Confirmed: The Hitstick Will Be Much More Realistic

[CreatineKasey]

Quote: Originally Posted by StormJH1

That is a GREAT post. Whatever they call "gang tackling" in Madden is still not realistic. If two guys are engaged, you can try and run into that pile with a 3rd guy and you'll just slide right off. Plus, if there's no input (like tapping "A" in 2k5") to make you battle through, I'm not sure what you're supposed to be doing in a grapple anyway. That's the reason that the Shoulder Barge/Lunge button was also a good idea. I'm not saying 2k5 was perfect or even "realistic" but at least they TRIED to use physics in their game and give you control of that. Madden football is pretty much no different than flag football, except instead of a pre-programmed animation of someone ripping off a flag, you get a cheesy, arcade-like animation of a guy flying backwards or going down. Basically, you do nothing other than avoid contact all game, b/c soon as contact starts, you lose control of the player, which means no fun!

+1

Well said! I've share this sentiment for years.

[Exonerated]

Never remove the hitstick please.

Every single casual player loves it. UNloading a huge hit, or wiffing the tackle.

[EAreaper26]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rNM...layer_embedded

[chris luva luva]

Mike Sellers - FB - 260+ LBs of the Washington Redskins rountinely gets run over by safeties in Madden. That should not be happening. Guys that big don't get laid out by anyone.

[Obelysk]

Can we get this kind of tackles? lol

[Swingking77]

Quote: Originally Posted by Obelysk

Can we get this kind of tackles? lol

I'm pretty sure we already do... Everyone in the NFL tackles like that... Didn't ya know... They all run like Moss, catch like Fitz and tackle like Dawks... Welcome to Madden 10

[Goffs]

Quote: Originally Posted by StormJH1

That is a GREAT post. Whatever they call "gang tackling" in Madden is still not realistic. If two guys are engaged, you can try and run into that pile with a 3rd guy and you'll just slide right off. Plus, if there's no input (like tapping "A" in 2k5") to make you battle through, I'm not sure what you're supposed to be doing in a grapple anyway. That's the reason that the Shoulder Barge/Lunge button was also a good idea. I'm not saying 2k5 was perfect or even "realistic" but at least they TRIED to use physics in their game and give you control of that. Madden football is pretty much no different than flag football, except instead of a pre-programmed animation of someone ripping off a flag, you get a cheesy, arcade-like animation of a guy flying backwards or going down. Basically, you do nothing other than avoid contact all game, b/c soon as contact starts, you lose control of the player, which means no fun!

you sir get the internet cookie!

the feeling of getting out of a tackle is nice when ever i play APF2k...as you said its just feels canned whenever you play madden..

im hoping M10 will change this...

[Exonerated]

Did you play Madden 09?

They had branching animations. Tackles were anything but predetermined.

You could actively break tackles as you were going down.