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Dreywakka
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24 days ago

Worse one yet

I deleted this game because it feels fundamentally broken and heavily animation-driven rather than skill-based. The CPU consistently wins through scripted-feeling animation exchanges, especially in key moments. Defenders react to routes before the ball is even thrown, making it feel like the AI is reading inputs instead of playing realistically.

 

Receivers rarely fight for the ball in contested situations, while defenders consistently play it perfectly — even lower-rated players (70–85 overall) perform like 99 overall legends. Meanwhile, my 99-rated players struggle to get separation against defenders with significantly lower speed ratings. That rating imbalance completely destroys immersion.

 

The offensive line logic is also frustrating. Nearly every play results in instant block-shed animations, giving me less than three seconds in the pocket. There’s no consistency — sometimes protection holds, other times defenders disengage unrealistically fast with no logical reason.

 

Overall, the game relies too heavily on predetermined animations rather than physics, positioning, or user timing. It feels more like an arcade system than a football simulation, and even as an arcade experience, it lacks competitive balance. Until skill and ratings matter more than hidden boosts and animation priority, it’s hard to take this game seriously.

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