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-Strategy Pad, hmm, lets not jump to conclusions…I HATE IT. Not because it doesn’t work, but almost because they changed it for no reason. Ex. Slide the line used to be trigger then direction. Now you have to hit left, down, left. They added an extra button in for no reason. Now I understand that once we adapt to it, it will be just about as quick but right now its messing with my mind completely.
-Have kicked off 4 times and caused 3 fumbles. Might not be anything to it, but thats an alarming rate and a really rough time to fumble in general. Also forced a Sanchez fumble and Freeney rumbled all the way home for a 98 yard scoop and score. (I just fumbled on a KR as well) Boom another one on a hitstick. (next game 2 more outta 5)
-Seeing LT do his hand behind head ball flip TD celebration was really cool!
-They fixed the chaing gang finally! The game no longer lags and you can hop right into the playbook. No matter waiting for a canned cut scene between the interracial ref couple.
-Kicker hit the post on a FG and announcers thought it went in.
-Squib looks pretty good still pretty good and you can replicate them with the meter.
-In NCAA, its nearly impossible to run a kick back past the 20 yard line. In Madden it seems very open and like the Madden Bible wiggle still works. I expect a few KR return TDs this year.
-Opening huddle sequence is cool.
-Not sure if I like the mapping of 15 plays to correlate with game situations. I think it could work but who knows what the game will take into account. With the ability to flow back into the playbook, whats the point of setting it all up and then just picking the play you want anyway?
-Need more time with defense and blitzing.
-Tip toe animations for WR on the sideline was cool to see. He didnt go for it the next time on a similar chance.
-Still hit my RB with a pass in the back of his head for the 4,000 version of Madden in a row. Cant fix everything I guess.
-Aiming the pass seems to work well, using Manning its a breeze, more difficult with Sanchez as it should be!
Like Gus Johnson so far, good energy. Might get old but what announcer doesnt? Also, they saved space by cutting alot of audio and the full version will be better.
Verizon, Gatorade (with the song) and Old Spice? Okay, Okay. Charge for coins and online play and 60 dollars a disc. EA is making some bank!
-Still need to maximize the dual stick controls, I’m treating it like the old game for the most part.
- Just got a FG Legit blocked by the CPU. 47 yarder, did I angle it too low?
-No more rocking the 1-5-5 with shake due to strategy pad
Overall, the feel of the demo is great, I like the smoother NCAA style.
What are your thoughts on the demo? PS3 players are just getting it now, let me know what you think in the comments!
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Joey Sauce @ Jul 28
"-They fixed the chaing gang finally! The game no longer lags and you can hop right into the playbook. No matter waiting for a canned cut scene between the interracial ref couple." haha im at work laughing so hard right now..but anyway, I can't think of any reason why they switched to this strategy pad. The game overall with some good sliders could be awesome..the graphics were the best I've ever seen in a football game and the player movement and animations seemed good
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As for the Strategy Pad, I've gotten used to it but it's still ridiculous to go from something so intuitive and so right to this non-sense of extra d-pad and joystick presses.
I also hate the fact that the kick meter has regressed. TERRIBLE idea, EA and they will hear about it from me once I put together my list of likes/dislikes/improvements after getting the retail version.
Gameflow? Eehhh, the jury is still out on that one. It's cool in a regard or two but I found myself going back to calling my plays on the fly later in my first game with the demo.
Anyway, back to the demo...