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

[Mr.Smif]

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

Just played 6 games, one Play Now against the cpu and 5 online Head to Head. I must the the tuning made the game better. The physics are better/tighter without sacrificing multiple hit tackles, I will go on to say that the multi-tackles are better and more frequent now and tackle outcomes seem to be better. Running seems to be better, less suction, running the ball does not seem to be easier to me, seems about the same with less suction, which is a good thing.
The Bad: Quarterbacks still not very inaccurate, they may have toned inaccurate passes down because I rarely seen any in the 6 games I played. And cpu Qb's still not getting rid of the ball fast enough or attempting to avoid sacks.

[Armor and Sword]

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I wanted to point out a couple of new features that to me have been true game changers for Madden 15.

1. Player Confidence - In my Dolphins CFM (online) we came out of the gate 0-4. It has been a brutal start to year one. Tannehill by week 3 had a Confidence rating of 30. Despite me pumping him up and making him the focus of game prep leading into his week 4 match-up at London vs The Raiders, he was going into the fetal position by game end. His passes were erratic throughout, and due to this he proceeded to throw 4 picks. I put in Matt Moore to finish up and he played well. Moore's confidence was sitting at 52 heading into the bye week. Also Charles Clay's confidence was shrinking fast due to some key drops. Over the bye week I put all my Game Prep hours into restoring key players confidence vs XP development. This mini game week to week is excellent (and only take minutes). You really have to think through and have a plan on who and what you want to work on. I think it's a great new feature that can now be built upon with future games. So we go into week 6 at home vs The Packers....Tannehill has the team in the red zone....then throws another errant pass for a pick in the end zone. I yank him as boo's rain down in Sun Life Stadium. Matt Moore with confidence sitting at 56 proceeds to lead the team to a much needed 34-24 win.

2. Defensive player lock cam - This camera has been implemented to perfection IMO. I am addicted to playing primarily as either Cam Wake or Dion Jordan and going to war for 4 quarters. It truly has taken the game to a new level as the line play is so organic this year. From time to time I will roam as a safety and head hunt. I also played as a CB on a few plays and actually had some user knock downs....playing as a LB also...a whole other experience. I will not go back to the traditional view for Madden 15 on defense. Those that have watched my streams have seen how cool playing from this perspective really is and how much more of a challenge the CPU will give you as well.

3. Running Game - feels far more organic and realistic then ever before. Are there some RTP quirks? Yes. Here and there. But you truly have to flow with the lineman, see the crease and hit it. Running outside is rarely successful as it should be in the super fast NFL and when you do get outside...it feels earned. Play action is earned as well. Playing with big backs, vs scat backs is something that is felt and realized this year on Madden which leads us to....

4. Player momentum and weight - it has arrived. People clamored for realism...and now we are getting that. I love it. Once you learn your players agility ratings and understand how much or little you can lead them to the sidelines...you will start to be able to get up field sometimes timing it right..and also when the ball is in the air...start to pre load and anticipate jamming your stick to the opposite side of their momentum to put on the brakes then quickly jam the stick north.....it works sometimes with very agile players and it feels organic and again earned.

Everything this year feels earned when pulled off properly. I hope and pray the team at Tiburon knows how good they made this game....and they do not revert back to tourney ice skating Madden. This game is a break through and it should be embraced and applauded.

A patch is still needed to work out stability bugs, play by play quirks, and an annoying bug that crops up in the passing game EG: passing to the "X" WR and the "O" snatches the ball on it's flight because the are running parallel routes.

However after the tuner......



9/10

If a patch clears up some bugs for offline CFM and a few other little odds and ends (gameplay to me is amazing and not much is needed anymore after this tuner) this game goes to a potential 9.5/9.75

Platinum folks. Madden will go platinum!!!!

[Jack Wade]

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

Jack here,

You know, people are free to spend their money however they want, but I GUESS I am just shocked that people continue buying this game. I've taken a few years off madden and decide to rent it this year. Oh man, yep - same issues as always. Bad AI, awful line play, and overall just a dated engine. The commentary is absolutely dreadful too. I rather have no commentary than what we've been given.

I love the NFL and will no doubt always support them, but I really hope at some point someone in the league recognizes the lack of quality with what EA and tiburon and producing with these soulless football titles. It really is a damn shame.

~
Jack Wade

[Skyboxer]

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If a patch clears up some bugs for offline CFM and a few other little odds and ends (gameplay to me is amazing and not much is needed anymore after this tuner) this game goes to a potential 9.5/9.75

Platinum folks. Madden will go platinum!!!!

