath

 

[Treehill23]

Based on BigAnts most recent release, the big knock is that it’s basically a copy and paste job of Cricket 22
Let’s just pray that AFL 25 isn’t a copy and paste job too

 

[carn tigez]

Based on BigAnts most recent release, the big knock is that it’s basically a copy and paste job of Cricket 22
Let’s just pray that AFL 25 isn’t a copy and paste job too

When you look back - 3(or 4?) releases in a year. Was called out by plenty in advance but you quite clearly can't do full dev work on that many games with a team the size of theirs. Cricket got a cosmetic makeover, AFL got bare bones content, Rugby got postponed.

People say they bit off more than they could chew but I think they got exactly the right amount, they just never planned on chewing much. Such a disappointing outcome for a company that 13 years ago showed so much promise.

 

[RU_]

Can we still return PS5 copies? I think I’m done with it. No communication or updates and FIFA is now out.

 

[FearTheBeard13]

Can we still return PS5 copies? I think I’m done with it. No communication or updates and FIFA is now out.

Just save the disc as a coaster, pretty useless otherwise.

 

[Dez!]

Can we still return PS5 copies? I think I’m done with it. No communication or updates and FIFA is now out.

Trade it in at JB, it's on the list for their trade in 2 games to get new games free.

 

[Xtreme]

My game time is now down to 3 hours a fortnight lol. Will be lower by next weekend after the previous fortnight period game time counter gets erased (thus I haven't had the game on for the same amount of time that I did for the prelim and grand final match simulations).

I "played" it for less than 10 minutes a few nights ago wanting to test a theory about the missing team flags in the crowd that was mentioned recently (and no it wasn't because I thought the crowd setting in the graphics options was turned down).

 

[Mootsy]

If i was Big-Ant i'd just focus on fine-tuning the gameplay until it feels right, surely they would be aware of the little niggles throughout just from game-testing alone. You'd be sure that most of the crew would have a copy and be playing it as well. I doubt any of the criticisms about the game would come as a big surprise.

I think they're basically caught in a bind of having multiple games being developed in the same time-frame, that they've sort of bitten off more than they can chew in this 1-2 year development cycle. Maybe they can't mention it because of licensing agreements etc, so because they aren't just focussing on one game like AFL23 in this cycle, it means you will get more silence and more waiting etc..

Had they only had one game to focus on you'd probably have had Ross in here and the team and more updates and so on, as it's more of a focussed project.

I do want them to succeed here, i hope they can catch a break at some point and get on top of all their games over time. I kind of do see AFL23 this year as more of a metaphorical beta - early release version for the fans, and think the next incarnation will be the more fleshed out release. This wasn't communicated as such though, and i think that was the issue with some buyers, that they thought it would play like a finished product, whilst i do get it from the perspective of Big Ant, that this game may have been a passion project that they invested more into to get off the ground and so "Just be patient, it wouldn't exist if we didn't fund it", not every buyer will see it like that, especially at 100 dollars price point.

So anyway, i hope they can find a better balance on the next version of the game and i wish them good luck.