Sociable Soccer

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2015 13:21

Could be interesting. I'm not sure about the graphical style though.

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/11/ ... r=36969785

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But what I find really exciting about this game is the online multiplayer leagues. When you first log into the game you will be asked for your nationality and the football club you support, then you’ll create a player avatar and add it to one of a number of ‘Clans’ full of other players’ avatars. Matches between clans online can be set up instantly and will affect the clan’s position in the online Clan ladder league.

More excitingly, you can also play for the club you support against fans from rival clubs in the online Club Ladder Leagues. Club teams will be divided into divisions and each week you can compete to try to increase your team’s average points per game to ensure they’re promoted or avoid relegation.

Imagine playing for Norwich fans against Liverpool fans and knowing that every other fan of your real life club is playing for the same clan as you online, fighting for the team you love.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/to ... ble-soccer

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14416

I've a feeling he was reading off a card at the end. Or his arm.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4357

Future Warrior wrote:

I'm not sure about the graphical style though.

Yegods, it looks like the abject Sensible Soccer 98. One of the most disappointing experiences of my life. #yourmum/nameofyoursextapeetc

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2015 14:10

backed it.....graph style on the film seemed quite ok...

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

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More excitingly, you can also play for the club you support against fans from rival clubs in the online Club Ladder Leagues. Club teams will be divided into divisions and each week you can compete to try to increase your team’s average points per game to ensure they’re promoted or avoid relegation.

That isn't new at all, I've played several online games with a similar theme, and the consistent result is that you don't give a fucking ratsass what is going on with your clan/team/country/whatevs after the first 2 minutes.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

He has really long arms.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4357

I've backed it. Figured I'd end up buying it if it gets made anyway. Good luck, Mr Hare.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 13, 2015 12:37

Findus Fop wrote:

I've backed it. Figured I'd end up buying it if it gets made anyway. Good luck, Mr Hare.

Let's hope it doesn't play like Sensi 98!

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4357

Future Warrior wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

I've backed it. Figured I'd end up buying it if it gets made anyway. Good luck, Mr Hare.

Let's hope it doesn't play like Sensi 98!

This is true. After 17 years, the time feels ripe for a new and improved disappointment.

romanista · **Posted:** Fri Nov 13, 2015 13:56

he does need an awful lot of backers though.. he's at almost a 1000 now and not even close...wonder if he not better would have ai,end at 100000 pounds instead of 300000
and then make the rest of new sales.. or the over the goal amount

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

I agree, £300k seems rather high. Should be lower with stretch goals, realistically.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

That video - proof that stripes really are slimming. He suddenly shrinks a size when he pops up in the Argentina top.

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2015 21:19

Anonymous X wrote:

I agree, £300k seems rather high. Should be lower with stretch goals, realistically.

And they are now at 25k. So woder if he 'll make it

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14416

CANCELLED.

http://www.vg247.com/2015/11/26/sensi-s ... cancelled/

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 26, 2015 14:12

Saturnalian wrote:

CANCELLED.

http://www.vg247.com/2015/11/26/sensi-s ... cancelled/

If it's worked as PR and got publishers interested then great, but I can't see it selling well if it only raised 10% of it's rather modest Kickstarter goal.

romanista · **Posted:** Fri Nov 27, 2015 9:38

there indeed seems some paradox in their reasoning.. did think the goal was actually quite ambitious... of course there is a niche of a few thousands fans, they can help you through the first development start, and the rest you recoup from sales..

Hero of Excellence · **Joined:** 23rd Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 674

Did this ever get released, incidentally?

myp · **Posted:** Fri Dec 16, 2016 20:05

I don't think so. It's still on the cards I believe.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

They have, I think, finished with Kickstarter updates, but stick the odd thing on Facebook to show it's alive: https://www.facebook.com/sociablesoccer/?fref=ts

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 16, 2016 22:06

It supports VR? Huh.

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

I met Jon Hare at Play Expo Manchester in October this year and he was showing off Sociable so I think it's stil going on. I shook his hand and said I liked Wizkid.

romanista · **Posted:** Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:55

We had sociable soccer's community manager over at the senaidays in almelo. He was going to demonatrate sociable soccer. It was kind of disaster. He had us asked us for a laptop but ofcourse that laptop had the wrong windows version for the controller driver he needed for the game... whe. He asked us for a laptop we already frated that something like that would happen. He spend hours on the phone trying to fix it bit unfortunatelyp. We dod had a good concersation with him.

Communicatig with the comapny was quite difficult too ( even if jon sent some nice mails about the community).

It is still going out though. And still eill probably buy it. They make a big point about the vr. But since
I just want sensible soccer on steroids i'm not sure.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2017 15:08

As it stands this is far too easy. I am winning every game 4, 5 nil. The keepers are good at short range but you can easily fool them from long distance.

The only time I didn't dish out a drubbing is when I got my lone striker sent off and there are currently no way of subbing anyone or changing formation mid-game. I still won 2-0.

It has promise though. You can string together pinball-esque moves like Sensi of old.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4357

Lonewolves wrote:

As it stands this is far too easy. I am winning every game 4, 5 nil. The keepers are good at short range but you can easily fool them from long distance.

