Quick Look: Madden NFL 13

@shrinerr said:

Ironically because of the Transformers references, the cover star of Madden 13, Calvin Johnson, is nicknamed Megatron. Fun Fact.

Came here to post the same thing. Hilarious coincidence for those of us in the know.

This is the only song that should be in any football game.

Even though I probably won't play Madden, it's getting me all sorts of excited for the regular season. Fuck this pre-season garbage, I want the real deal.

(P.S. "This guy"? I understand Jeff doesn't know all that much about football, but c'mon, that's Ray Lewis!)

@Hogans_Hotdogs said:

WHO STILL BUYS THESE EVERY YEAR!?!?!?

Tons of people. There is no better gaming value than a good sports game. Hundreds of hours logged, easy.

As easy as it is to poke fun at in-game advertisements, they're only guilty of delivering the authentic NFL experience. :-/

@wjb said:

@HydraHam said:

I demand a Jeff and Vinny Madden '13 endurance run.

Honestly, I would totally watch that. I would think it would be hilarious to see two people who know nothing about football play a season.

That's why it would be totally amazing.

@GenocidalKitten said:

My knees crack, and I'm not even 30 yet. Is that bad?

My knees have been cracking ever since I can remember. Probably nothing to worry about.

@JacDG said:

As a big fan of Madden and American Football, I fear this will be almist impossible to watch..

jeff and vinny should do every quick look.

This game looks like crap. Why does this game look like crap? There is no way to justify this game looking so ass.

@JacDG said:

As a big fan of Madden and American Football, I fear this will be almist impossible to watch..

love the guy spontaneously falling over the other guy near the end, awesome finish!

Game looks good. Im liking the slight improvements they have made.

The NCAA UI looked way better and more functional.

This quick look suddenly turned into Joe Paterno 13.

The lack of consistant footprints on the snow really bugs me....its like they only put weight into every fourth step

keep those balls in the air!

HILARIOUS!

Funny QL! Looks better than that college one for some reason

11 minutes to get into actual gameplay and Ryan wasn't even there...

Awesome QL, loved all the shit talking.

@Phatmac said:

37:42

Holy crap! I almost passed out.

I hope Vinnie and Jeff stay as the defacto football guys. They're really hilarious with them.

@Jensonb said:

This game looks like crap. Why does this game look like crap? There is no way to justify this game looking so ass.

Huh?

What was Jeff talking about on the Brandon Lloyd catch? I watched that replay 3 times, the animation looked fine. The ball didn't "neatly go" into Lloyds hands, he put his hands up and caught it, that's how a catch works. Most wide receivers don't bobble the ball after catching it, that's why they're professionals. Sometimes I feel like they come into these games with preconceived notions and want to be funny so they nit pick and shit on things they let slide in other games or aren't even real issues.

I want to marry this Quick Look.

Hey Football people, I noticed some of the players during the game said things like "1 Sack, 1 Tackle" I always thought they were the same thing. What's the difference?

Poor Giants. Even when they win the Superbowl, no one cares.

@WVUEers: Why are you so mad, yo

I fucking loathe American Football, but man, that was much better than expected. 40 minutes well spent.

@Korosuzo: But he's OUR meathead.

I knew what this was going to be, but I did find myself going "Hey! But guys....!" a few times, since the picked my team. Funny stuff

Needs more finger tapping.

Jeff and Vinny football quick looks are the fucking best!

Tiffany: A sack is stopping the opposing team's quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. A tackle is stopping either another offensive player regardless of relation to the line of scrimmage or the QB if he runs past the line.

Ugh, Madden.

I don't have crickety bones, but I do get heart palpitations from time to time and it scares the shit outta me. Feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack and drop dead on the spot. Then I remember a while ago when I had an ECG test and there was some weird result and I had to re-take it.. all adding up to me dropping dead instantly. No one in my family has ever had a heart attack, but I'm getting the ball rolling here. Someone's gotta do it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/fans-could-ve-exposed-rabies-during-ravens-game-140530332--nfl.html

I really appreciate that this is an actual real-world story.

FMV: The future of football video games.

@DeviTiffany said:

Hey Football people, I noticed some of the players during the game said things like "1 Sack, 1 Tackle" I always thought they were the same thing. What's the difference?

All sacks are tackles, not all tackles are sacks.

Don't worry Jeff, no one ever wants to hear Trey Wingo talk.

Watching Jeff and Vinny play football is the best thing ever.

The best part about that trip was that he taunting/show boating before fell on his ass. That was amazing.

These guys would have loved Fifa 12 when it originally launched.

It had the same premise, a new engine that was meant to replicate 'real collisions', however at launch it was a broken buggy mess in the best possible way.

@DeviTiffany said:

Hey Football people, I noticed some of the players during the game said things like "1 Sack, 1 Tackle" I always thought they were the same thing. What's the difference?

A sack is tackling the QB before he plays the pass, while a tackle is a tackle on anyone.

I love a thick shag.

Holy shit, seeing the Jets going to Foxboro and once again sucking ASS against a one-dimensional team is the ULTIMATE in realism! Thanks Vinny!

BTW was I the only one to watch the gameplay footage and start getting flashbacks of NFL 2K5?

I am so happy that the Infinity engine is capable of such wholesale stupidity. I was afraid that the ragdolling would be too limited to cause any good physics-y havoc.

Oh man this Quick Look was amazing

It's almost beautiful how horrible Vinny is at this game. Never change.

I'm liking the steady increase in studio Drew voice over in quick looks.

Oh my god I nearly choked to death; GAME OF THE YEAR.