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

12:01 AM - August 26, 2014 by RaychelSnr

Madden NFL 15 is now available in stores. Be sure to read our review if you haven't gotten the game. If you have, leave your own impressions of your first play sessions in the comments below!

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# 801 BL8001 @ 09/08/14 08:10 PM

I sure wish there was a game day feature with live rosters.

I am getting ready to fire up madden with this Lions v. Giants matchup and just wish it was the way it is in other games with both of tonight's games "spotlighted".

And yeah...if only penalties worked...

I am having a pretty fun time with this game and feel like it's one of the best maddens. Always the hope of a patch tightening things up.

# 802 slick1ru2 @ 09/08/14 09:38 PM

I got the PS3 version not realizing it was missing a lot of the new features. So I traded an iPod touch, PS3 and my PS3 copy of Madden 15 in for a PS4 and the PS4 version. Glad I did. I seem to notice something new every day. You can import your PS3 MUT team too, but not the coins and contracts. I have an iPad so the coaches glass is just info overload for now but I might make it help in online games to analyze my opponents. Worse part, IMO, is lack of penalties and adjustments don't seem to impact them.

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# 803 Motown @ 09/09/14 08:39 AM

Did Chicago go to field turf? I played 4 12 min qtrs, & not a spec of dirt or grass stain on unis...either team. looked like a layer or lighting bug (issue). maybe.

# 804 m1ke_nyc @ 09/09/14 04:27 PM

So had something kinda cool happen to me. I was playing a game of Madden I think it was Friday and it froze on me after a TD. Game froze and locked up couldnt do anything. So I exited out the game and turned the system off. Well today I finally booted the game back up and what do you know it created a save point after the TD and I resumed the game. I know this feature exist in Madden and within the Xbox One but I just didnt expect it after the game froze up on me.

# 805 Cowboy008 @ 09/09/14 06:21 PM

I just played a few preseason games in year 2 of my CFM and I noticed that all of the rookies are wearing a revo facemask. I know it's a small thing but it does bug me a little bit/

# 806 BigDaddyHolmes @ 09/09/14 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by FaceMask


	Well, it's the only football game of the year.

Lol. My entire post was sarcasm

# 807 wordtobigbird @ 09/10/14 12:15 AM

Anyone play the FIFA 15 demo? Makes me yearn for a lot of things in Madden.

# 808 SmashMan @ 09/10/14 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by A_Quiet_Pro


	well, tonight I put in my 2nd string QB, (a little more mobile), and when I tried to scramble? BOOM I mean IMMEDIATELY the CPU A.I. rushed him and didn't let him get anywhere. I'm serious about this. It takes 3-4 seconds to get your guys to rush a CPU QB when he scrambles.. but the CPU A.I. rushes your QB the INSTANT you press R2. It's crazy. (But honestly, I've noticed even when running the ball when you press R2, the defense seems to shed their blocks and rush the RB too so maybe it's just coded that when you try and sprint, the CPU can get you easier; kinda dumb, but whatevs).

I've noticed this (apparent immediate CPU block shedding when user hits R2) with running backs, but not so much with the QB. I'm not a big scrambler so I don't have a huge sample size for this, but I've been able to consistently get positive yards when I've had to scramble with a QB. Sometimes it's two or three and sometimes it's ten or more, but very rarely am I attacked right off the line or sacked on scrambles.

# 809 jarvis1104 @ 09/10/14 02:04 PM

I haven't been on the forum since release but am I the only person who feels the cpu qbs are just too good sometimes? I'm playing on all pro and I've lowered the accuracy but nothing helps. No matter what Manziel ends up throwing 3 incompletions all game. His awareness is low but he ALWAYS picks the right receiver to throw to

# 810 FedExPope @ 09/10/14 09:11 PM

Is it just me, or are jump balls/fades simply INTs waiting to happen? Especially in the end zone. I don't know if its because I'm not user catching correctly (though I've been doing it since I started playing Madden, so unless something is drastically different I don't think it's my user catching), or if its because the game mechanics simply don't work. I read in the Gamespot review that WRs don't do a good job fighting for balls - that has certainly been my experience, too. And the balls are never incomplete. They always either result in an INT, or in rare cases, TDs/drops. Never gets batted away or anything. It's like streak routes are completely useless - the WR is never going to get in front of the DB no matter how good he is, and you just get picked off if you try anyway.

Also: Joe Flacco the last 2 years has to be THE worst Madden AI QB ever. He's simply atrocious whenever I play against him. Sitting, waiting to get sacked, throwing awful passes and just plain making bad decisions.

