Madden NFL 10 Video: Halftime Report (Chase @ E3)

[pfunk880]

Quote: Originally Posted by thmst30

Yep it's the audio that kills presentation in Madden. With everything that they added this year, the horrendous audio/commentary just sucks the life right out of it all. No fluidity, no flow whatsoever. It just jumps from one thing to the next and there are a bunch of robotic one-liners. Needs to be completely redone.

Exactly, the audio overall is really killing the immersion.

[idesign2]

After thinking about this awhile, I'm actually gonna defend Madden a bit here. My gold standard of where current sports games should be is The Show. This year the game includes postgame highlights, which I enjoy greatly. One thing I just realized is that these highlights don't have any commentary. It features key highlights from the game set to music, but there isn't an announcer describing the plays. What makes it work, I think, is that the replay angles are very good, plus there is music in the background to create a little bit of drama.

So, considering this, I think the Madden highlight package can be salvaged if they choose better replay angles and they include some music (classic NFL Films music would be a good start).

Although this year's Madden highlights don't appear to approach 2K5 in terms of total presentation, EA can still salvage this. Let's hope there's still time to improve it.

[jmood88]

They don't have to have commentary but the highlights just look like regular instant replays with a stat beneath them.

[FadeEmAll]

Man you would think, based on these responses, that people buy the game just because of the halftime show!!! 2K5s halftime show was cool the first week I played it and then I never watched that trash again. You people need to focus on what really matters. Yeah the halftime show is weak, but seriously is that going to make or break the damn game?!?!? We know that they cant record an endless stream of audio for the commentary anyway, so the stuff will get repetitive quickly. As far as the highlights go, the dude said he only played like 4 plays then super simmed so you shouldn't even be expecting any killer highlights. DAMN!!! Let the fricking halftime show meltdown go LOL. there's plenty of other issues that can be addressed and are far more relevant than an aspect of tge game that will be skipped 90% of the time.

p.s. In no way am I trying to defend the development team for this atrocity, I'm simply saying you all are getting worked up a little too much about it.

[swill43507]

Quote: Originally Posted by FadeEmAll

Man you would think, based on these responses, that people buy the game just because of the halftime show!!! 2K5s halftime show was cool the first week I played it and then I never watched that trash again. You people need to focus on what really matters. Yeah the halftime show is weak, but seriously is that going to make or break the damn game?!?!? We know that they cant record an endless stream of audio for the commentary anyway, so the stuff will get repetitive quickly. As far as the highlights go, the dude said he only played like 4 plays then super simmed so you shouldn't even be expecting any killer highlights. DAMN!!! Let the fricking halftime show meltdown go LOL. there's plenty of other issues that can be addressed and are far more relevant than an aspect of tge game that will be skipped 90% of the time. p.s. In no way am I trying to defend the development team for this atrocity, I'm simply saying you all are getting worked up a little too much about it.

EXCELLENT POST!!!

[thmst30]

Quote: Originally Posted by FadeEmAll

Man you would think, based on these responses, that people buy the game just because of the halftime show!!! 2K5s halftime show was cool the first week I played it and then I never watched that trash again. You people need to focus on what really matters. Yeah the halftime show is weak, but seriously is that going to make or break the damn game?!?!? We know that they cant record an endless stream of audio for the commentary anyway, so the stuff will get repetitive quickly. As far as the highlights go, the dude said he only played like 4 plays then super simmed so you shouldn't even be expecting any killer highlights. DAMN!!! Let the fricking halftime show meltdown go LOL. there's plenty of other issues that can be addressed and are far more relevant than an aspect of tge game that will be skipped 90% of the time. p.s. In no way am I trying to defend the development team for this atrocity, I'm simply saying you all are getting worked up a little too much about it.

That's nice. Most people watched it almost every time. No this doesn't kill Madden 10, but there's no doubting it is pretty bad.

[nxt]

I agree with the masses. That was very weak. Honestly, if they are planning to do a halftime and end-of-game show, they should have come correct. Everyone knows it will be compared to what was done in 2K5, so to come out with that is embarrassing. I would rather they have NOT put this in the game, did it the right way (ala 2K5) and released it next year.

[jmood88]

Quote: Originally Posted by FadeEmAll

Man you would think, based on these responses, that people buy the game just because of the halftime show!!! 2K5s halftime show was cool the first week I played it and then I never watched that trash again. You people need to focus on what really matters. Yeah the halftime show is weak, but seriously is that going to make or break the damn game?!?!? We know that they cant record an endless stream of audio for the commentary anyway, so the stuff will get repetitive quickly. As far as the highlights go, the dude said he only played like 4 plays then super simmed so you shouldn't even be expecting any killer highlights. DAMN!!! Let the fricking halftime show meltdown go LOL. there's plenty of other issues that can be addressed and are far more relevant than an aspect of tge game that will be skipped 90% of the time. p.s. In no way am I trying to defend the development team for this atrocity, I'm simply saying you all are getting worked up a little too much about it.

This thread is about the halftime show and the developers have come on here talking about how great their presentation is but yet again that isn't the case