Madden NFL 11 Demo Available Now, Please Post Impressions Here

[XFactah416]

After playing a game:

1) Fight for the Fumble is terrible. It's a good thing you can turn it off in the retail.. but in all honesty, it is horrible and shouldn't even be in the game.

2) The new kicking meter might take some time to get used to. Either my controller stinks or I have to press A harder.. but I missed a reasonable FG and had a terrible punt because of it. Like, I end up completely shanking the FG attempt because of it.

Also, I used GameFlow and followed exactly what my coordinator was saying. No audibles, no hot routes. Although, I did mess around with strategy pad.. and it does look like a serious chore.

With that said, I really like the running game, and I like the catching. It feels more natural. I threw a nice lob to Dustin Keller and it just felt "right".

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MaddenEman

You guys have to understand they had to fit this DEMO in a certain size file I think 1.23 GB. Now imagine The rest of the teams, revamped commentary, crowd noises, franchise mode, online, online franchise, even ultimate team. There is so much more that goes into this game. It's sad a lot of people are going to miss out on a great game just because they don't like the demo, or strategy pad lol.

While I agree with you to a certain extent, I must say, that I don't see a whole lot in the demo, nor the game for that matter(based on information and vids only), that is going to convert anyone to being a Madden player. I say that in regards to people who are turned off/burned out/or flat out frustrated by the series.

On the flipside, if you are a Madden fan, such as myself, than this game is simply best of the bunch on the next gen consoles(which isn't saying a whole lot given the history) but as a fan you certainly appreciate this game a lot.

There's no doubt that Madden '11 isn't "as improved" from Madden '10 as its NCAA counterpart, but it is improved. Locomotion makes a world of difference in this game. For some thats enough, but for others it isn't.

[madchand]

last year with madden 10 it seemed like EA was finally starting to turn the corner with this series and was hoping this year they would build on it, but after playing the demo it looks sounds and feels like they went in another direction, but then again it's just the demo and hopefully the final product is better

[marino13]

I am liking the demo so far. Getting used to the strategy pad.

The only thing that has me worried now is that there is no option to adjust human sliders. GOD, I hope they did not take it out for some reason.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by marino13

I am liking the demo so far. Getting used to the strategy pad. The only thing that has me worried now is that there is no option to adjust human sliders. GOD, I hope they did not take it out for some reason.

the sliders are there, just unaccessible in the demo. Pause the game, go to settings and you'll see USER SKILL & CPU Skill. Those are the sliders, but as I said, they are unaccessible in the demo.

[fanforlife21]

Just finished my first game of the demo and I must some I am actually really digging the gameplay right now. I am hoping most of the audio presentation is fixed in the final build, which it probably will be. Guys complaining about the poor announcing need to wait for the full version, as it was obviously cut down for file size. Hearing a lot of bad stuff from reading this thread, but I must say this is sooo much better than madden 10, which was already a huge step in right direction. Only thing bugging me right now is the strategy pad but hoping it just a learning curve thing.

[AlphaTrojan]

I've played 3 games so far and haven't really been wowed. No morphing issues yet but motion shifting still happens and disrupts the flow. Until Madden does away with animations I guess motion shifting will still occur. Gus Johnson definitely adds to the experience as do the team chants. Gameflow is meh but I guess for the best results you'll have to change some plays. One glitch I noticed is when accelerated clock is turned off, 15 seconds still ticks off the clock before the play. Despite some of the problems I have with the game it's still a serviceable attempt. Too bad the improvements weren't as helpful as NCAA. I hope Madden can get back to the top level it once was at.

[Chrisksaint]

Not bad the gameflow is pretty good, although I don't really like the transitions between plays like when you hit gameflow and they shot the team in the huddle etc seems choppy to me but Id guess it'll be better in retail.

Passing seemed smoother then last year, I threw a nice bullet comeback route to Harrison which I always had problems with last year and a nice lob on a seam route to Clark