Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[jpdavis82]

Quote: Originally Posted by K_GUN

disagree about Cam....this was year 3 for Ian/Phil....Cam's vision starts next year

You're right, and it's also going to be Mike Young's first game as Creative Director and Roy Harvey's (former exec producer of NCAA) first year as exec prodcer of Madden, so yeah I bet Madden will be unreal next year. It's probably going to feel different than any other Madden we have seen. I know Cam's big thing is simulation football and making it look and feel like football and authentic to what you see on TV. Getting player movement to look realistic was one of the first things he mentioned when he came to the team.

Here's a sample of the interview with him in April

• First and foremost, we need to deliver an amazing simulation football gameplay experience on both of our franchises. In other words, our fans want to see fluid, realistic player movement and deep football AI and behaviors on the field. This includes what players are doing between the whistles in the middle of a play, and how they behave in our pre- and post-play moments as well.

• Another key component is authenticity. Whether it is delivering the unique sights and sounds, traditions and pageantry across the schools in college football, or the NFL experience that we’ve all come to know and love on Sundays. Our consumers count on us to pay attention to the details.

• On top of that, it is critical that we deliver compelling depth modes. Whether it is providing a rich and deep Franchise/Dynasty mode or Superstar/Road to Glory mode, we need to continue to continuously invest in making these modes as deep and as realistic as possible.

• In addition to those core components, we need to deliver compelling ways for our consumers to compete with one another in the online space. The foundation of our online sports game experience is social competition -- we need to continue to innovate in how we allow our consumers to compete against friends and other opponents, customize their game experience and to keep our product updated with content throughout the year.

[greenegt]

I'm on Live silver until the game ships, so I downloaded the demo and got in a quick quarter before work. Very small sample size, but I'm liking the feel of the game.

-All-Pro is challenging. The Bears marched right down the field on the opening drive. I only got a couple of offensive plays in before having to leave for work.

-Still getting used to no suction (which is a great thing). On defense, I'm finding myself whiffing on tackles a lot, because I can't just run near the offensive player and trigger a tackle animation. I need to use that tackle button.

-The CPU quick snap is really annoying. Glad it will be fixed in retail.

-Game speed is definitely faster than the last Madden I owned (Madden 10). I'll be playing on Very Slow.

-Graphics and presentation look great.

I'll play a few games tonight and form a more well-rounded opinion, but I know that I can not wait to get the retail version.

[TomBo24]

Anyone else notice that the ball sometimes leaves the qb's hands before he even releases the ball? Hopefully this only happens in the demo..

[w00dy Hayezz]

Quote: Originally Posted by TomBo24

Anyone else notice that the ball sometimes leaves the qb's hands before he even releases the ball? Hopefully this only happens in the demo..

Aaron Rogers is just that good!

[jpdavis82]

Quote: Originally Posted by TomBo24

Anyone else notice that the ball sometimes leaves the qb's hands before he even releases the ball? Hopefully this only happens in the demo..

Yeah hopefully, but it happens in NCAA too at least during Road To Glory, saw it yesterday.

[bucky60]

Quote: Originally Posted by w00dy Hayezz

Aaron Rogers is just that good!

Aaron Rodgers is so good...........
He can bend over and bullet pass one out of his backside, but then no one wants to catch it.

[nyg92fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by bucky60

Aaron Rodgers is so good........... He can bend over and bullet pass one out of his backside, but then no one wants to catch it.

The passing game is making me not like this demo and i was liking it at first, but the more i play the more start seeing all the flaws. It's awful and needs alot of work..

[bucky60]

Quote: Originally Posted by nyg92fan

The passing game is making me not like this demo and i was liking it at first, but the more i play the more start seeing all the flaws. It's awful and needs alot of work..

My post was just suppose to be a joke. Part of the joke is that's why the GB receivers seem to have so many (real life) drops. Bad joke I guess.