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  • The_Cane
    Pro
    • Jun 2013
    • 603

    #1

    PS2>PS3/PS4

    Who else prefers the old PS2 Maddens and NCAA football games over the newer gens?
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  • DavidTheGreat20
    MVP
    • Apr 2012
    • 1445

    #2
    Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

    I do. Just started playing Madden 2005 on the PS2 and I'm having a blast. There were so many more features in the game that would keep me playing. If nowadays Madden games had these features there's sadly no doubt it would mean something else had to be sacrificed/taken out for it.

    I like the newer Madden games but honestly there's no "replay" factor to it. I'm not a MUT player and haven't been since Madden 11 came out. Back when online and MUT wasn't there there were a lot more features, especially for PS2. Ever since Connected Careers/Franchise mode has come out I've stopped playing it, and while the last couple Maddens have been getting better in terms of the mode itself it'll still be better if we had more control over things like creating a player on the team you're owning, the Pro Bowl, and the Combine where you can play drills with the incoming draft class.

    NCAA on the PS2 was fun when I had it. The drills in Campus Legend/Dynasty were fun and sadly this kind of stuff didn't translate to the PS3. I still rock with NCAA '14 though.


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    • horrormaster
      Rookie
      • Feb 2009
      • 216

      #3
      Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

      Vision Cone was and still is one of the best features Madden ever had. Made playing the game infinitely more realistic. Hated when my top QB got hurt and had a scrambling backup with no accuracy. Cone was so small I had to run the ball.

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      • timhere1970
        MVP
        • Sep 2013
        • 1810

        #4
        Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

        On the field I much prefer today's game. Franchise mode other than playing the game was much better more than ten years ago. I have always thought that as time went by with tech advances franchise would get more in depth but has continuously gotten dumbed down. I originally thought it was because the game needed to be able to be played on the 360 with no hard drive but it is more about a one size fits all approach by ea. With one hundred percent of market share I don't think franchise will everify be as good off the field as it was 2006 let alone the improvements it should have. I want a game like madden on the field but a game like out of the park baseball for franchise mode. I would even pay extra for it as a dlc.

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        • underdog13
          MVP
          • Apr 2012
          • 3222

          #5
          Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

          If you liked playing ps2 era madden. You guys have to try madden 04-08 on PC. Same game but with better graphics, more stat options, and pc editing tools

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          • The_Cane
            Pro
            • Jun 2013
            • 603

            #6
            Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

            Originally posted by underdog13
            If you liked playing ps2 era madden. You guys have to try madden 04-08 on PC. Same game but with better graphics, more stat options, and pc editing tools

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            can you use a ps2 controller for the PC? I've never tried the pc games.
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            • underdog13
              MVP
              • Apr 2012
              • 3222

              #7
              Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

              Originally posted by The_Cane
              can you use a ps2 controller for the PC? I've never tried the pc games.
              You can use ps3/360 using motionjoy or other tools. Never tried a ps2 controller

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              • The_Cane
                Pro
                • Jun 2013
                • 603

                #8
                Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

                Originally posted by underdog13
                You can use ps3/360 using motionjoy or other tools. Never tried a ps2 controller

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                Okay cool, I'll have to look into that. Right now I'm currently playing Madden/NCAA 03 for my Youtube channel. I've been having loads of fun with both games. I just can't seem to find the same enjoyment from the newer games.
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                • Skyboxer
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                  • Jul 2002
                  • 20303

                  #9
                  Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

                  Originally posted by underdog13
                  You can use ps3/360 using motionjoy or other tools. Never tried a ps2 controller

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                  • mtmetcalfe
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                    • Jun 2009
                    • 488

                    #10
                    Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

                    PS4 over PS2 all day any day. Many more ratings have an impact on the game now. Progression/regression creates balance in the game. More animations, better player movement, football schemes and strategies play an importance. I could probably go on.
                    I'm not suggesting the latest Madden trumps every ascpect of the PS2 days but I feel it's not even close anymore.
                    Now PS2 vs PS3 Madden...that may be a different story.

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                    • Toupal
                      MVP
                      • May 2014
                      • 1296

                      #11
                      Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

                      Agreed. I wish the franchise mode had as many features now as the old one did.

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                      • The_Cane
                        Pro
                        • Jun 2013
                        • 603

                        #12
                        Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

                        Originally posted by mtmetcalfe
                        PS4 over PS2 all day any day. Many more ratings have an impact on the game now. Progression/regression creates balance in the game. More animations, better player movement, football schemes and strategies play an importance. I could probably go on.
                        I'm not suggesting the latest Madden trumps every ascpect of the PS2 days but I feel it's not even close anymore.
                        Now PS2 vs PS3 Madden...that may be a different story.
                        So do you think the PS4 versions have a more in depth Franchise mode?

                        Not one of the PS4 Maddens have kept my interest because the franchise experience just isn't as good as the PS2 days.

                        Of course the graphics are so much better on the PS4, but that's not why I play football games. Gameplay and in depth franchise is what holds my interest.
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                        • mtmetcalfe
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                          • Jun 2009
                          • 488

                          #13
                          Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

                          Originally posted by The_Cane
                          So do you think the PS4 versions have a more in depth Franchise mode?

                          Not one of the PS4 Maddens have kept my interest because the franchise experience just isn't as good as the PS2 days.

                          Of course the graphics are so much better on the PS4, but that's not why I play football games. Gameplay and in depth franchise is what holds my interest.
                          Not sure if it's as in depth but it definitely has more replay value. It comes down to the ratings having an importance, balance in progression/regression where you have ups and downs the strength of your team throughout many years of franchise and the importance of play calling and balanced gameplay which I feel why PS2 Madden could not hold my interest more than a couple seasons.

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                          • kjcheezhead
                            MVP
                            • May 2009
                            • 3118

                            #14
                            Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

                            Originally posted by mtmetcalfe
                            PS4 over PS2 all day any day. Many more ratings have an impact on the game now. Progression/regression creates balance in the game. More animations, better player movement, football schemes and strategies play an importance. I could probably go on.
                            I'm not suggesting the latest Madden trumps every ascpect of the PS2 days but I feel it's not even close anymore.
                            Now PS2 vs PS3 Madden...that may be a different story.
                            Personal preference I suppose. Football schemes and strategies is why I think ps2 is infinitely better. Online ps2 you would find players that would run the ball all day, players that ran short west coast passing style, players that did hurry up all game. Some styles were annoying, but it mixed it up.

                            Now everyone plays the same offense. It's stale and repetitive. The ps4 game bores the crap out of me.

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                            • BleedGreen710
                              Eagles Fan
                              • Oct 2012
                              • 4025

                              #15
                              Re: PS2>PS3/PS4

                              Originally posted by kjcheezhead
                              Personal preference I suppose. Football schemes and strategies is why I think ps2 is infinitely better. Online ps2 you would find players that would run the ball all day, players that ran short west coast passing style, players that did hurry up all game. Some styles were annoying, but it mixed it up.

                              Now everyone plays the same offense. It's stale and repetitive. The ps4 game bores the crap out of me.
                              I wouldn't hold that so much against the PS4 as I would the time period. I think a lot of the difference in play calling you point out has to do with today's internet crazed social media generation. Back then people experimented on their own and played what offense worked for them whereas nowadays there are videos of cheese plays and guides to tell you what offense is the best. I remember playing the PS2 maddens all I had was the Prima game guide each year that showed the teams best players and strategies.

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