AFL Live 2

[BigAntStudios]

i am very pleased with the update to be honest. They did it much quicker then BigAnt and thereare still gonna be more to come.

Wrong. Totally wrong. We had an update out asap after release and another shortly after that.

 

[Subtekjr]

Wrong. Totally wrong. We had an update out asap after release and another shortly after that.

Ross, laying down the smack!

 

[DuckToaster]

This new update has completely transformed the game. Players who should be able to kick 70M bombs can now do so, play on is vastly improved (including kick outs) a lot less frustrating to play now. Credits to the devs for hearing the complaints and actually doing something to rectify it, perhaps there is a little bit of life left in this game yet.

 

[Freo16]

Don't think it's been mentioned on BigFooty but Big Ant are involved in making a Lacrosse game http://www.planetcricket.net/forums...s-lacrosse-playstation3-xbox360-pc-86216.html

 

[scaryness]

That's a weird choice of sport. But I guess it's an untapped market.

 

[JPod_31]

I bought the game on Friday and I need to say that I'm really enjoying it and I'm addicted to career mode. People say that they cant kick from outside 50, but its very easy for me. BUT!, the things that I hate is the kicking actions, the music and the commentary.

 

[Matt_TY]

I have to say the new update is a real improvement, two things in particular spring to mind:
-The goalkicking meter now actually works to its intended purpose; before, it was pointless to even attempt a set shot from anywhere outside about 35m. This has had the downside of making Medium even easier, but maybe it's worth making the jump to Hard now.
-The commentary, especially on Under-18, VFL etc. games. Constant references along the lines of "Number 18 - gets the kick away despite being poleaxed by - Number 17" "Number 18 - is a real talent and I look forward to hearing more of him" (then why don't you know his name if he's such a talent, Tom?) made it almost unbearable to play the lower levels, and it's great that they finally got rid of that. It still needs more refining but it's a step up from the speaking clock of the previous games ("That's the." "Fourth." "Goal to." "The Magpies," "The Magpies.")

Oh, and a third: The AI actually bothers to try the occasional soccer off the ground now.

 

[BigAntStudios]

That's a weird choice of sport. But I guess it's an untapped market.

It's pretty well supported:

 

[Freo16]

It's pretty well supported:

Ross, this may sound like a dumb question but if all goes to plan with the lacrosse game will it receive a full Australian retail release ? ( I only ask because of those gealic footy games a while back that I would've loved to have played but were seemingly not released in Aus)

 

[BigAntStudios]

It's more than likely to be a global digital release.

 

[Seppo]

Anyone else getting the freeze when you try and activate your sub? Only has started to happen for me after the update.
Freezes as soon as I swap a player from the field OR bench.

 

[Gibbsy]

It's pretty well supported:

Is that an in-game render Ross

 

[blueheart]

Anyone else getting the freeze when you try and activate your sub? Only has started to happen for me after the update.
Freezes as soon as I swap a player from the field OR bench.

Yes it is a bug but I found a way around it. Before you make your sub, change the interchange settings from FULL AUTO to MANUAL then do your sub. You can then change interchange settings back to Full Auto after you have done sub. Worked for me, so I hope this helps.

 

[Former Recruit]

With the new update, I have now managed to make the transition from Hard to Legend. I'm finding Legend a bit too easy now actually, I'm just hoping it is because I have ended up with such a strong team in career mode, because playing 5 minute quarters I beat Geelong something like 38 to 98, and just about all of Geelong's goals came after I changed control of Carlton to the AI. Then in the following game, against GWS also on 5 minute quarters, I kept them to less than 20 points for the whole game and kicked about 70 points myself. And it wasn't entirely down to my team being greatly superior. Geelong was at about 88% as was GWS and I was at 93%, so I'm just hoping these were just flukes as I don't want legend to turn into 100 point blowouts like on AFL Live 1.

 

[quiksilva]

Just bought it before reading this thread.
It is pretty bad.
How often do you ruck against a midfielder.
Can even get that basic right

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Created player
First yr, 18 yrs old
Wins brownlow and Coleman medals
Misses out on rising star!

 

[catman 71]

Created player
First yr, 18 yrs old
Wins brownlow and Coleman medals
Misses out on rising star!

Can't win them all!

 

[dylan93]

Created player
First yr, 18 yrs old
Wins brownlow and Coleman medals
Misses out on rising star!

Got all 3 but my player was 19 #getaroundme

 

[ike2112]

So if I understand correctly, BigAnt as a company had a strategy that meant they wanted to focus on the cricket game and other projects and wouldn't be able to meet Tru Blu's preferred release.
So it ended up being an Xbox game created by Wii developers; casting aside the pretty good baseline BigAnt had laid down with AFL GOTY and starting from scratch on code, with the Wii work and player DB to work off.
As a result we have a game that feels more unfinished/unrefined than the AFL Live original did back in 2011. And it was released really late in the year.

Would BigAnt have gotten round to making an improved game if TruBlu were patient? Or was it completely off the table?

 

[ike2112]

Anyone else getting the freeze when you try and activate your sub? Only has started to happen for me after the update.
Freezes as soon as I swap a player from the field OR bench.

Yep, me too. And blueheart's workaround doesn't work for me either. I cannot use the sub at all, regardless of condition or game options.

 

[SugarShane]

Would BigAnt have gotten round to making an improved game if TruBlu were patient?

You'd assume so. Considering that a glorified Wii port was still released unfinished (with the devs themselves blaming the short cycle), it's pretty obvious that "quick cash grab" was always the plan.

 

[BigAntStudios]

So if I understand correctly, BigAnt as a company had a strategy that meant they wanted to focus on the cricket game and other projects and wouldn't be able to meet Tru Blu's preferred release.
So it ended up being an Xbox game created by Wii developers; casting aside the pretty good baseline BigAnt had laid down with AFL GOTY and starting from scratch on code, with the Wii work and player DB to work off.
As a result we have a game that feels more unfinished/unrefined than the AFL Live original did back in 2011. And it was released really late in the year.

Would BigAnt have gotten round to making an improved game if TruBlu were patient? Or was it completely off the table?

It was not our focus on Cricket or the timeline that was the issue, the issues are complex and covered by NDA, it is not reasonable for me to talk of it in public.

All of our games have been an improvement of the previous, we try to make tech that is transportable across different sports.

 

[frenchfri12]

Tell me, I want this for playing online mostly (xbox). Which has a bigger and better online? 1 or 2? Which one should I get?

 

[border]

Tell me, I want this for playing online mostly (xbox). Which has a bigger and better online? 1 or 2? Which one should I get?

Isn't it sad that you even have to ask this question when comparing games that are nearly three years apart.... 1 is much better online AND offline for that matter too!

 

[Archer_11]

Not sure how many would still be playing 1 online. Private matches would be the go.