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Post by Nivro™ on Aug 19, 2012 13:53:23 GMT -5
Franchise Mode is still in, it's just Connected Careers as a coach. Yes and no...like I said, its there but you cant do a lot of the old stuff you use to be able to do with it. I cant put myself at Outside Linebacker and I cant bring Randall Cobb over to the 49ers. Then on top of it, once the first season is over you're going to get players like Joe McJoey in the draft and not Matt Barkley :/
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Post by J12 on Aug 20, 2012 9:04:32 GMT -5
Dug out my Kinect and gave the demo a shot with it yesterday. Pretty cool. It's a feature I'll certainly use on occasion, but probably not all the time.
I had no room for the Kinect in front or above of my TV, so I put it to the left on top of a tall box light. Keeps it out of the way and voice support still works perfectly, which is great, considering that's about all that thing is good for.
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Post by kc on Aug 22, 2012 21:36:09 GMT -5
i just gotta say... the baltimore ravens are my favorite team and these commercials advertising madden 13 with paul rudd and ray lewis are cracking me up! so funny.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Aug 24, 2012 19:25:18 GMT -5
So the reviews are in.
Xbox 360: 4/5 stars [Joystiq] PS3: 9/10 [IGN] Vita: 6/10 [IGN]
And I learned today that EA said no cross-platform saving for Vita to PS3 and vice-versa. That kinda sucks, but the Vita copy will only be $40, and if I have something on Vita, I wanna try to get the game on the PS3 as well if it's available. Just would look weird on my shelf to have, say, Madden on the Vita, and then on the 360 and not PS3.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Aug 26, 2012 16:46:07 GMT -5
I played the Demo again on the Vita today. Defeated the Patriots 10-0. 3-0 at the half after a drive stalled at the 3. Patriots were driving and had 1st and Goal at the 5. Brady forced a throw and Webster picked it off. Drove downfield and scored the sealing TD with 42 seconds to go. I'll have to get the console demo because I'll only be able to afford it for the Vita for a few weeks.
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Post by J12 on Aug 26, 2012 18:58:03 GMT -5
Really excited to get my hands on on it on Tuesday. Still really upset about the lack of the generic franchise mode, though. Connected Careers sounds cool and all, but I like my franchise mode.
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Post by K Dot on Aug 26, 2012 22:59:57 GMT -5
Really excited to get my hands on on it on Tuesday. Still really upset about the lack of the generic franchise mode, though. Connected Careers sounds cool and all, but I like my franchise mode. It's a shame there's no editing at all.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Aug 27, 2012 15:01:00 GMT -5
How many are going out at Midnight tonight for Madden? I won't be, first one since 2009 that I haven't. But it's because I can't get the game, and why stand outside for several hours and not be able to get the game that's out at Midnight?
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Post by J12 on Aug 27, 2012 15:33:42 GMT -5
I'm not, partially because I don't particularly care to give Gamestop any money, but mostly because I'll have my copy on my doorstep by noon tomorrow, completely free of charge, from Amazon.
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Post by T R W on Aug 27, 2012 15:38:36 GMT -5
I'm going. I only got it at Gamestop because I had a bunch of trade in credit. But I like to pick it up, play a few games before bed.
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Post by sean™ on Aug 27, 2012 16:50:45 GMT -5
I'm curious as to who all the legends are that you can get in Ultimate Team. Thought I read somewhere you can also use them in Connected Careers. That's be pretty sweet.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Aug 27, 2012 16:55:23 GMT -5
I'm curious as to who all the legends are that you can get in Ultimate Team. Thought I read somewhere you can also use them in Connected Careers. That's be pretty sweet. That would be. Can you use the legendary players in, like, exhibition mode too?
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Post by J12 on Aug 27, 2012 18:17:06 GMT -5
I'm curious as to who all the legends are that you can get in Ultimate Team. Thought I read somewhere you can also use them in Connected Careers. That's be pretty sweet. You can use legends in Connected Careers. The detailed video posted on IGN late last week shows it as an option, and the guy says that you can take a legend and place him on any team in the modern NFL era and see how he fares.
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Post by T R W on Aug 27, 2012 21:56:55 GMT -5
I really miss classic teams. I would spend an entire day editing the rosters for them.
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Post by Joey Cush on Aug 27, 2012 23:37:30 GMT -5
Just picked it up. Here we go EDIT: Game is complicated for no reason. If you want to play Franchise mode, go to the Coach Career mode. Took me 10 minutes and Google to figure it out. And it just froze in the middle of my first pre season game. me
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Post by BCizzle on Aug 28, 2012 18:20:56 GMT -5
I really miss classic teams. I would spend an entire day editing the rosters for them. Yeah, they were fun. I had a friend who would always us the 85 Bears in the old old Madden. A few classic players in the cash grab Ultimate Team mode that bores me to tears just ain't the same.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Aug 28, 2012 18:30:56 GMT -5
No Connected Careers on Vita. It says Franchise Mode specifically. I'm glad tbh. I'm gonna play a game or two if I can stop playing MGS for that long.
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Post by Nivro™ on Aug 28, 2012 19:49:11 GMT -5
It went from a first day buy for me to a "Ill wait until the season starts". With the lack of a true franchise mode, lack of editing in CCM...Its kinda given me a buzz kill. Ill pick it up probably next week or right before the Niners play Green bay. Im honestly thinking about running a spread sheet franchise going from week from week with current updated rosters. That way if Gore gets injured in the game, I can still play with him the next week...but if he actually gets injured in a real game, he'll be out.
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Post by J12 on Aug 28, 2012 22:18:51 GMT -5
I've been playing it most of the afternoon/evening.
I think gameplay/presentation wise, it's the best Madden ever, hands down.
However, that came at a great sacrifice to functionality and playability. I was upset about the lack of a true franchise mode, but now having played Connected Careers for a while and finding out for myself that there's no true workaround, there's really no excuse for it, and there's a pretty large community that is equally upset with EA right now.
There IS a work around to controlling all 32 teams. You can retire/re-up as a new coach, etc, over and over again, and play through every game of the season. Still, though, it's a total one player experience. A friend can't join in and take control of the opposing team. The controller options simply aren't there. Hugely disappointing.
It's a shame that they finally get so many things right, and yet they took away the backbone of the game. No way I'll be playing this as long as previous installments.
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Post by sean™ on Aug 28, 2012 22:22:10 GMT -5
Waiting to pick this up this weekend but I do want to say this. Whoever suggested switching the pump fake button. Major You to that guy.
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