real bucs fan wrote:I completed long shot as well, found it enjoyable. Definitely very short, but considering it was somewhat of an experiment, that was to be expected. Playing Franchise mode now and enjoying it. Didn't get Madden last year, but this years game seems to be better in terms of running the ball. In years past my main criticism of Maddens gameplay was that you had a better chance of completing a Hail Mary than you did getting 5 yards on a rush up the middle. Much better balance now.
Teitan wrote:Does that mode have any replay value? Different positions or anything like that?
The Outsider wrote:real bucs fan wrote:I completed long shot as well, found it enjoyable. Definitely very short, but considering it was somewhat of an experiment, that was to be expected. Playing Franchise mode now and enjoying it. Didn't get Madden last year, but this years game seems to be better in terms of running the ball. In years past my main criticism of Maddens gameplay was that you had a better chance of completing a Hail Mary than you did getting 5 yards on a rush up the middle. Much better balance now.
It actually wasn't really an experiment. They took The Journey from FIFA and adapted it to Madden. All of the baseline tech for it was already developed and it was known to be a successful format.
It was typical Tiburon laziness that stunted what could have been a great story.
Oh, and the soundtrack still sucks tons of *****.
real bucs fan wrote:The Outsider wrote:
It actually wasn't really an experiment. They took The Journey from FIFA and adapted it to Madden. All of the baseline tech for it was already developed and it was known to be a successful format.
It was typical Tiburon laziness that stunted what could have been a great story.
Oh, and the soundtrack still sucks tons of *****.
I meant as an experiment in terms of selling a story mode to football fans.
The Outsider wrote:real bucs fan wrote:I meant as an experiment in terms of selling a story mode to football fans.
I don't think it's hard to sell a story mode to gamers regardless of the subject matter.
real bucs fan wrote:The Outsider wrote:
I don't think it's hard to sell a story mode to gamers regardless of the subject matter.
I always viewed Madden as a game only football fans bought.
The Outsider wrote:real bucs fan wrote:I always viewed Madden as a game only football fans bought.
The two things aren't mutually exclusive. In fact I'm willing to bet that the majority of Madden players also play video games that involve some sort of story mode (CoD, Battlefield, Halo, MMOs, etc.)
real bucs fan wrote:The Outsider wrote:
The two things aren't mutually exclusive. In fact I'm willing to bet that the majority of Madden players also play video games that involve some sort of story mode (CoD, Battlefield, Halo, MMOs, etc.)
Well there isn't really a way to tell, but most of the folks I know who play Madden are football fans and they generally just use their PS4 for Madden and streaming/movies. Speaking for myself, the only game I've bought besides Madden games since I got my PS4 was Metal Gear Solid (though my PS4 came with GTA5 and The Last Of Us so have played/beat those games as well).
The Outsider wrote:real bucs fan wrote:Well there isn't really a way to tell, but most of the folks I know who play Madden are football fans and they generally just use their PS4 for Madden and streaming/movies. Speaking for myself, the only game I've bought besides Madden games since I got my PS4 was Metal Gear Solid (though my PS4 came with GTA5 and The Last Of Us so have played/beat those games as well).
One thing I hadn't really thought about in this is Madden dropping from the PC market which probably alienated quite a few fans.
I'm lucky enough to be able to afford a high end pc and a console along with games and peripherals for both so I've kept up with Madden. I imagine there are a lot of people who can't afford both platforms and therefore forgo Madden each year.
I certainly did for the couple of years I had no console.
Teitan wrote:Yeah, and apparently the computer missing extra points is just a thing they are doing this year. Still missing some, opposing teams missing as well. Lame.
The Outsider wrote:Teitan wrote:Yeah, and apparently the computer missing extra points is just a thing they are doing this year. Still missing some, opposing teams missing as well. Lame.
I typically play offense only in franchise and I can't do that anymore. Even at 99 ovr I will still have a kicker miss 7-8 xps a year. If you actually play every game he'll miss about 2 per. It's ridiculous.
.irishHITMAN4rent wrote:Anyone else finding it near impossible to play defense??
.irishHITMAN4rent wrote:Anyone else finding it near impossible to play defense??
The Outsider wrote:So I've played enough to give a decent impression of the actual football side of the game.
So run blocking appears to be largely fixed, the blockers no longer randomly disengage their blocks now. Zone coverage also seems to be less shitty, but man still appears to be more consistent. Another thing I noticed is that there seem to be less ridiculous tipped passes where four or five guys tip it before it's picked or hits the ground. Frankly, other than those few things the game is essentially Madden 17 with updated roster.
In terms of player progression the game is still rather broken. For the purposes of testing I boosted Noah Spence to 99 ovr and have simmed through three seasons. He has a grand total of 16 sacks. Two of those three years my leading pass rusher was a DT. So clearly the game has the same issues with players accruing appropriate stat lines for their position and overall rating. This also applies to corners routinely being bested in INT numbers by linebackers. So also basically Madden 17.
Honestly, after everything I've seen in the last few days I cannot recommend buying this game for any more than 20-25 bucks.
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