Madden NFL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[Mister_G]

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You have to have GOLD to get it right now.

Really? Any idea if this is going to change? I only really go online to download rosters for sports games and DLC for other things so I don't plan on getting gold.

[SkinsBoYee]

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Can anybody confirm if a playable broadcast camera is still in the game???!!! Much appreciated !

[Bearsfan1]

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Do you actually have to have a Gold Membership to download this demo? It's not even showing up on the new released demos or anywhere else. When I try typing it in and selecting the game it gives me some dumb error and a status code that says try again later...

[TeamBuilder]

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I don't like the lighting... its too dark (not my TV) playing as Seattle on defense and my jerseys looked almost black. I undersand the idea of shadows but they need to tune this a little. (i'm not changing my TV settings_).

I-TWIN Slants = Money Play still

Half time show ?

I absolutly loved the commentary and crowd noise this year... very good, keep up the good work here.

Xfinity.. liking it so far only played 2 games though.

Havent tried Kinect interface yet.

I havent bought Madden the last 2 years but with the inclusion of a complete online franchise mode and the other upgrades I'm leaning toward a buy for Madden 13.

YES! When you're facing the sun in-game, it's nearly impossible to see tell the difference between the Seahawks and Redskins.

[roadman]

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Thats not the point,we do appreciate the new zoom cam view that mike young added.It's just we should have custom camera views by now so everybody would be happy.Plain and simple some people do not like the birds eye view camera/default camera in Madden.

Did I say anything to the contrary?

He posted earlier he felt the camera was too far back, and said Madden needed a zoom camera. I posted the Mike Young link.

I know all about the view and how a lot of people don't like it. I would like a better view, too.

[SageInfinite]

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I'm going down to a 7 if the signature animations don't work better in the retail. I care.

That's another thing that really bothers me. With as little personality as Madden has, one of the things that made qbs feel different, is damn near removed. I felt like I was playing with different qb's in Madden 12, now I really didn't notice a different when throwing with the qbs in 13. The sig style is supposed to improve, not regress. Even if they didn't improve, at least get it fixed so it doesn't seem non-existant. Idk man, maybe if I hadn't played NCAA, this game would be cooler, but it just seems like more of the same for me, and the things that were better about Madden last year are gone. Also I don't seen the IE as the gamechanger others see it as. Just makes the game look more goofy than it already is. Still waiting for retail, but I'm not excited at all anymore.

[adh5199]

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I don't get it. When you watch the videos posted at E3 by mad scientist 06. The cutscenes are zoomed in close and look really good, but now they are zoomed out on the demo, why did they feel the need to change it between then and now. I feel like Madden 12 had better between play views that were more realistic and true to a real brodcast presentation.

[Find_the_Door]

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Marty B is too skinny.

Doesn't matter he'll be in the Canadian football league by years end.

[SECElit3]

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Well... I've spend the majority of the morning and I have to say... barring any changes to game play between today and release, this is a very solid football game.

With that being said, the demo needs slider tweaks, because just as Madden 12 did, the game play at any of the default difficulty settings feels horrible. The potential this game has, with the new physics engine is off the charts. I used my own Madden 12 sliders with some minor tweaking. Using the tweaks really cleaned up a lot of the issues I was seeing at default settings.

The audio has taken a huge step this year. Simms and Nantz sound great! The commentary is miles ahead of last year. The crowd, the music piping from the stadium speakers, and sounds on the field all give life to the game. Madden sounds better than ever!

The physics engine will need some slight tuning, Mainly, with the interaction of players after the whistle. There are some ragdoll effects which need some tuning. The demos are usually earlier builds so this probably is an aspect of the game which has already received attention.

Game play is outstanding with slider tweaks. The physics really helped in this area.

Honestly, I can't think of anything I don't like about this demo, but it sure is going to be hard to leave Madden 12 behind.

[vannwolfhawk]

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I'm not sure how I feel about this game or series anymore. There is not a madden I have not bought, but the best way to describe is bored! This game bores me! I bought last years version but barely played it. So I was excited to play this years version as it was almost 2 years off basically and I loved all the hype I was hearing around RTP. I was disappointed to here editing players ratings and equipment is out as that's what I love to do most. The game plays so much better when edited properly. I think of playmakers great work here.

Anyways, here are my impressions...

I like the new announcers! I was tired of collinsworth and Gus. It's nice to have some new blood in the booth.

Plays are the same and there is really no differential from team to team schemes. I am so bored with maddens play books!

Defensive ends as a user and interaction with tackles is still unplayable for me. This area needs to be worked on as the trenches are what wins and loses games! In all sports games I think they need to go back to the basics and fundamentals of the sport to replicate what we see on tv every week.

RTP is 50/50 for me. I think next year this will be improved but I have seen some pretty funny things with tackles but I have also seen some great tackles and pile ups as well. 1 thing that bugs me is when the running back gos up the middle and hits his own offensive lineman and then falls down?! Running up the middle which was fun last year seems gone again this year.

Kicking meter blah

Halftime blah

I love the touch passing

Graphics in the demo or the lighting isn't right but I'm sure it will be fine in retail.

All in all for the 1st time ever I will NOT be buying madden 13. I will wait for 14 or next gen and hope for some changes with this series. The fun factor for me is like a 2 when it used to be a 10. :-( is it better than previous versions? The answer is probably yes but it's not different enough for me to feel like it is.

[Lodeus]

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Well... I've spend the majority of the morning and I have to say... barring any changes to game play between today and release, this is a very solid football game.

With that being said, the demo needs slider tweaks, because just as Madden 12 did, the game play at any of the default difficulty settings feels horrible. The potential this game has, with the new physics engine is off the charts. I used my own Madden 12 sliders with some minor tweaking. Using the tweaks really cleaned up a lot of the issues I was seeing at default settings.

The audio has taken a huge step this year. Simms and Nantz sound great! The commentary is miles ahead of last year. The crowd, the music piping from the stadium speakers, and sounds on the field all give life to the game. Madden sounds better than ever!

The physics engine will need some slight tuning, Mainly, with the interaction of players after the whistle. There are some ragdoll effects which need some tuning. The demos are usually earlier builds so this probably is an aspect of the game which has already received attention.

Game play is outstanding with slider tweaks. The physics really helped in this area.

Honestly, I can't think of anything I don't like about this demo, but it sure is going to be hard to leave Madden 12 behind.

Well said.

Some of the weird morphing is all I can say that needs to be fixed. Even that doesn't really affect the gameplay.

[RustyBlue]

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See they didn't fix the accelerated clock in the last 2 minutes.

Also is that the real soundtrack of the game?

[propwnge]

Is it really easy to score in this game?

Because I hope it's not completely offense oriented, and that the defense is actually good.

Did the CPU score easily?

I have a PS3 so I have to wait before I can get the demo. "sadface"

[Major9]

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Its crazy how different some opinions are. Several people saying this will be the first year of not buying Madden and then you have someone like me that this will be the first year I buy it since 2006

[robbins]

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THANK YOU EA!!!!!!!

I have been a vocal person about the lack of atmosphere in the 4+ past years of Madden. You couldn't hear or feel the difference between a preseason TD and a game winning playoff TD.

That has changed with Madden 13!! Just in playing the demo, the crowd is pretty loud and they definitely get louder for TD's, turnovers, and big defensive plays. EA stepped up to the plate and fixed the atmosphere problem so I am VERY HAPPY. This is definitely the best Madden ever.

Love the commentary as well.

GREAT JOB EA!!!