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

[A_Quiet_Pro]

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

One thing that the GEN 2 Madden's used to do with presentation was it you were playing on a holiday, they would mention it. Like if I played a play now game on Thanksgiving, the game would read the systems date/time settings, realize it's Thanksgiving, and have it in the commentary. One thing I'd love to see in the future is that make a return. But not just on Thanksgiving, but on opening night, New Years (if applicable), Christmas, (if applicable). And also, the times they have the field art for occasions, (Like "NFL Kickoff", and "Thanksgiving", and even the pink theme in October for breast cancer month be shown.) Heck, even the occasional breast cancer awareness commentary would be cool.

[kb0731]

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Exactly as it should be. Deep balls are rare and should be earned and exciting. Most teams take 3-5 shots downfield max. People are far to quick to judge based off a couple of games. There are a lot of variables that go into when, why and how the cpu decides to go up top.

I love the balance thisngame has in all pro. Its working for me.

Now about that forth coming patch.....

Exactly. The QBs rarely make dumb decisions so it feels good when you get pressure and make them throw a pick or throw it out of bounds or get a sack. It's like the CPU offense is exploiting mismatches and drive down the field realistically lol


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[therizing02]

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Exactly as it should be. Deep balls are rare and should be earned and exciting. Most teams take 3-5 shots downfield max. People are far to quick to judge based off a couple of games. There are a lot of variables that go into when, why and how the cpu decides to go up top.

I love the balance thisngame has in all pro. Its working for me.

Now about that forth coming patch.....

Good stuff AS. I had a bit of a "breakthrough" last night and played two of the best games I've had since getting the game almost two weeks ago. All Pro default everything except INTs at 25 for USER and CPU. Held Locker with the Cowboys to 51% completion. Cam Newton torched the Bears(me). Won with the Cowboys 32-13 and lost with the Bears 34-13. The Bears defense is god awful vs. the run. Stewart and DWilliams were both over 100 yards.

The thing I really liked about the Bears game was that while the Panthers were running all over my defense they just stuck with it from a play calling standpoint. Newton was 3-3 in the first half. At one point the rush/pass ratio for Carolina was 19-2! He ended the game 12-12 with most passes underneath, but he did hit one of his WR on a deep PA seam route. It was perfect because I was jamming everyone in the box to try to stop the run and they finally went over the top. This was one game where the completion percentage seemed somewhat legit even though it was 100%.

The one change that I did make from all the other games that I played was that I stopped covering the buzz zones myself and started covering the middle of the field. I had 5 sacks in each game. In every game prior to that I was getting between 8-10. I'm sticking with AP "Default" until a patch drops. I really hope they leave the CPU defense as is because offense it's a realistic challenge this year. I feel like I earn every yard I get. I have to audible, change pass protection, hot route, and look at matchups to maximize results and that's the way it should be. No more breaking the huddle and going through the motions and just "running plays".

Games were played in CFM.....

[acemafia04]

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

Really unhappy with the new vertical playcalling layout. Combine that with the 12 seconds they give you to select a play on defense, leaves a lot of us unable to explore our playbook.

Has there been anything said about this?

[A_Quiet_Pro]

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Ok so, that whole thing where the DB's stay back and allow the QB to rush and scramble for 3 miles before engaging has to be fixed too. Just played the Seahawks again, and Wilson gets too many yards before being engaged its dumb.. On that note, I figured out how to beat the Seahawks. Just play them at your place. I'm 1-2 against them, both losses coming in Seattle. No joke, I just won 40-14 under All Pro difficulty, EA rosters, and Charters sliders. I'd post a pic from my phone of the post game screen to prove it, but IDK how.

[Whaaaazuuuuup]

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Really unhappy with the new vertical playcalling layout. Combine that with the 12 seconds they give you to select a play on defense, leaves a lot of us unable to explore our playbook.

Has there been anything said about this?

thats what practice mode is for homie...im just say...

[Scary Larry]

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

Ok so, that whole thing where the DB's stay back and allow the QB to rush and scramble for 3 miles before engaging has to be fixed too. Just played the Seahawks again, and Wilson gets too many yards before being engaged its dumb.. On that note, I figured out how to beat the Seahawks. Just play them at your place. I'm 1-2 against them, both losses coming in Seattle. No joke, I just won 40-14 under All Pro difficulty, EA rosters, and Charters sliders. I'd post a pic from my phone of the post game screen to prove it, but IDK how.

So, when are you trading this game in?

[Armor and Sword]

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Sometimes I think an important element get's lost in translation this year with Madden 15.

Game planning, calling the right plays, making the right adjustments, using the right defender with user control for said play etc etc etc. Confidence and game prep are also huge. I worked on Brent Grimes confidence leading into this week 3 game vs the Chiefs and the first play from scrimmage he takes a INT all the way to the house for a quick 7-0 lead. FANTASTIC!!!!

