Re: Madden NFL 10 Video: Halftime Report (Chase @ E3)
Let me start by saying, I'm not a regular poster on these boards, as I consider myself a lurker more then anything. But I couldn't resist posting in this thread because everything that has been released at E3 with the exception of online franchise, has been the most disappointing thing I have seen or read about madden 10 thus far.
I mean Ian and co. has stated numerous times that the presentation for madden 10 will blow NFL2k5 out the water, so I was expecting big things. Yet we get a halftime show with a robotic commentator that only speak one liners and a weekly wrap up show with no highlights. I just don't understand how this happened.
I mean the community has stated numerous times that all EA had to do was mimic what 2k5 did as far as presentation goes and add their own flavor to it and we would be happy. Yet we are stuck with a halftime and weekly wrap up show that will probably get skipped and passed over by most people after the first week of having the game.
My question to anyone who's willing to answer truthfully is, are we left with a watered down halftime and weekly wrap up show because Ian and co. was too busy fixing and tweaking the gameplay and overall core of franchise mode that was a complete mess, that the last regime created. Or are we left with this crap we saw at E3 because the guys at EA was to stubborn to "copy" their so called competition?
I mean think about it. EA is sitting on the ESPN license. They could have easily mimic what 2k5 did and more, seeing as though 2k5 was on a last gen system and EA could have took it to another level with the extra power the 360 and ps3 provides. But EA was so persisted on building their "own brand"(ie EA sports Extra Point, EA sports halftime report, etc.)that we the customer is left holding the short end of the stick as far as presentation goes. I mean not using ESPN as the core for presentation because EA would rather promote their own brand instead of another brand(ESPN) is down right naive and simple minded. At some some point the guys at EA have to swallow their pride when it comes to presentation. I know 2k5 used ESPN as their core for presentation and EA doesn't want to be looked at as copycats or not being original but at some point you have to give the customers what they want. Especially, when they already have what we want(the ESPN license)but not using it. Hell, even if they chose to use their own brand, they still could have came better then what we have seen so far. If you ask me the guys at EA ego's got in the way of creating the perfect game.
All the improvements Ian and co. made with the gameplay will be for nothing, because they dropped the ball with the presentation. They give us 9 man gang tackling, WR/DB interaction, OL/DL interaction, pro tak, better cpu AI logic during franchise, colored cleats, hand warmers, online franchise, on the field refs, the wildcat, player momentum(?), and all these other great features and improvements, yet the halftime and weekly wrap up show is trash.
I'm so disappointed right now. This is why I was concerned with EA releasing the little stuff first(back in January)and saving the big stuff(presentation)for last. When the little stuff was being release, the community could give input and Ian and co. could go back and tweak whatever problem that was there. Now with it being so close to the cut off time as far as production goes, most likely what we saw at E3 is what we will get when the game is shipped.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the halftime show will have some type of music playing during the highlights, but even if this is true it's still kinda whack if you ask me. I understand that it's so much EA can do in one year, but when you confidently come out and say madden 10 will put NFL2k5 to rest, you better come with your A game in all areas of the game and EA didn't do that.
I will give Ian and co. all the credit in the world because the changes they made to the game has transformed madden from a mediocre game to a top of the line quality game. And although madden 10 will go down as the best "madden game" ever, it probably won't go down as the best "NFL video game" ever. But overall I think it still will be a good game, just not as good as it could have been.
I have yet to buy a madden game on a next gen system, due to the low quality of the games that was released. I probably will buy madden 10(after reading the feedback from the OS members after the game is release) but I won't be buying this game the same day it comes out, as I originally planned. I'm damn sure will not be camping out at midnight the day it gets release either. Instead, I'm going to wait a few months til the price drop on amazon or Ebay and go from there. During these hard time with the recession and all, I'm a little more wiser on how I spent my money and I think madden 10 is going to be a great game to own just not a must have game.
Sorry about the rant but I thought I'll let out my frustration about the stuff that was release at E3(the halftime and weekly wrap up show) in this thread, and to tell Ian and co. to step their game up as far as presentation goes for madden 11. :wink:
Peace.
