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

[Soprano00]

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

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

I meant the crowd graphics, bad as always. Sounds are good.

[reddogmaddogbul]

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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.

(Co-sign) Well said my man well said.

[ImaProblem]

I just watched the Demo #1 video with the 49ers and Giants, R U KIDDING ME???? Physics Engine is the gimmick this year, right... The first play of the game is a toss right to Frank Gore, he is going up the sidelines full speed and Rolle runs at him from the left side and you would think the tackle would carry them to the right sidelines. Not in Madden, Rolle grabs Gore who is running full speed and throws him backwards with no effort what so ever. Please EA, another yr of NFL Jamz is almost upon us! SMFH

[MaddenSaints]

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

Agreed.

And for people saying they are disappointed with the graphics, are you kidding. They are vibrant and awesome. Take the field for example. In madden 12 the field was terrible. But in Madden 13 the grass is so vibrant and unique its unreal. I have also seen bits of the mud which has been tread up by players, on top of the grad. I am loving the game and it is better than 2012.

[Puck]

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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.

Yeah, i think i will cancel my preorder.

[FinnZzgo]

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I just noticed that you cant pump up the crowd on D or silent the crowd if your the QB by clicking down on the left stick.They must off taken that out of the game...

[nosaints26]

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The graphics are great this year. I'm very impressed by the new lighting as well as the motion blur. Both are subtle and not too overdone, which has been EA's problem with everything in the past.

The physics engine is more eye candy than anything functional, IMO. Even though running feels a bit different, it's not too great of a change. I love this new way though and wouldn't ever go back.

The final thing is passing. They've definitely revamped precision passing (you feel like you're controlling the spot more than in the past) and I LOVE the fact that it's difficult to throw to a receiver when he's not looking. Long overdue.

[ConnSKINS26]

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Seriously? Only 360 live users with Gold membership can download the demo? It's a demo for crying out loud. Do you want me to decide if I'm going to buy your game or not, EA? Because right now, I don't even have the option of playing an ostensibly FREE demo to help make my decision. Bogus.

[SageInfinite]

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I just noticed that you cant pump up the crowd on D or silent the crowd if your the QB by clicking down on the left stick.They must off taken that out of the game...

On 360 you can pump up the crowd by pressing up on the right analog.

[PVarck31]

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Seriously? Only 360 live users with Gold membership can download the demo? It's a demo for crying out loud. Do you want me to decide if I'm going to buy your game or not, EA? Because right now, I don't even have the option of playing an ostensibly FREE demo to help make my decision. Bogus.

Not being able to download demos without a gold membership has nothing to do with EA. That's all MS.

[btrapp]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here *(PS3 Vers. Online)*

glad it isnt just me mentioning the lighting. this is the only thing i can see taking enjoyment away from what looks like a great game.

I agree. The players look almost black while the field is super bright.

[sars973]

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Played 2 games on All-Pro. I'm an average player but my first game made no sense at all.

I played as the Giants and lost 24-0 to the 49ers.

Alex Smith went 11-13 for 100 yards, 0 td's o int's. Smith also did this: On two plays he drifted about 10 yards back from the line of scrimmage, avoided my rush, threw a floater of a pass of his back foot to no one, and BOTH TIMES a receiver sped back to the ball and made a catch out of nowhere. One time the receiver made a 1 handed-catch with the ball two feet off the ground. Ridiculous.

I could barely do anything with Eli, had a sub-40% completion rate and 2 int's. Bradshaw tore his shoulder on the first play of the game.

Crabtree broke way too many tackles, and it seemed like the Giants were way worse overall than the 49ers. Could barely get pressure with the D-line.


Second game I used the Redskins against the Seahawks. RG3 was tough to figure out how to use, but I did ok and won 17-9 I think. Scored on a 76 yard screen and a fade route from the 10 yard line. Tried the read option with him, it's a little too effective.

OVERALL IMPRESSION: INDIFFERENT. It's not bad, not good. It just is. The Infinity Engine doesn't make any real impact in terms of gameplay (unlike the physics in FIFA) and I noticed it most when weird things occurred. For example, Frank Gore sliding around on his back with a Giants defender under him, leading to Gore gaining an extra 5 yards as the two of them slid up the field; no one could touch him down.

Also, the "new" passing is just like NCAA. I thought it made a huge difference at first, but came to realize that it literally does nothing. It's just for show.

[andyacecandy]

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Graphically, it looks great IMO. It's just during gameplay, the camera is so far away you can't really tell... I'm just a few feet away from my TV from making it look like tecmo super bowl. Then it zooms in for the cutscenes and looks incredible.

Crowd looks horrendous though

[MaddenSaints]

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Yeah, i think i will cancel my preorder.

If you were not sure you were going to buy it until you played the demo then why did you pre order it.

[djordan]

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I don't even notice the physics. The animation system plays out to fast to even see any physics in action regarding tackles. So much for "You have to play it to actually feel it".

I'm tired of hoping and wishing but we won't see any major changes to tackling,blocking, or running animations until PS4/XBOX 720. 7 years in with these consoles and I'm very underwhelmed on the product we have as of today.

Let's hope Cam Webner and the other devs/coders build a solid foundation with PS4/XBOX 720 hardware. This generation started off horrible in terms of engines with David Ortiz at the helms.

Oh well...I can only hope the Next Generation of consoles warrants a better product.