Skinny Pete
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Looks pretty good. Will be picking it up next week.
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Madden NFL '18 |OT| From 199 to The Greatest of All Time
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Graphics and lighting are way improved. Gameplay seems smoother too.
Put 17 and 18 up on my TV back to back to back and it's night and day if you have a good TV and you can see that quality. Pretty nice upgrade. And having three different types of gameplay is really cool. Switch between competitive and arcade and it's a nice little change up depending on mood.
Arcade i not NFL blitz. It is just less penalties and some bigger plays. Still plays like a Madden game.
Put 17 and 18 up on my TV back to back to back and it's night and day if you have a good TV and you can see that quality. Pretty nice upgrade. And having three different types of gameplay is really cool. Switch between competitive and arcade and it's a nice little change up depending on mood.
Arcade i not NFL blitz. It is just less penalties and some bigger plays. Still plays like a Madden game.
theangrypirate
Member
LOL, pay $20 more and get the game a few days early! Thats pretty scummy.
If you play MUT heavily it's not a bad deal.
theangrypirate
Member
Guess I'm out of the loop, I'm not familiar with Madden Ultimate Team.
Sadly Longshot is only partially payable on Access. Need full game to get past first hour.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
You put together a team by paying EA money to see who can win with cheesiness the most online.
You're not missing much.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
The Albatross
Member
Haven't tried Arcade but I plan to pretty much exclusively play simulation. I'll play Arcade when friends come over, but for my CFM I'll be running simulation.
So far, I'm pretty happy with sim insofar as it gives primacy to ratings... You can really tell the difference running behind a bad offensive line in sim. My sneaky CFM move was always to upgrade my offensive line in year 1, and then try to bring in a dynamic running back ,and with sim in '18 this strategy seems like it'll pay off more.
So far, I'm pretty happy with sim insofar as it gives primacy to ratings... You can really tell the difference running behind a bad offensive line in sim. My sneaky CFM move was always to upgrade my offensive line in year 1, and then try to bring in a dynamic running back ,and with sim in '18 this strategy seems like it'll pay off more.
Awesome! Maybe thats why its junk running with Miami, oh and Cutler is baaaad. I just wish the D would get fixed. Seems like zone doesn't work at all and you just get beat nonstop. I was never really good at man coverage though. I need some definite helps/tips on D. Like best formations ect, I usually play as the Cowboys.
Is there a link to download this from EA access remote?
I forgot that EA access trial doesnt mean your buying the game, so I understand them not letting people finish the story mode.
I guess i'll wait to play it when I get the disk
I forgot that EA access trial doesnt mean your buying the game, so I understand them not letting people finish the story mode.
I guess i'll wait to play it when I get the disk
Anyone else play the Longshot? I'm really enjoying what EA is doing with stories in their sports titles. It has me eager to play more football in a way that I haven't felt in a long time. It feels a lot like a Telltale game. I'm enjoying it, a lot!
Hmmm... interesting...
biggersmaller
Banned
So pumped. This will probably be the best football game of the year.
Not entirely. you play games as well, but during the story cut scenes you might have some QTEs there.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Not entirely. you play games as well, but during the story cut scenes you might have some QTEs there.
What in the world.
Haha... I love it.
So hey, I saw that college teams are in the game. Are there many? Do you get to choose your school?
(plz bring back NCAA.)
Not entirely. you play games as well, but during the story cut scenes you might have some QTEs there.
This is phenomenal lol
I'm gonna dive into this mode tonight.
StanleyStutters
Member
I was wondering this as well. From what I've seen it seems like the goal is to just get drafted and then that's it. Mode looks really good, but it'd be a bit of a letdown if we can't go beyond draft night.
Yeah, it seems to be it's own stand alone thing and doesn't work like be a star mode.
When you get finished what you can play in the Trial the game says you're 12% of the way through Longshot. It really is a stand alone story. so it's kind of like an already written story and you play through it.
Here's a quick video I made of what it looks like when you fail a QTE/Throw
https://youtu.be/Ui8Ehw9w-oY
VeryGooster
Banned
Yeah I was surprised at how much I liked that first (few?) chapters of Longshot.
Everything about your character is pretty much all decided. you're just along for the ride and playing the story. your decisions have less of an impact than other modes. This isn't like Be a Pro. It's more like an episode of Friday Night Lights and you just play out the games.
https://youtu.be/JpfNJPdQQuQ
please excuse me being bad at Madden.
It was great last year too, plus they update it weekly with new commentary.
saltyramen
Member
Was there QTEs in that as well?
The overall vibe and dialogue and story and everything in Longshot was surprisingly well done. Pretty engaging.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Stupid question my 10 hours are almost up if I buy it do I have to wait till next week so it unlocks?
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
That sucks was hoping it would unlock right away.
Nope it ends at the draft, which is the dumbest thing ever, they should just let you get drafted and then export it over the Franchise mode playing as a player, heck at that point you should be able to just change your name to what you want.
Kinda like in NBA 2K once your drafted you can change the nickname so in game your not being called the story characters nickname anymore.
But you can export stuff from the longshot too Ultimate team of course since in that mode people can spend real money
Violence Jack
Member
Renting it for a couple of weeks like I've done with every Madden for the last 7 years.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I'm not a MUT player but you sound like a scrub
It's annoying that the standard release isn't until next Friday where at the GOAT edition is $20 more and releases Tuesday. It's not bad for MUT players, but I don't play MUT.
Bog
Junior Ace
Hopefully you mean you're buying with GCU and selling it for what you paid come November.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
You can get another 10 hours if you make another account and pay another $5 for EA access
Violence Jack
Member
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
I'll just stick with 17 then. Was hoping they would let it unlock early.
Put in 10 hours w/trial and it felt way too familiar. I wasn't expecting anything huge but it really felt like 17.5 to me. The lighting really looks improved along with some character models but I was expecting way more varied tackling animations or improved footwork. I think they spent too much time on "Longshot". The gameplay truly needs an overhaul these next couple years. Do story modes after you get a new real-time physics engine in there.