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

[rhesuspieces]

The other posts seem quite positive overall. It makes me wonder it I'm playing the same demo. The graphics are quite nice, and the audio is much improved.

However, the infinity engine seems to be doing exactly the opposite of what it is intended to do. It was supposed to make you "feel" the physics and add realism. Momentum was supposed to be taken into account, and collisions would feel fluid and organic. Instead, I feel as if the game chooses two vectors (direction and magnitude) for each player entirely at random when a collision occurs. It certainly feels random...but realism and "feel" are entirely absent to me. The only positive is that fumble piles seem much more geniune.

I've purchased Madden every year since I can remember, but I'm on the fence with this one.

[PVarck31]

Played a few games and I like it. Its good not great.

With that said, lets not kid ourselves. We knew the issues coming in that wouldn't be fixed. (or at least you should have if you frequent OS)

Those being...Line play is still horrible. We knew this. I'm not gonna complain.

Movement and momentum is still very unnatural. We should have known this would be the case as well. (like I have said, this will NOT be fixed until Next-Gen)

AI is suspect again. No surprise.

Now, all that being said I feel like the game has taken a leap forward. The commentary is excellent. Great job Chase and co. Finally where it should be and I am sure it will get better as we go.

My thoughts on the Infinity engine. I don't feel like this is real time physics. It is however drastically better than what we had before. Its a solid base on which to build from. I fully expect this to evolve as Madden moves forward in the next-gen.

Once you slow the game down, everything feels good. Passing is much better thanks to the new trajectories. Running is ok. I still feel like the special moves (juking) don't work as well as they should.

Playing defense is still pretty much horrible. At least for me. I wish they made use of NCAA's player lock camera. It would make it more fun. As it stands it just boring. Especially with the horrible line play.

The graphics are very good. Definitely a step up. Do the player models need to be a little more slender? Yes. But they aren't bad in my opinion.

The one thing that bugs me to no end is the running animations. While they aren't horrible, they aren't good. My wife said "that guy is running like he is riding a horse." So yeah. Lets get this taken care of EA.

Overall, solid effort. Definitely moving in the right direction. I think I will actually be able to enjoy this game this year.

Sorry for everything being scattered. Those are my thoughts for anyone who may care.

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

Quote: Originally Posted by rspencer86

Can you access manual instant replays in the demo? Thanks!

No sir. At least I can not see.

[Gaycandybacon]

So far I love Madden 13!

It gave me a challenge against the computer. It's not an easy game to play. It'll take some getting used to.

To me it's a brand new game. Sure there are a few things here and there but it can be improved. And I think they took a big step this year from Madden 12.

The things I loved about the demo were:
The blocking- Man it's hell of a lot better than 12.. You didn't see any players running free often without the offensive lineman blocking them. Since we didn't have replay I couldn't tell, but from what I've seen every blocker at least attempts to block the defender which is awesome.

The WR/DB interaction- I think this makes a huge difference in the game. You'll see them do things you wouldn't think Madden would approve upon. Of course you can thank the infinity engine for mostly everything that happens. But I've seen diving swats/catchs, players fighting to go up for the ball, AND the both WR/DB locate the ball and turn their heads before they make a play on it! I was so happy with this part of the game you don't even know.

The passing was so smooth and it was challenging which is fantastic. The directional passing will make a difference in this game.

I love the new special teams plays and improved blocking when you return the ball. In past maddens, your gunner would just go right through your blockers... But in 13 I've noticed that it's harder to get down the field on special teams.

The commentary was the best so far. There was no real problems with it except a few repeated things but none the less very well spoken.

The infinity engine made the game for me. It just changes the game. Makes it more realistic. In madden 12 you see players going through eachother not even putting a scratch on them or tackling them. This time around I see players having trouble getting up the field in space unless no one is around them. Players stumbling over there own guys. Creating piles. Everything is just a lot cleaner imo.

I'm not a great reviewer but we have ourselves one of the best looking Maddens in while.

[robbins]

Just played my first full game and it was AMAZING! I was the Giants (Pierre Paul is a BEAST) and beat the 49ers 12-10.

It was 10-10 with 2 mins to go and my punter put the ball on their own 1 yard line and Pierre Paul tackled Gore in the endzone for the game winning safety. Gore had a great game though, well over 100 yards on me.

Crowd/atmosphere/commentary was lively and excellent. I LOVE THIS GAME!

[jbd345]

So I played a few series and I will defentally get season ticket now.

Presentation- EA should give the audio guys a raise, Best improvement in this series yet. Commentary is much, much better. Only complaint I have is the menu music sounds too NCAAish with the big band stuff. Stat banners are perfect and remind me of a CBS broadcast for sure. The halftime overview is a great addition as well.

Gameplay- This will get some getting used too, but I've already seen some "wow" moments. It can only get better from here. I hope people are not expecting a major change, but the series is going into the right direction. I agree with others, the game plays much better on the "very slow" settings.

Can't wait until season ticket drops in 10 days to get more out of this game.

[balcobomber25]

I have very mixed reactions from this demo.

On the positive this game looks beautiful. My biggest complaint from Madden 12 was how everything just looked dark, drab and depressing. Most of the coaches look amazing from the neck up. Phil Simms commentary is spot on. The new passing mechanics are for the most part good. The more I see them the more I love the Seahawks new uniforms, and I am not even a fan of theirs.

And then there are negatives. What the hell is up with Jim Nantz voice?? He sounds like Mr. Robotto with a cold and completely ruins everything good that Phil Sims brings. Its just the opposite of real life actually. I havent had much time to play around with the new Infinity engine, but from what I have seen I am not impressed. On more than one occasion I have seen two teammates collide and fall to the ground in hilarious fashion, one time was the opposing teams RB running straight into the center and tumbling to the ground. For a game that prides itself on realism why does not a single player have tattoo's? Its something small but its annoying when you look at the player models.

[jersez]

Okay, after playing 5 games, on all-pro and changing the game speed to slow. I've gotten a lot of "wow" moments, but it just feels like something is missing, I don't know what it is.

The graphics are good, the presentation isn't terrible, rtp isn't a bust, passing is decent. I think it's the running game, I'm a guy that establishes the run. It's boring and doesn't really replicate the ball carriers. Maybe it's momentum, footplanting or just the explosiveness. I don't feel like I can be creative with my rb's, or hit a hole with that burst. (Even playing on normal)

It's not a bad game, but it's not what I was expecting it to be. For the first year rtp is okay, it will be tweaked and improved on. I'm still getting this game, and hopefully some sliders and rosters can bring out the best of madden 13.