Madden NFL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[xJxJx]

I can't believe nobody is complaining about how frequently players are tackled by just running straight at each other and clanking helmets together. I've seen it at least 10 times already.

[twimstaxs]

Quote: Originally Posted by xJxJx

I can't believe nobody is complaining about how frequently players are tackled by just running straight at each other and clanking helmets together. I've seen it at least 10 times already.

Anything positive today? Anything? Anything? Maybe one good impression?

[Tengo Juego]

Won my first game on All-Pro w/ Slow speed threshold @ 0. 21-3 Skins.

RTP seems to be driven by a lot of the animation already present in Madden. It's a welcomed implementation, but I was really disappointed to not get a real fresh feel of hitting a ball carrier. Once contact is made it kicks in, but like I said, it's not really driving a lot of the animation like I was wanting and hoping it to.

Passing game feels a lot like NCAA 13, but I didn't pass too much. I think I was 8/10 for a TD. Defense still feels a little outmatched in coverage.

O-line vs D-line is still in serious need of reconstruction. But we all already knew that going in. Physics does give defense a little more of an edge, especially in getting the ball carrier or QB down. QB's getting their blockers shoved into them aren't just throwing the ball into or out of the contact.

Run animations are still not natural looking enough. Player movement and play in the trenches need to be the headline additions for 14.

[xJxJx]

CPU just ran the ball with 1 second left for the final play of the game. Problem is that they were at my 45 yard line roughly and down by just a touchdown. -_-

[xJxJx]

Quote: Originally Posted by twimstaxs

Anything positive today? Anything? Anything? Maybe one good impression?

In my initial post I said the sound was definitely better and that the gameplay was improved. I'm not really blown away by the physics engine. It's alright, but nothing that shouldn't have been done several years ago.

I'm not going to sugarcoat what I think about it. This company has been around long enough and pretty much wasted our time with them for years because we're sort of forced to. They just like to milk the money cow.

[twimstaxs]

Quote: Originally Posted by xJxJx

CPU just ran the ball with 1 second left for the final play of the game. Problem is that they were at my 45 yard line roughly and down by just a touchdown. -_-

Nope it continues with negativity.....

[Steve_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dime nR

Wow that left trigger thing is really neat.

Here it is.

[capn_razzamataz]

Overall fairly impressed. I'd say my only real gripe as of now is that the infinity engine isn't visible enough (for lack of a better term) in one-on-one tackles. It doesn't deliver as many "WOW!" moments as Backbreaker's physics engine does, but then it doesn't give you as many "DOH!" moments as Backbreaker's physics engine does, either.

EDIT: Oh, and the whole zig-zag/swerve running thing is definitely a bummer, but we already saw that before the demo dropped.