Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[Manbearpig]

we really need to experience the normal game speed to see what this game's true potential is

[MastaJedi1]

This is probably an earlier build, because the passing was way off, what normally would have been a bullet pass, floated in the air on a quick out. Spot (lead) passing was slow, I threw to a spot and the ball took 4ever to get there. I'm frustrated, not with the game...I've got to go 2 work! But after a half of play, down 24-0 to the Cards....I Can't Wait! I love the pace, the cut screens are wild, the action is busy...and yes I got a chance to experience a fumble and scramble...Excellent! Tonite I'll work on my timing (as much as the demo will allow) and getting use to the eye candy. Finally... Madden is sheading it's arcade skin, Yes!!!

[ManiacMatt1782]

Quote: Originally Posted by xxplosive1984

I hope this is the case too. Especially with manual rushes.

I just hope this doesnt turn mobile qb's into the unstoppable force.

[Manbearpig]

Oh, and I love the DB/WR play

[TheWatcher]

Just played the Steelers-Cardinals Demo...

The Good:

+Wow, the grass looks amazing. Best I've ever seen in a football game. It's actually green, lol. Good job. Now I hope ALL of the grass in every stadium looks this good, and at all times of day, too. We'll see.

+I really got hit by the pass rush a lot.

+Players have some nice weight to them.

+Control feels great. Feels like a totally different game.

+The overall graphics are the best I've ever seen in a football game. I'm far more impressed than I thought I'd be. Far exceeded my expectations. The player models are outstanding, although Big Ben is too thin, but...

+Passing has a lot of precision to it. I like the general feel of it.

+Running feels really good.

+I love the blur effects (Depth of Field).


The Bad:

-Really, REALLY disappointed with post-play. I hope it's a glitch and not made intentionally, but they end WAY too quickly. I almost have to consider this broken. Because unless this was done to appease the ADHD crowd who has only a split second of patience and has no idea that they can just press 'A', then I find it hard to fathom how this would've been programmed this way on purpose.

-The camera's during post-play are very jittery. This issue was in Madden 08, and it shipped that way. Looks like 2 seasons later we're about to see this mistake ship again. Shame, because they actually fixed this before 09 shipped.

-The other thing that disappoints me with post-play is that the camera just stops following a player all of a sudden and lets him drift off screen. It's a true "WTH?" moment. That's just bad. It gets very annoying especially after a big play happens and you don't even get a chance to see the close up celebration. This is not how it happens on Sunday's. It's painful to watch because in reality they did all of this work on these then completely nullified it all by ruining the timing.

-Not seeing the defender spotlighted after a deflection is a big missed opportunity.

-Depth of field doesn't pop up a lot of times when it should, so you see the raw crowd in spots where you certainly shouldn't and it looks very ugly.

-I notice that the replays don't always pick up at the start, meaning the beginnings of the plays are absent. I hope this is just a demo issue.


The Ugly:

-The ref conference conditions are broken. The scene pops up in the most absurd times. For example, I did a dive with Willie Parker over the line into the endzone for a TD. Now, CLEARLY that's a touchdown, lol. But the refs came out to confer. Broken.

-Many of the cutscenes don't flow properly. You see stuttering in the polygonal crowd animations, and one scene trying to fight another scene that's attempting to come up. The stars of the game overlay scene often time comes right over a normal scene which is obviously a glitch.

-The big red circle. Beyond unnecessary. Please, let's not do this in Madden 11 and beyond, or at least let people turn it off.


Overall so far:

Madden 10 is a really good football game. It actually feels like a serious football game for the first time in, oh, 10 or 11 years. The issues I described are all polish issues that I expect to be fixed by next year, I have no hope of that happening with a patch for Madden 10, so I'm not even going to think about it.

It's about time they started making football again, it's been a very long time. I can envision myself playing this one for an entire season until the next one drops. We're back on track.

[mike75]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rules

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

Another week?

What the hell are you talking about?

I will be downloading my Madden 10 Demo on PS3 later today!

[DGuinta1]

Just amazed with how improved M10 feels and like I said in less then a years time.

[Netherscourge]

The non-stop camera flashes in the stands is kinda over-done.