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Madden 15.
Sep. 22nd, 2015 05:55 pmThanks to Tod Glenn, everyone favorite gun-toting liberal (he'll shoot you, but then he'll explore his feelings about it.) I now own an Xbox 360. After some fiddling and fjording, we have it hooked up and running. I bought a used copy of Madden 15.
Wow. The graphics are amazing. The players look like people, they move fluidly, and the action is smooth. Little details, like rain drops on camera lenses and grass being torn up when players hit the turf. You really feel like you are watching a game.
Game play has been greatly speeded up. Play selection is much faster, and presnap options come up with one button. When passing, the receivers' icons are faded out until they are open and ready for the pass. Most play combinations are ergonomic, not forcing you too overuse one hand. It will take a lot of practice, but I do have time.
One of my real loves is engaging in the Walter Mitty fanatasy where I'm a NFL player. Back in the old version, creating and progressing a player was dull as dirt. You hade to buy all your stats, then engage in endless preseason drills and practices. It really derailed the fun of the game. Now, you make far fewer choices. You choose where you went in the draft; high, low, or undrafted. Each affects your stats and team expectations. Next, you chose what kind of player you want to be. For example, you could be a power back, fast defensive end, or, as I chose, a West Coast quarterback.
After this, rather than waiting to be drafted, you scroll through all 30 teams and see where you would fit on their depth chart. As a rookie QB, most teams would have me standing on the sidelines holding a clipboard all season. But the Oakland Raiders.. well, they need a quarterback.
So we have Douglas Berry, a 21-year old rookie out of Harvard. 6'4", 225lbs. Looks at acts like a biker with a Harvard accent. Revels in his image as an uncouth barbarian. When asked about entering the draft he told reporters "I thought about Harvard Divinity School, but I'm already a God, so I chose the NFL."
Since most teams don't alow their players to ride motorcycles, he bought a classic hearse, had a Oakland hotrod shop go to town on it, and shows up for home games with a casket in the back. The casket is draped in the opposing team's colors. The Black Hole loves him.
As players progress, they earn experience points that can be used to raise stats and buy talents that affect gameplay. A good example for a QB is Throw Away. Having this lets the AI decide to throw the ball out of bounds if you have no one open and are close to getting sacked.
Great game play, amazing graphics, a whole lot of fun.
Wow. The graphics are amazing. The players look like people, they move fluidly, and the action is smooth. Little details, like rain drops on camera lenses and grass being torn up when players hit the turf. You really feel like you are watching a game.
Game play has been greatly speeded up. Play selection is much faster, and presnap options come up with one button. When passing, the receivers' icons are faded out until they are open and ready for the pass. Most play combinations are ergonomic, not forcing you too overuse one hand. It will take a lot of practice, but I do have time.
One of my real loves is engaging in the Walter Mitty fanatasy where I'm a NFL player. Back in the old version, creating and progressing a player was dull as dirt. You hade to buy all your stats, then engage in endless preseason drills and practices. It really derailed the fun of the game. Now, you make far fewer choices. You choose where you went in the draft; high, low, or undrafted. Each affects your stats and team expectations. Next, you chose what kind of player you want to be. For example, you could be a power back, fast defensive end, or, as I chose, a West Coast quarterback.
After this, rather than waiting to be drafted, you scroll through all 30 teams and see where you would fit on their depth chart. As a rookie QB, most teams would have me standing on the sidelines holding a clipboard all season. But the Oakland Raiders.. well, they need a quarterback.
So we have Douglas Berry, a 21-year old rookie out of Harvard. 6'4", 225lbs. Looks at acts like a biker with a Harvard accent. Revels in his image as an uncouth barbarian. When asked about entering the draft he told reporters "I thought about Harvard Divinity School, but I'm already a God, so I chose the NFL."
Since most teams don't alow their players to ride motorcycles, he bought a classic hearse, had a Oakland hotrod shop go to town on it, and shows up for home games with a casket in the back. The casket is draped in the opposing team's colors. The Black Hole loves him.
As players progress, they earn experience points that can be used to raise stats and buy talents that affect gameplay. A good example for a QB is Throw Away. Having this lets the AI decide to throw the ball out of bounds if you have no one open and are close to getting sacked.
Great game play, amazing graphics, a whole lot of fun.
