Top Spin 2k25

[Froggy]

It feels like it's been a long time since we had a Tennis game? I know we had the abysmal AO which turned into some other Tennis game but was a completely unfinished shitshow killing it on release as is Big Ants way these days (Hi AFL 23). It feels like it has gone under the radar a bit but I am genuinely a little excited about what we might have here based on the hours I spent on the old Top Spin games.

Here is your no doubt pay to play preview on Ign:
https://www.ign.com/articles/top-spin-2 ... im-returns

Looking at the previews, it looks decidedly last gen in the cut scenes but the game play looks great. What has changed dramatically since the last go around of tennis games is internet speeds and online and this is where I am excited to see what they offer here. Like NBA 2k etc, I'm thinking your MyPlayer will go into online tournaments and careers, maybe even down the line have the equivalent tennis "district" to run around being yelled at by angry AI tennis dads etc. I'll be disappointed if it starts out like NBA 2K and it's just forcing you to buy virtual coins to improve your player by making it impossible to get anywhere with your player in the next 12 months without them.

The only thing that is killing me on release here is the price, it seems astronomical for what doesn't look like that deep a game. Big W has it at 99, jb at 99 so I'm gonna assume it'll be 99 on the online stores too. Considering one of the pre-order bonuses is you get to play at night time at the grand slams.. not sure there's much extra content to justify that price. *

* possibly being able to play mixed doubles with Steffi Graf

[Ambrose Burnside]

I just hope it crushes Big Ant's latest "effort" Tiebreak.

Big Ant do appear to have learned at least two lessons from AFL23 though. Tiebreak is Early Access, and is $50

(AFL23 still not feature complete 12 months after the full retail $100 release)

[Froggy]

AFL23 I never bought. Ross's attitude and the entire debacle was a disgrace, could even be company ending in the long run.

[Ambrose Burnside]

I did buy it because I'm an idiot.

Ross is the biggest prick in the local industry. He seems to have been silenced though. I can't imagine his bosses at Nacon were happy with the way he behaved. Haven't heard a word from him in months. He was kicked off BigFooty too

They're somehow treating Rugby fans with even greater contempt. Would have ended any other company but these pricks have no competition.