Will the REAL REVIEWERS please stand up?!!!!

[LAKE4742]

Quote: Originally Posted by Moegames

This is why i take game reviewing sites as a grain of salt.. besides, i cant let my happiness be based on another "man's" opinion..thats lol..well thats something i just cant allow lol I take OS reviews and the members in here for their thoughts but most importantly..i take my own thoughts of a game and go with that.. its really the only way to do it. I remember a handful of games that i absolutely loved that didnt get all that great of reviews..just another example to go with how YOU FEEL ..not what other man feels..

Oh, I certainly agree. I'm very thankful I don't care much for reviews, either. I'm thankful I really do have a mind of my own. I loved Assassin's Creed! As I said before, last year I might have even enjoyed 09 a bit, if it at least had a better running game.
Then I got turned on to Apex, and the Wishlist thread. So, I'm coming into this year much more critical, but really thirsting for a better run game. From what I've seen and played, not only do I get a much better run game, but so much more. I'm goood!

[MattIntellect]

I am a little bit surprised at 1up's score, but everyone else on the list are either no-names or not very good at rating football games. No other next-gen/current-gen Madden is even in the same league as last-gen Maddens, but Madden 10 could be one of the best, if not the best Madden game in the entire franchise.

[LAKE4742]

Add gamespot to the list, of what seems like a bad review in regards to site consistentcy.
I mean, what does Madden 10 do so much WORSE than 09? Yet, 09 received a 8.0. Wow.

[TheCreep]

Quote: Originally Posted by DocHolliday

The thing with Madden is that alot of people actually LIKED the way it played. I know alot of OS'ers didn't, but I know a ton of people that thought it was great. i thought it was terrible. So this step toward sim may be backfiring in some reviews, while making us Happy. To bad for Ian, we are the vast minority. Fail?

You got to this point before I could post, took the words out of my mouth. We here at OS are literally not even a fraction of the Football game diehards who buy Madden.

For Ian and the team to move the game more towards sim just might turn off the millions who purchase the game. Guess what... many reviewers fall into that category of casual "cheesin" players, pretty much the millions who buy the game.

Once they find out they cant do their usual magic tricks in the game, yea its more realistic, which WE love, but the casuals (who make up the majority) might get pissed.

On top of that, they're too dense to realize that they can probably make it play how they want if they tinker with the sliders.

My opinion, is that Madden should be made for the casuals as always, with EVERYTHING under the hood opened up in the options menu for the sim heads to play with.

Face it, EA must make money, and catering to us aint gonna do it.
Atleast we have the base of what WE wanted this year, so I doubt they'll ever have to take it out. Keep making the game for the casual players, and give the sim heads more options behind the scene, there you have it.

[TheCreep]

Oh and one more thing. I dont get this review thing even being this big of an issue. Overall the scores are great, whats with all the bellyachin?

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by kcxiv

I say the same thing, but i get knocked for being up 2K's rear end. While i do like their company as i have got to know a few of them over the internet, Madden is madden Like they say, you can polish the same thing all you want, but its still the same game trying to cover things up. You said it perfectly. I wish everyone had the guts to say what they really feel. Give them a month, they will be singing the same tune. ITs the same game.

Have you played the game?

I find this comment interesting. Some long time NFL 2kers are actually enjoying Madden this year. That says a lot.

I have yet to play the final game, so my impressions are to come...

[GiantBlue76]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheCreep

You got to this point before I could post, took the words out of my mouth. We here at OS are literally not even a fraction of the Football game diehards who buy Madden. For Ian and the team to move the game more towards sim just might turn off the millions who purchase the game. Guess what... many reviewers fall into that category of casual "cheesin" players, pretty much the millions who buy the game. Once they find out they cant do their usual magic tricks in the game, yea its more realistic, which WE love, but the casuals (who make up the majority) might get pissed. On top of that, they're too dense to realize that they can probably make it play how they want if they tinker with the sliders. My opinion, is that Madden should be made for the casuals as always, with EVERYTHING under the hood opened up in the options menu for the sim heads to play with. Face it, EA must make money, and catering to us aint gonna do it. Atleast we have the base of what WE wanted this year, so I doubt they'll ever have to take it out. Keep making the game for the casual players, and give the sim heads more options behind the scene, there you have it.

I've seen this comment on here far too often. It's not really accurate. Just because you make a realistic game of football, doesn't mean the casual fan can't just play and have fun. That should not make the dev team drive towards making it an arcade game. The thing is, a casual gamer can have fun with a sim game, but it doesn't work the other way around. No matter what, the casual gamers will buy it. EA ALREADY has their money. It's the guys who want to play a real game who's market share they are losing. If the game plays realistic it won't matter to some casual arcade guy. He will still just play it and enjoy it. He just won't notice problems or things guys like us will see. You guys are not reading the content of the negative reviews, you are just focusing in on the idea that you think sim guys are minorities. The reviews were negative because a lot of the same gameplay issues that have made Madden crap in the past are still present in this iteration of the game. Along with the fact that other sports games this gen have completely eclipsed Madden in terms of innovation and gameplay. This Madden is the best Madden in 5 years and it's a good game, but it's not up to par with what we should expect. With reviews like this you should think of it as a postive thing for us football heads. It means that the standard is high. That's why we all complained about the ridiculously high reviews that Madden 09 got. Those reviews basically said "don't worry EA, it's ok to make crap, we'll rate it high anyway". The Madden team has to clean up 5 years of piled up $hit to get to where we expect them to be. They may not even get there with next year's game (sad to say). The good thing is, it's finally a good game and it is heading in the right direction.

[kcq71]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Have you played the game? I find this comment interesting. Some long time NFL 2kers are actually enjoying Madden this year. That says a lot. I have yet to play the final game, so my impressions are to come...

I am a big 2k5 fan have the game yes it has problems but Im going to keep playing.Gonna try some sliders and see what happens.I hate the Eagles.I wish their was a beat up a fan feature or give them the finger button .I hate the Eagles and their nasty , vulgar , beer drinking , foul- mouthed fans