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

[adamgod8]

Quote: Originally Posted by daniel77733

Woohoo!!! Playing on PS4. Started the first pre-season game against the Ravens and the system says that there's an unexpected error and needs to update the system software. Kicks me back to the PS4's main menu. I restart M15 and yay, I can actually resume my game instead of starting it over. Nice, auto in-game saves.

This was in Madden 25. Its not new to Madden 15

[FaceMask]

Quote: Originally Posted by illiterateoption

Graphics look brighter, players aren't all buffed out, and the fields are bright and not dulled out. Now what the hell am I supposed to do?!

This is the part I don't understand about M15. They up the detail, but ruin the lighting brightness. 1pm and 4pm lighting in most of the stadiums just flat out sucks in this game, and to make it worse it's not progressive (at least not on PS4, haven't played the XB1 version) and that REALLY hurts the situation even more. The lighting in M25 is progressive, and it's brighter:

M15 - 1pm


M25 - 1pm


They probably went darker in 15 to make the details stand out, but they went too far in my opinion. It all looks like it's under overcast skies in 15, smh.

That said, M25's player models are pretty bad for the most part. Colin Kaepernick looks like a balloon in that game.

[bigdfan76]

Quote: Originally Posted by adamgod8

This was in Madden 25. Its not new to Madden 15

Is this true? In game saves?

[FaceMask]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigdfan76

Is this true? In game saves?

Yes, it's true. It's in 15 for XB1/PS4, and it was in 25 for XB1/PS4.

[NYJin2011tm]

The in game saves can screw some stats up though I believe...like ints not registering?

[canes21]

I'm still pretty confused with this game. I've played a couple gems that were fun and played like real football. I've also played a whole lot more ugly games that only leave me shaking my head. On the night that both my games were great and nothing bizarre happened, I really felt like it was the most fun I've had in any football video game. I definitely do feel that way. However, in all the other games I have played, I am seeing some of the worst AI I've ever seen in the franchise.

It just doesn't make sense to me still. I guess it's just Madden.

[Mr.Smif]

Quote: Originally Posted by illiterateoption

On the subject of Moody...dudes doing solid work right now. he's got a video up showing what I've said on this thread...the amount of motion shifting, wonky animations, and sliding in this years (M15) is unacceptable. Objective evidence - it can't be ignored. Its not like the guy doesn't want a good football game too - he's dying like the rest of us. You can hear the frustration in his voice. Why do other genres and game categories get to enjoy epic titles and football fans get left out in the cold. For the last 10 years!! The product just seems so unstable. Its clear, all of EA's effort was spent in the presentation aspect, a few minor modes (gauntlet is a glorified skills trainer), and graphics. M25 feels more stable...it just does. I hated M25 and now...shoot...I'm starting a CFM and dumping 15 once NBA 2K or something drops. M25, Its not glamorous and doesn't have all the new bells n whistles, but damn...the motion shifting, sliding, suction, is certainly less and the user control can be felt. I'm so frustrated...This exclusive license sucks for us consumers. No options. Just the choice of: A) play M15 with all its issues B) Play M25 - a port from last gen.

Yeah I like Moody too, points out valid flaws in the game that most choose to ignore and act like they don't exist. With that being said I am still enjoying Madden 15 but the game could be so much better if the clean up the bugs with blocking, sliding, collision detection, suction, and most of all please overhaul all the animations they look terrible most of the time.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

They still take shots down field at 10.

They certainly do. Andy Dalton just went deep on me to AJ Green for a long TD.

I did hold Dalton to 18 for 30 type of day.