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Shinyhubcaps · 04-01-2008, 01:16 AM

Everybody knows that John Madden is just a figurehead at this point. Just keep his likeness in the game to some extent and everything will be fine, and then you can go find some new commentators.

I agree with whomever said they should get no-name individuals with a lot of time. I have a putrid voice, but I would record commentary for that game if it meant having deeper commentary. Like NBA 2K8, I believe that they only had a couple of recording sessions, and the guys had other commitments as well. MLB 08 The Show, however, had their three-man announce team on-call, as well as a continuously working script writer. They went the extra mile to give the game some variety (and yet you still hear the same phrases after a while).

Presentation-wise, they'd be wise to get the FOX announcers, but as mentioned, that's unlikely. I sure hope it's not the Monday Night Football guys, because in real life, that is the most mismanaged slew of broadcasting components I have ever seen. Nobody needs five studio hosts and two sideline reporters when not one person in your three-man team is even remotely tolerable or knowledgable.

If they go with NFL Network, they can get Bryant Gumbel and include a module that randomly says the wrong team's name 7 out of every 12 times.

04-01-2008, 01:16 AM	#29
Shinyhubcaps MVP OVR: 41 Join Date: Oct 2007 Blog Entries: 32	Re: No John Madden in Madden 09? EA Promises New Game Announcers Everybody knows that John Madden is just a figurehead at this point. Just keep his likeness in the game to some extent and everything will be fine, and then you can go find some new commentators. I agree with whomever said they should get no-name individuals with a lot of time. I have a putrid voice, but I would record commentary for that game if it meant having deeper commentary. Like NBA 2K8, I believe that they only had a couple of recording sessions, and the guys had other commitments as well. MLB 08 The Show, however, had their three-man announce team on-call, as well as a continuously working script writer. They went the extra mile to give the game some variety (and yet you still hear the same phrases after a while). Presentation-wise, they'd be wise to get the FOX announcers, but as mentioned, that's unlikely. I sure hope it's not the Monday Night Football guys, because in real life, that is the most mismanaged slew of broadcasting components I have ever seen. Nobody needs five studio hosts and two sideline reporters when not one person in your three-man team is even remotely tolerable or knowledgable. If they go with NFL Network, they can get Bryant Gumbel and include a module that randomly says the wrong team's name 7 out of every 12 times.