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Why didn't I trust my gut? Why didn't I listen to the reviewer? This game has some good points but overall 11 is better. I haven't played long enough to give an accurate review but I have enough of an opinion to decide to sell this game on Craigslist tomorrow. The presentation is pretty good although a bit choppy. The colors are a lot more vibrant this year. The commentary is a lot worse. It was bad before but now it's just BAD. The music and stadium sounds aren't really there. I can't explain it but I can barely hear it. The gameplay is terrible. Players seem to skate across the field or just appear in front of my receivers. I put up 700 yards of offense in my first preseason game using mostly backups. Something is really wrong with the kicking. Never had a problem before but missed 5 straight PATs. You can't tell me it's skill. The meter is simply broken. I tried everything to get it to work. The only thing that helped was adjusting my special teams sliders, which can only be done in the main menu before you start a franchise. Yeah, I'm all set with this game. I'm ready to continue my Franchise in Madden 11. Madden 12 took a huge step backwards. I don't even think a patch could help it.Comment
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The new additions and enhancements to Franchise mode make 12 a must buy.Comment
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It's amazing how much more positive the reviews were for Madden 11 than Madden 12, and Madden 12 is clearly better than Madden 11.
http://www.operationsports.com/revie...madden-nfl-11/
It seems like, to me, that writers are tired of the baby steps that this franchise has been taking this generation. The jist I get is " too little, too late." Madden has lagged behind the rest of the sports genre for too long, and writers aren't sugarcoating things anymore.Comment
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To the people making the point, "Well, football games are hard to make." Does that mean we should give developers a free pass? Also, when the SAME problems crop up year after year, should the consumer say, "Oh well, the game is hard to make, they can't fix everything...Here is $60, EA."
I agree that no game will EVER be bugless or glitch-less upon release, but as Chris pointed out in his review, some of the design decisions are questionable, at best. Is that because a football game is hard to make? I would let the argument go if it were the first or second edition on the current gen, but we are almost six years into this generation and they still haven't ironed out the details. Instead, the consumer is stuck dealing with the "three-year cycle," that begins every year.
There are some promising features such as the new Franchise additions, but that's not enough to warrant a $60 purchase for me, with many other features that need to looked at and tweaked...Comment
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the problem with Madden is probably the lack of sliders. All the complaints found in most sports games are usually corrected with a correlating set of sliders.
Madden developers should include mroe specific sliders. for every position. not just the core sliders found every year.Comment
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Taken from a previous thread(tired of people making this "no game is perfect" argument):
NO ONE HAS EVER EXPECTED MADDEN TO BE PERFECT!
What people do expect:
3+ year legacy issues/bugs to be fixed.
An overhyped mode that hasn't been touched in 3 years to finally get an update.
Things from "that other football game", such as head/ball tracking, WR/DB & OL/DL interactions, football fundamentals per position, etc, to finally be implemented correctly in Madden after 6 years of waiting.
Basically, we just want the bugs fixed and for the gameplay to finally add these long-needed features that a 6 year old game had.
Posted using the power of knowledge.Comment
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The 'no game is perfect' argument is a good one when factoring in buying decisions...Madden is a fun but not realistic game (and I said as much in the review). However when judging a game on our full 10 point scale, a 10 is essentially a perfect game. Many sites with a similar 10 point scale will give deeply flawed games 10/10 because they are great in so many other areas. In my time at OS, even under the old scale, we have never given a 10 and even 9.5s were exceedingly rare. I say that because now, most games will see lower scores but will still be fun and perfectly playable games.
The way the scale was designed is that anything over a 7 starts to be a very solid buy for most because those games are in the upper 25% of our scale. Anything from 5-7 is probably more for fans of the sport and anything below a five starts getting into 'don't buy unless' territory. So yes no game is perfect but we are going to be scoring games at OS with either the perfect simulation OR arcade sports experience in mind.Comment
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Two words - LOVE IT.Comment
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Re: Madden NFL 12 Review (360/PS3)
Nice review. I'll probably pick this up eventually, but I'm definitely going to hold off until I absolutely need an NFL fix. First year I didn't pre-order Madden in a long time.Writer for Operation Sports
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I agree that many sites are giving way too many games a 10/10. That system is overused. I think the new scoring system here is throwing a lot of people off. I don't know if it's just that most people haven't been informed about the new scoring system yet or what but even for me it's a little confusing. I'm just curious what you would give Madden under the old system? What would a 7.5 equal?Comment
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Haven't got the game yet and still on the fence. From what other posters are saying, there are issues from past years that haven't gotten fixed yet. Blocking, wr/cb interaction, punt return and kickoff blocking..etc. I think Madden has tried too dum down it's consumer base with it's interations over the years, thinking this is how the NFL should be. Thank GOD for NFL2k5, backbreaker and ALLPRO2k8, NBA2k11 and THE SHOW. These games have set a standard in the sports gaming world and anything less is unacceptable at this point. Each one has its flaws for sure, bu the fundamentals are they for each sport. Madden has gotten better, but it's more than intros and better tackling, the engine is dated and flawed to it's core and needs a major overhaul.
Presentation is better, but can't compete with NBA2k11 or MLB2k11 commentary or presentation package. The game is beautiful, but so is the SHOW and it's commentary and presentation is stale. So hopefully there get there butts in gear for 2013 and focus on the fundamentals of gameplay and presentation that is up too par this generation. We need immersion and MADDEN is lacking that for sure. Please fix the penalties, add more and make them relevant and add more depth to the challenge system....PLEASE!!!! Cam Weber, u have 3 years, "don't talk about it, be about it"!!! MAKE US A GAME WORTHY OF NEXT GEN!!!
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