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

[achain]

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I don't suppose anyone has ran into any issues downloading the demo from the Xbox marketplace? I get a strange error code when I try to download the game, but it may be because I only have a Silver subscription to xbox live?

[comen]

Number of dropped passes is beyond ridiculous when played on all-madden. 1st game 26 attempts 13 of which were dropped, 2nd game 16 attempts 7 of which were dropped. Anyone else experiencing this?

Thats the problem with madden, when you up the difficulty the game starts going haywire! Or your players start doing dumb stuff lol! They need to come up with ways to improve on this! A difficulty increase should mean better scheming, play calling and not your team breaking down and giving up!!

[BRxSKINSx]

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Not really a Madden fan....But i'll get it this year after playing the demo.... It should hold me over til Christmas.....Christmas being Oct.2nd....

[Reed1417]

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Just a quick impression.

I haven't played Madden since Madden 10 and I only played about 8-9 games of that before I put it to rest. Again, this is just my opinion, but the game is absolutely awful. The running animations are terrible, everyone still looks like they're on steroids, and Alex Smith looks like he's 49 years old.

I'll be passing on Madden again this year.

What makes it terrible to you? It's gotta be more than just those things. I know you said it was a quick impression still.

[Big FN Deal]

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Wanted to add, I like the drop passes, they seem like a good addition to me. It seems to happen if defenders get there at the same time or shortly after the receiver touches the ball or if a lower rated receiver is even wide open. I think the new ball strip pass defensive animations may have something to do with the former and the latter seems like a good way to differentiate the receivers with lower catch.

I hope EA doesn't fold to pressure to change this.

[Gagnon39]

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I forgot one other thing that honestly made me laugh out loud.

The dreadlocks/long hair... are you serious EA? Bwahaha. It is just simply comical. I want to know who on the development team saw this and thought, "yeah, that looks good." The hair comes out of their helmets. Its absolutely hilarious.

[comen]

My Immediate impressions:

The commentary flows smoothly and surprisingly reminds me of the Al Michael/Madden days of last gen commentary. With some of the unnecessary dead spots, it could use some work to get to a FIFA/2K B-Ball level though. Overall, good commentary though.

The presentation is still so so. No half-time show after an entire gen is inexcusable and the replays are still weird/half done....pretty underwhelmed by the presentation. Needs more stat overlays.... ;(

The sound of the crowd is a real winner in the demo! I love the way the crowd swells up and down. A+ to me!

The gameplay is unfortunately largely the same even with Infinity Engine. For every moment of potential WOW, there are 5-6 moments of headscratching clownish falling down. I personally don't feel the IE creates a big enough difference in the gameplay from last year. Players still cut on a dime and zig zag when running.

I do appreciate how the fumbles get kicked and bounce off of players. Very cool moments are produced within the game.

All the QBs feel the same...I don't feel a difference when throwing with Alex Smith vs. Eli Manning or RG3....RBs feel the same too. I expected to feel Gore and BRandon Jacobs power running styles differ from Helu...but once again disappointment.

Overall, not a bad demo, but Madden definitely doesn't warrant another purchase from me this generation. They are going to have a ton to prove going into next gen. Madden 14 won't be enough, we need competition pushing boundaries again. If you don't own Madden 12, then I would say purchase 13....if you can deal with the lack of editing/customization.

I think the editing and customization says it all for me! Game just doesnt bring it! Maybe they will have that SI offer again and that might be worth it??????

[LBzrule]

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Won't know for sure until I'm able to play someone, while there are some great things about the game, I think defense is going to be sorry. Very sorry. Two words, HITCH STEP. We'll see.

[AttackAttack]

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Just saw double team pass blocking.

[TreyIM2]

This game is wonderful. It almost feels different, like it's not Madden. Lol. I know ppl have complained about the RTP saying they don't see the difference and yada - WHAT???!! I'll let those ppl have their opinions but my opinion on that is the either they're blind, are super Madden and/or EA haters and/or they don't know what RTP actually is. Heh. I wonder if some of those people were Backbreaker players and supporters. Hmmm...

The RTP is not perfect but DAMN it's pretty damn good for a first time being used in a Madden game. Anybody whining about it, eh, nevermind.
The presentation, the graphics, the graphical layovers and such, the audio, the commentary - GREAT improvements over what's been there. Also not perfect but, damn, I am NOT complaining.

Bottomline for me, the game is too effin fun, now. I can't wait to see the players collide on hits, trip over each other, u name it. I am enjoying Madden like never before and it's mostly because of the RTP. Almost brings a tear to my eye to see this finally in a Madden game and for it to be this good so soon.

Oh, yea, I'll definitely have my list of what's good, what needs improving and what can be added for EA AFTER I get down with the retail version for a week or 2 but I LOVE what is here with 13. Good stuff...

[Skyboxer]

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I don't suppose anyone has ran into any issues downloading the demo from the Xbox marketplace? I get a strange error code when I try to download the game, but it may be because I only have a Silver subscription to xbox live?

