Madden NFL 15: Three Things To Be Excited About

[Eski33]

I am excited for this game. First time in a long time. The visuals, presentation look great. I, too, am looking forward to the AI. To be able to play a one-player experienced and be challenged without the feeling of getting cheated is long overdue.

I hope EA adds more classic uniforms, both home and away.

[Cowboy008]

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The inaccurate passes, improved CFM, better presentation, and better gameplay are things that have me excited for Madden 15. I'm just hoping that the CPU is smarter all around and that includes roster management, trades, and draft logic. If that is fixed then I can see myself playing this until the next Madden comes out.

[btha1g]

I completely disagree. Madden 25 on next gen has awesome gameplay, best I've ever seen in a game. Yes you get a wonky play now and then but overall it plays a great game of pigskin.

"Awesome gameplay" what a joke I guess you love it when yo can go 20 for 20 on pass attempts or when defensive ends can't set the edge or you can easily throw for 300 in the first half no matter what setting its on or what sliders you use madden is far from any sim football game the last good madden was back in the ps2 days have not made a good one since then. Like someone said earlier I'm not excited for it but I'm still going to buy it because it's the only football game to play. I've resorted to playing madden on PC and updating those rosters that's how bad madden has been. Let's all just pray madden 15 isn't just an updated roster from last year.

[ODogg]

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"Awesome gameplay" what a joke I guess you love it when yo can go 20 for 20 on pass attempts or when defensive ends can't set the edge or you can easily throw for 300 in the first half no matter what setting its on or what sliders you use madden is far from any sim football game the last good madden was back in the ps2 days have not made a good one since then. Like someone said earlier I'm not excited for it but I'm still going to buy it because it's the only football game to play. I've resorted to playing madden on PC and updating those rosters that's how bad madden has been. Let's all just pray madden 15 isn't just an updated roster from last year.

I guess not all of us are as awesome at Madden as you so we can actually enjoy it. To each his own!

[Mckinley Cash]

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i just dont understand the logic here, madden has had awful gameplay for a while now. i could care less about presentation no matter how good it is if the gameplay is terrible

The logic is clearly stated at the end of my comment: it goes a long way to sustaining immersion. In the end, you don't have to understand; it's an opinion.

[MossMan84]

I'm excited for the demo, but actually gonna sit this one out and run another season of 25. I'm waiting for more realistic coach mode (where you're not actually the QB, RB, Defense, Kicker and Punter) and really wanted CPU vs CPU back. It just feels like they are trying to force you to play the game the way they envision rather than letting you have your own experience with a well made product. I think I'm gonna put Madden on the same upgrade cycle as my phone...every other year. Looking forward to 16 where they may drop support for last gen and be able to totally focus on an awesome Next Gen game. I do like what I see thus far, but Ive got my sliders set on 25 to give me the same results Im seeing minus the "new" features...so I feel like I'd basically be paying for a graphical boost.

Ya I feel the same as far as them making you play the game their way! Why cant we just have a sick franchise mode with full control and full customization?? Looks like 2k might have got the hint; maybe if we are lucky Madden will follow suite? Fix the interface of the game, add back all the things they took out of the game from years ago, make it so we can do a sim style franchise like the old days plus cpu vs cpu with a nice tv broadcast style presentation and custom cams!

This years presentation looks blah to me; too much zooming in all the time
Grass looks nice (its soo pretty)
Game play will always be clunky
No Franchise Mode and CCM is missing way too much to be legit
The best thing about Madden is: that its the start of another football season!

[darknmild]

i just dont understand the logic here, madden has had awful gameplay for a while now. i could care less about presentation no matter how good it is if the gameplay is terrible

Respect his opinion.... Alot of people like presentation

[ODogg]

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I still want Total Control Passing:

In Madden 13 and Madden 25 as well as previous Maddens, I could not put the ball where I wanted. It is something that has killed Madden for me.

Example:

A WR is running an out route down the sidelines. The WR has the CB beat and has good separation. The SS/FS is overtop but will not have enough time to get there. In Madden, It has been impossible (for the most part) to put the ball in that window.

Either the CB will miraculously catch up to the ball (the ball should be faster) or the SS/FS will get there in time. Also, you just cant throw over the shoulder and away from DBs.

I hate to bring up 2K, but in that game I could put the ball wherever I wanted and away from DBs. I could even throw at a guys feet if I wanted too.

All I want from Madden (as well as the other additions) is Full control over where I can put the ball.

Dude madden has that, you can place the ball where you want by using the analog stick..

[Bull_Dozer]

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Random draft classes are a nice addition, a massive upgrade over the premade draft classes. But still can't edit drafts, and that makes me sad. Haven't decided yet if I'll buy. Probably wait till the reviews come out so I can wade through the hype and see what the reality is.

[JerzeyReign]

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Random draft classes is the biggest upgrade for me. No more questioning draft practices of others in a CFM.

[ODogg]

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Sometimes I wonder if some of you guys have ever liked Madden..

[fightingirish595]

Sometimes I wonder if some of you guys have ever liked Madden..

i actually think madden has done a great job building connected franchise. i thought madden 25 gave a really solid team building experiance, it had its flaws( corners and safeties with speed and agility in the 70s, the upgrading players taking way too long, etc) madden 15 looks like its made some great improvements. like we discussed before im just down on the gameplay

[MAGboyswifT27]

I'm excited about everything that has been announced so far with Madden 15. I've noticed my expectations in the beginning were in check because I didn't want to hype the game up. At this point I'm ready to play the game. It won't be perfect but I have a feeling that there will be a lot more positive grades and reactions to the game. I can't wait!

[Sheba2011]

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i actually think madden has done a great job building connected franchise. i thought madden 25 gave a really solid team building experiance, it had its flaws( corners and safeties with speed and agility in the 70s, the upgrading players taking way too long, etc) madden 15 looks like its made some great improvements. like we discussed before im just down on the gameplay

I am still undecided on the gameplay this year. I think we really need to see it with a good set of sliders to judge it accurately. If the pass inaccuracies and improved secondary/DL play work as advertised it could win me over. Especially if it means the end of 80-3 games against the CPU. I do like the addition of confidence especially after reading Shopmaster had one his tight ends having 3 bad games in a row and then start dropping passes he would normally catch. It could really create some great fluctuation from year to year just like the real life NFL.

[oneamongthefence]

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I still want Total Control Passing:

In Madden 13 and Madden 25 as well as previous Maddens, I could not put the ball where I wanted. It is something that has killed Madden for me.

Example:

A WR is running an out route down the sidelines. The WR has the CB beat and has good separation. The SS/FS is overtop but will not have enough time to get there. In Madden, It has been impossible (for the most part) to put the ball in that window.

Either the CB will miraculously catch up to the ball (the ball should be faster) or the SS/FS will get there in time. Also, you just cant throw over the shoulder and away from DBs.

I hate to bring up 2K, but in that game I could put the ball wherever I wanted and away from DBs. I could even throw at a guys feet if I wanted too.

All I want from Madden (as well as the other additions) is Full control over where I can put the ball.

In past Maddens it was way overpowered to the point that you could change the receivers route using it. I've been saying this for years but Madden lacks contextual awareness such as back shoulder throw situations. The abs don't posses very much touch on the ball. Its either a straight bullet or a lob pass. I feel like with the triggers we could have much more control over how much touch we have on it.