The only time I didn't dish out a drubbing is when I got my lone striker sent off and there are currently no way of subbing anyone or changing formation mid-game. I still won 2-0.

It has promise though. You can string together pinball-esque moves like Sensi of old.

I took the plunge yesterday but didn't get on with the keyboard controls (seems to only have one key, which hoofs it really hard so passing was impossible). Getting a wireless receiver for my 360 controller next week so will form a fuller view then.

But it's rough as hell in parts, such as the options menus. Does feel half finished. But it shows loads of promise and I'm glad I bought it. Plays unlike anything else out there and I think it has great potential as a multiplayer.

Bring on the updates.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2017 15:47

Well it is early access so to expect it to be finished would be unfair. It's already had some updates. When I first played it you couldn't finish the match unless you went to the menu and selected Quit Game. Otherwise it'd sit on full time forever.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 24, 2017 23:18

Latest update:

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- fixed: camera now defaults to the mode previous match was played with
- fixed: much improved player selection, especially in edge cases
- fixed: AI now plays a much stronger game than before
- fixed: AI scaling in Boss Mode matches adjusted
- fixed: critical bug causing fouls to hang the match at 45 and 90 minute mark
- fixed: reduced shadow acne on players in advanced lighting mode
- fixed: physics cleaned up, resulting in more consistent ball movement and bounces
- fixed: ball bouncing off posts and bar improved
- fixed: goalkeepers have proper response times graded by goal keeper level
- fixed: goalkeepers deflect the ball more towards sides of the goal
- fixed: penalty shoot-out should be mostly playable (work in progress)
- fixed: toggling Performance Info now displays a small FPS counter
- fixed: few missing colours (turquoise, teal, neon) were added to player kits
- fixed: some kit colours corrected
- fixed: kit clashing issues fixed, properly falls back into emergency kits
- fixed: restart match -button no longer available in Boss Mode
- fixed: audio no longer stops when quitting game from the pause menu
- fixed: display of goals now combined properly on HUD
- fixed: on-screen boxes for match progression corrected
- fixed: animation smoothing and improvements (work in progress)
- added: players now have physical bodies that deflect the ball
- added: game options setting for Robot Overlords?
- added: emergency kits (white, black and neon) added
- added: more player hair styles and colours
- added: tactics selected before match now persist to new matches in boss mode
- added: tactics and player swaps persist in save file
- added: safer saving and loading of game saves, complete with backups
- added: tactics work on friendly competitions
- added: multiple Boss Mode tournaments can now be in progress at the same times
- added: messaging to clarify when progress is saved during Boss Mode
- added: input guidance with platform-specific button info
- added: pre-match and intermission animations can be skipped with the hoof button
- added: replay can be skipped if in single player game or the goalscorer in two-player
- changed: smarter aiming controls especially when ball held by opponent
- changed: improved slide tackle and header targeting
- changed: hoof button no longer does anything during setpieces making it safe for skip
- changed: off-ball, hoof button triggers only headers for safe clearance
- changed: menu visuals and descriptions on all world mode buttons improved
- changed: card player pose templates expanded and enhanced
- changed: updated Rewired plugin to latest version (1.1.7.

for controller support fixes
- changed: balanced boss mode token and checkpoint distribution
- changed: improved keyboard controls by balancing falloff / inertia
- changed: goal models improved, props added
- changed: in-game stadium visuals improved, now have banners in team colours
- changed: balanced kick, pass, slide tackle and header powers better
- changed: improved messaging by chairman & on-screen dialog boxes
- changed: much improved player card layout and visual clarity
- changed: improved tactics screen and functionality
- changed: new, improved ball texture
- changed: improved group qualification in competitions
- changed: potentially personal system information hidden until button clicked in menu
- various internal bug fixes and optimizations

Known issues:
- some crashes and instability is possible, we're hunting the issues down
- some controllers still have problems, full key and button remapping coming soon
- penalty shootout presentation still very incomplete
- injuries, suspensions and substitutions not implemented
- periods end too soon when setpieces should happen instead
- player walls on free kicks, offsides rule missing
- online multiplayer functionality not yet available
- effects volume and music volume settings have some issues
- settings menu doesn't respect controller input
- support for multiple displays, high framerates, HDR and 4K work in progress
- no loot boxes?!

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 24, 2017 23:27

Well, they've certainly made the AI better. I lost 8-0 to Italy as Germany in my first game since the update.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:53

Thet seem very surprised by the new rewired plugin.

romanista · **Posted:** Sun Nov 26, 2017 16:35

and a sensible soccer.de team now!, which is nice

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:51

sensible soccer added to backwards compatibility xbox list https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018 ... ack-compat

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 17:06

romanista wrote:

sensible soccer added to backwards compatibility xbox list https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018 ... ack-compat

Shame the netcode was so bad.

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2018 13:32

I still blame that netcode for you beating me;)

(how does netcode work with backwards compatibility btw?)

in three weeks i'll be in denmark for the sensidays btw.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2018 14:14

That two-legged semi final will live long in my memory.

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