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Madden NFL 11 Blog Coming Wednesday *UPDATE: Ian Responds

06:09 PM - April 5, 2010 by Steve_OS

According to Ian's Twitter feed, we should see another Madden NFL 11 blog on Wednesday. Which will include how Madden will use the recently announced locomotion from NCAA Football 11, in their game.

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	"New NCAA FB 11 gameplay/locomotion blog (http://bit.ly/akQd5H & http://bit.ly/9zkdoe) <-- Woo! 'How Madden uses it' blog coming Wednesday "

*UPDATE:

My question...
@ian_cummings OK, how about this one Ian. Will Wednesday's blog contain a video? The NCAA video blog was great, talked about and showed it.

Ian's response...
@Steve_OS plan was to do a more dev-centric blog more like the M10 blogs, not a slick 'produced' one. Might have to change now.

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# 21 PantherBeast_OS @ 04/05/10 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by adub88


	Locomotion was biggest complaint with Madden '10 the minute i saw the videos. I can't wait to see what has been. On a side note, can anyone answer why NCAA '11 is looking way better than Madden '11 graphically?

Umm can you help me understand what you saying bro. Madden never had Locomotion in it. This will be the first year locomotion has been into madden. So how can you judge something you have not yet to see in a video from maddden crew. What I have seen in the first video from ncaa 11 blog today. It looks to be very promising. But Ian has not given a video of madden yet of this. SO just chill out and wait until Ian does the blog on wednesday.

# 22 lolfalconsbeatu @ 04/05/10 09:19 PM

this sounds great...its definitely a step in the right direction.

# 23 Haval93 @ 04/05/10 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pantherbeast


	Umm can you help me understand what you saying bro. Madden never had Locomotion in it. This will be the first year locomotion has been into madden. So how can you judge something you have not yet to see in a video from maddden crew. What I have seen in the first video from ncaa 11 blog today. It looks to be very promising. But Ian has not given a video of madden yet of this. SO just chill out and wait until Ian does the blog on wednesday.

Ever sports game has locomotion, Madden 10 and NCAA 10 both had locomotion. They are just showing the major improvement they have made to locomotion. Locomotion has been in games since sport games have been out. With that said it is looking great this year and can't wait to see more on this.

# 24 kjcheezhead @ 04/05/10 10:14 PM

I saw nothing in that vid but guys running around in suits. The side by side of NCAA 10 and NCAA 11 running had very little difference to me. Hard to tell by those 1 sec shots if momentum really came in to play at all either. Call me still very unimpressed.

# 25 adub88 @ 04/05/10 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pantherbeast


	Umm can you help me understand what you saying bro. Madden never had Locomotion in it. This will be the first year locomotion has been into madden. So how can you judge something you have not yet to see in a video from maddden crew. What I have seen in the first video from ncaa 11 blog today. It looks to be very promising. But Ian has not given a video of madden yet of this. SO just chill out and wait until Ian does the blog on wednesday.

You need to do your research next time before you're so quick to correct someone bro. Like Haval said, locomotion is already part of the game. They apparently are working hard to improve it.

# 26 RGiles36 @ 04/05/10 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pantherbeast


	Umm can you help me understand what you saying bro. Madden never had Locomotion in it. This will be the first year locomotion has been into madden. So how can you judge something you have not yet to see in a video from maddden crew. What I have seen in the first video from ncaa 11 blog today. It looks to be very promising. But Ian has not given a video of madden yet of this. SO just chill out and wait until Ian does the blog on wednesday.

What is your deal man?!?

# 27 Haval93 @ 04/05/10 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimixiii


	But I think we were supposed to have forgotten about that Madden 08-09 transition to locomotion I guess if their trying to say they are just now implementing it. I mean what is this EA More smoke & mirrors or are they tying to say they're improving it? It's kind of messed up how they're making this a big deal yet we've had it all along.

Just because we have had locomotion for years doesn't mean they can't market it something new. It is an improved locomotion system which in some ways can be considered a new game play improvement which then can be said to be a redefined feature. From what I am understanding they aren't calming it anything new but simply just an improvement. Most people, no harm intended know the basics of locomotion and other systems in the game and know whether it really is something new or just improved. What that said, I think everyone can agree it's a good thing that has been added.

# 28 splff3000 @ 04/05/10 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kjcheezhead


	I saw nothing in that vid but guys running around in suits. The side by side of NCAA 10 and NCAA 11 running had very little difference to me. Hard to tell by those 1 sec shots if momentum really came in to play at all either. Call me still very unimpressed.

While I'm not as impressed as some, I did notice the change in animation in that side by side vid. If you look at it again, the NCAA 10 vid showed the player never changing animation, but the NCAA 11 vid showed the animation change after the player ran a few steps. I'm assuming that is what will happen when you hit turbo. Maybe, I'm imagining things, but it sure looked like there was a difference to me. Still, none of it matters really until I see it in game. Hopefully Ian will have it on the practice field or in game instead of a highlight reel, so we can really see it in action. That's when I'll give them Kudos for it, when I see it in a game or practice mode.

