Madden NFL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[EvolutionSn1per]

All in all, I am enjoying the demo and think that there have been great improvements over last year. However, there are a few things I dislike about what I have seen.

1 (this is the big one) - The new replay system
Whoever came up with this idea doesn't deserve to be making a sports game. EA go on and on about how they are trying to make the presentation more like what we see on television. Guess what? You had the replays close enough to correct all along. Now we see three different angles of the quarterback handing off the ball, and when it actually shows a tackle, it cuts out before we get a chance to see the entire tackle. It's nice to have good presentation before and after games, but presentation during the game should be the top priority.

2 - The play speeds
In previous versions of Madden, the slow speed has been almost perfect for me. I feel as if it was a speed very similar to the real NFL. This year however, it seems that slow has become quite a bit faster. Now it is much too fast, and very slow is too slow. They should have a slider which allows us to change speed more precisely.

3 - The physics engine
I love the new physics engine, and in the demo it clearly makes a difference to how games are played. However, from gameplay I've seen from the retail version, it appears that the physics engine has been toned down. This angers me as in the demo, if anything, the physics engine was not powerful enough.

There you have it. My rant about the problems in Madden NFL 13.

[fatleg3]

I would be hunting for myself be season ticket has killed all of that. But best believe I will be on the hunt early for 2k. But if you cant wait then here goes:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Madden-NFL-1...#ht_500wt_1156

[Brian_OS]

[quote=fatleg3;2044031205]I would be hunting for myself be season ticket has killed all of that. But best believe I will be on the hunt early for 2k. But if you cant wait then here goes:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Madden-NFL-1...#ht_500wt_1156[/QUOT


The 360 version is going to easily hit $300.. That's crazy

[Aggies7]

[quote=Brian_OS;2044031557]

Quote: Originally Posted by fatleg3

I would be hunting for myself be season ticket has killed all of that. But best believe I will be on the hunt early for 2k. But if you cant wait then here goes: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Madden-NFL-1...#ht_500wt_1156[/QUOT The 360 version is going to easily hit $300.. That's crazy

That is just crazy for that price.

[Flightwhite24]

[quote=Brian_OS;2044031557]

Quote: Originally Posted by fatleg3

I would be hunting for myself be season ticket has killed all of that. But best believe I will be on the hunt early for 2k. But if you cant wait then here goes: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Madden-NFL-1...#ht_500wt_1156[/QUOT The 360 version is going to easily hit $300.. That's crazy

Heck seeing this makes me want to put mine out there. I sold Madden 10 on eBay 4 days before release for $230


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[CMH]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobalou2112

Do you think it is an issue with the blocking or with the RB's decision making (in which case you could toy with the BT instead)?

I don't know if I'd want to toy with Broken Tackles if I thought the running back's made bad decisions. Doesn't Madden already have too many broken tackles as is? (I haven't played much Madden in years so this may be a very old issue that's been resolved).

My issue with running is I got to the RB way too soon. I like to play the line (insert jokes here about the lack of challenge. But it's what I like to play. I prefer trying to get to the QB) and I seem to somehow have a knack for stuffing the RB behind the line (I don't claim to be a great Madden player at all, but this is the one thing I actually know how to do in the game. Or maybe it's just too easy to do in the game).

So by raising run block, I made it harder for me to get through the line and harder for my AI teammates. As a result, no matter what decisions the RB made - whether good or bad - the holes were there and they took them.

100 was a little much, but I purposely made it high to see if I would see a difference. I definitely did.

But, I think it's all about recognizing what you do too well and limiting it. Perhaps, for you, it's raising broken tackles because you have a knack for hitting backs in the right spot. I don't. I'm terrible at tackling and routinely miss guys even without mashing the Dive button. I just suck so raising BT would probably make me useless with the controller.

[oakraider]

Still not able to locate the Madden13 demo for the 360, I tried the route shown on the first page but still no luck. Anyone else have this issue? any suggestions? Thanks.

[MarcD]

While playing on All-Madden, with default sliders (most likely my mistake?), the only thing really annoying me in this demo is the poor AI lead blocking decisions. I'll be running a stretch right with Gore, and my FB is in perfect position to seal the edge on the outside... Then cut back inside and block a LB that's not even close to making the tackle.

Other than that, kickoff and punt return blocking is amazing now. I'm averaging somewhere around a 25% Kickoff Return for TD ratio, using Return Middle.