Madden NFL 11 Screenshots and First Details (IGN)

[o Mass Murda o]

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No you're not. I actually liked pro tak too. It could be better, but it was ok for a first generation technology

i like protak too. it wasnt a gimmick and brought alot to the game IMO. for once i thought they actually "brought it" with a new feature that wasnt fluff. now of course it isnt perfect or nothing but it did what they said it did. the only thing they need to do is smooth it out so it doesnt look so robotic when ppl engage in it.

only thing bout this blog that caught me off guard was them talkin bout the defense getting new ability to go up to get the ball. in my head im like isnt that what these superhuman Lb's and Cb's been doing for the past 3 or so years?? they need to make the WR's as aggressive, if not more, than the D is already.

[wheelman990]

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You'll end up buying it, just like 95% of the people here that say this year after year.

Graphics look like they took a hit to me, hopefully that means the sidelines and crowds got some much needed attention this year.

Any info in March is good for me.

I can assure you I wont. The only chance of me buying another Madden is when it look & plays COMPLETELY different. With Backbreaker, and tecmo in the mix, maybe we can all get a football game we like this year. Im glad Madden is a option for those that like it. Choices are a good thing. I had given up on football gaming, but both bb & tb have made me interested once again, and the reason to return to the football forums after a long break. .

[Flamehead]

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I think some heavy game testing needs to be done

Patches/Upddates should be for minor cosmetic issues and roster changes not essential core gameplay function/issues.

+1. "We're working on improving this, we've changed that...". None of it will matter and this info nor any other will even be remembered if consumers who buy the product have to wait until December AGAIN to get a decently finished product via patches.

I would gladly trade less back-of-the-box marketing features for a game that has been effectively QA'd and works correctly.

During this time of the year when new "info" starts to trickle out, many in their excitement seem to forget that that past several years have shown a pattern of the beta released in August, with the "final" build released in December.

So the question is, are we getting THE game in 5 months or 9?

[bxgoods]

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The screens leave me disappointed, it looks like Madden 10. I was hoping they would get rid of that stick figure problem in 10, and add more meat to the players. The players are too skinny, they don't look like real football players.

[Bgamer90]

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LOL... funny that the same pic/animation is in 2008...I guess you said the same line back then aswell.

And I guess it's impossible for it to be removed right?

[carnalnirvana]

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Yeah... I mean it isn't like the game is still greatly being worked on or anything like that

OBVIOUSLY NOT its the same stuff from the past 2 yrs

[adamgod8]

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Really trying to not troll here, but with the Pro-Madden agenda i'll probably get banned anyway, nonetheless, I just want to give my opinion on what I've seen and heard so far this year and in the past. This new article made me chuckle a little bit. First, EA comes out and basically says, "One of our main goals is to find a way to have people spend more and more money on this game, and to accomplish this, we will be adding things in DLC that we could have put in the game in the first place." What Peter Moore basically was saying is, "Why put something in Madden 11, when people will pay an extra $5-10 per copy of the game to have it in?" This becomes obvious when Madden 11 starts pimping that they have "sideline catches." Really, sideline catches? I thought this was suppose to be in Madden 08? I KNOW Ian said it was going to be in Madden 10. Th fact is Madden had been going downhill every year since it came to the next gen consoles, and Madden 10 plateaued the fall, but Madden 11 seems to be right back on track with 07,08,09. Do you REALLY believe that the additional gameplay improvements are with another 60 dollars? I guarantee you could go into Madden 10 and capture the same exact screenshots, minus the fact that EA photoshops them all. Along with the extra $15 that Peter Moore wants to take from your wallet. Personally I am done with the franchise, and hope some of you realize that Madden doesn't have your best intentions at heart as much as you think they do.

[Tiko7523]

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The screens leave me disappointed, it looks like Madden 10. I was hoping they would get rid of that stick figure problem in 10, and add more meat to the players. The players are too skinny, they don't look like real football players.

same here really really let down.

[MrDhWhat]

Great Post !

[Bgamer90]

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OBVIOUSLY NOT its the same stuff from the past 2 yrs

Yep... Madden 11 is finished and ready for release.



Anyways, in terms of news about them working more in depth on fixing sideline catches, what would you guys have wanted more?

No info at all about the matter, more than likely causing ones to ask EA, "Did you guys fix sideline catches?!?" and then say, "They aren't responding... they must not have been fixed! EA is lazy!!!!!"?

