Madden NFL 17 Trailer - Authenticity Developer Diary

[phenom2311]

The animations on the jukes look really, really good. Very fluid and realistic looking. However, those beautiful animations are somewhat ruined by the terrible ball carrier, running animation.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by davep

Agreed. I can't tell the difference between 16 and 17.

I disagree respectfully, especially after reading and seeing the equipment blog.

https://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/...pment-upgrades

[jada855]

Quote: Originally Posted by SageInfinite

They said they redid the ankle tape.....

Hey SageInfinite,

Cool yeah I saw the equipment revamp video and it looked a bit better. I was hoping for something more along the lines like the link below.

Another thought that would make Madden a bit more realistic is how players line up on defense and on the field. Everyone looks to still be in the same exact pose.

Not sure if you play NBA 2k16 but they did a wonderful job at creating off ball animations like players walking around to their spots on the floor etc. It just makes it feel more organic.

I saw a post that they added like 900+ scripting animations so it will be nice to see how they are integrated in the final game. I have not seen much from what has been shown thus far.


http://kristinmarvinfitness.com/wp-c...e-spatting.jpg

[l8knight1]

Quote: Originally Posted by davep

Agreed. I can't tell the difference between 16 and 17.

I can see the polish, and the equipment upgrade is huge. Everyone has their panties in a bunch about better running/jukes/stiff-arms, but IMO they are just bringing back the better running system that was in 15 that was nerfed in 16. With that said, it's still a huge improvement in my opinion, because running was really good in 15, we got better passing in 16, now we have those things, better AI on defense (the jury is not out on this), and better special teams. I'm guessing that the talk upon release will primarily be about AI and the line of scrimmage, for better or worse.

[davep]

Quote: Originally Posted by l8knight1

I can see the polish, and the equipment upgrade is huge. Everyone has their panties in a bunch about better running/jukes/stiff-arms, but IMO they are just bringing back the better running system that was in 15 that was nerfed in 16. With that said, it's still a huge improvement in my opinion, because running was really good in 15, we got better passing in 16, now we have those things, better AI on defense (the jury is not out on this), and better special teams. I'm guessing that the talk upon release will primarily be about AI and the line of scrimmage, for better or worse.

I don't even notice equipment so maybe that's where we're different. I'm saying if someone put up unlabled 16 and 17 videos next to each other, I seriously doubt anyone would be able to tell the difference (sans new equipment).

[TheBleedingRed21]

Sure you could. I can easily see a difference in gameplay.

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by davep

I don't even notice equipment so maybe that's where we're different. I'm saying if someone put up unlabled 16 and 17 videos next to each other, I seriously doubt anyone would be able to tell the difference (sans new equipment).

The new equipment is definitely noticed and appreciated by me, but from a gameplay standpoint I don't notice much difference. I'm sure playing the game is a totally different story, but from the very controlled footage released so far, I don't see much difference.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by davep

I don't even notice equipment so maybe that's where we're different. I'm saying if someone put up unlabled 16 and 17 videos next to each other, I seriously doubt anyone would be able to tell the difference (sans new equipment).

I would still disagree because I couldn't juke anyone last year.

Granted, this is a labeled video, but I like how Sim points this stuff out.

https://youtu.be/UcwjvJY1mdU