Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[Football4Natic]

Quote: Originally Posted by ridemooses

The demo itself is pretty decent, however EA continues to monopolize football games by forcing you to pay 5 bucks to get the REAL demo. The free one isn't even a demo it's **** you can barely even put a drive together before it's halftime. EA is getting greedy and trying to milk the popularity of Madden for every dime they can get. Disgusting. I wish another developer would make a football game so EA can finally realize how ridiculous they are being thinking they can do whatever they want and get away with it.

how are you paying for the demo....You get it by reserving the game...the money you put down...Let's say 5 like i did goes towards the purchase of the game...You can also go back and cancel your pre order and be done...

Stop making up lies...2k fanboy

[WildFireXXI]

Quote: Originally Posted by ridemooses

The demo itself is pretty decent, however EA continues to monopolize football games by forcing you to pay 5 bucks to get the REAL demo. The free one isn't even a demo it's **** you can barely even put a drive together before it's halftime. EA is getting greedy and trying to milk the popularity of Madden for every dime they can get. Disgusting. I wish another developer would make a football game so EA can finally realize how ridiculous they are being thinking they can do whatever they want and get away with it.

They aren't forcing you to do anything.

[mattsa_tx]

Just want to let the PS3 owners know that the gamestop demo is now available. I am downloading it now.

Can't wait!

[TreyIM2]

Quote: Originally Posted by NEWYORICAN

I just found this video of this guy reviewing a play on the demo..interesting......

Ok, now, I'm not some offensive play guru or nothing but I thought a pulling guard on such a toss play is SUPPOSED to matador the defensive player because he has to block elsewhere and get there FAST so that the RB gets that blocking. It's based on the speed of the RB, as well. A guard is NOT fast, at all, so he does NOT have time to engage the DL THEN get over and block further down the line. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is someone bitchpicking Madden, once again, and doesn't know what he's talking about because NOT all plays are designed to block EVERYONE on the DL. Heard of screens? Yah, same principle. It's a setup for the D to fall for.
Now, what he does have a legit gripe about is when the OT does engage a defensive player. THAT shouldn't always be the case. Of course NOT all blocks are going to be made and text book perfect but more times than not, they should be IF a player is supposed to block someone and that is their primary job, such as in the case of a starting OT.
Either way, I think this dude is a whiner. He even sounds like it in that vid with his crybaby voice.

[The 24th Letter]

are you guys noticing "robo qb" in the demo?

[SeaNNyT]

Quote: Originally Posted by NEWYORICAN

I just found this video of this guy reviewing a play on the demo..interesting......

Just as this vid shows, i am noticing not just pitch plays, but any run play to the outside is poorly blocked and broken. It happens A LOT too. It needs patching or some fixing, or the only useful run style will be inside runs, something only the bigger backs will be good at.

Kind of disappointed seeing this happening.

[clutch0ne]

Honestly, the gameplay is exactly the same, besides the slower speed.
Things I still saw: (All-Madden)

-Oline blockers doing a 360 turn and allowing their man into the backfield without even touching them.
-'David Tyree catch' from Austin Miles AND Aaron Ross..in the same game.
-CB's trucking Olineman when catching an INT.
-Dallas Oline pancaking THREE of the Giants' front 4 on a play.
-AI Cheating: Whenever I call a 7 man blitz, the AI ALWAYS has 7-8 guys blocking.
-CB's still jumping up for swats without looking.
-CB's jumping up, missing a swat, JUMP HIGHER and tackle the guy. All in one motion.
-Unneccessary inaccuracy by the QB's. Ex: Williams wide open in the flat, no pressure and Romo bounces the ball to him.
-The individual crowd noises are very annoying.
-Man coverage is slightly better, but is still an automatic completion.
-Olineman STILL just stand there and let there guys through.

Some things I liked:
-I DID like the pressure given by the defensive front, that was very nice. I also like the interaction with the weather (ex. slipping/falling).
-The gangtackles are pretty solid.

Hopefully the real game is much much better and has less of these flaws. But I am very discouraged and dissapointed. Pretty much the same BS.

[Spongedaddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by WildFireXXI

I don't think the guy understands what a pull is and how the Steelers DL/LB is going to shut it down anyway. Seems about right to me

I don't think he understands it's just a game either.