dyeah_gb
13 years ago
Anyone try out the demo? Does anyone think that the improvements this year are worth a purchase?


I am on the fence this year. I like the presentation improvements I see but I found the gameplay spotty. I think they nerfed the screens since Kuhn drops 50% of the passes when he is wide open. Is it possible that running is too easy this year? The deciding factor for me is if they have finally gotten rid of nano blitzes.

Also, it is great to have the packers in the demo. Fortunately none of our players are on the cover.
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Formo
13 years ago
Underwelmed. Too bad, I was thinking about purchasing it (shocker) because of the reportedly huge gameplay fixes they claimed.

I'll GameFly it instead.
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dyeah_gb
13 years ago

Underwelmed. Too bad, I was thinking about purchasing it (shocker) because of the reportedly huge gameplay fixes they claimed.

I'll GameFly it instead.

Originally Posted by: Formo 



Every year, there are two things you can count on
1. You have to do your taxes
2. The press saying that Madden has been completely improved in all areas.
3. A sucker like me believes the hype and reviews and pays $60 for another roster update.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool - R. Feynman
Zero2Cool
13 years ago

Every year, there are two things you can count on
1. You have to do your taxes
2. The press saying that Madden has been completely improved in all areas.
3. A sucker like me believes the hype and reviews and pays $60 for another roster update.

Originally Posted by: dyeah_gb 



What? 2? 3?



The game is freaking awesome! I wasn't gonna buy it this year, thought I'd break my 20+ year streak, but after this demo, no chance. This is a must have for any intelligent football Madden'er for sure.
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rabidgopher04
13 years ago

What? 2? 3?



The game is freaking awesome! I wasn't gonna buy it this year, thought I'd break my 20+ year streak, but after this demo, no chance. This is a must have for any intelligent football Madden'er for sure.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Are you serious or not?
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Rockmolder
13 years ago
z2c is bulklshitting like fuck. but the demo was quirte alright, actually. I was impressed by the presenmtation etc. Not as much by the gameplay that seemed to be sped up agan. it was almost like Madden 07 with how high the speed was.
Formo
13 years ago

z2c is bulklshitting like fuck. but the demo was quirte alright, actually. I was impressed by the presenmtation etc. Not as much by the gameplay that seemed to be sped up agan. it was almost like Madden 07 with how high the speed was.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder 



Holy shit.. stop drinking and posting. lol It's like your keyboard is farting all over the internet.
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DoddPower
13 years ago
I play and have played every single madden much more than I care to admit. The game is full of holes and glitches that become painfully obvious during online play. I'm incredibly disappointed there's basically zero improvements to online franchise which is pretty much the only thing that will allow for prolonged interest in the game. However, I will purchase it because I'm a little Madden bitch.

So far I haven't noticed a ton of improvements. Packers offensive playbook is almost identical with the except of a "hailmary" package and a few extra plays. The defensive playbook as a few more wrinkles, but still pretty similar. I hope the custom playbooks mitigate the overall lack of widely variable plays.

I don't know what to think about the dynamic player performance yet. That will take time. The demo is a little strange with no commentary and not being able to play with the depth chart. However, two things I'm liking so far is the improvement of zone coverage and speed doesn't seem to be as big of a factor as M11. Offline franchise apparently has a ton of improvements but playing the computer all the time becomes boring as hell. Not sure how that can maintain ones interest. Either way, I usually dislike the new Maddens when they first come out until I have some time to adjust.

I'm finishing up season 10 of an online franchise in M11 currently, but as I play more of the demo I'll try to post more thoughts. Click the links in my sig or hit me up if you're interested in some online franchise play in M12.
dyeah_gb
13 years ago
I will be interested to hear more of your impressions doddpower. I don't play online because of the nano blitz issues. I don't understand why it is so hard to get rid of this bug in previous versions.

Z2Cs impressions have led me to pre-order 4 copies of the game. If it ends up being shit I am going to request a refund from him personally šŸ™‚
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Zero2Cool
13 years ago
I read the reviews on this and it looks good and several of the issues I've had with the game appear to be resolved. This is the first time since Madden first came out, that I won't be owning the version.
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