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Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

06:06 AM - August 9, 2011 by Steve_OS

The Madden NFL 12 demo is available now. Please play a few games and post your impressions here. For now, just search under "M" in the demos section or games section. It weights in at 1.53 GB.

UPDATE: The PS3 demo is available now.

Game: Madden NFL 12Reader Score: 6.5/10 - Vote Now
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# 381 vmkstar99 @ 08/09/11 08:37 PM

Stat overlays are very impressive. Had one overlay that showed how many times Cutler was sacked and hurried.

# 382 Tyrant8RDFL @ 08/09/11 08:38 PM

Unfortunately I was not impressed with the demo. It really surprises me because I felt I was going to be very exited.

It just did not excite me in anyway. I feel the animations and player movement are off. They seem like mannequins. I still prefer last gens game play over this version.

I was really hoping to enjoy this title,but it is not doing it for me at all. I understand it is a demo, but NCAA 12 demo got me excited when I experienced the demo. Madden is not doing it for me, and it is a shame

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I' am still going to give the full version a try. Just from every past experience I have had with a Madden demo. What I experienced with the demo is exactly what I experience when I play the full version. I'm hoping this time it is different.

Sorry I didn't go into specifics, but it is just the overall look and feel to the game feels off, and did not grab me.

Honestly EA needs to consider not using the engine any longer, and go back to last gens engine until they can find something that can perform better.

# 383 marc68 @ 08/09/11 08:40 PM

I like it. Playing as Packers Hawk is a beast. Got to Cutler alot and he started getting ansy in the pocket. You CAN bring in backups. Kuhn is great on short yardage. Can't see anything that is overtly bad. Bring on Aug 30!!

# 384 Armor and Sword @ 08/09/11 08:40 PM

Alright. Just played my first game. Packers (me) Bears (cpu)

I played on All-Pro default. Slow Speed. I tweaked the penalty sliders as follows:

Everything to 100 except:

Facemask - 53
Roughing the Passer - 53 (found this one really sensitive)

Speed Threshold at 35

I lost 14-10. I was very impressed with a lot of things.

1) Presentation - has been taken to a new level and this is just a demo. I have a feeling he full retail version will be even better. The camera angles are tremendous.

2) Kicking - WOW! Finally feels like a challenge, it is fun and the new angles are amazing. I am really happy with the old school Madden kicking meter. Fantastic!

3) Defensive AI - much better and tighter. Blows Madden 11 AI away and this is after one demo game. I can already see how much better pass defense is going to be. The awareness is much tighter. Line interaction is much better and more realistic

4) Tackling - Suction is gone. Like NCCA 12 this feels so much better now.

5) CPU play calling - I see a much smarter AI already.

6) Gameflow - I used it a lot and loved the options it now has. I can see utilizing this big time in franchise

7) Graphics - just a flat out beautiful looking game. And again we are playing a demo.

8) Atmosphere - Best I have ever seen in Madden....again a demo.

Bottom line is Madden 12 is no doubt shaping up to be IMO the best this series has ever seen. With all the franchise enhancements, DPP, custom playbooks and fully editable rosters and draft classes....this is a wet dream for Madden fans.

Big time happy and super pumped for my copy!!!!

# 385 DGuinta1 @ 08/09/11 08:40 PM

OMG wrong chin strap for Aaron Rogers!

# 386 cavsfan2 @ 08/09/11 08:41 PM

Im spectating a game a game right now and it looks like the football is either full of helium or all the quarterbacks have the arm of Chad Pennington.

# 387 BlackJackRabbit @ 08/09/11 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jpdavis82


	Interesting you say that, what difficulty are you playing on? All my games have been in the single digits to low teens.

Not me, I just blew out the Bears 56-7 on All-Madden. I'm loving the game, but hopefully that game was merely an anomaly. I'd like to think I'm just that good.

# 388 Zezoina @ 08/09/11 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jpdavis82


	What difficulty and did you use any sliders?

All-Pro, didn't touch the sliders

# 389 irunBrooklyn @ 08/09/11 08:45 PM

waitin till my day off 2 d/l, sounds promising doe!

# 390 DGuinta1 @ 08/09/11 08:49 PM

Cool how they show players meeting at the 50 for the coin toss in OT.

# 391 WDOgF0reL1fe @ 08/09/11 08:52 PM

Alright. I Dl'd both versions (360 and ps3) so im gonna post impressions soon.

