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  • goblue65
    Rookie
    • Jun 2010
    • 7

    #1

    Dual Stick Controls

    What does everyone think about the new dual stick control for running after playing with it in the demo?
    I really don't feel like it does anything. It feels like the whole lean and twisting the body doesn't seem to make any difference at all.

    Maybe its just me, but I kind of prefer the old highlight stick
  • j_tinkler21
    Rookie
    • Jul 2008
    • 66

    #2
    Re: Dual Stick Controls

    FWIW, EA has made some adjustments to the Dual Stick controls between the Demo and the actual retail version. How big of a difference it makes, we'll see.

    From the Blog:

    • Dual Stick Ballcarrier Control has been improved, making R-Stick moves look and feel more responsive. Also made some visual improvements with turning and leaning animations.

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    • Card-me
      Rookie
      • Jun 2010
      • 273

      #3
      Re: Dual Stick Controls

      I'm beginning to wonder if Locomotion was implemented differently in Madden and NCAA. I haven't seen the lean or anything in NCAA like I've seen in the Madden videos. Maybe I'm just doing it wrong.

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      • johnrice20022002
        Rookie
        • Feb 2003
        • 193

        #4
        Re: Dual Stick Controls

        Originally posted by Card-me
        I'm beginning to wonder if Locomotion was implemented differently in Madden and NCAA. I haven't seen the lean or anything in NCAA like I've seen in the Madden videos. Maybe I'm just doing it wrong.
        I'm with you there. Played the demo plenty, and the locomotion animations seem a bit more dramatic in NCAA than Madden. However, Madden's lean mechanic is more pronounced than NCAA

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        • goblue65
          Rookie
          • Jun 2010
          • 7

          #5
          Re: Dual Stick Controls

          Exactly, I feel like leaning forward should make the back fight for more yards, or a defender to miss high and bounce off, but i have yet to see either of these really happen. Also, maybe i am just doing it wrong, but i have yet to be able to truck anyone yet, and i have tried different ways with every back in the demo

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          • ThisIsReality
            Rookie
            • Jun 2010
            • 214

            #6
            Re: Dual Stick Controls

            I loved using dual stick controls in the demo.

            Using just the left stick I broke someone's ankles during a sharp turn. During the automatic replay I felt so good about myself. I just wish the demo had instant replay.

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            • osubeavs721
              Banned
              • Dec 2008
              • 1577

              #7
              Re: Dual Stick Controls

              the dual stick controls were disabled during the demo... atleast that what it says

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              • berad88
                MVP
                • Aug 2008
                • 1211

                #8
                Re: Dual Stick Controls

                Originally posted by osubeavs721
                the dual stick controls were disabled during the demo... atleast that what it says
                I dont think that means they are actually disabled. I think that just means that you can not switch those controls to buttons for obvious reasons.

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                • Bootzilla
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 1433

                  #9
                  Re: Dual Stick Controls

                  It's weird but one game I forgot to move the difficulty up to all-american or heisman and the right stick worked beautifully on varsity. It barely works at all on the higher levels for whatever reason. Still don't know if I like it or not. Jukes work fine. Maybe even better with just the left stick. But, you absolutely need a truck stick that is a little more "sudden" than the lean forward animation. Also, has anyone seen any low tackles with the hit stick?

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                  • jmik58
                    Staff Writer
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 2401

                    #10
                    Re: Dual Stick Controls

                    Originally posted by goblue65
                    Exactly, I feel like leaning forward should make the back fight for more yards, or a defender to miss high and bounce off, but i have yet to see either of these really happen. Also, maybe i am just doing it wrong, but i have yet to be able to truck anyone yet, and i have tried different ways with every back in the demo
                    I had one instance where a guy dove at me right as I leaned forward and he went flying past/over me. Other than that, I do feel there isn't enough lean from side to side. I feel like if you even get the right stick slightly off center it's an automatic juke. Sometimes I just want to shift my center of gravity as I run through traffic, but instead I end up juking to a point behind the blocker...very frustrating.

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                    • gator3guy
                      MVP
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 2233

                      #11
                      Re: Dual Stick Controls

                      Is there a tutorial for this or are we on our own???

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                      • johnrice20022002
                        Rookie
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 193

                        #12
                        Re: Dual Stick Controls

                        Originally posted by gator3guy
                        Is there a tutorial for this or are we on our own???
                        I'm hoping we'll see a tutorial in the full game.

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                        • Pokes404
                          MVP
                          • Jun 2008
                          • 1720

                          #13
                          Re: Dual Stick Controls

                          It'd be nice if the lean moves were a little more pronounced in the retail version (which apparently they are), but I'll gladly take it as it is now over the truck/highlight stick of years past.

                          The truck/highlight stick was way too overpowered in my opinion. You could go the entire game without juking, spinning, or stiff-arming once. All you had to do was push up on the right stick and you had a broken tackle about half of the time. Trucks are very rare in football and that's one thing I've really like about the demo. It's made the trucks happen less frequently and therefore makes it feel much more satisfying when you pull one off.

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                          • goblue65
                            Rookie
                            • Jun 2010
                            • 7

                            #14
                            Re: Dual Stick Controls

                            I'm hoping for a tutorial on the full game at least. They need to explain how to use the new feature, otherwise most people won't get much out of it because they won't understand it. At first, i didn't even know they had changed the control and couldn't figure out why my truck stick wasn't working

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                            • Hova57
                              MVP
                              • Mar 2008
                              • 3754

                              #15
                              Re: Dual Stick Controls

                              I've practice on the trucking sticks it was cool I ran a guy over but didn't let up on the stick and fell forward

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