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  • Gagnon39
    Windy City Sports Fan
    • Mar 2003
    • 8544

    #1

    Does anyone like this game?

    I've been on OS for a while and I can honestly say that the Madden forum is the most negative forum on this site. Given, some of it is justified and EA has brought a lot of it on itself but, dang.

    If I knew nothing about Madden and I came on this forum I'd think it is the worst game ever made. As much as I like being well informed there comes a point when all the negative talk just drags me down. I'm going to buy Madden 25 on the Playstation 4 and try my best to enjoy it.

    I think sometimes we take for granted what we have with sports games. Are they perfect? Definitely not, but seriously, Madden 25 on Playstation 4 can't be as bad as everyone's making it out to be.
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  • RateSports
    Banned
    • Nov 2010
    • 493

    #2
    Re: Does anyone like this game?

    Originally posted by Gagnon39
    I've been on OS for a while and I can honestly say that the Madden forum is the most negative forum on this site. Given, some of it is justified and EA has brought a lot of it on itself but, dang.

    If I knew nothing about Madden and I came on this forum I'd think it is the worst game ever made. As much as I like being well informed there comes a point when all the negative talk just drags me down. I'm going to buy Madden 25 on the Playstation 4 and try my best to enjoy it.

    I think sometimes we take for granted what we have with sports games. Are they perfect? Definitely not, but seriously, Madden 25 on Playstation 4 can't be as bad as everyone's making it out to be.
    EA brought all of this on themselves by making false promises and monopolizing the most popular sport in the country.

    I agree that it crosses a line and nitpicking is at an all-time high, but when you do the above, that's life. They made their bed and they can lie in it.

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    • Gagnon39
      Windy City Sports Fan
      • Mar 2003
      • 8544

      #3
      Re: Does anyone like this game?

      Originally posted by RateSports
      EA brought all of this on themselves by making false promises and monopolizing the most popular sport in the country.

      I agree that it crosses a line and nitpicking is at an all-time high, but when you do the above, that's life. They made their bed and they can lie in it.
      I hear ya, and I agree that if they make promises and don't live up to it, someone should point it out. But for me, personally, all the negativity becomes too much sometimes. When I watch the videos of Madden 25 on the Next-Gen system I'm pretty amazed at how good it looks. Given, it is in slow motion, and close up (as it's been pointed out many, many times). And it's true that we have yet to see gameplay footage, which disturbs me because I feel as though EA is not truly proud of their product. But dang.

      EA's NHL game is far from perfect and in fact suffers from some of the same problems that Madden does (lack of atmosphere). But I love playing that game. It is fun.

      If I can get the same result from Madden I'll be happy. I want to have fun playing the game. Of course I want it to get better, but if all you see, hear, and read are negative comments, those will probably alter one's experience.

      Just a thought.
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      • iamgramps
        Rookie
        • Apr 2010
        • 176

        #4
        Re: Does anyone like this game?

        Originally posted by Gagnon39
        I've been on OS for a while and I can honestly say that the Madden forum is the most negative forum on this site. Given, some of it is justified and EA has brought a lot of it on itself but, dang.

        If I knew nothing about Madden and I came on this forum I'd think it is the worst game ever made. As much as I like being well informed there comes a point when all the negative talk just drags me down. I'm going to buy Madden 25 on the Playstation 4 and try my best to enjoy it.

        I think sometimes we take for granted what we have with sports games. Are they perfect? Definitely not, but seriously, Madden 25 on Playstation 4 can't be as bad as everyone's making it out to be.
        Yes, I enjoy it a lot.
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        • Gagnon39
          Windy City Sports Fan
          • Mar 2003
          • 8544

          #5
          Re: Does anyone like this game?

          Originally posted by iamgramps
          Yes, I enjoy it a lot.
          Well there's one. Do you come to this forum often? It seems that if I read too many more posts I'm going to hate Madden 25.
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          • Sturzinator
            Pro
            • Aug 2012
            • 917

            #6
            Re: Does anyone like this game?

