Madden NFL 11 World Premiere Trailer, Thursday at Midnight

[PantherBeast_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by djordan

No..Its going to be 12:00 a.m Thursday which means 7 hours from now.

Let's just clear things up now. It will be on at 12 am friday morning plain and simple. That is the best way to say it. I feel that some people are getting confused with the time period. Thursday night at 12 am is actually 12 am friday morning. Not that hard to figure it out.

[Nature_Boy]

Quote: Originally Posted by CardsFan52

So technically it will be on the night of the draft?

Yes.

[drlw322]

just checked my guide on dish network, it's going to be on at 9 PM PT on thurs

[Jono078]

Here's a promo for it:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ea...dden-nfl/64752

I don't believe it reveals anything except maybe the blurred out footage and Ray Lewis. But I think that's Madden NFL 10.

[FlyingFinn]

Quote: Originally Posted by TreyIM2

I'll let u believe what u want. Doesn't matter. GT on Spike TV is still 12a EST Thursday night, not tonite.

Believe what you want??? 12 midnight is the start of the next day, not 12:01. That is fact that can't be disputed.

[johnprestonevans]

I feel the exactly opposite about Madden as I did a year ago. Last year i was excited about the focus of the game and looking foward to a more realistic football game. Im really NOT hyped about Madden 11. I really question the direction of the guys at EA Sports.

So tonight is the NFL Draft, and they will be debuting the new Madden NFL 11 trailer. Surely this will be pre-rendered CGI filler and not gameplay, so who really cares. But what bothers me is what I hear the top guys saying about the focus of the next Madden.

"Its all about going simpler, quicker and deeper." Ugh.

Now I know some casual players have complained about how complex Madden has become, but I personally like it. I want more in my sports games so that they look, play and feel real. They have different difficulty settings for a reason. Im not sure what they mean by "simpler" but I hope they don't dumb it down too much where we aren't doing anything. I like setting audibles, calling plays, hot routes, substitutions and all that stuff that really happens on the field. Otherwise you're just lining up, snapping the ball and letting it play out. That's not realistic.

The other thing is going "Quicker". WTF!!!?!?!?!?!? Their focus last year was to "slow things down" and make it play more realistically. That was a great design decision in my opinion. Madden had grown way too fast and arcadey over the past few years. So they slow the pace down a bit and now they are speeding it up again???? Seriously...WHAT...THE....F$&K. : (

I have no idea what they mean by "deeper"...sounds like a silly catch phrase to me.

I think the executives in the Madden boardroom have lot it. It's apparent that they don't have a clear direction for this franchise. Its like "hey our sales were down last year when we slowed it down...so lets make it quicker again. We might sell more copies if we make it simpler...so lets take out all the stuff that happens in real football to make it more accessable to the masses." What do you expect from a sales driven business right? I get that to some extent, but i dont think making it easier is the answer.

What they should be focusing on is making the gameplay perfect. This is the 6th Madden on Xbox360 and by now they should be fine tuning it...not starting over again. Get some real NFL presentation in there (yes NFL 2K5 style - and dont bite my head off for saying so, because that is STILL the benchmark 7 years later). Fix the run blocking, player behavior, AI, animations, atmosphere, details. Polish polish polish.

[killgod]

I wonder if the Backbreaker commerical that's going to air during the NFL draft is going to take some of the zing out of the Madden "Top 10 overplayed Animations of the 2011 Game" trailer.


In case you forgot

http://kotaku.com/5225688/first-madden-10-trailers

The broken gang tackle, the over the shoulder catch and the canned 1/2 first down clip.

Over and over and over those play in my nightmares....

Prepare to be haunted at midnight!

[djordan]

Quote: Originally Posted by johnprestonevans

I feel the exactly opposite about Madden as I did a year ago. Last year i was excited about the focus of the game and looking foward to a more realistic football game. Im really NOT hyped about Madden 11. I really question the direction of the guys at EA Sports. So tonight is the NFL Draft, and they will be debuting the new Madden NFL 11 trailer. Surely this will be pre-rendered CGI filler and not gameplay, so who really cares. But what bothers me is what I hear the top guys saying about the focus of the next Madden. "Its all about going simpler, quicker and deeper." Ugh. Now I know some casual players have complained about how complex Madden has become, but I personally like it. I want more in my sports games so that they look, play and feel real. They have different difficulty settings for a reason. Im not sure what they mean by "simpler" but I hope they don't dumb it down too much where we aren't doing anything. I like setting audibles, calling plays, hot routes, substitutions and all that stuff that really happens on the field. Otherwise you're just lining up, snapping the ball and letting it play out. That's not realistic. The other thing is going "Quicker". WTF!!!?!?!?!?!? Their focus last year was to "slow things down" and make it play more realistically. That was a great design decision in my opinion. Madden had grown way too fast and arcadey over the past few years. So they slow the pace down a bit and now they are speeding it up again???? Seriously...WHAT...THE....F$&K. : ( I have no idea what they mean by "deeper"...sounds like a silly catch phrase to me. I think the executives in the Madden boardroom have lot it. It's apparent that they don't have a clear direction for this franchise. Its like "hey our sales were down last year when we slowed it down...so lets make it quicker again. We might sell more copies if we make it simpler...so lets take out all the stuff that happens in real football to make it more accessable to the masses." What do you expect from a sales driven business right? I get that to some extent, but i dont think making it easier is the answer. What they should be focusing on is making the gameplay perfect. This is the 6th Madden on Xbox360 and by now they should be fine tuning it...not starting over again. Get some real NFL presentation in there (yes NFL 2K5 style - and dont bite my head off for saying so, because that is STILL the benchmark 7 years later). Fix the run blocking, player behavior, AI, animations, atmosphere, details. Polish polish polish.

Some of you dudes who post on here just spew random ish out... If you remember last years debut trailer it was NOT CGI. Regarding your "Quicker" statement that was in reference to presentation aspect. IAN already said they are not making the game Arcady.