G'day guys, The wait is finally over. We have our hands on Rugby 25! I go over my first impressions and thoughts on the current state of the game, and the foundation laid for the rest of the Early Access. Let me know your thoughts down below, what you want to see added/improved?
Because the only things that you could forgive are glitches. There is nothing positive apart from the face imaging. The passing is still unbearable, players running around aimlessly , the kicks don't go in the direction the foot is pointed . The shadow from the stadium is just black. They did themselves no favor's by doing this early access.
@Nvlarr for me it's always been the passing, you pass right but the ball goes left. I'd suggest forwards are much slower and stay in the ruck so they don't get in the way. As usual the whole team seems to be in the back line on defense. I wish us rugby lovers could just spend a day in the studio ! I understand there is more going on with a rugby game than an NFL game , but rugby really is taking over these days and they need to step it up
Looks like a rugby 22 beta... early days and trying to be positive but the movement, animations and gameplay look awful so far. Im gonna hold off until we see an update. I really like the licenses.
they put way too much focus on licenses and not enough on gameplay. It looks like a union game by people who know nothing about union. It's closer to a league reskin. Rucks and passing are just copy-paste every other rugby game. Slow and boring.
Yep. Not going to buy it they don't actually get the gameplay right. With what we have seen from FIFA, there should be a tactical system, a dynamic movement of players and not rinse repeat tackle system. Rucks are the same in every rugby game and it's just a bit shit. What a waste.
This is a very early version of the game. Over the next few months it will be updated with new modes, gameplay fixes etc. Until it releases fully on PC and consoles
Gameplay would be much better if the everybody runs into the ball instead of standing still,cant they just do something simple like that,How have we gone from rugby 08 to this...Backwards.
Agree. There is a serious lack of development here. Maybe get rugby fans to make the game. No pods, no options for passing out the back, no runs being made by the AI on attack. It's just shit.
Why would anyone want to play this? This looks horrible. Rugby, as a sport, doesn't translate very well into video games as in reality, you'd need to control multiple players at the same time. Rucks, players waiting for the ball, defense, attacking... If a player makes a break, does the AI know that another two or three need to stay with you for the offload? Just watching the gameplay, it looks horrible. Rugby looks nothing like that at all.
Rugby 08 was so fun I became a fan of the sport from that video game alone. EA just hire the studio and developers from that game and run it back with updated teams.
Football has produced a iconic series of games despite the exact same issues. Don't fool yourself into believing this. Football is just as tactically about movement of lots of people and FIFA delivers a high quality of resemblance to real footy.
Players should form a line faster and not run like headless chooks. The long passes are horrible. The field looks twice the size or the players look real small. No running momentum or support
This game would be more suited for people who aren't rugby fanatics. For die-hard rugby fans, this is a train wreck. They made a mistake bringing early access, this just confirms i will not be buying it.
This people have ever watched a rugby game? The moves are unreal, the pass animation looks terrible, players receive the ball without running, the ruck system, defender have all the time to steal the ball and nothing happens…
Yeah. The whole graphics are better. But they look nothing like the players from what you showed. That looked nothing like him haha (not having a go. Just saying what I see).
G'day guys,
The wait is finally over. We have our hands on Rugby 25!
I go over my first impressions and thoughts on the current state of the game, and the foundation laid for the rest of the Early Access.
Let me know your thoughts down below, what you want to see added/improved?
So Rugby 08 is still the best option for rugby fans. I don't think these developers have ever watched a game of rugby.
I've gone back further to a game called World Championship Rugby in 2004, with the hope that it can be edited heavily.
Rugby 08 is nowhere near as good as what people make it out to be
Blame World Rugby.
genuinely insane that rugby 08 is still the best rugby game available after all these years
Chill it's only early access the full release will be more worth it
Passing does remind me of league live 4 with those long passes lol
Dunno why people are shitting on an early access title thats not complete
The game will improve for sure. Look at TieBreak between release and now. Hopefully we see that progress with R25
Because this is a year after the original release date and look what you got
Because the only things that you could forgive are glitches. There is nothing positive apart from the face imaging. The passing is still unbearable, players running around aimlessly , the kicks don't go in the direction the foot is pointed . The shadow from the stadium is just black. They did themselves no favor's by doing this early access.
@@Greg_gregson completely agree with you. This isn’t even beta ready.
