Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

[jmurphy31]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

Aaah ok.. I haven't seen the game clock accel under 2 minutes but maybe when I checked it was when I had the ball...??

Could it be tied to the Chew Clock feature...

[strife1013]

I'd have to say EA Sports did a lot of things right. I've only played one play now game but so far I am very impressed with graphics on PS4. Game looks amazing, player models look great, I had a fun game even though it was a blow out but I played on Pro just to get used to the features and stuff.

I don't like the big in your face play calling menu and I am a huge CCM offline fan. Waiting for EA to patch that before I start a CCM (if it's coming within the next few weeks). I won't start without the game 1 rosters anyways which are only two weeks away. Again, I hate scheme's and wish we could get rid of them, really messes things up when I try and run a realistic CCM.

Well anyways I can't wait to learn more about the game but I'm happy with some of the stuff EA fixed from previous versions, even little things like player stats in their card menu is really important to me.

I simmed two seasons with the Pats and Tom Brady didn't retire. I don't think Manning did either which is kinda cool because I see them both playing for at least two more years unlike last years Madden when they peaced out of the NFL. I don't know if they come back a few years later to give it one more go, God I hope not, hope that was removed.

But anyways I am happy with this years Madden so far and I hope many believe it's not just another "roster update" over last years.

[Gotmadskillzson]

The same problem with coach mode still exists in Madden 15. The human controlled QB will not scramble on their own. So for all the coach mode players out there, keep that in mind, you will have to scramble yourself when you see heat is coming.

Other then that, coach mode in broadcast camera view is gorgeous. Almost like watching a real game on tv. And yeah there seems to be an issue at time with the CPU QB taking sacks on screens. They keep backing up without throwing the ball. I literally just watched Kap back up 25 yards and get sacked on a screen play because he wouldn't throw the ball, he kept going backwards.

[Sdot23]

Has anybody here created a good set of sliders for All Pro? I have the game on slow speed and 0 speed threshold. I'd like to get the run game to come alive more than it has, tried putting run block at 85 and it's still like it being on 50 with just a few more 5-8 yard gains. Thanks fellas. So far though I'm really into this Madden unlike the past few versions, this one is a huge improvement.

[LowerWolf]

Quote: Originally Posted by angels027

No the game clock did too, but I dont think it worked when i had the ball.

Are you sure it was accelerated clock and not chew the clock?

I just finished the first half of a game. No accelerated clock for me or the CPU under 2 minutes, but the CPU did use chew the clock.

[SkinsBoYee]

Long time lurker on the boards from the first iteration of Madden. Madden is what brought me here. Big student of the game. Have tried my hand at all the iterations of the game thru the years. I play in the broadcast view. All Pro with some slider tweaks (lower pass accur, increase cpu run game, and their pass rash...and so forth.) I don't play online..well, rarely. I am all about offline franchise. I control all 32 teams. And play the games of my choosing each week. Could be any of them. Could be all of them at the end of a season. I am all about game play. Stats? Yeah, thats kind of beat for sim heads, but that's just not my bag.

This is the best this game has ever been. Is it a product of just being further into the tech, and the marginal improvements we beg for each year? Possibly.

But there is a lot of great things I am seeing. One, and I hate using this word...is the organic feel to the game. Last year, things felt very scripted. This year, with the motion of the player, the weight of them...which has long been over due, the use of the rag doll physics ala backbraker which really seems to be amp'ed up from 25...the game has an entirely new feel on offense and defense. There are little things like having a bulky LB just blow up a line on a run play that was not there last year. The way the RB can bounce off defenders doesn't look preconceived. Try finally taking a 270 lb full back lumbering into the open field head on against a 180lb CB and we are finally seeing the results that should happen most of the time. The momentum of the players is really shining so far in what I have seen in my first 5 games.

A couple of the games I played...teams really played true to their real life tendencies. Seahawks and Marshon completely dominated me with Green Bay with their running game. He ended up with like 175 yards on 24 carries...all earned. The cpu running game is a thing of beauty and it doesn't take completely destroying other aspects of the game with sliders to make it happen. A little disappointing in the lack of penalties, but that might be something the devs can fix. Next the Falcons used great balance to beat me playing as the Saints. Thats the diversity I want to see in a football game. Is it just early playing...maybe?

Overall...great job by EA. This feels like a game they worked on and polished. Yes, some things need to be worked on...but I can finally feel that we have a game worthy of the NFL.

[STLRams]

I've been very critical about Madden the past 7 years, but I will honestly say, I am really enjoying Madden 15 so far. The graphics the gameplay, lighting, camera angles, all kind of shocked me the first game I played. The game really looks like your are watching a CBS NFL game broadcast. Really liking the presentation, great foundation to build upon for future games. Need to play some more games to get deeper into the game, but I was thinking to myself, as silly as it sounds, maybe NFL2K5 can finally rest in peace in the back of my mine and be replaced with Madden 15??? So far it looks like EA is finally are trying to get Madden football in the right direction.

[bukktown]

This is the first Madden since the ps2 days that I don't despise the way the player movement feels on the left stick. The super twitchy change of direction isn't there, and I love it!