What does the "Madden" demo... demonstrate? (5W-G)

[Netherscourge]

I don't like the demo at all.

1. It has no commentary (a touted new feature)

2. It doesn't show weather conditions (a reworked new feature)

3. You can't play any defense whatsoever



It's basically a 1 possession demo.


The Madden IQ/Tron/Hologram stuff is meaningless to me - I'm not even bothering with it. I skip it every time I try the demo.

I like the full-game videos on the internet much better.

[faytes]

Man you are negative. Do you always see the glass as half empty. I understand that EA has been bad in the past but look at it this year. It looks like a much better game over previous years (yes not saying much) but give them credit they're not going to take it easy when it's their 20th anniversary edition.

[Netherscourge]

Quote: Originally Posted by faytes

Man you are negative. Do you always see the glass as half empty. I understand that EA has been bad in the past but look at it this year. It looks like a much better game over previous years (yes not saying much) but give them credit they're not going to take it easy when it's their 20th anniversary edition.

I didn't say I don't like the game - I said I don't like the demo.

I pre-ordered the game and am looking forward to playing it, with all it's features.

I just find the demo to be bland and empty.

[faytes]

Maybe I'm confusing someone else with you then. I thought I saw a bunch of negative posts about other stuff and you were posting it. If I did that then I am sorry.

[Pared]

Great article as always.

The demo doesn't allow for someone who is trying to get into football games... well, get into football games. It just makes the game seem even more daunting by throwing the player into the Lion's Den.

[Netherscourge]

Quote: Originally Posted by faytes

Maybe I'm confusing someone else with you then. I thought I saw a bunch of negative posts about other stuff and you were posting it. If I did that then I am sorry.

Hmm - it might have been me.

But I'm not negative - I'm just very critical. But it sounds negative sometimes.

If I was negative, I would be like:


"F this, F that. You suck. bleep bleep bleep

EA sucks, I hate Madden. Collinsworth was a lousy reciever. Etc..."


The mods would be banning/suspending me and all the fake accounts I would follow up with just to keep annoying everyone lol.



Actually, I'm a nice guy. Just misunderstood.

[Netherscourge]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Great article as always. The demo doesn't allow for someone who is trying to get into football games... well, get into football games. It just makes the game seem even more daunting by throwing the player into the Lion's Den.

agreed


If you're trying to hook new people into a football videogame, you shouldn't hit them with some freaky, sci-fi looking Holo-deck thing from Star Trek.



You should just get them on the field and show off the game and visuals and sounds.

[faytes]

The thought process was probably, hey we will use this new feature called Madden IQ and show them that even though they are new to football that you can get into the game because we tailor the game to your strengths and weaknesses. What the demo needed was a control layout and 3 timeouts.