Madden NFL 10 Videos: Ravens (CPU) vs. Titans (Ian) Full Gameplay in HD

[adembroski]

Re: Ravens (CPU) vs. Titans (Ian) full gameplay in HD

I am loving the presentation... The sideline cutscene that showed a Raven player with his helmet half-off was pretty sweet to see.... Also really liking the tackles...

My nitpick however: Seems a bit high-scoring for a Titans/Ravens game.. and the reason for this is because of the "Big" plays... I wish they were toned down and were a lot more rare... Even in a perfect play call... I feel like the defense didn't react very quickly to the play... like on a pass to the outside, once the ball goes in the air, i wish more defenders saw the pass, and starting running over to help quicker...

On the HB screen pass at 0:25 or so on Video 3, the pass is kind of lobbed out to Johnson.. but the Defense takes a second to respond, then they run straight towards the runner it seems.. nobody decides they should probably head up-field a bit to cut him off... they don't take a very good angle on the play until after he has already passed them....

I just feel like there should be less "big" plays... especially between 2 elite defences.. they are usually much smarter than that... if you score on them, it's either a fluke big play... or you earned it by working your way down the field....

Other than that the game looks superb though! I am also digging the lighting this year.... MUCH MUCH MUCH better than last year (from what i've seen so far)...

my .02

This. Dominant defenses need to be dominant, and it's two factors- the Defensive line is not winning the way it should, and the linebackers aren't playing the run well.

Ian, you know I pounded those two issues over and over, and I'm sure it got annoying, but man, that's huge.

[ShimSham]

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Just realized my boy Gerald McRath was in for the Titans.

Southern Miss to the top.

[Jistic]

Re: Ravens (CPU) vs. Titans (Ian) full gameplay in HD

Only caught the first quarter, will check the rest out tonight.

Don't think I saw a stat banner the 1st quarter. Yes Ian I will probably bitch about this every video until/if I get assaulted by them.

Agreed game looks a little wide open to me. D line seems under powered.

Not seeing a real pass rush. Hope sliders help.

Game looks great though overall. Hope it can be tightened up a bit.

[blackngoldfan]

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I AM a coach! Man, I could totally make the Broncos squad right now and play QB if I wasn't stuck at this job. 75 yards in the air, and I'll hit a dime in the grass.

Seriously, yo.

You sound like one of those guys that go "ALL OUT" in slow-pitch softball.

[Broncos86]

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I can see Chris Johnson being the new "Michael Vick" of Madden.

[suprany]

Re: Ravens (CPU) vs. Titans (Ian) full gameplay in HD

What setting is this on? Where is QB inaccuracy/sim style gameplay? Where is the defense in general??

I mean 8 touchdowns in a cold weather Ravens-Titans game??

C'mon, call a spade a spade. There are more important things than whether an animation looks one way or another, or how the commentary is. Online franchise or not, this game still needs a lot of work.

I should also add I'm sick of just tuning sliders to make the QBs inaccurate. That makes deep passes virtually impossible. Why can't we just have a game where an average QB (like Cassel or Flacco or Collins) throw errant passes 20-30% of the time?

This adds much more identity to each of the teams. When you have the Titans scoring 35 vs the Ravens, it goes to show again it doesnt matter whether you use an average offensive team like the Titans or a good one.

[Benicio10]

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madden feels improved from the previous versions but it still overall looks like Madden to me. And when I say that I mean not a realistic game of football.

Players still move too jittery and they need to fix their running animations. Someone already mentioned the arm strides in traffic. Runners don't run that way. Everyone runs like they're in an open field even when there's defenders around. It just feels videogamey. When I play NHL 09 & MLB The Show, I don't get that feeling that I'm playing a videogame. I feel more suspension of disbelief because those games are more authentic.

Hope that makes sense.

[Broncos86]

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You sound like one of those guys that go "ALL OUT" in slow-pitch softball.

Softball is hardcore.

(See what I did there?)

[Cusefan]

Re: Ravens (CPU) vs. Titans (Ian) full gameplay in HD

lol whoa, that was awesome. I am soo happy I have a Madden game that is actually going to be exciting to play. I only watched the 4th Quarter but it was great, The Ravens actually ran a proper 2 minute offense, this has been lacking in Madden for the past few years. Also, that Cut scene right after the Extra point in the last video was stunning, Looked like a real NFL game.

