Madden NFL 11 Demo Available Now, Please Post Impressions Here

[tigerjustin]

Thanks ezio

[MAHAM]

Quote: Originally Posted by wangtangkiki

"Why panic over a preplay button change, esp calling it 'clunky'? Y+UP is now UP+UP Does that seem clunkier? Give it a try." -Ian Cummings via Twitter "Why did we change to strategy pad? For usability. Too many inconsistent buttons before...people would get 'stuck' and they couldn't snap it." -Ian Cummings via Twitter

I've been stuck and unable to hike before, but it was a problem that first appeared on '10. Should have been fixable without an overhaul.

I'm big on presnap adjustments, and I also don't like going backwards to relearn the button combos. Memorizing is time consuming, and it took me a few years to get the old system down. I hate button changes without options to change it back. I'm too old for that.

I would love for Madden to add some of the audibles from PS2.

With the Colts playbook, I could audible any under center play to singleback while keeping the same pass routes or run. Being able to take a pass pattern that could only be found in one formation and audibling to another formation really opened up playbooks. Possibilities were endless. Another audible I want back is the PA audible. You used to be able to take any pass play and make it a PA. For example, a simple play like verticals could be audibled to a PA. In the Colts playbook, every ace formation could be turned into a stretch PA. The PA was formation specific, not to be confused with a quick audible though.

Hope someone has their ears to the ground.

[matt8204]

Quote: Originally Posted by ezio

Usually between 5 - 8 EST

I thought PSN only put up new demos on Thursdays...or has that changed?

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheBest

Are we talking NCAA demo blowing Madden demo out of the water or Retail NCAA blowing Demo Madden out the water

Retail NCAA vs Madden demo, so it probably isn't a very fair comparison. I enjoyed the NCAA demo a heck of a lot more than I did that one M'11 game I've played so far, but I'll reserve final judgement for now.

[LEHNY]

Haha, I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Collinsworth on some of his commentary says Tom as he is talking to Tom who was the voice of Madden last year. That will hopefully be noticed and changed.

[fossen]

Quote: Originally Posted by MAHAM

... I also don't like going backwards to relearn the button combos. Memorizing is time consuming, and it took me a few years to get the ols system down. I hate button changes without options to change it back. I'm too old for that.

I feel for the guys at Madden HQ sometimes.

If they don't change stuff, they are lazy bottom-feeders who still can't catch up with 2K5 and whose exclusivity contract means they never need to innovate.

If they do change stuff, everyone starts screaming and doesn't understand why they "broke" the game.

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by ch46647

Try it on normal. Ian said they will be changing the default speed to normal this year. Demo is set to slow...

I did so for the second half, but it still felt slow to me compared to NCAA. I may have to play Madden on fast.

[Deelron]

Have to agree with some of the comments on the Strategy Pad, while I'm not against the change in theory there is an awful lot of muscle memory built up and the computer snaps so quickly it is currently annoying to try to override my muscle memory and read through the options on the pad. Eventually it'll be fine but it'd be nice to have the option to just turn on the old system of modification.