Sweet, I have to work this weekend so I'm gonna enjoy this now. Great that they were able to keep it up over 2 hours too!

Great, can't wait to listen!

It feels weird that I recognized almost every game you used in the video. Even though I didn't grow up in the NES era.

I just got my first sports game since NHL 98, with NHL 10 and was floored by the changes.

But there are some other complaints I still have from back then, as well as a few new ones.

1. Micro-transaction character boosts. You are given an option to earn boosts for your custom character and equipment to hold said boosts. However you can also pay real money instead.

The requirements for unlocking the boosts can be absurd and take a long time to earn, like by winning the stanley cup with every german league team. So they are trying to take advantage of people who want to be best in the online leagues and quick to make more money.

2. Not realistic enough. I'm hardcore when it comes to realism in sports games. You guys mentioned a few things, namely regarding atmosphere, but I'd like to add a couple.

Ads and announcers should be different in each arena and announcers should react differently based on whether the home or away team scored, got a penalty, etc.

Also, the commentators frequently get things wrong regarding plays, sometimes even getting who was in the lead or the time left in the period wrong a few times.

I have a few others but I figure this is enough.

P.S. what's with the hostility here? Popnfresh was completely entitled to his opinion. And if you don't like sports games that's fine too. I don't like them much either, that's why it was over a decade between purchases for me, and it will probably be about 3 or 4 years before I get another.

Up much earlier this time. I'm gonna wait till later tonight, though. It just doesn't seem natural to listen to it right now.