Couple small details I saw:

noticed Flacco was on the Phone during the last couple seconds when it was obvious they were going to lose, thats probably not going to happen.

The MVP announcement was rather poor imo, I would rather have a little popup during the playcall screen or something that announces he was the MVP with his stats.

Overall I think Tiburon knocked one out of the park here, I cannot wait until the 14th.

[jmalu84]

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Everything is great...game looks a 100x better...my only issue is with stat overlays...yes there are a few more...but man as a big stat guy i would love to see more updates on how many yards my rb has...or how many tackles my mlb has...i guess just more frequent updates...whether they are pop ups like the qb comparison one or just simple ones on the ticker at the bottom...btw...loving the playoff atmosphere with the playoffs logo on the field...nfl playoffs symbol on replays and the wildcard text under the ticker...great job nonetheless...but if you guys feel like there arent enough stat overlays, is there any way to increase how often they show up? cant wait for aug 14th!

[suprany]

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This. Dominant defenses need to be dominant, and it's two factors- the Defensive line is not winning the way it should, and the linebackers aren't playing the run well.

Ian, you know I pounded those two issues over and over, and I'm sure it got annoying, but man, that's huge.

Yeah, as presented now, this game has serious, serious flaws. I also think you are overlooking the "average" passing attack of the Titans and Ravens. Both should be very ineffective vs a top defense like in this game. Completed passes should be a big deal, if this is truly a "sim."

[Skyboxer]

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Only caught the first quarter, will check the rest out tonight.

Don't think I saw a stat banner the 1st quarter. Yes Ian I will probably bitch about this every video until/if I get assaulted by them.

Agreed game looks a little wide open to me. D line seems under powered.

Not seeing a real pass rush. Hope sliders help.

Game looks great though overall. Hope it can be tightened up a bit.

This is my only concern. It seems like there's no chance we'll have any type of defensive battles. Until I see a game where the DL's get some real pressure and s
a dominant DL takes over I'll feel this way.
I shouldn't have to blitz to get pressure if I have a dominant D line.

As good as the game looks and plays if every game is a 30 -20 game (or worse) that will take a huge amount of fun away from the game.
As it looks right now, why would any of us care who we have at the DL positions.

[Ian_Cummings]

Re: Ravens (CPU) vs. Titans (Ian) full gameplay in HD

What setting is this on? Where is QB inaccuracy/sim style gameplay? Where is the defense in general??

I mean 8 touchdowns in a cold weather Ravens-Titans game??

C'mon, call a spade a spade. There are more important things than whether an animation looks one way or another, or how the commentary is. Online franchise or not, this game still needs a lot of work.

I love the panic button approach around here.

I just played a game as the Patriots against the Steelers and rushed for 40 yards on 18 carries and passed for 125 (8/18).

I really question why the hell I spend all day doing this stuff only for people to freak out.

[jmalu84]

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oh and forgot to mention...you def can tell there are numerous new lines from collinsworth...hammond is hammond still, but anything beats the radio announcer...great job Ian!

[Tengo Juego]

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The hand warmers are waaay too small. It looks like Collins was wearing a fanny pack.

It looks like the play call screen coming up too fast has been fixed. After Johnson scored the first time, and after the PAT the play call screen didn't come up until the cutscene was over.

Crowd Noise is REALLY good. But the commentators seem to have a lot of awkward silence. Then just break in. You almost forget that they were talking sometimes.

PLEAAASE fix the visors and visor clips. I really am getting worried that they wont get fixed.

@5:54 in part 1, the pass to Gage, Zbikowski was out in front but didn't make a play on the ball. Should have been a deflection but he drifted back in hopes for an INT. 9 out of 10 defenders would slap that ball down or jump in front to catch it. Not drift away from the ball.

Now as I watch more, the DB's need to make more plays on balls. Too many times they go for the catch when they have no shot and are better suited to break up the play.

Too many broken tackles by CJ, and now I see Yamon Figurs break a tackle for a score. WAAAY too many broken tackles going on here.

I've noticed on penalties, and even just some normal plays, the player wont even be on the ground and it cuts to a scene. Just something to look at and maybe adjust.