Madden 09: celebration videos (IGN)

[jewelz1132]

Re: celebration videos on IGN

lmao...i think celebrations should be cutscenes..that way it the lambeau leap could be better because it would involve the crowd..there could also be some celebrations that involve other players as well

[Pluto07]

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It was a step the the direction of more presentation. A weak step. But it was a step.

[Papi34]

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The leap is certainly embarrasing but on a positive note, there's more emotion in the commentary in those clips and the camera flashes seemed to increase when the big passes were thrown.......... well, I'm a glass is half full kind of guy.

[icomb1ne]

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w...t...f...

[Ian_Cummings]

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Hey guys - thought I'd respond to this post with a couple of points:

1. Post play is a totally different area from gameplay...so if anyone's concerned about us spending too much time here and not focusing on gameplay issues, that concern is invalid
2. The "dunk" is not a dunk - that's a specific layup animation for players that are too short or don't have a high enough jump rating to actually dunk over the post
3. I am actually pretty upset about the Lambeau Leap animation - that's the first time I've actually seen it in game, and it seems they used one of the wall celebration animations from NFL Tour instead of the real Lambeau animation. I know this because I directed the motion capture of 2 variations of it - see videos:

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<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tQd4_ucdytM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></object>

<object width="425" height="350">
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ltjM8blMSbE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </object>

I will check to see if we can sneak a change in for a patch. I know it's not really a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it's not even close to what we are supposed to be using for the Lambeau Leap - you all are right - it's like Spiderman or something. Just a mistake here by whoever was working on it...we don't have accuracy experts working on every aspect of the game so sometimes things like this can slip through.

4. I am pretty sure the Mile High salute is still in

5. You CAN steal another player's celebration. So if you score against TO, and you hit the steal button (I think it's B / Circle), you have a chance of doing one of TO's celebrations.

[roadman]

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Thanks for looking into it, Ian.

[BFavre4MVP]

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Thanks Ian, you rule.

Not that it's that big of an issue. It would just bug me every time I scored a TD at Lambeau.

[Ian_Cummings]

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lmao...i think celebrations should be cutscenes..that way it the lambeau leap could be better because it would involve the crowd..there could also be some celebrations that involve other players as well

Agreed 100%. One of my top priorities for 2010 FYI.

[blackngoldfan]

Re: celebration videos on IGN

Hey guys - thought I'd respond to this post with a couple of points:

1. Post play is a totally different area from gameplay...so if anyone's concerned about us spending too much time here and not focusing on gameplay issues, that concern is invalid
2. The "dunk" is not a dunk - that's a specific layup animation for players that are too short or don't have a high enough jump rating to actually dunk over the post
3. I am actually pretty upset about the Lambeau Leap animation - that's the first time I've actually seen it in game, and it seems they used one of the wall celebration animations from NFL Tour instead of the real Lambeau animation. I know this because I directed the motion capture of 2 variations of it - see videos:

<object height="344" width="425">
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tQd4_ucdytM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></object>

<object height="350" width="425">
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ltjM8blMSbE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425"> </object>

I will check to see if this change can be sneaked in for a patch. I know it's not really a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it's not even close to what we are supposed to be using for the Lambeau Leap - you all are right - it's like Spiderman or something. Just a mistake here by whoever was working on it...we don't have accuracy experts working on every aspect of the game so sometimes things like this can slip through.

4. I am pretty sure the Mile High salute is still in

5. You CAN steal another player's celebration. So if you score against TO, and you hit the steal button (I think it's B / Circle), you have a chance of doing one of TO's celebrations.

Why is it that IGN continue to show videos/trailers that for the most part, seem to create an uproar throughout the community? Their gameplay videos are cool, but they do a bad job at trailers and features. You have to always come in and clarify things, then the community takes a deep sigh and says "Whew, I'm glad (this or that) will be fixed."

[auburntigersfan]

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My old Gameday 99 had a better Lambeau leap than that!!!

[Ian_Cummings]

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Why is it that IGN continue to show videos/trailers that for the most part, seem to create an uproar throughout the community? Their gameplay videos are cool, but they do a bad job at trailers and features. You have to always come in and clarify things, then the community takes a deep sigh and says "Whew, I'm glad (this or that) will be fixed."

You know I was just sitting here thinking the same thing. I won't venture into conspiracy theory here, but it sure doesn't seem like they've done us too many favors does it?

[Ian_Cummings]

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My old Gameday 99 had a better Lambeau leap than that!!!

Got a vid? That'd be funny to see.

[blackngoldfan]

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You know I was just sitting here thinking the same thing. I won't venture into conspiracy theory here, but it sure doesn't seem like they've done us too many favors does it?

I think it would be a good idea if IGN had to pass their videos through you guys at EA for approval. Who cares if they get upset because at this point they're turning people away.

[Sigma4Life]

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lmao...i think celebrations should be cutscenes..that way it the lambeau leap could be better because it would involve the crowd..there could also be some celebrations that involve other players as well

As long as the cutscene is seamless and doesn't feel stitched in with the rest of the game. I hate when the cutscene feels like it was taken from another product and thrown in. It breaks the sense of immersion.

[adembroski]

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I think it would be a good idea if IGN had to pass their videos through you guys at EA for approval. Who cares if they get upset because at this point they're turning people away.

To be fair to IGN, is their job to hype the game, or to give us unbias info with which we are armed to make our own decision?

IGN posted the vids. It's not their job to say "Well, this is just one of those mistakes that slipped through." It's their job to call it like they see it and let us decide. They're not a hype machine, they're a consumer information outlet.

At least... theoretically. It seems to me most video game news sites are WAY too buddy-buddy with the industry. We generally get honest reviews, but we rarely get honest PREviews.