madden should take notes from nba 2k11

[celg35]

lets see......madden has been out since august and nba 2k11 has been out since october. Not only do i love nba 2k11 right out of the box( no tweaks on sliders) but i have prob played more full games from nba than madden. The reason being is that madden doesnt feel right. I am constantly changing sliders in madden to make it play true to life. It is still herky jerky at times and the the game still has too many madden moments. I feel Nba plays true to the real game, where madden falls a little flat in some areas. I still enjoy madden , but now that i see the upside from nba 2k series in one year, there is no excuses anymore. not trying to bash EA, but your kind of being outshined.

my advice for the EA team would be to take a look at nba and try to put that much effort into the installment of madden 12.

[Sausage]

Quote: Originally Posted by celg35

lets see......madden has been out since august and nba 2k11 has been out since october. Not only do i love nba 2k11 right out of the box( no tweaks on sliders) but i have prob played more full games from nba than madden. The reason being is that madden doesnt feel right. I am constantly changing sliders in madden to make it play true to life. It is still herky jerky at times and the the game still has too many madden moments. I feel Nba plays true to the real game, where madden falls a little flat in some areas. I still enjoy madden , but now that i see the upside from nba 2k series in one year, there is no excuses anymore. not trying to bash EA, but your kind of being outshined. my advice for the EA team would be to take a look at nba and try to put that much effort into the installment of madden 12.

As a person who enjoys a game of Madden a few times a week; I totally agree with Celg. I really love the slogan created by Da_Czar "play basketball, not video games".

[blklightning]

imo, nba 2k11 owns madden on every level. tiburon could learn a helluva about lot by playing that game. it's not just the presentation. but it's also the way that 2k is able to capture the personalities of so many different players. it really makes every team feel unique.

as far as sports games go, 2k11 has reset the bar.

[Carlboy82]

I know you guys get it, but I'm going to say it again. EA doesn't need to improve Madden because year after year it's the most purchased sports game in the video game industry. Add exclusive licensing (NFL) and they can sit back on their duffs and keep putting out a mediocre game.

[ugotjackdup]

Tough to compare basketball to football. Basketball only has ten players on a smaller court which allows for more detail on atmosphere and crowd. Football has twenty two players, each with a very specialized assignment. Basketball presents its own challenges, that 2k handles gracefully, however football would seem to be a programmer's nightmare.

[RnRexpress3423]

I tried to really like Madden this year I really did. Same crap every year though with these minimal improvements. The time for 2k to make another football game can not get here soon enough.

[Bootzilla]

I like both games. But, I feel 2k gets away with more than Madden. To me there are just as many "Madden-esque" moments in 2k that seem to get glossed over.

In short, I feel both games are pretty well done. Both have flaws. Guess it just depends what you're looking for.

[CVELL]

I could not agree more. Yes, as far as Madden goes as a franchise, it has improved each of the last 3 years.

But when I played 2k11, I finally figured out what Madden is missing.

2k11 seems to focus more on the inner workings of the game than Madden. I played a 2k11 game yesterday and ran plays 98% of the game. That in my opinion, is simulation gaming.

It is even possible to play my game against users that do the same thing over and over.

Madden misses this element. And I believe it will always miss this element until they give each NFL team it's own identity. Until we have to do what the real NFL teams do to be successful, the game will always suffer from being exploited by the latest glitch.

2k11 really makes madden look bad when you notice how they got so many players to not only look, but actually move and feel like how you see them on television.

I find myself saying "whoa, that looked like something he would do" all the time. 2k11 even got the altered shots right.

Last thing, I really didn't notice this until an earlier post pointed it out, but 2k11 was good to go straight out of the box.

The addition of the casual and simulation game settings were the only tweek I needed to make. I set it on simulation and I have been balling out every since.

Thanks.