06:17 AM - July 27, 2010 by buddy321813
The Madden NFL 11 demo is available now for 360 and later today for the PS3. Please post your impressions here.
Madden NFL 11 News Post
06:17 AM - July 27, 2010 by buddy321813The Madden NFL 11 demo is available now for 360 and later today for the PS3. Please post your impressions here.
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# 541
jagsrock95 @ 07/28/10 02:35 AM
at first when i started playing it I wasn't that impressed but after a couple drives I really got into it. the game really does look great, anyone who says its the same as madden 10 is blind. The audio is nice unfortunately and unsurprisingly cris collinsworth sorta kills the commentary which otherwise is pretty good, Gus's energy is a welcome addition to the game thats for sure. I made a game plan ahead of time so gameflow worked out pretty well for me and yea when wearing the headset you really do feel like ur peyton manning . and as for the strategy pad, while i understand why people dont like it. I didn't feel like it was that big of a problem just something to get used to. Loccomotion worked pretty well to overall i personally like this better than ncaa 11.
# 542
RaiderKtulu @ 07/28/10 02:36 AM
I've only played one game, but I think gameflow is kind of a waste. Maybe it's better if you spend the 2 hours gameplanning first, but out of the box it's just... not that good. I don't know, maybe the Jets really are that stupidly aggressive on defense - but when you're up 14-13 with less then 2 minutes left, blitzing Manning & leaving a WR uncovered does not seem like a good idea to me. (Final score ended up being 28-13 as my audibles to zone coverage resulted in 2 pick sixes in the last 90 seconds of the game.)
For the record, the game was nowhere near as close as the 14-13 with 2 minutes left would indicate.
The Colts scored first with a 79 yard TD pass in double coverage with a missed tackle, and had two FGs after being set up by a punt return muff and an INT where Sanchez decided to throw the ball about 5 yards over the head of the intended WR for some reason. Gotta love dice rolls I guess. My 14 points were from long sustained clock eating drives. The game glitched or something and I didn't get to view end-of-game stats, but at the end of the 3rd quarter, the Colts had 2 first downs while I had 14.
At this point, if I do buy the game it'll be strictly for coach mode.
For the record, the game was nowhere near as close as the 14-13 with 2 minutes left would indicate.
The Colts scored first with a 79 yard TD pass in double coverage with a missed tackle, and had two FGs after being set up by a punt return muff and an INT where Sanchez decided to throw the ball about 5 yards over the head of the intended WR for some reason. Gotta love dice rolls I guess. My 14 points were from long sustained clock eating drives. The game glitched or something and I didn't get to view end-of-game stats, but at the end of the 3rd quarter, the Colts had 2 first downs while I had 14.
At this point, if I do buy the game it'll be strictly for coach mode.
# 543
at23steelers @ 07/28/10 02:36 AM
More impressions:
1. I don't know how so many people think running is easy. With the Colts on all madden, it's hard to even get 1 yard. I usually go 5 attempts for -8 yards. Maybe I am just a horrendous runner.
2. DB's drop way too many catches, probably 5 times by each team and maybe INT 1.
3 I really like Gus enthusiasm, but the Verizon summary, is getting really annoying.
1. I don't know how so many people think running is easy. With the Colts on all madden, it's hard to even get 1 yard. I usually go 5 attempts for -8 yards. Maybe I am just a horrendous runner.
2. DB's drop way too many catches, probably 5 times by each team and maybe INT 1.
3 I really like Gus enthusiasm, but the Verizon summary, is getting really annoying.
Well,
My impressions in a nutshell is that I didn't really like it, wasn't impressed.
Someone corrected me on gameflow on being just like "ask madden" and i can appreciate the correction. I guess I'm so used to Madden that it kinda just got in my way as far as play calling goes. I did like how we still get the audio and text for the plays even when calling our own plays though.
Gameplay is just felt stale for me, same as 09 and 10.
Graphics still have that grainy grainy look on ps3. Why still so grainy? However, I noticed nice subtle touches in some of the animations, especially catching and tackling.
Im sure the full game HAS to be better than the demo, even if it just means the full incorporation of all the new audio additions.