Let me start by saying, I'm not a regular poster on these boards, as I consider myself a lurker more then anything. But I couldn't resist posting in this thread because everything that has been released at E3 with the exception of online franchise, has been the most disappointing thing I have seen or read about madden 10 thus far.
I mean Ian and co. has stated numerous times that the presentation for madden 10 will blow NFL2k5 out the water, so I was expecting big things. Yet we get a halftime show with a robotic commentator that only speak one liners and a weekly wrap up show with no highlights. I just don't understand how this happened.
I mean the community has stated numerous times that all EA had to do was mimic what 2k5 did as far as presentation goes and add their own flavor to it and we would be happy. Yet we are stuck with a halftime and weekly wrap up show that will probably get skipped and passed over by most people after the first week of having the game.
My question to anyone who's willing to answer truthfully is, are we left with a watered down halftime and weekly wrap up show because Ian and co. was too busy fixing and tweaking the gameplay and overall core of franchise mode that was a complete mess, that the last regime created. Or are we left with this crap we saw at E3 because the guys at EA was to stubborn to "copy" their so called competition?
I mean think about it. EA is sitting on the ESPN license. They could have easily mimic what 2k5 did and more, seeing as though 2k5 was on a last gen system and EA could have took it to another level with the extra power the 360 and ps3 provides. But EA was so persisted on building their "own brand"(ie EA sports Extra Point, EA sports halftime report, etc.)that we the customer is left holding the short end of the stick as far as presentation goes. I mean not using ESPN as the core for presentation because EA would rather promote their own brand instead of another brand(ESPN) is down right naive and simple minded. At some some point the guys at EA have to swallow their pride when it comes to presentation. I know 2k5 used ESPN as their core for presentation and EA doesn't want to be looked at as copycats or not being original but at some point you have to give the customers what they want. Especially, when they already have what we want(the ESPN license)but not using it. Hell, even if they chose to use their own brand, they still could have came better then what we have seen so far. If you ask me the guys at EA ego's got in the way of creating the perfect game.
All the improvements Ian and co. made with the gameplay will be for nothing, because they dropped the ball with the presentation. They give us 9 man gang tackling, WR/DB interaction, OL/DL interaction, pro tak, better cpu AI logic during franchise, colored cleats, hand warmers, online franchise, on the field refs, the wildcat, player momentum(?), and all these other great features and improvements, yet the halftime and weekly wrap up show is trash.
I'm so disappointed right now. This is why I was concerned with EA releasing the little stuff first(back in January)and saving the big stuff(presentation)for last. When the little stuff was being release, the community could give input and Ian and co. could go back and tweak whatever problem that was there. Now with it being so close to the cut off time as far as production goes, most likely what we saw at E3 is what we will get when the game is shipped.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the halftime show will have some type of music playing during the highlights, but even if this is true it's still kinda whack if you ask me. I understand that it's so much EA can do in one year, but when you confidently come out and say madden 10 will put NFL2k5 to rest, you better come with your A game in all areas of the game and EA didn't do that.
I will give Ian and co. all the credit in the world because the changes they made to the game has transformed madden from a mediocre game to a top of the line quality game. And although madden 10 will go down as the best "madden game" ever, it probably won't go down as the best "NFL video game" ever. But overall I think it still will be a good game, just not as good as it could have been.
I have yet to buy a madden game on a next gen system, due to the low quality of the games that was released. I probably will buy madden 10(after reading the feedback from the OS members after the game is release) but I won't be buying this game the same day it comes out, as I originally planned. I'm damn sure will not be camping out at midnight the day it gets release either. Instead, I'm going to wait a few months til the price drop on amazon or Ebay and go from there. During these hard time with the recession and all, I'm a little more wiser on how I spent my money and I think madden 10 is going to be a great game to own just not a must have game.
Sorry about the rant but I thought I'll let out my frustration about the stuff that was release at E3(the halftime and weekly wrap up show) in this thread, and to tell Ian and co. to step their game up as far as presentation goes for madden 11. :wink:
Peace.
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