Someone please tell me that the lighting engine is the same as NCAA? I hear people saying it has no progressive lighting and I am hoping they mean real-time lighting. NCAA changes by quarter, so a later afternoon game starts in sunlight, progresses to longer shadows in the 2nd quarter, the lights are on and it's 50/50 sun/lights in the 3rd and finally the sun is down and full on stadium lighting in the 4th quarter. Not perfect but acceptable and gives a satifying feeling when the end of the game nears....you feel you are running out of time even without looking at the clock.
Please tell me Madden does this little thing too? This feature has been around in other titles and Madden in earlier versions and really adds to the immersion. I saw a blog talking about the lighting being a major upgrade and how the game simulates overexposure like a real TV camera. I've even seem some shots that look like "magic hour" shots where the sun is going down and the field looks awash in an orange light. This is great but should not last for the duration of a 3 hour game (real football time, not video game time).
I get the impression this has been once again missed in Madden 11.
Not a dealbreaker but a disappointment for sure.
Please tell me Madden does this little thing too? This feature has been around in other titles and Madden in earlier versions and really adds to the immersion. I saw a blog talking about the lighting being a major upgrade and how the game simulates overexposure like a real TV camera. I've even seem some shots that look like "magic hour" shots where the sun is going down and the field looks awash in an orange light. This is great but should not last for the duration of a 3 hour game (real football time, not video game time).
I get the impression this has been once again missed in Madden 11.
Not a dealbreaker but a disappointment for sure.
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