            The very fact you had to start a thread to ask this question should tell you all you need to know.

            What you see posted on this site is a mirror reflection of EA's performance. The overwhelming negativity of the posts speaks volumes.

            Had EA been wowing us with innovation, working features, and solid game play the posts you read would have a completely different tenor, and there would be no need for us to have this discussion.

            There are bound to be a few who truly enjoy the game, but those are in a notably small minority.
            Last edited by Sturzinator; 11-03-2013, 01:15 AM.

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            • gaberox
              Rookie
              • Mar 2013
              • 68

              #7
              Re: Does anyone like this game?

              As much as I play I wish I liked it more than I do. Its playable but just barely to be honest. Its the competition in my CFMs and my love for football that keeps me playing.

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              • JrueToTheGame
                Banned
                • May 2013
                • 623

                #8
                Re: Does anyone like this game?

                Originally posted by Gagnon39
                I've been on OS for a while and I can honestly say that the Madden forum is the most negative forum on this site. Given, some of it is justified and EA has brought a lot of it on itself but, dang.

                If I knew nothing about Madden and I came on this forum I'd think it is the worst game ever made. As much as I like being well informed there comes a point when all the negative talk just drags me down. I'm going to buy Madden 25 on the Playstation 4 and try my best to enjoy it.

                I think sometimes we take for granted what we have with sports games. Are they perfect? Definitely not, but seriously, Madden 25 on Playstation 4 can't be as bad as everyone's making it out to be.
                Do we take for granted NBA 2K and MLB The Show? Maybe. Do we take for granted Madden when the game LITERALLY has not improved since Madden 10? When YEAR after YEAR they reintroduce gimmicks to con us into buying the same game? What are you talking about dude? How are we taking Madden for granted? What a Joke.

                Madden 10-Pro Tak / fight for the fumble (LOL)
                Madden 11-Locomotion
                Madden 12- Read and React? (Yea right)
                Madden 13-Glitched Infinity engine and barely working CCM
                Madden 25-Literally same game as 13, but as for the next-gen the only thing that looks to be improved is the grass.

                So who's being taken for granted? I would say it's the hardcore football fans so desperate for anything that represents the NFL that we keep buying this sub par product.

                So No I don't like the game but my love for video game football forces me to buy it. /Rant
                Last edited by JrueToTheGame; 11-03-2013, 02:32 AM.

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                • Hiro1
                  MVP
                  • Sep 2009
                  • 1229

                  #9
                  Re: Does anyone like this game?

                  Makes me wish there was an OS "We love madden, flaws and all" thread sanctuary. I'd visit that thread every time I came to OS. Madden forum has turned into who can come up with the most creative way to bash madden.
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                  • Pacman83
                    Pro
                    • Jun 2009
                    • 986

                    #10
                    Re: Does anyone like this game?

                    I enjoy the hell out of M25.

                    You don't see too many good threads/comments because people are either tinkering with sliders, rosters, or playing the game. That's mostly where I read these days.

                    Personally, I'm way too laid back to get up in arms about the state of Madden these days, to me it's what you make it. No it's not as bad as people make it out to be.

                    Even then, I believe next gen only cost $10 to upgrade if I wanted to, but I stayed off/on PS2 for the longest anyway. So I'll make my own judgement call when then game is actually playable.

                    I don't listen to all the noise and crying that comes from the forum anymore, I barely watch any videos...I guess this forum just doesn't do it for me anymore.

                    I joined for Madden, and there's great sliders/rosters provided but OS has so much more to offer elsewhere as a whole.

