Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

[TreFacTor]

Quote: Originally Posted by salty222

Turned off - A little To the point of being dissapointed - NO The biggest thing I'm looking forward too, even more than Connected Career mode is the gameplay engine itself. From everything that I have seen, it looks like the actual gameplay of the game is the biggest updated feature for Madden '13. Something that I have been waiting for years as I know many others have as well. I'm sure connected careers will have great positives and negatives but it's the gameplay engine that has me the most excited.

I myself posted last year that I didn't think RTP was coming till next gen so I was pleasantly surprised to hear that it was in Madden 13! I have been a long time proponent of attention to "on the field play" above the other areas of the game. Now I find myself in the position of the outsider looking in. We have the gameplay changes that I thought were paramount (RTP, read and react defenders/receivers, pass trajectories), while losing features I came to rely on even though there wasn't a huge cry for them in the past. It may not be a deal breaker for most, but I find myself in the same position as years before where I can't bring myself to purchase the game new because to me it seems incomplete. I'll make due with the demo (if there is one) for gameplay until 14.

[brett the jet favre]

Not at all..

[Skyboxer]

Still counting down the day until I have the game in my hands. Pretty pumped....

[AgentQ16]

Will....NOT.....buy..... absolutely HORRIBLE decisions by EA (again).

[bichettehappens]

Quote: Originally Posted by TreFacTor

I agree, previous versions of offline franchise were boring, but only because it lacked in the areas that other games did so well, like halftime/weekly wrap up shows with highlights.

Which game has done a weekly wrap up show with highlights well? Done well being the key.

[Aggies67]

Quote: Originally Posted by bichettehappens

Which game has done a weekly wrap up show with highlights well? Done well being the key.

2K5 did the Sports center weekly wrap-up very well. I would think that mot people would agree.

[bichettehappens]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aggies67

2K5 did the Sports center weekly wrap-up very well. I would think that mot people would agree.

It was revolutionary for its time, but from what I recall it got stale fast. Are there any other sports games with a weekly wrap up?

[Aggies67]

Quote: Originally Posted by bichettehappens

It was revolutionary for its time, but from what I recall it got stale fast. Are there any other sports games with a weekly wrap up?

I still play the game and I still enjoy the weekly wrap up from time to time. If I watched it every week, it would get stale.

College Hoops 2k8 had a really good weekly wrap-up show as well, but it too would get stale if you watch it every week.

So, I guess "well-done" is a relative term. If you're asking "well done, as compared to a real weekly wrapup on ESPN", the answer of course would be "no". However, if you're asking "well done for a video game", I think the answer would have to be "heck yes".

And no matter how stale that level of weekly highlights wrap-up might become, it's gonna be better than tweets.