Madden 09 Gillette Stadium Trailer: GameTrailers

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by King Gro23

like a chase cam view sorta like roadie run on Gears

I wouldn't know...

[BigL]

Quote: Originally Posted by Joborule

At 1:07, the Giants line faced a 3-4 with the RB coming up the 3 hole. There was two TE on the play, therefore all the players had a defender man up. Pretty simple blocking right? Well instead, the TE on the left went to the DE that was head up on the left guard, leaving the left (on the screen) outside lineback free to get the RB right when he gets the ball. This is the type of stuff I'm talking about that killed Madden for me. The idoitic AI like that. YOU ALWAYS TAKE THE MAN UP!!! It's that simple. Why is my TE going off to block a defender that's man up on someone else? ESPECIALLY when the handoff is to his side of the field. Him doing a proper block would have change what was a loss of yards to a gain of yards. Not impressed. I understand it happening to someone who has low AWR, but even still, it would be VERY RARE we should see that, because that's what get players cut from High School football for god sake. .

The blocking on that play was actually correct. Watch the replay very closely, the backside guard was supposed to pull over the ball which means he was supposed to kick out the OLBER on that play. But if you watch the replay when he pulls he bumps into the center and and just ended up turning around andtaking he man in front of him. So Shockey coming down to double he DE was actuallythe right play cause the guard was supposed to get the linebacker.

But your point in general is correct, the OLINE play looks very sloppy.

[green94]

Quote: Originally Posted by pf8363

Is it just me, or did that video look REALLY FREAKIN SIMILAR to this... http://youtube.com/watch?v=dxyTUaqm2GU in terms of player models and lighting and whatnot.

Difference is that video has a ref on the field.

[green94]

Fact of the matter is, the game *looks* great. Lighting, player models, turf all look outstanding. Gameplay even seems a little more polished than past years.... BUT

The sidelines still look like ****. The crowd looks awful. No refs or chain gang.

[BigL]

I dont see how the player models look good, look at vince wilfork, ever see the size of his gut? In the game he is lean with a washboard stomach. Its atrocious.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by arseniotall

really? I dont see it. It looks like the same gameplay to me. Speed still is the only thing that matters. Am I lookin at the wrong video?

Can't say that speed is the only thing because the pursuit angles are bad.

Knowing that, as long as the turnovers aren't an issue, I'm ok. This game actually looks like it's trying to capture the crowd intensity of an NFL game....

That's all I want. Madden is decent but as long as they're trying I'll enjoy the game. And it's obvious their trying this year. Plenty of post play cuts that actually make sense... great stat overlays... lots of nice little additions.

I'm far from a Madden ***** but IMO if you can't tell they're trying to engross the player, then you should get out of football gaming. They're not going to scrap the engine but they're at least doing more with it.

[noshun]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigL

I dont see how the player models look good, look at vince wilfork, ever see the size of his gut? In the game he is lean with a washboard stomach. Its atrocious.

Exactly, EA just doesnt pay attention to detail unless it involves a dollar sign.

[marshallfever]

Just watched the video. I have to say the most impressive thing was the presentation for sure. It looked fantastic. Not only that but they even removed all the on screen icons to give it more of that t.v feeling. Everything just seems to fit perfectly. Not sure if that is what the Superbowl games are going to feel like, but there was definitely a great sense of atmosphere in that video.

Gameplay wise, i can't say too much. I didn't really play 08 deeply to get a sense of the animations and new tweaks. I'm definitely getting 09, went one season without a football game and this season i need one badly. Its good to see that their doing something to spruce up the game.