What's holding Madden back? Why doesn't it have a 90+ rating on Metacritic?

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by fistofrage

He was on fight night? I can tell you, you don't want hime anywhere a sim sports title then. Go look in the fight night forums if you want to know why. They totally jacked that game up. In addition they spent all their time and resources on a cheezy movie/tutorial mode.

I don't know if he was on the last one or not. Fight Night was good before the last one came out. I've heard all the stories and then some about it.

Actually, reading the article, he left Fight Night in February.

He's also in charge of NCAA football.

[huskerwr38]

Quote: Originally Posted by cgalligan

To be "good" at Madden you don't really have to "UNDERSTAND" Football... You only have to Understand "Madden"... You don't have to know anything about real life football concepts, ideas and strategies... You only have to know, what "works" and what "doesn't work" in Madden... That my friends, is the ROOT of all the problems...

Yea, you hear NFL players talking about how someone put up "Madden" stats or something like that. To me, that means pro players look at Madden like an arcade game. Really, in my opinion, to the general football fan Madden has a arcade connotation.

[fistofrage]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I don't know if he was on the last one or not. Fight Night was good before the last one came out. I've heard all the stories and then some about it. Actually, reading the article, he left Fight Night in February. He's also in charge of NCAA football.

He's in charge of NCAA football.....You mean the NCAA Football game that doesn't have fumbles, made all the uniforms pastel easter egg color, made the AI passing game ultra anemic, and doesn't have working sliders in some categories?

So he left Fight Night in Shambles, left NCAA in Shambles, and now he's coming to Madden. Sweet.

Future's so bright......I gotta wear shades.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by fistofrage

He's in charge of NCAA football.....You mean the NCAA Football game that doesn't have fumbles, made all the uniforms pastel easter egg color, made the AI passing game ultra anemic, and doesn't have working sliders in some categories? So he left Fight Night in Shambles, left NCAA in Shambles, and now he's coming to Madden. Sweet. Future's so bright......I gotta wear shades.

He just started at Madden and NCAA in February.

He's in charge of both titles.

What about FIFA?

You can hang your hat on the Fight Night stuff, but he hasn't been in charge long enough with NCAA and Madden.

He will be put under the microscope with 13 and beyond for both games.

[bucky60]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor & Sword

He has a good post. But he is being very naive about one thing. EA is not responsible for the exclusive. I don't know why people can't understand that the Mothership known as the "NFL" wanted to sell the exclusive. The NFL is the sole offender in wiping out the NFL video game competition. EA only did what any business would. They pounced on a chance to be the exclusive. Come on people.

EA had been asking for the Exclusive License for years. They are BOTH to blame - EA and NFL.

[lofeazy]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

What about FIFA?

Go to the brit sites you'll here alot of bad stuff about fifa just like madden.(It dosen't do the sport justice.Just like madden.)

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by lofeazy

Go to the brit sites you'll here alot of bad stuff about fifa just like madden.(It dosen't do the sport justice.Just like madden.)

Same with NBA 2k.

Son plays soccer in HS, loves FIFA.

FIFA has had real good reviews too.

[Franchise408]

Quote: Originally Posted by CRMosier_LM

And in three years Ian and company turned an arcadey pile of .... Into a heck of a game. Madden 12 is easily the best football game ever made imo and in most peoples opinion. I look at a comment earlier that someone said if you look at Madden 12 its a pretty good game, then it said but if you look at the last few maddens.... Why? You aren't playing the last 2, you are playing Madden 12. Some of you are too stuck on the past. Every other nfl game I have ever played sucked imo, yeah some had this or that and it was cool but overall they were trash.

There is no possible way, in this reality or any other, that I could ever disagree with you more than I do on that statement.