Madden NFL 11 Demo Available Now, Please Post Impressions Here

[ChicagoChris]

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The EA Blog says it's totally optional and can be turned off. I'd say yes it's in the retail. Stranger things have happened though so I guess we'll see what someone with the game says.

In any case :Strategy Pad (That looks to be optional) being called Gamekiller, catastrophic ..etc..

Come on guys...

Great find SB.

[PantherBeast_OS]

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I liked the NCAA 11 Demo better, but the Madden demo is still pretty good. I had an issue with the crowd being silent before every snap, and I really hate that everything pre-snap is mapped to the D-Pad now. Hopefully this can be changed. The gameflow thing is pretty cool, but I can honestly say I see myself never, ever using that. Will be good though for people like my wife who like to play but don't really know which plays to pick. The game will be pretty good.

Well the crowd before snap silence is just in the demo. The final version the crowd will be going and going like the energizer bunny. LOL You have nothing to worry about in the final version.

[celg35]

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From a realistic stand point I like the d-pad
.there is only so much you can adjust before a play. This makes u make the right adjustment before the play. After all it is a chess match And i think this years Madden will require the most thinking and game planning to gets real experience .

[joejccva71]

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SB please post a link confirming that you can turn off the strategy pad and go back to the OLD WAY of setting defensive options, assignments, etc.

[joejccva71]

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Well the crowd before snap silence is just in the demo. The final version the crowd will be going and going like the energizer bunny. LOL You have nothing to worry about in the final version.

You have confirmed this because you have the final version of the game already right?

[jcofor25]

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Gameflow DOES make the game faster but I dont like how i dont really have a choice in what play is picked. From earlier screenshots i was under the impression that I would get a choice of 3 plays but with the coordinator colling the shots its more like "player mode" vs the coach/player mode we grown up on.

Game speed is nice but could be slowed down just a bit.

When the ball carrier is running horizontally he never really faces the sideline.

Presentation is excellent. Gus Johnson make the game dramtic in those clutch situations. I noticed that much of the chain gang and TD confimation is taken out except for when it is actually close. I love how they put replays in there hope it is availible in online games as well. I hate to see a big play and not being able to see it until after the game is over (unless you forget or mercy/concede).

I havent seen many broken tackles but it seems like there are right on target with execution. Want to see how they are with a better RB. Colts/Jets dont have that great of a RB. They most definitely put skill back in skill players. Its great to see a WR beat someone deep. M10 you only seen that with a handful of WR or man coverage.

Overall I am satisfied with the demo except gameflow. If the Disc has the 3 play option I would use it more but I think ill stick with classic playcalling unless they can upgrade gameflow with a patch.

[DubTrey1]

Well, Gus is an absolute improvement.... however, man is really excited - Overly IMO. Sounds unnatural and forced rather than a typical broadcast ebb and flow, back and forth you would hear on TV. Even in play by play broadcasts on TV, announcers are not that over the top for all plays..... Gameflow is also not all it is cracked up to be either. Looks like I made the right choice in buying NCAA11 this year

[ezio]

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SB please post a link confirming that you can turn off the strategy pad and go back to the OLD WAY of setting defensive options, assignments, etc.

I will help SB out. Hope he doesn't mind

He posted the text but here is the link:

http://maddennfl.easports.com/blog.action?blogId=gameflow_gameplanning

[MAHAM]

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In any case :Strategy Pad (That looks to be optional) being called Gamekiller, catastrophic ..etc..

Come on guys...

The formation and personel on offense dictates how you adjust on D, you don't know much prenap to work with so you have to adjust at the line. Generic defense doesn't work in Madden in a good user vs user game. You gotta be able to adjust otherwise offense is way to easy. IMO offense has always been way too easy. The pad is a buzzkill for me.
Phyched if its optional in retail though.

[joejccva71]

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I will help SB out. Hope he doesn't mind

He posted the text but here is the link:

http://maddennfl.easports.com/blog.a...w_gameplanning

Thank you.

Found it here for my very own eyes:

"Of course, one thing to be clear on is that everything is optional. If you want to play without GameFlow you can. You can choose to play with the conventional play call screen (old style play call screen that's been around since the advent of football gaming). You can choose to turn off coordinator audio, subtitles, and strategy pad. Pretty much everything is an option."

Looks like everyone can relax just like SB said in the final version. The awful strategy pad can be turned off.

[Rocky]

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The EA Blog says it's totally optional and can be turned off. I'd say yes it's in the retail. Stranger things have happened though so I guess we'll see what someone with the game says.

In any case :Strategy Pad (That looks to be optional) being called Gamekiller, catastrophic ..etc..

Come on guys...

Skyboxer, you are just being counterproductive here man. This thread is for impressions and quite frankly if people want to describe the strategy pad as a gamekiller (for the demo mind you) then let them. Gameflow IS the big feature this year as well and from the looks of it, it's not really needed at all. If the Jordan feature is useless in NBA2K or Real Time Presentation was 'not worth it' in The Show, we'd hear the same thing.

[dannyr326]

Is there an official time for the Demo to be availible on The Playstation Network? Why doesn't Sony just release it at or around the same time Microsoft does?

[DirtyJerz32]

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Can someone let us PS3 users when the demo drops? At work but, will go home sick as soon as I know. :wink:

Thanks guys!!!

Oh another question. Can we set gameplans for the cpu teams?

[MAHAM]

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Can someone let us PS3 users when the demo drops? At work but, will go home sick as soon as I know. :wink:

Thanks guys!!!

still 5-8 est

edit...maybe 12-3 if you also have a Euro account

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Ok so far the commentary sounds robotic to me and not natural. And are you allowed to hear the gameflow play calling in the headset in the demo ???? I haven't heard a thing called and this is a brand new headset.