@Nvlarr for me it's always been the passing, you pass right but the ball goes left. I'd suggest forwards are much slower and stay in the ruck so they don't get in the way. As usual the whole team seems to be in the back line on defense. I wish us rugby lovers could just spend a day in the studio ! I understand there is more going on with a rugby game than an NFL game , but rugby really is taking over these days and they need to step it up
honestly if rugby 22 had these player models, it would be an even nicer game
Rugby 22 is class
Please stop, just update Rugby 08 with licenses and players…
Come on i mean just update the graphics to rugby 08 and new players
Looks like a rugby 22 beta... early days and trying to be positive but the movement, animations and gameplay look awful so far. Im gonna hold off until we see an update. I really like the licenses.
Looks like the exact same Rugby game they release every year.
Where's New Zealand, Ireland and England?
Will be added as early access progresses(hopefully).
Rugby 08 the best
After all this time this is what they produce. Early access is just an excuse there's no way the make a good game from here
My first game was an absolute car crash. The only way is up from here.
they put way too much focus on licenses and not enough on gameplay. It looks like a union game by people who know nothing about union. It's closer to a league reskin. Rucks and passing are just copy-paste every other rugby game. Slow and boring.
A tale as old as time. Gameplay has been shit in every game since Rugby 08 (or that world cup game on the same engine, if you must)
Yep. Not going to buy it they don't actually get the gameplay right. With what we have seen from FIFA, there should be a tactical system, a dynamic movement of players and not rinse repeat tackle system. Rucks are the same in every rugby game and it's just a bit shit. What a waste.
@@wrightyy EA games were shit too, I don't get the love for those
Early access is just a poor excuse
Is the game in fine-tune rn or is it the definite version?
This is a very early version of the game. Over the next few months it will be updated with new modes, gameplay fixes etc. Until it releases fully on PC and consoles
Gameplay would be much better if the everybody runs into the ball instead of standing still,cant they just do something simple like that,How have we gone from rugby 08 to this...Backwards.
Agree. There is a serious lack of development here. Maybe get rugby fans to make the game. No pods, no options for passing out the back, no runs being made by the AI on attack. It's just shit.
Why would anyone want to play this? This looks horrible. Rugby, as a sport, doesn't translate very well into video games as in reality, you'd need to control multiple players at the same time. Rucks, players waiting for the ball, defense, attacking... If a player makes a break, does the AI know that another two or three need to stay with you for the offload? Just watching the gameplay, it looks horrible. Rugby looks nothing like that at all.
Tell that to Jonah Lomu Rugby
Rugby 08
Nah rugby 22 was fun and rugby 08 was just amazing! Rugby 25 can also be great but it really needs work
Rugby 08 was so fun I became a fan of the sport from that video game alone.
EA just hire the studio and developers from that game and run it back with updated teams.
Football has produced a iconic series of games despite the exact same issues. Don't fool yourself into believing this. Football is just as tactically about movement of lots of people and FIFA delivers a high quality of resemblance to real footy.
This game will be in "early access" until 2027 world cup, cant see it being released anytime soon, if ever as a finished product. Sad
Players should form a line faster and not run like headless chooks. The long passes are horrible. The field looks twice the size or the players look real small. No running momentum or support
Is this game made by the same company that did Rugby 22 ?
New company
@@sammyx2 looks like an Aussie X French combo
@@sammyx2new company?? Ffs. R22 was sooo good in comparison. If this is shit like this I will return it.
Compare this to FC or FIFA. Its not hard to get realistic gameplay in a fluid team sport. Embarrassingly poor.
Sadly this looks terrible 😢
its early access...
@@SammySwashbut around a year after the original release date, for that reason change from Rugby 24 to Rugby 25…
This game would be more suited for people who aren't rugby fanatics. For die-hard rugby fans, this is a train wreck. They made a mistake bringing early access, this just confirms i will not be buying it.
This people have ever watched a rugby game? The moves are unreal, the pass animation looks terrible, players receive the ball without running, the ruck system, defender have all the time to steal the ball and nothing happens…
Looks nothing like ntmack hahahha
Players look like no one hahaha
Compared to Rugby 22 the face scans are 10000% better
Yeah. The whole graphics are better. But they look nothing like the players from what you showed. That looked nothing like him haha (not having a go. Just saying what I see).
Rugby World Cup 2011 is way better than this. Rugby Challenge is also way better than this. EA really needs to step in.
Yeah this looks rubbish
Wtf is this rubbish these developers are kidding themselves
Gameplay looks good awful😢
rugby not good for videogame