Madden NFL 12 Reviewer Impressions: Gameplay

[jmik58]

EA cutting corners to get results while throwing realism out the window... sounds familiar *cough* NCAA *cough*

[TearsOfPurple]

Quote: Originally Posted by F0rl3fclov3r

Weak that no defensive player lock view is in the game. Audibles (now confirmed) are terrible in the demo in comparison to the ease of NCAA 12. Either way I'm dropping the money like I always do and taken fools to the house.

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Madden will always be Madden. I personal love Madden still. I don't nitpick over small things that don't matter to me. But hey, I guess others have the right to complain.

The only reason I play Madden is for the franchise mode. They improved it greatly, so it's enough to warrant my $45 (got some GameStop store credit)

[Turbo Lax 33]

At the end of the day Madden is a video game, not a recreation of actually playing the game. If you want the experiences the writer has nitpicked about, the only way you will ever get it is by actually playing the game of football, not a video counterpart.

Perhaps because I grew up playing video games when Atari football with its 3 men on the field all moving together was the only video game choice, I am more tolerant of games being just a game? At any rate I find this type of article counter productive. THe writer may think he pointed out an equal number of positive and negative issues but the article read to me like one big gripe fest.

I will be buying Madden and I will understand and look past the unrealistic events that will occur at times, after all I'm playing a video game.....

[D Apocalypse]

This is the most enjoyable next-gen Madden I've played since 08. True it isn't perfect in certain areas but for me the gameplay and presentation improvements make it a definite purchase for me and thanks to my $20 credit I earned from Amazon from my NCAA preorder, this game only cost me $39.99.

[rudyjuly2]

Wow. A little tough on some things that we know have been there and continue to be there (defensive play calling as one). It's true that there will be limitations until we get a real physics engine. Continuing tweaks just won't get there.

That said it was a very detailed review. Thanks for that. I'm looking forward to getting this game on Tuesday. I do agree there is no reason to not have NCAA's audible system (although I think it's too open and should be restricted to matching personel sets) and I'd like to see similar controls.

[JT.Iverson]

skipping on madden this year, although i might rent it for a few weeks

[DJ]

I appreciate the honesty in, not only this partial review, but in a lot of the other reviews that are filtering out for Madden 12. My only question is, where were these reviews last year? Madden 11 had just as many flaws as have been pointed out so far in Madden 12, yet Madden 11 received far higher scores.

Still, I'm glad to see the cookie-cutter reviews disappearing and the journalists doing their duty of holding EA to the flames and calling them out, so to speak, for minimal year-to-year improvements.

I'm headed to the store today to cancel my pre-order. I may pick Madden 12 up at a later date, but for now, I'm fine with hopping on my PS2 and playing Madden 09.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by DJ

I appreciate the honesty in, not only this partial review, but in a lot of the other reviews that are filtering out for Madden 12. My only question is, where were these reviews last year? Madden 11 had just as many flaws as have been pointed out so far in Madden 12, yet Madden 11 received far higher scores. Still, I'm glad to see the cookie-cutter reviews disappearing and the journalists doing their duty of holding EA to the flames and calling them out, so to speak, for minimal year-to-year improvements. I'm headed to the store today to cancel my pre-order. I may pick Madden 12 up at a later date, but for now, I'm fine with hopping on my PS2 and playing Madden 09.

I don't have the game yet, but when I do on Tuesday at midnight, I think I will have a much more enjoyable experience with 12 vs 11. First time I never completed a season in Madden was Madden 11.

Just didn't hold my interest.