EA Focused Once Again on Visuals And Atmosphere

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Quote: Originally Posted by Anti Honor

I sure wish I could have a conversation with whoever is in charge of actual game play then. Because every time I ask a question, the only response I get from here is - ''not my area, sorry.'' Forward this to whoever is in charge of game play - ''Believe it or not, college quarterbacks actually do throw deep.'' Thanks in advance.

Ask Ian Cummings on the Madden board. He was in charge of gameplay last year.

[Russell_SCEA]

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Progressive mud on field and uniforms during rain games on grass

Wtf is progressive mud lol

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Quote: Originally Posted by russell05

Wtf is progressive mud lol

mud so real it leaves grit in your mouth. only from an HD set of course.

[Solidice]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

mud so real it leaves grit in your mouth. only from an HD set of course.

what? no mud smell? lame.

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The actual headline should be "EA focused once again on visuals. And atmosphere?" considering the game looks great but is really lacking in atmosphere still.

[Moostache]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tiesto

I don't see that big of a difference with Visual and Atmosphere from last years version. Yeah the lighting, grass and player models look better but that's about it.

So, the field / playing surface (which takes up the majority of the screen), the players themselves (which take up the majority of a gamer's focus while playing the game) and the lighting effects all look better...BUT, there's not a big difference in the game?



What exactly WOULD qualify as a "big difference" then?



I think that Madden 2009 is making an even bigger visual jump than NCAA 2009, but there is a clear difference between NCAA 2009 and 2008 for sure. Maybe it is not as big of a jump as many of us would like (or feel somehow entitled to), but it IS improved.

[icicle22]

Didn't NCAA 08 have progression in lighting? I swear late afternoon games went dark over time so the 1st quarter was orangy-dusk looking and by the fourth quarter it was dark with lights. I remember being upset that Madden 08 didn't have this feature. Now it's gone in NCaa 09 and didn't make it to Madden either? On the same platform/generation system? Is this accurate?

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Quote: Originally Posted by icicle22

Didn't NCAA 08 have progression in lighting? I swear late afternoon games went dark over time so the 1st quarter was orangy-dusk looking and by the fourth quarter it was dark with lights. I remember being upset that Madden 08 didn't have this feature. Now it's gone in NCaa 09 and didn't make it to Madden either? On the same platform/generation system? Is this accurate?