Madden NFL 10 Videos (IGN)

[LBzrule]

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This is something that has me a bit worried. In past games the amount of interceptions were way over the top. Did you notice any less in Madden when you played?

To be honest with you Ed Reed was really the only Safety I noticed doing this. He's nasty as hell in this game and I love the way they had him playing in the CD build. He picked off one of Tavares Jackson's intermediate passes the exact same way he anticipated and jumped the Pennington pass in the wild card play off game, the 2nd INT where he just bolted like a jet from deep and came up and picked it off. He had one of those moments. I was like ohhhhhhhhh sh*t check this out and called a few devs over and told them, it was pretty LOL. He flies down on the run as well too. So from the CD build, I was really digging the stretched ratings.

[burne]

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From the Jimmy Fallon video and these videos, I must say that I'm pretty happy at seeing a whole mess of things that just look a million times better than last year.

I like:

• The QB drop-back and where he holds the ball.
• The path of the ball through the air. Didn't look like it was going 77 MPH. Nice.
• Pocket is slow, but still... seeing a DE behind the QB being blocked by the T almost brings tears.
• The hit-while-throwing then lame duck pass was AWESOME. I honestly don't even care if the animation clips like that, it was great.

However, there's two big things that I have yet to see improvements on. I'm not saying these won't be improved, I'm just saying that in the videos so far I've seen nothing that makes me feel like it is any better.

1) Any added sense of weight or momentum to the running. Everyone still cuts on a dime. I want to be able to turn while sprinting and have a smooth rounded turn. The Wildcat videos were the best examples, and I saw no momentum.

EDIT: I'd like to add to (1), that I remember seeing somewhere that back in the day, like Madden 2004, momentum was "exaggerated". I just want to say that momentum has never felt better in a football game, to me, than in Madden 04.

2) Improved route running animations. Just like (1), the routes don't seem to show any sense of momentum, slowing down for a few steps before cutting, gradual acceleration off the line, or anything. The blog on route running was very promising. Have yet to see anything in game to back this up.

Honestly, if I see evidence of those two improvements, I'm sold.

[bowdown2shadi]

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I shoulda known

LOL, its news to me man. Thanks


Oh, and this game is looking GREAT

[LBzrule]

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better hope so , fat albert gonna be wreakin havoc on that ***. ive been clamoring for the pocket for years now. definitely gonna change how people pass in this game. does the pocket formation happen consistently or is it not as common as youd like it to be? the way berry sacked ben on the play where he warps around the guard looked mighty strange

It's really going to depend on the offensive play. We emphasized that the Oline should be setting up differently based on the QB drop. If it is a play that is supposed to mimic a 3 step drop play, then the OT's should not be trying to carry anyone wide. This was the issue last year in 09, when the DE's would just run right in untouched. They did it because the tackles were setting up exactly like they would on deeper QB drop plays. We told them they need to have the tackles set up differently. It's really like this. On deeper drop plays the Tackles should form a pocket. On short drops the tackles should help form a wall. We will not see any of this stuff I'm referring to until beta if they have time to implement it.

Two reasons I want a faster pocket

1) With the new game speed being slower, you have too much time to pick apart zones.
2) I was able to get outside more than I would have liked.

So I think that pocket has gotta set up quicker. I'd really like the DE's/OLB's to be about 1 yard from the QB as he pops off his heels.

[DreaIVIS]

Re: Im Excited!

bump.

[cowboyscowboys]

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Video's look good wish we could get other teams though.

[Captain Obvious]

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It's really going to depend on the offensive play. We emphasized that the Oline should be setting up differently based on the QB drop. If it is a play that is supposed to mimic a 3 step drop play, then the OT's should not be trying to carry anyone wide. This was the issue last year in 09, when the DE's would just run right in untouched. They did it because the tackles were setting up exactly like they would on deeper QB drop plays. We told them they need to have the tackles set up differently. It's really like this. On deeper drop plays the Tackles should form a pocket. On short drops the tackles should help form a wall. We will not see any of this stuff I'm referring to until beta if they have time to implement it.

Two reasons I want a faster pocket

1) With the new game speed being slower, you have too much time to pick apart zones.
2) I was able to get outside more than I would have liked.

So I think that pocket has gotta set up quicker. I'd really like the DE's/OLB's to be about 1 yard from the QB as he pops off his heels.

i hear you on that. did you get to play with any defensive ends like freeney and such? does he dominate tackles like he does in the NFL? i remember him doing his signature spin move, bull rush against elite tackles like jonathon ogden and chris samuels. its a thing of beauty. they say players play to their ratings. he is elite, so im expecting him to be right there with the Qb once hes finished his dropback. and just harassing him all game long.

one more thing, do TE's and RB's help the tackles by "chipping" the DE's?

[polamalu82]

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To be honest with you Ed Reed was really the only Safety I noticed doing this. He's nasty as hell in this game and I love the way they had him playing in the CD build. He picked off one of Tavares Jackson's intermediate passes the exact same way he anticipated and jumped the Pennington pass in the wild card play off game, the 2nd INT where he just bolted like a jet from deep and came up and picked it off. He had one of those moments. I was like ohhhhhhhhh sh*t check this out and called a few devs over and told them, it was pretty LOL. He flies down on the run as well too. So from the CD build, I was really digging the stretched ratings.

I guess I'll have to wait and see if this gets fixed then. I've had games where as a team I ended up with 7ints. Hopefully the stretched ratings has an effect on this. More swat animations by the computer would help also.

[blackngoldfan]

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Man I'm really pumped now!! Damn I wish we still had The Bus. Lol

[Brandon_c993]

Re: I just creamed in my shorts!

LOL I think you should change the thread title...I was scared to click on the thread

same here....

[FootballDetails]

Re: Madden 10 Vids @ IGN.com

I kept thinking while watching the videos, "The Madden team gets it!"

Meaningful innovations all around. Well done. I just wish they were all included in NCAA 10. I'm not getting the same excitement watching videos about Season Showdown.

[Anti Honor]

Re: I just creamed in my shorts!

wow this look sooo amazing! the speed of the game has been slowed down finally, thank god

Agreed.

I lost any hope I had about them fixing the game speed, especially when so many people seemed content with the speed of the previous titles. This is without a doubt, one of the best decisions they made.

Plus a speed slider on top of it? Thank you!

[Ronnie brown23]

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Im fine with everything except that the game looks like it might be too slow. the wideouts look like they're half jogging their routes.

[LBzrule]

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i hear you on that. did you get to play with any defensive ends like freeney and such? does he dominate tackles like he does in the NFL? i remember him doing his signature spin move, bull rush against elite tackles like jonathon ogden and chris samuels. its a thing of beauty. they say players play to their ratings. he is elite, so im expecting him to be right there with the Qb once hes finished his dropback. and just harassing him all game long.

one more thing, do TE's and RB's help the tackles by "chipping" the DE's?

I didn't get a chance to play with Freeney. But in our two player games Kane used Quinten Groves of the Jags and he was bringing some good pressure. It wasn't cheap he actually just beat the blocker got around him and got in. As for "chipping" I don't think it'll make it this year.

[Captain Obvious]

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I didn't get a chance to play with Freeney. But in our two player games Kane used Quinten Groves of the Jags and he was bringing some good pressure. It wasn't cheap he actually just beat the blocker got around him and got in. As for "chipping" I don't think it'll make it this year.

groveS? the rook? ******* lol. i imagine his rating aint too high either. wow...freeney will be a monster

shame about the chipping, was lookin forward to laying d-lineman out with portis