Madden NFL 12 Video - Peyton Hillis Goes Beast Mode

[inglip]

Can't wait for the demo for both this game and NCAA.

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Quote: Originally Posted by ch46647

The video did look pretty smooth and the animations do look a bit better. However, one area of concern is on the first play shown Brett Kiesel is suctioned right into the block of an offensive lineman. You will see that he has a direct line to Hillis and gets sucked right into the blocking animation. I thought they said they removed this.

Quote: Originally Posted by 31

Watching the video again, I noticed something that bothered me a little. I noticed in a few cases that the defenders ran into a block instead of going straight at Hillis. I understand this could be the fact its on rookie mode or the video was specifically tuned to let Hillis not be tackled. Its still something I have a minor concern about. Hopefully we can get a dev to chime in. The more I think about it, I am pretty sure its gonna be a difficulty setting thing. The game is tuned to play the most realistic on all-pro, correct?

Yes, the game should be played in all-pro according to the devs.

Still it is an area of concern as momentum should be respected regardless of difficulty level. Just like the example ch46647 mentions. Keisel has a direct line to Hillis and the offensive lineman has a very bad blocking angle, yet instead of pushing Keisel off balance - to disrupt a potential tackle for loss - Keisel turns his back to Hillis and engages with the offensive lineman, when his momentum should have carried him forward into Hillis. Maybe this can be attributed to a possible Rookie difficulty level - I've personally stopped making excuses for EA's videos and comment only on what I see. If it cannot be attributed to a low difficulty level, it's either broken locomotion/collision detection or poorly designed linemen AI.

[poopoop]

I get that Hillis is the cover athlete and they want to showcase him, but who is this video aimed at? Dudes just running over one of the best defenses in the league, breaking every tackle and making them look like children. Who gets amped watching this? It's not what you see on Sundays.

What's the problem? Is it impossible to make a Peyton Hillis highlight vid where he isn't breaking every tackle? No of course not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxjzOgMrk-c

Why is EA's idea of a highlight a vid where a player morphs into some monster who can't be tackled?

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Quote: Originally Posted by poopoop

Why is EA's idea of a highlight a vid where a player morphs into some monster who can't be tackled?

Because that's generally how the game plays on default difficulty levels, especially in the last couple of years, with the inflated ratings, there has been some unstoppable players in the game

[Exonerated]

No one wants to watch Peyton Hillis stuffed up the middle for a 2 yard gain.

Or going out to pass protection.


Haters gonna hate.

[MJenness]

Quote: Originally Posted by Exonerated

No one wants to watch Peyton Hillis stuffed up the middle for a 2 yard gain. Or going out to pass protection. Haters gonna hate.

Dude, I've read enough of your posts to know that you see EVERYONE who does not 100% jizz in their pants over everything "Madden" is a "*****" in your book. You sure this isn't a dummy account made by Ian you're using??

[StickeeGreen]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phobia

Man, am I honestly the only one completely worried by this video. I mean this is typical stuff we are use to seeing. He runs over Troy Polamalu multiple times in this video like he was a college D-2 player. This video reminds me of NFL2k4 where the HBs broke 18 tackles a game or more. Edit: Before I get called out, I understand it is a "beast mode" trailer. But we have seen this find its way into Madden 10, I did not get 11 so i can't comment on this. But HBs spinning out of 4 man tackles and such happened to often. Hope it is balanced by release is all I am saying.

Phobia, you are dead on! I'm a die hard Madden fan...but I'm sorry this looks weak. Hillis is breaking Tecmo Bowl type tackles! He's the first Madden cover star from a losing team. The first with no Pro Bowl appearances at the time of his selection. He led NFL running backs in one statistical category last year - fumbles.… But this is what happens when you open up these decisions to "internet voting". A huge disappointment. I hope EA learns a lesson.

[grismosw]

Not once was a LB anywhere near making a tackle...