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Originally Posted by rgiles36 |
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No offense taken  ...
Even w/ the shaky line play of M10, I'd still venture to say it was better than anything the PS2 Maddens produced. Fast forward to M11, the line play was vastly improved. The run-blocking, while it's not perfect, is the best that Madden has ever offered (best ever in a football game for my money). And in pass-blocking scenarios, the tackles actually get a little depth which allows the QB to actually step up in the pocket.
For what it's worth, the slippery-pig group tackle animation rarely happens in M11. I've personally have seen it no more than 5X. As far as PS2 sideline catching -- heh, I didn't think it was anything to write home about. Clearly just my opinion though. You think the tackling was better last generation?
My point remains the same: the gameplay now is better than it ever has been. The previous generation offers a level of depth that has been unmatched, and I acknowledged that in my previous post. But when it comes to gameplay, I'm not sure how one can go from what we have now to the PS2.
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I do actually. Not leaps and bounds better tho, just slightly. I hate pro-tak animations period. I think they look ridulous and tackles play out poorly overall. While the old system is nothing to write home about, it seems to handle solo and 2 man tackles better and looks better in motion overall.
With all else being equal or near equal, I'll take the ability to shade wrs, individual press coverage and lead blocking control of the ps2 over current maddens system. So for me, gameplay is a wash or maybe slightly skewed in favor of ps2.
For me, gameplay I'd give ps2 about an 8.5 and current gen about an 8. But overall depth, features and fun factor I give ps2 madden a 10 and current madden about a 5. Ps2 kills it in that regard and it's not even close to me.