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

[jmurphy31]

Quote: Originally Posted by RGiles36

As for what I thought about the demo, I played a half after work. I had time available to play as long as I wanted, but I just wasn't inspired. The gameplay felt OK. Perhaps a polished M13, but nothing that really 'pops'. But that's what the expectation was as well -- it seemed like a game of refinement and that's what it is. The presentation, though, is just too boring for me. Having played M12 off & on the past couple months, the missing broadcast angles pre-snap are glaring in M25. There's all these presentation "elements" in M25, but there's no glue to hold it all together. It's a nice cutscene here. Good cam angle there. Nice line by Nantz here. But it doesn't mesh together to immerse you in the experience of watching a real broadcast. It's just not enough commitment in this area. I just don't understand Tiburon's vision for what presentation should be.

I completely agree with you here and on your previous quote. Presentation has no flow to it. Whether its a replay, cut scene, stat banner. They are all isolated events with none building on each other, comparing things, pointing out things, or showing progression of your game.

As for the CPU issue, as I have stated before, I really think EA doesn't focus the making of this game on the human vs CPU audience. This is also the reason why presentation lacks.

[jake44np]

Quote: Originally Posted by testorz

First thing I noticed were defenders not loading ! Only their shadows ! It happened 3 times when I tried to play ! Also had a defender go invisible when making a tackle ! So far, that's my only issue with the demo !

I thought I was the only one seeing this.

[NaturalSelected]

Read a lot of impressions today and got home and played through a game with the Seahawks vs. the Packers. It isn't perfect, but this game is going to be really fun to play throughout this year and in to the next. I'm ready to commit a lot of time to an extended career and maybe even play online with other OSers.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by jake44np

I thought I was the only one seeing this.

Nah, there were quite a few people a few pages back discussing it.

Appears to be a ps3 only thing.

[ghettogeeksta]

Quote: Originally Posted by The_Gaming_Disciple

Seahawks (me) Packers (cpu) Game difficulty - All Madden Seahawks 10 - Packers 7 Statistics Seahawks Green Bay 181 total offense 127 total offense 73 rushing yards 17 rushing yards 108 passing yards 110 passing yards 10 first downs 6 first downs 8 pr yards 0 pr yards 47 kr yards 78 kr yards 236 total yards 205 total yards 0 (+1) turnovers 1 (-1) turnovers 4-6 (66%) 3rd Down Conv. 1-4 (25%) 3rd Down Conv. 0-0 (0%) 4th Down Conv. 0-0 (0%) 4th Down Conv. 2-2 (100%) Red zone% 1-1 (100%) Red zone% Possession Time 15:17 Possession Time 4:43 SEA R. Wilson 9/11 108 yds 81% comp 1 TD 0 INT GB A. Rodgers 8/12 120 yds 66% comp 1 TD 1 INT I noticed on All Madden difficulty that offense was fairly easy to move down field. Marshawn Lynch was put out in the fourth quarter with broken ribs. I nailed a field goal with 25 seconds left in the game. A. Rodgers threw an interception in zone coverage and it was intercepted by Richard Sherman to seal the victory for the Seahawks. I also had a few user sacks with my linebackers. I play simulation style football, sound defense, ground and pound offense and the occasional play action. I use conventional offense and not gameflow. This will be the first time I buy Madden since 2001.

I agree All Madden is where it's at and it doesn't feel cheap for once.

[JaymeeAwesome]

Played 2 games tonight. Initial reaction: Impressed

A polished version of M13 and I love it!

Likes:

Replays are back
Running game improved and it allows your blockers the chance to make their blocks
Screen passes rule (OLine trucks people like crazy)
Sliders seem similar so M13 slider sets should work
TD and big play celebration cut scenes (wooooooo!)
Less dropped passes and more passes deflected out of WR hands
On field Chatter ("You're mine number 88...")
More commentary geared with player names
Tackled QBs actually throw the ball out into the field and not look like it was dropped
Player of Game and Play of Game after game finishes

Dislikes:

Repetitious Time-out cut scenes
Option plays (50/50 chance of automatic good play)
Still no Interference calls (other penalties look the same as 13)

[vrtkolman]

From what I have played, the game frankly sucks. It plays like NCAA which is a very, very bad thing. My first play from scrimmage was a read option with Russell Wilson, which I ran 90 yards for a touchdown. The next read option I ran for 50. I don't want to have to house rule this play out of the playbook...

On default All-Pro, the game seemed heavily offense based. Much like NCAA, zone defense is abysmal. Both teams players would just stand in their zone, allowing crossing routes to work all day long. Curl routes worked way too often as well, as the AI corners would take their sweet time getting back to the receiver. Seemed eerily similar to this year's NCAA.

QB's seem to be way too accurate as well (hey look, another similar feature with NCAA!). Myself and the AI QB both finished around 80% passing, with a few missed bombs and hail mary's.

The running game minus the read option played pretty well though. The defensive line fairs better on straight run plays then they do in NCAA. It seemed pretty good actually.

Verdict: Meh, thank god I'm getting Sunday Ticket with this.

[ghettogeeksta]

Quote: Originally Posted by YungThugga08

Why is the 360 version under 2GB and the PS3 version is just under 4GB?

Two different cpu's and systems, the data must be formatted differently.