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Check out this new Madden NFL 10 video, showing off The Extra Point Halftime Report.

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# 121 TheWatcher @ 06/03/09 07:34 PM
Oh my lord... that was awful.

The audio in this game is absolutely atrocious. There is just no way around it. The camera angles for the replays are beautiful and so are the overlays, but the audio? Awful. There wasn't even anything being said while the highlights played.

Tom's line to go to halftime: "Let's send you to the studio for this brief halftime break"?

WHAT??? Seriously? "Brief halftime break"? Guys, you need some help with that writing and quickly. It's getting worse every year. Since when has halftime been brief? And since when has a commentator said that? The answer to both: NEVER.

... and worse, he never even called up the score before going to the half! That's Broadcasting 101! Oh... my... lord, lol. I cannot believe this. I'm stunned.

How can such poor writing and poor audio work continue to be churned out like this every year? It's not even debatable; the people working on audio are simply not doing a good job. It doesn't even sound professional. It's time to make some changes.
 
# 122 HealyMonster @ 06/03/09 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Bgamer90
I think you are kinda going overboard. The game still has issues no doubt since it's an E3 build (don't know if you seen it but there is a picture of a missing field goal post lol).

Like yeah, that wasn't that good, but considering that it's an E3 build and also the other various improvements made to presentation in other areas of the game, I honestly can't see how people could get this upset over it. Adding music and making the commentary flow better and play more is something that can be done before the game goes gold.
how did I go overboard? I am confused....
 
# 123 T9R @ 06/03/09 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Bgamer90
Adding music and making the commentary flow better and play more is something that can be done before the game goes gold.
I highly doubt it unless Alex Flanagan's studio lines are already recorded and for whatever reason weren't in this build.
 
# 124 T9R @ 06/03/09 07:37 PM
and a little OCD complaint

"Jay Cutler just threw his 2nd interception for the day."

Even ignoring the engrish, what sort of stat overlay is that? Stat overlays don't narrate game action.
 
# 125 Pbrown88 @ 06/03/09 07:37 PM
Wow... This is embarrassing. I started feeling awkward just watching this at home. I think they wasted their time on this feature, although I don't know how much time that could have possibly been. Most people will end up skipping this every game because it is not at all interesting or resembling a real halftime show. Unless they fix this its nothing more than wasted space
 
# 126 Bgamer90 @ 06/03/09 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Renegade44
how did I go overboard? I am confused....
I'm sorry. After rereading your post, you weren't.

It's just that I read other posts by other people in here that were ridiculous and then when reading yours it was kinda set up in a similar way to theirs but yeah you weren't. Sorry for saying that.
 
# 127 Bgamer90 @ 06/03/09 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by T9R
I highly doubt it unless Alex Flanagan's studio lines are already recorded and for whatever reason weren't in this build.
In early vids of Madden 09, the commentary was worse than what it was in the final game. I remember it being very basic.

But yeah, if the halftime show is like this in the final game, that would be disappointing but either way, they have done so much to the game in just one year, I will give them slack for some things if they don't end up being as good as I thought they would be.
 
# 128 KILLAKAVOR @ 06/03/09 07:42 PM
Will everybody chillout...all this negativity. We gonna feel salty if they decide the fans do not like it..because i know as fast as they created the halftime show, they can remove it. Then we'll have nothing. Yall buggin over a non finished product. Some of yall think they been trying to get the halftime show together for E3. No Im pretty sure they concentrated on gameplay for the convention. So everybody need to FALLBACK. Ian got this.

-KILLA
 
# 129 HealyMonster @ 06/03/09 07:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgamer90
I'm sorry. After rereading your post, you weren't.

It's just that I read other posts by other people in here that were ridiculous and then when reading yours it was kinda set up in a similar way to theirs but yeah you weren't. Sorry for saying that.
no worries, I just made a point to restrain my self to not go overboard when I wrote that. LOL
 
# 130 marcoyk @ 06/03/09 07:43 PM
Haha wow. Period.
 
# 131 sportzbro @ 06/03/09 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by thmst30
I'll do it since TJ isn't here. Wave bye-bye to TreyIM2 everyone. He's taking a "break" from the forums for a while.
Peace out Trey..
 
# 132 stiffarmleft @ 06/03/09 07:45 PM
They need Dan Stevens and Peter O'Keefe in a bad way.
 
# 133 spankdatazz22 @ 06/03/09 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jdr4693
I realy think the only thing it needs is some good nfl films music.......Please EA squeeze it in pre release.

I think the NFL Films music to so-so replays looks and sounds pretentious and out of place
 
# 134 Deegeezy @ 06/03/09 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by T9R
and a little OCD complaint

"Jay Cutler just threw his 2nd interception for the day."

Even ignoring the engrish, what sort of stat overlay is that? Stat overlays don't narrate game action.
Yeah I have to admit this was a bit goofy. Hopefully they clean that up before it goes gold. It should just state the facts, not be a sentence. And it should not pop up the moment a play ends.

IRL, the graphics guys would not even have enough time to get that set up so quickly.
 
# 135 Valdarez @ 06/03/09 07:47 PM
That's a half time show? C'mon. I'll never waste my time watching that show. That's click through footage only there.

For a show, you need to have someone presenting it, breaking down the game, talking about the highlights and what the teams need to do in the second half.
 
# 136 KILLAKAVOR @ 06/03/09 07:50 PM
Will everybody chillout...all this negativity. We gonna feel salty if they decide the fans do not like it..because i know as fast as they created the halftime show, they can remove it. Then we'll have nothing. Yall buggin over a non finished product. Some of yall think they been trying to get the halftime show together for E3. No Im pretty sure they concentrated on gameplay for the convention. So everybody need to FALLBACK. Ian got this.

-KILLA
 
# 137 DGuinta1 @ 06/03/09 07:52 PM
Better to have nothing if that's going to be it and add more to the game itself in other ways.
 
# 138 ScoobySnax @ 06/03/09 07:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheWatcher
Oh my lord... that was awful.

The audio in this game is absolutely atrocious. There is just no way around it. The camera angles for the replays are beautiful and so are the overlays, but the audio? Awful. There wasn't even anything being said while the highlights played.

Tom's line to go to halftime: "Let's send you to the studio for this brief halftime break"?

WHAT??? Seriously? "Brief halftime break"? Guys, you need some help with that writing and quickly. It's getting worse every year. Since when has halftime been brief? And since when has a commentator said that? The answer to both: NEVER.

... and worse, he never even called up the score before going to the half! That's Broadcasting 101! Oh... my... lord, lol. I cannot believe this. I'm stunned.

How can such poor writing and poor audio work continue to be churned out like this every year? It's not even debatable; the people working on audio are simply not doing a good job. It doesn't even sound professional. It's time to make some changes.
*Throws previous argument out the window*

I totally agree with you man. It is utterly ridiculous. While the replays are playing, someone has to say SOMETHING. No one looks at "highlights" with absolutely no audio. That was horrendous at best. It's basically the same as last year except it's done within the context of a "show."
 
# 139 Deegeezy @ 06/03/09 07:54 PM
Am I the only one that was a little irked by Hammonds' statement: "And now for this brief halftime break?"

That kind of kills the immersion of realism. They need a better writer.

"We've reached halftime with the score, Seahawks 20 Broncos 7....We now send you back to our studio for the break"
 
# 140 jdr4693 @ 06/03/09 07:57 PM
This game's audio is SO akward in every way. I might keep waiting on the madden series till next year.....again.
 


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