My impressions in a nutshell is that I didn't really like it, wasn't impressed.
Someone corrected me on gameflow on being just like "ask madden" and i can appreciate the correction. I guess I'm so used to Madden that it kinda just got in my way as far as play calling goes. I did like how we still get the audio and text for the plays even when calling our own plays though.
Gameplay is just felt stale for me, same as 09 and 10.
Graphics still have that grainy grainy look on ps3. Why still so grainy? However, I noticed nice subtle touches in some of the animations, especially catching and tackling.
Im sure the full game HAS to be better than the demo, even if it just means the full incorporation of all the new audio additions.
Saw a cool tackle animation... The play action thing is only happening on the left side of the ol... I just tried slide protect, it helped a little... About a half second. This is something that could actually ruin the game for me I enjoy calling and running a lot of play fakes don'tt know why lol
I like the gameplay, similar to NCAA.
But a few things I really hope for the retail version.....
First and foremost the audio!! I hope this isn't final. A whole lot of dry, dead, silent spots in the broadcast. Crowd noise and all.
And for me personally.... I hope I can use Gameflow for the play-calling but be able to turn off that coordinator audio as well as his text overlay. It just interrupts the broadcast to me.
Not bad as some say. But I'm still hoping the final version is better.
Still buying.
But a few things I really hope for the retail version.....
First and foremost the audio!! I hope this isn't final. A whole lot of dry, dead, silent spots in the broadcast. Crowd noise and all.
And for me personally.... I hope I can use Gameflow for the play-calling but be able to turn off that coordinator audio as well as his text overlay. It just interrupts the broadcast to me.
Not bad as some say. But I'm still hoping the final version is better.
Still buying.
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Few Quick Hits:
My 9 year old nephew will love this game, because he can hit one button, hit one play and just sit back and enjoy it.
This 14 year Madden Veteran hates the Strategy Pad, the Game Flow, and just about everything with this game. I had to turn it off, because every time I called a toss play, the defense would blitz. It could be 2nd and 8 and they will blitz on it.
DBs can still magically knockdown passes with their head turned.
I love Gus Johnson, I think he brings a different presentation to the game. However, when he recorded 500 plus names, did he really have to stress each name. PEYTON MANNING throws incomplete. He thought it was the greatest incomplete pass ever.
EA Sports is going in the wrong direction with NCAA 2011 being a glitch/dynasty death and Madden being a dumbed down noobtard game. I can safely say for the first time in a long time, Madden will not be on my console center. If it did, it would collect dust.
Out of 10 I give it a 7, and I am being generous.
My 9 year old nephew will love this game, because he can hit one button, hit one play and just sit back and enjoy it.
This 14 year Madden Veteran hates the Strategy Pad, the Game Flow, and just about everything with this game. I had to turn it off, because every time I called a toss play, the defense would blitz. It could be 2nd and 8 and they will blitz on it.
DBs can still magically knockdown passes with their head turned.
I love Gus Johnson, I think he brings a different presentation to the game. However, when he recorded 500 plus names, did he really have to stress each name. PEYTON MANNING throws incomplete. He thought it was the greatest incomplete pass ever.
EA Sports is going in the wrong direction with NCAA 2011 being a glitch/dynasty death and Madden being a dumbed down noobtard game. I can safely say for the first time in a long time, Madden will not be on my console center. If it did, it would collect dust.
Out of 10 I give it a 7, and I am being generous.
I love the details of the game. The players coming off the bus, timeouts and end of quarters when the waterboy comes out. Of course the d pad is going to take some getting use to but over all great demo..get ncaa 11 to used to the locomotion..
# 550
sniperhare @ 07/28/10 02:53 AM
Copied from thread on "GET RID OF STRATEGY PAD"
Just got done playing the demo and the strategy pad is horrible. You can't even adjust the coverages. I want to come out in cover two and decide if my safety covers the RB or TE or gives extra help to a CB or stays in a deep zone.
So one more vote to put the adjustments back to the way they were.
Just got done playing the demo and the strategy pad is horrible. You can't even adjust the coverages. I want to come out in cover two and decide if my safety covers the RB or TE or gives extra help to a CB or stays in a deep zone.
