Wow...is anyone having fun with this yet?

[cng41]

Re: Wow...is anyone having fun with this yet?

I see this type of thread is the new cool and trendy thing to do on OS. People make a thread saying oh I am enjoying the game blah blah blah, these forums are going crazy with all these negative threads blah blah blah, do anybody else agree with me, I need somebody to agree with for I can feel better about myself blah blah blah blah.

I am not worrying about little issues, I am enjoying the game for what it is and because I said this statement, I can be part of the mature crowd blah blah blah.

Honestly these type of threads are just as bad as the game is broken type of threads. All you are doing is cluttering up the board. We have an impressions thread for a reason.

And I am tired of the notion there are a ton of negative threads all of a sudden. When in reality it is the same amount that it has always been on OS during the 1st week of a new game.

Some people will always not like a game, some will always like it. At the end of the day, only thing that matter is YOU.

But all these individual justification type of threads needs to stop. Whether or not you love the game, hate the game, use the impressions thread please.

Really???? Thought that was what a forum was for. people giving thier opinions hmmmm

[malky]

Re: Wow...is anyone having fun with this yet?

If a lot of people are complaining about a game than that usually mean something, maybe it does walk like a duck?.... I didn't hear many people complaining when NBA 2K11 came out, why? Because it was a killer game.

Negative and Positive threads are the reason I even come to OS-- it helps me figure out if I want to even put down some loot to buy a game that comes out year to year.

[northface28]

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These are the posts I hate. Seriously, are you never happy? You have nothing better to do then come on these forums and complain?

*waits patiently for a response telling me how stupid I am for wanting to buy a game I actually enjoy*

Umm, what? Are you kidding me? It is forum where he his afforded the right to voice his displeasure. He did so without resorting to broken english or inflammatory remarks. You act is if hes drinking himself into a stupor while complaining to complain.

Some users here are so sanctimonious.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Wow...is anyone having fun with this yet?

I have retail and have been having a blast, period.

[northface28]

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"The people who are being critical just have actual expectations. Sadly, some of them will still buy the game. "

Maybe just Maybe some people need to LOWER thier expectations to some level of reality...its still just a game and will NEVER meet everyones expectations.....

I am standing over here for

And here is the root of the problem, all this time I was mad at EA for substandard products. When in actuality its a large % of the fan base whos to blame. Lower our expectations? Why? "Its just a game", "nothing is perfect", etc just reeks of medocrity, hence, more often than not, thats what we get. So many are conditioned to accept it.

As soon as you detest the medocrity vocally, youre shot down by several select OSers with their "logic" & "perspective" telling you how "bitter", "whiny" etc you are.

[justtxyank]

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I have retail version and loving the game. Small issues that bug me (commentary is totally whack) but definitely glad to have purchased.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Really???? Thought that was what a forum was for. people giving thier opinions hmmmm

Yeah that is why we have a DEDICATED THREAD to voice your opinions on the game, it is called the IMPRESSIONS THREAD.

Just like we have dedicated bugs & glitches thread, highlight reel thread, Q&A thread, etc.

Those threads are stickied to the top of the forums for a reason. Less clutter....We don't need dozens of individual threads talking about the same thing.

[ChicagoChris]

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This year something very interesting seems to be happening....game sites are giving it lower reviews while the "trusted names" on this site (BK, Sky, etc) are giving it a thumbs up.

Encouraging to say the least. I trust them WAY more then a reviewer who tends to review more CoD and less sports titles.

[BlackJackRabbit]

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"The people who are being critical just have actual expectations. Sadly, some of them will still buy the game. "

Maybe just Maybe some people need to LOWER thier expectations to some level of reality...its still just a game and will NEVER meet everyones expectations.....

I am standing over here for

Why should people lower their expectations ? People's expectations are formed by what they've been exposed to in the past. There are still things ( game-play wise) that have been done better in other games ( some made by EA) years ago. Madden is behind the rest of the sports genre. People expect a football video game that is on par with the rest of the sports genre.

[illwill10]

Re: Wow...is anyone having fun with this yet?

Yeah that is why we have a DEDICATED THREAD to voice your opinions on the game, it is called the IMPRESSIONS THREAD.

Just like we have dedicated bugs & glitches thread, highlight reel thread, Q&A thread, etc.

Those threads are stickied to the top of the forums for a reason. Less clutter....We don't need dozens of individual threads talking about the same thing.

Agree
Just like with most games come out, There will tons of threads started either complaining about something or asking for something they couldve just use "Search Forum" feature

[bukktown]

Re: Wow...is anyone having fun with this yet?

I got the game a week early, playing the game in franchise mode...Loving it!!!!

I come in here and read all the negative stuff and the little irritations and how people are making such a huge deal...all I can say is WOW....

I guess I need to stop visiting as this forum right now is as depressing as watching the evening news.

The game is not perfect nor will it ever be.....I am enjoying it and not going to worry about every little issue...

Have fun guys and enjoy the game for what it is....

I guess now I need to prepare to because the sky is not falling Chicken Little!!!!!

There is a poll in the top right of the forum and 66% of respondents think that the game is either good or great. So it's safe to assume that people ARE having fun with the game.

[Playmakers]

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If the game is fun, I'll play it. I am still playing this game.

because of the NCAA 12 fiasco i got cold feet and haven't even opened Madden 12 yet

I'm hoping to resist for about a week until i see more feedback on gameplay and stuff

usually bugs and glitches are found about 1-2 weeks after release...is everything so far so good in your opinion on that end?

[JMUfootball]

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I agree with that skillz poster, positive OR negative personal opinions should be kept to the impressions thread.

On a broader note, I can't help but wonder about the age of most of the people who actually find this game, and other mediocre contemporary games, "great". I guess it's all relative - if you can't personally remember when there was football game competition, or when many of the features that are mysteriously absent from NCAA and Madden '12 were actually included in games, then by comparison Madden '12 must look like the coolest game in the world.

There is also a larger loop of crappiness in the gaming world: the more mediocre, uninspired, half completed games that are made, the more that becomes an acceptable state to release a game in. People may spend their entire "gaming lives" playing poorly developed games...and that happens to make the next poorly developed game all the more easy to buy for them. Anyone who actually remembers older days when companies tried to make games (not just sports games) that were thoughtful, revolutionary, or bold is "expecting too much."

When you've seen games, past and present, successfully do many of the things that EA Tiburon refuses to do, it's not "expecting too much". It's called wisely spending your dollars elsewhere, and hoping that someday another company gets the NFL license.

[Skyboxer]

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I'm 45..came from handhelds then Atari etc..
We've come a long way and yes they game is damn fun. Age isn't the issue. It's the misery loves company and look at me , instant gratification people that can never be happy about a GAME that's the issue.

Most gamers can see issues, point them out...then play the game and have fun. Others think they are owed something and issues are made out as game killers or "broken game" items.

[topzzz]

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Madden Sucks. Graphics look like ***. Second Year in a row I will be
sticking with NCAA and NOT buying Madden.