Madden NFL 15 Trailer - See The Transformation This June, Releases on August 26th

[ch46647]

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After seeing all the UFC footage, I'm a little optimistic about this years game. I know they are two completely different games but what they've done with UFC is pretty impressive. Maybe this gen is what ea has been waiting for.

From the brief clips of EA UFC these are the three things I hope Madden can either match or exceed for Madden 15..

1. Crowd Atmosphere
2. Player Movement (Looks great in UFC, IMO this is Maddens biggest glaring issue and it has been that way since Madden 06')
3. Animation Fidelity (Only seen a little of EA UFC, but the animations look very smooth and lifelike. Madden needs an overhaul to their animation system in a big way)

[PatsSB2015]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Trailer - See The Transformation This June, Releases on August 26th

I hope the pre-show and half-time shows that are being mentioned will be on the Xbox 360. I understand that the graphics won't change, but hopefully the presentation translates.

[TheBuddyHobbs]

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Overhaul of the animations and making sliders work right would do wonders for Madden. It's not that hard to see. Unless you're EA apparently.

[NicVirtue]

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Overhaul of the animations and making sliders work right would do wonders for Madden. It's not that hard to see. Unless you're EA apparently.

Idk what they do with the animations, but they look so herky jerky and robotic, as if they computer animated instead of motion captured. Like everything is so sped up it looks un-natural. That is 1 thing about Madden that has always failed to immerse me in the game of football, was it's horrible animations.

[kjcheezhead]

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Idk what they do with the animations, but they look so herky jerky and robotic, as if they computer animated instead of motion captured. Like everything is so sped up it looks un-natural. That is 1 thing about Madden that has always failed to immerse me in the game of football, was it's horrible animations.

I don't see that changing. Madden has always been developed with a focus on user control and responsiveness, at the cost of realistic movement. The tourney players complain every time EA moves in the right direction. The player movement in madden 11 compared to 10 is the perfect example.

A big complaint of mine is how on defense the swat button often turns into an interception attempt. For how much realism gets sacrificed to get turn on a dime movements, why can't EA at least make the buttons respond to what they are designated to do?

[testudoaubreii]

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I won't comment on what I feel should be added to the game as far as customization and gameplay goes because I think there are some great points so far in this thread.

As far as atmosphere and presentation, I want to feel like I am watching a game on Sunday afternoon or Monday/Thursday night. I want the immersion that comes with sitting on my couch with some beers, hearing the crowd around me, "real-time" crowd and sideline shots, pre-grame/halftime/post-game presentation, interesting and relevant commentary and some real level of interactivity...if that makes any sense.

I really just want to feel like I am watching a game.

[roll2tide]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Trailer - See The Transformation This June, Releases on August 26th

Every OS veteran: "Yeah, right." "I don't trust EA to live up to it's own hype" "I'll wait for reviews" "More of the same" "Blah blah blah"

Every 12-17 year old in America: "This is going to be the best Madden EVER!"

I'll buy it either way. It's my sole option for football gaming. I'm growing to almost hate the act of giving EA this annual $60 but who am I kidding? Just no other options.....a lot like my cable company and my inability to get Dish/DirecTV where I live.

[Brandwin]

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Every OS veteran: "Yeah, right." "I don't trust EA to live up to it's own hype" "I'll wait for reviews" "More of the same" "Blah blah blah"

Every 12-17 year old in America: "This is going to be the best Madden EVER!"

I'll buy it either way. It's my sole option for football gaming. I'm growing to almost hate the act of giving EA this annual $60 but who am I kidding? Just no other options.....a lot like my cable company and my inability to get Dish/DirecTV where I live.

You forgot to add that 9 out of 10 of the OS Vets who say that buy it anyway, no matter what.

[roll2tide]

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You forgot to add that 9 out of 10 of the OS Vets who say that buy it anyway, no matter what.

Yeah, that's me. I don't do midnight releases anymore but if I want my spot in my leagues I need it pretty early on. I wish I enjoyed other sports more sometimes.

