Did a search on it and surprisingly enough, i couldn't find it on here..(in the comp/video/discussion)
So. I Just finished playing a full game. (the demo came out @ 12:01 a.m. today, worldwide) Played it on xbox live and i'll have to say that i liked Madden '09 way better.
'09's gameplay and graphics are much better. From this first game, it feels as if the only thing EA added this year, besides updated rosters are the extra presentations, like crowd fcukery, people buying hot dogs and refs talking and nodding in between flagged plays, which i could've done without. (in exchange for better gameplay) Oh there's the "fighting for the fumbled ball" system which is a cool addition. The controls seemed delayed a bit.
I also found the players to be too small on the field. As if the camera's zoomed too far away from the action.
The animations were a bit different but not that noticeably with how they fell or how they got tackled and truck stick seemed to hit players harder.
I know it's just the demo or unfinished product but, overall first impression, yet so far, i give it 6-7/10. I give Madden '09 a 9/10. Maybe i just gotta get used to it. But Maddden '09 had me from the start.
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I wonder when they will introduce practice squads. It's not a big deal because you generally never play with more the one backup, but it would be cool.
I think my favorite was the QB walking 20 yards past the line and calling hike in the endzone, or the offsides QB hikewith perfect blocking which no matter what causes all defensive players to blitz.
I love it. I like how the decrease the speed of the game. It feels like real football. I was the Cowboys playing against the Panthers. The passing game feels real because there is an actual pocket now. More strategic. With the Pro Tak feature, the running game feels much better. Last year, unless I had a real speed back like Felix Jones, I barely got anywhere. Barber in this game plows through people. In this game, playaction passes actually work. I ran three times in a row for good yardage. Put in a bootleg playaction pass to Williams for 20-30 yard gain. It was brilliant.
I found it a bit to easy on Pro (won 45-14), but the Panthers did try to establish the run early but did not go anywhere. Then they had air out to get points. It felt really good.
One weird thing is player attributes. They're really, really low. They had Crayton at 73, which I thought was low. Checked other players and if they are decent, are around 80-75. Only a few players in each position are around the 90 mark. Some players are a bit too low. Bradie James is around 82 (less than Kieth Brooking) while Shaun Phillips is around 90 (which is ridiculous).
Yes, player attributes were dramatically low this year. I guess the folks at EA though that almost everyone had a bad year last year in the NFL.
But as far as the v.game goes I think it gives QB's to many chances to run the ball almost too easily practically all the time. Even against top flight defensive teams.
And also although i think the running game's great i feel this years' game will again be a running game. Just like '09 was. (meaning not a passing game) In other words you can get passes off but you won't be as succesfull as you're gonna be if you run it just as often. That's how i feel after playing 9 full games so far. I would've liked an equal or even mixture of the 2.
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Well, in the end, the lower ratings don't really matter because everybody is low. I think they did that so the really good players can be dominate like they are in real life.
What's v game?
I always find passing easier in Madden then running. Running is much better this year, but passing is still a breeze. I've played about 10 games so far and I'm trying to figure out the best AI and stats. I find 6 minutes offers very good offensive stats but defensive stats are none existent. I'm finding that they don't collect tackles very well, especially in superstar where I started a tackle and a guy comes in last minute and he gets the stat.
Aside from a few nagging problems, its a very, very good game.
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