Madden NFL 12 Video - Peyton Hillis Goes Beast Mode

[Falcons11497]

Why do people still not understand its a highlight video entitles "Peyton Hillis Goes Beast Mode"? They aren't going to show him getting 3 yard gains up the middle. Its like the draft right now. When they were showing Cam Newton videos they were all of him breaking tackles and scoring TDs with his feet and arm. That doesn't mean he scores every single play in real life. It'd be pretty silly to show your average play when trying to hype up a player.

as i said before, i was only joking
just incase that was directed towards me

[sozo]

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Love the video and all of the changes the madden team have made so far. Only crit I can give after watching this vid and the gameplay vid is that I don't like how straight up the ballcarriers and defenders both run into each other. I feel like there should be more anticipation for each impact and lowering of the shoulder to prep for the truck or tackle. Right now it looks good but I think adding that anticipation for the hit would make the tackle interactions look even better.

[8and9]

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Looks good..

[teebee]

Why do people still not understand its a highlight video entitles "Peyton Hillis Goes Beast Mode"? They aren't going to show him getting 3 yard gains up the middle. Its like the draft right now. When they were showing Cam Newton videos they were all of him breaking tackles and scoring TDs with his feet and arm. That doesn't mean he scores every single play in real life. It'd be pretty silly to show your average play when trying to hype up a player.

No way that's just rookie mode, that's the game engine that isn't going to change (read ChaseB's article please). It's just the way Madden plays for better or for worse. Keep hoping though!

[nyj721]

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People keep saying it looks like rookie mode, but to me it looks like pre-patch All-Madden on 11 with the user playing as Pitt. Also he is mostly running over defensive backs, whom he has about 30-40 pounds on.

[NoTiCe_O]

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Hit stick low from Polamalu an he woulda been done

[bigdfan76]

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Why are all those screen shots from Maden 11? Just thought that was wierd to have a video from 12 and screen shots from 11.

[PVarck31]

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No way that's just rookie mode, that's the game engine that isn't going to change (read ChaseB's article please). It's just the way Madden plays for better or for worse. Keep hoping though!

So I am confused. Do you think that every time Hillis touches the ball it will be a huge run? Or are you saying the offense in general will be over powered?

[Senator Palmer]

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Rookie mode? Hillis ran like this on All-Maden in '11, especially after the roster updates. He was a nightmare to try to stop.

[PVarck31]

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Rookie mode? Hillis ran like this on All-Maden in '11, especially after the roster updates. He was a nightmare to try to stop.

He was a nightmare to stop in real life as well.

[canes21]

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No way that's just rookie mode, that's the game engine that isn't going to change (read ChaseB's article please). It's just the way Madden plays for better or for worse. Keep hoping though!

The video is called "Peyton Hillis Goes Beast Mode" so coming in here and seeing a highlight tape of Peyton Hillis trucking defenders should not worry nor surprise you. When I think of a player going Beast Mode, I think of them having their best plays being shown, not their average 4 yard carries being shown.

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Can't wait for the demo for both this game and NCAA.

[guaps]

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The video did look pretty smooth and the animations do look a bit better.

However, one area of concern is on the first play shown Brett Kiesel is suctioned right into the block of an offensive lineman. You will see that he has a direct line to Hillis and gets sucked right into the blocking animation. I thought they said they removed this.

Watching the video again, I noticed something that bothered me a little. I noticed in a few cases that the defenders ran into a block instead of going straight at Hillis. I understand this could be the fact its on rookie mode or the video was specifically tuned to let Hillis not be tackled. Its still something I have a minor concern about. Hopefully we can get a dev to chime in.

The more I think about it, I am pretty sure its gonna be a difficulty setting thing. The game is tuned to play the most realistic on all-pro, correct?

Yes, the game should be played in all-pro according to the devs.

Still it is an area of concern as momentum should be respected regardless of difficulty level. Just like the example ch46647 mentions. Keisel has a direct line to Hillis and the offensive lineman has a very bad blocking angle, yet instead of pushing Keisel off balance - to disrupt a potential tackle for loss - Keisel turns his back to Hillis and engages with the offensive lineman, when his momentum should have carried him forward into Hillis. Maybe this can be attributed to a possible Rookie difficulty level - I've personally stopped making excuses for EA's videos and comment only on what I see. If it cannot be attributed to a low difficulty level, it's either broken locomotion/collision detection or poorly designed linemen AI.

[poopoop]

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I get that Hillis is the cover athlete and they want to showcase him, but who is this video aimed at? Dudes just running over one of the best defenses in the league, breaking every tackle and making them look like children. Who gets amped watching this? It's not what you see on Sundays.

What's the problem? Is it impossible to make a Peyton Hillis highlight vid where he isn't breaking every tackle? No of course not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxjzOgMrk-c

Why is EA's idea of a highlight a vid where a player morphs into some monster who can't be tackled?

[guaps]

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Why is EA's idea of a highlight a vid where a player morphs into some monster who can't be tackled?

Because that's generally how the game plays on default difficulty levels, especially in the last couple of years, with the inflated ratings, there has been some unstoppable players in the game