Poll: Why do you buy Madden?
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I'll take this from an NHL perspective considering its the same thing. I don't buy a new NHL game every year unless something revolutionary (like the Be a Pro online/offline mode) is added. This year was the first time I bought an NHL game one year after i bought NHL *previous year*. I normally buy them every other year, they seem to update the graphics engine and physics on a bi-yearly basis so I try to fall-in with those and skip the 'just a roster update and one new mode'
BTW: NHL 09 isn't great, well, it is for the first 3 weeks. Then after 3 weeks you start to notice whats missing, all the game breaking glitchs, lack of options in certain areas (creation zone especially) etc. The Be a Pro mode is the only thing that matters, and EA patchs the game like that too. All the fixes are to the Be a Pro mode and nothing else.
BTW: NHL 09 isn't great, well, it is for the first 3 weeks. Then after 3 weeks you start to notice whats missing, all the game breaking glitchs, lack of options in certain areas (creation zone especially) etc. The Be a Pro mode is the only thing that matters, and EA patchs the game like that too. All the fixes are to the Be a Pro mode and nothing else.
I'd say it's usually the appeal of new graphics and a better engine, though this isn't always this case for their seasonal sequels.
Also like Syphonz said in his post about the NHL games, that he'll buy it if a new revolutionary feature is added.
I never really play any sports games or have the desire to, only every so often I might take interest in one but we're talking 2-3 years or more. I'll usually play a couple to see how the genre has mature and progressed.
Also like Syphonz said in his post about the NHL games, that he'll buy it if a new revolutionary feature is added.
I never really play any sports games or have the desire to, only every so often I might take interest in one but we're talking 2-3 years or more. I'll usually play a couple to see how the genre has mature and progressed.
I stopped buying the madden games a number of years ago when i realised that i had been doing exactly the same thing for years and hammering the computer in to the ground.
1. Give big man ball
2. Run up the middle
3. Start again when big man falls over or score and kick ball back.
4. Win
(nope, no ???? or profit here!)
I suppose i just don't like american football enough but i also felt that the game never really challenged me in the was that a soccer game does. Oh, well.
1. Give big man ball
2. Run up the middle
3. Start again when big man falls over or score and kick ball back.
4. Win
(nope, no ???? or profit here!)
I suppose i just don't like american football enough but i also felt that the game never really challenged me in the was that a soccer game does. Oh, well.
The latest copy of Madden that I have is 07, and before that it was 98. That's only two copies in the last eleven years, so I'm definitely not what you would call a devoted fan of madden.
However, I absolutely love American Football. The combination of athleticism and strategy/tactics makes it one of my favorite sports, besides baseball. Basically any sport that makes me think or generates late game suspense is a favorite of mine.
Still, I too see little difference between a copy of Madden and the copies made before and after it. If at any point I think a new Madden game actually makes some serious gameplay improvements and adds more customization, I might be interested in buying it.
The main reason I bought 07 was because in comparison to 98, there really were a lot of improvements. The process of Madden evolution is much slower than other game franchises, but it does happen.
However, I absolutely love American Football. The combination of athleticism and strategy/tactics makes it one of my favorite sports, besides baseball. Basically any sport that makes me think or generates late game suspense is a favorite of mine.
Still, I too see little difference between a copy of Madden and the copies made before and after it. If at any point I think a new Madden game actually makes some serious gameplay improvements and adds more customization, I might be interested in buying it.
The main reason I bought 07 was because in comparison to 98, there really were a lot of improvements. The process of Madden evolution is much slower than other game franchises, but it does happen.
I only bought my Madden 09 because I was hoping for an amazing jump from my PS2 to 360 but i have to say I liked the PS2 version a lot better there were less bugs (screen plays and other gamer rage things) and I like football and really what they should be doing is just put the rosters on DLC and not have people pay 60 bucks for a new face and plastic packaging.
We should gather as many people from the escapist as we can, then go to rome and duke it out in the colloseum. That would be awesome.MaxTheReaper said:
Oh and as for the topic, i don't buy madden or any other sports game... they give me less satisfaction than getting a blow-job from my vacum cleaner
The reason I play many vidjama games is because they let me do something I would either be unable to do or would ruin my life by doing. If I wanted to play football I would get a bunch of friends and we would pretend that annoying rule about the game stopping if the ball touches the ground does not exist.
Every year, my neighborhood holds a block party, similar to burning man.
But instead of burning a "man", we each buy a Madden Game, and create a bonfire with the disks
But instead of burning a "man", we each buy a Madden Game, and create a bonfire with the disks
i work at a store that you pay toplay games there, and for the strangest reason, a lot of people i would consider pretty...well im not going to be polite about it, are idiots in every sense of the word, ask about a madden tourney. i have only seen those on espn, and they are shit.
the madden franchise isnt really even a game just a retred of a game older than i am, with some extra bells and whistels added on every realease.
i dont play football, i would prefer hokey, at least in there you can watch a good'ol fist fight between players.
old game, easy to milk concept= shitty in my book
the madden franchise isnt really even a game just a retred of a game older than i am, with some extra bells and whistels added on every realease.
i dont play football, i would prefer hokey, at least in there you can watch a good'ol fist fight between players.
old game, easy to milk concept= shitty in my book
I've always liked the Madden series. There's not really much reason to buy it every single year, but I do pick up a copy every 2-3 years, depending on how things look. It's just good, clean, over-the-top fun to give the computer team a good smashing. I always have a good time making an insane created team and trying to run the score as high as possible, too.
Plus, it's kind of a nice at-home multiplayer game. A lot of games don't really lend themselves well to same-system multiplayer, as split-screens tend to suck a lot. Football, though, works pretty well.
It's also funny, because each version has a few big bugs in it. They always get fixed in the next game, but then some other big bugs come out. It's kind of a funny cycle, and it usually creates some added amusement.
Really, if EA put out a Fight Night game every other year, I'd probably buy those interspersed with a Madden game in the gaps. It'd work well.
Plus, it's kind of a nice at-home multiplayer game. A lot of games don't really lend themselves well to same-system multiplayer, as split-screens tend to suck a lot. Football, though, works pretty well.
It's also funny, because each version has a few big bugs in it. They always get fixed in the next game, but then some other big bugs come out. It's kind of a funny cycle, and it usually creates some added amusement.
Really, if EA put out a Fight Night game every other year, I'd probably buy those interspersed with a Madden game in the gaps. It'd work well.
