Not the game we were promised...yet again
posted by Morty (E DUMMERSTON, VT) Sep 7, 2011
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OK, let me start off by saying that this game is good but NOT great. The mechanics, game play, some of the presentation, and general feel are really great. I am not sure they can really refine the mechanics any more than they have (except for the blocking...why is my guy trying to race the defender rather than block him?). Even with the decent upgrades in overall feel of the game, the developers still missed the mark on the franchise mode and overall feel of the game. Franchise is STILL really shallow and, well to be frank, boring. Whether I play the season out or not, I do not see any difference in their rating, thus begging the question "why put in all that time in the games?". Plus, the scouting is still really poorly handled. I am fairly certain that every GM in the league knows every single minor and major detail their is to know about a player, especially if it can be measured, timed, or gauged. Sure, the potential rating is always a guessing game (to some degree) but everything else? Come on! I shouldn't have to unlock someone's 40 time. Plus, well, the draft and off season just simply do not measure up to the high bar set by Head Coach 09'. Yep, that's right, I said 09'. A game with its fair share of flaws seemed to have captured the look, feel, excitement, and energy of the NFL off season better than Madden has to date. The menus were better, the feel was better, the drafting was better, the freaking commentary was way better. and it made me feel like a real head coach/gm. Oh, and don't let me forget that god awful commentary in this game. Wow, do those guys actually get paid to do that? Where do I sign up?! Maybe EA knows they can just cash in at this point and don't really care. After all, who can blame them? We are sheep's being lead to our own slaughter.
Overall: C- for poor commentary, lame menus, poor in game blocking, poorly done draft/off season, and lame contract signings (no real control).
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