Madden NFL 13 Video - Gameplay With Jim Nantz and Phil Simms In-Game Commentary

[bigsmallwood]

The QB cadences sound nice, BUT the rest was pretty boring. The commentary sounds the same as ever. It is not that Gus, Chris, Phil, or Jim are bad commentators....it has to be the way EA is implementing it. I really am not interested in people talking about this being an earlier build (as the same people say every year), only for us to find out in August, it is the same thing we saw before June. The commentary is too scripted, they don't discuss the differences in teams, key players etc. It is all very generic and that does not allow for anybody to be immersed.

I'm sure the Pass Trajectories will make a huge diference in the passing game, however too much of the game looks untouched. I will be looking for June 4th, 2012 to see what the big "bomb" will be.....#patientlywaiting

[SageInfinite]

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Glad to have Gus gone though.

[sydrogerdavid]

Good thing I'm not buying this game.

[lgxjames]

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okay...well...I did expect more energy, and it still seemed like alot of empty space. Hard to judge right now tho..

[kjjnesb]

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Having seen this I kinda wish they would have taken the audio diary today and highlighted what the new sound engine allows them to do going forward vs the old one.

[CRMosier_LM]

I will be very honest , and will do it in a very respectful manner.

The video did absolutely nothing for me. Watching the video only confirmed once again what I have felt for years now. This engine must go.

I do not like the animations. I dont like the stop and go movement the players tend to have at times. What I mean by this is when they get into a stance they stand like statues. It looks unnatural. I could understand on the offensive side, but not on the defensive side.
The transition of one animation to another also looks bad to me. It just doen't look natural. It looks awkward and uncomfortable. The players tend to move like players playing with a injury, and not being able to move gracefully.

Now I will not be foolish to say the game is not different simply because I'm watching a video and not actually playing the game, but this video is not convincing me. I just feel down at this time to be honest.

This video just knocked June 4th down on my list. I will see what the announcement is, but I'm really on the side of the fence where I feel I won't be blown away.

I'm convinced that in order for Madden to be with the big boys. They have to change the engine.

This current engine produces nice eye candy, but fails in other areas to me.

You do realize that it was a video about audio and announcing right? They could have pulled that game footage from 2 months ago and put the commentary on it.

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[PVarck31]

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Was this a video that EA officially released? I'm just curious.

[SteelerSpartan]

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The Batwing is EAs hype in this thread apparently


I'll admit it didn't do much for me either but I'll give them until E3 to sync everything up an impress me with what they got for the year...

After that I might open up a bit if the audio an other things remain Madden level bland

[ClevelandinDistress]

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You do realize that it was a video about audio and announcing right? They could have pulled that game footage from 2 months ago and put the commentary on it.

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Excuse me if I'm wrong but when has a game in the last 10 years changed dramatically in 2 months. And besides that, he wasn't talking about the particular gameplay but the fact the game looks the exact same way due to the engine. I think this guy, along with everyone else is sick and tired of this optimism every year, and sure enough the first gameplay videos come out and it just hammers home the fact this engine won't produce any better results. Not the fact that the gameplay is 2 months old or unpolished etc.

[jmik58]

1. PA announcer has to go. Just turn it off.
2. Commentary is very unnatural and forced, but that's Jim Nance. He has a dry delivery.
3. Where is the crowd NOISE???!!! It was dead quiet on the Chargers TD. Simms was jabbering away and the home crowd was nowhere. Is that an audio balancing issue?
4. LB's actually were frozen on the play-action. Very nice.
5. The sack by SD on KC was ridiculous. The RT (Brandon Albert) just stood there and watched the DE run by him. Some serious AI issues.

[d11king]

Are you serious? You guys are saying this is better than Gus & Chris. All the scoring plays were bland... Listen to how he reacts to the interception, the fumble sack TD, it sounds as simple as a 2 yard gain. The only emotion came from the Chargers sack! This is a joke. Wait until December when everyone is begging for Gus back.

[ClevelandinDistress]

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1. PA announcer has to go. Just turn it off.
2. Commentary is very unnatural and forced, but that's Jim Nance. He has a dry delivery.
3. Where is the crowd NOISE???!!! It was dead quiet on the Chargers TD. Simms was jabbering away and the home crowd was nowhere. Is that an audio balancing issue?
4. LB's actually were frozen on the play-action. Very nice.
5. The sack by SD on KC was ridiculous. The RT (Brandon Albert) just stood there and watched the DE run by him. Some serious AI issues.

June 4th better be good or else this is just the same stuff we've been seeing for years

[spankdatazz22]

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The Batwing is EAs hype in this thread apparently

A coworker last week just pointed out to me last week how hilariously ridiculous this scene was that Batman has the Joker on radar lock and misses him with everything, guns and missles lol. Then the Joker pulls out a clown gun and takes the Batwing down with one shot.

I do think EA/Tiburon would do themselves a favor not hyping things that aren't hype-worthy. But it's almost as if they exist in a vacuum, where they judge their accomplishments only against their previous efforts - and not what's going on around them. I do think Nance and Simms sounds noticeably better than last year's duo, but big picture that's not saying much given M12's commentary is arguably the worst ever in a sports game. Since the new audio technology has been being pointed to/hyped almost since the release of M12 last year, this brief introduction comes off as a disappointment.

[GiantBlue76]

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I finally got a chance to see the video. What a letdown I realize there are some guys who want to say it's a work in progress, but it's not going to see a major change in the next month or two. It still sounds very disjointed, like the commentators have all of their words and phrases spliced together. In all honesty, things like commentary and presentation are low on my list. I care about the football on the field. I didn't find this to be much better at all. Different voices with the same exact issues.

I'll be skipping Madden this year anyway, but this didn't help. Oh well, maybe next time.

[GiantBlue76]

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A coworker last week just pointed out to me last week how hilariously ridiculous this scene was that Batman has the Joker on radar lock and misses him with everything, guns and missles lol. Then the Joker pulls out a clown gun and takes the Batwing down with one shot.

I do think EA/Tiburon would do themselves a favor not hyping things that aren't hype-worthy. But it's almost as if they exist in a vacuum, where they judge their accomplishments only against their previous efforts - and not what's going on around them. I do think Nance and Simms sounds noticeably better than last year's duo, but big picture that's not saying much given M12's commentary is arguably the worst ever in a sports game. Since the new audio technology has been being pointed to/hyped almost since the release of M12 last year, this brief introduction comes off as a disappointment.

Spank, you read my mind with this bolded comment. I literally was thinking the EXACT same thing before I read your post.