[bxphenom7]

If Sony San Diego, 2k, or SOMEONE made a football game smfh. They better have revamped EVERYTHING for PS4/Xbox One. I don't want to hate Madden, I want a great football game like NFL 2k5. Having not been able to buy Madden since Madden 08 since it's all the same crap and only little rumors of 2k or other companies recruiting developers and preparing for a football game is disheartening. I wouldn't mind a game like NFL 2k5 without NFL teams and all that. Just give me a fully featured game with a deep franchise mode, career mode, customization, and good online play. Everyone being able to customize teams like crazy and use them for online leagues is dope. This is getting ******* ridiculous. Hell, EA should make baseball again so The Show has competition. At least The Show has actually been great without competition unlike Madden....

[kjcheezhead]

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You forgot to add that 9 out of 10 of the OS Vets who say that buy it anyway, no matter what.

The irony to me is how little will power it actually takes. A week and a half after 25 released, I could've grabbed a used copy. I held out til early October when Amazon gave me a kindle offer of 5 bucks to get the game.

I personally wish I hadn't bought it at that price but I feel I'm in a very small minority who dislike it that much. Most are there buying within the first week every year.

[Big FN Deal]

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The irony to me is how little will power it actually takes. A week and a half after 25 released, I could've grabbed a used copy. I held out til early October when Amazon gave me a kindle offer of 5 bucks to get the game.

I personally wish I hadn't bought it at that price but I feel I'm in a very small minority who dislike it that much. Most are there buying within the first week every year.

It was a sorta catch 22 for me for awhile because I didn't want to support the status quo but I also wanted to play the game enough to judge it fairly. That is until I finally started Redbox-ing it, which allowed my to do both. Hopefully Redbox starts to carry PS4/Xbox1 games soon so I can continue with that formula.

[GiantBlue76]

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It was a sorta catch 22 for me for awhile because I didn't want to support the status quo but I also wanted to play the game enough to judge it fairly. That is until I finally started Redbox-ing it, which allowed my to do both. Hopefully Redbox starts to carry PS4/Xbox1 games soon so I can continue with that formula.

Craigslist works wonders here. I get Madden on Craigslist for league play. I refuse to buy the game new ever again until it becomes something that is worth buying. For the record, it is the ONLY game I buy used.

[johnnyg713]

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What's the consensus on NCAA. IMO 14 is a very solid football game. In fact I put it up there with one of the best football games ever made in terms of gameplay. However when I try and play madden, for some reason it's no where near as good. Putting most of the NCAA team on madden will do nothing but help the game improve.

[kjcheezhead]

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What's the consensus on NCAA. IMO 14 is a very solid football game. In fact I put it up there with one of the best football games ever made in terms of gameplay. However when I try and play madden, for some reason it's no where near as good. Putting most of the NCAA team on madden will do nothing but help the game improve.

I've heard this a lot but I've never completely understood it. NCAA gets the big feature from Madden every year, just a year later. I do think that allows them to polish it a bit more whereas madden tends to ignore it and move on to the next back of the box thing, but the games are not much different otherwise in my opinion. I don't see ncaa devs coming in and changing madden at all.

For me, madden is a lost cause at this point. I hate throw a wr open. I can't stress that enough, I hate it. The wrs instantly react to every pass while the trajectories are terrible. On top of that, there is no fight for the football because the wrs go into a catch animation while running away from the football and the
Dbs attack it.

Personally, this games passing is on par with tecmo being so outdated and arcadey it looks goofy in a game today that claims to be simulation. I can't see NCAA having the same system and being one of the best games ever made. To be fair, I never bothered with NCAA this year though because I'm not a college guy and I've felt it was overrated in the past.

To me, these game has 3 main gameplay aspects , the running game, passing game and defense. One third is completely broken (passing), and one third is flat out boring or feels like you have very little input as a user (defense). At least the running game isn't too bad.

The only hope in my opinion is that this transformation is real and they've completely scrapped the old ps3/Xbox360 for a true next-gen foundation. That or we've got competition back.