Yeah excited to see what the first patch addresses.
Just wish they'd adapt 2K's defensive hot routing.
Our online league is about to start so pretty excited about that.

Atari to this... Very happy lol

[kjcheezhead]

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Post tuning, my opinion of this game just nose dived.

I prefer online when the game is balanced because human opponent offer a better chess match. The game isn't balanced anymore tho. The offensive line opens huge holes unless you sell out which of course opens the passing game up. I haven't seen a single punt post tuning. Hit stick fumbles, ints or whoever has the ball last decides the winner. I say that while posting a 8-2 record and supposedly being in the top 8% of players. So it's not that I need to learn how to play or that I'm a sore loser.

I'll try finding an enjoyable offline setting but my enthusiasm for Madden 15 is way down. Removing the tuning means dealing with bad cpu qbs that alternate between robo qb and indecisive ones that take way too many sacks. Keeping it probably means a case of slideritis while I try to find that game I had for a brief moment online, if it's even possible.

This game had potential but every potential mode contains a serious flaw that makes it much less enjoyable for me now. It went from a high 8 to about a 6.5 online and a 7.5-8 down to about a 7-7.5 for me. It's just a standard game of madden.

[The 24th Letter]

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I've made some strides in the deep passing game....and placing the ball in general...had to lab a little bit to figure it out...

Man playing as a DE from the defensive angle camera is so much fun...only problem is it's hard to make plays in the secondary...

[bkrich83]

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I've made some strides in the deep passing game....and placing the ball in general...had to lab a little bit to figure it out...

Man playing as a DE from the defensive angle camera is so much fun...only problem is it's hard to make plays in the secondary...

I love playing DE from the defensive angle. I am getting better in the secondary.

[Cowboy008]

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Finally got around to playing the game since the tuner and it plays completely different for me. I can run whenever I want and it's not a challenge anymore. I would delete the tuner but I can't since you need it to play online CFM.

[Mr.Smif]

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

My defense is pretty good online, I went 5-0 last night non of my opponents scored over 20 points. Now of course I play with teams with good defensive lines (love playing with the BUCS) and I play exclusively on the line too which helps get more pressure. But it did seem like they dropped more int's than normal and Qb's seem to be way more accurate, which pisses me off.
Most of the time you know which side you opponent is running too, just shift and crash the line that way to stuff the run, you can even stuff the run in a zone defense if you do that. Im to the point where I prefer playing defense over offense online because I love getting sacks and interceptions.
This year is really no need to play in the secondary, since the pass coverage is way better.

[Tommyklaid]

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

Waiting to start my CFM once Mizzou's 53-man roster is completed & once EA releases their 1st patch....then I'll begin.

In the meantime, I'm thoroughly enjoying this game after the tuning by just creating my own matchups in PlayNow as I'm still getting the feel for arguably the best Madden we've seen since PS2...which is a breath of fresh-air that EA is on the right track.

Couple things I noticed needs a fix:

*Aaron Rodgers helmet (no matter which one you attribute to him, his head is too large for all of them...he just looks weird - the helmet should be larger than his head & in the game this is not true...it just looks odd and needs a touch-up)

*Progressive lighting needs work: some stadiums transition great and others don't at all

*Penalties: I'm definitely seeing more now with the tuning update, but it's still low

*Wide receiver/secondary interaction: needs work fighting for position, routes, jump-balls, etc...(I know they have this on the slate for '16)


All in all, I'm happy...I'm just waiting for the EA patch & the roster set from Mizzou and I'll be ready to start some football.


Just my $0.02

[MaddenFan676]

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

Its great, good graphics and gameplay. I am thinking of writing long blog post on it.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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Thanks, guys. You helped me decide that I need to stay faaar away from this new tuner. I can live with a few extra sacks if it means the REST of the game plays close to the way I want it to.

[Mr.Smif]

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

I can say for sure that the patch improved the physics and gang tackling.

[Arrowhead21]

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Can't even start a CFM because madden share won't let me DL any files

[canes21]

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

One thing I have noticed more and more, especially in the player lock camera, is that the physics are a lot tighter in this year's edition in a good way. Gang tackling may not be in, but it does look pretty good when 3 more defenders come in and hit the ball carrier who is already wrapped up by another defender.

I also have never had so much fun with lineplay. I played an entire season in NCAA with player lock as a DE once and that was fun. With how improved the lineplay is, I only have been player locking with the DE's so far and I don't know if I could go back to NCAA even with the college football season making me really anxious to. The lineplay in 15 is so much better than EA has ever had in a video game. Each play really feels like a real battle and just causing a rushed throw feels amazing.