Madden NFL 09: First Online Leagues Details and Video Clip

[EWRMETS]

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Yes but 2k try to innovate on every iteration of their sports franchise. Look at 2k8 MLB; few very annoying bug, but overall the pace of the game is very good and there's some significant changes from 2k7.

Madden is the same shi* every ****ing year...

2k relies on unnecessary "innovations" (aka gimmicks) every year to make their games more complicated while ignoring improving basic gameplay. 2k nailed basketball but what other sport have they nailed?

This of course is unnecessary in a Madden thread but the same people want to bring up 2k in every EA thread. Last year people complain about their being no online leagues...this year the same people say EA shouldn't be devoting time to online leagues instead of focussing on gameplay.

Madden 08 wasn't a bad football game but was extremely boring because of the lack of presentation. This year it looks like they focussed on presentation and Madden 09 could be a great game. The massive amount of EA haters do not want to accept that.

[eDotd]

Re: Madden NFL 09: First Online Leagues Details and Video Clip

Meh.

[mauro78]

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Madden 08 wasn't a bad football game but was extremely boring because of the lack of presentation. This year it looks like they focussed on presentation and Madden 09 could be a great game. The massive amount of EA haters do not want to accept that.

I think that EA has no excuse for fumble and INT glitch that ruined NCAA 08 and Madden 08. Also they've ESPN license from 2006 and they never ever used it. What about no pocket and the interaction between DL/OL in their football games?

I don't hate EA, for ex. NHL 08 and MVP franchise were great.

With the budget that EA has for a game like that, they must provide great football game; Madden on next gen is mediocre at best.



Regards

[ColumbusKilled]

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This looks exactly what I thought it would look like, which is to say it looks like Madden 99.

The animations are exactly the same - the players have no relation to whatsoever in the physical world. One animation runs into another animation and causes the first animation to change. Ergo: Run animation hits tackle animation, run animation turns into tackled animation. Boring. NOT very NG.

The player models are smaller, but the linemen are still the EXACT same as the quarterbacks, they are all tall and thin compared to how heavy real NFL lineman are. Lineman are round, they aren't thick and tall. Some are (Tony Boselli), some aren't (Warren Sapp).

The quarterback looks totally unrealistic, as does the line play.

Where are you NFL 2K9? *Cries*

[BezO]

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My point is that I could care less about stat overlays and I'm not much interested in reading five pages worth of whining about their absence.

I got that from your initial smart *** comment. I guess I should've just asked what's the point of being a smart ***.

And I'm tired of people whining about other people's whining, disgusing it behind smart *** comments, but I know it's part of OS.

[TheBest]

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Playing GTA makes me not even want to play Madden. That Euphoria engine is a beast. It just feels so much better. If feels as if you're controlling a human and not a robot. Sorry but GB is my only football option this year.

[DONF]

Re: Madden NFL 09: First Online Leagues Details and Video Clip

This looks exactly what I thought it would look like, which is to say it looks like Madden 99.

The animations are exactly the same - the players have no relation to whatsoever in the physical world. One animation runs into another animation and causes the first animation to change. Ergo: Run animation hits tackle animation, run animation turns into tackled animation. Boring. NOT very NG.

The player models are smaller, but the linemen are still the EXACT same as the quarterbacks, they are all tall and thin compared to how heavy real NFL lineman are. Lineman are round, they aren't thick and tall. Some are (Tony Boselli), some aren't (Warren Sapp).

The quarterback looks totally unrealistic, as does the line play.

Where are you NFL 2K9? *Cries*

Well said!!

[countryboy]

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We all knew pretty much how this thread would end up

[Scott]

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We all knew pretty much how this thread would end up

Apparently, people don't know find the 2k5 forum.

[countryboy]

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I am going to ask a question. And before I ask this question, I understand that this is a public forum and that people have to right to voice their opinions, but I am going to ask anyways.


To those of you who say that you are not buying the game for one reason or another, why do you continue to post in the Madden forum? If you are so disappointed in the product, why does it bother you so much that others enjoy it?

Ok, that was two questions...

I really don't care one way or the other, although its annoying at times to have to sift through the same type of posts from the same people, but nevertheless, it is an open forum and people have the right to voice their opinions. So maybe, I have answered my own question.

[RaychelSnr]

I saw a few people are under the impression that online leagues are 32 human players only when in fact they are 2-32 human players according to Phil Frazier (from a post on the MM forums). Also, the Flex Scheduling allows for players to be added or dropped from the league on the fly. So if a player drops out, you can easily add another player and the schedule will adjust to get them their games.

[yvesdereuter]

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I am going to ask a question. And before I ask this question, I understand that this is a public forum and that people have to right to voice their opinions, but I am going to ask anyways.


To those of you who say that you are not buying the game for one reason or another, why do you continue to post in the Madden forum? If you are so disappointed in the product, why does it bother you so much that others enjoy it?

Ok, that was two questions...

I really don't care one way or the other, although its annoying at times to have to sift through the same type of posts from the same people, but nevertheless, it is an open forum and people have the right to voice their opinions. So maybe, I have answered my own question.

Maybe it has something to do with viewing EA as a bunch of swindlers and they would prefer that EA earn money and not swindle people out of it.

[countryboy]

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Maybe it has something to do with viewing EA as a bunch of swindlers and they would prefer that EA earn money and not swindle people out of it.

But my question still remains.

The question is not "Why aren't you buying Madden?"

And I am buying Madden and don't feel as though I am being swindled out of it. EA has a job. To sell the game. Our job as consumers is to determine whether or not the product that is being presented is worth the asking price.

[ODogg]

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Maybe it has something to do with viewing EA as a bunch of swindlers and they would prefer that EA earn money and not swindle people out of it.

If you don't feel EA's games are not worth the money then it's simple: don't buy them. There is really no excuse in this day and age with the internet, forums and rentals to accuse any company that makes video games of being swindlers, even the companys that make games far, far worse than EA's games.

[kcxiv]

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I dont know what to say but