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

[fatleg3]

Quote: Originally Posted by SeaNNyT

Yes. Surprisingly they play better on all-pro, but I can still shut them out or hold them to a touchdown every game.

Then you must be a better player then me. Im getting beat down every game.

Pump fakes does wonders. It almost works to well. Hope EA does not tune this to much and ties it to awareness. The higher the awareness the less likely you are to bite on a pump fake.

What i see that is wrong with player figures is the should pads. Its seems like everyone that has the loose sleeves shoulder pads are to big

What I think is wrong with the engine is that it does not take into account weight and momentum all to well yet. Lynch should not get hit by a CB and fly backwards

Im seeing weird ball handling animations im guessing due to the engine. It looks like my RB is has a broke arm with the ball in his hand

[NDAlum]

Yea that was annoying when at least five passes were dropped when I tried to play on All-Madden.

Overall the demo is pretty good but I'm not jumping out of my seat to go get it.

Biggest fear: The infinity engine will never be completed and leave much to be desired.

My solution: They needed to greatly enhance their animation library, starting with the running animations. A deep animation library, like NBA 2K with sig animations, would honestly take this game to the next level. Within this animation library they could put hundreds of OL/DL interactions, DB/WR interactions, and passing animations. Oh and juke/spin moves...cutting...etc.

I'm depressed thinking of what could be...

[Stampede_94]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sdcgg81

Im with this, and still getting 13, and enjoyed the demo but man the engine/animation as far as tackling was really embarrassing. It was like that rag doll physics at its worst.

I like the engine, but in typical EA fashion, they are acting like they are doing us a favor when they pretty much borrowed the technology from FIFA. I respect it, but the more I play it, the less i'm wow'd and that's what I was afraid of. This is why I have said time and time again that they need a complete package, or their games get stale QUICK.

By complete package, I mean KILLER broadcast style presentation, game stories, amazing camera angles and following of the plays pre and post. They just don't execute this well, and with this engine as cool yet bunky as it is, they need to wow us alot more at this stage of the exclusive game.

[moose1619]

Just realized that there is a lot of dead air during replays. Wish they could talk about the replay a little more especially since they want to show about 3 different elements of a replay.

[PVarck31]

Quote: Originally Posted by Stampede_94

I say this respectfully. Why is comparing certain elements of this demo to 2K wanting things like presentation so frowned upon? If I say I love the gameplay and new infinity engine, but say the presentation isn't quite like 2K5, and if it was we'd have the perfect formula on our hands to finally put away the 2K legend, then that's a positive for MADDEN right? Again no disrespect or insubordination intended, just wondering why after over 100 pages this became and issue?

This is a long standing rule at OS. We like to keep the Madden forum strictly Madden talk. If we start comparing games we muddy everything up and then usually the intended purpose of the thread is negated. This thread being the perfect example. We want to keep it strictly demo impressions and nothing else.

I hope this explains it.

[StrawHat Patriot]

I will expand on this tomorow:

The O-line simultaneously gives up pressure after 2.5-3 seconds

It's hard to move around with your QB in the "pocket"

Curl routes are WAY too effective

The infinty engine tackles don't make sense, and every once in a while there is suction tackling

The running animations/swerving/zig zagging is worse then awful

[Stampede_94]

Quote: Originally Posted by PVarck31

This is a long standing rule at OS. We like to keep the Madden forum strictly Madden talk. If we start comparing games we muddy everything up and then usually the intended purpose of the thread is negated. This thread being the perfect example. We want to keep it strictly demo impressions and nothing else. I hope this explains it.

Fair enough. I just want that style presentation in Madden, and i'm all set. No disrespect intended, and I can now see where it can turn an otherwise informative and constructive thread into a war. My apologies.

[RamsFan5545]

just flipped a guy and hit him mid air again to stop the him short of the first down marker on third down, there's definitely some odd moments but moments like this and actual pile ups on short yardage plays make it well worth the awkward moments, for year one w/ the infinity engine i'm more than satisfied w/ how it works