‘Looks nothing like me': NRLW star slams new rugby league game
Last week's release of the latest rugby league video game descended into farce, with users taking to social media to complain about glitches, comical bugs and frozen loading screens.
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The production company behind the game was desperately scrambling for solutions after the highly anticipated release fell apart.
With limited resources and budgets for such a small market of gaming fans, expectations are always low when it comes to local football games — but even the most pessimistic of fans would have been disappointed when the game dropped.
That has now included Elliott, a stalwart of the NRLW competition who has represented both the Jillaroos and Wallaroos in her footy career.
Born Millie Boyle, Elliott married Newcastle Knights veteran Adam Elliott in 2023 and both appear in the new game.
After getting a look at her character in the game, it's fair to say the 27-year-old was not impressed with her likeness or her rating.
'(Adam) sent me the photo of my character and I will say it looks absolutely nothing like me. It looks nothing like me,' she said on Triple M.
'Adam's looks like his own doppelganger. It looks exactly like him.
'And also, apparently I've been rated out of 100 (at) 53. I don't know if that's good?'
When she was told she 'should be worried' about the rating, Elliott said: 'So that's not very good apparently. That's an insult? Right, OK.
'So firstly it looks nothing like me and secondly, I'm the sh**test footy player on there.
'You'd think with AI and all this technology these days, that they could get it looking a little similar.'
Eels lock Kennedy Cherrington is another player that has vented her concerns with the new platform.
The 26-year-old was keen to get stuck into the game last weekend until she saw herself in the game and the general gameplay.
'This might seem petty, but as a player that features in the new RL26 game, I'm not happy,' she tweeted with a series of cry-laughing emojis.
'Maybe we should just be grateful that we're in the game but overall I know the fans aren't happy too. From the facial scans to the player ratings & even the gameplay nahhh.'
Cherrington then added: 'I was so keen to get sweaty on the game this weekend! But it's put me off. That update better be incoming soon haha.'
While plenty of fans publicly praised the game's in-match experience, countless others took to social media to share clips of hilarious glitches.
Among the angry reactions across cyberspace, some fans reached out directly to the Big Ant Studios Studios developer responsible for executing the new game.
Big Ant Studios released a statement on social media last week, apologising to those that had purchased the new game.
'We know today has not gone as smoothly as it should have and we will compensate all #RugbyLeague26 purchasers with some free #ProTeam credit,' the Studio posted.
'Details to follow. There has been overwhelming demand that also may have caused service issues, and for that we cannot apologise enough.'
A number of footy fans reacted to Elliott and Cherrington's comments on X.
One wrote: 'The NRL need to stop being cheap. They made over 50 million in profit last year.'
Another said: 'If you don't have a big budget, these are the results to expect …'
X user Mark Jordan wrote: 'Time for the @RLPlayers to step in?'
A fourth wrote: 'I'm not at all surprised sadly. Every promotion for the game was just screaming poor quality. It looks like it belongs on the PS3!'
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