Author Topic: Video Games (2009-2011) (Read 117085 times)

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1575 on:** August 28, 2011, 08:06:49 pm »

I've been in a halo mood all day (probably because of the halo fest) so I've read a lot of backstory on halopedia (again) as well as rewatched the Halo ODST and Halo: Reach trailers... I forgot how badass the Halo: ODST trailer is.

I mean its seriously badass. That really made me want a Halo Live Action film.

JMW IV · « **Reply #1576 on:** August 29, 2011, 10:18:51 am »

Borderlands is fun.

Vega · « **Reply #1577 on:** August 30, 2011, 04:29:03 pm »

Xbox Gold membership required to download roster updates for Madden 12.

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #1578 on:** August 30, 2011, 09:08:19 pm »

Quote from: Vega on August 30, 2011, 04:29:03 pm

Xbox Gold membership required to download roster updates for Madden 12.

Damn. That's annoying... just got Madden (haven't opened it yet).

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1579 on:** August 31, 2011, 06:22:17 am »

Quote from: PatsNats28 on August 30, 2011, 09:08:19 pm

Damn. That's annoying... just got Madden (haven't opened it yet).

It's pretty fun so far. I played as the Cleveland Browns against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on All-Pro and wound up winning 3-0. Peyton Hillis and "The Inconvenient Truth" Frank Gore both rushed for over 100 yards and Alex Smith threw 3 INTs so I'd say it's pretty realistic.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1580 on:** August 31, 2011, 10:50:41 am »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on August 31, 2011, 06:22:17 am

It's pretty fun so far. I played as the Cleveland Browns against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on All-Pro and wound up winning 3-0. Peyton Hillis and "The Inconvenient Truth" Frank Gore both rushed for over 100 yards and Alex Smith threw 3 INTs so I'd say it's pretty realistic.

All but those two teams making the Super Bowl

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1581 on:** August 31, 2011, 11:04:22 am »

Oh, I know. I purposely picked two dog teams to see which turd would float to the top. I also played as the 49ers against the FORESKINZ on All-Madden and had 5 INT with Alex Smith but 400 yards rushing with "The Inconvenient Truth" Frank Gore. If you're a 49ers fan you really gotta hope they go 0-16 to get Andrew Luck, Alex Smith is turdible.

Kevrock · « **Reply #1582 on:** August 31, 2011, 11:24:36 am »

I played the Madden demo and thought it sucked. I was actually shocked at how little they had improved the game since the last time I played it (3 years or so ago).

Guess SCEA has spoiled me.

UMDNats · « **Reply #1583 on:** August 31, 2011, 11:47:10 am »

Quote from: Kevrock on August 31, 2011, 11:24:36 am

I played the Madden demo and thought it sucked. I was actually shocked at how little they had improved the game since the last time I played it (3 years or so ago).

Guess SCEA has spoiled me.

I thought the demo was terrible, but I already had it pre-ordered since I had traded in a bunch of games. The game's actually not that bad. Plays pretty solidly out of the box, though I still really miss NFL 2k5.

Definitely an improvement from the last game I got (Madden 09).

Nathan · « **Reply #1584 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:44:35 pm »

Yep, 2k5 was awesome. Madden has no competition now and no reason to even try to improve every year, why bother? They're the only game in town (

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MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1585 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:46:00 pm »

They took away the rewinds so now when I play as Da Bears Jay Cutler throws five INTs instead of the usual two.

UMDNats · « **Reply #1586 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:47:45 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on August 31, 2011, 12:44:35 pm

Yep, 2k5 was awesome. Madden has no competition now and no reason to even try to improve every year, why bother? They're the only game in town ()

SHOCKER the best 2 sports games on the market (FIFA and the Show) are the ones with competition! When NHL had to compete with 2k they actually innovated. Now they just tweak a few things and half-ass features and tell us it's the best game ever

At least NCAA is trying to listen to fans. I have really enjoyed the improvements they made, though the game is really bugy for some people.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1587 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:50:53 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 31, 2011, 12:47:45 pm

SHOCKER the best 2 sports games on the market (FIFA and the Show) are the ones with competition! When NHL had to compete with 2k they actually innovated. Now they just tweak a few things and half-ass features and tell us it's the best game ever

At least NCAA is trying to listen to fans. I have really enjoyed the improvements they made, though the game is really bugy for some people.

The Show doesn't have any competition. Sony is just smart in that genre. 2k has already conceded (7 years ago) so they trot out the same crap year after year.

EA bought out the football rights and I'm not sure how long they have left on the contract. With that, 2k decided to buy out the baseball rights. I believe this upcoming year is either a) the last year or b) the first year EA can start making baseball games again. I believe it is former though.

Madden really needs competition again... it also needs a better development team because NCAA is 5x better than its big brother.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1588 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:55:25 pm »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on August 31, 2011, 12:50:53 pm

Madden really needs competition again... it also needs a better development team because NCAA is 5x better than its big brother.

Just curious, why is NCAA better? I played the demo of NCAA '12 and loved it but figured if I was going to blow $60 on a time suck make it Madden so Jay Cutler can throw interceptions.

