Madden NFL 11 Demo Available Now, Please Post Impressions Here

[MAHAM]

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"Why panic over a preplay button change, esp calling it 'clunky'? Y+UP is now UP+UP Does that seem clunkier? Give it a try." -Ian Cummings via Twitter

"Why did we change to strategy pad? For usability. Too many inconsistent buttons before...people would get 'stuck' and they couldn't snap it." -Ian Cummings via Twitter

I've been stuck and unable to hike before, but it was a problem that first appeared on '10. Should have been fixable without an overhaul.

I'm big on presnap adjustments, and I also don't like going backwards to relearn the button combos. Memorizing is time consuming, and it took me a few years to get the old system down. I hate button changes without options to change it back. I'm too old for that.

I would love for Madden to add some of the audibles from PS2.

With the Colts playbook, I could audible any under center play to singleback while keeping the same pass routes or run. Being able to take a pass pattern that could only be found in one formation and audibling to another formation really opened up playbooks. Possibilities were endless. Another audible I want back is the PA audible. You used to be able to take any pass play and make it a PA. For example, a simple play like verticals could be audibled to a PA. In the Colts playbook, every ace formation could be turned into a stretch PA. The PA was formation specific, not to be confused with a quick audible though.

Hope someone has their ears to the ground.

[matt8204]

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Usually between 5 - 8 EST

I thought PSN only put up new demos on Thursdays...or has that changed?

[coogrfan]

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Are we talking NCAA demo blowing Madden demo out of the water or Retail NCAA blowing Demo Madden out the water

Retail NCAA vs Madden demo, so it probably isn't a very fair comparison. I enjoyed the NCAA demo a heck of a lot more than I did that one M'11 game I've played so far, but I'll reserve final judgement for now.

[LEHNY]

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Haha, I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Collinsworth on some of his commentary says Tom as he is talking to Tom who was the voice of Madden last year. That will hopefully be noticed and changed.

[fossen]

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... I also don't like going backwards to relearn the button combos. Memorizing is time consuming, and it took me a few years to get the ols system down. I hate button changes without options to change it back. I'm too old for that.

I feel for the guys at Madden HQ sometimes.

If they don't change stuff, they are lazy bottom-feeders who still can't catch up with 2K5 and whose exclusivity contract means they never need to innovate.

If they do change stuff, everyone starts screaming and doesn't understand why they "broke" the game.

[coogrfan]

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Try it on normal. Ian said they will be changing the default speed to normal this year. Demo is set to slow...

I did so for the second half, but it still felt slow to me compared to NCAA. I may have to play Madden on fast.

[Deelron]

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Have to agree with some of the comments on the Strategy Pad, while I'm not against the change in theory there is an awful lot of muscle memory built up and the computer snaps so quickly it is currently annoying to try to override my muscle memory and read through the options on the pad. Eventually it'll be fine but it'd be nice to have the option to just turn on the old system of modification.

[roadman]

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Haha, I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Collinsworth on some of his commentary says Tom as he is talking to Tom who was the voice of Madden last year. That will hopefully be noticed and changed.

Ian said that was caught before retail version shipped.

[ch46647]

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Maddens normal seems to be just a tad slower then NCAA's normal. IMO I like it a bit slower then NCAA but I agree that Maddens "slow" is a little boring.

[GiantBlue76]

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I feel for the guys at Madden HQ sometimes.

If they don't change stuff, they are lazy bottom-feeders who still can't catch up with 2K5 and whose exclusivity contract means they never need to innovate.

If they do change stuff, everyone starts screaming and doesn't understand why they "broke" the game.

No, there is a difference in innovating and making changes based on data in order to garner more sales. The changes made to Madden in many ways are not very innovative as opposed to invasive. How is the strategy pad innovative? That's just an example, but there are others. I would rather have had them make the gameplay much smoother, much like NCAA did this year. The players still feel very robotic and the animations are not very improved. When i played the NCAA demo I must admit, I was pretty blown away. The camera view was excellent as well and it seemed like you were closer to the action. Player models were awesome too. The madden visuals seemed to be lacking and lifeless. Very disappointing

[marshallfever]

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I checked on the PSN and theres no Demo, finally wanted to try Madden out on PS3, guess i'll stick to my 360

[mz3v3ry504]

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why the colts vs jets...i thought the superbowl teams were the playable teams?

[Tiko7523]

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i like the game so far.

loving the sideline catches/new endzone catches...... Like the commentary game dont feel stale and boring like ncaa.....

the defense seems way more aware and the graphics and lighting seem better too.

not really feeling gameflow tho they call stupid run plays.

[coogrfan]

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why the colts vs jets...i thought the superbowl teams were the playable teams?

The fans voted, and this was the matchup the people chose.

[kc10785]

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Every last one of you will buy the game stop downing Madden ive been playing madden since 1992 n havent missed one to date... U guys its a demo remember that!!!! The real game will be much better. Everyone wanted a more realistic football game well in my eyes this is as real as it gets!!! Ugot gameplan gameflow etc etc what u think head coaches n coaching staffs do every week gameplan!! Hello i think it's great for people who do Franchises just my opinion Go Fins 2010!!!!!

Im on the same boat but u got everything all wrong yes we want a realistic game and when we say realistic when mean blocking, tackling, running motions, passing motions, route running, conerback positioning, over all realistic physics. I have never heard a single person said through the years we want the coaches to call our plays for us so I can feel like im not calling the shots for my team. this game is no where near realistic.I ashame to even hear this from u since u been playing madden since 92. I been on football games since the first madden ever release. It's so much we are being kept from on this so called next gen version of Madden. Sometimes you have to perfect the engine you running ur game on before trying to add all this fancy stuff that no one was asking for.


I pray to god the final version gameplay is way better then this demo. Not one thing made me think I can't wait tell the release day. The locomotion doesn't feel like it made much of a difference on here. Also one again the pre snap adjustment change was so pointless to change on here. Football is not a easy game to play or learn. you have to know how to play the game to be successful in football. It seems like Ian is thinking 180 EA want it to be easy to play and not make the game a chessmatch between two teams. thanks to this Demo it makes me appreciate all the work the NCAA team put into there game this year