Madden 09 Interview: GameTap

[K_GUN]

they re-did the stadiums...lower res/less detail i'm sure...fine with me


my 1st impression of ortiz was him raving about how sec 525 row zz seat 99 was accurately depicted in the game......yawn...who cares about the water fountain in the mezzanine section represented with precise detail

[green94]

A lot of good things to take away from this article... although from the pictures, the sidelines still look like ****!

[Rawdeal28]

great interview. i am pumped. i love the things he explained. cant wait for aug 12

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by MomentousCeltic

Aw damn...I don't want to buy into the hype but I'm starting to feel a little bubbly inside. Just the broadcast presentation and the return of actual commentators makes this an entirely new game (at least for me). I hope it turns out ok.

Yeah they are really good at hype, that's for sure. And finding new/unique ways to do it every year. Last year I thought the game was progressing fairly nicely... until I saw extended gameplay video. Right now though, it does seem like they're getting to the point where they're either fixing or getting workarounds for the issues w/the game engine. For me the biggest thing is how the game animates, and the player interaction. I don't like their rock-paper-scissors approach to gameplay and it seems they're going to make the same mistake they made last gen by not putting enough emphasis on OL/DL play & player interaction in the formative years w/the new engine. But I don't think it matters much given the current situation. I'm sure the game's gonna look great, and the fact they're giving out information so early likely means the game will be more polished. Will be interesting to see how long it'll be before we get to see it in motion

[Flamehead]

Quote: Originally Posted by TRETCHARUSS

I like the adaptive intelligence idea, but it worries me also. I still hope that you adjust sliders manually.

I've wondered about this as well. If implemented well, I could see this being an amazing thing--no more having to constantly adjust sliders indefinitely. I can't see them doing away with sliders altogether though.

I would imagine that the adaptive intelligence would give each user a good baseline, then the sliders used to slightly tweak to make it as realistic as the user wants it. The sharing of slider sets on forums like these, however, will be a bit more challenging because even though our sliders may be identical, they may play differently based on the players Madden IQ.

Regardless, I believe it is a good idea if implemented properly. If they screw it up then hell hath no fury like these boards after it's released.

[JBH3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scott

Good read, looks like formation subs are back..

I must of missed it, but where was this mentioned?

[Nza]

Quote:

GameTap: What other AI tweaks have been made to the gameplay? Phil Frazier: Everything. The biggest thing in gameplay is something we call Total Control Animation. The game is much more responsive now and you don't need to wait for animations to completely play out before starting a new animation. Now you can string together jukes or do a double juke or a triple juke as you come up on a guy. You can also now do animations while you're involved in a wrap. That's something we've never been able to do in Madden before. In the old days, once a tackle animations started, you were done. The game determined whether or not that tackle was successful. But now, once a tackle starts, you still have a window where you can hit spin

I could have SWORN they said the same thing last year. I distinctly remember them using the example of a player catching a sideline swing pass and breaking out of the catch animation before going out of bounds like they used to in 07 and prior.

Oh, and nice job avoiding the question too. AI != animations. Sigh.

[JBucc]

I hope the animations for jukes and spins aren't as crazy over the top as they look to be in NCAA. If the turnovers are fixed (I can't believe he didn't ask about the biggest issue in last years game) this game could be ok.