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  • Blzer
    Resident film pundit
    • Mar 2004
    • 42487

    #1

    Does anyone else love The Crib?

    I will be honest here and say that part of the complete package for ESPN NFL 2K5 was The Crib. I know many people might pass it off as a gimmick, but I loved the aspect of it technically being a virtual profile. The unlockables, mini-games, and customization of your own little environment was, for me, quite **** to have.

    It's a shame that they didn't carry this over to their other 2K titles as they progressed to this console generation, because one thing that I always would have loved to see was a huge mansion-like Crib that could crossover between 2K Sports titles, where you could unlock things from each sport that you have (baseball, football, hockey, basketball, even tennis). Within this crib would also be a trophy room, comprised of certain things you have won in your franchises, etc.

    Also, they had their own little "achievements" checklist. For me, this incentive drove me as much as it does now with Xbox Live achievements and PS3 trophies. There were just so many tiny things that, IMO, was done right with this mode, that I would hate to see it completely scrapped in their next NFL 2K title, should that ever come to be.

    No, I don't want them to work on improving The Crib over working on DB awareness and such, but they could have fun making this thing while they're on their long hiatus. There's nothing wrong with that.

    Oh yeah, I also loved First Person Football. It sucked in terms of how much better it actually could have been, but I hate them bringing something in, just to scrap it later.
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  • Blzer
    Resident film pundit
    • Mar 2004
    • 42487

    #2
    Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

    With the ten year anniversary and the other threads floating about, I'm really missing this game hard. I thought I'd bring up this thread again and see if anybody else liked this as much as I did. I know that Jayson Young didn't, but that's just one person's opinion and then I am another.

    Definitely a nice "virtual profile" of sorts for me, especially in a generation that did not have achievements/trophies.
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    • hitro
      Rookie
      • Jun 2014
      • 20

      #3
      Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

      I also loved it. The achievements gave great incentive to keep playing the game, and the unlockables were actually worth it. I remember playing 2 player air hockey many times - likewise with the trivia machine (darts was a bit crap).

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      • Shaffer26
        MVP
        • Feb 2009
        • 1233

        #4
        Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

        It would have been a nice add in feature for the NBA 2K series, given that it's MyPlayer mode is a role playing game more or less.

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        • PardonTheAmbush
          The They/Them GM
          • Oct 2011
          • 33

          #5
          Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

          A selling point for me for sure. One of the reasons I still play any 2K5 (be it NFL, MLB, NHL, and hell, I hop off NBA 2K14 temporarily for this).
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          • Cabish
            Rookie
            • Aug 2014
            • 90

            #6
            Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

            I love the crib an first person football and Dan and Stevens
            I love weekly prep -
            I want these things in nba2k

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            • OhThatDogOfMine
              Rookie
              • Oct 2015
              • 11

              #7
              Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

              Imagine too if 2k were able to continue with football, you'd be able to walk with your my player around the crib. That would be so cool. The crib really adds an interesting element to the game. It brings an entertaining my for an already entertaining game. My favorite part is customizing and getting all the editions. The fish tank is really awesome. The crib is one of my favorite things about 2k5 honestly.

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              • RomanReigns
                Just started!
                • Jan 2016
                • 4

                #8
                Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

                I loved it. It was even better in NBA 2K6, AND I wish they'd bring it back. I also loved the Sky box in NHL 2K5, where you could play air hockey and shuffleboard.

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                • _-King-_
                  Pro
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 722

                  #9
                  Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

                  One of my favorite features of the game. Especially when I was younger, I loved being able to decorate my house however I wanted. The trophy case added a ton of depth, too. I'm still trying to get them all.

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                  • andryraser
                    Just started!
                    • May 2016
                    • 1

                    #10
                    Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

                    Originally posted by Cabish
                    I love the crib an first person football and Dan and Stevens
                    I love weekly prep -
                    I want these things in nba2k
                    Don't they have it in 2k? I thought it is so cool that you can do anything there

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                    • ALPINEX8
                      Rookie
                      • Sep 2004
                      • 9

                      #11
                      Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

                      oh yea the crib was great

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                      • TreJayMMA
                        Pro
                        • Jul 2016
                        • 711

                        #12
                        Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

                        this was a great feature in this game...something you'll never see in games today
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                        • ALPINEX8
                          Rookie
                          • Sep 2004
                          • 9

                          #13
                          Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

                          still miss the crib to this day. NFL 2K5 True Goat football game.

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                          • Yari
                            Rookie
                            • May 2013
                            • 83

                            #14
                            Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

                            I suppose I'll throw my two cents into the ring and say that it's features like The Crib that games today need now more than ever. I suppose I could see the argument that "why are we putting in a feature that won't get money out of it" but considering how well regarded The Crib is 13 or so years after the release of the game says something about what makes a quality game. The little things like The Crib really do make me wonder what if companies today weren't afraid to try things? Granted the last american football game that I've played was Madden 2011 which quite honestly felt flat and lifeless. Maybe it's just because I grew up around that time but the early-mid 2000's seemed to be the golden age for gaming. It's not just nostalgia that pulls me back to these games, it's actual quality. Also I suppose my signature is relevant to this thread.

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                            • canes21
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Sep 2008
                              • 22742

                              #15
                              Re: Does anyone else love The Crib?

                              I loved The Crib. I think I spent as much time in it as I did playing my franchise and I don't even know how many years deep I went, I lost count.
                              “No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.”


                              ― Plato

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