Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[Solojr]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

Ugh I'm stuck on a damn bus for 16 hours, I won't be able to play until tommorow afternoon

[RiversIsMyHero]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

First play of the game(Super Bowl demo):

Warner gets hit and throws up a duck, dlineman picks it off and sprints for 6.

Looked fantastic.

[Garrett67]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

You don't think the graphics look crisp? Are you playing on a HD TV... they look sharp to me. Some of the same quirky EA animations (but improved from 09) but graphically this game is A+

Yes, 56" 1080p set. They don't look terrible, just not as good as I think it should look. Probably because the graphics have been reduced a bit for the demo (or I would assume).

Otherwise, I think the game (demo) is good.

[feeq14]

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Just left my fiance' naked and wanting in the bedrom to play two games on the demo. Yea maybe a little too much information but I wanted to fully express how impressed I am with this game thus far.


+Slowed down pace makes it feel like a whole new game, I am going to have to get used to it but I definately think it was a great Idea. Made running a lot easier made defending harder yet still I feel I have much more controll, etc.

+Graphics and animation blew me away. I didnt see but 3 big gang tackles the whole two games which dissapoints, however when I saw a huge 5-6 man pile up to stop a goal line rush I freaked out like a school girl

+Never cared about presentation so I skipped most of the cut scenes, sorry Ian but hey you cant please everyone.

-I really hope that you can go back to the old play book style, I figure you changed it to let us see all the new presentation but I dont like it, its cumbersome the last play call screen was perfection in my eyes.

-RUN BLOCKING!!!!! sigh... This worries me. I know its beta, but I have seen a few videos, and now a few plays my self where run blocking looks as bad as it has looked in years. It wasnt every play, but on so many plays I saw complete no blocks which is just bad. One play at the hike the tackle literaly turned around and backed that thang up to the outside linebacker obviously letting him in free to the backfield. AND THE PLAY WAS GOING TO HIS SIDE. It was a stretch, luckily because of the slowed down game play, I put a move on him and got caught in a 2 man gang tackle, other defenders got lazy so i broke it and went for 5 more yards and landed close to the first down. I was then greeted with the chain gain cut scene. I couldnt help but smile.

Overall, WOW. I know these run blocking issues arent gonna make it to the last version right...

[Other Guy]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

I've went to OT 3 times so far. All 3 times the kickoff has been returned for the GWTD. Once by me and twice by the CPU.

[geauxcro]

Re: ***Official Madden NFL 10 Demo Impressions Thread***

I can not find where to type the redeem code. some one please help

redeem codes???? I'm new to Madden, why can't I just download the demo from the PSN like NCAA?? sorry I'm ********.

[canes21]

Re: Over The Shoulder Catches

Not to hijack or anything, but since we are talking about over uses animations. For the love of my insanity please tune the shoe string tackles. I am tired of catching the ball and getting shoe stringed when the DB could have nailed me from the back side.

[blackngoldfan]

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I'm having a blast with the demo. I was having my way with the Cards until I bumped it up to All-Madden. I got my butt handed to me 16-0. The Cards got 2 FG's on me before getting a TD. With the score 12-0, the A.I. of the Cards surprised me as they went for 2 to make the score 14-0. They got a safety on me late in the game.

The pass rush was vicious when I was at my own 3 and it was 3rd and long. The Cards sent the house and Big Ben fumbled, but my lineman landed on it. It was funny watching the cutscene of Tomlin chewing out the lineman that got beat on the play. I've also seen Big Ben get into it with an Olineman earlier in the game.

I haven't played the Dal/NYG demo, but it must be better being it is the same size with 16 less minutes to play.

[Bootzilla]

Re: Over The Shoulder Catches

Not to hijack or anything, but since we are talking about over uses animations. For the love of my insanity please tune the shoe string tackles. I am tired of catching the ball and getting shoe stringed when the DB could have nailed me from the back side.

Nailed me from the backside just doesn't sound right.

[cdiddy71323]

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I agree with you 100% I feel that the CB jumps up and knocks down/picks off the pass too much when all the receiver does is do that animation. I know Fitzgerald and others sometimes go up on their own, but unless they are completely out of position, they should always be able to go up and challenge for the ball each time. Maybe not every single time, but it just frustrates me when the CB/S out jumps me constantly

[canes21]

Re: Over The Shoulder Catches

Maybe not for you, but its the new thing. It might reach its way up to Denver soon.

[bang911]

Re: Over The Shoulder Catches

It looks like the over the shoulder catches have replaced the dreaded "spin catches". The new animations look nice, but, I agree, they could use some minor tweaking.

Nothing too bad IMO, I'm pretty happy with how it has been implemented so far.

[Nintari]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

I'm having a blast with the demo. I was having my way with the Cards until I bumped it up to All-Madden. I got my butt handed to me 16-0. The Cards got 2 FG's on me before getting a TD. With the score 12-0, the A.I. of the Cards surprised me as they went for 2 to make the score 14-0. They got a safety on me late in the game.

The pass rush was vicious when I was at my own 3 and it was 3rd and long. The Cards sent the house and Big Ben fumbled, but my lineman landed on it. It was funny watching the cutscene of Tomlin chewing out the lineman that got beat on the play. I've also seen Big Ben get into it with an Olineman earlier in the game.

I haven't played the Dal/NYG demo, but it must be better being it is the same size with 16 less minutes to play.

Yeah, I'm proud of the fact that for the first time since I was a little kid, I'm NOT going to go 19-0 during my season. I mean, I guess I could fluke a few here or there but I doubt it. The game is a beast when played on the harder settings.

[Illustrator76]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

Just left my fiance' naked and wanting in the bedrom to play two games on the demo. Yea maybe a little too much information but I wanted to fully express how impressed I am with this game thus far.

Don't worry, once you get married you'll both be sleeping in pajamas and long underwear and you'll have plenty of time to play games, LOL.

[lolfalconsbeatu]

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I don't see what the big deal with rocket catching is with most people. Am I defending it? NO, and I hope that it is eventually eradicated from the game forever. My point is that I let the CPU catch the ball for me all of the time anyway. Also, for those that play online, if you play against friends or in franchises that are sim, then make a house rule that you let the CPU catch the ball for you. The only time I can see rocket catch being a big issue is playing against random cheesers online, but then why would you want to play against them anyway? They will eventually find something else to exploit anyhow.

Everyone has there own preferences when it comes to madden. There are many gamers out there, such as myself that love to play online against random people because (For me) it really brings out the strategy in both players seeking the win. Playing against the CPU, I feel like I already know what is coming, and I find myself running the same defense the entire game, with the computer just picking random plays with no real strategy a human offers. Playing a friend, or a group of friends is ALWAYS fun, but even after awhile, you no what is coming from your friends -- because everyone has there own tendencies, and playing a random person online forces me to play that 'chess match' trying to figure out the other opponents tendencies while he/she tries to figure mines out.

Basically to me, competition and authenticity is what does it for me when talking about madden. And when you have 'Bad Physics' that gets abused by most of the online community, of course that ruins the experience for me...because theres not much strategy involved with my opponent, and he/she is just abusing a exploit in the game.