Madden NFL 11 Blog: Lighting Improvements

[RayDog253]

Really does make a difference, I especially like the brightness clipping.

[R9NALD9]

It troubles me that they still can't see that the color of the grass is still way off.

The lighting is a major improvement on M10, no doubt, but they still have some way to go before getting it absolutely right! Arent' games supposed to be more colorful etc. In this screenshots the videogame looks so pale against real life.

I remember Kazunori Yamauchi (the creator of Gran Turismo) talking about videogames having the advantage in the sense that they can manipulate lighting to the extent that the colors etc. look better than real life, more colorful etc.

Good job EA, but it can still be better!
I'm not bitching though, just dissapointed, that the color of the grass is again too pale and unrealistic! And the ironic thing is, it will take a matter of seconds to make it better! Maybe EA can send the grass textures to me and I'll be happy to correct them.

[Valdarez]

It's nice to see that whites will finally be white, instead of that grayish color they've been in the past versions of Madden.

Wished they fix the rendering problems and add proper transition animations and incidental contact animations so the game looks good while playing and not just when taking still shots.

[bonannogiovanni]

Great blog BUT......no progressive lighting 2 years in a row is a huge bummer for me.

[monkeybutlerz]

I know I'm REALLY nit picking here, but I wish they had the proper green for the Ravens field. It's a detail that stands out to me when I watch it on TV, I wish this was the case in the game.

[freespeechFTW]

Personally, I can't wait to see these lighting changes on my 46" HD. It's going to go a long, long way to making the game look more real.

[Exonerated]

Long. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless there was a side-by-side comparison.

[rooney8]

Quote: Originally Posted by Exonerated

Long. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless there was a side-by-side comparison.

Coaches look way better, the rest I wouldn't have noticed without being told to be honest.