Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[rckabillyRaider]

The game speed is perfect now.

[Bgamer90]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tully

Thats good to know. Because its hard to see how anyone can get enjoyment out of the way it is in this demo. Which would probably be even worst online.

Really? You don't like the speed?

I honestly like it becuase it creates an all new feel. The game feels less like a football video game and more like football. But yeah.. everything is cool since there's a slider. Also online is set to be 5% faster than offline games probably so that the slower gameplay won't become too slow due to lag.

[Football4Natic]

What a great play

I am now using the steelers and with the ball at the cards 10 yard line i am about to get hit and the ball flutters out like in ncaa while being hit and dragged down

Heath Miller is there to grab the flutter with nobody around him and runs towards the endzone..he is gang tackled by 4 defenders and i am chopping at the 2 yard line to get in and the left guard comes over and pushes the pile a bit and i get in...LOL

[Brandwin]

I couldn't kick a PAT... I got 3 delay of game calls in a row and just went for two... meter wouldn't start for me. lol

[DGuinta1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bgamer90

Really? You don't like the speed? I honestly like it becuase it creates an all new feel. The game feels less like a football video game and more like football. But yeah.. everything is cool since there's a slider. Also online is set to be 5% faster than offline games probably so that the slower gameplay won't become too slow due to lag.

Yea for real, allows me to see the holes better and can watch my receivers progress down field easier.

[MattieShoes]

I just played a couple games with 1 minute quarters. Impressions, in no particular order:

1 minute quarters is absurd. Hardly enough time to experience a drive. I understand not wanting people to be satisfied with the demo so they buy the full game, but you also have to give em enough time to get hooked.

Romo dropped back in the snow, then slipped and regained his balance. Not overdone, feels realistic. Nice!

The Giants pass rush is absurd in the demo. Playing as the giants, the cowboys got 4 downs. two were almost instant sacks, and one was a punt. Playing as the cowboys, I was instantly sacked on shotgun plays -- they were running into the backfield when the ball was still in mid-air, without even being touched. Hopefully whatever tweaking they did between demo and gold will have fixed that.

Any rating system that shows Eli Manning and Tony Romo as equal caliber is broken.

The slower game speed makes running the ball feel less like random chance. You can actually see the play develop as you run. It affects passing less than I thought. You've got a bit more time to make a decision but your receivers' routes are developing slower too.

When somebody fake-hikes and the camera pulls back, the snow reacts. In fact, it reacts like the camera actually moved rather than a stationary camera zooming out. You know if you're driving in the snow and the snow is headed AT you, then you stop and it's falling straight down? That. Not important, just something weird I noticed.

The close-up chase cam is still in the game. It still annoys me a tiny bit.

The helmets look pristine, which doesn't bother me, but it seemed weird with all the snow.

The snow sticks to the lens in the cutscenes. But sometimes it looks really weird, like a poorly stretched texture or something. Or maybe they were trying to make it look snowflakey or something. I don't know. It caught my eye a few times though.

I managed to throw three interceptions. All three deserved to be intercepted.

In only three total kickoff returns, I managed to return one 85 yards or so completely untouched, down to the 6 yard line where I was tackled (on all pro). In Madden 09, I don't think I ever scored on a kickoff. I hope they didn't over correct.

The gameplay feels much better than 09 to me, though it's hard to tell a whole lot with such a crippled demo.

[Brandwin]

LOL@ anyone who buys a demo code for more then just preordering at Gamestop.

[RoyalBoyle78]

Forgot about this, I'm so excited, I can't wait to download when I get home tonight, I will now read this entire thread.