Madden NFL 09 Comparison Video

[Critical Kills]

Wow, the differences are huge IMO. This could be the biggest one year leap ever for Madden I think.

[BoscoHB]

explain to me the GIGANTIC difference between both bush shots ?
with the proper lighting you can make the biggest piece of crap look better so lighting shouldnt be the only thing

[LBzrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Wow, the differences are huge IMO. This could be the biggest one year leap ever for Madden I think.

For Madden, I don't think it is even a question, this is the biggest one year leap I have seen for the game. Player Models look better, animations have taken a very nice step forward from what we have seen thus far, there is presentation in the game now, people hate on the Rewind feature but I actually like it, but again I'm not going to be using it in the way they market it; I'm sure there will be some things that will need tuning, refining and extending, but the game is starting to shape up.

[a4reak]

Quote: Originally Posted by BoscoHB

explain to me the GIGANTIC difference between both bush shots ? with the proper lighting you can make the biggest piece of crap look better so lighting shouldnt be the only thing

Well lighting really is that big a deal IMO, look at the reflection off his helmet for one, look at how much better the field looks, the depth of the stadium is there, the player model looks more athletic an dthe jersey looks less like plastic. Just my opinion but this looks a lot better then last year and if you need more evidence check out the blogs with the four videos. the hutch one looked a lot better as well.

[Pigskin11]

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[Eddie1967]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

thanks Steve. The one thing that I like is that the snow games look cold so to speak. And the player models are definitely better.

Good observation, I agree, 08 looked blah, but 09 looked like it was freezing. I haven't purchased madden in years but it does look promising.

[Vikes1]

Myself...I always liked the graphics of the '08' game. But seeing how '09' will look is IMO, a very nice jump forward. I think '09' looks far more realistic. The more I see of '09' the better things get.

[NINJAK2]

Quote: Originally Posted by a4reak

How does 2K8 look more next gen then this. The lighting in the Merriman, Hutch and Bush shots were awesome. NBA 2K8 is not s trong graphic game. Heck its behind NBA Live as far as graphics (when no one is moving) animations wise it slaughters live. MAdden now is the best looking sports game on next gen above the show

How it looks when the game is in motion is the most important aspect of the graphics imo. If they called Live "NBA still shots 08" I would give them the graphics edge. If live had as much going on on and off the court as 2k and still looked like it does, then I would be impressed.

With that said I am looking forward to both Madden and nCAA for the first time in years as they both look improved from past iterations. I have not purchased a Madden title since PS2's first version, but I have rented everything after that. Wasn't impressed. I'm a 2k fan and I'm glad EA finally worked on the presentation in Madden. I may finally throw down full price.........