Madden 25 Next-Gen Living Worlds Trailer

[TheBuddyHobbs]

Quote: Originally Posted by RateSports

Haha nothing beats Lance Briggs

Da Bears have two number 55's... Didn't you know?... I love how Luke McCown and Lance Briggs look the exact same... HA...HA...

[charter04]

Quote: Originally Posted by wordtobigbird

Oh wow. Never thought of that. That would be dope to be able to see who the offense/defense is bringing onto the field while I'm picking my play.

Madden 92-93 had that.

[wordtobigbird]

Quote: Originally Posted by CarryTheWeight

One of FIFA's major selling points is a real-time "virtual director" (their words, not mine). Everything in that game will happen in real-time according to the developers. I played the demo at a Sony Store recently and it's pretty much exactly as they say. Frankly, when other EA Sports titles are improving their presentation I'm a bit shocked to see Madden still employing the same tired cutscenes. Even next-gen FIFA 14's bench/sideline models are the actual player models (that, or each bench player rendered at a slightly lower resolution like in APF2K8 or the current-gen NBA 2K titles).

Haven't heard of this, would you happen to remember where you read about?

I got to play Fifa on XBoxOne and everything did happen real time. When you get a foul, the players react to it while one is picking up the ball and setting it to kick off. After you score the celebrations start and you can still run around while they celebrate. Its a nice touch.

Quote: Originally Posted by charter04

Madden 92-93 had that.

Before my time haha. Earliest football I can remember playing is Quarterbackclub on N64.

[TheBuddyHobbs]

Quote: Originally Posted by wordtobigbird

Haven't heard of this, would you happen to remember where you read about? I got to play Fifa on XBoxOne and everything did happen real time. When you get a foul, the players react to it while one is picking up the ball and setting it to kick off. After you score the celebrations start and you can still run around while they celebrate. Its a nice touch.

[newtonfb]

its sad that 2k8 sidelines were way better. If im not mistaken i remember 2k8 had each most if not all individual players have their own cpu logic on the sidelines. This looks like 1 or maybe 2 people react while others look like they are robots and do all the same things. Embarrassing

[SageInfinite]

Where's the living worlds trailer? Did EA scrap the living worlds trailer? Is it canceled? Is it ever gonna drop????

With that said, the feature is just as underwhelming as the entire game seems like it is. Really doesn't look like hundreds of characters on the sidelines. Also doesn't seem like everyone is aware of what is going on. Hopefully they actually build and improve all of this instead of saying they will and then scrap it.

[CarryTheWeight]

Quote: Originally Posted by wordtobigbird

Haven't heard of this, would you happen to remember where you read about? I got to play Fifa on XBoxOne and everything did happen real time. When you get a foul, the players react to it while one is picking up the ball and setting it to kick off. After you score the celebrations start and you can still run around while they celebrate. Its a nice touch.

Developers have mentioned in videos and interviews that they've tried to emulate Sky Sports's presentation and allow things to happen in real-time. During a few of the Living Worlds trailers you can see players like Gerard Pique lean over and watch the game as it happens on the pitch. I can also attest to zooming in during replay mode and seeing each player on the bench. They probably won't interact with players like Madden's will, seeing as though soccer/football benches are enclosed and further away from the action, but it's very reassuring nonetheless.

Since you asked, here's an article I found that talked about that in detail: http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ifa-challenge/

Anyway, back on topic. It just surprises me the amount of detail in FIFA compared to what Madden's done. Is it a good starting point? Yes, but I expect to see much more from Madden in coming years. No excuse for why two titles under the "EA Sports Ignite" banner are so philosophically different from one-another.

[Jetpac]

Quote: Originally Posted by CarryTheWeight

One of FIFA's major selling points is a real-time "virtual director" (their words, not mine). Everything in that game will happen in real-time according to the developers. I played the demo at a Sony Store recently and it's pretty much exactly as they say. Frankly, when other EA Sports titles are improving their presentation I'm a bit shocked to see Madden still employing the same tired cutscenes. Even next-gen FIFA 14's bench/sideline models are the actual player models (that, or each bench player rendered at a slightly lower resolution like in APF2K8 or the current-gen NBA 2K titles).

SPOT ON. I played Fifa on the PS4 today and MY GOODNESS. That's what a Next-Gen game is supposed to look and feel like. It was crisp, fluid you could feel the momentum, some of the collisions were BRUTAL and took a toll on players noticeably. But the coolest part was when you broke away with a through pass or simply got free. The crowd opened up in anticipation of something big. IT WAS AMAZING.

The only thing FIFA needs IMO is a little better presentation and some constant player emotion. That with a deeper franchise or My Player mode, and goodness you'd have the BEST sports game out there.

Madden... Not even close.