Madden 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here

For the second consecutive year and second time every, I will not be getting Madden. It looks terrible to me.

I used to love EA football but it's going downhill. Sucks for me. Hopefully Head Coach fills my need for a good football game. NCAA is struggling in that department.

[twoboz]

I thought the demo was decent nothing to wow about and make a clear choice on but was a good taste. I happy I not a crazy picky person and expect more each year no matter what they put out. Granted they have problems yearly but they can never please people and probably never will. Demo was nice I will keep my preorder.

[DrUrsus]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrUrsus

Do you have to have Xbox Live Gold to download the 360 demo or is Xbox Live Silver enough? Is there a waiting period if you have only Silver (I only have Silver right now)? I have to change some Network settings to get my Xbox 360 online right now. I don't want to do it if it is not available for Silver members yet. Thanks.

Well, got online to check it out myself. It is currently NOT available to Xbox Live Silver Members, only Xbox Live Gold members for those of you like me that needed to know. By the time its available to Silver members, the game will probably be out. That's OK, I'll just play the PS3 demo since my PS3 is always online. I wanted to compare the versions to see which one is better, and which one to get. I am impressed with the PS3 graphics for once in an EA game.

Time to check it out.

[xylocaine]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoxFan01605

It's not the exact same gameplay. I've noticed many differences, and I'm not picking through it like I know some are. So, I've taken your dare, I guess...what happens now?

I write all that and you can't even explain to me how the gameplay is different... I rest my case.

Explain "many differences" and you will have an audience.

[Artman22]

I was not impressed with the demo. It still feels stiff. Ill rent the game when it comes out but im a bit disapointed...
It feels alot like last years

[GQman2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by ab2c4

One more thing, then I swear I am going to bed. I have never seen so many dropped passes by WR's in my life. Honestly, I think my WR's only caught 2-3 passes to them, all the drops happened when they were wide open and the ball hit them in the hands. Granted, the WR Catching slider should fix that.

That's funny cause my guys couldn't stop making catches; so much so that even when the ball hit them in the back they were completions.







After playing for about an hour or so the classic EA football issues continue to shine through. Guys sliding across the field on one leg and then jumping off that leg to make a catch or bat down a ball. And of course ball and arm/leg clipping.

They don't break the game, but I'm at the point where that kind of stuff is getting old, and the engine and formula really really feel like they're showing their age.

The play call screen is also delayed just long enough as you cycle through the plays to get on my nerves. Why do I only have X to pick plays with anyway?

Overall I'm almost sold, but after what happened with NCAA I just can't blindly dive in based on this demo. Who knows how the final game is going to play........

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by xylocaine

I write all that and you can't even explain to me how the gameplay is different... I rest my case. Explain "many differences" and you will have an audience.

lol...looking for validation? Will it change your viewpoint? No. Since your "case" is "rested" I guess I'm to assume your "case" was "I dare you." Hard to argue that point . Anyway, I'm not looking for an audience...I was having fun with your "I dare you" statement. If you don't notice the difference in the "weight" of the runners or the improvements of the deep game, fine...I did. Now, I dare you to tell me it hasn't changed...see how silly that comes off. If you tell me something is the same that I find to be clearly different, or vice versa, what's the consequence? If YOU find it to be the same, fine. I do not find it so.

[bukktown]

I LOVE IT! It is about 3 years too late, but better late than never.

GOOD

- L Stick control over player is smoooooooooth
- Visuals are sick
- Touch passing is good
- Receiver route running is sweet and fluid, no more robo-tron
- Tackling looks and feels so much more realistic (from what I can tell from the offensive side of the ball)
- Slide protection works better than I have ever seen it before
- FG and Punt kicking meters and arrows. (This is minor, I know, but they have been super-sensitive to L-Stick movements on the 360 up until now. But they are great in '09, just like good ole ps2 meters and arrows)
- (I'll leave this spot to add more to it later once I play some more)

I DONT KNOW

-Passing Camera. It is so different I can't say whether I like or not right now.

BAD

- Stiff-Arm animation. I am not even sure what is going on with this thing. It needs to be more pronounced ala '07 ps2.
- Truck-stick animation. Along the same lines as above... the ballcarrier should really get a lot lower, it should be more pronounced.