Madden NFL 10 Videos: Ravens (CPU) vs. Titans (Ian) Full Gameplay in HD

[Harlemal]

Game look sick

I cant wait until Aug. I will make my business not to log on OS. Good Job Ian.

[Outkizast]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

I love the panic button approach around here. I just played a game against as the Patriots against the Steelers and rushed for 40 yards on 18 carries and passed for 125 (8/18). I really question why the hell I spend all day doing this stuff only for people to freak out.

By no means am I panicking or anything Ian...(I know your post may not have been directed at me) I trust you guys to make a great game of football, and I believe you have... I'm sure the game feels GREAT when you are playing it...

But I'm sure the reasoning for even posting these vids is to see what the community thinks and to see if stuff needs adjusting...
Just ignore the people that are purely hating... There are plenty of well-informed and constructive posts to read instead....

If your game of Patriots vs. Steelers was as defensive as you say it was, then that is GREAT. All i'm saying is when playing a game with 2 top defenses like this Ravens/ Titans game... it seems like the defense would play a little smarter and safer in a way... like the safeties would make sure to keep the plays in front of them.. Just seems like if the "big" plays can be toned down, then this game will play GREAT.

[Cusefan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

I guess the this naive approach is definitely wearing off. Until I can ensure that every single play looks 100% identical to a real play in the NFL I should probably just stop trying.

People at OS will only be satisfied when Madden becomes so perfect it will perfectly predict every real NFL game rendering the game obsolete.

Besides, i wouldn't worry about the people here. With all the Improvement made to madden this year, it is a safe bet that Madden will outsell Madden 09 and that is good for the bottom line, and everyone working on Madden 10.

[ShimSham]

Try not to let the overreacting nitpickers bother you. Some people have just built up their own idea of what it should look like and when the actual thing doesn't match it they freak out.

Now there are some legitimate complaints about things that can be tuned and tweaked.

But don't let the big complaints on the little things bother ya. Because honestly the game looks better than it EVER has before. I don't think anyone would make the argument the game has regressed, but some had otherworldly expectations for the amount of stuff to be fixed/changed over the course of a few months.

[suprany]

Quote: Originally Posted by adembroski

20-30%? They are NFL Quarterbacks. .

Yeah, I'd argue at LEAST 1 in 5 passes in an NFL game with AVERAGE QBs falls incomplete without ever touching a player- offensive or defensive. I don't think that's a stretch.

Don't forget a lot of NFL QBs throw grounders. I don't think I've seen that in a video game yet.

[Broncos86]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

I guess the this naive approach is definitely wearing off. Until I can ensure that every single play looks 100% identical to a real play in the NFL I should probably just stop trying.

Think of Operation Sports as the unquenchable beast.

[therizing02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

I love the panic button approach around here. I really question why the hell I spend all day doing this stuff only for people to freak out.

Ha! No kidding.

Positives:

*Cut scenes
*Stat Overlays
*Penalties
*Overthrows by Flacco
*Bad passes when the QB throws while getting hit.
*The catch by CJ on the screen pass
*Better CPU clock management

Needs a little work:

*Running animations..check out the halftime highlight of CJ chasing down Foxworth. Brutal.
*Would have liked to have seen the CPU AI adjust to your repeated calls for sweeps.
*DLine was completely ineffective for the most part.
*QBs had way too much time to throw.
*What happened to the atmosphere that was in the Chiefs/Atl. game? The crowd was amazing there! This game? Not so much.

Looking forward to getting the game.

[Ian_Cummings]

Quote: Originally Posted by suprany

Ian, with all due respect, you also spent a LOT of time in some really well written blogs in March selling us on a more realistic passing game and sim style gameplay. I think we all appreciated that (it seemed like you GOT it). I think everyone (including myself) certainly appreciate the videos you post (and responding to me, thanks btw), but the problems that plagued Madden over the past 5 years are there in the videos you've posted. And worse yet, you used a couple average offenses as examples (Titans/Chiefs). I didn't see any evidence of QB inaccuracy at all. Hey, I haven't gotten a Madden game in a few years and I'm hopeful for this year, but largely because of your previous blogs and not so much because of videos you've posted. Just telling you how I see it. Time will be the ultimate judge as to whether you've been able to live up to what you guys set out to do this Spring and create a real sim. Seeing as how you're the only NFL game around, I'm certainly rooting for you...

This argument is kind of unfair IMO...dozens of issues that plagued Madden are no longer there and you don't mention those at all. We're doing the best we can, moving towards a simulation experience. I've heard "Rome wasn't built in a day", though the team and I are sure trying our best.

I saw a few over and underthrows out of bounds...you didn't?