Madden NFL 15: Playing Defense Isn't Utterly Boring Anymore

[ksufan7]

Is there an option to use the previous camera angle (like the other versions) on D in Madden?

[RandallB21]

I have always liked playing defense in football games. Just as much if not more than offense. Being able to shut down an opponent is very satisfying. Maybe I am biased because I played FS and QB in high school (I liked FS more because we ran the ball A LOT!).

To me the challenge of defense is the fun.

[SolidSquid]

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Are defensive match ups back this year?

[patsfan12001]

Is there an option to use the previous camera angle (like the other versions) on D in Madden?

I'm also wondering the same thing. Has anyone found an option to switch cameras? I like the play safety and it makes this current camera makes it tough to read the whole field.

[BA2929]

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This is good news but it still sucks you need sliders to make the balance better

This will be the case with every sports game that comes out for the rest of time. There's no way it's going to play perfectly out of the box for 100% of the consumers. That's why sliders are there. To make the game play better for each individual.

[SamoanSteelerFromAus]

I guess this is the difference between me and a lot of people that play madden which why my criticism has been so strong towards the game - i actually find offense the boring side of the ball. Nothing is more satisfying than making a hit or picking off a pass in my opinion.
Granted i always create a linebacker so im chomping at the bit to get back on D.

The fact that EA has taken this long to focus on D in my mind is inexcusable. Not everyone who plays this game is all about the flash and bombing the ball downfield every play but it seems like this game has only catered to that fan for about 10 years now...

[Steelers=SuperBowl]

This will be the case with every sports game that comes out for the rest of time. There's no way it's going to play perfectly out of the box for 100% of the consumers. That's why sliders are there. To make the game play better for each individual.

I disagree with this...I found the shows Dynamic difficulty to be amazing this year. I didn't touch the sliders once and had great gameplay

[BlackSheep2910]

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I guess this is the difference between me and a lot of people that play madden which why my criticism has been so strong towards the game - i actually find offense the boring side of the ball. Nothing is more satisfying than making a hit or picking off a pass in my opinion.
Granted i always create a linebacker so im chomping at the bit to get back on D.

The fact that EA has taken this long to focus on D in my mind is inexcusable. Not everyone who plays this game is all about the flash and bombing the ball downfield every play but it seems like this game has only catered to that fan for about 10 years now...

I also enjoy playing defense more than offense. I consider my self a Madden defensive guru. I held online opponents to an average of 13 points or below last yr on PS4 (and i can provide proof if necessary). Although i am able to defend the glitches, it becomes a headache putting in button commands (EVERY PLAY) equivalent to a Killer Instinct ultra combo. I was willing to tolerate what ever flaws there are, as long as Def played more formidable. Im not really hearing anyone mention the specific things im looking for. Ill have to wait and see with a weekend rental. Im not holding my breath thou.

[lopey986]

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Too bad there's no demo. So much sounds promising, but videos make it seem like many of the legacy issues are still there. It's going to be tough to commit to buying this game because of it. I just worry that your first week or two with the game is getting used to some of these new features causing you to overlook other aspects. Once that newness wears off, legacy issues will make the game boring and fustrating rather quickly like in the past.

I was planning all along to just rent it first this year, but the best buy deal was too good to pass up. They are basically giving madden away.

[lopey986]

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I disagree with this...I found the shows Dynamic difficulty to be amazing this year. I didn't touch the sliders once and had great gameplay

Didn't madden have dynamic difficulty at one point? Of course they took it out, they'll probably put it back in in a couple of years and tout it as a whole new feature built from the ground up! Lol.

The shows dynamic difficulty has been awesome for me this year, I love it.

[Demoncrom]

This will be the case with every sports game that comes out for the rest of time. There's no way it's going to play perfectly out of the box for 100% of the consumers. That's why sliders are there. To make the game play better for each individual.

How about make it play perfect for 20% of the users? Its called balancing the game.

[Demoncrom]

I guess this is the difference between me and a lot of people that play madden which why my criticism has been so strong towards the game - i actually find offense the boring side of the ball. Nothing is more satisfying than making a hit or picking off a pass in my opinion.
Granted i always create a linebacker so im chomping at the bit to get back on D.

The fact that EA has taken this long to focus on D in my mind is inexcusable. Not everyone who plays this game is all about the flash and bombing the ball downfield every play but it seems like this game has only catered to that fan for about 10 years now...

totally agree. I know its difficult to make a complex game like Football work in video games but ignoring the defense is equal to a decade of ignoring 1/3rd of the sport

[Poke]

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I disagree with this...I found the shows Dynamic difficulty to be amazing this year. I didn't touch the sliders once and had great gameplay

How can you disagree with his post when you do not represent 100% of the customers?

[KBLover]

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This will be the case with every sports game that comes out for the rest of time. There's no way it's going to play perfectly out of the box for 100% of the consumers. That's why sliders are there. To make the game play better for each individual.

Do the sliders actually do what they say or is there still this "penalty sliders impacting actual gameplay more than penalties themselves" sort of thing going on.

It's one thing to have to adjust them - it's another when you have to discover "hidden effects" because they don't do what they say on the tin.

[KBLover]

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Didn't madden have dynamic difficulty at one point? Of course they took it out, they'll probably put it back in in a couple of years and tout it as a whole new feature built from the ground up! Lol.

The shows dynamic difficulty has been awesome for me this year, I love it.

They had something similar. MyMadden or something like that where it did adjust based on your raw performance stats (which is flawed...I'm not sucky because I have Kyle Boller is my QB, my passing sucks because Boller sucks and the WR suck, but no, let's not consider team in any of this)

That's why I stay away from auto-adjusting sliders. Even in MLB the Show - if I have the Marlins, I don't suck at hitting, the Marlins suck at hitting, so, of course, I'm not going to score runs as if I had even an average offense.

Why should the game assume I suck because I control the team that scored the fewest runs in the league last year?