(S27) PT1 - First Impressions

[Amulos]

I am really enjoying the new sim right now. Although I never used the old sim, I like the visual aspect of the game and it has really turned the games into a spectacle. My buddies and I spend our Tuesday and Thursday nights catching the games and I think it's allowed us to get more invested into our players. I know there are occasionally some hilarious and ridiculous plays that happen, for example, watching my QB run 15 yards past the line of scrimmage, then throwing an incomplete pass after having given us a first down already. I also enjoy the big play ability that this sim provides, I feel like TPE has less of an effect on the outcome of the game and that "underdog" teams still have a shot if the sim is kind. Either way, I haven't had any experience with previous iterations of the sim, but from a new players perspective it has been really cool to watch. Some aspects of the sim are pretty odd like the procedurally generated faces, my twin and I are different races for example. It would be sweet if we somehow got a say in what they look like, and it gives you a really cool way of engaging with the sim.

213