Madden 09 Gillette Stadium Trailer: GameTrailers

[seanmac]

The graphics generally look much better, with everything from the player models to the lighting being a significant step up from 08. The new camera looks good, it's nice to see replays back, and at first glance the playcalling screen looks nice. That all said, the gameplay looks fundamentally the same. There was quite a bit of passing, and at every point the tackles basically engaged the defenders at the line of scrimmage or just a yard back from it- the OL/DL interaction still looks wrong and there is no pocket to speak of as a result.

[seanmac]

Quote: Originally Posted by drlw322

i think it is on the easiest level. at the end if you look at moss's stat line it said 5 catches 297 yds and 4 TD. it's got to be on rookie

Those would be season totals. This video catches the start of the game, which is to say Moss' reception is his first one.

[stmark]

actually on the second play the pass to shockey the line backer came on a blitz the oline did slide over and clip him to give eli an extra second on the pass thats a good sign

[Hawaii_Stars]

Sideline player actions still aren't good. NYG players clapping after the fumble. Other than that it looks great.

[blackngoldfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by stmark

actually on the second play the pass to shockey the line backer came on a blitz the oline did slide over and clip him to give eli an extra second on the pass thats a good sign

I was thinking the same thing. On every pass play Eli set his feet before passing the ball.

Quote: Originally Posted by beau1221

and what was the shaking camera while Moss was running?

I thought it was pretty cool. That camera is very similar to the one in Gears of War. (when you press the "A" button while running) Lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by seanmac

Those would be season totals. This video catches the start of the game, which is to say Moss' reception is his first one.

Those were totals for that game. After the fumble, notice the game skips to the 2nd qtr.

It seems as if they only wanted to face the sun to show off the visuals. The lighting was absolutely amazing. Look at how dark the sky was at kickoff (looked like a night game), then look at how bright the sky was from the fielders perspective. Can't wait for more footage.

[drlw322]

Quote: Originally Posted by seanmac

Those would be season totals. This video catches the start of the game, which is to say Moss' reception is his first one.

no i think it's a glitch. if you look on top of the overlay it saids milestone 4 TD, unless scoring 4 td in a season is a milestone.

[Joborule]

Phil posted this at EA Forums as well, so give feedback there as well if you have an account. He may directly reply.

http://forums.ea.com/mboards/thread....62884&tstart=0

I posted this:

A con I noticed;

At 1:07, the Giants line faced a 3-4 with the RB coming up the 3 hole. There was two TE on the play, therefore all the players had a defender man up. Pretty simple blocking right?

Well instead, the TE on the left went to the DE that was head up on the left guard, leaving the left (on the screen) outside lineback free to get the RB right when he gets the ball.

This is the type of stuff I'm talking about that killed Madden for me. The idoitic AI like that. YOU ALWAYS TAKE THE MAN UP!!! It's that simple. Why is my TE going off to block a defender that's man up on someone else? ESPECIALLY when the handoff is to his side of the field. Him doing a proper block would have change what was a loss of yards to a gain of yards.

Not impressed. I understand it happening to someone who has low AWR, but even still, it would be VERY RARE we should see that, because that's what get players cut from High School football for god sake.

Don't know what to say about the pass blocking yet so I'll shut up for that. I just hope the AI actually be in position for a proper pocket.

As for pros,

Presentation is better the last year easily. Would like to see the WHOLE starting lineup rather then weapons though.

Graphics look nice.

The collision animations seem smoother.

The Break-away camera is a nice touch, so is the user celebrations.

Overall, it's the con of stupid AI blocking wise I still see that I'm not impressed with.

[ColumbusKilled]

Ask him why the lineman AI consists of standing up as soon as the play begins. They don't exhibit pass or run blocking whatsoever. Only when one animation collides into another do they even begin to do anything resembling blocking.

Offensive lineman should be exploding into the defensive line. I didn't see one lineman pulling.

It's like they are doing a screen pass blocking scheme every play.

Again I ask:

How bad could things look before you guys (IE those who are day one purchasers no matter what) said "Wow, this really just isn't that good"?