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

[bukktown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles

I've been playing this demo all day. It's gonna be a long wait for this to come out. I really like how Eli feels in the game. He throws darts all over the field. You can really tell he's a top tier QB.

I literally JUST threw 5 picks with him in the first half and turned the game off lol.

I do love this demo!

[Flightwhite24]

Quote: Originally Posted by bukktown

Is that a Velcro wallet?

Just wanted to clarify this is what is being sent to me. It won't be here till Tuesday by noon.



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[cha0ss0ldier]

I skipped the last two years but I'll be buying this year based off the demo.

I just saw a fantastic looking play using the 49ers against the Giants. Eli tried to throw a pass over the middle to Ahmad Bradshaw and Donte Whitner laid him out just as the ball got to him and it bounced off his hands up into the air and got picked off by me. It was one of the most natural looking plays I've seen in Madden in a long time. I was amazed.

Sure IE has some problems but plays like that really make it easy to overlook the problems.

[Brian_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by cha0ss0ldier

I skipped the last two years but I'll be buying this year based off the demo. I just saw a fantastic looking play using the 49ers against the Giants. Eli tried to throw a pass over the middle to Ahmad Bradshaw and Donte Whitner laid him out just as the ball got to him and it bounced off his hands up into the air and got picked off by me. It was one of the most natural looking plays I've seen in Madden in a long time. I was amazed. Sure IE has some problems but plays like that really make it easy to overlook the problems.

I agree with you. At least the Infinity engine takes some of the predictability out of how a play is going to end. That's huge for a sports game and I have seen some amazing things in the demo as well.

I think the game feels fresh and has the best looking player models I have ever seen. Can't wait till next Friday so I can start my preseason with the Niners.

[jdareal21]

Skipped the last two years, so I might not be as jaded as I could be otherwise. That being said, the game is graphically beautiful, especially on replays when you can see the intricacies. Passing game is about how I remember it, which isn't to say it's bad. Same for defense at least IMO.

My main issue is still with the running game. In real life, RB's take little choppy steps while trying to navigate the holes opening (or closing) But Madden, especially for this generation, even after making the speed burst automatic, can't seem to capture this.

It always feels like your coming out of the blocks for a 100 meter dash instead of a measured pace that allows you to flow with the play. Perhaps that could work for some of the lesser backs, as that's a real life criticism that can keep players off the field. But for top tier guys like Arian Foster, Ray Rice, Shady Mccoy etc., patient running is how they operate, and it seems like Madden still isn't giving you that control. In conjunction with the rag doll effects that can hinder you if you bounce off your lineman, the running game still feels as unnatural as it ever.

[Flightwhite24]

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[raiders81tim]

Final impressions.

Not worth $60. Maybe if the game was $20-30 bucks I would buy it day one. But imo not enough change to warrant a full game purchase.

I love the new CC Mode, spend a good bit of time reading through the manual. But the IE just doesn't change the gameplay on the field, it feels exactly the same as 12 to me just sped up a bit. Outside of that 13 has all the major issues of 12 that I couldn't stand.

Some good presentation (Game looks and sounds really good) additions, but gameplay is still sub par. I think I'll stick with 12 for another year.

[Sh0ttyBoi]

Demo is cool. Full game would be better.