UMDNats · « **Reply #1589 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:56:59 pm »

I say that the Show has competition because it does, though it's on another stratosphere when it comes to quality. Competition isn't why the Show is so good, but it's still got someone to fight for sales with (I wonder what MLB2k sales on PS3 are). God I love that game. Perfection.

the Madden developers are OK. 2 years ago they all got huge egos because they got a lot of attention (Ian Cummings, Donny Moore, etc). Donny Moore ("self-proclaimed 'ratings czar'") is just a nerdy white kid who revels in the attention he gets because he determines players' ratings (which are usually terrible). Some guys (Josh Looman) don't really care and are just good at what they do. The Madden team just tries to act like they're superstars even though their game has been by far the worst on next-gen consoles (and they're all nerdy white dudes despite acting like they're on Entourage)

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1590 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:57:58 pm »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on August 31, 2011, 12:55:25 pm

Just curious, why is NCAA better? I played the demo of NCAA '12 and loved it but figured if I was going to blow $60 on a time suck make it Madden so Jay Cutler can throw interceptions.

I don't have NCAA either because I am in the same way but from what I hear NCAA has better gameplay (defense movements, running, ai recognition), features, online features, etc. I hear its just the game that people wanted Madden to be.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1591 on:** August 31, 2011, 12:59:40 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 31, 2011, 12:56:59 pm

I say that the Show has competition because it does, though it's on another stratosphere when it comes to quality. Competition isn't why the Show is so good, but it's still got someone to fight for sales with (I wonder what MLB2k sales on PS3 are). God I love that game. Perfection.

That's what I meant by it doesn't have competition. Sony is so much better than 2k in the baseball franchise its not even fair. I don't understand why a different company hasn't stepped up for Xbox to control the baseball franchise.

UMDNats · « **Reply #1592 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:01:10 pm »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on August 31, 2011, 12:57:58 pm

I don't have NCAA either because I am in the same way but from what I hear NCAA has better gameplay (defense movements, running, ai recognition), features, online features, etc. I hear its just the game that people wanted Madden to be.

It plays better than Madden, and looks better, too (for the most part). I love NCAA, I'll be playing it all the way up to next July most likely. It has its flaws, but it's a really enjoyable game.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1593 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:03:46 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 31, 2011, 12:56:59 pm

I say that the Show has competition because it does, though it's on another stratosphere when it comes to quality. Competition isn't why the Show is so good, but it's still got someone to fight for sales with (I wonder what MLB2k sales on PS3 are). God I love that game. Perfection.

the Madden developers are OK. 2 years ago they all got huge egos because they got a lot of attention (Ian Cummings, Donny Moore, etc). Donny Moore ("self-proclaimed 'ratings czar'") is just a nerdy white kid who revels in the attention he gets because he determines players' ratings (which are usually terrible). Some guys (Josh Looman) don't really care and are just good at what they do. The Madden team just tries to act like they're superstars even though their game has been by far the worst on next-gen consoles (and they're all nerdy white dudes despite acting like they're on Entourage)

In Madden '12 they have their own team with everyone at a 99 rating. Pretty ridiculous.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1594 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:06:43 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 31, 2011, 01:01:10 pm

It plays better than Madden, and looks better, too (for the most part). I love NCAA, I'll be playing it all the way up to next July most likely. It has its flaws, but it's a really enjoyable game.

I had NCAA '10 after I got out of the hospital in 2009 and played the crap out of it. Once I downloaded the rosters it was a ton of fun listening to Lee Corso say "If he keeps playing like on Saturday he'll get to do it on Suuuuuuuuuuundays too" while LeGarrette Blount ran for 99 yards against the staunch North Texas defense.

Kevrock · « **Reply #1595 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:08:19 pm »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on August 31, 2011, 12:55:25 pm

Just curious, why is NCAA better? I played the demo of NCAA '12 and loved it but figured if I was going to blow $60 on a time suck make it Madden so Jay Cutler can throw interceptions.

It's not, NCAA blows harder than Madden. They are generally a year behind on fixes and features and the gameplay is exactly the same. I've heard the playbooks are better, though.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1596 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:09:36 pm »

Quote from: Kevrock on August 31, 2011, 01:08:19 pm

I've heard the playbooks are better, though.

The playbooks in Madden are total azz. I didn't start playing Madden until 2007 but it seems like the playbooks have never changed.

Kevrock · « **Reply #1597 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:10:08 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 31, 2011, 12:56:59 pm

I say that the Show has competition because it does, though it's on another stratosphere when it comes to quality. Competition isn't why the Show is so good, but it's still got someone to fight for sales with (I wonder what MLB2k sales on PS3 are). God I love that game. Perfection.

It's in another stratosphere, but they still ignored Franchise mode this past year, so I passed for the first time since getting a PS3. I'm hoping for a major upgrade to Franchise mode this next year.

Until then, OOTP, which is just fantastic.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1598 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:10:59 pm »

OOTP?

Kevrock · « **Reply #1599 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:11:54 pm »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on August 31, 2011, 01:09:36 pm

The playbooks in Madden are total azz. I didn't start playing Madden until 2007 but it seems like the playbooks have never changed.

That bugged me more than anything about the demo, honestly.