One thing I am paying very close attention to is the wonderful new play calling interface with have at our disposal. It literally tracks every single play you call for the season and the avg yards for or against it has produced.

I could not run the ball a lick today vs KC. And I tried outside, inside, power, slash, toss etc. They were just shutting me down. So I took what I could get in the passing game and fortunately I called a great defensive game plan today. Otherwise I would have been stomped by a better offensive team. Mind you Jamal Charles was out and in the end I feel that was the difference.

I am telling you this is the most organic Madden game ever made. And IMO best overall console football game ever made. Each game takes on a life of it's own. I don't see patterns or trends for the most part. Games are unfolding in a highly realistic manner. You must exploit weaknesses to win. You must call a good diversified play book. Another huge tip and suggestion I will share is...play defense in the defensive cam perspective. It is amazing. It really makes you earn it on defense. Whether that is snuffing out a running play, rushing the passer, playing LB and staying home in your zone or being a head hunting FS....it truly has changed the way I am playing Madden (I play NCAA 14 this way).

I think EA Tiburon has finally given us a Madden game that we can play all year and maybe even beyond if no improvement comes on 16 or if they go back to the tourney online ball garbage that sidetracked the vision started on 10.

This Madden reminds me of Madden 10 in the way the player weight is truly making the difference between players. For the very first time ever in a console football game I can really tell the difference between elite players, average players, lousy players. I can tell the difference between a speedster at RB or WR vs a power back or physical WR.

Elite players are truly elite now.

With a good patch this game is going to go down as the GOAT in video game football.


It's that good.

[areobee401]

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A proper patch would put Madden 15 over the top. Some games need a patch to make it good enough. The right patch would solidify Madden 15 as the football game we have been waiting for EA to release. That's not to say Madden 15 is not already a fun game, it's just that there is the potential for it to be truly special. I'd hate to see EA fail to Madden 15 by not allowing it to reach it's true potential.

[zizoux]

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I don't know if they're tuning the game without us knowing but I played a game against the Patriots and I was able to hold Brady at %68, he only took 2 sacks.(I didn't control the DEs except for a couple of times.) He stepped into the pocket, threw the ball away when the rush came. Their running game was working so they kept pounding the ball inside.It was a very realistic game. And all this happened on all-pro DEFAULT sliders. I didn't change a thing.

edit: Ohh, I forgot. I was the Bears. Cutler %59

[Gagnon39]

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Has anyone come up with a long-term workaround for the high number of user sacks on the CPU? This is about the only thing that keeps this game from being perfect.

If the CPU would simply throw the ball away in situation that would lower sack totals and also lower the CPU's often high pass completion percentage. I know that we can edit the traits to make quarterbacks throw the ball away more often but it's only a temporary fix as the new quarterbacks coming into the NFL will not have the necessary traits attached to them.

I don't think we'll see any kind of patch for this, especially since it was an issue in last year's game as well. I thought about bumping up pass block for the CPU but I don't know if that would address the issue.

Has anyone come up with any kind of solution for this?

[A_Quiet_Pro]

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

So, when are you trading this game in?

Why would I trade it in?

[Gagnon39]

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

I don't know if they're tuning the game without us knowing but I played a game against the Patriots and I was able to hold Brady at %68, he only took 2 sacks.(I didn't control the DEs except for a couple of times.) He stepped into the pocket, threw the ball away when the rush came. Their running game was working so they kept pounding the ball inside.It was a very realistic game. And all this happened on all-pro DEFAULT sliders. I didn't change a thing.

edit: Ohh, I forgot. I was the Bears. Cutler %59

Now that's what I like to hear. But how many minute quarters were you playing? And were you doing an online or offline CFM?

[Kramer5150]

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The thing I really liked about the Bears game was that while the Panthers were running all over my defense they just stuck with it from a play calling standpoint.

This is something I noticed as well,and is awesome as all get out.

If I'm struggling to stop the run,the cpu will stick with it until I can prove I can stop it....likewise with the pass...if the cpu comes out and I can't stop the pass,they'll stick with it more,but will mix in a run every now and then.

Oh yea,another thing I don't see mentioned a whole lot....I'm absolutely loving the CPU pinning me deep on punts...I don't see hardly any punts going into the endzone anymore.

[EWRMETS]

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Are people seeing the CPU rotate RBs where they should be rotated? I played against the Saints last night in a Browns CFM and it was one of the best games I ever played. I was able to play bend don't break defense, allowing Brees to throw short passes without giving up the big play too often. The one thing I would have liked to see is Pierre Thomas and Khiry Robinson get some plays. Ingam ran 16 times and had 6 catches.

Also, is there a way to share box scores from online CFMs? Thanks.