21 Things We Know About Madden NFL 15

[RaychelSnr]

Gameinformer has posted up a good bullet points list of 21 things we know about Madden NFL 15. Here are a few of the more obscure ones not already well known:

• Real video of players is incorporated into the pre-game presentation.
• You can change game cameras at the line of scrimmage without going into the settings screen. For instance, you can switch to a zoomed out camera by toggling with the up/down on the d-pad. For online games, the number of camera switches you can perform is restricted to prevent griefing.
• EA is introducing a new play calling system this year. The screen is now divided up into different sections: Strategy, Community, Favorite, and Previous Play. Strategy shows you the best plays based on the current down and distance, and also shows you what the other team usually runs. Community shows you what other players have run in this situation based on information from the cloud. Favorite brings up what you've chosen in the past. Along with these play recommendations, EA gives players info such as the percentage of the time the play gains an average number of yards.
• Developer EA Tiburon admits that its man and zone coverages in previous games weren't that good, so they've redone them in Madden 15. Now the dev says that cover 2 and cover 3, for example, stop the routes they are supposed to.
• More inaccurate throws leads to more variation in receivers' catch animations, as well as those for incompletions.

Be sure to check out more of the list on GameInformer's site.

[Trackball]

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Maybe I'm missing something, and I apologize if I am, but...

Yay for player-lock and all, but does player-lock only work when you're on defense? I ask because I'm so much better at being a halfback than a quarterback, and turning on the Coach Mode option in the main menu options just feels like cheating to me (and yes, I agree we need CPU vs. CPU back in CFM).

[FaceMask]

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[*]Real video of players is incorporated into the pre-game presentation.

I remember Madden 98 for PS1 had real footage of James Brown and Madden & Summerall. It'll seem more in place now with how realistic graphics are today. The problem however, will be with variety and repetitiveness.

[CoreySA]

[*]Real video of players is incorporated into the pre-game presentation.

I remember Madden 98 for PS1 had real footage of James Brown and Madden & Summerall. It'll seem more in place now with how realistic graphics are today. The problem however, will be with variety and repetitiveness.

I can speak on this one a bit.

Basically, when certain players get introduced, like your QB on his fury drive, they'll show real NFL Films footage of that player. For instance, in one of my games as the 49ers, before Kaepernick went to the huddle, he was talking to Harbaugh and his stat overlay came up on the right and above that, there was another screen that showed footage of some of his plays from last season.

[J ROCK 05]

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[*]Real video of players is incorporated into the pre-game presentation.

I remember Madden 98 for PS1 had real footage of James Brown and Madden & Summerall. It'll seem more in place now with how realistic graphics are today. The problem however, will be with variety and repetitiveness.

Will be cool for a play now, but in CCM this is not going to be so great, once you finish your first few seasons. Trades, new players, etc. Would rather have virtual players.

[N51_rob]

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It probably won't be in CCM.

[Big FN Deal]

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I can speak on this one a bit.

Basically, when certain players get introduced, like your QB on his fury drive, they'll show real NFL Films footage of that player. For instance, in one of my games as the 49ers, before Kaepernick went to the huddle, he was talking to Harbaugh and his stat overlay came up on the right and above that, there was another screen that showed footage of some of his plays from last season.

I don't know how exactly it could be accomplished, maybe by actually having various "highlights" saved to each Users console hard drive but it would be great to see this expanded to be actual in-game highlights, instead of real life, at some point. Maybe Madden could automatically partition a certain amount of space on the console hard drive when loading the game for the first time, to store highlights to use for pregame, halftime, weekly wrap up shows, etc.

If you know, how exactly are the highlights saved for the Halftime Show in M15 and is it possible for that tech to be expanded on for other things such as the pregame, weekly wrap up show, etc?

[csamuelsvt]

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It's what CBS does when the qb's come out for their first drives at the top right of the screen

[Big FN Deal]

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It's what CBS does when the qb's come out for their first drives at the top right of the screen

Not sure if this was in response to me but I understand that CBS uses real life shots but they can/will become quickly repetitive in the video game. If they could replace them with actual in-game/video game highlights in future versions, that would keep them fresh and organic.

[MAGboyswifT27]

Ok not bad at all, curious what the rest is..

[J ROCK 05]

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Not sure if this was in response to me but I understand that CBS uses real life shots but they can/will become quickly repetitive in the video game. If they could replace them with actual in-game/video game highlights in future versions, that would keep them fresh and organic.

Totally agree I wish they would generate "virtual/video game highlights," instead of real life. I always hated seeing real life people then go back to virtual, never transitions well for me lol.

[mmorg]

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In NCAA 08 you could save highlights and they would display on loop in the "Shrine" that was the main menu. I imagine they could use similar tech for you to provide your own saved highlights for an Online CFM Weekly Wrap-up Show or more highlights for the QBs to have in those little intros.

[jmurphy31]

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I have this same complaint every year (but mostly about the commentary). Real life items like these videos or comments about a specific player or team. Dynamic and generic is what should be in franchise mode. I agree with an earlier poster to include digital highlights, even if it's a fake scripted one. It will look much better than Wilson in a seahawk uniform if he is playing for the Bills.

Also has anyone seen an answer if you draft and start a rookie qb from the draft classes

[Cowboy008]

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I have this same complaint every year (but mostly about the commentary). Real life items like these videos or comments about a specific player or team. Dynamic and generic is what should be in franchise mode. I agree with an earlier poster to include digital highlights, even if it's a fake scripted one. It will look much better than Wilson in a seahawk uniform if he is playing for the Bills.

Also has anyone seen an answer if you draft and start a rookie qb from the draft classes

I would like to know this as well. What if you pick one up in free agency or trade for one. Will they just not have that or will it show it for the original team they were on?

[J ROCK 05]

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I would like to know this as well. What if you pick one up in free agency or trade for one. Will they just not have that or will it show it for the original team they were on?

Exactly the problem with real life highlights/vids in a videogame!!!