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

[canes21]

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

I guess my early impressions of the game weren't exactly fair. I played 2 games against the CPU, then another 10 online in head to head quickplay. That's a pretty easy way to make the game not fun at all.

I've been playing offline the last couple nights exclusively and I do have to say this game plays great. The few good games I had online that I enjoyed, that's offline against the CPU every game for me. The game has issues, but to be short and sweet, I like the game. I'm getting realistic stats and realistic looking gameplay. Nothing gamebreaking is happening and I am being wowed at times. There isn't much I could as for from the gameplay. I haven't jumped into Connected Careers yet, but right now staying offline, I am having a blast.

[TeeDogg]

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

It's truly official for me. After this tuner....Madden 15 is

GOAT console football game.

System seller for me!!!! So glad I took a chance so damn glad!!!

DJ go get your PS4.......NOW!!!!!

I hope the remainer of tuners and patches only focus to smooth out animations, fix bugs, and enhance whats already in the game. can live with the flaws because im enjoying the overall game so much. they scare me when they go in screwing around too much with the game once its playing well.

[SageInfinite]

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It's truly official for me. After this tuner....Madden 15 is

GOAT console football game.

System seller for me!!!! So glad I took a chance so damn glad!!!

DJ go get your PS4.......NOW!!!!!

Straight bonkers, lol. I've had two really nice games since the tuner though. I hope the game continues on this path. 16 could really be something special if they continue with this kind of momentum.

[BigDaddyHolmes]

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APF is my all time favorite football game but I am not sure this is totally true. Last time i played it it had started to show its age. I get the sentimentality for 2k games I do, but would I rather play APF over Madden 15 at this point? For the first time the answer is no.



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You mean the APF game from 2007? The one that they put little effort in, and never made a sequel? Ya, I agree that for the first time I might prefer Madden 2015 on a new gen console more then that 2007 game on box 360. Congrats to EA, you did it!

Best NFL football game of the year award (for next gen consoles!)

[SageInfinite]

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You mean the APF game from 2007? The one that they put little effort in, and never made a sequel? Ya, I agree that for the first time I might prefer Madden 2015 on a new gen console more then that 2007 game on box 360. Congrats to EA, you did it!

Best NFL football game of the year award for consoles!

That little effort and still has more on field elements than every football game made after it, lol.

[FaceMask]

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

Best NFL football game of the year award (for next gen consoles!)

Well, it's the only football game of the year.

[Fist Of Kings]

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

The more I play this game the more I like it. It's not all doom and gloom as I originally thought. And I'm not sure if this is a coincidence, but I think the ai kept running the ball when it saw that I was struggling to stop it.

[Kramer5150]

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The more I play this game the more I like it. It's not all doom and gloom as I originally thought. And I'm not sure if this is a coincidence, but I think the ai kept running the ball when it saw that I was struggling to stop it.

Definitely not a coincidence.I noticed this early on as well,the same goes for the passing game (imo).

[HopiDesertPriest]

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It's truly official for me. After this tuner....Madden 15 is

GOAT console football game.

System seller for me!!!! So glad I took a chance so damn glad!!!

DJ go get your PS4.......NOW!!!!!

thanks for sharing. what did the game play tuner do to improve the game and does the tuning affect those who only play OFFLINE games ?

[HopiDesertPriest]

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I don't think the CPU properly uses player progression/game prep. After one season, Eli Manning is a free agent at 69 overall after the Giants cut him. Carson Palmer regressed to a 73, then a 67 overall, and is the third string QB on the Patriots. There are plenty of these situations.

I haven't tried 32 team control, nor auto-pilot.

thanks.

what is auto-pilot ?

what are its benefits ?

[phIllypride89]

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I figured it was about time to post my impressions as I've spent a good deal of time with the game. This is a fun Madden for me. It's a solid foundation for future iterations in the series, but there's a lot of work which needs to be done.

THE GOOD:

-The running game is by far the best it has been in the series. I believe human control could be tightened up. But the aspect I like about the running system is how small the running lanes and windows are to run through. This mimics the real NFL as space in between the tackles and outside of it is at a premium on the ground. Nothing like getting into space with a player and being able to utilize your special moves or setup a blocker to take out a tackler to free you some open space.

-war in the trenches is pretty good this year. Lineman are a lot better than they used to be on both sides of the ball and you have to pay attention to ratings when building a front four and o-line.

