Madden NFL 25 Screenshot Comparison - Adrian Peterson Current Gen vs. Next-Gen

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brother3Wright

My only issue is that the Next-gen shot is outside, while the Current-gen is in a dome (Vikings home colors in the crowd, Vikings play in a dome) The dome lighting on current-gen has always looked exceptionally flat.

They did that on purpose because the RG3 comparison shots didn't look that much better. In that thread/images you could see good lighting on current gen that made it look great still. They went to some questionable tactics (dome vs. outdoors where the lighting is far better, different jerseys) to expand the difference this time. Just like those diet or hair replacement ads where the after pic has them in makeup and smiling while the before pic has them frumpy rolling out of bed.

This current gen pic still looks really good.

[Profit89]

It's like the before and after photos for diet programs. They always make the before picture with the girl wearing no make-up and dressed in sweat pants and ugly T-shirt. The after picture she's dressed to the 9s.

Same thing here.

[UH53]

Quote: Originally Posted by whoahello

Looks like they purposely made the current gen look bad, so that next gen would actually amaze us.

Agree! They talk about the detail that you'll be able to see but if it doesn't look like what we see on Sun with equipment overhauls then this is a waist! The last thing I want to see is the detail of the same Reebok gloves that they've had in the game for years. I can get that with current gen and even that's disappointing. If NCAA and their lackluster dev crew can update unis, gloves, and base layers for all the various teams in CFB the least Madden can do is get all the current equipment for 32 teams! If you could put Maddens helmet and cleat selection with NCAA and NCAA glove selection with Madden EA might get equipment heads like me to back off... Common sense right? I think they do this to push people's limits and see if they'll still have a consumer base rather than making a game that encompasses everything that we as fans see on Sat and Sun... Baffling! The gameplay on NCAA this year is much improved and it's actually kinda cool to watch the CPU play each other cause the AI has improved a great deal! Now if they focused on making a complete game they'd get an A... That's Madden and NCAA!

[DKHardee]

It looks to me like the folds/creases in the next gen jersey looks better. I'm guessing that real time lighting is making the shadows in the folds/creases for next gen and the shadows seem to be built into the jersey artwork for current.

[UH53]

By the way, you don't see FIFA having equipment complaints! Maybe because Peter Moore is a big "futbol" enthusiast and cares about the detail in that game a lot more than he cares about the detail in American Football. Plus, it wouldn't be to pleasing if you had the international community coming down on you for leaving subtle nuances out like proper equipment! FIFA seems to have the equipment detail of EACH individual player not just a team... Shocking EA!

[SageInfinite]

This is not something EA/Tiburon did though. This is an OS comparison. These next gen screenshots have been out for like a month already.

[Mauer4MVP]

They better change it to a matte finish for that Vikings helmet.

[d11king]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin26385

The new Vikings helmet has a matte finish which limits the shine coming from the helmet. Also, they are playing inside a dome which also downplays the shine.

So if they have a matte finish why is next-gen so much shine?