Defensive Line Play in Madden / APF2K8

[Valdarez]

LBzrule asked me to put together this video for people to compare the line play between the games with a focus on the Defensive Line play.

In the Madden videos, the plays that are displayed are highlighted before each play, and in the APF2K8 videos the DLine calls are highlighted before each play.

[icomb1ne]

I've been waiting for this one!

Edit: Watching the OL/DL play in 2k8 brings tears to me eyes. So smooth and realistic looking. We all know that line play in Madden is a joke, but if Pro-Tak lives up to the hype that Ian has built up for it...it will be like a dream coming true. Blocking similar to 2k8 except the ability to procedurally steer it and being able break off of blocks!

I really hope everything works out!

PS: I was playing 2k8 today as William "The Fridge" Perry and it felt awesome flowing to the ball to stuff and the run and simply dominating the scrub center. There was also Dexter Manly and Reggie White creating havoc on the outsides.

[NYGmen56]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

LBzrule asked me to put together this video for people to compare the line play between the games with a focus on the Defensive Line play. In the Madden videos, the plays that are displayed are highlighted before each play, and in the APF2K8 videos the DLine calls are highlighted before each play.

Man i love how some of the Dlineman bounce off the olineman! So realistic! That 2k8 oline vs dline gameplay is a thing of beauty! Every aspect of 2k's gameplay animations was a thing of beauty.. Wow.. Why madden why can't you get there??

[Valdarez]

I'm not going to pretend to know how the DLine's should work from a football perspective. I know how the calls in APF2K8 work against the run/pass from a game perspective (closing gaps / getting pressure), but I'm no football expert. The only thing that really stands out for me is in the Madden video the OLine almost look like they are tripping over one another at one point where they close the pocket on themselves (squish together), and then pretty much any time a guy stunts in Madden they take themselves virtually out of the play.

[grunt]

Quote: Originally Posted by icomb1ne

I've been waiting for this one! Edit: Watching the OL/DL play in 2k8 brings tears to me eyes. So smooth and realistic looking. We all know that line play in Madden is a joke, but if Pro-Tak lives up to the hype that Ian has built up for it...it will be like a dream coming true. Blocking similar to 2k8 except the ability to procedurally steer it and being able break off of blocks! I really hope everything works out! PS: I was playing 2k8 today as William "The Fridge" Perry and it felt awesome flowing to the ball to stuff and the run and simply dominating the scrub center. There was also Dexter Manly and Reggie White creating havoc on the outsides.

I am feeling the same way. As my man Kieth Murray would say this the most beutifulest thing in the world. Great vid Val. I love o line play and watching legends pass blocking specialist vs pass rushing specialist is a lovely thing to watch.

Watching offensive tackle set up and punch and the various pass rush moves is amazing. Also the pocket that was formed just looked amazing and this is the game I played the most for the past 2 years and things still amazes me.

[Captain Obvious]

The pocket is forming nice so far. Ian just needs to tell them to set it up faster. The ends need to be right there when the qb finishes his drop. And they need to aim for the outside shoulder and try to avoid the tackles

[PantherBeast_OS]

Now we all know we have seen most to all the clips from madden 10 about pro tak. Now there was times in those 10 videos where it looked like the pocket didn't want to form at all and it was the same old pocket come to love and know in past maddens. But other times in the 10 clips the pocket look true to it's form the way Ian said it would look. Though NFK 2k8 pocket looks good and all. 2k8 is plain cartoonish looking and is not really that fun at all. I will not judge madden 10 pocket until I see the final product with my own eyes. But nice video any way.

[bigfnjoe96]

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