Or would you all have rather them do what they did now with this IGN article along with the recently released blog?

Seems like either way a lot of you guys would be acting pretty much the same (judging on how ones are acting now).

[MizzouBravesFan]

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LOL at parts of this thread...I guess its just me but I have more patience than others. I'm not ready to abandon ship after the FIRST tidbit of info and a couple of screens.
I like Ian and his team and do believe they can fix the problems. I like what I've seen from NCAA so far and I'm sure with more time I'll be hyped for Madden as well.

Are there problems with the game? Sure...everyone can agree on that. Its early though people...chill and let things come out and develop. To form an opinion on the game this early, either way, is just baffling to me. Can't believe people are freaking out and ready to give up on the game already.

[loyshon]

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Hello everyone, its early.....why start bashing Madden months before its release....because you know that you are going to waste your $63.00dollars on EA crappy representation of the sport of football. They refuse to change their graphic engine and the textures that they use for grass. The game looks like street fighter Ex.
The players once again have a plastic high gloss unrealistic sheen to them.Have you ever been able to have your D Linemen move by tapping them with your LB, Have you ever heard your CB talk trash to a receiver, call his name or say good play after getting burnt. Madden players have excepted this crap for so long, you cant expect anything other than more crap from Ian,Peter Moore, and the Gang at EA. 2010 was supposed to be the make or break year for madden;however, they released an unfinished product that played a very boring game of football.Don't complain about graphics until physics are nailed tight, don't add gimmicks until I have custom views and custom sound tracks, People think of how foolish the hit stick is, can you use magic to hit someone hard enough to cause them fumble, when was the last time that EA released a game that didn't need a patch...PLEASE day one don't purchase wait and rent it. The only way that we are going to get the product that we deserve is to stop complaining,stop listening to team EA lies and let our dollars do our talking...look at the design team...do any of them look like they have ever played professional football...every year the team pats itself on the back for rehashing the same crap...its like a record producer telling his artist that his music is the bomb and his fan base may purchase it yet it gets dissed by the majority.Truth be told sports game this gen have been lackluster.Rewind to when the new system were released , have we honestly played a sports game that looked like it was running on a $500 or $600 dollar gaming system. Bring back the fun factor of madden on the genesis, MVP baseball 05 on ps2, NHL hockey 94...remember watch the Madden challenge on ESPN...and when you here that someone is labbing or he has fast sticks and cchuckle to yourself...all they are really doing is admitting that they have found a glitch in the programming and that they are willing to bet that they can audible to the next glitch once you figure out how to stop the the first glitch....PS ...please include the correct skin tone for players in madden 11 ( i do not want to play with a light skinned Patrick Willis)...EA slogan should be " If I can sell it Broken, why fix it"

[RogueHominid]

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Interesting read.

I am liking the Austin picture and am ho-hum on the Boldin one. Context is very important there--it looks like Bullitt is sort of floating, and it's hard to tell where he came from on the field or what he's trying to do.

One animation that I hope disappears is the one where a defender hits a leaping receiver in the hamstring and causes him to do a complete backwards somersault. That happens a ton and is terrible from an aesthetic standpoint.

[Flamehead]

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I will say this HAS been an interesting read and props to everyone for expressing their opinions without getting inflammatory.

I will say though, I am (respectfully) as much fascinated with those who say "it's early" as they are of the ones who are skeptical of the info so far. I'm of the belief that after 6 years on the current gen consoles, the track record is such that the skepticism is well-founded.

I admire those who are optimistic, giving EA the benefit of the doubt (it is a noble thing), but I believe that optimism should be earned by EA first. I'm sure some people's optimism is based on the fact that '10 WAS a better game, so can't fault you there.

But I can't fault those whose patience has run out either. Early? IMHO, after 6 years, there is no "early" anymore.

[SageInfinite]

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I will say this HAS been an interesting read and props to everyone for expressing their opinions without getting inflammatory.

I will say though, I am (respectfully) as much fascinated with those who say "it's early" as they are of the ones who are skeptical of the info so far. I'm of the belief that after 6 years on the current gen consoles, the track record is such that the skepticism is well-founded.

I admire those who are optimistic, giving EA the benefit of the doubt (it is a noble thing), but I believe that optimism should be earned by EA first. I'm sure some people's optimism is based on the fact that '10 WAS a better game, so can't fault you there.

But I can't fault those whose patience has run out either. Early? IMHO, after 6 years, there is no "early" anymore.