[PVarck31]

Played a few games and I like it. Its good not great.

With that said, lets not kid ourselves. We knew the issues coming in that wouldn't be fixed. (or at least you should have if you frequent OS)

Those being...Line play is still horrible. We knew this. I'm not gonna complain.

Movement and momentum is still very unnatural. We should have known this would be the case as well. (like I have said, this will NOT be fixed until Next-Gen)

AI is suspect again. No surprise.

Now, all that being said I feel like the game has taken a leap forward. The commentary is excellent. Great job Chase and co. Finally where it should be and I am sure it will get better as we go.

My thoughts on the Infinity engine. I don't feel like this is real time physics. It is however drastically better than what we had before. Its a solid base on which to build from. I fully expect this to evolve as Madden moves forward in the next-gen.

Once you slow the game down, everything feels good. Passing is much better thanks to the new trajectories. Running is ok. I still feel like the special moves (juking) don't work as well as they should.

Playing defense is still pretty much horrible. At least for me. I wish they made use of NCAA's player lock camera. It would make it more fun. As it stands it just boring. Especially with the horrible line play.

The graphics are very good. Definitely a step up. Do the player models need to be a little more slender? Yes. But they aren't bad in my opinion.

The one thing that bugs me to no end is the running animations. While they aren't horrible, they aren't good. My wife said "that guy is running like he is riding a horse." So yeah. Lets get this taken care of EA.

Overall, solid effort. Definitely moving in the right direction. I think I will actually be able to enjoy this game this year.

Sorry for everything being scattered. Those are my thoughts for anyone who may care.