Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

[TeeDogg]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

Well,this is my 1 week anniversary with Madden,and I can honestly say I enjoy it the same as last week.
Now,some of you will say "it's only been a week"....but in past versions,about a week or 2 was all that was needed to see that it was going to be a tough year,and had me looking for the next game to get so I could trade in Madden.

This year?....completely different. There's not 1 area of the game that I can pinpoint, well other than penalties...that I can honestly say I don't enjoy.

I've read through most of the impressions thread,and glanced through some of the threads....and I'll just say,while some are warranted,the majority I've seen are issues that CAN be dealt with with sliders....but folks would rather complain than look for solutions.

The last thing I'll say...is OF the complaints I've read,if these things get patched,then I'm done....I'm not going to point out specifics,as I don't "name and shame"....but I feel the guys at EA are FINALLY on the right track,and I would hate for the "complainers" to get the game dumbed down just so they can be successful.

I agree, in years past it felt like after 2 or 3 games you had seen all that year had to offer. In terms of animations, controls, gameplay depth, and strategy. After those 3 or so games it was all about getting the sliders adjusted to taste. This year I have played a ton of games and it feels like im scratching the surface in all of those categories.

I stumbled onto a sweet stutter juke. instead of just flicking the RS left, flick it right then left (or vice versa). with no LT works and looks better than the hop juke from one flick. so I went in to check out the advanced controls and there is a lot to work into my arsenal this year.

[rudyjuly2]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

Starting QB's In Year 2017 of a friend's franchise:

"Bears: Brock Osweiller at QB
Bengals: Bortles and Flacco
Bills: Derek Carr (reasonable)
Broncos: Whit Sharp (draftee)
Browns: Dalton
Bucs: Foles
Cardinals: Jamarquis Colemen (draftee)
Chargers: Tannehill
Chiefs: Peyton Manning (retired after 2015 and came back)
Colts: Manziel (lmfao)
Cowboys: Chase Daniel
Dolphins: Glennon
Eagles: RG3 and E.J. Manuel. RG3 regressed to a 77 overall rating.
Falcons: Greg Wallace (draftee)
49ers: Kaep
Giants: Buck Leonard (draftee)
Jags: Andrew Luck
Jets: Geno Smith
Lions: Stafford
Packers: Rodgers
Panthers: Newton
Pats: Jimmy G
Raiders: Demarcus Hawkins (draftee) sidebar: He's from Florida (SEC) and his name is Demarcus and he went #1. Sounds familiar?
Rams: Kirky Hadley (draftee). Now, they drafted him in the first round in 2015. Bradford was coming off a 2,913 yard and 17 interception season so maybe that's realistic.
Ravens: Blaine Gabbert.
Redskins: Matt Barkley.
Saints: Kristian Hunter (draftee) Brees retired the first year, which was kind of strange.
Seahawks: Wilson
Steelers: Alex Smith (they cut Big Ben like two seasons ago)
Texans: T.R. Farris (draftee)
Titans: Dijon Snow (draftee)
Vikings: Bridgewater"

That doesn't even bother me. I don't see that as being so bad.

[bkrich83]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

That doesn't even bother me. I don't see that as being so bad.

Nor is it anything near what I saw in the few CFM tests I ran when we were looking at Sim Stats.

[FaceMask]

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All I see with those guys, no matter what game they are playing, is them playing the game fairly badly and then trying to say the game is bad.

This seems like a solid iteration of Madden and hopefully they will patch some things to make it feel a bit more natural.

That's a very big mischaracterization. The general issues those people point out are things one could see by not playing at all and just letting the CPU play against itself.

[bkrich83]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

That's a very big mischaracterization. The general issues those people point out are things one could see by not playing at all and just letting the CPU play against itself.

In some cases yes. In some cases, there clearly is wonky stuff going on. It' clear guys ilke Ryan Moody, are clearly in it for Youtube fame and getting hits. They desperately need things to post about, manipulating the situation is not out of the question.

That being said, to each their own. If buying games for the strict purpose of going on bug hunts is what they want to do, more power to them. I have no problem with it.

I just play the games I like and don't play the ones I don't like. I don't need some guy on the internet looking for YoutTube celebrity to tell me whether I should enjoy the game or not.

[Cardot]

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Broncos: Whit Sharp (draftee)
Titans: Dijon Snow (draftee)

Love the draftee names.

[bdeezy89]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

So I just lost to the Cowboys (no Romo) with the Eagles 24 - 30 and i'm ****ing pissed!!!!!

*Using A&S sliders*

- My TE get's knocked out of the air by a Safety who's all over him and no call for PI
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- I'm blitzing on every play and my defenders react once the RB is already 5 yards ahead WTF!!!!

- On 4th down McCoy runs the ball pass the 1st then breaks a tackle, goes BACKWARDS, then is tackled for no gain WTFFFFFF
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- I'm throwing a streak pass with 11 secs left in the 4th, my WR and the CB both jump in the air at the same time to try and catch it, the CB tips the ball down and my WR randomly pushes the CB to the ground after and they call a ****ing clipping call on my WR.
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Oh yeah Lance ****ing Dunbar ran on me for 165 smh

OMG! I lost it! I'm putting up the vids shortly after I cool down

[gopher_guy]

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In my career mode, you can see the player's breath, and all the camera guys on the sidelines are wearing shorts.

I feel like that's an easy fix.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

That doesn't even bother me. I don't see that as being so bad.

For me it doesn't bother me at all since it's my world etc.. once I start a franchise.
I don't need a replica of the real world. I game to get out of the real world. That's just me though.
Sure I could sit down with the game and find a ton of things off after a year and heck even before.... that's not fun for me.
The day I get that way or have anger issues with a game is the day I hope my wife shoots me.

