Madden NFL 10 Gameplay Video: Eagles @ Cowboys (IGN)

[johnprestonevans]

I have to say that so far I am not impressed. It looks almost exactly like 09. I know that a lot of what EA worked on this year was FIXING the gameplay (QB pockets, procedural gang tackling and blocking, fumble scrums, players "seeing the ball" and reacting more realistically, etc.) so who knows. Sounds like they really just wanted to polish up the gameplay.

Unfortunately the presentation appears to have a very limited upgrade.

The Good:
- More sideline stuff
- Refs and chaingangs
- Realistic depth of field cameras
- A lot more cutscenes between plays

The Bad:
- Commentary is still HORRIBLE! - They said they were re-recording Tom Hammond, but he sound just as stiff and robotic as he did last year. Almost unlistenable.
- Cameras are unchanged. Maybe this first gameplay clip was just to show the game using the basic Madden cam, but it looked the same as every Madden for the last 5 years. This view is not immersive.

They need to address the commentary. It sounds like a badly spliced, disjointed PS1 commentary to me. Collinsworth is still amazing with the color commentary, but the play by play by Hammond is the worst in the business IMO. Bring on the DLC commentary packs please. I dont know how long i can listen to "And he....gets the........ball at the....four....teen...yardline."

[KANE699]

Still can't help but giggle at the people who say it looks like 09 and then go on to say it looks like 09 but with this this this and oh yea this.


Rofl.

[Deegeezy]

Quote: Originally Posted by KANE699

Still can't help but giggle at the people who say it looks like 09 and then go on to say it looks like 09 but with this this this and oh yea this. Rofl.

Yep...And they get that many of the "this's" from a two minute clip. Imagine if they actually saw, or better yet, PLAYED a whole game.

[Triathlete_201]

Quote: Originally Posted by buddyhobbs321813

Ian seriously i love you

Whoa! Goupies in the house!

Quote: Originally Posted by g2thecore

Simply put, the problem is HAMMOND period! I was willing to give the guy one more year to prove me wrong, but from what I've heard in that video, he still sounds bored and emotionless.

Yep, after they announced that Hammond and Collinsworth recorded their commentary together this year as opposed to separately like last year, I thought Hammond would sound more natural and less robotic. Nope. He is as bad or even worse than the radio announcer guy.


Presentation is looking great aside from Hammond! Commentary is a huge part of presentation and Hammond is really ruining it. No more Hammond in 2011 please and no more blatant cheesy ads like the Chompion Snickers stuff. I hope we don't have to hear Hammond say "Chompion" before every game.

[bxgoods]

The WR running looks bad, they run too upright, and when Maclin caught the ball and ran, his running motion was weird. I thought he was a TE, because it looked like he was chugging when he ran. They don't run natural like WR's, and I didn't see any WR/DB jossling.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by bxgoods

The WR running looks bad, they run too upright, and when Maclin caught the ball and ran, his running motion was weird. I thought he was a TE, because it looked like he was chugging when he ran. They don't run natural like WR's, and I didn't see any WR/DB jossling.

I believe thats because Pro Tak was not enabled in the build the video was captured from.

[Netherscourge]

I definitely like the cutscenes. Player's warming up. TD celebration involving multiple players. Post-TD shot of the QB on the phone.

These are good things.

I want to see more!

[Netherscourge]

Quote: Originally Posted by Triathlete_201

Whoa! Goupies in the house! Yep, after they announced that Hammond and Collinsworth recorded their commentary together this year as opposed to separately like last year, I thought Hammond would sound more natural and less robotic. Nope. He is as bad or even worse than the radio announcer guy. These are the guys who should be in Madden: Presentation is looking great aside from Hammond! Commentary is a huge part of presentation and Hammond is really ruining it. No more Hammond in 2011 please and no more blatant cheesy ads like the Chompion Snickers stuff. I hope we don't have to hear Hammond say "Chompion" before every game.

Dude - AL Michaels was even MORE boring than Hammond. They are BOTH robots - but Hammond is atl east a new voice. Go play Madden 06/07/08 again and listen to Michaels call a touchdown... It's the most unenthusiastic call anyone can make for a TD.

I do NOT want Michaels doing PBP for this game anymore.

Look - even John Madden can't stand him - that's why he retired