Whew. Well, now that that's over...

[dannydufflebags]

I think that we have a lesson learned. The trailer OVERALL did not give a huge sensation that this game is much improved, or different then 09. There are probably a TON of new things in there, but when the game is in motion, it means nothing.

That's why I never understood the obsession with colored cleats, hand towels etc etc. The impact on the game is so minute it is ridiculous. Cool to have em', make absolutely no difference to me.

My question is this. If all the dev time put into those small cosmetic things, was put into animations such as "running", could that trailer have looked ten times better at this point in the dev cycle?

[dougdeuce]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

Same time frame. But again, I could probably capture a trailer that would blow the community away. Anyone can capture specific moments and make sure they are perfect. These guys captured 'highlights' on rookie mode that they thought were key for the direction of the piece by marketing...they aren't capturing with the hardcore in mind.

how soon then before the next footage, in game maybe?

[fanforlife21]

Yeah I was really impressed with the video overall. There were some moments that did look really bad, but with a game this early in the production cycle that is to be expected. You guys are really doing a fantastic job.

[sb24]

Its this kind of feedback that we thank you for. Evenmore so since i think you said EA isnt paying you to be here. Thanks for your time.

[adembroski]

I was upset because the trailer gave so much ammo to guys like NFLHITMAN, who live to tear down Madden. I'm sick of hearing them and I was hoping to see something like what I played that'd shut 'em up.

Instead... ugh. I dunno, I realize the video was made to be a sort of recreation of the Superbowl, so it had to be made with everything tuned in a certain way to get the right results, but I'd have just as soon seen something of a fictional Superbowl, showing off the stuff working as it should.

[AndyBernard]

is there time to fix what we saw from the center and guards in the vid? anychance for doubleteams?


btw, the wideouts catching the ball in stride is so money, they don't even know it

[NYyankz225]

Now that the Gametrailers exclusive video is past you guys, are you able to post some gameplay examples in blogs?

Also, it appears like a lot of issues regarding animations have to do with Gametrailer's compression. The NCAA video on IGN looks a lot smoother. Any chance we can get the video hosted on your server or something?

[salbowski]

WOW... im blown away by your candidness once again Ian.

Keep up the good work.