AFL Evolution - Launch thread

[Jkenny]

Has anyone managed to grab this yet in Perth? Specifically in Freo or somewhere like Garden City?

I went to the Target in Freo and they weren't selling it, which is weird because that place is dead, no one gives a shit, and I remember getting a FIFA in there early. Also went to the city and didn't see much happening either.

Still hesitant on getting this thing straight away...

Yeah i picked up a copy via EB games Freo. I showed the girl working there JBs price and she matched it. Enjoy dude

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Installing now.

EB definitely pricematching other stores even if they're not selling yet.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

I'd rather listen to Basil on a loop than Richo commentate play-by-play.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Yeah i picked up a copy via EB games Freo. I showed the girl working there JBs price and she matched it. Enjoy dude

Oh really? Cool, might go in tonight if I can be bothered, was in town all day but going into JB Hifi is a chore at the best of times. The smug nerdy campaigners.

 

[justlookingaround]

Ran out on my lunch break and picked up... won't be installing till 10pm, one of you better be up to get flogged tonight

 

[Paddles_]

Corey Enright in the Geelong VFL team

 

[Temploar]

Good to see that each team has their own default tactics

 

[YelloMit]

"If this game was water, Fremantle would be walking on it!"

"I'm upset about that analogy."

Ahh, Dennis. I wish you never retired.

 

[Temploar]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that Wicked Witch included more than 2 bloody songs in the menu screens.

One of the things that seriously pissed me off about AFL live 1

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Just picked up a copy for the XBone.

First thing i noticed is you get a full blown manual with the game sweet. #BRINGBACKGAMEMANAULS

 

[HaroLad]

Corey Enright in the Geelong VFL team

What's his rating haha?

 

[aussiedude]

im getting f**ked by the AI on whatever the default difficulty is.

the only thing worse than the commentary is the menu music. Thankfully i have spotify

 

[Paddles_]

What's his rating haha?

79 better than most in the AFL team hahah

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

79 better than most in the AFL team hahah

He's in the AA team too.

 

[Monfries7]

Played a few matches against my housemate, a few comments.

5 minute quarters and the score was ~60-65 both games. Played one game in dry conditions and one with heavy rain and the latter had about twice as many tackles. In dry conditions we had about 4 touches for every tackle where in the wet it was more like 2-3. 50m penalties and advantage are way too touchy. Players feel like they move on skates but I much prefer that than a slow tacklefest. Ruckman had the most touches in both games. Marking felt like a raffle and spoiling was extremely hard to get the hang of. If you bump a player off the ball it's a free kick every time which I didn't like. There was only one specky taken over the two games which was pleasing. Handball chains felt very smooth and not overpowered as it was quite easy to intercept them. Goals were pretty easy to kick from set shots the only difficult part was getting the distance right, I think I kicked 10.2.62 in heavy rain. Sorry for how incoherent this is I was just typing it as things came to mind

 

[Ahern2Boof]

The commentators literally just say any name from the team that has the ball. Hannebery has been referred to as Grundy about five times now, while Franklin was called Hewett.

The advantage system after a free kick is fked too. If the ball is loose when you win a free kick, it's automatically advantage if you pick it up, no matter the situation (ie it's advantage if you pick it up with an opponent hot on your hammer). It only goes back to the person who received the free kick if the opposition are first to the ball.

 

[Moti]

At JB Knox, just saw 10 fly off the shelves


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[aussiedude]

"He kicked that one like my mum"

- Dennis Committee as Jesse White kicked a set shot out of the full

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Only game I've ever seen more bogans in an EB waiting to pick it up is COD.

 

[Runnin Blue]

I haven't been paying attention the past couple of weeks, so sorry if it's been asked recently. Have they announced the Steam/PC release date yet?

 

[Collingwood pro]

The commentators literally just say any name from the team that has the ball. Hannebery has been referred to as Grundy about five times now, while Franklin was called Hewett.

The advantage system after a free kick is fked too. If the ball is loose when you win a free kick, it's automatically advantage if you pick it up, no matter the situation (ie it's advantage if you pick it up with an opponent hot on your hammer). It only goes back to the person who received the free kick if the opposition are first to the ball.

So they decided to go with an accurate representation of BT commentating

 

[PoTayToh]

I like how now you can tap the ball back in on the boundary instead of always going out of bounds while trying to pick it up, was probably the most irritating thing for me in AFL games

 

[BG32]

The commentators literally just say any name from the team that has the ball. Hannebery has been referred to as Grundy about five times now, while Franklin was called Hewett.

Just like how ch 7 does it now days

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear]

Played a few matches against my housemate, a few comments.

5 minute quarters and the score was ~60-65 both games. Played one game in dry conditions and one with heavy rain and the latter had about twice as many tackles. In dry conditions we had about 4 touches for every tackle where in the wet it was more like 2-3. 50m penalties and advantage are way too touchy. Players feel like they move on skates but I much prefer that than a slow tacklefest. Ruckman had the most touches in both games. Marking felt like a raffle and spoiling was extremely hard to get the hang of. If you bump a player off the ball it's a free kick every time which I didn't like. There was only one specky taken over the two games which was pleasing. Handball chains felt very smooth and not overpowered as it was quite easy to intercept them. Goals were pretty easy to kick from set shots the only difficult part was getting the distance right, I think I kicked 10.2.62 in heavy rain. Sorry for how incoherent this is I was just typing it as things came to mind

Interesting. So weather conditions and distance do affect accuracy of the AI? One thing that killed my enjoyment of previous games is the ridiculous scores of 15.2.92 14.3.87 etc every game. Boring and predictable.

 

[Monfries7]

Simulating a career to see how the offseason is, first match simulated the Saints kicked 9 goals 30 behinds and Power kicked 10 goals 21 behinds. I'm controlling the power and three players were injured and 2 reported