Thursday, September 12, 2013
Posted on September 12, 2013 at 08:38 PM.
Donny Moore vs PFF 2012 on the OL
INTRODUCTION
In all of the analysis of Donny Moore (EA) vs. PFF 2012 it should be noted that only grades from PFF with a 25% filter were used. This means many backups are not compared because there wasn’t enough data. Some of the discrepancies may also be as a result of Donny Moore trying to capture expected improvements from last year. A rookie last year is expected to be better this season so one could expect a higher grade in Madden 25 than ... Read More
Posted on August 2, 2013 at 10:53 AM.
This team should be much better this year. They have upgraded in quite a few areas over last year’s 7-9 team with very few downgrades. The one thing that will be more challenging is the schedule. The Dolphins face the Colts, Falcons, Saints and Ravens in games two through five. For a young team that is a tough stretch. If they can come out of that at least 2-2 this team will win at least 9 games and I’m personally hoping for 10 or more. The AFC East is weak. The Bills and Jets don’t look ... Read More
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Posted on January 9, 2013 at 06:18 PM.
After all the patches and many games of playing I figured I would put my thoughts of Madden 13 down in a review format. I do not play online so this review will only focus on offline gameplay and the new franchise mode called Connected Careers (CCM). While Madden 12 was a far more polished title at release, Madden 13 tried to be more innovative at the cost of rushing some things. Madden 13 implemented a new commentary team, the new Infinity Engine and an expanded Connected Career mode (old franchise ... Read More
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 12:15 PM.
My first season was with the Miami Dolphins in Madden 13 and it ended with a loss in the playoffs. Here are my thoughts on the offseason in Madden 13 as I experienced it.
FREE AGENCY
I like the way free agency was handled. Not quite enough young players escape a team's grasp although teams tend to have more salary cap room in early years due to no salary cap penalties being installed with the first roster. Before you get to free agency you can negotiate with your own ... Read More
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 08:53 AM.
My first attempt at franchise (I refuse to call it CCM) in Madden was very bittersweet. I chose the online option and set up a one person league just so I could take advantage of the server side fixes for some of the franchise issues. This will come back to bite me in the *** later on.
SETUP
All of your settings must be keyed from scratch in a new franchise. It does not import your difficulty level, sliders, auto subs or any other options from your profile. Not ... Read More
Friday, September 7, 2012
Posted on September 7, 2012 at 07:27 PM.
Many powerhouse colleges will pack over 100,000 into their stadium for every game, no matter how bad the opponent is. Fans and alumni are normally crazy over their local team. Fans who attended a university often take much greater pride in their Alma matter doing well than the professional team down the road. College football games features incredible passion and energy. With exciting dual threat QBs like Denard Robinson, the variety of college offenses and all the points that get scored on ... Read More
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 11:27 PM.
I was only able to play two games tonight after my son's game and the 75 minute download and install. I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. The Infinity engine was not as big a difference as I thought. It's subtle. It will look like a bigger change compared to NCAA because I felt their tackling system is limited. Madden 12's tackling system is better than NCAA 13 imo.
Anyways, I played with the 49ers and then with the Giants. Lost the first game and won the second on ... Read More
Posted on July 12, 2012 at 08:25 AM.
I’ve played two games of NCAA 13 which isn’t enough for a full review of course but my initial feeling is that the game is average. I didn’t see a lot of crap but I don’t see any excellence to this game that wants to me to keep playing other than I want to get my monies worth after renting.
Presentation and Atmosphere
This just isn’t good enough imo. The commentary is so stale now it’s white noise. I can’t even tell you if I heard any new or interesting ... Read More
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 05:58 AM.
Do you guys think EA's NCAA Football team does enough to please more than just the people happy with their game?
I don't think so. I really think the NCAA team has tunnel vision with what they want. Others will say I'm just saying this because they aren't delivering what I want and there is definitely truth in this. They sell close to two million games across all platforms every year which is a good number for any game and so I think there is a conservative effort with regards to ... Read More
Friday, September 23, 2011
Posted on September 23, 2011 at 05:30 PM.
As someone who has grown to love college football more than the pros, I haven’t played Madden significantly since Madden ’05. Madden ’03 was the last game I truly loved with 2K4 taking the crown the following year. Then NCAA ’06 then swooped in on the PS2 and I fell in love with NCAA Football. I did try Madden 10 after hating NCAA 10 but was disappointed in both for a variety of reasons. This year NCAA 12 disappointed me so I turned to Madden 12 and have been having a lot of fun. I want to ... Read More
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 11:42 PM.
It’s awful hard to get good impressions on a football game with only 2 minute quarters as it hurts your ability to run many plays and you tend to play hurry up and pass more than usual. What really hurts though is the inability to access the sliders. I’d love to see sliders available in next year’s demo. The game does not fit my skill set on either AA (cpu offence is really weak) or Heisman default and so my fun factor isn’t as high as it could be. Overall it’s a pretty decent demo where I don’t ... Read More
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 07:20 AM.
The NFL fines and disciplines players any way they want and the NFLPA just bends over. The most popular and profitable sport in North America and it's union is a gutless piece of crap. The way they have fined some of the defensive guys, with no real appeal process, has been poor imo and criticized by many. But the NFLPA just shuts its mouth and does nothing about it.
Now Brett Favre gets fined $50,000 for not co-operating in the Sterger case? I've lost a lot of respect for the guy over ... Read More
Posted on August 13, 2010 at 09:54 AM.
I play on All-American, Slow speed, with 7 minute quarters. I've had to make some adjustments post-patch but I'm pretty close. These sliders work for me and are for my reference and others that may want to know what I'm using. They are not guaranteed to work for anyone else.
NCAA '11 PS3 SLIDERS
DIFFICULTY AA
GAME SPEED Slow, 7 min
SPEED DIFFERENTIAL 50
OFFENSE HUM CPU
QB ACC 45 50
PASS BLK 50 45
WR CATCH 50 55 ... Read More
Posted on August 5, 2010 at 11:26 AM.
I really like NCAA 12. It's not perfect but it's a lot of fun. A lot of things in a game can be fixed via sliders. Sometimes we can’t fix everything and some sliders that we like do not exist. I’m proposing some new sliders for NCAA 12 to allow us to fine-tune and fix the game to our liking.
New Man and Zone Pass Coverage Sliders
There have been many complaints about how good man pass coverage this year. The effectiveness of man vs. Zone coverages has been debated in the ... Read More
Posted on July 14, 2010 at 09:23 AM.
I like to blog my early thoughts so I can go back and look at how my feelings evolve over time with a game. I posted this in the main impressions thread as well.
I’ve played almost 3 games now with seven minute quarters and I’m enjoying it. I wasn’t blown away at first but I think I’ve grown to like it more as I continue to play it. I still feel that after three games it’s still way too early to judge how the game will play but I think this will be a good game.
... Read More
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