Public Madden 10 Demo Keeps Getting Worse

by pastapadre
Posted July 14th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

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After the disappointment with the structure of the Fight Night Round 4 demo rollout (two weeks early for Gamestop preorders) I was hopeful that a similar situation wouldn’t be encountered again. Unfortunately the more information that comes out about the demo situation for Madden 10 the more disappointing it becomes.

At first it was discovered that Gamestop preorders would get a full five minute quarters demo featuring the Super Bowl match-up of Steelers vs Cardinals. That was to be the incentive for preordering in receiving an extended demo instead of the two minute quarter demo with the Giants vs Cowboys that everyone would have access to. I was alright with that because it provided an incentive which is different than punishing the people who did not preorder.

Next came the news that the Gamestop demo would be out on July 23rd and that the general demo would have to wait until the 30th. At this point it had turned into more of said punishment against those who choose not purchase from Gamestop instead of a preorder incentive. Given that there is limited supply of the codes there isn’t even a guarantee that a preorder would get the special demo.

Now comes even worse news. Lead producer Phil Frazier has stated that the public demo will include only one minute quarters. This is a crushing development for anyone who wants to get a feel for the game. It really isn’t possible even with two minute quarters, but one minute quarters will be so fractured and compressed it may not even be worth playing.

Again this goes against the general good feeling of community interaction and responsiveness to consumer desire that EA has been working so hard to build. A one minute quarter demo will not put the best of Madden 10 on display and forcing people into feeling like they have to preorder will only build resentment.

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65South

WOW! I didn't care for this with the Fight Night fiasco and I'm definitely not feeling it with the Madden demo release. Are EA and Gamestop attemtping to become some type of hand in hand business. You scratch our back, we'll scratch yours?

Bogus...Straight garbage...

rdogg1026

Yeah it seems like EA and Gamestop have an interesting partnership. Gamestop does do that Madden Monday feature to give Madden more attention so it seems as if this is EA's gift back to them.

L.Born

The situations gotten out of control, with all their crap and all their gimmicks I just might overload

Dark Match Jones

LoL...big shock. EA screwing over consumers again this year? Who'da thunk it? Oh, wait...anyone with even a 50% working human brain, would know that EA is a big hype machine. They hype fixes and improvements constantly, promote things that never come to fruition, and then even cut back on stuff that was already stated to be included (the demo down to 1 min quarters? lol...what can I even say). They polish the same turd every year, and expect people to believe there's change coming. You can cut holes in a pumpkin, paint it black, and call it a bowling ball...but at the end of the day, it's still a pumpkin. Maybe I should reference the right fruit though, because Madden will not be a pumpkin, or a bowling ball, but a lemon. What can ya do when EA gives ya lemons? Thrown that shiz (with a z) right back at the M-F'ers. The days of NFL Football on gaming systems is dead. Sad, but true. I can't wait for the flood gates to open, and see all the anger that spills over the levy like flood waters coming to destroy a helpless town.

bro

Best post ever +rep bro

joe

At least this will give me incentive not to waste time downloading it.

WQR

You cant delay the enevitable EA sports. sooner are later, people are going to play your shit game, and the beans will be spilled, try as you might

hardyboyz98

lol you think this is bad, just wait until people actually PLAY the demo, try as they are to cut the size of the people who will way down

GGGGbrown

These Guys simply don't give a f@##$ plain and simple we have the only nfl game in town so deal with it thats there attitude ian cummings blah blah blah!!!! same sh&%$#! different smell!!!!!! 2k please make allpro 10 pleasssssssssse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ChazeHead4LIFE

But but, Ian interacts with the community so well, but....

Scott

Phil Frazier has somehow managed to make EA even more evil. He is scum and EA is the worst company I have ever dealt with when it comes to how they treat their customers.

Like 2k or not, you have to admit EA's exclusive deal with the NFL is absolutely KILLING football video games. Ea knows we have to buy this. They know most of us will no matter how bad they treat us. It's really sad

TheMaker_OWner

There are other options

-Buy a past gen game

-Buy Backbreaker

-Dont buy anything

Dont act like its some sort of uncontrollable impulse to buy a football game each year, that is exactly the kind of thinking that made EAsports do what it did

Busty Buffet

Yeah, people are really making a huge deal over this when they shouldn't. It's a DEMO. We are lucky they are giving a one out. Most games that are highly anticipated don't even give demo's and if they do, they are released after the game has been in stores for a little while.

pastapadre

Seriously though this isn't a decision made by the the producer or anyone on the dev team. In all likelihood it was put together by the marketing team.

Ron

2k football games were crap so........... what else did u have in mind?

187_RDBOX

"Again this goes against the general good feeling of community interaction and responsiveness to consumer desire that EA has been working so hard to build."

Maybe you really are that naive pasta, but most of realize that EA sports does not give a shit about the consumer, only the consumers money.

