Mini Review...
Menu's are well laid out and responsive, and i like the scrolling image effect when you have a menu item selected, but it lacks a little polish and cohesiveness and 'flair'. Feels a bit old school, visually and structurally it's taken a lot from games like FIFA but also removed some of the cool gradients and texture they use to make it feel new.
The music, thank god for some decent tunes!
So far I'm pleasantly surprised tbh...
In saying that, it ALLLLLLL comes down to gameplay. If the AI is terrible then single player will be boring and unplayable, and if the core game isn't fun and rewarding it'll be very hard to enjoy online giving this game a very short shelf life. AFL Live 1 was terrible in many ways, but it was fun as hell online, and that has given it a cult following.
Looking forward to the full game!