08-24-2011, 12:07 PM
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(PS3) Madden 13
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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I was going to blog about what essential things in Madden is very welcomed this year and the breaking point of what EA has done in good and what could be a death kneel for it. For it seems with the demo's it stirs such a fervor over what the REAL game will be. We all know the Demo every year is quite a handicapped idea to what the game really ends up being. I am not sure the demo should even be considered a 'demo' as much as a 'layout' demonstration. how the new HUD will appear and be approached. It is like seeing a trailer for a movie, it never really explains the true emotion of the movie, it is there to just create the hype and wow, not the full reality of the movie. i have seen a lot of movies that don't' have great trailers because they convey the wrong feeling of what the movie's emotion really was. the demo of madden always feels like that to me. should be considered a beta demo preview.
however, the statements in this article bring up some amazingly well put points and rounds it up for me.
"Caley: Fact. However, I'm not sure it's the gameplay as much as the advertising regarding the additions to Franchise mode. As primarily an offline player, I think this mode got some needed attention. Is it all it could be, or once was? Certainly not, but if the little things -- roster cuts, dynamic attributes, tendencies -- pan out, I think it will be the best Madden Franchise mode of this generation."
If the new features pan out. excellent point! i feel that EA's bad rap is really based on stating new features, but then not executing in getting them to work. not to say that they 'all' don't work, but that it seems every year a 'feature' that is in the game is simply broken and that makes us the consumers feel that 'false advertising' is in play. Madden is a huge game with huge marketing and revealing what the 'features are' requires due diligence to make sure on shipping day these features are working as advertised. perhaps they need 'tweaking' but fully working. simply put, as Caley said it best. 'if the little things - roster cuts, dynamic attributes, tendencies -- pan out, it will be the best madden franchise mode of this generation." he calls it little things, which translates to 'details' 'pride' 'solid gameplay' 'providing the features as stated' this is the make or break for me. if they work as intended (room for tweaking but not broken) then success. I worry because of the track record of Madden, this is a shaky hope. but i will dare it because i wan't it to work so bad. the demo doesn't even show anything of what the franchise mode is except talk. lets see what is when i pay my $60. wish there was a demo mode for offline franchise mode somehow. then i would be happy with a demo. franchise is what madden is for me. i could care less about 'play now'.
"Christian: Fiction. Like Caley said, I know some folks don't like comparisons, and I especially hate using this example, but if NFL 2K5 was able to give us deep halftime and weekly highlight shows, complete with highlights from across the league, there is no excuse to not see these presentational features in a game like Madden 12. The new camera angles, banners and introductions are a great start, but until broadcast replays, graphical breakdowns and highlight shows are added, I can't say presentation is where it should be."
"Dustin: Fiction. It's nice going third here because now I don't even have to bring up games from the past. All I have to say is the "bar" for presentation was set years ago. It's time to set it again. "
up to recently I always rolled my eyes when someone brought up 2k5. I played 2k something and always felt the gameplay was never Madden. IMO. (welcome to your own of course). But what I didn't know was what the presentation was. when I just recently saw the presentation of 2k5's NFL I about crapped my pants. 2005!!! we are in 2012 madden here. Dustin is right, the bar is set and Madden needs to start working on presentation for 2013. 2012 is a excellent step in the right direction. the demo hints at it with the visuals and HUD for play now, but not commentary so the full game will tell the tape, but there is a long way to go. the bar is set.
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