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                    • ajk49er
                      Pro
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 715

                      #11
                      Re: Does anyone like this game?

                      there are absolutely BROKEN parts to this game. broken. they have been broken. for years. I went back and played 2k8, thinking I would be impressed with madden, it took all of 5 minutes for me to realize the 5000000000000 small things that brought realism that just aren't in madden, you add this to a really poor commentary team, a really poor presentation, and a CFM where you simulate a season and have QB's throwing for stupid stats...you get a broken game

                      its a broken game, I love the NFL, I love it so darn much, and it sucks that it is virtually unplayable now. there is no defense. the special teams are bland

                      I just don't have anything positive to say, when they introduce a "new hall of fame" that had the exact same legacy issues as the year before. you may ask for more examples, but that is just it. there are examples all over the place, and what do we get? we don't get fixes, we get new features, that are often broken. I just played a game of 2k8, had a 3rd and 5 throw to my TE. the defender was in his way and wasn't playing the ball, 7 yards downfield, this is pass interference right? in madden, it isn't. in this old game with no name players, and of course in the actual NFL, College, High School and Pop Warner leagues, is.

                      we are talking about a game where penalties still don't even work. I can't play a game that even comes close to accurately representing the NFL, and I can't even use the sim system to replicate stats that make sense. so what the heck am I supposed to be doing with this game other than telling people to stay away from it?
                      Last edited by ajk49er; 11-03-2013, 03:23 AM.
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                      • mestevo
                        Gooney Goo Goo
                        • Apr 2010
                        • 19556

                        #12
                        Re: Does anyone like this game?

                        Enjoying Madden quite a bit with friends, looking forward to the PS4 version. Don't browse this area of the forum as much as I used to. If the TOS was enforced strictly in this forum it'd be a wasteland of red names. There's no excuse or justification for belligerence.

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                        • rootofalleli
                          Rookie
                          • Feb 2010
                          • 272

                          #13
                          Re: Does anyone like this game?

                          Originally posted by Gagnon39
                          I've been on OS for a while and I can honestly say that the Madden forum is the most negative forum on this site.
                          Don't overthink it!

                          Seriously, there are often some unhappy people online. Happy people are more likely to play than post. If this game has more unhappy posters than other sports games on this site, doesn't that say something? People claim that video games have limitations and gamers are entitled... OK, then why aren't all the forums here flooded with negativity? It's silly to think that football games have more limitations and football gamers are more entitled. Dudes want their hobby back, plain & simple.

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                          • ForUntoOblivionSoar∞
                            MVP
                            • Dec 2009
                            • 4682

                            #14
                            Re: Does anyone like this game?

                            Originally posted by mestevo
                            Enjoying Madden quite a bit with friends, looking forward to the PS4 version. Don't browse this area of the forum as much as I used to. If the TOS was enforced strictly in this forum it'd be a wasteland of red names. There's no excuse or justification for belligerence.
                            Perhaps, but there is an overwhelming need in this community to see the NFL accurately represented in a game, and as was discussed earlier in this thread, EA is fighting up-hill due to the exclusivity of the license. Year after year after year of frustration is bound to boil over. And I would wager that some of that frustration is shared by the admin and mods, which is exactly why the TOS aren't enforced like they used to be (that and EA employees aren't frequenting the boards publicly as much anymore).

                            In any case, judgment ought to be withheld for the next gen version, as it hasn't been released. Concerns shouldn't be voiced as if they are completely confirmed, and yet they are. So why? Why do people assume the worst with only sketchy evidence until the game is released? That's obvious.


                            But then, those EA/Tiburon employees that actually DO frequent this and other communities put so much into it, and when they see the overwhelming negativity, what do you think they feel like and do? They get jaded. They leave the developmental team, or they stop putting forth the ridiculous effort they are already putting into it.

                            I mean, just think. Some of these guys are feeling pretty proud right about now. And then they'll step into a community that showers them with this hostile negativity, and then what? I'll tell you: they'll never try so hard again. They'll move on, and new blood will come in. Legacy issues will be reassessed, marginalized and pushed to the side for the "new perspective" issues the new team wants to emphasize.

                            And on and on it goes.




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                            • brent3419
                              MVP
                              • Jul 2013
                              • 1614

                              #15
                              Re: Does anyone like this game?

                              the only thing keeping me into this game is the online ccm i have with me my brother and my friend. but these freakin noticable bugs n glitches get on my nerves


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