Madden NFL 11 Demo Roundtable

[jpdavis82]

Just play the demo guys and see what you think after that. I was really disappointed after reading the impressions on here, but after watching shopmaster play the demo I can't wait to play it on Tuesday and August 10th can't come soon enough!!!

[MCNABB51BOI]

NCAA locomotion is like playing NFL STREET i hope madden is the same as last year

[Palo20]

Does Madden have Tuner sets this year like NCAA?

[JayD]

Decision made, after hearing franchise was barely touched and now it seems the game as a whole wasn't improved a lot i'll be holding on to NCAA and skipping out on Madden this year.

[THE_OHIO_STATE]

Quote: Originally Posted by remjohn

Okay, maybe this is a little off topic but does anyone else see that? This post has just gone by without comment. Is it not a little strange or worrying that we just absolutely accept that the game will not be finished when we buy it and that there'll have to be a patch? I know that this is just the state of modern gaming and I know it's not just Madden but really, if you stop to think about it, it's shocking what we let them get away with these days.

Agree 100%. An to go further on that point how did they let M10 out with all the glaring bugs last year. The quality checkers did not notice the stats being off? Why doesn't EA do a beta test with the community like other games do, mostly 1st person shooters but still? Oh wait, I think the above guy nailed it. We basically are the beta test and they just patch everything.

[DirtyJerz32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Palo20

Does Madden have Tuner sets this year like NCAA?

What is tuner sets?

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by DirtyJerz32

What is tuner sets?

I think it means they can adjust minor things on the fly instead of patching it. I don't know what those minor things would be, though.

[BezO]

From CD, I had a good idea what I would think about the game. This sounds like what I would've said, minus specifics that I look for. And I haven't played NCAA to compare.

Chris, care to expound on some things?

Passing game & separation: Was the separation explained by the animations? Were DBs still consistently breaking before WRs? Did better WRs seem to get more separation? Has the footwork in & out of breaks addressed at all? Fix or band-aid?

You covered fans & haters. What about those simply disappointed in Madden's lack of simulation of the sport? Anything crucial to fundamentals of the sport added?

You seem as unsatisfied playing defense as I have been. Christian mentioned somethings I've had a problem with... playing d-line. I always felt there weren't enough animations, and the AI was lacking. Anything new here at all? Any edge rushing animations added? Any new blocking interaction animations at all? Any engaged player mobility?