Madden NFL 21 Video - New Pass-Rush Control, Ball Carrier Skill Stick, Open Field Tackling, Authenticity Improvements & More

[illwill10]

EA has released a new Madden NFL 21 gameplay video today, featuring a deep dive into...

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[jpdavis82]

Kinda like the new tackling animations and contextual awareness, the added animations for going out of bounds and things like that are long overdue.


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[jfsolo]

Realistic Open tackling was the best thing in the clip for me, hearing about the removal of guided missile and more jarring tackling was great. The thing I disliked the most was the seemingly still too passive play of the deep safeties.

[Reed1417]

I liked seeing the tackling stuff. I'm not sure how I feel about having "attempts" for pass rush moves though and I wonder if guys like JJ Watt will get more versus say a lower tiered pass rusher to replicate that "Elite" status. The pass rush on AM can sometimes be nonexistent and some guys are just good at pushing their blocker backwards to make the QB uncomfortable. We'll have to see though. Won't make any declarations yet on my end.

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[Dblock1111]

Looks like some decent improvements for gameplay. Wish they wouldve went more in depth about improvements to the OL in regards to blocking the new Pass Rush moves. Just thinking those XFactor DL are gonna rack up 10 sacks a game again if they didnt change the OL AI that much...

[Sphinx]

I don't know, if I hadn't seen it listed as Madden 21 I would have thought that was Madden 20. I'm taking the wait and see approach with this year's game but so far what I am seeing is me taking a pass on buying Madden 21.

The cfm blog will be the deciding factor for me.

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[ehh]

There's more there than I expected. The tackling improvements could be a smaller thing that goes a long way. I'm waiting to see extended gameplay footage to see how it looks in addition to how well the "ball carrier fights for an extra yard" animations play out.

We're all so tired of the lack of physics with tackling and how momentum doesn't matter and defenders will constantly stand up you and stop you on a dime when you're inches from the goal line or a first down. If that has finally been removed from the game I think that alone will make '21 worth a purchase.

Not much on the ball carrier stick system but hopefully the two new jukes are fluid and fun to use.

[Vazione]

I am happy that EA seems to be owning some mistakes of the past (terrible in-between snap moments that break immersion, open field tackling issues).

This is at least progress.