Madden 09: Madden Mondays, Brought to You by GameStop

[Moshood]

This pic is amazing!

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by Moshood

This pic is amazing!

Agreed!

[BezO]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

then why did I hear last year that Madden was terrible because they didn't have LG features? And people said they wanted LG features in the game. And now they add them, and its still not good enough?

No, it's not good enough. People want this generation of games to SURPASS last gen, not pull even with it. At this point, the only aspect of the game that has surpassed last gen is the graphics.

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

And why do I hear that Madden should implement this and that, that was done by 2k? As I said before, EA is in a no win situation.

They will win when they produce a game that surpasses last gen... all last gen features, plus some new features, better graphics, better animations and better AI. Again, most would agree that only the graphics have been improved substantially.

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

And I agree that its disappointing that Madden has lacked these features and the atmosphere on CG that it had LG. With that said, you have to crawl before you walk. Maybe they are taking to scenic route to get to where many of us want the game to be, but at least they are making the trip.

Crawling makes it that much harder for people to imagine when this game will meet their expectations. At their current crawling rate, they may get all last gen features in by this year. But that leaves, what, another 2 years before the next generation of systems come out? Then we'll have another 3-4 years of EA crawling, catching up to the this generation.

[Nza]

That pic kinda looks pre-rendered/enhanced a little bit. I'll hold judgement until we see some bigger shots. One easy way to tell if it's a real Madden shot is if there is some degree of jaggies (since EA don't seem overly keen on turning the anti-aliasing up these days). It's too small to tell with that one.

[mercalnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nza

That pic kinda looks pre-rendered/enhanced a little bit. I'll hold judgement until we see some bigger shots. One easy way to tell if it's a real Madden shot is if there is some degree of jaggies (since EA don't seem overly keen on turning the anti-aliasing up these days). It's too small to tell with that one.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2038307588

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by BezO

No, it's not good enough. People want this generation of games to SURPASS last gen, not pull even with it. At this point, the only aspect of the game that has surpassed last gen is the graphics.

I was speaking on the fact that people complained last year that LG features weren't in the game and now that they are, they are complaining that the features are old. I wasn't speaking about gameplay at all.

Quote: Originally Posted by BezO

They will win when they produce a game that surpasses last gen... all last gen features, plus some new features, better graphics, better animations and better AI. Again, most would agree that only the graphics have been improved substantially.

I think that they have made substantial improvements to all the above thus far. Maybe not to the degree that they should, but they have made improvements. And I am not worried about Madden surpassing last gen. It'll happen.

Quote: Originally Posted by BezO

Crawling makes it that much harder for people to imagine when this game will meet their expectations. At their current crawling rate, they may get all last gen features in by this year. But that leaves, what, another 2 years before the next generation of systems come out? Then we'll have another 3-4 years of EA crawling, catching up to the this generation.

It was just an expression man. Before you can surpass something you must first equal it and that is what I think is going to happen with '09. I believe that '09 will be the first CG game that has almost everything (minus refs on the field) that were present in LG. Before we can gauge how far '09 has come from last year, we must first get our hands on it. Its premature to say that '09 is either a success or failure right now.