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

[DeuceDouglas]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

So, we didn't we get the complete audio today for over 1 hr presentation? No crowd chants, no crowd swells, nada? Chase said afterwards they didn't show any game play for an obvious reason. June 4th. June 4th the whole enchilada better be laid out, though. I just feel we haven't been privy to see what's all behind door number 1. We'll see.

We hardly got anything today that we didn't already know about. The only thing that was really new was the Madden theme and exclusion of EA Trax. I figured it being the Audio playbook we would get some serious looks at Nantz-Simms commentary. It's obvious they want to show as little gameplay as possible until June 4th and it would be kind of hard to have an extensive commentary preview with the inability to showcase gameplay.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

We hardly got anything today that we didn't already know about. The only thing that was really new was the Madden theme and exclusion of EA Trax. I figured it being the Audio playbook we would get some serious looks at Nantz-Simms commentary. It's obvious they want to show as little gameplay as possible until June 4th and it would be kind of hard to have an extensive commentary preview with the inability to showcase gameplay.

Bingo, I agree completely.

[GiantBlue76]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I own 2k12, it's a great game, some even feel 11 was better. Love the commentary, but with any commentary, it does get repetitive game after game using your team. I just tend to block it out.

Well, the whole complaint about repeating is not something that carries a lot of weight with me. It's a piece of software, eventually, if you play it enough, you are going to hear the same lines. That's just how ALL sports commentary is. The big thing is how smooth it is and natural sounding. Does it sound like they are sitting next to you watching and commenting on the game. Are they portrayed like they are in real life? Do they ask questions, have back and forth banter? Etc. etc.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by tazdevil20

Well, the whole complaint about repeating is not something that carries a lot of weight with me. It's a piece of software, eventually, if you play it enough, you are going to hear the same lines. That's just how ALL sports commentary is. The big thing is how smooth it is and natural sounding. Does it sound like they are sitting next to you watching and commenting on the game. Are they portrayed like they are in real life? Do they ask questions, have back and forth banter? Etc. etc.

Yep, all the above, but the repetitiveness does get to me, so, to each their own on that.

It's not like I can press the A button and filter through it, lol.

I have a gut feeling that is the way Nantz-Sims will be, too. Recording them together was huge and they've worked together for 8 yrs plus, 99% of the commentary is ad-libed,

Just need to hear it in more action and game play.

[Smoke6]

Man, I did not like the fact they controlled the DE and the Olinemen blocking him never touched them on any of those sacks, they just moved a yard or 2 around the linemen and B lined right to the QB.

Im not liking that one bit, game looks like madden to me, may be fun but I will just keep it at league play!

[AndrewAD3]

I really can't judge by the small gameplay so I will just wait until E3 to see if this will be a day one buy for me.

[Jimi XIII]

Quote: Originally Posted by tazdevil20

Well, the whole complaint about repeating is not something that carries a lot of weight with me. It's a piece of software, eventually, if you play it enough, you are going to hear the same lines. That's just how ALL sports commentary is. The big thing is how smooth it is and natural sounding. Does it sound like they are sitting next to you watching and commenting on the game. Are they portrayed like they are in real life? Do they ask questions, have back and forth banter? Etc. etc.

I played a franchise/association game and was in my 2nd season, they talked about how I won every game the previous season against the team I was playing, I was and still in awe by the commentary. They also go into details about specific player hot & cold streaks, it's amazing and hope Madden can get to that level.

[PGaither84]

Quote: Originally Posted by tazdevil20

Well, the whole complaint about repeating is not something that carries a lot of weight with me. It's a piece of software, eventually, if you play it enough, you are going to hear the same lines. That's just how ALL sports commentary is. The big thing is how smooth it is and natural sounding. Does it sound like they are sitting next to you watching and commenting on the game. Are they portrayed like they are in real life? Do they ask questions, have back and forth banter? Etc. etc.

I agree. Repetitive bothers me only a little tiny bit. In madden 12 the commentary doesn't even match the action on the field. After I march down the field and score on a play action pass to the full back in the flats all alone, Guss says something about going for an interception and that leading to the score and him and Chris go on some rant about safeties playing with aggressive corners. It's nice audio, but it has ZERO context. It also appears to happen whenever my first score of the game is a passing TD regardless of how it happened. My guy could be wide open, doesn't matter.

Chris talks about how [insert QB] is sort of a streaky passer... even Brady, Manning, Rodgers, and Brees. There are so many examples of poorly edited and poorly chose commentary that I find myself turning it off and occasionally turning on the GameFlow coordinator audio to hear something.

I honestly don't see Madden 12 being that interestign to listen to after two or three games, and that's sad. In fact, I expect to hear at least 5 out of context mistakes and at least 3 things repeated before I finish one game of M13 if/when I get it.