10-02-2003, 01:48 PM
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Re: Back to Madden...
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Kanobi said:
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Hooligan said:
The other thing I didn't mention, but after playing both extensively is, I do think that Madden is a bit smarter. I just think the AI is better and more accurate towards real football. You can really see teams change to how you are playing. I never really saw this in ESPN, and some of the griping about ESPN was that defenses wouldn't adjust.
The adaptive AI in espnfl is unmatched. I played several seasons in Madden 2004's Franchise Mode and was able to succeed quite easily with the same strategy against every CPU opponent. In Espnfl's Franchise Mode you have to keep changing your playcalling/gameplan because the CPU AI will definitely adapt to what you're doing as if you're bieng scouted...like the CPU watches film on you in a sense.
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Hooligan said:
Oh, and one more thing... Madden has player tendencies down VERY well. Played my 2nd preseason game against the Bears, and Kordell was very prone to run, forcing me to run a lot of QB spy defenses. That is just something that wouldn't really happen in ESPN. In madden you have to be worried about facing a Kordell, Daunte, or *gulp* Vick or McNabb.
The QBs scramble realistically in espnfl as well and guys like Vick, McNabb, etc are just as dangerous if not moreso than they are in Madden.
I don't know about that Kanobi. Both games do adapt, but it seems to me Madden adapts more quickly, and with more effectiveness.
I do like how ESPN implemented the game plan sliders and really having to know the team you are playing's strenghts and weaknesses. But you have to do the same in Madden.
Don't get me wrong, there is a lot I like about ESPN. But the sense of continuity between NCAA and Madden, and the ability to create you own football reality makes me like Madden a bit more.
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