Madden NFL 12 Super Bowl Halftime Blog: Tuner Sets and Surprise Onside Kicks

[Ian_Cummings]

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sadly im more interested in what the fans have to say then Ian...

That's a weird statement.

What exactly did you expect out of the blog btw? I thought we were pretty clear with every post that expectations should be set accordingly given the time frame.

[Ian_Cummings]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Super Bowl Halftime Blog: Tuner Sets and Surprise Onside Kicks

My feelings as well. I can see the onside kicks being abused online. I don't like it one bit.


Sent from my iPhone while on the toilet.

I don't get this. Did you guys read the blog? That concern is specifically addressed numerous times.

[RedZoneD25]

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"We want to be 100% recognized as a leader in the sports genre again, and the only way to do that is to improve the game across all major aspects."


THANK YOU! I'll be honest, I don't recall seeing that in the previous SB blogs. That line literally made me do a silent fist pump.

Edit: I really like the humility of saying "again", in a roundabout way it shows you realize a lot of people don't necessarily view Madden as "the" sports game anymore. Humility breeds success.

I remember when you were an agent in my Madden 07 Superstar Mode. That's the stuff I'm talking about.

[Ian_Cummings]

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Glad to see some of you guys dug it though...it's obviously extremely early so I'm happy to release one so called "fluff" feature and one important feature.

[Boling4Humor]

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I like the info that was released. If you think about it, Ian and Co are just telling us the SMALL parts they added into the game...some of you guys need to understand that. The BIG pieces of info that we want will come later.

If you think about it too, this "small" addition they made is actually a huge game changer when you're playing someone. That's insane! I can't wait for more info on the game.

Wait for your cake to be baked before you eat it people.

[raz77]

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After last year though. . .I'll just say I'm not too keen to get hyped for the upcoming big features and then see something like gameflow staring me in the face a month or two from release.

[Dog]

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Glad to see some of you guys dug it though...it's obviously extremely early so I'm happy to release one so called "fluff" feature and one important feature.

I think it was solid info. Not too much, not too little

[shyvoodoo]

On the kickoff, anyone notice the broadcast cam angle???
Looks to be closer to the field and more "TV" like...
Am I right Ian??

Ben
Voodoo

[jwmcards]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Super Bowl Halftime Blog: Tuner Sets and Surprise Onside Kicks

Blog was what I expected. I'm a big franchise guy, but I know Ian wasn't mentioning that yet, which I'm fine with. Honestly, I'll be waist deep in MLB 11 before long, so I can wait on Madden. Tuners are a nice touch. I thought they were a great addition to NCAA, which I think is pretty much the best "next gen" football game we have so far. I've enjoyed playing Madden, but overall I'd say NCAA has gotten about 70% of my football time this year.

Looking forward to seeing what comes in the next few months. Thanks for the update Ian.

By the way Ian.....Like the Madden Punching Bag. Actually started laughing about that.

[RedZoneD25]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Super Bowl Halftime Blog: Tuner Sets and Surprise Onside Kicks

On the kickoff, anyone notice the broadcast cam angle???
Looks to be closer to the field and more "TV" like...

Ben
Voodoo

I did. Also love the new score bug. It looks more legitimate.

[iAM-IncReDiBLe-]

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Glad to see some of you guys dug it though...it's obviously extremely early so I'm happy to release one so called "fluff" feature and one important feature.

Yea I don't see why people expected a big feature to be announced. I like the blog and can't wait for the next one. Good Luck with madden 12

[Cre8]

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It was a good read. Your coding picture made me sad.

[shyvoodoo]

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I did. Also love the new score bug. It looks more legitimate.

Cool, maybe prersentation would be much improved,,,, I'm "intrigued".....

Ben
Voodoo

[Eski33]

Surprise onside kicks? WOW! Something that Ian was questioned about and he was pretty set on not implementing it because of the potential of online abuse...Nice to see...

[JDoze]

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my concern is that Ian posed a poll...would you rather fix play action, or have surprise onside kicks....

If PA stays broken, that sucks.

Seriously?? They know PA is broken, but we have to decide between if it gets fixed or if a new feature gets added. Wow, priorities are messed up.

Also, why are people saying "from a marketing standpoint"? Because the competition might still their ideas? Its still the same terrible engine, if the most they can do is polish up the graphics and add new "features" like a surprise onside.....another bad year for Madden.