Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[SeaNNyT]

Quote: Originally Posted by Football4Natic

For those that have both demos on their 360 Is it me or does the 1 min demo play smoother and a bit faster then the promo demo Is only a minute short but the gameplay feels tighter and pass rush seems more responsive and better in the short demo and the pass rush should be worst in snow but it feels better then super bowl demo I would love to know which demo is older...

The 1 minute one feels like it's on normal, have no idea if that's the case. Just seems that way from playing both.

[bkfount]

Quote: Originally Posted by gsugators

How the hell is someone suppose have an impression about a game demo with 1 minute quarters. I ran 3 plays and the half was over.

because you're supposed to form the impression that you need to go preorder it from gamestop to get a proper demo.

[Football4Natic]

Quote: Originally Posted by SeaNNyT

The 1 minute one feels like it's on normal, have no idea if that's the case. Just seems that way from playing both.

Yea i feel you on that thought...I think the one minute demo is playing smoother and more tuned...the speed seems a bit upped which is perfect

[Mainer]

Quote: Originally Posted by harnalien

As a long time Madden *****, it hurts me to say this is looking pretty good. I played about 3 games and there are only a few things that bugged me. The turn on a dime animations are still present; there should be more animations put in to transition the player from moving towards the sideline to turning upfield. Some random dude broke out of a 4-man tackle. Some of the tackles looked like the tacklers were trying to pull and/or hug the ballcarrier down vs. wrapping up and/or knocking him down. The gameplay is a tad bit slow but much better than the turbo speed of years past. One thing that probably can't be fixed is the playcalling screen. On Xbox, to choose a play you select X, A, or Y. I think it should be X, A, and B which is more natural to the button layout. I found my self hitting B and going back to the main screen. Minor adjustment for me I guess. The game overall feels better. I wasn't turned off immediately like last years demo. The cutscenes are pretty good and I didn't get bored with what I saw. I look forward to hearing the commentary in the full version. I think this is still a rental at this point. However, I feel if the effort is put into next years offering that was put into this one, we may have a winner. Still lots of things to be worked on but I am pleasantly surprised by the state of the game.

Harnalien,

Maybe there's hope? I really want that button layout too. I mostly played 08 on PC with a logitech controller that used that button map. It's a more natural way to have the buttons. But, I noticed this from the Madden blog, so maybe we'll be able to change it this year? /crossed fingers

I can't post the link because I don't have 5 posts yet.

"Controller Reference"
This is currently found on the "GAMEPLAY" settings screen.
***NOTE*** As of this update (2/6/2009) it appears likely that the 'multiple controller config' task will be completed. If it does, this menu link will most likely cease to be "Controller Reference" and become "Controller Configuration". Please see that GDD for details.

[LAKE4742]

Quote: Originally Posted by Football4Natic

For those that have both demos on their 360 Is it me or does the 1 min demo play smoother and a bit faster then the promo demo Is only a minute short but the gameplay feels tighter and pass rush seems more responsive and better in the short demo and the pass rush should be worst in snow but it feels better then super bowl demo I would love to know which demo is older...

I would love to know that stuff, too. I'm not seeing any jostling. And I'm defnitely not seeing Robo QB, either. Ben is misfiring alot. I also like the new spin. But, I've only really tried it with non-skilled players. I can't wait to feel the huge differences between the scrubs and the superstars!
I'm just waiting for Ian to say that Jostling, and other fixes aren't in these demos. I will hit the roof, like, 'you mean the game is even better than this?'

[Von Dozier]

The game plays so amazingly smooth. It may be the smoothest EA football game ever made, the momentum is spectacular and the animations are awesome.

Although, I do think the game needs to be sped up a bit. TEs simply jog their routes.

The #1 thing rookies making the jump from NCAA to NFL always say the biggest adjustment is the game speed, and how incredibly fast the NFL is compared to NCAA.

This year, NCAA10 actually feels faster than Madden10, and how realistic is that really?

[Nintari]

Quote: Originally Posted by Von Dozier

The game plays so amazingly smooth. It may be the smoothest EA football game ever made, the momentum is spectacular and the animations are awesome. Although, I do think the game needs to be sped up a bit. TEs simply jog their routes. The #1 thing rookies making the jump from NCAA to NFL always say the biggest adjustment is the game speed, and how incredibly fast the NFL is compared to NCAA. This year, NCAA10 actually feels faster than Madden10, and how realistic is that really?

That's because NCAA's speed is unrealistic. Madden's been tuned to more closely match the real thing.

Don't blame Ian and co. just because the NCAA team can't create a realistic game.

[ghostlight85]

Quote: Originally Posted by Von Dozier

The game plays so amazingly smooth. It may be the smoothest EA football game ever made, the momentum is spectacular and the animations are awesome. Although, I do think the game needs to be sped up a bit. TEs simply jog their routes. The #1 thing rookies making the jump from NCAA to NFL always say the biggest adjustment is the game speed, and how incredibly fast the NFL is compared to NCAA. This year, NCAA10 actually feels faster than Madden10, and how realistic is that really?

You're free to speed it up if you desire, they added adjustable settings for game speed this year. I personally enjoy the slower pace, makes things like passing or choosing running lanes more deliberate and stategic rather than twitch.