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Originally Posted by pietasterp |
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While I agree that Tiburon does not appear to have it in them to deliver the game we want, I'm not sure you can divorce the developer from the publisher/business partners. It's all related, unless Tiburon is being left completely alone to do what they want with the game with no interference from corporate or the NFL (in terms of content, deadlines, budget, etc.).....which I seriously doubt is the case. In fact, I would guess that it's probably the exact opposite - there probably isn't a more meddled-with game on the planet than Madden in terms of input from marketing, corporate, the NFL, etc...
Maybe that doesn't excuse Tiburon, but I think it puts things in perspective. It's not like EA is giving Tiburon a blank check and an empty calendar and saying "Go develop the best game you possibly can, and let us know when you've finished!"
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I agree, I can't place the entire blame on Tiburon, but my problems with the game this generation(presentation, animations, glitches) seem more like issues on their end rather than EA as a company. I'm sure they have alot of pressure on their shoulders every year to deliver, but that's where the license comes into play. With that sewn up, no matter what type of garbage they put out(not saying Madden is garbage), it's still guaranteed a nice amount of sales, more than the average game at least. Plus it's history helps push this as well.
I'm not dogging Tiburon, but history has proven they can't provide a football game that blurs the lines between reality and video games, and at this point, that is exactly what this game SHOULD be doing.