MADDEN 15

[millz]

This is going to be out within a month.. I have not seen many videos nor gameplay footage of the new madden. Only a few clips here and there, and I wasn't blown away, it looked to be the same as Madden 25.

I'll most likely still get it, whats everyone's thoughts on the game and what would you like to see EA do?

The last madden I really liked was 12, it went downhill from there. 13 was lackluster, 25 was decent on PS3(only got it for the NCAA rosters for franchise) and 25 on PS4 is alright, though nowhere close to the presentation of 2K5 which is really sad.

I hope this is a good year for Madden gameplay/presentation wise but I doubt it.

[Bowser]

[Dayze]

a firs glance, it appears smaller players/position are no longer body builders. Ie, Kickers that are built like Terrell Suggs.

[Dayze]

i does look pretty good. but we'll see. I wonder if the demo is out.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by lcarus

That's a shame. It could really be a great remake.

agreed, but I am happy it failed. Getting pissed all these actors/game makers are relying on kickstarter and fans to fund their profits.

Of course I get pissed when I see a celeb asking for money for Africa, bitch you made 62mil last year. You can fund it all yourself.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by C3HIEF3S

Still going to suck.

Just from the bit watched.

Game is such a big improvement, we have added more body types, you can see the microfibers, inbetween play cameras, guys waving, helmet scratches..

And their twitter questions supposedly live? No one would ask that shit..

WTF...

[Mav]

Originally Posted by Dayze

i does look pretty good. but we'll see. I wonder if the demo is out.

They put out the demo about two weeks early.

I wouldn't put any stock into the demo. Last years demo was absolute asshole compared to the regular game.

[ragedogg69]

still looks like no real time substitutions. back in the 90's the NCAA game had that as an option. it really changed the strategy for late game field goals.

[Ragged Robin]

Originally Posted by Valiant

Still going to suck.

Just from the bit watched.

Game is such a big improvement, we have added more body types, you can see the microfibers, inbetween play cameras, guys waving, helmet scratches..

And their twitter questions supposedly live? No one would ask that shit..

WTF...

To be fair the only dev on there is the art director so he can't really speak to anything else.

[TLO]

[keg in kc]

So I'm renting Madden 25, just to give it a whirl, having not played a Madden game in 6 or 7 years, whenever it was last on PC. My initial response, after playing through the running and passing drills in the skills trainer is that they've spent the time making this as unnecessarily complicated as possible. Let's give the ball carrier a bunch of random moves that, aside from truck, which apparently always works, might work half the time. Let's throw in option reads, but make sure it's so quick that you have to decide whether or not to hand the ball off before you even have time to read the dive defender. And then lets pull an Elvis Grbac and have a drill where we make the player not only throw it but catch it too.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by Aspengc8

Madden was never intended to be a football sim. The 2K series was. This is the first year EA came out (during E3) and said they are moving away from arcade style and intend on putting out a sim game.




Are you on XB1 and play online? Unless your running some sort of 'max coverage' with man, where you have DL dropping back to cover curl/flat areas, you will get roasted in straight up man cover 2. Need to bring heat vs good players or man will get shredded. Smart routed out routes and 1-step motion slants get open almost 100% of the time vs man. You are correct though, if you can user/take away what they are trying to do, you can be successful with man coverage. I just personally wouldn't user a safety with man defense, only with cover 3/6 with the single high safety. Other good thing with man d is using the individual 'shade coverage' defensive play-maker. If your quick enough on the stick, you can shade all of their receivers 'outside' and manual cover the middle for slants. If they try to throw a out or corner route, it gets picked 85% of the time, or at the least, swatted or puts your AI player in a position for you to click on and swat/strip/knock the ball loose.

I haven't played just online in years. I play in leagues.

[Anyong Bluth]

Isn't it always just the same (?)



.

No, seriously?

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

So I'm renting Madden 25, just to give it a whirl, having not played a Madden game in 6 or 7 years, whenever it was last on PC. My initial response, after playing through the running and passing drills in the skills trainer is that they've spent the time making this as unnecessarily complicated as possible. Let's give the ball carrier a bunch of random moves that, aside from truck, which apparently always works, might work half the time. Let's throw in option reads, but make sure it's so quick that you have to decide whether or not to hand the ball off before you even have time to read the dive defender. And then lets pull an Elvis Grbac and have a drill where we make the player not only throw it but catch it too.

Option reads are supposed to be quick.

Instead of renting madden 25, you should have rented NCAA 14. One of the better football games EA put out in recent years. Kind of makes you wonder WHY the NCAA game is so much better than madden. Arent they suppsed to be the same engine/AI (definitely not)? Hope they moved the NCAA team into Maddens when they shut that down.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

I haven't played just online in years. I play in leagues.

I tried a league once and jumped out as soon as they started making up dumb rules. Can't put a backup lineman at TE for a jumbo package? Yeah, they dont do that in real football

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

So I'm renting Madden 25, just to give it a whirl, having not played a Madden game in 6 or 7 years, whenever it was last on PC. My initial response, after playing through the running and passing drills in the skills trainer is that they've spent the time making this as unnecessarily complicated as possible. Let's give the ball carrier a bunch of random moves that, aside from truck, which apparently always works, might work half the time. Let's throw in option reads, but make sure it's so quick that you have to decide whether or not to hand the ball off before you even have time to read the dive defender. And then lets pull an Elvis Grbac and have a drill where we make the player not only throw it but catch it too.

Yeah, the options should be relatively quick, in my opinion. In real life, the QB has a split second to determine whether he wants to hand it off or keep it so that's pretty realistic.

But you brought up another good point. The ****ing truck stick. Damn, dude. Don't EVER let Marshawn Lynch get a head of full steam. He WILL truck EVERY player on your defense. I can't tell you how many times I've been trucked using Pat Willis, Navarro Bowman, Derrick Johnson, Justin Houston, Eric Berry, etc. That shit isn't ****ing realistic. Those guy don't get trucked in real life! Damn I hate that shit.