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

[ghettogeeksta]

Quote: Originally Posted by GiantBlue76

Ok, being an NFL junkie I finally got a chance to play about 15 games of the demo. I'll start out by saying I really liked NCAA, and I am NOT a college football fan. I haven't bought an NCAA game in 15 years. That being said, i was encouraged at the slowed down gameplay, smooth player movement and most importantly, the line play, pocket and pass rush seemed balanced and realistic. All that being said, I find everything that I liked in NCAA completely absent from Madden. It's hard to believe the same company made these games. I see a lot of herky jerky movements from the cpu QBs. For example, Aaron Rodgers dropped back to pass and my coverage was really good. I noticed he had not thrown the ball for a good 10 seconds, then I look and I see all of my pass rushers are laying on the ground. All of them. Cliff Avril gets up, gets close to Rodgers, and Rodgers runs to his right, then throws the ball across his body and the field to Jordy Nelson who came back 20 yards to catch the ball. This is the embarrassing crap that made me despise this game for so many years. This crap doesn't even happen in NCAA. On top of this, the play literally lasted 15 seconds. That's not an exaggeration. There is still absolutely zero pass rush in this game unless you user the DE. How could NCAA get this right and Madden not? WTF? Once again, we will have another year of QBs throwing for 500 yards. You can still manipulate routes too easily with the "throw your receiver open nonsense". I threw a pass to Zack Miller who was running a deep post. I waited too long but pressed up on the right stick. Miller instantly shot forward breaking off his post to catch the "streak" I threw. This is hot garbage. I thought this was tuned down. Words cannot express how disappointed I am. I really enjoy NCAA and find the game to be the best EA football in 10 years. I've been around for a long, long time playing football games since the Atari 2600. Why is it so difficult to make a realistic NFL game? ugghhhh. I REALLY hope that the retail version of the game is MUCH better than this. Not having a pass rush is a killer. It will once again be Madden-ball sending 6 or 7 on every play trying to get pressure instead of properly using your personnel. Any speedy 4-3 pass rushers will be completely useless. What's the sense of having bookend DEs if they don't ever get upfield. Once again, NCAA really got this down. Player movement is not bad, but not great and the blocking and run game are nice improvements. I still see a lot more silly looking and twitchy movements in Madden than NCAA. My initial impressions were very positive after I played one game, but after 15 games, I'm now pretty down on it. The crazy thing is, I've logged about 100 NCAA games, and I am really enjoying that game. I'm not even a college guy at all. I won't touch upon the presentation or other aspects yet because everyone else has. I just don't understand the issues with the pass rush and the silly "throw across your body while running backwards" nonsense. sigh... It is what it is. I'd give the demo a 5.5/10.

Dude this game is way better than Ncaa football 14. Ncaa 14 retail has way more bugs than the demo version of Madden 25. Especially defensively the pass coverage is way better. Post corners, out, in's, crossing, and hitch routes are stay open in Ncaa football 14, not to mention the huge amount of dropped ints. I agree that this game is not as smooth and the pass rush could be better but theirs is no way you can say Ncaa 14 got pass rushing right you get all day in the pocket in that game too! At least blitzing works in Madden 25 unlike Ncaa 14.

[secondsolution]

I personally like the pass rush, its still possible to get sacks, its just that you won't get 7 every game. The issue that has plagued Madden for years (the DE consistently beating the RT) is finally gone and the game is better for. Try rushing with more that just 4 and youbwill get results.

[GiantBlue76]

Quote: Originally Posted by secondsolution

I personally like the pass rush, its still possible to get sacks, its just that you won't get 7 every game. The issue that has plagued Madden for years (the DE consistently beating the RT) is finally gone and the game is better for. Try rushing with more that just 4 and youbwill get results.

Ok, sorry to pick on you , but I really get annoyed when people equate "pass rush" to "sacks". Yes - a sack can be a result of a good pass rush or good coverage. However, I am simply talking about "Pressure". Regardless of the quality of lineman, no NFL pocket stays intact for 10 seconds. I'm seeing that far too often and it has been a problem in Madden for years. I don't want to send 6 or 7 every play to simply apply "pressure".

[BoNity]

my brother went to gamestop the other day and bought Madden 10 for 2 dollars, IMHO its way better than this demo or last years game. This is the same car, different paint job.

[DeuceDouglas]

For those that are unaware, you can get a more substantial game with more plays by turning the accel clock off.

[RandyBass]

Quote: Originally Posted by RandyBass

Here's how my experience with the demo played out: I downloaded the demo. I played a game. I thought to myself, hmmm, GTAV comes out in just over a month. Sweet.

Got another game in. My thoughts are... GTAV comes out in just over a month.

Madden is just a sluggish and drab experience. It actually seems to play pretty decent, but it's a day late and a dollar short. They've spent so much time playing catch up, that they've been left in the dust. I guess that's what happens when you're more concerned with selling your product than actually creating a product worth buying. Go ahead EA, ride the crest that is the NFL, just because you can. Great job.

GTAV comes out in just over a month. No need for Madden. No desire for Madden.

[jWILL253]

After a few games, here are my impressions.

1. DB AI is very spotty and inconsistent on the User side. There is no way in hell Aaron Rodgers should be going 10/10 for 180 on the Seahawks defense. He's great, but not THAT great.

2. IE 2 looks clean. Physics stand out in a mostly positive way.

3. Blocking is pretty good, same as NCAA 14. It's fun to run a Stretch play, and wait for the blockers to push a cutback lane, then hit the Accel button and snap through the hole. Power backs are a bit OP, though.

4. Madden is still Madden when it comes to penalties.

5. Presentation is a little improved. I love how an injured player heads up to the locker room now. Replays look good.

All in all, a decent experience. Not sure it's worth $60, though...

[ghettogeeksta]

The Cover 2 is back! If the ball is thrown to the flat or towards the short sideline area in cover 2 defense it will get picked! Haven't seen that in years in this game.