# 811 canes21 @ 09/11/14 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by FedExPope


	Is it just me, or are jump balls/fades simply INTs waiting to happen? Especially in the end zone. I don't know if its because I'm not user catching correctly (though I've been doing it since I started playing Madden, so unless something is drastically different I don't think it's my user catching), or if its because the game mechanics simply don't work. I read in the Gamespot review that WRs don't do a good job fighting for balls - that has certainly been my experience, too. And the balls are never incomplete. They always either result in an INT, or in rare cases, TDs/drops. Never gets batted away or anything. It's like streak routes are completely useless - the WR is never going to get in front of the DB no matter how good he is, and you just get picked off if you try anyway. Also: Joe Flacco the last 2 years has to be THE worst Madden AI QB ever. He's simply atrocious whenever I play against him. Sitting, waiting to get sacked, throwing awful passes and just plain making bad decisions.

Jump balls have been hit or miss with me. Way more miss though. As for streaks, I've probably hit more than I've missed on those. I am using the Redskins with Desean Jackson though. But I pretty much can hit those at will.

# 812 testudoaubreii @ 09/11/14 12:30 PM

While I find the game somewhat enjoyable, I tend to agree with many of the posters here with legacy issues, so I will not go into the things that have already been stated throughout this thread. Instead, I expose something that will seem trivial to many, but something that really annoys me: game fluidity.

What I mean is that, although the graphics are quite beautiful, the game itself doesn't have the organic and fluid feel that I thought the bigger and badder next generation hardware can handle. I wish I had a video to show what I am writing about because I am pretty sure I will not explain it right.

Let's say that the QB is coming off of the sidelines. We can a nice, fluid shot of the QB going into the huddle, breaking and walking to the line. Before he gets there, there is a transition that seems off. He sort of slides up and behind the center and not quite in tune with the turf. It causes a kind of causes a bit of a hiccup or a stutter.

There are many instances where stuttering becomes annoying. After plays, there are times where the, for lack of a better term, cut scenes are very smooth and it almost looks like you are watching a real game. However, it soon becomes a bit herky-jerky, almost like there is a spit second where there is a sort of hiccup.

I don't know. I hope I explained that right. It may not be that big of a deal, but it kind of throws me off. I mean, after looking at times in the game that are really defined and smooth, I just don't know why the entire game cannot be smooth, or fluid. It just ruins something for me. Not enough to not play, because what else am I going to do? It just takes me out of the game, so to speak.

# 813 jay SUPREME @ 09/11/14 11:30 PM

PLEASE HELP (XBOX ONE only) : I DO NOT see button assignments (X, Y, A) when I am trying to select a Pass Play. I can view the button assignments ON THE FIELD, when I'm in the huddle, but I want to know which buttons are assigned to my receivers BEFORE I choose my plays.

# 814 Gagnon39 @ 09/12/14 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jay SUPREME


	PLEASE HELP (XBOX ONE only) : I DO NOT see button assignments (X, Y, A) when I am trying to select a Pass Play. I can view the button assignments ON THE FIELD, when I'm in the huddle, but I want to know which buttons are assigned to my receivers BEFORE I choose my plays.

I'm not sure you can. Why don't you just hold down R2 to see which buttons are assigned to which receivers at the line of scrimmage? Maybe I'm not understanding your question.

# 815 MaddenFan676 @ 09/12/14 04:00 AM

Madden 15 is great with realistic graphics. It is really great improvement for over Madden 25.

# 816 OhMrHanky @ 09/12/14 11:50 AM

Madden 15 is legitimately the best Madden they've made. Graphically, it looks a lot better than before, and I'm overall happy with it. Currently tweaking sliders and I'm seeing some good, fun, mostly realistic games. However, I just had to post that I played the Fifa DEMO (YES, Fifa has a demo even though madden did NOT), and omg, this game is FANTASTIC!!!! lol. I hope madden continues to borrow from them, but seriously, just playing that demo was great. Great player movement, great, responsive controls, correct player momentum, physics, ball physics, goalie interaction is fantastic, player emotion, etc. This is the way I wish I could feel about Madden every year, but sadly, it is always, well, it's probably an improvement over last year, but by how much? And, how much time will I have to spend on sliders to enjoy the game offline. Fifa is great right out of the box, and for a simple demo, played great. Really looking forward to Fifa coming out. On another note, I played the NHL demo as well. Holy Cow!!! What a CRAPPER!!!! The controls are god awful and mapped very poorly to what I would envision a hockey game doing, so not sure what other nhl fans think, but after admittedly only playing a few minutes (because the controls made absolutely no sense to me, checking is the Right thumbstick click button????? that's NO good!!), that game seemed horrible. And yes, i enjoyed the heck out of 2k hockey when they made that, so that to me was another 2k game that beat EA.

