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

[rspencer86]

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People get a new engine finally and yet still not happy...lol

People have been begging for a new engine for years, but when you switch engines, Year 1 is going to have some kinks to iron out. Just comes with the territory.

[arsenal123gunners]

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PS3 guy here...I get "Disc error detected. Please press PS button to exit the game." Playing Redskins v.s. Seahawks

[RLaguna]

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This is one of the most bipolar threads I've read in a while. Sheesh some people saying the game looks amazing and soundly trumps NCAA 13 and madden 12, while others are saying they might not even pick it up. Some people think the infinity engine is terrific while others say it's one of those "yeah, but..." kinda features.some people praising the commentary while others don't seem impressed at all. Ha pretty much impossible to gauge much from this thread alone...guess I'll find out for my self in a few once my download completes.

In my opinion, and I consider myself very well groomed in video sports games (been playing almost every single one since the days of 4th & Inches on the Commodore 64 and Intellivision's Football) This game is a MAJOR BUST!.....My prediction is that this game will recieve some of the lowest Madden scores we've seen in quite some time,

And the irony of the whole thing is that the feature many of us begged for the most is what is going to sink this game fast. The Physics Engine is just so unpolished its a distraction when playing the game. I cannot take the game seriously because there simply is no sense of realistic contact between players.

For one, they feel hollow and have no sense of physical bodies colliding.

They momentum is all just completely off at times. Players will be running full speed outside on sweeps and come to a full stop when a defender cuts them off at an agle and then it goes into this mini standstill physics struggle game that just looks completely off.

Players bounce weirdly off each other into different directions at times

I seen a few plays where the RB gets tripped up going over a low tackler but doesnt go down (good ea) but then freezes in that stumble animation and just glides about 3 yards past and over the tackler while in that frozen stumble stance as if he was one of those electric football magnets from back in the day! (bad EA!)

The whole lack of immersion on almost every single contact truley makes this feel like a completely unfinished product that needs several years...YEARS, not weeks of tweaking to address.

There are some tackles that look good but I honestly think the ratio is like 4 bad, weird or just off for every 1 that looks right.

And it doesnt just end there with the contact. RBs juke left and right awkwardly and unrealistically as if they have metal rods underneath them and someone is yanking them left or right during the juke with absolutely no sense of weight shifting or momentum change.

In my opinion, EA really went backwards...REALLY backwards with this years version. It lacks smooth fluid realistic and natural gameplay. I actually forced myself to finish 3 demo games just to convince myself that what I was seeing wasnt a mistake.......I actually rather go back and play Madden 10. Its much more grounded and feels better then this. Actually 09 does!

Its truely disappointing for me because I had such high stock that the new physics engine would shoot some much needed gameplay and dynamics into this game.....It Just doesnt! Its actually a big distraction for me.

[HadlerT]

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I was watching my brother play as the giants, and he threw into double coverage, and one guy on the 49ers picked it off and he ran into the other guy and fell down. Not only was it realistic, but the guy he ran into kept on blocking the WR and gave him enough time to get up and run it back.

[Steelerlad777]

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Anyone else having trouble with the Xbox marketplace? I keep getting an error message.

[bbfan66]

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

Not in the demo. It's only one camera and the option to change is not available. It does appear in the screen saver mode if you don't press start. It looks like last year's to me. I am sure it's still in the game.

[Major9]

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I would love it if it wasn't for the camera being so far zoomed out. Takes away from seeing the animations play out and the nice graphics. I might have to stick with NCAA.

[Puck]

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All I want to know is pass blocking better? I have a PS3 so I'm relying on my Xbox peeps to give me some info.

NO! The brainless olinemen and pull blockers are still present.

[Soprano00]

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Honestly not that much impressed. The feeling and gameplay is almost identical to Madden 12 (and 11 and 10). Some good improvements by the impact engine, but a few steps backwards on the graphics side as well. Bad replays, poor field and crowd... much more impressed by the Vita version at the end.

[jvaughn31]

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Maybe its just me and my system and setup but I am experiencing major lag in the in game menu. anybody else?

[jpdavis82]

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Honestly not that much impressed. The feeling and gameplay is almost identical to Madden 12 (and 11 and 10). Some good improvements by the impact engine, but a few steps backwards on the graphics side as well. Bad replays, poor field and crowd... much more impressed by the Vita version at the end.

The crowd?????? This is the best sounding crowd in Madden ever

[thedudedominick]

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So after playing a game I am not very impressed. The physics engine is a nice little upgrade, and yeah I say little. I hardly notice it during play unless something weird happens. It's like the same madden and ncaa animations as old just triggering the physics in the arms and legs when they happen. I guess the only time the engine shines is group tackles.

You really notice then engine when guys fall all over each other after the play. The safeties do things just as dumb as the NCAA safeties.

Yeah the engine does look cool in some situations, but for the most part I still see the same animations in tackles as we have always seen. From the game I played maybe 1 out of every 5-10 plays seemed like the physics engine showed what it could be someday.

[BWHORN]

This game is awful. The players are tripping over each other after the play. I will not be buying this game. The controls are completely different from NCAA FOOTBALL. Have you seen Tom Coughlin? He looks like The Thing, he's all stretched out. No, no, no. I have a feeling a lot of people are going to be screaming bloody murder over this game and I'm not going to be one of them.

[andyacecandy]

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Haven't played Madden since '11, so I'm seeing some pretty big improvements with this demo (if it's similar to '12 I wouldn't know)

I think the animations and overall flow of the game are pretty smooth. I do agree though the default camera is zoomed out sooo far... this isn't FIFA, let us get closer so we can see the 3D grass, animations, and player models better.

Will there really be no option to play with a closer camera?

I may not be as "in" to the game as some of you in terms of nitpicking the little things, so overall I enjoyed the demo and look forward to the release

[Reed1417]

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I have actually seen my pulling linemen block who they are supposed to and not running past people to block someone not even near the play. Thats just me though.