Madden NFL 12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by nyj721

OK I'm not trying to be a dick or have any kind of agenda or anything, I'm just looking for an honest answer. Why is it that people can say this is the best Madden ever before playing the full game and catch no flack for it, but the second someone says they won't be buying the full game because of the demo, they get hit with "dude it's just a demo calm down" or "dude's saying he won't like the full game before playing it. SMH"?

Really, only 6 posts before you made your post and your complaining about someone having an opinion.

To me, it works both ways, it's just opinions and it's subjective.

Let's put it this way, 85% of this thread has been positive towards the demo. Maybe 5 to 10% are in the middle. Society tends to dig a bit deeper if you are in the minority opinion wise.

That's my take, don't know if I'm right or wrong, just my opinion.

[Elle]

After 3 play throughs:

Graphics are an upgrade
Tackles are better
Sideline catches actually work
Overlays are smooth
Player face animations are pretty cool (i hope there are accurate sounds to go along with the mouth movement)
Stadium is cool


Now the bad:
The obvious QB's are too fast
The passing game needs to be reworked
The runningbacks need more moves to try and break free from tacklers
More excitement when making a big play or scoring a touchdown
Crappy sideline players that don't react to anything
Crappy halftime report/post game wrap up
Why can a game made almost 7-8 years ago still be the best in this dept? Does EA listen to their fans?
I might be alone but I hate the change in the 3d grass ( some angles look great, then others look flat. Why not just make the grass 3d from all angles?

Whats needed:
Better D line moves
An elite broadcast or announcers to push along the action
More immersiveness ( still feels like a game, not an NFL sim)
A physics engine would help with the longevity
More on the field sounds

Will reserve my final judgement for the final build

[bucky60]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sausage

It doesn't feel wrong, it is how Madden has always been. 5-7 min quarters have always given decent stats for offense and defense on the default settings.

I agree, Madden has always been like that. It's what makes Madden so unrealistic.

You should have to get a realistic number of plays on both offense and defense to get those kind of numbers. Getting those kind of numbers in smaller qtrs to offset all the big plays skews any realism. Why keep track of stats in a franchise if stats are going to be so skewed?

[UnBourne]

Quote: Originally Posted by bucky60

Again, doesn't that seem wrong to you? Especially with 5 min qtrs. How often do we see that kind of success in such a short period of time in the NFL? That we can do it the first game, and the game being 1/3 of a real game (5 min qtrs).

That's not the point, the point is Cutler did really good and the DPP didn't recognize it, besides, I was playing on pro.

[bucky60]

Quote: Originally Posted by belucheez

What is your point here?

My point is, that it is so far off from being realistic.

[SkinsBoYee]

Quote: Originally Posted by UofO Ducks

No i tried.

Thanks Ducks..

[bucky60]

Quote: Originally Posted by UnBourne

That's not the point, the point is Cutler did really good and the DPP didn't recognize it, besides, I was playing on pro.

It may not be your point, but it was my point. And I have a valid point. I was on all-pro and Rodgers had 140+ yards before half. Plus there were a couple fumbles and ints in the half. Too many big plays for it to be realistic.

[SteelCityChamp]

Quote: Originally Posted by bucky60

My point is, that it is so far off from being realistic.

This is just a demo. You will be able to adjust the time in the full game. LOL!