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Originally Posted by MidnightPyro
$24.90 for a preorder isn't bad at all. Considering how many people cough up $60 for games like Madden each year without any major overhaul, I think OOTP at $25 is a pretty major steal  |
Amen to that. Madden has been basically static since its inception. Lets be real...who can run flat out at the same speed and never change? In the real world, Hines Ward lost a shoe and still outran DeAngelo Hall, NFL's fastest man 2 seasons ago. In Madden? Hines is caught every single time. Frankly, I can't find too many significant differences between Madden 2003 and Madden 2008. Some of the modes improve and the graphics get slightly better, but the underlying gameplay hasn't changed. Even Madden 1993 to Madden 2003 isn't that earth-shattering a step, they ditched 2D graphics and updated the controls...the inflexible player rating system still exists.
Shift to OOTP...new feature sets, tighter gameplay, with significant improvements in player progression. The path has been a bit rocky at times, but I'd say its paying dividends bigtime especially since my favorite part of the game is fictional play. I'll be pre-ordering when the time comes.