# 29 Tyrant8RDFL @ 04/06/10 12:15 AM

Damn NCAA LOOKS AMAZING!!!

Usually you see photos and the game does not really look as good, but man NCAA Looks really good.

I can not wait for a video showing normal gameplay. I really want to see smooooooth and Fluid animations.

# 30 PantherBeast_OS @ 04/06/10 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by adub88


	You need to do your research next time before you're so quick to correct someone bro. Like Haval said, locomotion is already part of the game. They apparently are working hard to improve it.

Hmm my bad it's been a few years since I saw this video and herd about. Ha man it happens. I'm only human like everyone else. Are am I

# 31 Triathlete_201 @ 04/06/10 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kjcheezhead


	The side by side of NCAA 10 and NCAA 11 running had very little difference to me.

Really? I saw a big difference.

Looks fantastic!

# 32 BezO @ 04/06/10 10:04 AM

I'm at work & couldn't see the vid. I hope this means the footwork is better. Can anyone tell me if players, offense and defense, are still spining on one foot to change direction? When they say less twitchy, are players actually planting their foot to change direction?

I didn't see anything about fixing the juke system.

# 33 ch46647 @ 04/06/10 10:27 AM

Bezo, as a true advocate for locomotion I will say the video looks very promising. I am sure Ian's blog will be more in depth then this NCAA blog but it looks like they have done a very good job with this new locomotion system FINALLY. It only shows small clips of gameplay from a zoomed in camera but it looks great from that angle. They also showed a lot of footage from their Mo-Cap and it showed people dropping back like LB's and changing directions and what not so I would assume all that will be in.

The blog did not touch on "foot pinning" (which I am really hopiing Ian touches on) but from the videos it looks like the players are planting to cut and change direction.

# 34 BezO @ 04/06/10 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ch46647


	Bezo, as a true advocate for locomotion I will say the video looks very promising. I am sure Ian's blog will be more in depth then this NCAA blog but it looks like they have done a very good job with this new locomotion system FINALLY. It only shows small clips of gameplay from a zoomed in camera but it looks great from that angle. They also showed a lot of footage from their Mo-Cap and it showed people dropping back like LB's and changing directions and what not so I would assume all that will be in. The blog did not touch on "foot pinning" (which I am really hopiing Ian touches on) but from the videos it looks like the players are planting to cut and change direction.

Sweet!

Thanks

# 35 roadman @ 04/06/10 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kjcheezhead


	I saw nothing in that vid but guys running around in suits. The side by side of NCAA 10 and NCAA 11 running had very little difference to me. Hard to tell by those 1 sec shots if momentum really came in to play at all either. Call me still very unimpressed.

I saw a huge difference between NCAA 10 and 11, and I still have 10.

I think it's a matter of "you see what you want to see."

# 36 Hova57 @ 04/06/10 10:55 AM

i think looking at the side by side . you have to know what your looking for. those who are really into the idea of locomotion will see it and after you replay a couple of time you realize.

but to help you out kj its the roll of the shoulders and how the stride corresponds . the knees aren't high to the chest they are lateral to the ground it doesn't look like he isn't touching the ground . replay it a couple times you'll see.

# 37 bxgoods @ 04/06/10 11:05 AM

Ok, this would make me pre order Madden, and I haven't thought of doing that for 4 yrs.
But MLB the show has diissapointed me this year, this might bring my love back for Football games.

# 38 kjcheezhead @ 04/06/10 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by splff3000


	While I'm not as impressed as some, I did notice the change in animation in that side by side vid. If you look at it again, the NCAA 10 vid showed the player never changing animation, but the NCAA 11 vid showed the animation change after the player ran a few steps. I'm assuming that is what will happen when you hit turbo. Maybe, I'm imagining things, but it sure looked like there was a difference to me. Still, none of it matters really until I see it in game. Hopefully Ian will have it on the practice field or in game instead of a highlight reel, so we can really see it in action. That's when I'll give them Kudos for it, when I see it in a game or practice mode.

It's different I guess, I just didn't feel like I saw a drastic change that would really impact gameplay at all. Also, as people have shown in thread, this is a similar video to what they did for Madden 09.

Just like the sideline/catch fixes I'm getting rehashed promises and they are showing these fixes with a heavily edited video just like the ones they used for Madden 10.

# 39 kjcheezhead @ 04/06/10 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by roadman


	I saw a huge difference between NCAA 10 and 11, and I still have 10. I think it's a matter of "you see what you want to see."

Or a matter of seeing what they want you to see.

# 40 stiffarmleft @ 04/06/10 12:58 PM

I was dead set on not buying Madden, but between the possible locomotion improvements and McNabb going to the skins, my hand is being forced, again.

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