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Originally Posted by ShaiLeGran |
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The funny thing is, stuff that EA is mentioning as 'special' aka real coaches and stuff, is normal stuff for franchises like NBA2K and The Show. The more I read about EA developed games, the more respect I get for Sony San Diego and 2K. All the little details make The Show so amazing. And they don't even lick their own a**es for it. They just do it. EA on the other hand..Don't even get me started. The only thing - imho - thats really worth while out of EA's camp is the FIFA franchise. It seems to me most resources are in Vancouver and FIFA really has a lot of stuff to like. All the different boots, balls, celebrations, jerseys, ball boys, in-between replays. They understand what makes soccer, soccer. But Madden, NHL, NBA...smh
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FIFA had to have all these bells and whistles because it played a slightly inferior game on the pitch to Pro Evolution Soccer for many years. Eventually it even gained the upper hand in that department but until that time all of the peripheral stuff really helped shift units for EA. Current-gen, PES plays better again, so the struggle continues and the consumer wins.
MLB is now a system seller for Sony so gets the resources it deserves. It needs to be good.
Basketball? EA dropped the ball recently, but 2K aren't go to rest easy.
Madden? Haven't played in years but I'd assume that the budget is leagues ahead of the NHL series such is the worldwide popularity of the NFL.
No competition is slowly throttling this series. I still can't get my head round the lack of penalties since 11, 12 with the sliders at max and how any company could conceivably think it was acceptable to not include a Season Mode in a sports game after making a next-gen debut a year later than expected.