PC Gamer's simulated Super Bowl 2025 live coverage: featuring Football Simulator's extreme physics
Just as the Eagles were making a run toward the end zone in the last few seconds of the first quarter, Football Simulator froze for about 10 seconds and then crashed to desktop. (It's still in early access.) It looked to me like Philly was going to score, but according to my realistic and accurate computer simulation, the world simply ended so I'm not going to award them any points. I am trusting the sim.
I've restarted the game, this time in New Orleans (which I missed as an option the first time) and I'm getting rid of the snow so nothing interferes with the extreme accuracy of Extra Physics. I'll play three more quarters. This is going great and it's accurate and extremely scientific.
The Chiefs somehow got into a position to almost score, so that's progress, but they missed the kick. Boo!
Speaking of kicks, in the next possession, an Eagles player is launched through the wall of the dome and into the parking lot. «Let's see where they spot this,» the announcer says. They'll have to spot it in Section 6, Row D4.
Okay, this is obviously fun and amazing, but here in the first quarter I'm a little worried no one is actually going to be able to score or even progress down the field. Every time there's any sort of collision everyone goes flying. Several players have been ejected into the sidelines and stands.
Mahomes just threw a pass and it laid three players out flat as if they'd been struck by a cannonball. How is anyone ever going to score?
This game doesn't just have Extra Physics, it has So Many Extra Physics. There are pages and pages of physics. I keep scrolling down and finding more physics. I think Football Simulator has all of the physics?
OVERRIDE FOOT REGAIN PIN SPEED COEFF. STIFF ARMS BOOST IMMUNITY. ORIGINAL MUSCLE PIN WEIGHT. I don't know what any of this means. I'm just sorta randomly turning some up and some down. I'd look into it more but I've really gotta start the game!
The real Super Bowl is taking place in New Orleans, but I don't see New
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