New Madden 21 Next Gen article

[reverend_heat]

This one goes at least a little bit bit deeper than the marketing speak we’ve been force fed so far.

https://uproxx.com/edge/madden-nfl-2...playstation-5/

[K_GUN]

love the sound of all that.....sounds like a new engine to me...we shall see

[MizzouRah]

I'm excited for sure, now if I could just find an Xbox Series X.

This part stood out to me as one thing that I notice a lot is my RB getting sucked into a tackle through the line.

Quote:

So, I got to get this player into position to make a tackle. And that’s where we built this new tech that helps us predict, start a tackle before it’s even in contact and then if things change, things change and we break it, we don’t even launch the tackle. But if all things stay the same and two players are meeting in this path, we can ensure that we can start a tackle on a defender without ever pulling the ball carry in so it doesn’t feel suction-y. And then it also makes it more consistent for a defensive player to make a tackle or get in position to make a tackle.

It will be tough reading the OS forum thread for those with an XSX or PS5 and discussing next gen Madden.

[jay87]

Quote: Originally Posted by K_GUN

love the sound of all that.....sounds like a new engine to me...we shall see

Sry, still Frostbyte engine.

[PRAY IV M3RCY]

Everything sounds like what I want in a football game but I'm going to temper my expectations because this is Tiburon and their idea of simulation football hasn't aligned with what I believe represents the true nature of simulation football. I am a little worried that they keep leading off with WR route running as that looks like it got the biggest focus for player movement. I'm curious why they didn't use the next gen stats for the defensive side of the ball.

[jmurphy31]

The article is written like the RG3 trailer from the xbox one trailer or even the next generation trailer for the current systems. But it doesn't match anything we've seen so far. Ea is just too hard to trust until you actually get your hand on the game. Always seems like they market a different product than that is sold.

[z.arthur23]

It's almost as if the Madden Devs are allergic to or actively trying not to say the word "physics" when talking about tackling or O-line interactions... Just puzzling and beyond frustrating.

[Daywalker86]

Well - they have probably been coached on it intentionally. One of the main complaints they hear is the lack of a true physics based engine - and I think they are stuck with what they have (in terms of if being animation based) because of decisions up top.

I'm not defending them...but if I were them I'd go all out to try and validate what we were doing to try and make it the best we can without physics.