Axis Football 2019

The controls take a little getting used to, but it's a fun football game. The franchise mode is pretty deep and that's primarily what I got it for. I'm looking forward to see how they improve on the next edition.

I'm a staunch supporter of indie developers and small studios giving big studios and developers a run for their money when it comes to features people actually want. Axis Games is no different with Axis Football 2019. I recommend this game if you badly want a competent franchise mode ala older NBA 2K titles. If you're wanting to recreate the KC Chief's "2-3-Jet-Chip-Wasp" in-game....that ain't going to happen, since the AI isn't quite that advanced nor is the graphics going to lend itself to realism any time soon. TLDR: Stay for more of a managerial game with solid gameplay (if you really want to scratch that itch) OR outright avoid if you're looking for outright eye candy (with a metric f***ton of microtransactions and gimmicky BS)

I've now played a few seasons and finally pushed my team to the playoffs. I decided to spectate their first playoff game, but I quit halfway through. Why? My quarterback was sacked 12 times in the first half, which makes no sense considering my offensive line's score. Also, neither team could complete a single pass, despite 34 attempts. The AI on this game is horrible!

Love the customization in this game, the gameplay is good enough.

Ok hier für alle Linux User wie mich, meine Meinung nach 4 Stunden testen. Ich kenne den unterschied zum aktuellen Madden nicht, weil ich seit 2005 kein Madden mehr gespielt habe. Dieses Game ist aber jedem American Football Fan der gerne mal selber den GM oder QB spielen will nur ans Herz zu legen. Für ein kleines Dev Team, das dieses hauptsächlich in ihrer Freizeit erstellt, ist die Grafik sehr gut. Und auch die vielen Anpassungsmöglichkeiten wissen zu überzeugen. Die Steuerung der Spieler im Spiel hat man sehr schnell begriffen, und durch die verschiedenen Schwierigkeitstufen, haben auch Anfänger eine Change gegen den Computer. Mir gefällt besonders der Franchise Modus, da diese alle Farcetten einer Teammanager Aufgabe sehr gut abbildet. Auch wenn einige hier meinen das ganze mit einem Vollpreis Spiel wie das oben genannte vergleichen zu müssen, kann ich nur sagen die momentan 25 Euro fürs Spiel sind hier gut angelegt. Und unter Linux, wo es meines Wissen nach keine Alternative gibt, besonders.

Even worse than the last game...

The gameplay is a bit clunky, but i don't see it as that much worse than Madden's. They just focus on making reliable gameplay instead of having animations dictate everything. The Franchise mode is very in depth though. You can build your team's philosophy to your liking more so than in Madden's Franchise mode. You get to dictate what practice strategies will be, you get to pick all of the coaches on the team from the wr coach to the defensive line coach, and finding gems late in the draft is less about random chance and more about finding players that will fit your system. It still has a ways to go, but the improvements from Axis 2018 to Axis 2019 are very significant and I can't wait to see everything they added in Axis 2020.