Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

[roadman]

Thank you to johnnyg for finding Sim's Impressions.

The only negative he can think of is the lack of CFM work that was put into Madden this year.

The positives he noted were physics are cleaner, visuals popped out and player models were much better, locomotion was improved and smoother, shading works, press animations stood out, coverage is better in man and zone, safeties reacting better to the ball and ball carriers, target passing will be a learning curve, running backs will have better contexture knowledge, blocking is better and he saw more WR drops.

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[BleedGreen710]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

good stuff

also he said no more warping, he didnt see any suctions

[seththor]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

Sim was accurate on his opinions last yr of Madden so good reason to trust him again.

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[Cowboy008]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

Hopefully everything he talked about will be just as good when it launches.

[jfsolo]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

It's my opinion that the competitive gamestyle will have the most tinkering done to it during the last few weeks before launch. It's the style that's going to have the spotlight on it at all times.

In the PX1 Sports interview Clint basically said that besides the kick meter, most features are harder in competitive mode than sim mode. My speculation is that that there will be a fair amount of complaining that gets stuff tune back in competitive mode to where it's not going to be harder than sim mode when all is said and done. We'll see though.

[iceman43]

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Cfm needs to change adding modes does nothing for the fundamental product for me. And i think CFM is the foundation of the game

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[Brooklynbks4]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

The Hype train keeps building hearing that animations and o line blocking works well is great news. When the gameplay drops will be telling on what to expect and whats getting worked on.

[TheBleedingRed21]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

A great playing game of football with less CFM features will keep me engaged much longer.

An okay playing game of football with more CFM features will keep me engaged a lot less.

While I want CFM to be as deep as it can be, I feel the new changes to gameplay alone will make me want to keep coming back for more.

[JoshC1977]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

A great playing game of football with less CFM features will keep me engaged much longer.

An okay playing game of football with more CFM features will keep me engaged a lot less.

While I want CFM to be as deep as it can be, I feel the new changes to gameplay alone will make me want to keep coming back for more.

This....this.....this.....

You can add all the fluff you want to franchise mode; but if the gameplay is mediocre; it isn't worth playing.

[ODogg]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

This....this.....this.....

You can add all the fluff you want to franchise mode; but if the gameplay is mediocre; it isn't worth playing.

I agree, but the inverse is also true.

If EA improves gameplay and makes it better it makes CFM automatically better.

[roadman]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

This....this.....this.....

You can add all the fluff you want to franchise mode; but if the gameplay is mediocre; it isn't worth playing.

This thread doesn't appear to be getting as much mileage as the other threads and Sim's been carrying the sim flag for a long time.

Positive stuff means nothing to discuss. lol

[Cowboy008]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

For those wondering the CPU will use all of the mechanics according to Sim.

[Lexicon]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

Gameplay was good in 17. Time for some fluffing.

[TheBleedingRed21]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

Gameplay was good in 17. Time for some fluffing.

If you'd settle for what 17 was, we are worlds apart. It was good but far from where it needs to be. Gameplay should always be over features IMO.

[Lexicon]

Re: Simftballcritic Impressions(Credit to johnnyg)

If you'd settle for what 17 was, we are worlds apart. It was good but far from where it needs to be. Gameplay should always be over features IMO.

They could spend the rest of eternity upgrading and tuning gameplay and still not get it where it needs to be. We all settled for 17 if we bought the game. The game gets made every year, so you're settling for something.

But this shouldn't even really be a discussion, because they are two separate teams with separate resource allocations. At some point, you have to add some "fluff" to keep things fresh. I don't think anyone can argue that gameplay has improved leaps and bounds in the last 5 years, and Franchise has not.

We hear constantly that "no game is perfect," and I don't expect gameplay to be. All I really care is if it's fun and not broken. I'm not a big X's and O's guy, and I prefer more of the "story" of the NFL than breaking down gamefilm. The human element. I feel that's sorely missing from Franchise.

But I just made that post to provide the other perspective.