Comments on: Madden PC and the Invasion of the Brakke http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/ Two guys who love Sports Gaming on their PCs and consoles rant and rave about various stuff. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:37:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brando http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3675 Brando Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:54:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3675 Bill, mostly the roster editing limitations. Just much easier to fix things in franchise on the PC. The fatigue issue is the biggest thing.<br/><br/>I might grab it this weekend. Bill, mostly the roster editing limitations. Just much easier to fix things in franchise on the PC. The fatigue issue is the biggest thing.

I might grab it this weekend.

]]> By: Liquidated http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3673 Liquidated Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:32:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3673 wow bill, lcd's are the debil!<br/><br/>I'll stick to my 2x 19" crts so I can read sportsblog while playing civ4 =)<br/><br/>oh and bill, wow yet again? were you always this weak? rofl<br/><br/>Cheers!<br/>-Liq wow bill, lcd’s are the debil!

I’ll stick to my 2x 19″ crts so I can read sportsblog while playing civ4 =)

oh and bill, wow yet again? were you always this weak? rofl

Cheers!
-Liq

]]> By: Neil http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3672 Neil Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3672 I also have a Dell 24" monitor.<br/><br/>It's irritating that a lot of EA PC games (such as Madden 07 and the Battlefield series) don't support widescreen resolutions such as 1920x1200. I also had to disable my second one completely to get the game to run.<br/><br/>I didn't think much of the game. Tried out superstar mode, was OK until I had to sit and watch the CPU until I got put into a game. As the backup fullback, this was only when the other team was kicking off. Players seemed to go at 2x speed while I was watching, but clock did not. <br/><br/>Franchise mode isn't fun because it doesn't model real life well enough and therefore doesn't reward me for making good real-life decisions. So I basically have to learn the quirks and faults of the system and play based on those. No thanks. <br/><br/>As for the rest of the game, I've played it to death before. I am not the type who gets excited about playing old games with new rosters. I want novelty and interesting new things in my games, like superstar mode if it had been designed properly, or franchise mode (which creates lots of unique situations) if tuned properly.<br/><br/>Are there any good football text sims out there? Went lookng and didn't see anything from the last couple years. I also have a Dell 24″ monitor.

It’s irritating that a lot of EA PC games (such as Madden 07 and the Battlefield series) don’t support widescreen resolutions such as 1920×1200. I also had to disable my second one completely to get the game to run.

I didn’t think much of the game. Tried out superstar mode, was OK until I had to sit and watch the CPU until I got put into a game. As the backup fullback, this was only when the other team was kicking off. Players seemed to go at 2x speed while I was watching, but clock did not.

Franchise mode isn’t fun because it doesn’t model real life well enough and therefore doesn’t reward me for making good real-life decisions. So I basically have to learn the quirks and faults of the system and play based on those. No thanks.

As for the rest of the game, I’ve played it to death before. I am not the type who gets excited about playing old games with new rosters. I want novelty and interesting new things in my games, like superstar mode if it had been designed properly, or franchise mode (which creates lots of unique situations) if tuned properly.

Are there any good football text sims out there? Went lookng and didn’t see anything from the last couple years.

]]> By: bill http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3669 bill Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3669 P2.4 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Radeon 9700 Pro (a 5 year old card) and a smokin' new 24" Dell widescreen monitor. :) <br/><br/>I run Madden at 1600x1200x32 w/o any trouble at all. <br/><br/>What are the franchise limits on the 360? P2.4 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Radeon 9700 Pro (a 5 year old card) and a smokin’ new 24″ Dell widescreen monitor. :)

I run Madden at 1600×1200x32 w/o any trouble at all.

What are the franchise limits on the 360?

]]> By: Brando http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3668 Brando Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:24:00 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2006/08/31/madden-pc-and-the-invasion-of-the-brakke/#comment-3668 Bill, what are your PC specs? I like Madden for the 360, but the limits on franchise and the fatigue bug are making me consider the PC version. I have a P4 2Ghz with 512M of RAM and an ATI 9600Pro. I ran Head Coach without too much trouble, but Half-Life 2 was pretty doggy on my machine (those are the last 2 PC games I've played). Bill, what are your PC specs? I like Madden for the 360, but the limits on franchise and the fatigue bug are making me consider the PC version. I have a P4 2Ghz with 512M of RAM and an ATI 9600Pro. I ran Head Coach without too much trouble, but Half-Life 2 was pretty doggy on my machine (those are the last 2 PC games I’ve played).

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