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Steve_OS · 08-09-2011, 05:06 AM

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.

Kahuma · 08-09-2011, 05:09 AM

I am downloading it now and I tell you, the Download Bar is amazing. Nice and crisp, and the download speed seems to be very consistent.

EDIT: Playing on All-Madden

Rosters are not updated, no Roy Williams or barber on the Bears. No way to edit depth chart. Visuals are greatly improved, kicking is actually hard now.

First offensive play for me, Forte is hammered and fumbles.

More to come later.

DUDERMAN · 08-09-2011, 05:42 AM

First impressions:

Presentation is great, much better than I thought.

Reply system is way too short like past Maddens. You only get the last 5 seconds it seems of a play.

Tackling is definitely improved.

Looks like they have new facial animations. Clay Matthews looks... odd when smiling.

Rdogg1026 · 08-09-2011, 05:49 AM

Clay Matthews is a FREAK!!!

DUDERMAN · 08-09-2011, 05:49 AM

Surprised to see that they have full slider control for the demo.

DUDERMAN · 08-09-2011, 05:53 AM

QB strafing is incredibly fast. This needs to be fixed.

ClevelandinDistress · 08-09-2011, 05:58 AM

Some observations

Game is beautiful! Loving the colours!
Hitting is much smoother
Don't like the qb shuffling from side to side (it's way too fast)
Some transitional animations from huddle to line of scrimmage are very awkward
Some replay angles close up show horrible Jogging animations
Turf and jerseys look beautiful
Passing game seems improved
Running game feels very similar to NCAA 12

That's all for now!

radatdude2 · 08-09-2011, 06:03 AM

I don't know if its because i been really waiting for this demo or im not found of the teams, but i gotta say as much as i want to love this game im a little disappointed. I know its only a demo and the game is weird with no commentary, but the game doesn't play as well as NCAA and the player models only look good when close up. Right now all the players look very similar in size in the standard camera view, which isn't the case in NCAA. Im going to get some rest and put fresh eyes to this later.

note: looks like the demo doesn't have the updated rosters as stated in the article.

08-09-2011, 05:06 AM	#1
Steve_OS Editor-in-Chief OVR: 77 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: OS Eastern Office Posts: 33,321 Blog Entries: 556	Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3) 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. Platform: PS3 / Wii / Xbox 360 __________________ Steve Noah Editor-in-Chief http://www.operationsports.com Follow me on Twitter

08-09-2011, 05:09 AM	#2
Kahuma Pro OVR: 17 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC	Re: Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here I am downloading it now and I tell you, the Download Bar is amazing. Nice and crisp, and the download speed seems to be very consistent. EDIT: Playing on All-Madden Rosters are not updated, no Roy Williams or barber on the Bears. No way to edit depth chart. Visuals are greatly improved, kicking is actually hard now. First offensive play for me, Forte is hammered and fumbles. More to come later. UnBourne and RTF like this. Last edited by Kahuma; 08-09-2011 at 05:53 AM.

08-09-2011, 05:42 AM	#3
DUDERMAN Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Aug 2010 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) First impressions: Presentation is great, much better than I thought. Reply system is way too short like past Maddens. You only get the last 5 seconds it seems of a play. Tackling is definitely improved. Looks like they have new facial animations. Clay Matthews looks... odd when smiling. __________________ Philly born and raised Eagles \| Phillies \| Flyers \| Sixers

08-09-2011, 05:49 AM	#5
DUDERMAN Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Aug 2010 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) Surprised to see that they have full slider control for the demo. __________________ Philly born and raised Eagles \| Phillies \| Flyers \| Sixers

08-09-2011, 05:53 AM	#6
DUDERMAN Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Aug 2010 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) QB strafing is incredibly fast. This needs to be fixed. __________________ Philly born and raised Eagles \| Phillies \| Flyers \| Sixers

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08-09-2011, 05:49 AM	#4
Rdogg1026 Banned OVR: 8 Join Date: Apr 2008	Clay Matthews is a FREAK!!!

08-09-2011, 05:58 AM	#7
ClevelandinDistress Pro OVR: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) Some observations Game is beautiful! Loving the colours! Hitting is much smoother Don't like the qb shuffling from side to side (it's way too fast) Some transitional animations from huddle to line of scrimmage are very awkward Some replay angles close up show horrible Jogging animations Turf and jerseys look beautiful Passing game seems improved Running game feels very similar to NCAA 12 That's all for now! __________________ Welcome to Operation Sports, official breeding grounds for the NBA 2K development team!

08-09-2011, 06:03 AM	#8
radatdude2 Rookie OVR: 5 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) I don't know if its because i been really waiting for this demo or im not found of the teams, but i gotta say as much as i want to love this game im a little disappointed. I know its only a demo and the game is weird with no commentary, but the game doesn't play as well as NCAA and the player models only look good when close up. Right now all the players look very similar in size in the standard camera view, which isn't the case in NCAA. Im going to get some rest and put fresh eyes to this later. note: looks like the demo doesn't have the updated rosters as stated in the article. Last edited by radatdude2; 08-09-2011 at 06:10 AM.

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