After some careful thought, I decided to go ahead and get Madden '13. Granted, I've been on here and heard all the pros and cons and I must've read various reviews as well as visited the Madden section of the Forums here to gain some insight.

I'm still playing '12 and I'm enjoying my Franchise very much, but I also am curious as to see if I can't gain at least some enjoyment from CC mode in this year's game.

Two positives I've heard from various OS'ers about Madden...

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Who's the best linebacker in the NFL? Clay Matthews capped off a great year last year for Green Bay with a big win in the Super Bowl over the Steelers. Patrick Willis named by ESPN recently as the league's best overall linebacker performs well for the perpetually underachieving 49ers.

NFL fans, who would you take, Patrick Willis or Clay Matthews? Why?

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Okay, this probably has been done, but I still think it's interesting. If you were an NBA GM, what NBA player would you choose to start your franchise with and why?

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Call me old-fashioned but I miss the days when video games required gamers to use buttons and controllers. There was just something visceral about the whole experience. Sure, your fingers hurt like hell and your thumbs were sore, but there was a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

Granted, I have a vested interest in controller-based gaming because of my limited dexterity, but the movement away from button controlled gaming concerns me just because not every gamer likes analog...

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Let me start this by saying that every gamer is different and to each their own. But for the life of me, I just can't get into playing video games online. The extent to which I go online is to check for updates/patches, download rosters, and occasionally purchase DLC for the few games I do own.

The main reason I don't go online is that I hardly have time. With me pursuing my 2nd degree, I just don't have the time to devote to playing much.

I also have heard plenty...

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