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

[SA1NT401]

My impressions....

I like the gameplay overall. My grips are similar to others who have posted.

Infinity will get better, but for a first year it shows potential.

Like the player models overall...

Passing is like NCAA13 so that's great.

Lighting is improved

Field looks nice.

All in all.... Not bad. Surprisingly.

I thought infinity would be "yeah so what?". But I actually like what it brings even if it plays out comically from time to time.

The missing stuff in CC really REALLY bugs me, but I'd the gameplay is tuned for retail, then I cod actually see me having a bit of fun with it....

I'm curious at this point, obvious shortcomings aside.

But. Will say this.... The CPU AI as far as play calling is ABSOLUTELY AWFUL in every way. Now, if that isn't fixed.... Then that will obviously ruin M13 for me since I'm 100% offline.

Hope and pray its addressed cuz I dig the demo otherwise.

[DGuinta1]

People get a new engine finally and yet still not happy...lol

[nxt]

Played a half. Niners versus Giants on All Pro Default. So far, I'm not impressed. I'm gonna play more tonight and try to tweak the sliders. All Pro Default is too easy. Graphics are fine. Animations and RTP are so-so. Nothing really stands out and I didn't get that feeling of "Wow, this is truly the next step!"

What I like so far:

• New commentary is an improvement
• Graphics look nice

What I don't like so far:

• Tackling looks weird at times, like the players are just running into one another and not really tackling or wrapping up... just falling over.
• Replays are horrid. They start in the middle/end of play and have terrible camera angles.
• They need to clean up some of the stuff after the play ends. Players tripping over one another looks silly.

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

I loved it.
The catching is awesome.

Doug Baldwin made a sick one handed catch from behind and it looked so real.

Russel Wilson is fun to use

[rspencer86]

Quote: Originally Posted by DGuinta1

People get a new engine finally and yet still not happy...lol

People have been begging for a new engine for years, but when you switch engines, Year 1 is going to have some kinks to iron out. Just comes with the territory.

[arsenal123gunners]

PS3 guy here...I get "Disc error detected. Please press PS button to exit the game." Playing Redskins v.s. Seahawks

[RLaguna]

Quote: Originally Posted by jagsrock95

This is one of the most bipolar threads I've read in a while. Sheesh some people saying the game looks amazing and soundly trumps NCAA 13 and madden 12, while others are saying they might not even pick it up. Some people think the infinity engine is terrific while others say it's one of those "yeah, but..." kinda features.some people praising the commentary while others don't seem impressed at all. Ha pretty much impossible to gauge much from this thread alone...guess I'll find out for my self in a few once my download completes.

In my opinion, and I consider myself very well groomed in video sports games (been playing almost every single one since the days of 4th & Inches on the Commodore 64 and Intellivision's Football) This game is a MAJOR BUST!.....My prediction is that this game will recieve some of the lowest Madden scores we've seen in quite some time,

And the irony of the whole thing is that the feature many of us begged for the most is what is going to sink this game fast. The Physics Engine is just so unpolished its a distraction when playing the game. I cannot take the game seriously because there simply is no sense of realistic contact between players.

For one, they feel hollow and have no sense of physical bodies colliding.

They momentum is all just completely off at times. Players will be running full speed outside on sweeps and come to a full stop when a defender cuts them off at an agle and then it goes into this mini standstill physics struggle game that just looks completely off.

Players bounce weirdly off each other into different directions at times

I seen a few plays where the RB gets tripped up going over a low tackler but doesnt go down (good ea) but then freezes in that stumble animation and just glides about 3 yards past and over the tackler while in that frozen stumble stance as if he was one of those electric football magnets from back in the day! (bad EA!)

The whole lack of immersion on almost every single contact truley makes this feel like a completely unfinished product that needs several years...YEARS, not weeks of tweaking to address.

There are some tackles that look good but I honestly think the ratio is like 4 bad, weird or just off for every 1 that looks right.

And it doesnt just end there with the contact. RBs juke left and right awkwardly and unrealistically as if they have metal rods underneath them and someone is yanking them left or right during the juke with absolutely no sense of weight shifting or momentum change.

In my opinion, EA really went backwards...REALLY backwards with this years version. It lacks smooth fluid realistic and natural gameplay. I actually forced myself to finish 3 demo games just to convince myself that what I was seeing wasnt a mistake.......I actually rather go back and play Madden 10. Its much more grounded and feels better then this. Actually 09 does!

Its truely disappointing for me because I had such high stock that the new physics engine would shoot some much needed gameplay and dynamics into this game.....It Just doesnt! Its actually a big distraction for me.

[HadlerT]

I was watching my brother play as the giants, and he threw into double coverage, and one guy on the 49ers picked it off and he ran into the other guy and fell down. Not only was it realistic, but the guy he ran into kept on blocking the WR and gave him enough time to get up and run it back.