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

[RLaguna]

Quote: Originally Posted by DarkFudge

I havent gotten very far into the impressions thread yet but after playing the demo, also owning 2K8 and reading your thread I want to say 2 things Firstly thank you for referencing 2K8 has NFL rosters for this year because I would have never known this until I read your post! I downloaded them and played them for the last 2 hours and cant believe how much more fun and realistic AP2K8 is now!!! and secondly and more importantly on topic here, I agree with your assessment of the demo. It's almost as if the new physics engine takes the game down a notch from previous versions rather then enhancing it at all. This is a shame because I, as many others were very vocal about wanting a true physics engine and now they implement it and I almost wish they didnt! The game feels very messy and is difficult to enjoy. It reminds me of the days back of Coach's Club Quarterback in regards to how silly some of the tackles and interactions look I'm glad I downloaded the demo because the one saving grace for me with this game was supposed to be the physics engine since I heard they stripped out all the customization abilities of the Franchise mode. With the state that this game plays along with the lack of editing and playing out different matchups in franchise mode, there is really no reason to consider picking up this game

Hey no problem...glad I could help. Shoot over to the Other Football section there is a sub forum for All Pro Football 2K8 to share your opinions


And yes its a shame this game looks the way it does. I really had high hopes for this physics based engine. I thought it was going to give us a real backbreaker sense of immersion and dynamic play but it just feels like an add on module at the point of contact while the rest of the game feels almost identical to previous Maddens. Sorta like what EA did when they added physics to their NHL game, It really only changed one small area of the game when players get checked....and it changed it for the worse! Players went down like floppy fish out of water...it looked so ridiculous.

Oh well....saved me some cash I guess. Im not gonna be a guinea pig for this game. Call me when they're in Phase/Year 3 (again!...LOL)

[Darth Aegis]

It's funny to me when people say that by playing the demo that's there's not enough there to warrant a purchase in this years madden. I hope that means that they haven't bought madden for about the last 5 years then cause they haven't added jack really in any of them. Ever year up into this one has been the same ,vanilla, boring madden with one new feature every year that didn't really do anything for the gameplay. I'm happy there trying to do things different I don't want the same game year in and year out example college football. I told myself to play the demo first before reading anything about it and that's what I did with all the little knit picking going on its a demo no one knows what the retail version of the game is gonna be like. Madden is finally getting into the game and if they would of just added the new passing game like its little brother did I would of been pissed.

[Melicant]

Anyone else noticed Right Ends are still underpowered vs Left Tackles? It was a major complaint last year, and I don't really see any change. Using SF's Justin Smith I swear he is on the ground more than he is upright. Seriously, on over half his pass rushes he ends up on the ground, and most of the rest he is stonewalled.

[ryan36]

Leave 2k out of this guys

[slick589]

Playing on all pro slow speed any one have any luck manually rushing a de?

[RLaguna]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cutler23

It's funny to me when people say that by playing the demo that's there's not enough there to warrant a purchase in this years madden. I hope that means that they haven't bought madden for about the last 5 years then cause they haven't added jack really in any of them. Ever year up into this one has been the same ,vanilla, boring madden with one new feature every year that didn't really do anything for the gameplay. I'm happy there trying to do things different I don't want the same game year in and year out example college football. I told myself to play the demo first before reading anything about it and that's what I did with all the little knit picking going on its a demo no one knows what the retail version of the game is gonna be like. Madden is finally getting into the game and if they would of just added the new passing game like its little brother did I would of been pissed.

I assume your referring to me because its right below my post....Unfortunately, I have some news for you. The demo is a representation of the final product in a small sampling size...so dont kid yourself. And for me that sampling size is much bigger becomes it allows me to see EVERYTHING and the ONLY thing I care about, and that is the on the field gameplay.

Im not interested in any of the other fluff that comes in the final product...actually Im mistaken. I do care alot about franchise Mode, BUT being that they pretty much stripped out every customization feature that I enjoyed about THAT mode and told us way in advance about it.....I DO know what the final game is going to be like and there is nothing else that this retail version could provide that Im not already experiencing that would change my mind unless they completely tweaked the $hit out of it.

...So thanks and there's nothing funny about this...or this year's game. Its actually pretty sad.

[Darth Aegis]

The field and the grass looks awesome in the game,looks just like it should in real life. NCAA hardly ever gets that look right.

[Puck]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaBlackGoku

So you expected the infinity engine to be 100% perfect? Despite all of the other overhauls they had to do to this game, did you REALLY think that it was going to be great the first time around? Name one thing that worked perfectly the first time around in ANY sports game? Even 2k had it's fair share of problems in the early stages of their work. Yes, Madden is a 24-year-old franchise, but you're acting as if they were working on the real time physics the entire time. They just now decided to put it into their game, and while it's long overdue, it wasn't going to be perfect the first time around. Nothing is. Btw, you may think all of those things are gimmicks, but personally I believe they ARE a big priority to football games as it's something we see on TV when watching the games.

I'll keep it short as possible. First, there are no "all these overhauls". Its just an engine that forces players to react to contact of other objects. Second, Fifa had this engine before Madden, so lets not try and recycle this "allow EA to develop the supposedly new technology" excuse that has been given to EA by complacent fanboys. And on top of that, they managed to not address MANY other issues that contradict similation football. Third, presentation does not take precedence over the absence of physics which is what the game is about. Presentation should be fixed when FOOTBALL is excercised in a manner that "we are used to watching on TV".


One last thing. Why does the fact that people are not content with EA adding features that games as long as 8 or 9 years had, be perverted to "So you expected the infinity engine to be 100% perfect?" Who said this? Please educate me on the standard amount of years that EA has to "perfect" a "new" engine. Then teach us when this rule came about that suggest that we should give a 4 or 5 year grace period for every "new" engine or feature that EA proposes at least every 2 years? At that rate, THEY CAN NEVER BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS BECAUSE THE PROPOSAL OF SOMETHING "NEW" WILL PUT PEOPLE BACK INTO THE "did you REALLY think that it was going to be great the first time around?" PHASE.