Madden NFL 10 Blog: Player Momentum

[Ian_Cummings]

Quote: Originally Posted by Guillotine 1

You know, I can't say that I liked this blog. It felt a bit rushed to me. It was actually anticlimatic in a sense. No disrespect to Ian. While I can say I am glad to hear this news... ...I donno, I feel like I just saw a pretty average performence on american idol. Not really "wow'd".

Ouch man, that hurts. I'm loaded with work, I still put this together and you got no love for me!

[Brandwin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Guillotine 1

You know, I can't say that I liked this blog. It felt a bit rushed to me. It was actually anticlimatic in a sense. No disrespect to Ian. While I can say I am glad to hear this news... ...I donno, I feel like I just saw a pretty average performence on american idol. Not really "wow'd".

Not every blog is going to be a "knock out" they are giving us some jabs, a few hooks and some body shots and as we get into the late spring and early summer, they will deliver, hopefully the knock out blow.

[eaglesfan27]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

Ouch man, that hurts. I'm loaded with work, I still put this together and you got no love for me!

It was still a hot one, Dawg!

[kmart2180]

It didnt pack a huge punch but it was another jab at going into the right direction. Keep chipping away at it IAN and CO.

Love how the defender video shows the player slowing down and planting. Nice!

Hopefully this momentum allows players like Brandon Jacobs to not get hit sticked by little db's.

[Guillotine 1]

Quote: Originally Posted by thudias

I think this blog is more of you have to feel the difference for yourself to fully understand and appreciate...I hope!

Well, thats just the point. I get it, I see the lean the runner has, I see the forward momentum carry the runner a bit, I see the decrease in speed on change of directions...I get it.

What I did not see is what bothers me more. The runner hits his top speed, and he looks like he's still running to gain speed. He never actually opens up his stride and coasts at his top speed.

The runner still seemed to change directions without...oh man..forget it...

[adembroski]

Quote: Originally Posted by thudias

I think this blog is more of you have to feel the difference for yourself to fully understand and appreciate...I hope!

Precisely. I'm really happy to know they're bringing back inertia, but there's no way of knowing how it feels.

Still, this is a very important change to me. Without the nasty tendency for the human body to obey the laws of physics, 90% of NFL playbooks are worthless. Humans have weight, and plays are designed to take advantage of this fact. So it's a huge deal to me.

It also brings back some of the skill that was involved in LegacyGen. I know a guy that's an amazing runner. He can do things on the stick with LegacyGen you wouldn't believe. In NextGen, however, they took away physics, and that talent of his became useless because everyone could do it. To me, in my own little Madden circle, Barry Sanders retired again. Now he can return to his normal jaw dropping self... and yet I'll still beat him because I know how to read a defense:P

Proper momentum physics don't dilute stick skills, they emphasize them- but in the right way. Skilled players succeed, not cheese players.

[Sef0r]

Quote: Originally Posted by Guillotine 1

You know, I can't say that I liked this blog. It felt a bit rushed to me. It was actually anticlimatic in a sense. No disrespect to Ian. While I can say I am glad to hear this news... ...I donno, I feel like I just saw a pretty average performence on american idol. Not really "wow'd".

Correct me please if I am wrong but don't you prefer having total control over the player? Taking it back to the ps2 days? If this is correct, then sure this blog will not satisfy you since it will be difficult to perform all those moves they have given us over the last 2 games...being able to turn on a dime.

I myself have not yet watched it, but I will. If it is anything like it is being described...great. Take away COMPLETE player control, I don't want to feel like I am playing NFL Blitz.

[K_GUN]

good read---as always

makes me nervous though...if i take the wrong pursuit angle on D...i'm toast..ha ha