Instant Replay Fans - Assemble!
 

I havent seen a thread dedicated to Instant Replays and the problems associated with them in Madden 10. Im a big fan of replays that capture the telecast fidelity of a real game. After watching week 1 in the real NFL and seeing that on almost EVERY play there are replays and analysis, it really hit home that Madden needs to address this area promptly.

Issue #1. Not nearly enough replays. There are only a handful of situations that garner a replay in Madden 10. I have yet to see one for a touchdown. Id like to see replays for all TDs, big gains, spectacular catches, 3rd/4th down conversions, close plays, big hits, etc. - like you would see in a real broadcast.

Issue #2. Abbreviated highlights. Why are many of Madden 10s highlights so short and/or cut off? I would like to see the entire play from start to finish.

Issue #3. Challenge replays are challenging. Why are booth review highlights shown from the strangest, furthest, most un-usable angles? Seeing a fumble from 50 yards away doesnt help much. Can these be tightened up? Instead of a random camera angle that shows nothing use a "smart" angle that shows something.

Please feel free to heir your grievances in a positive and constructive way so that we can get this key presentation feature tuned to behave more like you'd see it on TV. If you guys have other Instant Replay questions, concerns or comments (positive or negative), lets get them out in the open. Im hoping this thread will become a constructive front to get Instant Replays working again.

Re: Instant Replay Fans - Assemble!
 

The replay system in 2k5 was the best. Tons of highlights and when you challenged a play you had a list of things that you could challenge. If they got the presentation down like that madden would make a huge leap forward.

Re: Instant Replay Fans - Assemble!
 

You do realize that while we're seeing replays on TV, the teams are in the huddle calling their plays, right?

If you're going to call the play... well, do the math.

Unless you want to artificially make the games longer by having no time run during replays, or deal with less time on the playclock because you'd rather watch the play again... you're not going to have the number of replays of a real broadcast.

Re: Instant Replay Fans - Assemble!
 

True, but this year's Madden in particular has avoided showing instant replay on plays that deserve or demand to be replayed. The complete absence of TD replays, slow-motion close plays, conversions and the like are mind-boggling IMO. I understand that not everyone likes watching replays - nor cares about true TV style presentation, but many of us do. Perhaps the answer is an update to the Instant Replay or Presentation slider in the menu options (Replays: NONE - FEW - MANY - ALL) or something like that. I personally want to see a lot of replays (like we see on TV) even if that means longer games. Madden has such a great graphics engine and I love seeing closeup replays that show off how good this game can look - just like the cutscenes do.

Re: Instant Replay Fans - Assemble!
 

Completely agree. This is my main gripe with the game and I am crossing my fingers it can be patched to some extent.

Re: Instant Replay Fans - Assemble!
 

It drives me nuts that EA Football is so allergic to auto replays. They have done a great job adding presentation this year but without replays on scoring and big plays it still feels somewhat stale and lifeless. It smarts even more because we were told this was fixed months ago and its absolutely not. Ian's video response was greatly appreciated but didn't exactly fill me with hope that this would be patched properly or at all. Fingers crossed. If they do manage to fix this then the presentation will go from good to great in one fell swoop.

Re: Instant Replay Fans - Assemble!
 

Replays, highlights, etc., I would like to see enhanceents in all these areas. In the event that we catch Ian's attention, we may want to provide some samples of what you want.

Re: Instant Replay Fans - Assemble!
 

I'm sorry but I think we're just spinning our wheels on this one. Yes, it's a big issue, but there have been several threads about it.
Ian from EA's answer is that they are working for a fix on the issue for the 2nd patch, but if they don't get it done, it's a "bummer".