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spankdatazz22 · 04-03-2008, 11:09 PM

So the author admits how seriously lacking Madden has been next gen, but of course - "there's reason for cautious optimism" for this year's game. When has that not been the case? You could say that about any game in any given year. People wondering why Madden wallows in muck it's mired in now need look no further than opinions like this. After Madden '06, the game had no where to go but up - yearly improvements should be expected, not surprising/shocking when they occur. The author goes so far as to say we should expect less, that expecting a 2K5-like makeover is "too much". Madden has been on next gen the longest of any sports game, yet we still have people like this author preaching that it's okay to expect the least from it (or at the least, lower our expectations apparently). And that if you expect more, "you're setting yourself up for disappointment". Laughable.

The problem is people expect so little from it. Then wonder why Tiburon feels they're doing a bang-up job. Hey, at least the game has improved "marginally" from '06 to '07 to '08. That's something to hold onto. Let's not forget that '08 was proclaimed to be the biggest gameplay jump the series has seen - receiving all types of accolades and praise all the way up to the day it released. And here we are a year later talking about how disappointing it was.

EDIT: [/quote]However, people expecting the series to undergo a massive transformation in one year to turn into a next generation NFL 2K5 – or even to fully realize the potential of a “next generation Madden” – will find themselves upset once again when August rolls around, so temper your expectations now.[/quote]

Sorry, but this quote says it all. Btw it hasn't been one year, it's been three years -- four, if I'm to take your advice and only have low expectations of the upcoming game. This generation has produced some of the best sports games in their respective genres to date, yet we're constantly steered to expect less from what most people would feel should be the greatest sports game of them all. If only all sports games were allowed such low expectations

04-03-2008, 11:09 PM	#16
spankdatazz22 All Star OVR: 21 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,220	So the author admits how seriously lacking Madden has been next gen, but of course - "there's reason for cautious optimism" for this year's game. When has that not been the case? You could say that about any game in any given year. People wondering why Madden wallows in muck it's mired in now need look no further than opinions like this. After Madden '06, the game had no where to go but up - yearly improvements should be expected, not surprising/shocking when they occur. The author goes so far as to say we should expect less, that expecting a 2K5-like makeover is "too much". Madden has been on next gen the longest of any sports game, yet we still have people like this author preaching that it's okay to expect the least from it (or at the least, lower our expectations apparently). And that if you expect more, "you're setting yourself up for disappointment". Laughable. The problem is people expect so little from it. Then wonder why Tiburon feels they're doing a bang-up job. Hey, at least the game has improved "marginally" from '06 to '07 to '08. That's something to hold onto. Let's not forget that '08 was proclaimed to be the biggest gameplay jump the series has seen - receiving all types of accolades and praise all the way up to the day it released. And here we are a year later talking about how disappointing it was. EDIT: [/quote]However, people expecting the series to undergo a massive transformation in one year to turn into a next generation NFL 2K5 – or even to fully realize the potential of a “next generation Madden” – will find themselves upset once again when August rolls around, so temper your expectations now.[/quote] Sorry, but this quote says it all. Btw it hasn't been one year, it's been three years -- four, if I'm to take your advice and only have low expectations of the upcoming game. This generation has produced some of the best sports games in their respective genres to date, yet we're constantly steered to expect less from what most people would feel should be the greatest sports game of them all. If only all sports games were allowed such low expectations Last edited by spankdatazz22; 04-04-2008 at 10:30 AM.