Finally.
Honestly, I'm fine with having both arcade and sim Tennis games for different tastes and situations. I played a lot of Top Spin 3 and 4, but couldn't get anyone else to play it when visiting because the learning curve is pretty crazy, especially in 3. I'd love to also get Virtua Tennis 5, get both, use World Tour as my solo/online sim game and VT as the party game.
Also, a Switch version actually would be enticing. I never got a Vita but played the crap out of Virtua Tennis 3 on the PSP.
Oh well. Still got Tennis 2k2 on the Dreamcast.
I agree actually. Personally I'm more into the core gameplay than the the celebrity tennis stars but that's just me. I'd be perfectly fine with a generic tennis game if it was just as good but didn't have to go through the licensing. Also, looking all this up, I'm only just realizing Tennis spinoffs of Hot Shots Golf exist. Maybe they should do a new one.
Honestly, I'm fine with having both arcade and sim Tennis games for different tastes and situations. I played a lot of Top Spin 3 and 4, but couldn't get anyone else to play it when visiting because the learning curve is pretty crazy, especially in 3. I'd love to also get Virtua Tennis 5, get both, use World Tour as my solo/online sim game and VT as the party game.
Also, a Switch version actually would be enticing. I never got a Vita but played the crap out of Virtua Tennis 3 on the PSP.
Oh well. Still got Tennis 2k2 on the Dreamcast.
Awesome! Never thought to see a new tennis game anytime soon, at this point.
I hope licensing costs won't reduce the budget for more substantial features (that's my personal opinion, of course). I still believe you can sell a brandless tennis sim - sporting a proper next generation engine and player/tournament editor, on top of a lifelike attention to detail on court - just as well as your average sponsored title, full of popular faces and attractive logos, yet unable to deliver a decet level of immersion, once you get past all that stuff. I mean, I love Top Spin 4 and I still play it today, but even that game, to me, feels a bit disconnected to the reality it tries to simulate, at times.
I agree actually. Personally I'm more into the core gameplay than the the celebrity tennis stars but that's just me. I'd be perfectly fine with a generic tennis game if it was just as good but didn't have to go through the licensing. Also, looking all this up, I'm only just realizing Tennis spinoffs of Hot Shots Golf exist. Maybe they should do a new one.