Madden NFL 11 Blog: Locomotion w/ Videos and L.T. Screenshot

[shadthedad]

Good news for the Maddenites. People have been preaching for years that Madden need's some form of a physics based engine. Couple this with last year's pro-tack and this will be a solid Madden. I still believe Madden Armageddon (2012) is shaping up to be the Madden to end all Maddens.

[noshun]

The vids were kinda weak. I guess it looked okay, but the running looked off. 2nd vid was much better.

[huskerwr38]

Quote: Originally Posted by o Mass Murda o

i feel ya man. it does seem that way. i hate this lil feeling of optimism i just got cuz i been here before. i am a lil hyped tho. i just hope this doesnt go the way of the Community Day reportings of the changes they saw and the "Green Screen Vids", where things got dumbed down so much from the blogs that most of the stuff was unnoticeable, unrecognizable, or just flat out lost in transition. with all that said...looks good so far!! def a good start and i want to see where we go from here.

What "green screen vids" are you referring to? I don't think I was around here to hear about that.

[shaneralphie1993]

I just saw this.. it looks pretty good. hopefully it will work out like its supposed to be. AND I WISH I COULD HAVE A HIGH-RES PIC OF LT!!!!!!!!

[huskerwr38]

I hope the leg turnover is MUCH faster, it is too slow, even the 99 speed guy looks like he's lumbering down the field.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by guaps

I though of the same. I hoped to see the 99 acc. receiver create a gap to the speedy receiver during the first 15-25 yards, but instead it looks more like locomotion just gives him a head start and he's unable to create a larger gap after that - I know the animations aren't final and launch day is months away, but still it's very noticeable.

I wonder if they will add break away burst in there like there's in APF2K8 where a player gets a short burst of speed. Players do this all the time, where you see a player run faster than a player you never thought they could out run.

Quote: Originally Posted by guaps

Anyway one of my biggest concerns for Madden 11 is still player awareness, but I'm hoping that locomotion can/will affect how defenders reacts to a pass or player they can't seen coming?

No way, that's the game AI/logic.

Quote: Originally Posted by guaps

No more running full speed and jumping straight up in the air. Which makes me wonder if locomotion will affect jumping at all?

I believe they said that's one of the things they were hoping to solve. I think that's a combination of an animation + game AI issue (my best guess).

[CreatineKasey]

WTF! Ever since I really got involved with OS, EA sports has pretty much directly implemented things I've been whining about that I want in Madden.

Awesome blog! Made my day.

[marcoyk]

Quote: Originally Posted by guaps

I though of the same. I hoped to see the 99 acc. receiver create a gap to the speedy receiver during the first 15-25 yards, but instead it looks more like locomotion just gives him a head start and he's unable to create a larger gap after that - I know the animations aren't final and launch day is months away, but still it's very noticeable. Anyway one of my biggest concerns for Madden 11 is still player awareness, but I'm hoping that locomotion can/will affect how defenders reacts to a pass or player they can't seen coming? No more running full speed and jumping straight up in the air. Which makes me wonder if locomotion will affect jumping at all?

Completely agree. Just seemed like a burst off the line. I was expecting him to beat him out for the first 10 or so yards, and then get beaten by the 99speeder. I'm sure they'll fix it... game comes out in 4 months.