Madden NFL 25 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

[schnaidt1]

Okay, so i just finished my first game. i was the packers hosting the seahawks, played on defaul all pro

before i get into my pro's and cons. i had to say that in the first quarter,..i was on defense, wilson took off on a scramble and he trucked nick perry. i literally had to pause the game and get up and walk away. that stuff just makes me so mad that its in a game. i have been very hard on madden the last few years and its when they have dumb crap like that in their game that just makes me go crazy. i will admit the game did redeem itself in the 2nd quarter. i was on offense. about 25 yards away from the endzone. jordy nelson ran a curl route to my right. it was covered (only time in the game) so i took off scrambling to the right side of the field. jordy then takes off towards the endzone at a slight angle. when he gets close i fling the ball to him. he goes, plants his feet and holds his hands out to catch it before going out of bounds while in the endzone. it was beautiful something you actually see between the 2 in real life.

now to the pros and cons

pro's:
- the game is beautiful, i must say the graphics look great,
-presentation...its certainly not on 2k's level...but the commentary is much better, better stat banners, better camera cut scenes. better crowd noises and chants. i am pleased with presentation.
-animations. i saw some very cool animations. i tried stiff arming a guy and he rid me out of bounds. saw a really cool interception by the side line animation where he held the ball up in the air. some cool tackling animations and wr catching animations as well.
-new audible system
-running game felt good, looked good


cons:
-the camera angle.
-the ai is horrendous. just terrible, when are they going to fix all the dumb decisions it makes. in ovetime. i had ball first. 1 minute left i am 8 yards out. it tells me to kick a field goal on 1st down. knowing they would get the ball back. why. i ended up needing to kick a field goal. and they came down. ran their offense. and when overtime expired. they got ANOTHER overtime to continue their drive!!! that is absurd!! that is not what happens in real life! you get 1 period...PERIOD!!!
-passing....apparently russ wilson and arod are gods because they never had any inaccurate passes ever. the only incompletions were interceptions. or deflections or hits when the receiver was about to catch it.
-speaking of hits. while i think some tackling animations look good. there were way...way to many over the top hit stick hits...
-wr would drop passes wide open sometimes then they would catch a pass where they got absolutely lit up the second the ball touched their hands.
-ratings. seriously EA you need to do something about these ratings. everyone is way to fricken high. it is beyond me the ratings you give these players. spread them out!!! most players should be in the 70's and low 80's. with only the nfl elite in the upper 80's low 90's. and lets be honest. russ wilson is no 89 qb. he can beat you with his legs but he hasnt done it as a pure passer to earn that type of rating. and we all no that giving a qb running back skills does not boost his rating up much at all! thats classic donny for you!!.

overall i would consider getting this game if ratings were fixed either by ea or got a team of guys together with the goal of spreading out and fixing the player ratings. and it wasnt about to come out on next gen.

[Danimal]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

16 pages and no one noticed one of the biggest flaws of last years game seems to be fixed? The CPU late game AI seems to be much better.

Likely because a handful of games is not a good sample size. I get some good games out of NCAA14 and some not good games in regards to the above.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by jmurphy31

Played some more games this afternoon. Here are some more impressions. I'm playing on default all-pro Positives - IE is more polished - improved running/ blocking - Had decent competitive games. - Halftime is better than last year, such that they actually show replays and not just cut scenes - even though its cheezy, I like the Defensive Replay after a big play. Forgot who the sponsor was. But why not show TD replays as well Negatives - Replays are bad. Poor angles and too zoomed in - pre play camera is too far out for my taste - CPU ruining backs sometimes try three consecutive spin moves - CPU timeouts at end of halfs - CPU still always elects to recieve kickoff - removal of certain sliders. Why did EA do this. - I really think most of the issues that have plagued this game are related to the fact that EA spends little time with CPU vs Human games and are more focused on head to head.

Agree with most of these except for receiving KO's. I'd rather have it that way instead of having the CPU KO all the time like in NCAA.

Still haven't seen the negative of CPU end of half TO's, but others have.

[thbends]

I have played three games on all pro and I really enjoy the game.

Default camera angle... Suck

The presentation is better. Camera angles of replays and after play are better.

Running game... I have not mastered it but it does make running more viable. I have no issue with the bar under players for stamina. It will limit guys spamming the new moves. Yes the CPU can run better now but they are nowhere near unstoppable. Basically feels like NCAA 14 but the D is harder. The ability to control you runner adds another level to the game. Playing another player who master the controls might be tough a few weeks after launch but that is fine.

Passing... QBs seem over accurate but we are playing 5 minute quarters so I can deal. I had the CPU kill me a few times deep when my pressure was weak.

Tackling it tougher but it should be. Many tackles for loses. The HB was not running over me.

Coverage... Needs some work. I'm sure play calling will help.

Penalties... I have seen many penalties with no sliders. Clipping, holding, and even a pass interference on the defense by the CPU.

Injuries... About one or two a game. None too serious. That is pretty sim.

Close games... I'm not too shabby with the sticks. Good enough to dominate casual friends who play and compete against sim players. I don't cheese up my game. I found the games on all pro to be competitive against the CPU. might have to adjust the sliders some but solid game.

Animation... Better then last years. More fluid. Real? No, but close enough.

It's not perfect but after 30 years of video game football Im not looking for perfect. I'm looking for a fun, mostly sim game of football... Madden 25 appears to be good for me. Looking forward to the launch and playing with my Cowboys. Kicking Jerry to the curb.

[LowerWolf]

Initial reaction: a solid game that could be ruined by an atrocious camera angle. Is this the standard cam? What other options will there be in the final version?

[ccoaxum]

Quote: Originally Posted by BoomerHB52

Just played. I did not found anything odd. The camera angle sucks tho, but i had a blast playing. Its a fun game for me

are you playing this on the ps3? Did you try the trainer mode?

[uscrebel]

Overall, I felt like I was playing NCAA 14 with NFL teams. I had just got done playing a game of NCAA and it transitioned right into the demo. It feels too easy to rip apart the defense and on d I get picked apart. I will wait and see, like everyone, what the retail version is like when it comes out. I'd buy it no matter what because it's tradition.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by LowerWolf

Initial reaction: a solid game that could be ruined by an atrocious camera angle. Is this the standard cam? What other options will there be in the final version?

I think JPdavis said there will be four camera options including the same camera from last year.

APparently this is just for the demo.