-Franchise mode is fun and innovative this year with the XP and Game Prep system. It's fun developing a player and how you want to develop him. You can stack bonuses to gain more XP points. It's got some great elements.

THE BAD:

ROBO CPU QB's - This is a difficult Fix. Shooting inaccuracy in NBA 2K is a dice roll. User shoots and there are a multitude of results which can transpire as far as teh ball hitting the rim and either going in or not going in. You can capture let's say a hundred different animations of the ball interatcing with the rim and there you go. Football is very different as incompletions are so varied. Incompletions aren't just the result of the ball bouncing off a receiver's hands as there are overthrows and undertrhows, etc. So what I propose is to revamp the CPU AI system and make it more ratings based. It's not right now. As QB's of all skill levels are far too accurate. I'd argue Peyton Manning would in practice hit the WR in between his numbers every time with no one rushing at him, this is how Madden portrays him. But everyone remembers Peyton in the Super Bowl under duress.

So my answer is simple tie QB accuracy ratings across all depth levels to a dice roll system. Capture underthrow and overthrow animations, etc and then tie them to this system. Add in contextual processing which takes into account pocket pressure and where the QB is in relation to his target and let's truly fix this problem.


My big issue with Madden is football is a game of so many variables in terms of physics and what not. Sometimes you need a simple gameplay system to account for this. Simple rules of code which can make organic gameplay happen. Because that way you can also have realistic penalities and what not. You need to work off this solid foundation and make madden simpler. Right now it is too complex and a perfect example is when you have to lower the Intentional grounding slider to lower sacks. Maybe you can rationalize a reason why this seems logical but it's not. We shouldn't have to try out complex theories of how sliders interact with the gameplay. Things should be simple and solutions should be even simpler.

[Davon_A_Brown]

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

The only thing missing from the chess match is the ability to exploit a size mismatch with a jump ball. I would like to double team certain defensive linemen, but slide protection is working quite well.


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[bdeezy89]

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So after the Tuner I just beat the Jets using the Packers on CFM 73 - 7 using A&S All-Pro sliders……Hmmm. Also sacked Geno 12 times

Next game against the Lions, 38 - 13

Does anyone notice that the threshold is broken? I've played with at least 8 teams so far and none of the receivers could beat the Corners on Lob passes, i end up getting picked most of the time

[Majingir]

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Played a game with 10 min quarters,15 second play clock and it took about 50 minutes. Here are stats from the game(I'm using pro mode right now)

Me:
30 points
228 yards
15/24 passing
9.2 yrd passing average
3.0 yrd rushing average
4 sacks
46.5 yrd punting average

AI:
6 points
183 yards
19/27 passing
6.9 yrd passing average
1.6 yrd rushing average
5 sacks
31.4 yrd punting average



What do people think needs to be changed slider wise? Sacks might be slightly too high, and rushing needs to be improved on both sides for sure. The main thing I'm hating though is how AI struggled on offense,yet their QB had 70% passing?! QB accuracy for AI is set to 25! Main thing seems to just be that their receivers are always so open. It's like the second after a snap, 1 receiver runs an entire route where he's open for 90% of it. For me ironically,seems to be opposite, all my receivers seem to be covered for 90% of their route(not to mention my QB has very little time to throw the ball)

[sb24]

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

Ive tried to do some searching for the answer to my question but couldnt find anything useful.

My impression is this is the same old madden. Somethings changed and got better but overall I dont really feel like the x's and o's work pretty much the same as they always have. Of course they fixed somethings but others got worse. This is all just user vs user.

That said, I cannot stop a screen pass against users. Ive played 5-6 online games and my only losses come from people that throw a screen pass for 90% of their plays. Man isnt going to work. They qucik snap so adjustments dont work. Ive tried blitzing and then I get burned by either a pass to the HB or a quick one to someone else. Cover 2 is pretty much useless. I have to spend great effort trying to switch to the OLB on the side of the field I think its going to and then just try to stand next to the RB.

What are people doing to stop the screen pass other that just trying to user over there? Other plays should work... I can handle giving up small yardage on them but this has been insane and is ruining the game for me.

And for those of you that would like respond with something like "stop playing those kinds of people" or "go find a league," Im already working on that but I dont like playing the CPU so if none of my friends are on, thats my only option and I dont have tons of time to play it whenever friends are on.