Official Madden 12 Demo Impressions Thread

[MmmmBeeeeer]

Game actually feels pretty good, but looks terrible.

Blocking seems to be very well executed this year as far as running plays go guys find their assignment.

I ran an end around with Johnny Knox and ran 56 yards before I got caught. I ran a fake end around earlier in the game so maybe it set it up, not sure if the AI is that advanced to get caught like that.

I'm no expert though

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

I've noticed the cpu is way to careless with the football. QB's throw too many INT's, there are too many fumbles. The only thing that really bothers me up to this point.

I purposely blew a defensive call to see about this, blitzing one whole side of my defense with 3 recievers over there. Rodgers threw it to the guy in double coverage on a streak on the other side of the field? It got picked, and he had 3 guys wide open. Not sure what difficulty I was on though.

 

[PP]

Game actually feels pretty good, but looks terrible.

Blocking seems to be very well executed this year as far as running plays go guys find their assignment.

I ran an end around with Johnny Knox and ran 56 yards before I got caught. I ran a fake end around earlier in the game so maybe it set it up, not sure if the AI is that advanced to get caught like that.

I'm no expert though

did u think ncaa looked good?

 

[Aso]

Moar impressions plz

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

did u think ncaa looked good?

I only played the demo but it didn't stick out to me that it looked as bad graphically.

I am mainly talking about the anti-aliasing of the numbers on the bears jerseys from a distance, it looks horrible. The game also suffers from a lot of slowdown and jerkiness, but I am comfortable guessing that these issues will be ironed out by release if they haven't already. Who knows how long ago this build was compiled.

 

[I OU a Beatn]

There's a sweet little promo. If you score a TD on an audible on the demo, you get a code to enter in on Facebook for a chance to win a Chevy Cruze. I'm going to assume the codes are all the same, so just go here and enter "Cruze 12".

 

[Derrville]

To me its madden. Im sure there will still be the same shit popping up as there is every year. To me it feels like a tighter, better looking, madden 11.

 

[I OU a Beatn]

Holy fuck. I just lofted a beautiful pass right over the MLB and right in front of the safety for a 40 yard touchdown on a post route. Can't do that on NCAA. It was gorgeous.

 

[Point Blank]

Game actually feels pretty good, but looks terrible.

Blocking seems to be very well executed this year as far as running plays go guys find their assignment.

I ran an end around with Johnny Knox and ran 56 yards before I got caught. I ran a fake end around earlier in the game so maybe it set it up, not sure if the AI is that advanced to get caught like that.

I'm no expert though

Sports games look better on 360, well at least Madden/NCAA and NBA 2k.

 

[Aso]

Most games probably look better on 360 tbh and I'm a PS3 guy.

 

[killgod]

slow speed with 35 on the speed slider is pretty solid.

i like using gameflow when playing the cpu, love how this year there's barely any "game" prompts in your sight when using it. combined with the new presentation you essentially watch the game as much as you play it.

 

[Realist]

I like it a lot better than last year. If the retail plays better than the demo and there aren't any crazy bugs found, i'll definitely be playing year round for the first time in about 3-4 years

Got my extra point blocked

Who got the cruze sweepstakes tip? I did it without even knowing anything about it lol.

Edit saw someone else mention it too

 

[I OU a Beatn]

I like it a lot better than last year. If the retail plays better than the demo and there aren't any crazy bugs found, i'll definitely be playing year round for the first time in about 3-4 years

Agreed. Barring any unforeseen game breaking glitches, this will more than likely be the first football game I play year round for the first time since '07 on PS2.

 

[Aso]

I'm more excited for the Franchise mode over anything else.

 

[Colonel Angus]

Moar impressions plz

I like it.

 

[bucky]

If this were Operation Sports, all the posts so far would be deleted and the posters issued a warning.

Or they wouldn't be allowed to have children.

I just played the demo and I'm a little disappointed. Way to many game changing plays. Just feels like it's going to be a struggle with sliders to get something realistic. I'm hearing it just in this thread. I mean it's 5 minute quarters and we're hearing about 60 yard runs and long bombs. I would like the number of big plays to be about the same as what would happen in a real game.

 

[JayDizzle]

I liked it all the way up the point where I exited to the XMB from the game; was left with just the Theme with no icons or option to turn off the system other than doing a hard reboot; and then being met with a prompt saying my "hard drive/hardware has to be rebuilt."

Luckily nothing was deleted and all my saves were intact.

 

[Garrett67]

I actually think the demo plays well.

I don't like the camera in the demo, should be able to change it

The speed of the game seems weird to me. Even on very slow, it seems too fast but that might be the zoomed out camera.

Sometimes when players get hit, they accelerate to the ground , obviously , but it just seems too fast. Its like they're launched from a cannon . Just something weird about it.


They fixed the sideline catches.. very nice actually.

I only played one game but it I like it better than I Have in years.

I can live without the commentators, will probably keep it off.

I like the play calling, as someone else (KG? ) mentioned. Its non-obstructive and the play calling is decent .

btw, I played on Pro.


Ummmm , what else?

Some animations seem weird when you see them live, at game speed but when you goto the replay, they look better.

Anyway, my thoughts for the moment. I will say that its much better than NCAA. I played that crap ass game twice before I benched it.

 

[Point Blank]

Pros:

• Love the presentation, I never find myself skipping through any of the cuts.
• The sideline catches are pretty sweet, I had a nice one with Knox.
• Im liking that the kicking is a little tougher, it was way too easy in the previous releases.
• The new high catch animations are nice, good to see they actually go up and catch the ball.
• Zone defense seems a lot better.
• Progressive lighting is pretty sweet, good to see the finally added the shit back. Hopefully it's online.
• Graphics look far better on my TV than NCAA, can't wait to see what it looks like when I get it on Xbox.
• Clay Mathews is an absolute beast, I found myself avoiding his side on runs. If I did run to his side, Forte would get killed. :laugh:

Cons:

• Been seeing a good amount of fumbles, hopefully that won't be a problem.
• The CPU still runs out of bounds near the sideline when they break a tackle
• Had way too many sacks vs the CPU. I think I sacked Cutler at least 8 times in one game and I wasn't even blitzing all that much.
• CPU still drops the easy picks and picks off the tough ones. :bizzaro:

I'll have more later.

 

[dave]

Or they wouldn't be allowed to have children.

I just played the demo and I'm a little disappointed. Way to many game changing plays. Just feels like it's going to be a struggle with sliders to get something realistic. I'm hearing it just in this thread. I mean it's 5 minute quarters and we're hearing about 60 yard runs and long bombs. I would like the number of big plays to be about the same as what would happen in a real game.

Touche. Well played, sir.