Madden NFL 11 Demo Available Now, Please Post Impressions Here

[adembroski]

Quote: Originally Posted by crizza0309

Nope, all I said was "no one likes the strategy pad, stop lying to yourselves you guys #failed."

I'd have blocked you too. With hundreds upon hundreds of people tweeting him today with positive and negative opinions on every aspect of the game, you insulted him. What did you expect?

[DaveDQ]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

I just hope they issue a patch for the strategy pad to allow you to go back to the old way.

I doubt that can be patched unless they address how soon the CPU snaps the ball. That's really the issue to me. I thought it might be because of the accelerated clock but I turned it off and the CPU still snaps very quickly. I can deal with the control scheme. It's more on the side of no time between getting to the line and then the snap.

[fins2010]

Every last one of you will buy the game stop downing Madden ive been playing madden since 1992 n havent missed one to date... U guys its a demo remember that!!!! The real game will be much better. Everyone wanted a more realistic football game well in my eyes this is as real as it gets!!! Ugot gameplan gameflow etc etc what u think head coaches n coaching staffs do every week gameplan!! Hello i think it's great for people who do Franchises just my opinion Go Fins 2010!!!!!

[speedkills]

Based on the demo this is better than last year's Madden .. which was pretty good.
You definitely notice the difference with Locomotion and Gameflow is a perfect addition.
The Jets were bringing the heat on a regular basis like they do in real life.

Madden 11 > Madden 10 > all the Madden's before it. Don't believe me? Play Madden 2005 again.

[Watcher_Don]

I downloaded it this morning and I'm not at all pleased, frankly. I especially disliked the return to the old three-button press kick meter and hyping it like it's an improvement. I don't like the gameflow feature at all because it takes the game out of the player's hand and basically becomes CPU vs CPU. I guess that's fine if you're a button-smasher but I like to choose my own plays and execute them, so I won't be using it.

[Sausage]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sausage

After playing the demo adusting the speed to normal, using gameflow and using the strategy pad; I have to say the videos don't do Madden 11 any justice. This game is much better than I expected and I am officially "uber" excited for my retail copy. Locomotion (it feels just right, not over or under done on normal speed). Gameflow (very cool, and perfect for those who just want to move from play to play). Coordinator (not annoying as expected, pretty immersive actually). Transititions from play to play much better (the game just flows better from down to down). Commentators (again better when actually playing, Gus surprised me a few times with his exhuberance). *Another plus for me was how nicely commentary went from play to a replay; and so far each replay was nicely done. *I didn't have many penalties, but there was a nice replay as the referee was calling the penalty, replay was showing it while you chose to accept or decline. These are just a few of my impressions and I cannot wait to play more.

I forgot to mention one thing

Strategy Pad, I have to say to have so streamlined has made it so easy to use, it took a few seconds to adjust to and I was making all adjustments in seconds.

Well, hope you guys are enjoying the demo and football games again. For the next couple of months I stay off the Madden/NCAA boards, because it gets a little crazy. I will see you on the other boards.

[jpdavis82]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChampIsHere42

Best Madden game I have ever played. << It's as simple as that

I completely agree. Gus brings so much excitement to the game and I can't wait for August 10th. The strategy pad took me 3 games and now I'm used to it and really don't have anything to gripe about. I'm loving Madden 11 so far.

[DaveDQ]

Quote: Originally Posted by speedkills

Based on the demo this is better than last year's Madden .. which was pretty good. You definitely notice the difference with Locomotion and Gameflow is a perfect addition. The Jets were bringing the heat on a regular basis like they do in real life. Madden 11 > Madden 10 > all the Madden's before it. Don't believe me? Play Madden 2005 again.

I disagree with Madden 11 being better than Madden 10. I don't see that yet. Pro-Tak is doing some odd things in that demo. Players are not pursuing like I remember in Madden 10. Locomotion does not bring the player momentum this game desperately needs. There are moments when certain player move in a more natural looking manner, but that can't be said for everyone on the field. The animations are still very twitchy with too many cases of players sliding into position and gliding in and out of maneuvers.