Madden's Current Gen Has Not Been a Success

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

I don't really have any pity for anyone who watched a clearly CG trailer from May of 2005 and then bought the game 6 months later without looking at a single screenshot or anything else about the game... like maybe the back of the box... or didn't see any commercials about it... (both 360 and Madden commercials). Everyone is responsible for their own due diligence before making any purchase.

We are not talking an underground game by an unknown publisher. Just the year before EA released Madden 05, which was probably one of the best Maddens ever. Now comes a trailer introducing Madden on the PS3/360, hardware that was going to slay anything the ps2 could ever do.

You don't expect the industry leader for 20 years, the company with NFL excluisve rights to drop a turd like 2006 into the box and sell it. Had there been a competitor, that game would have had the same fate as NBA Elite this year.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

We are not talking an underground game by an unknown publisher. Just the year before EA released Madden 05, which was probably one of the best Maddens ever. Now comes a trailer introducing Madden on the PS3/360, hardware that was going to slay anything the ps2 could ever do. You don't expect the industry leader for 20 years, the company with NFL excluisve rights to drop a turd like 2006 into the box and sell it. Had there been a competitor, that game would have had the same fate as NBA Elite this year.

Except that's not what I was talking about, I am talking about people seeing the CG trailer from May 2005 and running out and buying a 360 and 06 and being disappointed as if they never saw any commercials for either the 360 or Madden that came out 6 full months later.

I also don't just give any competition a pass, APF2k8 would have been just a poor if it had released head to head with Madden 06. It's nice to just make things up and say it would be better, but I prefer talking about the things that actually happened. I'd take Madden 06 over any attempt at competition that's come out since.

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

Except that's not what I was talking about, I am talking about people seeing the CG trailer from May 2005 and running out and buying a 360 and 06 and being disappointed as if they never saw any commercials for either the 360 or Madden that came out 6 full months later. I also don't just give any competition a pass, APF2k8 would have been just a poor if it had released head to head with Madden 06. It's nice to just make things up and say it would be better, but I prefer talking about the things that actually happened. I'd take Madden 06 over any attempt at competition that's come out since.

APF was practically a direct port. Had it released in 2006 (with NFL teams), I believe it would have. At any rate, I don't think either game would have dropped with only 6 months of development because neither were ready. With a competitor ready to pick up customers they lose, companies care more about the quality of their product.

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

APF was practically a direct port. Had it released in 2006 (with NFL teams), I believe it would have. At any rate, I don't think either game would have dropped with only 6 months of development because neither were ready. With a competitor ready to pick up customers they lose, companies care more about the quality of their product.

One need look no further than NBA 2k6 (360), which was a direct port of the last gen version with spruced up graphics. The result was a title that proved to be one of the best of the 360 launch titles and a solid foundation for future development.

One also can't help but wonder where the Madden/NCAA series might be today if EA hadn't decided to attempt to build a new football engine from the ground up.

[turftickler]

Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

One need look no further than NBA 2k6 (360), which was a direct port of the last gen version with spruced up graphics. The result was a title that proved to be one of the best of the 360 launch titles and a solid foundation for future development. One also can't help but wonder where the Madden/NCAA series might be today if EA hadn't decided to attempt to build a new football engine from the ground up.

Agreed. They should have kept the 2005 engine. I feel like I have been getting sucker punched every year with NCAA and Madden 11. The games look beautiful, but the core gameplay is horrible.