[Davon_A_Brown]

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Is it just me or is the turbo button nothing but a quick acceleration boost (at least for ball carriers)? Top speed seems to be the same whether or not you're holding turbo. I remember a pre game tip in NCAA Football 14 saying something like this, but I haven't paid attention during gameplay until tonight.


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[FedExPope]

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I have barely played any of the maddens since xbox360 came out (even though I bought them all day one and I played pre-last gen Maddens for hours upon hours) I would buy them, start playing the first day being all excited, then lose interest very quickly...I simply havent liked their franchise/cfm modes, which are the meat of the game for me. And even though I said I wouldnt, I bought 15 on tuesday because....football.

First off, gameplay is excellent and DEFINITELY the best its ever been (as it should be...finally) There are still little things here and there but its a video game and it meets realistic expectations. Though the play calling is awful this year...please let me change it back.

As far as the CFM...i knew sim stats were messed up, I knew the new confidence rating had some kinks...I did not expect what I got:

I simmed a season as my beloved Panthers who went 5-11, which is whatever, you never know in the NFL, dont care about that....but the stats...wow.

In preseason they kept 4 QBs and 5 TEs but cut all but 2 DTs...other things were weird too, I dont know what mushroom aided logic was used here...

Newton - 2019 passing yards...missed no games...7 TDs 17 INTs

he also led the team in rushing with around 600 yards, noone had more than 3 rushing TDs

the leading receiver (Avant for some reason)had less than 600 yards and 0 TDs. Benjamin as the #1 had less than 500 and 2 TDs (tied for team lead) and finished the year with 1 confidence

not quite as insane but troubling was defense, where the team that last year had more sacks than any team since 06 finished with around 20, lead by a backup DE with 7. Gano also kicked 54% of his FGs

The reigning coach of the year must have a really really awful system...

League stats of course were not much better, Brady led the NFL with 3600 yards and the most TDs were 27...2 people broke the NFL sack record including someone with 29...4 kickers had over 50 FG attempts and many more had over 40.

Then to the off season...they let Cam walk in favor of Christian Ponder, not that I really blame them with those stats but he was still rated high...

In the draft they only drafted 2 players because they traded all the other picks in order to have 17 (!) picks in next seasons draft.

I know these things are known, maybe theres no reason to complain about them yet again but its just mind blowing...did noone play this mode before they released it...I live near tiburon, just send me a game early and Ill test it for free...its unacceptable and much worse than I gathered from other threads.

EA, take a hint from NBA2k15 which is giving us fully customizable myGM mode....hell, I would be grinning from ear to ear for the next year if you gave us NFL Head Coach with new rosters and Madden 15's game play....why cant you just do that?

Sorry about the rant, just want people that havent gotten it yet that love dynasty modes to know what they are getting into...cant believe I let EA take my money yet again...is it October yet? NBA2k is looking pretty sweet...

Yeah its truly ridiculous how bad the sim stats are...even though they've been a problem for years. They're worse than they've ever been! I do NOT understand how that's possible.

And when you're playing against elite QBs, the ridiculousness goes the other way. They can't miss. At halftime of my current game, I have 6 sacks (I raised the CPU pass blocking up and it doesn't seem to help much, but I'm certainly not on pace for the unfathomable total of 18 that I amassed against the Bears) on Brees, and have to have hit him at least a dozen times on his throws. Does it affect him? No. It does not. His statline is 28-31 375yd 2TD 1 INT. Why does stamina still not matter for QBs? If you get hit 20 times by lineman you're not only going to get very tired and rattled, but you're probably going to get injured. Madden's QBs are complete iron men...until they cross the line of scrimmage. Then they can't help but get themselves hosed off the turf. But in the pocket? Immune to pain. Looks like Welker isn't the only person who has been taking amphetamines....

[thegut]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

I'm still enjoying the game but it's been a challenge to find the right difficulty, sliders, and (what they can't fix) house rules. It's a fun game but legacy problems are still there. I'm at my wits end trying to find a setting that won't lead to robo qb's or Qb's that will not throw for 10 yards or less or can make a decision instead of taking 10 sacks a game. Pretty annoying but the game is fun. I definitely don't find it sim (which is my jam) but it is scratching my football itch.

[Davon_A_Brown]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XB1/PS4)

I'm still enjoying the game but it's been a challenge to find the right difficulty, sliders, and (what they can't fix) house rules. It's a fun game but legacy problems are still there. I'm at my wits end trying to find a setting that won't lead to robo qb's or Qb's that will not throw for 10 yards or less or can make a decision instead of taking 10 sacks a game. Pretty annoying but the game is fun. I definitely don't find it sim (which is my jam) but it is scratching my football itch.

Read that entire post in Ron Swanson's voice. 😂
I agree though. All Pro is too easy while All Madden is not too difficulty, but entirely too glitchy. CPU AI is broken so I'm not sure we'll ever get a proper challenge.

-CPU QB don't go through progressions they just hit the wide open man or take a sack.
-CPU HB can't find holes.
-CPU WR don't fight for the ball.
-CPU DL don't use correct moves.
-No clear separation between fast and slow players even with the threshold at 0.

I'm still enjoying the game, but I'm not sure how much longer it'll be before it begins to get stale. Hopefully CFM can keep my interest.


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[Skyboxer]

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My biggest issue is that Play Now and CFM play totally different with exact same slider settings.
Just don't get that at all.
I know I seen a post about the same thing with practice mode.
Oh well.. I'll just keep testing (even though I'm pretty much done testing) through my CFM.

[Kramer5150]

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My biggest issue is that Play Now and CFM play totally different with exact same slider settings.
Just don't get that at all.

damn,I was hoping this wouldn't be the case again. Guess I'd better get my butt into a "test" CFM then