Rizza

madden release day A.K.A. the day OperationSports has to ban half its members for the sake of protecting its bond with EAsports LOL

coogrfan

Correction: Madden release day AKA OS has to ban 99% of the obnoxious noobs who sign up thinking they can behave as boorishly as they do on other sites (here, for example).

The rules at OS are simple: say whatever you like, just don't be a jerk. Sad to say there are an astonishing number of people who can't follow that rule.

Limited supply sucks

The worst thing about this is when i was talking to the manger at my gamestop he said they might get 30-40 codes and have over 100 preorders. Ok they want you to preorder to get the demo fine i preorder anyway but having the codes be this limited is stupid they should give enough codes for everyone who preorders since this is suppose to be a bouns for doing so.

QFT

Absolute chaos thanks to EA's paranoia about their awful football game, and the sales of it.

Quinn

EA Sports and Gamestop - "You scratch our back we will scratch yours and together, we will fu*k the consumers"

WWOFTBBNR

This just cemented that my first experience with Madden will be when I buy it.

DURR

Way to shove it to them!!

WWOFTBBNR

I know! Since the fate of the Madden franchise itself is teetering on the one copy I'm going to buy!!!

You're probaby one of those people who get pissed off whlie shopping at a store and tell them "I'm never shopping here again" thinking you actually matter.

ribbz

lol, everyone's decision to purchase isn't really going to be swayed much...so basically the marketing team's plan is probably going to work: more people may pre-order through game stop than before. big whoop. i will wait for ebay to have it cheaper.

cepwin

First, while I did pre-order so I am getting the Gamestop demo, I do agree that they should provide an equivilent demo for those who wish to try before they buy..at most, perhaps the pre-orders should possibly get it slightly early (a week or so) but it should be the same. I also agree that you need at least 4 minute quarters to properly judge gameplay. I also have to agree strongly with the previous poster that if one pre-ordered the game they should get a demo code for the 5mn demo if they want one (and who wouldn't), *no exceptions.*

That being said, I do think some of the comments about EA and the quality of the game are unfair. From everything I can tell Ian Cummings and his team take great pride in making a good quality game. I have several EA sports games including NCAA 2009/2010, Madden 09, FNR4 and FIFA 09. While all have some flaws and things I like to see changed/improved in my opinion, they are good quality games

bro

They take great pride in taking our money and polishing turds for us.

Josh

Pasta I live in Phoenix & all the GameStops here are saying that the codes for the demo won't be available unil the July 23rd. Have you heard anything about this? I thought the codes would be available on the 15th & the demo would be out on the 23rd?

rings

This sucks, there's no way I'm buying Madden now. I've bought it since the Genesis days but this is the last straw. I'll be playing NCAA 10 instead.

Reggie

I'll be the first to admit that 1 min quarters are pretty stingy, but you guys really need to calm down. Last years Madden demo clocked in at a mere 1:30 of actual gameplay (remember the 4th and 1 with 1:30 to go and you are the Giants going up against the Pats?)! Even at 1min quarters this is still a step up from that. I played last years demo twice. Madden is Madden...there are a ton of ppl who buy it every year regardless of the demo. I preordered Madden 10. I'll check out the demo(s). More importantly, I'll wait for some early impressions on the full-version. Then, I will decide if I still want to purchase.

Quinn

It sucked then, and it sucks worse now. They are covering up a flawed game.

WWOFTBBNR

Thanks for that, from someone who's never played it.

Ron

lets be real instead of a winey punkass spoiled consumer, madden has been around for years dating back to snes systems and years later its still in the mix, the only football game out there. I wonder why? because the rest sucked ass, did you play them cause I did, you know the people that own them? the same people who buy always save brand because theyre to cheap to buy the quality item. Quit complaining they dont have to give us a demo, and what is so bad about the game? what could you possibly think of since there is nothing to compare it to? dumbazz

MastaJedi1

I don't care 4 the Steelers or Cards...so if EA wants 2 screw themselves with the public...so be it!

Mark

EA Sucks!

rts5002

pasta, and most of you, i think you're overreacting to this news. 1 minute quarters are more than enough to test the games new tackling system, notice presentation changes, etc. The 5 minute quarters is definitely a bonus for those who do preorder the game, but i don't think people who don't preorder are being punished by this. There is no limit on how many times you can play the demo, so play it several times to see if the game has changed enough to warrant a purchase....1 minute quarters are better than no demo at all at least...

Halosniper52

Does not matter to me I'm going to go pick up my Madden pre-order demo card in the morn. so I get a full game demo. :) Does suck tho but that's life, what u going to do?

Skihawks

I went to GameStop yesterday and was told they wouldn't have the demo codes in until the last week of July. How is the possible when the extended version is due to be released on July 23???

Jesse Anderson

One minute quarters? What's next? No passing plays?

EA is hiding something, I'm sure of it.

Skihawks

No running backs. We will need to buy DLC to get RB's into the demo....

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