Madden NFL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by RGiles36

In the meantime, just watching some of the vids that Steve_OS has posted, and I certainly see more than two angles. During pre-play, I saw Vernon Davis highlighted as banner popped up showcasing his stats thus far in that game. I saw another example of an Eli Manning interception; after the play is over, the intercepting defender is shown and the camera cuts back to Eli to show his reaction. So I certainly am not attempting to convince you that M13's camera work is better than M12 -- I just see more similarities than I do differences.

I just mean they aren't as dynamic as last year, reminds me more of Madden 10-11 than 12.

[TDKing]

Quote: Originally Posted by avwhitechic

For those who are having trouble with KINECT you need to turn the volume all the way down on the T.V. because the KINECT sensor is hearing the crowd the announcers and you, therefore nothing happens when you try and use voice commands....kinda sucks that you have to turn the volume down but its a great feature to use, especially on defense...needs headset intergration.

WHAT ? your kidding they improve crowd noise and commentary now I have to turn it down... LOL !~!!!!! Guess I wont be using the Kinect interface.

[reth316]

glad it isnt just me mentioning the lighting. this is the only thing i can see taking enjoyment away from what looks like a great game.

[RGiles36]

Quote: Originally Posted by jpdavis82

After playing the demo and seeing the majority of people's impressions I stand by what I said last week after the 7.5 review came out. Most gaming sites will score this game in the 8-8.5 range. This game deserves better than a 7.5

I'm going down to a 7 if the signature animations don't work better in the retail. I care.

[Tha Hustla]

I actually do not like this year's Madden at all so far. I was very excited for this game and now I may end up canceling my pre-order. I'm surprised that more people don't feel this way. Here are a few reasons why:

The tackling is terrible. More times than not, it's just 2 players colliding into each other and unrealistically falling in separate directions. The physics are there, but I would say 75% of the time it is also unrealistic. I have been tripped so many times, it's like they all just learned to walk. I can't tell you how many times the play would be long over and as people are walking back to the huddle they just trip and fall over somebody. Do they all have their eyes closed or what is going on?

The passing I am fine with, it's similar to NCAA as far as the players needing to look for the ball. I don't have any major complaints with this.

Presentation is fine I suppose.

Commentary is terrible as usual. A lot of times I hit my WR in the hands and he drops it and they go on a long speech about how I need to find a way to hit the receiver with the ball but that I was way off target.

Why does my defender always chase after the ball in the air on FG kicks like he's a dog chasing a bone? 25 yard FG kick, he's running after it like he needs to return it for a TD.

I am also annoyed that when the player gets caught in a bad position while getting tackled or at the bottom of a pile, his body completely freaks out and starts spinning. I've also noticed player's arms getting caught behind their backs on the ground and they are still holding perfectly onto the ball. Or the arm won't know where to go so it just goes through the ground.

I think people are saying this is good purely off of hype. I personally don't think they should be allowed to release the game purely just off the terrible tackling and physics. It's like they played Backbreaker a few times and released a failed attempt at their own engine. So like I said, this is all just an opinion, but I am canceling my pre-order for this year's version. I actually miss last year's tackling and I thought last year was bad too.

[weeeeeeez]

Anyone else wish they had more time to set up their defense pre-play ?

[Bootzilla]

Gonna have to bump up the catch slider on All-Madden. The rest of the game plays fine All-Madden but, the receivers can't catch a lick. Redskins 5 drops in a row. Some I've tried to manual catch others I've tried to let the cpu catch for me and they get their hands up and the ball just bounces right off of their hands.

So far on All-Pro I complete 80% plus of my passes and on All-Madden 40% which would have been at least 70% if not for flat out drops.

The funny thing too is that Simms is saying how bad my throws are when the ball is hitting the receivers right in the hands.

[Mister_G]

Quote: Originally Posted by twimstaxs

You have to have GOLD to get it right now.

Really? Any idea if this is going to change? I only really go online to download rosters for sports games and DLC for other things so I don't plan on getting gold.