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I've always prefered the NFL2kx series over Madden, but then again, I'm more of a casual fan. There are plenty of people that feel like OMFG here, so unfortunately, I think Sega could make a Football game that got you a beer and sucked your dick while you played, and people STILL would get Madden.Quote:
Originally Posted by omfgninjas
MOG BUY 2k5!! MOG BUY!
That just turned into a definite purchase!
Same here.Quote:
Originally Posted by omfgninjas
You get what you pay for, and I'd gladly pay the extra 30 bucks for the superior football game.
Alot of people buy Madden because they are casual football playing fans, have played Madden since they were kids with the Genesis, and they like to stick with what they know. I worked at a gaming dept last year when Madden hit, and you'd be surprised how many people didn't even know the other football titles were there. When they were told about them, they just said "I'll stick with Madden, because this series is ALWAYS good"Quote:
Originally Posted by TobalRox
Plus I guarantee Madden will still get top billing in every store that sells games, thanks to EA's marketing dept.
I'll bite at the low price. But did they fix the kickoff special teams AI?
The game is being hurried out the door at a low price. It's screaming shovelware. Normally when a game comes out in this arrangement its some budget PC title like Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 or Trailer Park Tycoon and TNL just laughs at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Six
So, I really doubt it will be much better than last year's release.
You know the situation's bad when ESPN SportsCenter is running a 4-part series on videogame sports and theyre showing all Electronic Arts games (well, and Midway for SlugFest)... yes, this includes Madden.
I would blame Take Two on that part. They're publishing this years Sega Sports games.Quote:
Originally Posted by PBMax
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Unlike EA, Visual Concepts designed ESPN 2005 for the Xbox first and then scaled it down for other systems. Remember when you posted that thread a few weeks ago begging developers to do exactly that? You certainly have a retarded way of showing your appreciation - calling the game shovelware before it even hits store shelves based solely on its price point.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
Visual Concepts' football series has never been shovelware, and you've obviously read nothing about the game if you think there are no real improvements for this year's edition. I'm not going to say it's better than Madden, because they're both great series. I'll be purchasing NCAA, Madden, and ESPN this year anyway.
Also, the bumped up release date and budget price point for ESPN 2K5 are obviously Take Two's doing, and they're really fucking smart moves, which is why we all know Sega had nothing to do with the decision. To dethrone Madden, people need to actually try a football game other than Madden. This is precisely where the aforementioned budget price comes into play, because you will have a sizeable segment of the market that is willing to purchase two professional football videogames in a year when it only costs an additional twenty dollars. Once they own both games, they can judge them on their own merits instead of simply buying Madden and ignoring all other football games. In addition, you'll have another segment of customers that will give the game far more than a passing look simply by virtue of the fact that it's a budget/low-risk purchase. The Madden series has become so synonymous with videogame football that it's exceedingly difficult to even expose gamers to alternatives. That's half the challenge now.
By the way, ESPN 2K5 has actually been finished for weeks. It's not being rushed out.
If you don't like the series fine, just please stop with the nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
BTW last year's release was a brilliant football game, by far the best of the 2K series.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
I quit buying Madden, when Sega started the 2K series. The last 2k series game I bought, was NFL2K3 for the PS2. The game was pretty cool, but I opted to buy Madden 2004 last year. Can't say I was all that impressed with how Madden played. I found that it had too many money plays and once you broke into the secondary, you were un-catchable.
Bring on ESPN 2K5, I'll be in line when it's released!