You have to have gold.....

[JODYE]

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I played one game and immediately I thought, 6 years later, and this is the best they could do? I even had to play another to make sure what I played was actually serious.

What an embarrassment. Players look horrible. Scratch that, most of the graphics look horrible. Zoom ins look decent, but the rest, no. Can still do whatever animation you want at anytime. Infinity engine did nothing for me. Still looked like the Madden of old. Players have no sense of momentum whatsoever and just fly and skate around the field.

Have defensive ends outrunning RGIII on the flat? WUT!? What a joke.

Also, the AI is atrocious and the play calling is laughable. 4th quarter, Giants down 3 with 1 minute left on their own 18 and they are running HB draws.

It's a shame this is the company that received the exclusive licensing rights.

[Moegames]

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I can't believe nobody is complaining about how frequently players are tackled by just running straight at each other and clanking helmets together. I've seen it at least 10 times already.

I am damn glad you got banned.. straight trolling at its finest.


Anyways..my impressions. It feels like a whole different madden with the presentation, commentary and physics. Wow..the physics add's so much to the realism of this game visually and physically....that added feature has given madden a fresh boost it really needed but i cant stress how much more "alive" the game feels with the much improved audio on-the-the-field sounds, crowd reactions and commentary.

The graphics...heck i do not know what they did but they look soooo much better imho now. The graphics, player models,etc look fantastic. The only weak spot i saw in graphics were the sky view of the stadium..outside of the stadium the cars moving lol...they looked like paper cut outs of cars moving hahahaha..but hey..thats nothing, i can easily overlook that

I am having a lot of fun with the game though..i hope there are more camera options in the retail build though..i want a closer up zoomed camera..with how much these graphics sizzle now..i would love a closer up camera...PLEEEEEEEASE have more camera options in the final build.

Great demo...a lot of playability..heck if a person couldnt afford the game right on release day...they still have the demo that is pretty nice on its own.

There are things i wish would get more attention...the running game..tapping the button to run accelerate and break tackles would be awesome but maybe they can get that in next year..there are other things i see that need improvement as well but for the effort made this year..i just feel i am content and happy with what they dished out this year. Sure it could be better..and maybe the sliders will fine tune this baby..but there are other aspects of the game that need improvement but i almost feel guilty complaining about them because of how much better this game feels now. I'll wait and see what the final retail build delivers and worry about the things missing this year for next year's game.

Day 1 purchase for me..no doubt!! :wink:

PS: FOR DEVELOPERS: One thing i want to point out..i know its just a demo so there may be more cut scenes in the final build but after scoring a TD..they need to mix up the cut scene where the guy that scroed the TD is sitting on the bench and players come by and pat him on the back..i am seeing it way too much after each TD...this is where i stated so many times that these kind of cut scenes need to be mixed up with various other cut scenes..when you keep repeating the guy on the bench getting the pats on the back..that will get old really quick. You gotta mix that cut scene up with other related cut scenes..say like instead of him getting pats on the bench after each TD...maybe have the coach give him a pat on his back while he is standing..etc,etc...mix it up a lot more so it dont get old.

Again..i know its just a demo so "maybe" all of what i am saying wont happen in the final build..but just in case..i know its a fix to mix it up a lot more..just some advice.

[UMhester04]

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I realy dont understand why this happens...seems like every running play there are 6-7 defenders at the LOS and as soon as the ball is snapped they all run directly forward which leads to 1 of 3 things;

a. gain of 0-2 yards because one of the guys breaks off the block very quickly.

b. gain of 8-12 yards because one of the guys breaks off the block quickly, but a milisecond too late and there is noone behind the line for support because the linebackers run straight forward at the snap.

c. gain of 8-12 yards because I can just bounce it outside all day



The line play in this game is worse than in ncaa. I originally stated that this game feels very dynamic, but after playing it more it just seems like more of the same old stuff besides infinity engine (which is good IMO).

The running game is not more dynamic, it is very robotic. Seeing the same things over and over again is making me upset.

[RGiles36]

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I'll leave a quick impression then I'm out:

First, this game is so far beyond NCAA and what that team has done that it's not even funny. There isn't a single thing that isn't better in Madden.

Second, this demo alone is the best Madden I've ever played, and maybe football game period. Graphics, physics, commentary, presentation, gameplay, etc, etc... everything is just great. The improvements these devs have made astound me. Madden 12 let me down a little after 11... But this game? Wow.

Enjoy guys. I know I will.

I've seen a number of people say the bolded, and I'm glad. Not b/c I wanted to see NCAA play second fiddle, but I think people raised an eyebrow when I said how much I disliked NCAA but enjoyed Madden.

The demo has its issues, but NCAA is simply not as well put together a game as Madden is. I'm looking forward to the retail to hopefully clean up some of the funky stuff in the demo. I felt the game was more polished than this in June, so I'm *hoping* this demo is an older build than what I played two months ago.