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Posted on July 7, 2009 at 06:00 PM.

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I have the game in hand, here are a few impressions from my first five games:

Pass Rush is definitely an issue. If your DL isn't any good, you will get zero pass rush which IMO, is way unrealistic since everyone gets a pass rush...just sometimes not that effective. If your DL is good though, you will get a pass rush.
Sliders definitely have little effect on the game. I know there's a patch coming, but it's definitely hurting the experience right now.
Quarterbacks are way too accurate overall since there is no pass rush at times. However, quarterback accuracy overall seems much better despite the former, especially when a pass rush is in play.
The game is much more balanced. I've given up 10, 20, and 13, 10, and 17 points in my first five games. Those were great defensive outings in NCAA 09 and it feels like it's the average this year.
The tackling is better this year for sure, but I definitely think just from the videos Madden's will be better.
Penalties: Where did thou disappear to? I've had a couple of games which they were present, but some games they just disappear completely.
The crowd chants absolutely suck. The crowd on the other hand is standard NCAA fare.
Commentary is the same old tired commentary. What was once the best VG commentary team is now getting stale quickly.
My first game was with two TeamBuilder teams and they appeared just as I planned. Velma-Alma vs. Ringling never looked so good on a TV screen.

More to come as the week progresses! Your questions are welcome!

Comments

# 1 daabsolute1 @ Jul 7

Wow...I can't wait for this game...or can I?

# 2 RaychelSnr @ Jul 7

AirLobo....I believe so. At least after 5 games I am getting a much more balanced game where the defense can get some pressure on the QB from time to time...but it seems a bit off still as far as overall pressure. The effects are greatly exaggerated when you are outmanned in the trenches as the QB sometimes stands back for several seconds before throwing. But overall, the gameplay is a lot like 09s with a lot more balance.

# 3 JohnDoe8865 @ Jul 7

Thanks Chris. Looks like I'll be getting it used IF it gets a sliders patch.

# 4 adembroski @ Jul 7

So... is this after your first five games, or your first three.

# 5 aimiami @ Jul 7

i think some of the little stuff will be fixed next year
did you try using a team builder team?

# 6 RaychelSnr @ Jul 7

Adem, five. My bad on that! I was going to post the blog after my first three, but then I was told to hold up for a few reasons so we could make sure we didn't break any embargos which we must deal with for better or worse

# 7 RaychelSnr @ Jul 7

almiami...here is a post I made on TeamBuilder:

My first game was a game between the Velma-Alma Comets and the Ringling Blue Devils...to relive high school glory days. Thanks to my tedious creation (

) both teams looked awesome. No glitches or anything of the like that I noticed, so we're good on TeamBuilder it looks.

# 8 RaychelSnr @ Jul 7

leetdemon here are the scores of my games so far:

Velma-Alma 17 Ringling 10 - TeamBuilder teams
Oklahoma 38 Nebraska 20
Oklahoma 28 Oklahoma State 13
New Mexico State 31 Idaho 10
New Mexico State 31 UTEP 17

# 9 Maximus205 @ Jul 7

Are the teambuilder jersey see thru like the regular team jerseys?

# 10 Bumble14 @ Jul 7

How do the graphics look compared to 09? AKA, how is the progressive lighting, field degradation, etc, along with the player models?

# 11 marcoyk @ Jul 7

I'm sad to hear that the crowd noise still sucks even after how horrifically bad they were in the demo. Thanks for the post.

# 12 rudyjuly2 @ Jul 7

The crowd chants were awful in the demo. I was hoping that was a demo only thing.

# 13 strictbusiness14 @ Jul 7

I'm not going to have Xbox Live this year. Is this game going to be worth me spending $60 on when you remove all of the online features (and any patches) or should I just save my money and hope that they do better next year? I am a Cubs fan, so waiting 'til next year is sort of my thing. I'd just rather have a good product now.

# 14 RaychelSnr @ Jul 7

Graphics are the same as last year Bumble. They might be a notch lower in terms of degradation and such...I haven't noticed much of that.

# 15 RaychelSnr @ Jul 7

Maximus - I think they are very similar. Not sure what you mean by see through, as I haven't seen any jerseys which are see through in the game...but they aren't any different from the other 'real' teams jerseys.

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