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

[DeuceDouglas]

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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.

I'd say it's pretty obvious EA is hiding something big until June 4th and it's directly affecting these playbook releases. I mean this was the Audio Playbook and they showed us almost nothing with audio in actual gameplay. The easiest way to preview the new commentary would be by showing us it in the game. The two intro segments they showed during the livestream were very well put together.

I think I'll wait until I hear more than a minute of the approximately 82 hours of recorded commentary before I judge it.

[Big_Mig_11]

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I just hate how vague the commentating was, especially in the opening commentating, I hate when they say "home team" or "road team". Disappointing especially when it comes to a divisional match up. There are only 2 options going into the 2nd game of a divisional match up, either team A or Team B look for the season sweep.

[AttackAttack]

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Yeah..

That wasn't very good at all. So much dead space. No excitement. Just bad.

[GiantBlue76]

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Hey guys,

I know this thread is all about the audio in the video, but given some of the high tensions running around here lately, I thought this would give us all a good laugh since we are discussing commentary. I found this while browsing some videos on youtube. I laughed my *** off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nOu3QfTg1w

Hope you guys enjoy it.

[PVarck31]

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I just can't believe they won't say players or teams' names in the game. Like, as in I refuse to believe it.

This has to be incomplete commentary. I mean it sounds descent. Certainly better than last years debacle.

Like it was said before me, I'm not gonna judge the commentary yet. There is 82 hours of it. We heard about one minute.

[GiantBlue76]

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I just can't believe they won't say players or teams' names in the game. Like, as in I refuse to believe it.

This has to be incomplete commentary. I mean it sounds descent. Certainly better than last years debacle.

Like it was said before me, I'm not gonna judge the commentary yet. There is 82 hours of it. We heard about one minute.

I agree with this. What makes it sound so fake is when you hear things like "home team", or when they interrupt themselves to mention the play that just happened.

[Dashdagreat]

im not impressed...sounded stale. It doesn't sound like it should. The dialogue is irrelevant if it dont sound right. Miss me with the its a early build stuff because people say that every year and we get a game looking just like these videos. Half done..... I had got excited and thought maybe i would buy my first madden in 4 years but i guess not.... Another year with no NFL football.... sighs

[AttackAttack]

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Actually I think this must be fake.

There is no way EA would release something this bad.

I mean when that player got the kick, he then downed it. Then after he is down. The announcer says "he'll have a chance to return it"

Um ?

This has to be fake

[ClevelandinDistress]

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

Hey guys,

I know this thread is all about the audio in the video, but given some of the high tensions running around here lately, I thought this would give us all a good laugh since we are discussing commentary. I found this while browsing some videos on youtube. I laughed my *** off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nOu3QfTg1w

Hope you guys enjoy it.

Wow now that's how you record some commentary. Those guys are simply magical and their chemistry really carried into the game. Simply the best. My fav commentary team Of all time

[DeuceDouglas]

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Compare the Cowboys-Eagles intro to Giants-49ers (18:40) and Packers-Steelers (23:50) intro's and I think you'll see a difference. The two they showed during the live-stream were much more polished and I think a better idea of what we'll be getting out of the commentary.

Madden NFL 13 Audio Webcast

[PGaither84]

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All this alpha/beta/work in progress talk...

NBA2k12 is the standard of presentation:
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[PVarck31]

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Actually I think this must be fake.

There is no way EA would release something this bad.

I mean when that player got the kick, he then downed it. Then after he is down. The announcer says "he'll have a chance to return it"

Um ?

This has to be fake

I was just gonna post something similar to this. I don't think its fake, I just think its buggy and not finished. I am pretty sure you add chunks of commentary as you progress through the build of the game. It doesn't all go in at once. There are still probably glitches and lines play when they shouldn't

BUT....This is not an excuse. If in fact this was a promotional video released by EA then they shot themselves in the foot once again. You would think, at some point, they would learn not to give the community ammo, because some members are carrying howitzers.

[GiantBlue76]

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Wow now that's how you record some commentary. Those guys are simply magical and their chemistry really carried into the game. Simply the best. My fav commentary team Of all time

Remember, I didn't post it because of that . It's just funny listening to them screw up and say off the wall nonsense.

[ClevelandinDistress]

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Actually I think this must be fake.

There is no way EA would release something this bad.

I mean when that player got the kick, he then downed it. Then after he is down. The announcer says "he'll have a chance to return it"

Um ?

This has to be fake

Yah, noticed this too. Pretty embarrassing.

[GiantBlue76]

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I was just gonna post something similar to this. I don't think its fake, I just think its buggy and not finished. I am pretty sure you add chunks of commentary as you progress through the build of the game. It doesn't all go in at once. There are still probably glitches and lines play when they shouldn't

BUT....This is not an excuse. If in fact this was a promotional video released by EA then they shot themselves in the foot once again. You would think, at some point, they would learn not to give the community ammo, because some members are carrying howitzers.

When you are marketing something or demo-ing it, you are showing it with the intent for people to see what you have. Why would they show it if it was THAT unfinished? This is why I believe it isn't going to get much better. It is what it is.