Hopefully ps3 doesn't look terrible compared to 360 again...

# 392 CajunPunk @ 08/09/11 08:53 PM

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but the menu transitions are awesome! Also, the menus aren't sluggish at all, but are very responsive, unlike NCAA. NCAA is WAAAAAY too sluggish.

# 393 Instant C1a55ic @ 08/09/11 08:55 PM

Looks good so far, just took FOREVER to download.

Slant plays are no longer "money" plays in my playbook anymore, which i can say is a breath of fresh air. In last years madden i always knew i could get a first with a slant so i never really would sweat about 3 and med-long plays. In the first quarter i threw 5 slant plays and only completed 2, its just good to see safety's and linebackers breaking at the ball better.

# 394 Griffey30 @ 08/09/11 08:56 PM

anyone who has silver and wants the demo just create another gamer profile and u get 1 month free of gold....theres always a way around Ea's shady tactics

# 395 PVarck31 @ 08/09/11 08:57 PM

I think the game has a bit of a different feel to it, which is good.

+Less sliding
+Graphics are beautiful
+Run game is good
+Tackling is nice, no suction.
+Seeing some better ball trajectory
+Some nice new animations
+Presentation is very nice
+Crowd is nice too

-Middle of the field is still money in the bank
-outside of the field is on lockdown
-Super LB's still there
-Too many INT's
-Still seeing some morphing
-NO TIME TO MAKE DEFENSIVE ADJUSTMENTS No excuse for this.
-seeing to many of the same tackle animations
-Juke is pretty much worthless

These are just my opinions.

# 396 BlackJackRabbit @ 08/09/11 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Errors Occurred


	Wow on All-Madden??? My games are nowhere near that bad.

I was getting my head handed to me (on All-Pro) when I first downloaded the demo; then I beat the CPU on All-Pro in a couple of competitive games, decided to put it on All-Madden and just steam-rolled the Bears. Maybe is has something to do with DPP. Maybe once you jump out to a big lead things can get outta hand. I'm going to play some more games on All-Madden to find out.

# 397 Earl1963 @ 08/09/11 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Griffey30


	anyone who has silver and wants the demo just create another gamer profile and u get 1 month free of gold....theres always a way around Ea's shady tactics

I will try this. But it's not EA's tactics it's Microsofts. I am not interested in paying for online play ever again Mr. Gates.

# 398 ps2king @ 08/09/11 09:03 PM

I had my way with the Bears, beat them 38-0 (all pro, slow speed. 45 threshold). Culter threw 3ints all returned for td's. I don't think the Bears had a gain over 8 yards. Ryan Grant had 127yards on 13 carries (including a 60yard td). I dominated with Mathews, in one instance, I had a sack, where it seemed like I got to Culter in a nanosecond.

Nice demo overall (PS3, didn't notice the jaggies much, it depends on the tv settings imo). I couldn't find anything to nitpick. I know it's an early build, and if you look for flaws you will find them. I'm still not sure if I'll purchase this title. However, having skipped NCAA 12. I feel more comfortable about this games chances. It just had that feel of polish that NCAA lacked. It was more fun overall (this has to be a first for me in terms of MaddenvsNCAA). I felt like I could play defense etc... We'll see how things pan out, there's always something....

# 399 MrJ2006 @ 08/09/11 09:06 PM

Has anyone noticed the lack of pass interference in the demo? I remember years past where if you touched the receiver when the ball was in the air the flags would fly. I basically stood in front of hester and kept him from moving and nothing was called like in NCAA. Going to be disappointed if they changed it.

# 400 ps2king @ 08/09/11 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 31


	I think the game has a bit of a different feel to it, which is good. +Less sliding +Graphics are beautiful +Run game is good +Tackling is nice, no suction. +Seeing some better ball trajectory +Some nice new animations +Presentation is very nice +Crowd is nice too -Middle of the field is still money in the bank -outside of the field is on lockdown -Super LB's still there -Too many INT's -Still seeing some morphing -NO TIME TO MAKE DEFENSIVE ADJUSTMENTS No excuse for this. -seeing to many of the same tackle animations -Juke is pretty much worthless These are just my opinions.

Okay, if there is one thing that stood out to me it's this. I didn't bother with any pre-snap adjustments either. It's more complicated than it should be.

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