Madden NFL 10 Hands-On Preview (Joystiq)

[grunt]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

I gave up on IGN years ago in part because their sports games reviews were so off-base for so long. But you really could go down the line with these sites. TeamXBox said Madden '08's gameplay "was a 9.8" back in the day. The folks at Gametrailers seem to give mostly thoughtful video reviews, but when you watch them play it's head-scratching. Gamespot is always all over the place.

I felt that even OS scores were inflated for the Madden series. When Madden was really bad this gen where were the bad scores. Game play takes a back seat relative to features and graphics. Just read and watch the reviews for APF. Great game play takes a longer time to evaluate and most reviewers don't have the time.

[Valdarez]

I tend to find reviewers whose opinions I trust rather than trusting a game site carte blanche. IGN though, as a whole, seems to be fairly lenient with the quality of the reviewers they employ.

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by grunt

I felt that even OS scores were inflated for the Madden series. When Madden was really bad this gen where were the bad scores. Game play takes a back seat relative to features and graphics. Just read and watch the reviews for APF. Great game play takes a longer time to evaluate and most reviewers don't have the time.

I'd agree; I'm not quick to take OS reviews as gospel either. Back in '07 some of us went back and forth with the way OS reviewed Madden '08 and APF2K8. Granted different reviewers are sometimes going to have different approaches to reviewing games but the way those games were reviewed I would've expected it would've occurred in reverse given the situation (licensed vs. unlicensed; 2K8's first iteration vs. Madden's 3rd, etc.). There was far more expected of APF than of either Madden or NCAA that year, and far more detail in the APF review versus the other two. The reviews were all well written; it was just interesting to see the starkly different expectations of each

[AllenRulz00]

Wow, everything I've seen so far looks like a brand new game and NOT like the years past.

[R9NALD9]

It doesn't matter who you are, the fact that 2 previews, not 1 but 2 previews mentioned that Madden 10 felt like previous installments are quite concerning. Everybody here is expecting the much needed revolution, and not evolution since over the years the glitches, errors and general lacking in most departments have piled up considerably in the Madden franchise.

I've read through all the posts in this thread, and it's quite ironic for me to see how aggresively some people are defending Madden nfl 10 saying the people writing the previews no nothing etc. I for one would like to believe this, since I'm bored playing nfl 2k5 all these years and would kill for a decent representation of football within a Madden game, BUT I will never ever defend a game I hadn't played, nor would I defend a game someone I know on a forum has played.

I want to believe all the theories why the gamesites said what they said, but no one can deny that they are dissapointed that two previews stated that Madden 10 feels a lot like previous version. These people defending Madden 10 are nothing but so dissapointed that they refuse the accept it. Believe me when I say that I for one really and truly hope that they got it wrong and that this year's Madden is exactly what it's hyped up to be.

But I can't help but be shocked and dissapointed. I fear that Pro Tak is the gimmick like QB vision etc. was.

Let's hope I'm a **** and completely wrong

[Derrville]

I cant stand IGN either but ill respect their input on the game

[countryboy]

Another preview...another one man's opinion.

I'll never understand the idea of holding previews/reviews as the be all, end all overall opinion of the game. One site says one thing, another site says the complete opposite. If you're in any way shape or form intrigued by a game then you should at the very least try it yourself.

Its opinions that get published on websites or in articles, nothing more. Its no different than reading the wide spectrum of opinions here on OS, when people are providing their impressions, de-bugging the game, and offering up their .02.

[Derrville]

Quote: Originally Posted by lint

Very Selective posting. Here is the piece you so appropriately left out. Selective reading is fun.

Great, The CPU will still play like it normally did, but this time throw incompletions. AMAZING.