Madden NFL 11 Demo Available Now, Please Post Impressions Here

[stealthieOne]

Quote: Originally Posted by nld230

Finally got a chance to download and play a few games today. First play on offense, my friend sees he has a horrible defensive set and tries to audible. Trying to take advantage, I quick snapped the ball. Game freeze. It only happened once, but my first experience was a bad one. Another of my fears is confirmed. Passing and Running is a bit too easy, even on All-Madden difficulty. However, I am confident that I will be able to adjust sliders so the CPU can score. I like the sprint button being taken out. And it seems like the removal of the hit stick was a good idea, too. Didn't see any variation in the kicking meter. That's disappointing. Probably no missed kicks, although Vinatieri is a pretty good kicker. I'd have to playe with a bad kicker to get a good grip on it. I LOVE how the camera zooms back far enough so you can see the sideline when passing. Gotta say, I was buying regardless. But if the freezing issue makes it into the retail version, there is no excuse. They hardly did anything to franchise or the gameplay, so the bugs should have been tested an fixed. One thing I read about, however, was that in co-op play you could assign captains to each squad. However, I didn't notice it in the demo. Any idea?

no hit stick? so what does the right stick do on defense? i thought there was a hit stick

[rickypro]

Please take out the fight for the fumble when someone falls on the ball without anyone else around!

[xylocaine]

Quote: Originally Posted by rickypro

Please take out the fight for the fumble when someone falls on the ball without anyone else around!

You can turn off fight for fumble for single player but I have a feeling that in ranked games online it will be on by default

[PolkHigh33]

Quote: Originally Posted by stealthieOne

no hit stick? so what does the right stick do on defense? i thought there was a hit stick

It's the hit stick .. it's there but you need to use at the right time or you will botch it, badly .. hahaha ..

Nothing more satisfying than laying a receiver out coming across the middle ..

[madcowboy]

Question? What happened to the Defensive Hot routes that were brought into madden 05, where you could assign corners and safety's individually? For example (PS2) you could press triangle, then the circle (for the reciever he is covering), then down on the right analog stick. That player would be playing bump and run and you could set your other corner to play off by performing up on the analog stick according to who he is covering. You could also shade the reciever's inside as well as outside. Why in the heck did that go away? Its still too much time to select your defensive backfield player before you can hot route him. I dont understand why EA is not building on technology that was present years ago.

[Miden]

I played a couple of games of the demo and I have to say I didn't find it all that impressive. Gameflow just seemed to take a lot out of the game for me, and is a wasted feature in my opinion. Graphics were nice, and presentation was improved, but I haven't really seen anything that would justify a $60 purchase from me.

As it stands right now I'll stick to playing NCAA 11, and If I get an itch for Madden then I'll go pick up a used copy of Madden 10.

[poopie]

Why do the DB's and WR's give up on the play so easy. there are often times when the ball is right there. for them to make a play off a deflection and they stand there and do nothing.and i also hate the play when the WR;s make a one handed catch over the middle falls on the ground does'nt get touched by anyone but the play is dead. That's the little things that MADDEN just cant get right.But their worried about who's getting off the bus and other useless crap

[poopie]

Quote: Originally Posted by poopie

Why do the DB's and WR's give up on the play so easy. there are often times when the ball is right there. for them to make a play off a deflection and they stand there and do nothing.and i also hate the play when the WR;s make a one handed catch over the middle falls on the ground does'nt get touched by anyone but the play is dead. That's the little things that MADDEN just cant get right.But their worried about who's getting off the bus and other useless crap

And does the stiff arm serve any purpose at all Seems like all u do is get drag down by your stiff arm