Madden NFL 15: Why The Presentation Hasn't Quite Arrived into Primetime

[DrYCeLL]

So not only is the title hilariously false and not even an accurate representation of the article, the author can't even spell the announcer's names right and we're supposed to take this article seriously? Nope.

I love this presentation. It's by far the best Madden has ever been. Coming back from "commercials" after a quarter and getting a "The NFL is brought to you by Papa John's, better pizza" on a wide shot of the field is brilliant. The injury time-out fade to black is also great. The highlight packages shown in the 2nd half are awesome, and all the camera angles sprinkled in are refreshing. The low angle camera on the opening kick-off is really cool, I wish it triggered for the 2nd half kick too.

I wouldn't hate it if they kept Nantz and Simms, but those guys need to record tons more dialog. And to say this commentary is the worst in the genre is also a bit much. I love me some MLB The Show, but the commentary for it is beyond stale, terribly predictable, and flat boring. At least Nantz and Simms sound like they recorded some of their lines together.

Seriously though, just because it's "cool" to rip on Madden doesn't mean articles like this need to be posted. This belongs with the rest of the amateur blog posts that barely get featured on the front page. Does the presentation need more work? Yes, but EA gets a pass in that department this year due to the sheer volume of improvements they made. Yeah, Nantz or Simms makes a wrong comment now and again, but I can just chalk that up to human error. I'd lose count in a hurry if I tried to list all the times I've actually corrected them on CBS, so it's just par for the course for me.

[mt8732]

Nance and sims are horrible in real life and i feel like madden captures that perfectly lol. No seriously tho nobody will top pat and john but i think tirico and gruden would definitely be an upgrade. Gruden has so much more knowledge of the game and could even share some input for gameplay

[Richuation]

I really like the Halftime report... why no post game report? its weird.

The post game report would make for a great clip to share on our CFM websites.

[JKSportsGamer1984]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bull_Dozer

They need to hire a dozen no name (see: cheap) voice actors and record a TON of commentary. No one buys Madden because Simms and Nance are in it.

This! I know I'm probably in the minority but I miss the radio guy from Madden 06 - 08. He was energetic & made me feel like I was in the game as opposed to watching it. EA needs to scrap the Sims & Nantz experiment. Sims is ok but Nantz makes my ears bleed lol. The main problem is how EA puts the commentary together. I thought Gus Johnson was a wasted opportunity because EA doesn't seem to know how to program commentary to be seemless ala NBA 2K basketball. They should just hire some generic guys that they wouldn't have to pay as much & use those resources to improve other parts of the game.

[Anaxamander]

FOUR steps back? No way. This presentation is awesome. I would call the commentary passable at best, but in no way does passable commentary overshadow all the great strides Madden '15 has made in regards to presentation.

[JazzMan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bull_Dozer

They need to hire a dozen no name (see: cheap) voice actors and record a TON of commentary. No one buys Madden because Simms and Nance are in it.

This. I think 2k5 had fictional commentators and that game is still the standard for football presentation. Imagine if EA just went out and recorded 4 or 5 pairs or trios of guys for commentary and give the player variety.

[JKSportsGamer1984]

Quote: Originally Posted by SageInfinite

They're halfway there on presentation. Some things are awesome, some are head scratchers. Madden is hit or miss in every area, and even with the hits, they aren't consistent. There's always something that makes me say "damn that was pretty awesome" then the very next moment I'm like "WTF!?!?". Never fails. Tiburon hates me.

Lol that pretty much sums up Madden in a nutshell. EA does just enough to keep us coming back & they do just enough to always keep us "waiting til next year" lol. Gotta love that exclusive license

[Fist Of Kings]

It's easy to see who the sheep are when they're grasping at straws like belittling the OP's opinion and criticizing a couple of spelling errors, then issuing their yearly defense of why this version of Madden is so much better than last years....we get it.

No, it's not 'cool' to rip Madden, but it's not 'cool' to overate an average game with the same legacy problems as before, especially when you'd most likely like whatever EA gives us anyway.