Remember Blitzball in Final Fantasy X? How I loved that. It was actually the only reason why I got a copy of the remastered edition on my Vita. Here’s an idea Squenix: Instead of giving us another loveless port of a previously released title, make a standalone Blitzball game. Until you do that, I will have to get my turn-based sports fix from somewhere else, like the “newly” announced “Football Tactics” from Creoteam.
Disclaimer: It’s actually an iOS port with an “improved single player campaign”. Don’t like them? Don’t click read more. I wouldn’t blame you.
Disclaimer: It’s actually an iOS port with an “improved single player campaign”. Don’t like them? Don’t click read more. I wouldn’t blame you.
To be honest, you won’t find much Blitzball in this. From the looks of it, it’s more like a very basic version of Blood Bowl, minus the blood and using the European definition of football. (Soccer, you uncultured brutes. You know, the sport where you actually use your feet to move the ball)
But take a look at it yourself:
But take a look at it yourself:
Like Blood Bowl and Blitzball, the game will have certain managing aspects, like buying and selling players, hiring assistants, upgrading the stadium, earning experience and learning new skills. The team behind it, which previously released the shooter Collapse, also intends to add Steam Workshop support, which should make up for the missing licenses. BUT a word of warning to them: EA still owns the rights to most teams and leagues, and they have shut down sites that offered real life data mods for non-EA games in the past.
The game is now on Steam Greenlight, so if you are interested, make sure to vote for it.
The game is now on Steam Greenlight, so if you are interested, make sure to vote for it.
