Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[Rules]

Thanks for posting the videos for us PS3 guys who will have to wait another week which is ridiculous.

[DGuinta1]

Upon throwing a cross pattern to R. Williams #11, slight receiver warp occurred. Very slightly. Definitely not as profound as previous editions of Madden.

Luv the player models. In NCAA, all the players seem to JACKED for my test. Need to see some over weight models without jacked arms.

[Pro Bowler]

GOOD

-Graphics and player models are good. Players are not as small and individual players stick out more than NCAA10. The new ratings really makes star players or bad players stick out.

-The slower game speed makes the game feel much more realistic, but it also leads to some problems.

-Didn't notice Pro-Tak much, but i can say i didn't see one ridiculous looking tackle. They all looked very good and proper for the situation.

-Improved big hit and juke animation looks much better.

The presentation is a nice touch but it's really nothing shocking.

BAD

-They ball seems to float with the slower game speed. Every pass feels like a jump ball almost and this could lead to a record setting year in int's. Sometimes the QB takes a major wind-up to throw a 15 yard lob.

-The new juke move is nice. The old one was overdone like NCAA 10 but that's what made it work. Now it looks better, but with the slower game speed and reduced juke animation it just seems like you don't have any options at your disposal when running the ball. Imo it feels like you're doing nothing but guiding the direction and hoping for a hole.

Overall, this is probably the biggest leap in Madden in some time. I can see some not liking it especially ones looking for more gameplay during an actual play. The X and O guys will love it.

[adembroski]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

Played one game before going to work, on All-Pro (5min demo): Color me a bit surprised, this is the first Madden next gen that I felt somewhat engaged. I never could complete a full game of the NCAA 10 demo. First want to say it was pretty ballsy of Tiburon to allow replay (although there isn't much of a buffer) given the potential for ridicule/praise and the game speed change. Also like that you can change difficulties, and I guess you can adjust sliders. Very good. The player movement isn't as twitchy as I thought it'd be; definitely no where near NCAA demo. The slower game speed works, although it may be a little too slow. As an APF/2K5 fan I can appreciate it but may be a big shock for a lot of general Madden fans. Big problem is there seems to be little to no discernible difference in player speeds, and the seeming complete lack of analog movement. Just don't feel like I'm really running. Also there's a huge lack of individuality among the players since there's that player movement issue. Players interact during the play a little better than I thought they would. Lots of variety on wrap tackles, but overall the game doesn't speak to the speed/collisions you see in the NFL. Pro-tak seems to usually result in soft looking tackles. Graphics are excellent; player scaling not so much. Thought my DB made a tackle and it was actually James Harrison - his face was well done though. Was hard generating much of a pass rush; OL seemed impenetrable at times, pockets still don't form as they really should. Still better than in previous years; could be better w/slider tweaks. If I have an LB coming full speed at a lineman that's already backing up, there shouldn't be some stalemate jostling animation to kick in which is what happens. Looks ugly. Just didn't feel like I was playing with the Steelers defense. WR and DB play was better than I thought it'd be though. Wasn't impressed w/the signature throwing anims most of the time - seemed to take too long to wind up/throw for whatever reason; qbs still exhibit very poor footwork. Presentation was better. Really didn't notice the cutscenes all that much, surprisingly. Thought a lot of the crowd comments were more silly than appropriate. But it didn't distract all that much. Will need to put in more time w/the demo, but at least it didn't completely repulse me on the first playthrough. I came in w/very low expectations so I think some of my surprise comes from that. The game would feel a lot better if they addressed the player movement issue (true analog movement, varying speeds, appropriate transitional animations, realistic contact/collisions) and players were more distinctive/played more like individuals.

You'll see that individuality come out more, and no, you're not going to 'feel' the difference in speed between players at first because it's much more realistic than in the past, but there's definitely a difference. One thing is; if you find yourself not liking the fact that players are so close in speed, there's a slider for that.

Personally, I like it. The truly elite speeds are game breakers, but players are much closer to the middle of the pack now. It emphasizes other ratings to separate players, and makes for a much more dynamic game.

[AboveTheRim]

Quote: Originally Posted by leo2k2ndc

I'm having a hard time searching youtube online to find gameplay videos, so I decided to start a thread .. If anyone has any videos, they could post them in this thread so I can maybe get thru this week without using my XBOX Live month subscription just to play a Madden Demo ... Thank YOU

There is already a thread with online videos of the demo.

[DGuinta1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Moegames

Oh i want to comment on the overall sound of the game..and this is minus the commentary of course but the overall sound during big plays, bad plays, TD's,etc is flat out amazing..this adds so much excitiment to the game. I remember one of my HUGE gripes last year was the same old crowd sounds..its SO MUCH BETTER now...even the fan hecklers inbetween plays and hudles,etc adds a whole new layer to the overall sounds of the game. I just tested the game on my main home theater system in the living room..i got a pretty high end sound setup..around 5 grand invested into my sound setup in my home theater ..so i turn up the volune and i was freaking in heaven playing this madden demo.. the CPU ran a TD on my butt for big yards and the crowd just went NUTS..it was sick!! Again, the sound is amazing in this game..its too bad the commentary will be so dodgy this year..owell, im happy with the changes we do have this year..im not one of those nit picking spoiled brats that needs to have a perfect game...

Same goes for me. Sound and the crowd ROCKS!

[Netherscourge]

Apexfree posted some Demo video replays on Youtube where he points out some stuff. (some goofy AI too)

[TombSong]

I had to download the Cowboys demo as I was at my lady friends house(My Xbox 360-North) and left my gamestop card at my house(xbox 360-South)

I played 3 games.

1. Presentation is better than 2K5. They just need a halftime show on par with 2k5. The game actually has some life to it that it has not had before.

2. It looks like the safties and LB play there hook zones better than they do in NCAA 2010.


If you have played alot of NCAA 2010, You will feel like you are playing NCAA2010 on a slower game speed. If you like NCAA2010
this is it with presentation added. I have not seen the pro-tak kick in yet, so I cant comment on that.


For a Madden game I think most people will like it. This also comes with the same disclaimer for the NCAA2010 game. We wont know the whole story till people start playing it online.

Right now I view this demo as a slightly tweaked NCAA 2010

One thing I am seeing in this game that I see in NCAA 2010 is the cpu gets alot of time in the pocket and when it cant find a anyone open it throws the ball to a WR thats standing next to a DB. Most of the time the Db will just stand and watch the WR catch the ball.

Is there a way to make the Db's react when the ball is in the air ?