Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

[SteelerSpartan]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

Well I fall into the

"Prove It"........crowd

Im not getting all worked up over this stuff like I did last year.

They'll have to show me with game footage that all the AI advancements are working.......and that still won't mean much to me if they don't fix.........

The Physics/Locomotion

^^^Thats about the only thing that would change my attitude, is if they show some serious, and I mean serious improvements in those areas

[ch46647]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

Well I fall into the

"Prove It"........crowd

Im not getting all worked up over this stuff like I did last year.

They'll have to show me with game footage that all the AI advancements are working.......and that still won't mean much to me if they don't fix.........

The Physics/Locomotion

^^^Thats about the only thing that would change my attitude, is if they show some serious, and I mean serious improvements in those areas

I feel the exact same way

[tooldude79]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

if you wouldve told me in 2005, when the 360 launched, that we wouldnt have decent sidleline catches til M'11... i wouldve called you crazy, laughed in your face and told you how great Madden '05 on the PS2 was....my, how times have changed

and i still have to see these sideline catches, first hand, to believe it...we've heard it every year!

so much for innovation

[z4ckdabeast]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

First I saw this pic:



And I was giddy. Then I saw this screenshot:



And I threw up. Same awful animation of the safety levitating, making out with the receiver's helmet. Horrendous.

[nyj721]

so does this mean receivers will jump in "goal line jump ball" situations because last year they kept doing that stupid over the shoulder/no look catch animation

[nyj721]

does that 2nd picture look like pass intrference to any one else and what is number 33s vertical because he got up high as hell

[jclentzthadon]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

1. Melvin Bullet's neck is all jacked up and that picture with he and Boldin I pray was a mistake

2. I'm a wait and see physics/animation/gameplay dude

3. Screw the damn graphics. Fix the game.

Much like NCAA, Madden needs more, more, more and more gameplay enhancements. No more cosmetics, wind socks, handwarmers, long sleeves and anything else. Fix the game. I think the graphics are well above average. It's the gameplay and animations, AI and such that need to be improved.

Sure they said this before about the sideline catches but you know what? I'm banking they get it in AND I'm banking they leave the graphics alone because they know they are fine and want to really spend time and effort on gameplay.

We'll see...

[N@X_WiZaRD]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

First I saw this pic:



And I was giddy. Then I saw this screenshot:



And I threw up. Same awful animation of the safety levitating, making out with the receiver's helmet. Horrendous.

For me the problem isn't the static image itself. I'm sure if you pause any great play, things will look silly and unrealistic. But it's the way Madden TRANSITIONS to these animations that makes it look so ugly.

[King Gro23]

Am I the only one who is feeling turned off by almost everything posted for Madden 11? It just looks like old re hashed stuff thats been in or they have it in, it just is pretty poor

[JerseySuave4]

I don't see this as just "we are fixing problems with sideline catching". This sounds much more like it's for multiple situations. You can always make something better than how it was previously so the "I heard it all before" mindset isn't the same as mines.



I guess I was just raised differently then lol. I will get mad if something isn't added and if it is taking a long time for it to be added but when it is finally added, while I may think "it's about time", I'm not going to get mad. I mean really... what's the point? If you are going to act the same way as you did before then they might as well not even put it in the game.



That's all subjective. While M10 does have problems I don't find it to be mediocre. It took a lot of leaps and was the first Madden this gen that I played franchise mode for more than one season.




All those games still have problems... NBA 2k10 definitely (I have that game). I guess what I don't get is how people find issues with Madden 10 but yet at the same time are so hard pressed to find issues with other games or games in the past that are viewed as "some of the greatest sports games of all time".

you're right that those games have their problems but the overall game, the gameplay especially, is good enough to cover up most of those problems so they arent as noticeable or bother people everytime they play the game.

For years people have been telling them about robo QBs, pass blocking, the AI, etc and yet we still continue to see those problems.

Every other sport the games have gotten better on the next gen system (you can find at least 1 game per sport) but for the football games they have been worse and yet EA is the only one making football games (with licenses). I never was a big 2k5 person but after the past 5 years even i find it amazing that 2k5 is the closest representation of football we've had, and that was over 5 years ago.

It feels like EA is the turtle running in the race, only problem is there is no rabbit to catch up to so they can take their sweet *** time slowly adding things and charging people full price for a glorified roster update.

By the time EA gets it right it will be time for the PS4 & Xbox whatever they call it and then EA will take a step back while they use the "getting used to the new systems" excuse.

[mvb34]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

Am I the only one who is feeling turned off by almost everything posted for Madden 11? It just looks like old re hashed stuff thats been in or they have it in, it just is pretty poor

This is just the first little information for Madden 11.. Some people

[JerseySuave4]

the blog tomorrow will probably just be a rehash of what that article was.

i'm expecting the same thing. I have a feeling the blog is just going to go into maybe a little more detail about what was said today.

[lolfalconsbeatu]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

its funny how 2 screen shots have allowed people to make up there mind about the game already

[N@X_WiZaRD]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

its funny how 2 screen shots have allowed people to make up there mind about the game already

Hey, don't underestimate the power of intuition, lol. People's doubts have been vindicated for 06, 07, 08. 09, and 10.

[MattIntellect]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

You know what, while that second screenshot may scare some of you, the positive side is that something is being done about Madden's catching animations. At least, THIS year we know that attention is being payed to it. They even gave it a name, "Catch Debugging Tool". Of course we've heard that sideline catches would be fixed for years, but I think that this time around their focus is not only that, but to make the catches appear more realistic and fluid with the rest of the game. We can't judge a still shot because they are often deceiving. That situation may look completely different when put in motion, albeit its appearance as a still shot may look awkward in physical terms.