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OK, I think I've seen enough Intro and "look at the dreadlocks!" videos. I'd like to hear about some Franchise/RTG improvements now. I know the official date is the 23rd, but there have been no rumors even that anything substantial is in the works.
It would be one thing to make the Presentation a large focus if they actually improved upon it. But the Presentation/Commentary is almost the same as last year, with only the most minor superficial improvements that have been hammered into us day after day so far. On the whole, it's basically the same thing:
-We still get the tunnel entrance with the exact same player voices, and still the goofy peed my pants dance at the center of the field
-Bands spelling out "U.S.A". W.T.F. again?
-Same mix of about only 10 awkward looking up close fans who are recycled for every game, with even the same unfunny sign.
-Crowd noise still has audible shrill female voices and screams. In real life you never hear distinct female voices in a loud stadium of anywhere over 20,000 or so - they get drowned out by deeper voices.
We haven't heard it yet ingame, but I'm betting the bands also play Long Way to Tippecary and other songs that real college bands stopped playing in the 1940's. I understand there are licensing issues but at least make the songs sound contemporary - because during real games they always are.
Overall, a presentation overhaul would be worth talking about for as long as they have, but what they've shown us is far from it. I'm really hoping for severe offline Franchise improvements because otherwise it's looking like a strong Madden year, for me at least.
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yea ive been saying this about the bands in the game for a while. They sound awful. Every fight song they play its slow and boring. If you listen to "Hail to the Victors" in the game and in real life its crazy how different it is simply from the speed alone. They sort of washed their hands of this by making us do the work and add the real sounds ourselves but you're right if they are going to talk about presentation so much, it shouldnt basically be the same thing as last year with a few more entrances and horses/wagons/dogs/tigers in the intros.
It'd be one thing if they really made the entrances lifelike but each year its just a tiny bit more added to the previous year. 2 years ago they added the Ants, i mean bands on the field with most of them doing generic formations like the USA one we see. Then the next year they had the bands and then added some entrances, now this year they have the bands, those same entrances, and a few extra additions. Just because you add on to the previous year doesnt make it great.
So combine that with the awful commentary and mediocre bands/crowds and the presentation doesnt look so hot. And thats before we even have really seen the in game presentation. Just wait for the gameplay videos to come out and listen to essentially the same commentary we've had the last 6 years with just some new conference/espn replay wipes.