Madden NFL 10 Video: Halftime Report (Chase @ E3)

[pfunk880]

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There are number of today's NFL commentators that I believe would do an amazing job for Madden 11. The issue isn't who we have at Color Commentary, we need a new Play-by-Play guy.

I recommend one of these guys:

1. Al Michaels (bring him back if possible)
2. Joe Buck (I love this guy even though alot don't)
3. Kenny Albert (one of my favorites..has an amazing voice for NFL)
4. Daryl Johnston (another great one)
5. Kevin Harlan

I would put Mike Tirico in there but he's color commentary and doesn't call the plays.

No, Tirico does play-by-play.

[titansftw]

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Thanks for having the balls to step up and say that, Bezo. You're the first CD poster I've seen that's actually expressed this sentiment, and it's refreshing.

So much for having an earlier CD to make a difference.

You must not have read the whole thread cuz the Watcher said it was striaght up awful.


But I dissagree. The only awful part was that there was no comentary on the highlights. Everything else ways way way better than anything Madden has ever had.

[titansftw]

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Hate to bring it up, but APF2K8 has halftime and postgame highlights, with good highlight-specific commentary - and that game's two years old. Had to say it because some keep citing NFL2K5 as some full expression of what can be done, lol. NBA2K9, MLB2K9, [and I assume] The Show '09 all display highlights of key plays between quarters/innings, and it's done very well with cool tv-style blending and fadeouts. People are actually praising Madden for adding near-exact cutscenes that were being offered in 2K5, 5yrs ago on a much weaker hardware system - and that's actually a step up for them. I don't think it's really comparable

You didnt notice that APF's halftime just had one of the anouncers read off what Chris Berman said? It was exactly the same dialog and it annoyed me greatly.

2k5 presentation was masterpiece. 2k8 was lame and fake. Halftime show with the exact same dialog, an dfield pass? lamest thing I've ever seen.

[joejccva71]

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No, Tirico does play-by-play.

I'm stupid don't mind me. Not sure what I was thinking. He does the MNF play-by-play. Duh.

[swill43507]

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It's a good start. It's not the greatest half-time show in sports video game history but at least it is a start. It's better than nothing. It will be better next year.

[thmst30]

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Yep it's the audio that kills presentation in Madden. With everything that they added this year, the horrendous audio/commentary just sucks the life right out of it all. No fluidity, no flow whatsoever. It just jumps from one thing to the next and there are a bunch of robotic one-liners. Needs to be completely redone.

[pfunk880]

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Yep it's the audio that kills presentation in Madden. With everything that they added this year, the horrendous audio/commentary just sucks the life right out of it all. No fluidity, no flow whatsoever. It just jumps from one thing to the next and there are a bunch of robotic one-liners. Needs to be completely redone.

Exactly, the audio overall is really killing the immersion.

[idesign2]

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After thinking about this awhile, I'm actually gonna defend Madden a bit here. My gold standard of where current sports games should be is The Show. This year the game includes postgame highlights, which I enjoy greatly. One thing I just realized is that these highlights don't have any commentary. It features key highlights from the game set to music, but there isn't an announcer describing the plays. What makes it work, I think, is that the replay angles are very good, plus there is music in the background to create a little bit of drama.

So, considering this, I think the Madden highlight package can be salvaged if they choose better replay angles and they include some music (classic NFL Films music would be a good start).

Although this year's Madden highlights don't appear to approach 2K5 in terms of total presentation, EA can still salvage this. Let's hope there's still time to improve it.

[jmood88]

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They don't have to have commentary but the highlights just look like regular instant replays with a stat beneath them.

[FadeEmAll]

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Man you would think, based on these responses, that people buy the game just because of the halftime show!!! 2K5s halftime show was cool the first week I played it and then I never watched that trash again. You people need to focus on what really matters. Yeah the halftime show is weak, but seriously is that going to make or break the damn game?!?!? We know that they cant record an endless stream of audio for the commentary anyway, so the stuff will get repetitive quickly. As far as the highlights go, the dude said he only played like 4 plays then super simmed so you shouldn't even be expecting any killer highlights. DAMN!!! Let the fricking halftime show meltdown go LOL. there's plenty of other issues that can be addressed and are far more relevant than an aspect of tge game that will be skipped 90% of the time.

p.s. In no way am I trying to defend the development team for this atrocity, I'm simply saying you all are getting worked up a little too much about it.

[swill43507]

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Man you would think, based on these responses, that people buy the game just because of the halftime show!!! 2K5s halftime show was cool the first week I played it and then I never watched that trash again. You people need to focus on what really matters. Yeah the halftime show is weak, but seriously is that going to make or break the damn game?!?!? We know that they cant record an endless stream of audio for the commentary anyway, so the stuff will get repetitive quickly. As far as the highlights go, the dude said he only played like 4 plays then super simmed so you shouldn't even be expecting any killer highlights. DAMN!!! Let the fricking halftime show meltdown go LOL. there's plenty of other issues that can be addressed and are far more relevant than an aspect of tge game that will be skipped 90% of the time.

p.s. In no way am I trying to defend the development team for this atrocity, I'm simply saying you all are getting worked up a little too much about it.

EXCELLENT POST!!!

[thmst30]

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Man you would think, based on these responses, that people buy the game just because of the halftime show!!! 2K5s halftime show was cool the first week I played it and then I never watched that trash again. You people need to focus on what really matters. Yeah the halftime show is weak, but seriously is that going to make or break the damn game?!?!? We know that they cant record an endless stream of audio for the commentary anyway, so the stuff will get repetitive quickly. As far as the highlights go, the dude said he only played like 4 plays then super simmed so you shouldn't even be expecting any killer highlights. DAMN!!! Let the fricking halftime show meltdown go LOL. there's plenty of other issues that can be addressed and are far more relevant than an aspect of tge game that will be skipped 90% of the time.

p.s. In no way am I trying to defend the development team for this atrocity, I'm simply saying you all are getting worked up a little too much about it.

That's nice. Most people watched it almost every time. No this doesn't kill Madden 10, but there's no doubting it is pretty bad.

[nxt]

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I agree with the masses. That was very weak. Honestly, if they are planning to do a halftime and end-of-game show, they should have come correct. Everyone knows it will be compared to what was done in 2K5, so to come out with that is embarrassing. I would rather they have NOT put this in the game, did it the right way (ala 2K5) and released it next year.

[jmood88]

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Man you would think, based on these responses, that people buy the game just because of the halftime show!!! 2K5s halftime show was cool the first week I played it and then I never watched that trash again. You people need to focus on what really matters. Yeah the halftime show is weak, but seriously is that going to make or break the damn game?!?!? We know that they cant record an endless stream of audio for the commentary anyway, so the stuff will get repetitive quickly. As far as the highlights go, the dude said he only played like 4 plays then super simmed so you shouldn't even be expecting any killer highlights. DAMN!!! Let the fricking halftime show meltdown go LOL. there's plenty of other issues that can be addressed and are far more relevant than an aspect of tge game that will be skipped 90% of the time.

p.s. In no way am I trying to defend the development team for this atrocity, I'm simply saying you all are getting worked up a little too much about it.

This thread is about the halftime show and the developers have come on here talking about how great their presentation is but yet again that isn't the case

[joejccva71]

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Look on the bright side fellas.

"There's always next year." Wow how many times have we said that.