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

[FinnZzgo]

I just noticed that you cant pump up the crowd on D or silent the crowd if your the QB by clicking down on the left stick.They must off taken that out of the game...

[nosaints26]

The graphics are great this year. I'm very impressed by the new lighting as well as the motion blur. Both are subtle and not too overdone, which has been EA's problem with everything in the past.

The physics engine is more eye candy than anything functional, IMO. Even though running feels a bit different, it's not too great of a change. I love this new way though and wouldn't ever go back.

The final thing is passing. They've definitely revamped precision passing (you feel like you're controlling the spot more than in the past) and I LOVE the fact that it's difficult to throw to a receiver when he's not looking. Long overdue.

[ConnSKINS26]

Seriously? Only 360 live users with Gold membership can download the demo? It's a demo for crying out loud. Do you want me to decide if I'm going to buy your game or not, EA? Because right now, I don't even have the option of playing an ostensibly FREE demo to help make my decision. Bogus.

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by FinnZzgo

I just noticed that you cant pump up the crowd on D or silent the crowd if your the QB by clicking down on the left stick.They must off taken that out of the game...

On 360 you can pump up the crowd by pressing up on the right analog.

[PVarck31]

Quote: Originally Posted by ConnSKINS26

Seriously? Only 360 live users with Gold membership can download the demo? It's a demo for crying out loud. Do you want me to decide if I'm going to buy your game or not, EA? Because right now, I don't even have the option of playing an ostensibly FREE demo to help make my decision. Bogus.

Not being able to download demos without a gold membership has nothing to do with EA. That's all MS.

[btrapp]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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.

I agree. The players look almost black while the field is super bright.

[sars973]

Played 2 games on All-Pro. I'm an average player but my first game made no sense at all.

I played as the Giants and lost 24-0 to the 49ers.

Alex Smith went 11-13 for 100 yards, 0 td's o int's. Smith also did this: On two plays he drifted about 10 yards back from the line of scrimmage, avoided my rush, threw a floater of a pass of his back foot to no one, and BOTH TIMES a receiver sped back to the ball and made a catch out of nowhere. One time the receiver made a 1 handed-catch with the ball two feet off the ground. Ridiculous.

I could barely do anything with Eli, had a sub-40% completion rate and 2 int's. Bradshaw tore his shoulder on the first play of the game.

Crabtree broke way too many tackles, and it seemed like the Giants were way worse overall than the 49ers. Could barely get pressure with the D-line.


Second game I used the Redskins against the Seahawks. RG3 was tough to figure out how to use, but I did ok and won 17-9 I think. Scored on a 76 yard screen and a fade route from the 10 yard line. Tried the read option with him, it's a little too effective.

OVERALL IMPRESSION: INDIFFERENT. It's not bad, not good. It just is. The Infinity Engine doesn't make any real impact in terms of gameplay (unlike the physics in FIFA) and I noticed it most when weird things occurred. For example, Frank Gore sliding around on his back with a Giants defender under him, leading to Gore gaining an extra 5 yards as the two of them slid up the field; no one could touch him down.

Also, the "new" passing is just like NCAA. I thought it made a huge difference at first, but came to realize that it literally does nothing. It's just for show.

[andyacecandy]

Graphically, it looks great IMO. It's just during gameplay, the camera is so far away you can't really tell... I'm just a few feet away from my TV from making it look like tecmo super bowl. Then it zooms in for the cutscenes and looks incredible.

Crowd looks horrendous though