BOOM!er Esiason once played in the NFL

Wow, eight days without a report. Want to know why? Nothing much new going on with Madden. When I’m playing it that is.

One of my fears has come true. Now that the regular season of the NFL has started, playing the game has lost some of the little appeal it once had. I’m involved in two fantasy leagues, and my Sundays are now handed over to the almighty god of football; the pigskin my new religious icon. It’s true that before the season started, there was sort of a “Well, it’s the only game in town, so I might as well” feeling toward the game.

I still can only play at most one half of a game at a time, but the reasons for stopping are starting to increase. I got mad while playing the Chicago Bears that I had to quit. They intercepted the only two passes I’ve thrown. Part of me wants to just reset the game; on the plus side, I understand that urge to do so now.

Having the Bears play so well on defense actually mirrors last year’s real life Bear’s team. It’s kinda eerie seeing things like this. The stats in game really match up well to their real world counterpart. Defensive teams are good on defense. Fast wide outs are really faster than the slower ones. On this point, it does suck you into the simulation, and does it well.

The Good: I guess having as accurate a simulation as possible where you don’t have to actually stand up and put on pads is a good thing…

The Bad: I still see very little reason why a gamer would want to play this. This is not like other video games, it is very much a you like it or hate it game…

Opinion Change: …and I still hate it.

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