Madden NFL 25: Next-Gen Gameplay Completely Revamped Under the Hood

[NFL_GREAT]

Quote: Originally Posted by friscob

I'm shocked that there wasn't a single feature in the trailer about improved defense. Nope, instead they gave better blocking. They just don't get it

Guess you didn't see the time in pocket vs. pass rush video? Cowboys vs Eagles? The DE/OLB #93 for Dallas coming off the right edge getting low, using his arms and body for leverage and to rip past the RT?

Guess you didn't see the interview posted today talking about coverage AI and more coverage sacks?

[TeeDogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

Others expectations might be higher and that's great, but eye candy is lower on the list for me vs how the game plays. Always has been, always will. Madden has been so underperforming in game play the last several years, but has been pleasing eye candy. I'd prefer the pendulum to swing the other way for NG, but that's just me. There are other game play improvements that need to be added, but it's a good start.

Its not just you,In the words of the king of pop, "u are not alone, I am here with you."

I'm sure as next gen moves forward eye candy will be an easy task. I'd rather they start off with getting gameplay advanced and polished. Then hopefully presentation and other things will follow.

[TeeDogg]

No amount of graphics or presentation could have saved the game for me during the years of matador blocking and fb/rbs with no CLUE of of what picking up the blitz was. I shudder at the thought of those days

[Afrikan]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

Others expectations might be higher and that's great, but eye candy is lower on the list for me vs how the game plays. Always has been, always will. Madden has been so underperforming in game play the last several years, but has been pleasing eye candy. I'd prefer the pendulum to swing the other way for NG, but that's just me. There are other game play improvements that need to be added, but it's a good start.

I mean its not like the gameplay developers are also the art developers..... EA Tiburon is not some small indie studio.

Heck with the NCAA team needing something to do now...I think its fine to expect BOTH gameplay and Graphics to improve...and not one over the other.

I would think when it comes to a yearly franchise...it has more to do with Man Power (# of devs) that would be a reason one part of the game would have to get less attention.

I just think it should not be an issue going forward. EA Sports has more employees at their disposable...if they choose to give them all jobs at what they have been developing for a while now...football games.

then on top of that, EA Tiburon has a game engine that they share with other EA Sports developers...a mighty one in that with EA Canada, with FIFA. They have competition so they have no choice but to go all out. Ignite's art and animation engine will improve...some of which Tiburon should take advantage of, along with their own contributions to it.

So along with the option of more man power, if EA Sports chooses....and having less time/increased results thanks to calibration with other devs. I'm expecting BOTH gameplay and graphics to improve exponentially. And don't forget that these consoles are MUCH more easier to develop for...and since are both similar in a sense, much more similar than the 360 to the PS3....then even more reason to see results.

[royounggoku]

Gone are the days of the “cheesy” Quarter defense 3-Man rush as a base defense – the 3-vs.-6-rush will no longer be a viable option for an entire defensive gameplan.

I know a lot of Youtube Madden players are gonna be mad at this.

[UptheARSEnal]

I dont know man, this sounds like typical Madden talk.

"You cant see it, but TRUST us it is there"

[Lodeus]

The eye test tells me this looks better.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Afrikan

I mean its not like the gameplay developers are also the art developers..... EA Tiburon is not some small indie studio. Heck with the NCAA team needing something to do now...I think its fine to expect BOTH gameplay and Graphics to improve...and not one over the other. I would think when it comes to a yearly franchise...it has more to do with Man Power (# of devs) that would be a reason one part of the game would have to get less attention. I just think it should not be an issue going forward. EA Sports has more employees at their disposable...if they choose to give them all jobs at what they have been developing for a while now...football games. then on top of that, EA Tiburon has a game engine that they share with other EA Sports developers...a mighty one in that with EA Canada, with FIFA. They have competition so they have no choice but to go all out. Ignite's art and animation engine will improve...some of which Tiburon should take advantage of, along with their own contributions to it. So along with the option of more man power, if EA Sports chooses....and having less time/increased results thanks to calibration with other devs. I'm expecting BOTH gameplay and graphics to improve exponentially. And don't forget that these consoles are MUCH more easier to develop for...and since are both similar in a sense, much more similar than the 360 to the PS3....then even more reason to see results.

I'm not against having both, all I'm saying it's not high on my priority list.

Heck, I've stated before I played with the ugliest graphics of a baseball game on a PC called HH baseball with burned faces, but all I cared about was game play. And at the time, HH baseball provided the best game play, in my opinion.

As far an NCAA, they laid off a lot of employees too.