Impressions after the first game. Played as Packers on Pro difficulty. No slider changes expect changed the game-speed to slow (more like normal from 2010.)
Pros
-Run Blocking is great. I am having a fun time running and I don't even get mad at the game when I get hit the backfield. I blame myself for not taking the right blockers or not flipping the play, ect.
-Running Game in general.
- Tackling: New "animations." No suction, cooler looking solo and gang tackles.
- Presentation. Even without commentary I feel like I am watching a game. The Score-box, pre-snap box, and the "Packers Offense/ Defense; Bears Offense/Defense" boxes look great.
- New kicking meter. I still wish it was the analog kicking but the button works pretty good.
- Doesn't really have to do with gameplay or anything but I like it that we got a full 5-minute 4 quarter game Demo. Thanks EA.
Cons
- Threw the ball deep to Donald Driver on streak routes 3 times and each time he burned the Cornerback in single coverage. Bad thing? Probably not, but I found it weird the cornerback didn't try on 2/3 plays. Though this is probably different.. The Wide Receivers actually jumping for the ball or fighting for it in the air is good. In NCAA they would just stand at the end of their route and wait for the ball to come to them. In here they fight for the ball so I don't always have to control them. Should make Coach-mode games fun. (Coach-mode is in, right?)
- Like I said in my other post, AJ Hawk jumped over the Center for a sack after the Center went for a cut-block. Maybe that is just how it goes on Play-Action plays, but on every play-action play it seemed Cutler got sacked because an OL would fail a cut-block and my players.
- Super-linebackers still in.
- I know this is just the demo and they had to limit the space, but I sure wish I could of seen my stats.
In my opinion the Pros far outweigh the cons and this is game will be a buy for me. It is only one game, but I think this game showed me a great deal of what the gameplay will be like.