Gus Johnson Gives OS a Shout-Out

[TreyIM2]

I admit that I wasn't really "aware" of Gus Johnson like many prior to finding out he would be in Madden 11. I'd heard him before but didn't know who he was. Gus is my dude, now. He sounds great in the Denver/Skins clip from E3 on this page. Gus also looks thugged out with the oversized, all black Tigers cap to the side, barely showing his eyes - "Hat cocked/ Can't see his eyes/Who could it be?/ In that new black Tigers cap/Who but, uhh, Gus" LOL! Didn't know he was rugged like that.

As for the people complaining about how commentary, u gotta remember it's the tech/engine that is limiting. They are using old code from the PS2 days or further. Hopefully, they can get some advanced middleware or engineer their own tech to beef up commentary.

My bad, that was the 49ers/Skins game clip that Gus was sounding great in. U can hear him somewhat in the Dallas/Skins clip but it's not as audible as the other clip.

[sois]

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Wow, Gus is awesome!

That's really cool, Gus sure can get my blood pumping for football!

[PGaither84]

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Thank you to Gus!

Now, regarding presentation, commentery isn't just EA's fault. Hammond was boring when his lines played. At CD, Gus was still recording lines, so there weren't a lot in the game at that time, but those that were sounded great. I can't comment at all about timing or what we heard or anything, but to me that was proof enough that it isn't just EA's fault. I am going to leave presnetation to The Watcher because he does the best job at expressing the issues. Namely, 2k games [not just football] have set the standard in presentation. While Madden has yet to match the level set over over 5 years ago, 2k games have improved from year to year. NBA2k10 is so much better than ESPN 2k5's presentation, and I never thought I would say that. The key is that 2k games try to emulate TV style while EA is obsesed with their "precious little snowflake" unique video game perspective presnetation style that almost no one likes.

P.S. One thing that I find funny is how 2k games have a lot of nicely recorded filler lines between plays, or in the NBA game, as it plays out between big plays. EA, on the other hand, talks about how they want to avoid that kind of chatter and how Game Flow is supposed to help cut out that "down time" so they don't "have to" record filler.

[at23steelers]

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Thank you to Gus!

Now, regarding presentation, commentery isn't just EA's fault. Hammond was boring when his lines played. At CD, Gus was still recording lines, so there weren't a lot in the game at that time, but those that were sounded great. I can't comment at all about timing or what we heard or anything, but to me that was proof enough that it isn't just EA's fault. I am going to leave presnetation to The Watcher because he does the best job at expressing the issues. Namely, 2k games [not just football] have set the standard in presentation. While Madden has yet to match the level set over over 5 years ago, 2k games have improved from year to year. NBA2k10 is so much better than ESPN 2k5's presentation, and I never thought I would say that. The key is that 2k games try to emulate TV style while EA is obsesed with their "precious little snowflake" unique video game perspective presnetation style that almost no one likes.

P.S. One thing that I find funny is how 2k games have a lot of nicely recorded filler lines between plays, or in the NBA game, as it plays out between big plays. EA, on the other hand, talks about how they want to avoid that kind of chatter and how Game Flow is supposed to help cut out that "down time" so they don't "have to" record filler.

Did the announcing at CD, sound better than the current announcing on the videos?

[DJ]

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Peter Moore is so annoying. Asking Gus to re-create that call on the spot is ridiculous. And, the fact that when Moore first was talking with Gus about that play, he couldn't even get the teams right!

I know you don't have to like football to run a sports gaming company, but I'd think you'd want to at least have your ducks in a row, so to speak, when you bring someone on stage to interview them.

[Spills22]

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Gus is adding so much to the commentating this year. I played a full game at the show yesterday and when Matthews broke out a big run and was running towards the endzone at the 10yd line Gus started saying the Batman theme...dun nuh nuh nuh nuh....it was so hot! I wonder if every player with have specific commentating or just certain players probably. Very cool addition. I love Gus!

[at23steelers]

Re: Gus Johnson Gives OS a Shout-Out

Gus is adding so much to the commentating this year. I played a full game at the show yesterday and when Matthews broke out a big run and was running towards the endzone at the 10yd line Gus started saying the Batman theme...dun nuh nuh nuh nuh....it was so hot! I wonder if every player with have specific commentating or just certain players probably. Very cool addition. I love Gus!

In your opinion, was the commentary you heard at the show, better than the deadspace commentary we are hearing in these videos?

[Netherscourge]

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I hope they let him do some improv.

If he's just reading the same script Hammond and Al Michaels were reading, then this is just a waste of time.

[TreyIM2]

Gus is adding so much to the commentating this year. I played a full game at the show yesterday and when Matthews broke out a big run and was running towards the endzone at the 10yd line Gus started saying the Batman theme...dun nuh nuh nuh nuh....it was so hot! I wonder if every player with have specific commentating or just certain players probably. Very cool addition. I love Gus!

NICE!

[K_GUN]

Re: Gus Johnson Gives OS a Shout-Out

Thank you to Gus!

Now, regarding presentation, commentery isn't just EA's fault. Hammond was boring when his lines played. At CD, Gus was still recording lines, so there weren't a lot in the game at that time, but those that were sounded great. I can't comment at all about timing or what we heard or anything, but to me that was proof enough that it isn't just EA's fault. I am going to leave presnetation to The Watcher because he does the best job at expressing the issues. Namely, 2k games [not just football] have set the standard in presentation. While Madden has yet to match the level set over over 5 years ago, 2k games have improved from year to year. NBA2k10 is so much better than ESPN 2k5's presentation, and I never thought I would say that. The key is that 2k games try to emulate TV style while EA is obsesed with their "precious little snowflake" unique video game perspective presnetation style that almost no one likes.

P.S. One thing that I find funny is how 2k games have a lot of nicely recorded filler lines between plays, or in the NBA game, as it plays out between big plays. EA, on the other hand, talks about how they want to avoid that kind of chatter and how Game Flow is supposed to help cut out that "down time" so they don't "have to" record filler.

all good points but i'm surprised you failed to mention MLB the show 10...they nail presentation/commentary and have for years.

[Jimixiii]

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Maybe they need to take NBA Live's approach and change the name & rebuild the game as a whole...Gus Johnson Football 12!

[GaryT531]

Hands down, my favorite announcer..."Rise and fire... Count it!", "From the parking lot!", "Pure!",

[mjh91]

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Gus Johnson is all kinds of awesome.

[ManiacMatt1782]

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he just really needs to stay away from mma, he is horrid at calling it.

[king525]

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You gotta love this guys enthusiasm