Madden NFL 13 Video - Gameplay With Jim Nantz and Phil Simms In-Game Commentary

[Broncos86]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

Gus Johnson?

Gus has spunk, no doubt. He just didn't translate well to Madden. Listening to guys like Mike Emrick, John Kelly, Mike Haynes, and more, all these guys pump real energy and excitement into hockey. Then you listen to someone like Jack Edwards (Bruins play by play guy) and you can hear just how bad someone can be at play by play.

Maybe it's just the pace of the NFL vs. the NHL.

[Moegames]

Quote: Originally Posted by jpdavis82

They said in the podcast that the commentary technology will be able to tell when a line was used last and it will put other lines in there so it doesn't get too repetitive. I like the direction the audio team is headed and have been impressed with Matt and our very own OS guy Chase's vision for the audio presentation for now and in the future.

Yup..i gotta take my hat off for the devs and community peeps here at OSF that have helped improve the audio dept of madden..its really improved..it may not be perfect but from what i heard thus far..it is a huge improvement over last year..and that's all we can expect..right? I never expect perfection in a video game..but aiming towards perfection is the key..and i think that is what we are seeing here. There finally is some real motivation going on here and you cant bang that.

[kjcheezhead]

I haven't read through every page in this thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating someone.

I think the sounds are an upgrade, but Madded 12 had the worst commentary in the business imo so it had nowhere to go but up. Bottom line is I don't think it's close to being in the same league as NBA12, the Show or even NHL 11 by the sounds of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOyBkLWVDV0

I liked the qb cadences, but that's about it. Everything else is still not up to par with other sports games. The crowd in particular sounded non-existant. Disappointing since I really expected EA to bring it in this department this year. It won't be a game killer for me, but isn't changing my opinion that this game will be a no buy or even rent for me either.

[jpdavis82]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

I haven't read through every page in this thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating someone. I think the sounds are an upgrade, but Madded 12 had the worst commentary in the business imo so it had nowhere to go but up. Bottom line is I don't think it's close to being in the same league as NBA12, the Show or even NHL 11 by the sounds of this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOyBkLWVDV0 I liked the qb cadences, but that's about it. Everything else is still not up to par with other sports games. The crowd in particular sounded non-existant. Disappointing since I really expected EA to bring it in this department this year. It won't be a game killer for me, but isn't changing my opinion that this game will be a no buy or even rent for me either.

If you're concerned about the crowd you need to check out the podcast audio especially at 11:49, the crowd sounds great. They recorded the crowd live from nfl games last year and in the past they only used 4 mics to record, this year they used 24, and from the samples in the podcast it is a huge improvement. Player hits sound great too.

[Moegames]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

I haven't read through every page in this thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating someone. I think the sounds are an upgrade, but Madded 12 had the worst commentary in the business imo so it had nowhere to go but up. Bottom line is I don't think it's close to being in the same league as NBA12, the Show or even NHL 11 by the sounds of this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOyBkLWVDV0 I liked the qb cadences, but that's about it. Everything else is still not up to par with other sports games. The crowd in particular sounded non-existant. Disappointing since I really expected EA to bring it in this department this year. It won't be a game killer for me, but isn't changing my opinion that this game will be a no buy or even rent for me either.

Is it fair to say its disappointing when the game is still in development? Clearly the crowd was nonexistent because there wasn't any crowd noise..it was a WIP beta sample of the sound..it has been discussed a few times already in case you missed it. Yes all past madden games had terrible sound..but was there "ever" any madden game when you heard zero crowd noise after a TD? I think that should tell you that this is clearly a WIP segment we heard, which it was.

Again.. we cant put a final judgement on a piece thats not final..this goes with anything..movies, games, etc..this is why i never judge a book by its cover, i learned that the hard way.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

I haven't read through every page in this thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating someone. I think the sounds are an upgrade, but Madded 12 had the worst commentary in the business imo so it had nowhere to go but up. Bottom line is I don't think it's close to being in the same league as NBA12, the Show or even NHL 11 by the sounds of this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOyBkLWVDV0 I liked the qb cadences, but that's about it. Everything else is still not up to par with other sports games. The crowd in particular sounded non-existant. Disappointing since I really expected EA to bring it in this department this year. It won't be a game killer for me, but isn't changing my opinion that this game will be a no buy or even rent for me either.

It's year one laying the new foundation of sound technology. I don't think in one year all of a sudden they be on the same level or catapult the games you mentioned.

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by jpdavis82

If you're concerned about the crowd you need to check out the podcast audio, for one, the crowd sounds great in the clips there. They recorded the crowd live from nfl games last year and in the past they only used 4 mics to record, this year they used 24, and from the samples in the podcast it is a huge improvement. Player hits sound great too.

I heard the podcast, it sounded very nice. The question is where is the crowd noise and player hits in this vid? Why didn't they put it all together to really show off what they did?

I've become an eternal skeptic with this game on this generation. In order to convince me they brought it this year, they need to convice me like they would Rod Tidwell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaiSHcHM0PA

[Moegames]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

It's year one laying the new foundation of sound technology. I don't think in one year all of a sudden they be on the same level or catapult the games you mentioned.

He's talking about a sample of the commentary when a player scored a TD and there was zero sound at one point..i mean no sound at all..it seemed very odd but it was addressed already that it was something that was not part of the final product but a segment that was meant to give an example of the play-by-play commentary and not the ambient crowd sound...i noticed it quickly myself..the commentary was rolling and suddenly after the TD the sound completely went dead..no crowd no nothing...but thats because it was a sample for the commentary..the crowd noise was not even in the sample..