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Kab II's NFL Blitz (N64)
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| [March 5, 2008 12:21:01 PM]
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ENTRY #2
GAMEPLAY:
Although I have always remembered NFL Blitz fondly, I have to admit that it’s really only fun as a multiplayer game. I really don’t enjoy playing video games for too long or very frequently, so playing NFL Blitz in its one player mode is somewhat boring to me. However the multiplayer mode is a different story. Some games are just better played with others and NFL Blitz in my opinion is definitely one of those games.
A good feature to NFL Blitz is the set up to multiplayer. You and someone else are able to play against each other or on the same team against either a computer or other people. This means that you can even play with three people, which is a feature I haven’t seen displayed on other football games. Although now that I think about it, I’m sure NFL Blitz isn’t the only game to have this feature. The game also allows you to use cheats such as infinite turbo running, big heads, playing in the rain or on other types of fields, etc… My suggestion, don’t play with cheats that alter the game. NFL Blitz to me is the type of game that’s funner without the cheats. I’d normally elaborate more on the game at this point but I don’t want to get into the design aspect of it in this section of the entry. And that’s somewhat of a problem because not much more can be said about NFL Blitz at this point. That’s the downside to football games of this nature, they’re all somewhat “singular” in their description.
GAME DESIGN:
What I like so much about NFL Blitz is the unique and beneficially simple game design. In some cases, I think game designers add to much complexity to their games and when it comes to football based video games, I think the designers behind NFL Blitz are the only ones who got it right. The game moves quickly and smoothly unlike other football games with add to much realism such as long quarters, flags being called, and complicated plays. NFL Blitz moves quickly and in an intelligent way, simplifies key game features. Most specifically, the controls of the game. Instead of having to learn complex controls and playing strategies, players of NFL Blitz can perform operations such as running, jumping, passing, and catching with ease. Other games design these aspects with more complicated controls and often require more precise and careful executions, which is a feature I find tedious and restricting when it comes to football games.
For example, the controls in NFL Blitz are more simple and thus it is easier to control more of the game with less attention to picky details. You can change your player easily and passing to computer players is simple. Once you are the quarterback and the ball is in play, all you must do is hit “A” until the passer you want is selected, which shouldn’t take more then a second if you hit “A” fast, and then it will pass to that player. You then take control of that selected player and catching the ball only depends on whether or not you get tackled before completion or not. In other games the catching feature is much more complex and difficult to complete which is a major set back for me.
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| [March 5, 2008 12:20:36 PM]
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ENTRY #1
SUMMARY:
NFL Blitz is a series of football games which was primarily released for the Nintendo 64. Each NFL Blitz game is named the year it came out. For this game log I chose to play NFL Blitz 2003. In the game you are able to play as any of the 2003 featured football teams which all feature the players and statistics of the time. The 2003 version features different stadiums to play in, cheat codes, tournament modes, and multiplayer modes.
It is similar in look but not control style to most other football games of the time and the core game mechanics are the same as in most other football games.
GAMEPLAY:
NFL Blitz is the only football game I have ever played which I like, and on a side note, its the only video game my dad likes. The reason I enjoy NFL Blitz and not its similar counterparts all lies within the game design of NFL Blitz. In other football games I find that the quarters take much too long and drag the game on for longer then I care to play. In NFL Blitz the quarters are only two minutes long and there are no long breaks in the game that drag its duration out.
NFL Blitz also separates itself from other football games by distorting the reality of the game. This is the main feature and reason I like NFL more so then other games. In football games such as Madden, the game feels much to realistic and for me this was always a difficult and less enjoyable experience. Players could get flags called on them for running out of bounds or pass interference. And apart from flag calling, the control of other football games seems too complex for me. The passing and catching in other games seems poorly designed in all other games except NFL Blitz. I understand this perspective is not commonly shared, and I don't know why I can only play NFL Blitz when it comes to football games, but as they say, "to each his own."
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Kab II's NFL Blitz (N64)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Friday 29 February, 2008
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