Couldn't agree more... EA has always been in the spot where they have to keep reinventing the game (whatever the means were, competition or no competition). Whether it's creating PlayMaker Mode or Franchise Mode, they have to make something new to the game. That said, the new offensive schemes and the QB visor are simply horrible. EA had 5 consistently good years of added innovation but '06 just sucks because the offensive tweaks are maddening.
I know I'm probably in the minority here but I'll just say it: EA being a "monopoly" didn't ruin this game; it was the fact that they tried WAY to hard to make the offense next-generation but wound up complicating it beyond belief. Maybe '07 will be better, or maybe it won't.
For those that believe blindly in the whole "EA is a monopoly that's ruining all innovation," put down the pipe and the Bill Maher and/or Michael Moore book... It's a game. It's made by EA. EA is in business to make money. Take a couple steps out of your insulated world and realize this for what it is.
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Couldn't agree more... EA has always been in the spot where they have to keep reinventing the game (whatever the means were, competition or no competition). Whether it's creating PlayMaker Mode or Franchise Mode, they have to make something new to the game. That said, the new offensive schemes and the QB visor are simply horrible. EA had 5 consistently good years of added innovation but '06 just sucks because the offensive tweaks are maddening.
I know I'm probably in the minority here but I'll just say it: EA being a "monopoly" didn't ruin this game; it was the fact that they tried WAY to hard to make the offense next-generation but wound up complicating it beyond belief. Maybe '07 will be better, or maybe it won't.
For those that believe blindly in the whole "EA is a monopoly that's ruining all innovation," put down the pipe and the Bill Maher and/or Michael Moore book... It's a game. It's made by EA. EA is in business to make money. Take a couple steps out of your insulated world and realize this for what it is.