Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

[Steve_OS]

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ESG has posted this new Madden NFL 15 video featuring the Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers. This is a direct feed video, not a shaky cam taken off screen.

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[SIR924]

The sound of the game sounds much better than 25. Still would like to see better running animations, and WR/DB tuggle. Didn't like how the DB just watch the receiver on a TD catch, but I do see some new things that I like.

[Brandwin]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

With all these Niners/Seahawks videos, I am guessing that's the matchup we will have in the demo?

[TheBleedingRed21]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

Maybe I'm easy to impress but this looks a good fun version of football. Yes the animations are dated and some eyesores, but it really does look improved and I'm excited.

Also, you can tell this is on a lower difficulty for sure.

[ImmovableObject]

PROS: The post-play player celebrations/interactions are nice. I like that they are on-field and not cut-scenes. I much prefer that the camera never leaves the field and the players simply act and move as they normally would, right where they are after the play ends. As opposed to magically appearing on some other part of the field in a cut-scene that doesn't really pick up where the last play left off.

CONS: The players still have that madden "robotic" look to them. They don't look "loose" or "natural" like other players in other sports games do. I don't know if it's a lack of frames per animation or shoddy motion capture or what... but these players don't move like real NFL players move. They continue to look stiff and it continues to bother me, year after year. It kills a lot of the immersion.

[kgbrolic]

I liked a lot of the vid but still hated about 25% of the animations. I also didn't like how the defender stood and watched a TD being scored instead of contesting the pass. Also hope I don't see those helmets on the ground every game after a qtr of play. MUCH improved game but you still have a ways to go EA. I don't like you as a company but I gotta give props when they are due.

[vision]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

Is it just me, or are their no gang tackles in this game? I see some "consecutive hit tackles"' but I don't think there was even one two man gang tackle in this whole clip.

[therealsmallville]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

I love the presentation at the end of that quarter. Just like in a real game, they show the biggest plays and the score before the "commercial break". Tons to like, tons to hate...looking forward to August though.

[stiffarmleft]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

What does it take to trigger a multi-hit tackle, I've seen them sporadically in other videos but most of the time when a player is engaged the other potential tacklers do a weird jump back animation. Also I see no sense of acceleration in the running game, they look to get to full sprint as soon as they get the ball, it does not look organic at all. Graphics and player models look good.

[johnnyg713]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

On run plays there is way too much east west going on. When a running back is running straight ahead, his momentum should carry him forward, the turning needs to be eliminated to more of a side step.

Also to make things more natural looking, there needs to be much more lean, kind of like player sense. When kaepernick is about to get sacked you should see him lean away from the incoming defender. Almost like and automatic escape/avoid animation. Stick out a hand or something. Lineman also need more lean in their midsections when blocking. Only gripe about ol/dl interaction is that torso's are way too stiff

[atomant94]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

The graphics and presentation looks great, but the animations are such a buzzkill

[NicVirtue]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Video - Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

I was praising how Percy went and attacked that ball at it's highest point, and how the DB tried to swat it but couldn't. But then I realized it was a user catch. Hopefully the CPU receivers do the same. Too many times in the past they would just wait for the ball to come to them, when there is clearly a defender between them and the ball.

[Malcd9583]

My first thought watching this was, man what happened to the defense they spoke so highly of? I love madden i really do been playing it for years since the ambulance use to come out. With that being said i had the next gen madden and i thought it was a step up from last gens version. After a few videos i have watched the games plays the same as 25 just smoother i can see it now the same routes look like they work as i was watching every pass play and the corners reaction. I see all the same tackle animations not only that lower difficulty or not the corners did not play on the ball against the bomb to harvin or the td to rice. I hope thats not the case when the games drops in august.

[tmac747]

EA is still putting small band-aids on large open wounds. Until the engine is over haul this is what the community will continue to get. Year of the running backs, year of the offense, year of the defense...when will it be year of the consumer? The game gives you 'eye candy' while EA picks your pockets.LOL.....this game has been around for 25 yrs.My goodness, what does it take to get it right.

[MossMan84]

This just looks sad to me! The kicking meter is a joke imo, hope you can turn off those funny lines! Movement is just strange and slowing down your player is a stuck in the mud kind of thing? Again graphics look nice but unless they have improve franchise mode, its a no buy for me.