Madden NFL 11 Makes Co-Op Online Football Fun w/ Video (IGN)

[Jimixiii]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pacman83

What had happened here??? I though commentary was more like this... http://www.osatwork.com/forums/showt...hlight=Johnson Did they cut out most of the commentary? It was so quiet...maybe they were focusing on showing off the co-op stuff.

Yeah, I thought a lot of people would assume that video was showcasing what was to come (and unfortunately I think EA knew it would look that way too, yet they put the videos out to hype people up to assume the announcing would be that detailed as well). But that was just a little warm up or whatnot to get Gus going I guess. I felt it wasn't an actual recorded session. But I also think they didn't need to put that video to make people think that's how it's going to sound.

[splff3000]

Quote: Originally Posted by myownsun

IGN has posted some hands-on impressions of the recently announced online co-op mode in Madden NFL 11.

All I can do is laugh at this. I have to laugh to keep from crying. In the last few days Madden has gone from a definite buy to a definite skip for me. For the first time in my adult life, I will not be buying Madden this year. I have already talked to my boys that I usually play and we have all agreed to just get NCAA this year. I feel like I'm breaking up with a long time girlfriend lol.

I just don't understand this. How can this game look almost exactly like Madden 10 when EA has claimed that they have worked mainly on gameplay this year. I don't understand. It's killing me too because it's like I'm watching my favorite franchise die right before my eyes. Every vid that I have seen looks almost exactly like 10 to me. That would've been alright if they had done something with franchise and/or online franchise, but I can not accept this AND no changes to franchise. Not when NCAA is tearing things up this year as far as changes go. *sigh**

I agree with most everyone hear about the commentary. A few of us brought this up in a thread a few months ago when they announced Gus Johnson as the new play by play guy. We all said that it doesn't matter who they have announcing if they didn't change the way the dialogue flowed. As you can see, we were right. It sounds just as stale and bland as it did when Tom Hammond was doing it.

*sigh* I am beaten and defeated. I come here everyday now, hoping to find something that will make me change my mind about Madden and everyday, it just gets worse and worse. I am still holding out a little glimmer of hope that the vids at E3 will be drastically different from the vids that have been released so far. I am not expecting them to be, but I am hoping they are. If they are not, I guess that will be my final straw. It will be hard, but we all know, breaking up is hard to do.

[TheWatcher]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pacman83

What had happened here??? I though commentary was more like this... http://www.osatwork.com/forums/showt...hlight=Johnson Did they cut out most of the commentary? It was so quiet...maybe they were focusing on showing off the co-op stuff.

Quote: Originally Posted by thmst30

I know the commentary has been a sore spot with you. Is it truly possible they spent all this time since last year writing up brand new commentary and they didn't change a thing in how it's delivered? I just can't fathom that they decided to start from scratch with Gus and even listed "completely revamped audio presentation from the booth to the field" as a major feature, but yet they STILL have bland uninspired commentary. I won't completely judge from that video for a multitude of reasons, but do you see it being drastically improved this year?

I remember in the last Gus Johnson vid, I mentioned how good the studio recordings sounded. It really was some high energy stuff. Adem even mentioned that he thought the energy might've be too high. But I also mentioned that how they piece these together is going to be key. Now, I realize that wasn't a whole lot there, but clearly you can hear how some of those clips didn't sound completely cohesive. It went up and down in intensity in a way that just doesn't sound gelled. I expected it to not be perfect (nothing in any game ever is) But I guess I didn't expect it to sound so dead, that's a real shocker after what I'd heard when I was there. But I guess I should've remembered something I said long before any of us including myself knew there would be a new commentator "it doesn't matter who you put in there. If the process doesn't change, we'll all be back here next year complaining again."

Please just let this be a very old build where these things hadn't been worked out yet... somebody tell me this is not happening...

[davep]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheWatcher

I remember in the last Gus Johnson vid, I mentioned how good the studio recordings sounded. It really was some high energy stuff. Adem even mentioned that he thought the energy might've be too high. But I also mentioned that how they piece these together is going to be key. Now, I realize that wasn't a whole lot there, but clearly you can hear how some of those clips didn't sound completely cohesive. It went up and down in intensity in a way that just doesn't sound gelled. I expected it to not be perfect (nothing in any game ever is) But I guess I didn't expect it to sound so dead, that's a real shocker after what I'd heard when I was there. But I guess I should've remembered something I said long before any of us including myself knew there would be a new commentator "it doesn't matter who you put in there. If the process doesn't change, we'll all be back here next year complaining again." Please just let this be a very old build where these things hadn't been worked out yet... somebody tell me this is not happening...

re: commentary...they need to steal 2k's people or go up to Canada and steal their own NHL guys. It has to be an early build though, any producer would be embarrassed turning out a work product like that.

[Purple28Pedestrian]

This is embarrassing, I'm not a madden fanboy by any means however, I buy the game annually because it's all there is in regards to the NFL. yesterday and today have got me really questioning my allegiance to this franchise.

It feels like that passing cone V3 april fools joke.

[ch46647]

This has been a very wierd year as far as Madden goes.. Usually the hype train is full steam ahead but this year its different. We havent gotten a blog in over a month, they put out information saying that two of their biggest modes WERENT EVEN TOUCHED, they have refused to release any real uncut gameplay videos unless they say "pre-alpha" on them, and now we get a video hearing Gus Johnson for the most part butchered in the game.

It is like the developers themselves have lost confidence in their own game. It almost feels like they truly want to make a great game and make people happy, but just dont know how and dont have any direction.

The number one example of this was last year they hyped pro-tak as the "future" of Madden and On-line franchise as the next big thing. This year we havent heard a peep about pro-tak and they pretty much said on-line franchise was a bust and didnt make ANY improvements to it.

Edit: It is a lock that this 3 on 3 co-op mode will be a bust, and if I had to guess the gameplan feature will be a complete bust as well.

[Captain_Crazzzy]

when will madden ever be good.... sigh

[jmurphy31]

I wont repeat everything that has already said about the commentary, but I was wondering if those highlights from the Bucs game included the pirate ship going off...Which at first glance seemed authentic, but then i noticed they went off twice (for first downs, but not the TD)...if they go off after every first down (which I don't think they do in real life), that is not good and will get old quick...And to piggy back off an earlier thread by the Watcher about cut scene timing...Why have Peterson get a first down and have the commentators talking how good he is but show a cut scene of kevin smith of the Lions on the bench...Just doesn't make sense...My 2 cents