Madden NFL 16: E3 Hands-On Preview

[sir psycho]

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Running in general is tougher and seems to be strongly correlated with how good your offensive line is.

Oh, I like that. I didn't play Madden the past 2 years so I don't know if it was the case in those years...but I remember in the past o-line ratings not mattering too much. I really like that there will be a need to have a good o-line.

There were some concerning things in there, but I'm still feeling fairly optimistic.

[The JareBear]

I am also curious to find out if it is only overpowered if you user it. I don't think we've seen a no-switch video yet

[Datninja619]

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Formerly over-powered formations like shotgun running have also been nerfed. Running in general is tougher and seems to be strongly correlated with how good your offensive line is. Defensive players hit gaps in the line with authority, but there's definitely still some issues with the way that they track the ball-carrier.

Hopefully this means counters and strong powers won't be instant money every play when playing H2H. Only way to defend these were to practically create a defense on the fly. If D players truly hit the gaps, then counter's and pistol strong powers may be less effective back to back.

[asu666]

Including penalties is a major improvement.

[Blitzburgh]

Nice read... can you tell me if the challenge system has been updated? Also, running back kick offs last year for me was really hard so hearing that its easier is a good thing for me. How did you find it to be in 15? Oh, one more thing...has the kicking mechanic changed at all? I really like how the kicking is in 2k8. Maddens is more a waste of time with no challenge. Thank you sir.

[oneamongthefence]

Good to hear that difficulty is harder. Hopefully All Pro can lead to competitive games. All Madden was just too frustrating so fingers crossed All Pro is a good middle ground now.

[l8knight1]

Not thrilled with 'nerfed' user control of running. Running was great, why mess with it?

[tripleh1142]

In my time playing against a competitive online player, the player expressed frustration with former "cheese plays" not working quite as well.


The above line was one of the most important to me. The less cheese the better.