Madden NFL 11 Video Preview (Xbox Live)

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by LoostheMoos

starting to fulfill the promise of video football's lost generation....

Never heard it put better.

[swill43507]

What's up with all that skating in that preview video?....It looks like Hanah Montana on ice,...WTF????????

[Jefferson2Lafell]

Saw a couple things I liked- The ref in the background signaling the first down, (dont know if it was on 10 but I only saw it on the chain measurements) Chad Henne kept his eyes down field when he scrambled, that was a thing I always hated, they would stare at the sideline as they ran and throw a perfect pass. Finally, I like the WR trying to stay in. Just my observations.

[alliance4g63]

Quote: Originally Posted by LoostheMoos

I know that BB is not going to meet those expectations either...but maybe, just maybe, it will have enough gameplay in it, enough "fun" and enough people playing online to make it a worthy effort at starting to fulfill the promise of video football's lost generation....

I didnt want to quote your whole post but it was a good read. The only thing I kinda disagree with is the BB negativity. All I see is FOOTBALL in the BB clips. Way more FOOTBALL then we have seen in years. I see no MADDEN ball in the BB clips and that is what I have been waiting for since APF.

As far as this Madden preview, all I can say is that is sure looks pretty. What I find very very very hilarious is that they show the scramble to the right gameplay that most of us sim folks hate with a passion. Not to mention they still have the QB backpedal to the side. So as far as I'm concerned.....Same ol Madden...

[blackscorpion11]

EA is still spoon feeding football to it's customers one feature at a time.. Vision cone, pro-tak, locomotion, all this just to re-package the same un-innovative game in a new wrapping and sell it for the same $65 every yr... This year theyve "Tweaked" their gameplay engine but not replaced it, thats why this thing looks the same.. The player models have the same appearance..They don't to make a high quality, complete football experience because if they do we'll play it for several years like we do with APF2K8 and they won't get their yearly $65...

This is why we get bits and pieces added and subtracted but never true realism or innovative features..
Other games take several years to be created, tested and released... Madden comes out every year like clockwork... They frankenstein this thing together with leftover features taken from past versions..slap on a new picture of a popular player and BANG! $65 more dollars.. this will be the 5th year in a row that theyve repeated this formula..

I played madden on the 3do back in 93 and it was one of the best games ive ever played..This series has fallen from grace bigtime, so much so that they no longer deserve the money theyre asking for..IMO

[Tyrant8RDFL]

Quote: Originally Posted by blackscorpion11

EA is still spoon feeding football to it's customers one feature at a time.. Vision cone, pro-tak, locomotion, all this just to re-package the same un-innovative game in a new wrapping and sell it for the same $65 every yr... This year theyve "Tweaked" their gameplay engine but not replaced it, thats why this thing looks the same.. The player models have the same appearance..They don't to make a high quality, complete football experience because if they do we'll play it for several years like we do with APF2K8 and they won't get their yearly $65... This is why we get bits and pieces added and subtracted but never true realism or innovative features.. Other games take several years to be created, tested and released... Madden comes out every year like clockwork... They frankenstein this thing together with leftover features taken from past versions..slap on a new picture of a popular player and BANG! $65 more dollars.. this will be the 5th year in a row that theyve repeated this formula.. I played madden on the 3do back in 93 and it was one of the best games ive ever played..This series has fallen from grace bigtime, so much so that they no longer deserve the money theyre asking for..IMO

This can only open the door for BB. I just saying not trying to start anything, but in the videos of BB I saw things that really impressed me, and the one thing that really stuck out is how there is no suction blocking.

Players get blocked and come of their blocks very realistic. I really feel BB is going to be a pleasant surprise.

I can not wait to create my NFL teams. The tools given to us are very deep.

[blackscorpion11]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tyrant8RDFL

This can only open the door for BB. I just saying not trying to start anything, but in the videos of BB I saw things that really impressed me, and the one thing that really stuck out is how there is no suction blocking. Players get blocked and come of their blocks very realistic. I really feel BB is going to be a pleasant surprise. I can not wait to create my NFL teams. The tools given to us are very deep.

Won't it be nice to actually draft a stud defensive lineman and know he'll have a chance to actually get pressure because of no suction blocking? I'm crossing my fingers too that BB plays a more realistic brand of football.. not perfect, just more realistic

[Segagendude]

I'm sorry, I must've accidentally wandered into the Backbreaker forums. I'm looking for the Madden forums, can someone show me the way?

Look, I myself have zero-----zip----nada interest in BB, which is why I don't post in those forums anymore.(After being threatened of being reported for trolling).

Please stop with the BB praise in a thread about a Madden video. I'm tired of it already......you don't want me to say what I honestly feel about BB. I'm leaving it at that.

Peace.