Madden NFL 25: Next-Gen Gameplay Completely Revamped Under the Hood

[newtonfb]

still not impressed. my biggest complaint...ANIMATIONS!!!
still doesnt look as smooth as it should. Most of the things they mentioned should already be in there and not hailed as great new features. Sorry but I expected more with this supposedly "built from the ground up" Ignite engine which is obviously not the case.

[jmurphy31]

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Hmm, a little worried that nothing about CB/WR interactions was mentioned.......

Probably because they didn't work on it this year. They tend to focus on one thing each year. I wish they would improve this and defensive responsibilities in pass and run coverage.

[supdog]

Are gonna have penalties that actually work because this seems difficult for the developers

[wordtobigbird]

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Are gonna have penalties that actually work because this seems difficult for the developers

I reallyyyyy hope they address penalties. At least acknowledge that they've tried to make some improvement. They are still missing a lot of penalties like defensive holding, defenseless receiver, and hitting a QB too high/low. I am happy they are working on the AI if the penalties can get improved too itll be a huge step.

[Tengo Juego]

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I didn't see enough of the defense winning in that trailer. Not convinced. And I probably shouldn't be by a 2 minute trailer.

[Iceman87GT]

I didn't see enough of the defense winning in that trailer. Not convinced. And I probably shouldn't be by a 2 minute trailer.

In the Trailer's defense it was meant to showcase improvements to the line-play. I'm sure we'll see more examples of the improvements elsewhere in coming weeks.

Check out the Offensive Line videos (they do a lot more in selling the improvements they made than the trailer does), never let a 2 minute video from EA convince you, some games you can trust 2 minutes but most you can't and that definitely applies to EA (there have been times in the past where they have shown great stuff in some videos that never really come through in the actual game).

[LBzrule]

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ON PLAYER AVOIDANCE
A big focus of Player Sense this year was the concept of “avoidance.” Players are going to be more aware of their surroundings, and a big part of that is the ability to avoid things like the sidelines and other blockers. Players can hop over defenders on the ground or tightrope the sidelines, all in an effort to avoid obstructions on the field.

and

ON DEFENSIVE CONTEXTUAL AWARENESS
We’ve added the same contextual awareness to defensive players. On Xbox One and PlayStation 4, blitzing linebackers won’t get caught up on their own defensive linemen. The same goes for defensive backs. If a safety is coming over to help a corner, the two won’t collide into each other. Instead, one might extend his hand out in order to create some space and try to make a play.

OK see this is what I'm talking about. Why doesn't 23 avoid hitting his lineman? Shouldn't he calculate/be aware that the line is in a stunt outward and attempt to avoid bumping up against his own player?

Anyway I digress. Some of this sounds really good actually. Another thing I'm wondering also is their emphasis on Launch Point. They need to make sure that if the QB is not where he is supposed to be at certain points then it is detrimental to that QB. He can improvise and move when things start to break down but he should not be moving out of the pocket as soon as he receives the football from the center.

[LBzrule]

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Also on Contextual Awareness I bet they don't have the DL doing the submarine down by the goalline. I wonder if they also still have guys tackling guys into the endzone rather than trying to keep the out of it.

[michapop9]

completely revamped under the hood......oh ok, under the hood so we cant see it, right, cuz I saw a lil better lineplay, but everything else looked EXACTLY THE SAME, ugly animations still stand out like a sore thumb. Im sorry but I cant take them for there word. Theyve earned that rep.

[friscob]

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Am I just being negative or does the O-Line "sorting" just look like the telepathic magnet linemen Madden has always had. You know, the ones who pick up every block and you can only get pressure if you blitz more guys than they have to block

[La Verite]

Still nothing about presentation. Smh

[jjazwick]

Still nothing about presentation. Smh

Probably because the presentation is the same as current generation. Looks like better presentation will have to wait till Madden 15 or NFL 2K15 (Hopefully)!

[friscob]

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I'm shocked that there wasn't a single feature in the trailer about improved defense. Nope, instead they gave better blocking. They just don't get it

[raguel]

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Am I just being negative or does the O-Line "sorting" just look like the telepathic magnet linemen Madden has always had. You know, the ones who pick up every block and you can only get pressure if you blitz more guys than they have to block

They don't say how it's different but I imagine it's necessary in order for the OL to know when and who to double team when pass blocking.

[royounggoku]

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I'm shocked that there wasn't a single feature in the trailer about improved defense. Nope, instead they gave better blocking. They just don't get it

Well, to be fair blocking is one of the core components of gameplay that REALLY needs to be touched on and it's a good thing that they are. With that being said defense is also a BIG component as well.

BTW you may be interested to here some of the things said about defense in the interview with Rex Dickson. Whether the things being said will actually come to fruition is yet to be seen.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...x-dickson.html