Offical Madden 10 Impressions Thread

[EmpireWF]

I haven't seen anything like that yet.

 

[adembroski]

There are some... not every injury can be viewed in real time, but some can. A pulled hammy, for instance, has a pretty obvious animation if it's the ball carrier (he'll suddenly clutch the back of his leg and hop a few steps before going down... if he doesn't get blown up before he falls).

Now, I've only seen this one re-injuries, I'm not sure if it only happens on those or not.

 

[Rudi]

Love this game so far...Havent gotten to play a full game yet cus of disconnects and other things, but the game speed is reallll nice IMO. So far my run games have been solid, I love it.

 

[Leftwich]

I'm struggling with this game. I better get good... quick.

 

[jeffx]

Not sure bout 2 but as far as injuries go...

by real time you mean exactly what? I've had Brandon Jacobs get injured pretty often. Sometimes he'll be dinged up for a few series', once I lost him for the rest of the game.

Any issues with franchise?

 

[Mogriffjr]

I really need to learn how to switch my RB's and WR's...seems like I can't move the stick when doing the subs.

QB's really have their own throwing animations...McNabb's is very fast...Ryan has a slow windup to throw...Pennington I can imagine may have the slowest...

the gamespeed is lovely IMO...like many have said, you can see the holes developing...u can see the hole to the right opening and adjust accordingly with a juke to that side...it's great.

The pressure can be very fast...gamers won't be able to drop back 10-15 yards...though you can still roll quickly to the right or left in games...DLiine pressure is sick, especially from those teams who rush the passer well.

shutdown CB's are hella tough to pass on...Samuel is a GOD in this game so far lol...

 

[EmpireWF]

Any issues with franchise?

I've only played one game through franchise, nothing yet.

 

[Rayman]

I've only played one game through franchise, nothing yet.

Franchise hasn't changed all that much aside from that Extra Point thingy.

I will say that I like scouting rookies a lot more this year. You get actual attributes instead of generalizations.

 

[adembroski]

I've played a couple of games with the Broncos on franchise, and I love the slow speed. It's infinitely improved the running game, I actually feel that I'm in control of my running backs success and not just along for the ride like in previous Maddens.

One gripe though, I set the accelerated clock to 20s, but it still goes down to 15s, or below (sometimes 12s). Anyone else got this?

That's not the time it runs too, but the number of seconds it runs off.

 

[dave]

That's not the time it runs too, but the number of seconds it runs off.

I know what he's saying though A.J.

The clock always runs down to 15, regardless of the setting.

Frankly, I turn accelerated clock off when I play offline and just go with 7 min quarters.

 

[mgoblue2290]

I know what he's saying though A.J.

The clock always runs down to 15, regardless of the setting.

Frankly, I turn accelerated clock off when I play offline and just go with 7 min quarters.

Yeah, 7 minute quarters are working for me as well. I get about 25 rushing attempts and 30 throwing attempts per game. The cpu gets about the same.

 

[corbin]

Just a quick question to anyone that knows

If you leave the game speed at default, is it still slower than Madden09? I'm unsure of what everyone is talking about.

 

[adembroski]

Yeah, 7 minute quarters are working for me as well. I get about 25 rushing attempts and 30 throwing attempts per game. The cpu gets about the same.

As I said in another thread... I honestly can't stand going without accelerated clock because I can kill an entire quarter with one well executed drive. I almost unavoidably destroy the CPU in time of possession every game. Sure, the stats can be realistic, but the flow of the game, and the tactics of the game, are thrown completely out of whack. It's kind of a matter of how important is being true to the sport to you?

 

[FlawLeSs]

my lord.... that intro was sick

 

[Sharkweather]

CPU automatically subs in the backups after halftime during preseason? Nice touch.

 

[Maynard]

a few impressions.

The cpu FG need to slow the fuck down. once the play is called its snapped and over.

i was not feeling the slow speed. u guys all say u love it. I thought normal was to slow. i guess this is me being used to ncaa.

Browns Suck in this game

this game feels unpolished to me. player movement doesnt feel smooth or fluid like ncaa,

the sound track is amazing. the first time ever that i didnt shut off the music. Pantera FTW!

presentation is pretty solid.very pleased. Except that dam QB walk up to the LOS. I wish it was more random, cause this all the time shit is overkill.

Browns Suck in this game

I wasnt pleased with the ACC clock. I wish it would wind it down to 15, 20 or 25 seconds, not do a run off. Like others said, its always down to 15 seconds, then i still have to walk to the line and make adjustments.

The default fatigue setting is stupid. I had guys exhusted (red and gray) all game and at the end of the game they were nowhere to be found. FYI - 25 fatigue slider was too low. Nobody got tired at 25....maybe 35

CPU is trying to run the ball....i am happy they are trying....

Default CPU sliders were good except the CPU run game.....i bumped up cpu blocking and break block to 60 and LJ was 15 for 65....not bad

CPU pass rush felt like it was unfair compared to human pass rush....just like ncaa. Slider adjustments will be needed here

Browns Suck in this game

the power RB are kind of lame with the broken tackles....its like all the power backs run thru 10 guys like jim brown

the lame ass stand the runner up animation is over done.

PR game is great. I have Cribbs and he was able to do some good things on PR. KR were pretty solid for me too

i moved the player speed difference slider down to 25 and it felt pretty good at 25. fast players were able to break away....i think 30 may be the better number here

Overall i feel like its a good game....possibly great. imo, its a slowed down version of NCAA. which is a good thing. Everything i am seeing gameplay related is the same as i see in ncaa. Some things are overdone in madden animation wise and madden feels a little less smooth then ncaa, but its still a very solid game of football and worth spending the money

 

[CB4]

So far ive been really loving the expressions after Sacks, TD and etc.

 

[James2Stapleton]

i wanna see the backbreaker physics in madden in a couple years

 

[Rayman]

I'm not getting any sacks because of how quick the CPU QB gets the ball out. It's quite frustrating.

 

[Nukleopatra]

I'm not getting any sacks because of how quick the CPU QB gets the ball out. It's quite frustrating.

Are you referring to the numerous wounded duck passes?

It's actually quite amusing how often it happens per game.