Madden NFL 25 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by canesfins

Haven't payed attention to M25 news but is there a Fantasy Draft option?

Yes both offline and online.

[ajblithe20]

I don't understand how people are not impressed with the demo or excited about some of the returning features. It seems to me that you just look for the bad in new madden's and ignore the positives.

I was planning to buy Madden 25 all summer and the demo has really impressed me. I wouldn't have been surprised if this years Madden was nothing more than a roster updated Madden 13, but it is not. The gameplay feels more fluid than ever and I was really happy with the 2 games I played. They even played out the way I wanted (one low scoring Ravens 49ers game, one high scoring Packers Seahawks game).

All in all, very impressed with the demo and excited for the full release.

[canesfins]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor & Sword

Yes both offline and online.

Sweet! I know some people don't care but to me that's a big option. Is it a good mode? Because I heard that M12 had a lousy fantasy draft option or something like that.

[Mauer4MVP]

Quote: Originally Posted by ajblithe20

I don't understand how people are not impressed with the demo or excited about some of the returning features. It seems to me that you just look for the bad in new madden's and ignore the positives. I was planning to buy Madden 25 all summer and the demo has really impressed me. I wouldn't have been surprised if this years Madden was nothing more than a roster updated Madden 13, but it is not. The gameplay feels more fluid than ever and I was really happy with the 2 games I played. They even played out the way I wanted (one low scoring Ravens 49ers game, one high scoring Packers Seahawks game). All in all, very impressed with the demo and excited for the full release.

People love to complain. They can't just enjoy life.

[jpdavis82]

Quote: Originally Posted by ajblithe20

I don't understand how people are not impressed with the demo or excited about some of the returning features. It seems to me that you just look for the bad in new madden's and ignore the positives. I was planning to buy Madden 25 all summer and the demo has really impressed me. I wouldn't have been surprised if this years Madden was nothing more than a roster updated Madden 13, but it is not. The gameplay feels more fluid than ever and I was really happy with the 2 games I played. They even played out the way I wanted (one low scoring Ravens 49ers game, one high scoring Packers Seahawks game). All in all, very impressed with the demo and excited for the full release.

Same here man, Ravens 14 49ers 7(0-0 at halftime), Seahawks 20 Packers 17

[audbal]

do I have to be an xbox live gold member to download demo?

[celtics6]

I enjoy it all positive and negative. I personally think people who have an issue with criticism have issues enjoying life and are delusional. Life isn't all sunny days. I'd rather tell it like it is. Most people are delusional in some capacity. I'd rather not be.

[jpdavis82]

Quote: Originally Posted by celtics6

I enjoy it all positive and negative. I personally think people who have an issue with criticism have issues enjoying life and are delusional. Life isn't all sunny days. I'd rather tell it like it is. Most people are delusional in some capacity. I'd rather not be.

I know sometimes I may come across that way, but I try not to be. There are still many things in the demo that I am not happy about(mainly penalties, pass blocking & pass rush, ball still tethered to wrs, ai, commentary, and lack of halftime or post game presentation), but I do see the improvements and the direction they are going. As long as they keep improving the o/d line, address the wr/db interactions, ai, penalties, and keep adding depth to game modes, while improving the presentation each year instead of going backwards from here, I think most people will be very happy.

I think this is the first year on current gen, correct me if I'm wrong, where the game improved without removing anything from the previous year.