Digital Sportspage

I'm just so amazed at how every game can feel very, very different.

Some games I'm able to run at will. Others I can't get a single block. Sometimes my WRs are getting separation every snap. Others they're blanketed and drop everything.

I never know what to expect, and that's before I throw in ...

So having not played a football game consistently in the last 5-7 years - is it just me or is Madden just way better - smoother, easier to read blocks, better controls, better graphics, etc. than CF26? Been playing both trials and while I like the atmosphere and everything better in CF, Madden ...

As touched upon, I really like the coach recommendations in Coach Suggestions. I feel more confident calling defensive plays than just picking something. It's such a nice feature for someone who doesn't spend a lot of time understanding defense assignments. I'm still not comfortable moving my ...

I'm stunned at how much I enjoyed my time with it last night. CFB 26 really had me at my wit's end with the missed blocking assignments and coverage snafus (I know they patched it the day before Madden came out and I finished my RTG QB's senior season that day. It's better, but the AI RBs are still ...

if you're only using Swat/INT, that might be part of the issue.

I play the WR almost any time unless I've clearly got position, my CB isn't running full speed chasing, and his head is turned toward the ball.

My quick mental rule is basically:

1) Am I in a simple zone, in position already, and ...

What teams are you playing with?

As Michigan my OL is really good, they do get beat from time to time but I rarely see someone not picked up unless it is a blitz, I feel like I have the right amount of time in the pocket. Now a lot of Michigan's pass plays, at least the one I call already have ...

Yeah they advertised those quite a bit pre-release.

What I can't get used to is the default 'empty' blocking scheme on offense. Any play that doesn't have a called half-slide or something defaults to "empty" protection, which is absurd. I have to switch it to base every single play to have any ...

The "lightning circles" means their abilities are leveling up to the next tier. Basically, they're getting better when they're green flashes.

I agree it's been a lot harder to run the ball, but I had to go into replay a few times to figure out why. There seems to be A LOT more instances of one of ...

Is that bad? I mean, that's how DBs and LBs are coached. I've completed some that still don't turn their head, and swat aimlessly at air.

But I got beat on a couple of them that got their head around on a longer throw. It seems corners and deep outs are more common for them to get around, while ...

I think it's a balance, honestly. I threw a couple INTs last night on balls that weren't a problem pre-patch.

But they were all the sort of "maybe, maybe not" throws where the CB has his head turned away from you and you try to thread one past his earhole.

A couple times, he turned his head with ...

I just wish I could figure out the pass protections a little better. I've really started to have excellent results with setting the Mike on running plays, and I get the basics of your protection working out from the ID'd Mike in pass pro...but my God, it feels like a lot of times I'm getting ...

I've been just manually subbing the HB in and out.

It's so much simpler now with the Dpad-up subs on the fly. I just give my HB1 a few carries, then move to HB2 for awhile. I've ever used HB3 in some extreme cases. It's weird that I can't seem to do it from the playcall screen (the Dpad only works ...

There is a key to guess pass/run, but it's a little different than it was before. I think it was like RB/R1 and then the sticks.

It also has route commit, so you can have your secondary jump out routes.

It really does give you every tool in the toolbox...just have to figure out when to deploy ...

I have an OLED LG CX from a few years back that I did the same thing ("recommended settings") and it was fine. But there were times it was going between cutscenes and gameplay and doing that "instant game response activated"...covering up things in the UI I may need or have to read. It got annoying ...

I think my reflexes are so shot at this point that I notice zero difference from any perceived lag.

I turned it off on all of my displays and inputs and never noticed any difference. Maybe if you're trying to play some 240Hz-supported game, but I don't see crap so it's always off.

WoO 24 is f*cking incredible. I'm not playing any other racing games these days. Not even my beloved Forza, Assetto Corsa Competizione or Isle of Man TT 3. That's saying something.


Same. I just completely "retired" from sim racing last year, and haven't missed it. Was just investing so much time ...

WoO 24 is phenomenal. I knew it was going to be something special when I pulled the right trigger and the car shot left....then, mid corner, I let out of the throttle and it DOVE hard to the right, mid corner.

Learning how to use throttle to steer the car is such a big thing in dirt oval racing ...

I tried it without expecting much. Next thing I knew, I played 35 games in one weekend in a franchise (I played full games for a few, then play the moments, and then did offense only for over a season).

I think because I'm apparently not playing defense and seeing the stuff guys are talking about ...

Yeah, loved it on PS4. Loved it on PS5. Might try it again on PC.

I love the fact that even their "hard" mode (I think it was called Lethal?) was breaking tradition of most games. Everything kills, both ways.

So much about that game was iterative, and yet the beauty of the environments, sharp ...

LOL damn, y'all are brutal

I finally gave it a shot over the weekend...maybe it was just my non-existent expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised.

It still has that trademark Forza understeer, like you have this digital switch you flip, but it's more so on corner exits than entries now. I didn't expect to like it much ...

The real test for me will be how well the force feedback steering is implemented on my Thrustmaster TX Leather wheel and T3PA pedals. I wound up playing more Forza 7 on my PC than I did on my Series X because the force feedback was better implemented on the PC version. I have a feeling it's going ...

I have such a hard time getting into any console racer anymore, really. It's kind of sad.

I tried the latest Gran Turismo, and lasted like 20 minutes. I couldn't get into F1 too much, and have zero excitement for Forza.

It's wild, considering how much time I spend racing. But I'll try it on ...

It took me about a dozen hours to really get into it.

But if you are looking for something as open as No Man's Sky or something, it's not it.

It's basically another "Bethesda RPG (TM)" with spaceship space travel. It got its hooks into me pretty good because I have enjoyed their style of RPG ...

Terry my friend, it's good to see that as much as things change here not everything changes. :D

And in case db is still a thread cop, I'm loving Starfied! Looks great, plays great, and holy crap does it sound great! Both the effects and especially the music are just exceptional.

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