Madden NFL 11 Video: Ravens vs. Titans Gameplay

[ODogg]

Yeah I agree, they need to figure out a way to make them better. They do look pretty bad.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

Granted they're different type spectator sports, but The Show, NBA2K, and [former] Live's crowds add immensely to the overall ambiance of games being played. It just makes it more immersive. Not making appropriate improvements to the elements surrounding the players make them seem as if they're playing in a fishbowl imo. There's just too sharp a contrast between the players on the field and what surrounds them, and it stands out. Other games/devs have realized they needed to get away from that effect

I do agree, but I don't know what you would sacrifice on the field. I think the other sports fans are closer to the action. Heck, Wrigley Field, you are right on top of the players. Same with the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

I know at Lambeau, you feel like you are in a fishbowl.

[myownsun]

To OP thanks for the videos, m11 looks much improved imo.

[canes21]

I am trying to get excited for Madden 11, but its just not happening. There have been no big features announced. The biggest news so far has been Gus Johnson. I thought he would be a big upgrade over Hammond, but the videos have not shown it. If anything, he sounds like an excited Tom Hammond, thats it.

The Boldin TD was just terrible. He was way too late with the comments. He said, "He comes down with it..." after Boldin had started celebrating. He should have started that line mid catch animation. Then he said, "Touchdown!" after Boldin's celebration. He should have said that when Boldin started celebrating.

I saw another delay in commentary on a running play. The ball had been handed off already and a tackle was taking place when Gus finally said something along the lines of, "He hands the ball off" or "He runs with it". He should have said, "Young takes the snap, hands it off to Johnson, and Johnson is taken down after a short gain of 3." We should hear the commentary during the play, not after.

Also, the pass from Young to Scaife was out of sync too. He comments on the catch too late if I remember correctly, then 3 seconds after he is knocked out of bounds we hear Gus say, "He's knocked out of bounds..." Then it takes him 2 more seconds to say, "At the 15 yard line".

EA needs to rethink how they write their scripts. As it stands now, nobody could come in and make it sound right. Peter and Dan from 2k would sound terrible with the way EA does their commentary.

[splff3000]

Quote: Originally Posted by rgiles36

The gameplay is noticeably smoother in my opinion and doesn't look as frantic as in years past. I hope someone comes through with more than 1-2 minute clips.

It is smoother, but there still looks like there's some sliding going on there. It's definitely not as bad as the earlier vids though. Overall I think the vid was ok. I really like the Boldin catch in the endzone though. That was nice, but that's not anything new. You could do that last year with the right QB/WR combination. Everyone is gonna be looking extra hard at the gameplay vids this year since they said they only focused on that. I'm not too impressed with what I saw. It wasn't bad, just not "sacrifice franchise" worthy. We'll see what happens when some more vids come out.

[rocknroll1968]

Oh god. Collinsworth is going to be saying the same repetitive crap he said last year.

[TheKasmar]

I noticed the replays look very similar to NCAA 11(extremely close to the field). I hope there are more variations in replays like you would see in a real broadcast.

[at23steelers]

What I'm surprised about is Gus using "he" so much. Didn't he record 90,000 lines; you would expect him to use names.