So one more vote to put the adjustments back to the way they were.
# 551
LingeringRegime @ 07/28/10 03:00 AM
Seems very, very similar to Madden 10. The same things that frustrated me about that game, are the same things that frustrate me with this demo. The visuals are a lot better, but the gameplay still is very subpar. I won't be buying.
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Couple more impressions... The field plays small to me vertically. Almost similar to the field of mlb 2k10... If that makes sense. Just seems like a yard should be more steps in the game. Give the user thr chance to make more moves, that to me would feel like a more dtailed running game and show off locomotion more.
Also just kind of weird is on FG animations all the D players jump to block at the...exact..same.. time. And height.
I've got in on preorder but will wait to see impressions. The play action thing scares me but even if it was in final build, it could be patched. I think sliders will fix most things... The ncaa prgression thing has me worried about year two in an offline franchise
# 553
DirtyJerz32 @ 07/28/10 03:15 AM
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... The qb seems very clunky in the pocket. Like his scramble is always a half second too late to avoid the sack... It sucks when I'm used to tucking and running , but again... Sliders lol
# 556
ChubbyBanana @ 07/28/10 03:40 AM
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this is a demo!!!not the full game!!!
it is quite clear that EA is not the complete installs or comments in the demo? but it will only show further, it will be about!
and the audience noise, you really believe that the stay that way? So please ih hope this is not your serious, it is clear that it is better in the full version! as I said, it is a DEMO!! no more
I personally find the demo class, have played several hours yesterday, and have never been happier .. the full version can only be cool!
EA has done a really good job! I can not understand how some people can get excited about a demo So not really calms you, but all again, and be not only constantly bleat on!!
it is quite clear that EA is not the complete installs or comments in the demo? but it will only show further, it will be about!
and the audience noise, you really believe that the stay that way? So please ih hope this is not your serious, it is clear that it is better in the full version! as I said, it is a DEMO!! no more
I personally find the demo class, have played several hours yesterday, and have never been happier .. the full version can only be cool!
EA has done a really good job! I can not understand how some people can get excited about a demo So not really calms you, but all again, and be not only constantly bleat on!!
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I realize this is just the demo. But after playing three games, I was just kinda waiting for "it" to hit me...it didn't.
As Glenn said above...the game is beautiful, and so far the gameplay seems fairly solid, and personally...I really like the cut scenes. But after just three games, I was ready to put it down. I guess to use my own words, the game just doesn't seem very rewarding to play. I plan on spending some more time with the demo. But so far, nothing really jumps out at me that makes me really want to buy.
# 559
DirtyJerz32 @ 07/28/10 03:46 AM
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# 560
jvalverde88 @ 07/28/10 03:47 AM
At first I didn't like the demo, but the more I played it the more I started enjoying the game.
+ Gus Johnson doing the commentary sounds much better and more refreshing than Tom Hammond.
+ Like NCAA 11, Locomotion is something great for the series. Running the ball is finally fun.
+ I really like gameflow, its now possible for games to be 30 minutes instead of a 1 hr. Plus it adds a realism to the game by having a coordinator making the calls.
+ Sideline catches, FINALLLY!
- Where in the blue hell is Chris Collinsworth, does he not like Gus or something. He barely talks.
- I hope they tweak Gus's calls, it still sounds like he's in a booth at Tiburon.
- The QB doesn't take sacks again, I hope they patch that soon. Its not a "game killer" for me but its annoying.
+ Gus Johnson doing the commentary sounds much better and more refreshing than Tom Hammond.
+ Like NCAA 11, Locomotion is something great for the series. Running the ball is finally fun.
+ I really like gameflow, its now possible for games to be 30 minutes instead of a 1 hr. Plus it adds a realism to the game by having a coordinator making the calls.
+ Sideline catches, FINALLLY!
- Where in the blue hell is Chris Collinsworth, does he not like Gus or something. He barely talks.
- I hope they tweak Gus's calls, it still sounds like he's in a booth at Tiburon.
- The QB doesn't take sacks again, I hope they patch that soon. Its not a "game killer" for me but its annoying.
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