# 817 OhMrHanky @ 09/12/14 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by A_Quiet_Pro


	I absolutely agree. Having just played the FIFA 15 demo myself, I gotta say it's leagues beyond what Madden's doing right now. The field degradation, the player movement, the player control, the A.I, everything is there. Something occurred to me while playing though. Madden uses the L2/LT button to activate the precision modifier just like FIFA uses it to create a more accurate and precise player movement and skill. I see why the Madden dev team did that... because it makes sense. The only problem is.... MADDEN DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME KIND OF PLAYER MOVEMENT THAT FIFA DOES!!!!! FIFA looks, feels, and plays very organically and realistically. Madden doesn't. Madden player movement seems forced, robotic, and animated. In FIFA, the way the character slows down to make cuts and movements feels very realistic and the way you would see it on TV when you press L2/LT; The way the character slows down when you press L2/LT in Madden is very deliberate, not subtle at all, and you feel that you have no real momentum. TRUE STEP DOESN'T MEAN ABSOLUTELY NEEDING TO TAKE STUTTER STEPS TO CHANGE DIRECTION, IT JUST MEANS SLOWING DOWN ENOUGH TO DO IT! FIFA characters foot plant and slow down enough to do what they have to do, and if you try something that shouldn't work, it doesn't, and you pay for it. When you try and do this in Madden, it feels and looks like it shouldn't work to begin with. I look at Madden and feel like I'm controlling a character, I look at FIFA and feel like I'm controlling a human. THIS HAS TO BE FIXED IN MADDEN!!!! PLAYER MOVEMENT NEEDS TO BE SCRAPPED AND REDONE FROM SCRATCH! Tiburon REALLY needs to work closely with EA Canada on 16 when it comes to player movement, player control, and ball physics!

lol, about all i can say to this post is, "yep". lol. Absolutely correct, my man. That's a great way to look at it when u mention the "feel" of the movement of players. I was very against Madden implementing the L2 to trigger to precise movement because i didn't feel it was necessary in a football game. But, having played fifa for years, I understand the desire to put this in. But, of course, as you say, because the momentum isn't right, etc. in Madden, it just doesn't play out correctly. I can tell u that in fifa, I juke and jive all over the place with their "precision modifier" button and I LOVE it!!!! It works correctly, and it absolutely makes sense, and when I use it, I "feel" the need to, I simply do what a human would do on the pitch, slow up, then speed up, then 360 precision by some fool, and GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!!! lol. But, with Madden "precision modifier", honestly, I NEVER use it because it feels absolutely arcady, and just doesn't make as much sense to me in football, honestly. Yes, u have slow down, speed up moments in football, however, most of football is played at break neck speed. You are ALWAYS trying to run fast. I, personally, appreciated 13's attempt to have NO sprint button. I loved it. I loved the idea of allowing the actual digital player determine when he could sprint or not. And, instead of the precision modifier, make the the actual jukes and stiff arms DO the modifying. They slow down a ball carrier all by themselves. I don't want/need another button to shift gears as a football player. The juke/truck stick already does that for me! And, actually, i'm ok with 3 speeds/modes of transit in Madden. However, for me, they were already there. Normal, Sprint, and Protect Ball. I wish they would stick to that and allow the Protect Ball to allow for smaller movements. But, once again, allow the jukes themselves to perform the "slow down" of the player. I HATE the precision modifier in Madden. However, if they had the EXACT physics engine of fifa, I might enjoy it more. Seriously, that fifa demo was already fantastic. I'm a chelsea guy, and my squad is already ridiculously stacked. We finally loaned out that sorry a$$, Torres, and we picked up my FAVORITE online player to destroy people with, DROGBA!!!! There's a great point to comparing madden to fifa. Fifa has also done a much better and fantastic job at making each individual player just that, "individual". Drogba plays a hell of a lot different than Ronaldo who plays different than Messi who plays different than, etc, etc. Very individualized. That still does not exist in madden. Anyways, I know this off Madden topic, and more for Fifa. So, i'll say again, this is the best madden yet (although, i personally still really liked 13) due primarily to graphical advancements and better overall D (although, slider adjustments are severely necessary when playing against the cpu). So, madden 15 is good, but man, i can't wait to destroy some fools online with Chelsea in Fifa 15!!!!! woohooo!!!!!!

# 818 bdeezy89 @ 09/12/14 09:16 PM

Another PI play that wasn't called. This one is clear as day, I even threw it to Julio to see if a flag was going to be thrown smh EA

# 819 robo3687 @ 09/13/14 08:06 AM

has anyone else just had all their settings/sliders/modes be reset out of nowhere?

Turned it on today and had to play the Seahawks/Panthers intro again, and go through all the introduction videos when I went into modes. All my audio and gameplay settings were reset as well as my sliders. All my skills trainer progress was reset as well...

Thankfully all my save files were still there and my slider presets as well so it hasn't been too bad...but still...doesn't seem like something that should happen...

# 820 Fist Of Kings @ 09/13/14 10:52 PM

Just lost a close game where Tavaris Jackson completed 78 percent of his passes. That wasn't why I lost, but I never remembered any football game having such extreme robo qb like in Madden 15. 3rd and long and it seems like every qb turns into John Elway.

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