Comments on: Madden 11 Demo Impressions

By: mrjorsh

mrjorsh — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:54:46 +0000

How am I the only one that realizes how broken this demo is? Manning overthrows receivers every 3rd pass, the fumble rate is just flat awful, and you have next to no time for playactions. This years NCAA made it nearly impossible to run PA, and unless the D is running a non-blitz zone, you have .5 sec to pass on PA plays. Let me repeat, THE PASSING IS BROKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m going to play a game and count the passes that should of completions. Alrite, I’m back… 9 passes were either over-thrown, bounced of receivers heads, or were just plain awful passes. I consider myself a maddenite (165-40 for ’09) and I am extremely alarmed by this demo. But as long as we dish out $60+ without demanding a better product, this is what we get

By: polo22mm

polo22mm — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:32:53 +0000

you can turn off strategy pad its just an option. read the last paragraph!!!

http://maddennfl.easports.com/blog.action?blogId=gameflow_gameplanning

By: ethan

ethan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:27:20 +0000

i got the demo i think its great, i have played several times with both teams and the passing game is fie catch animations are good however i played on all pro and i could hardly get a run off for a positive gain until the 4th quarter despite that it is great

By: Kristopherj51

Kristopherj51 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:34:05 +0000

Couldn’t agree with you more regarding the strategy pad. It’s the same dang thing, but slower and much more confusing. I don’t understand the change. It’s like you said, different for the sake of adding something new (which it isn’t)

By: Perry

Perry — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:19:56 +0000

I must say I like the game a lot, but dude I hate this fucking strategy pad crap. It is easy to use but is very accident prone. I run with the Packers only so you know I bump and run every down, now I keep blitzing my safety by accident once every possession at least. I used the D-pad and right stick to RC everything out of the air, now the D-pad is ruined. I still Rc though.

By: stritzo

stritzo — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:01:46 +0000

I my opinion anyway they advertised it as almost the same amount of plays as when the game use to last an hour long.

I didn’t get near that many plays and i liked the game when it was an hour long way more realistic point wise when compared to the real game.

By: Josh Letourneau

Josh Letourneau — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:03:13 +0000

I’m with you on the strategy pad – it’s pretty cumbersome, to say the least. It’s as if they made pre-snap adjustments more difficult, perhaps due to complaints? I don’t get why they’d change something that wasn’t broken.

I used the Jets the first game (All-Pro mode) and held Manning to less than 100 yds passing while running for over 100 with Greene and passing for more than 300 with Sanchez. The second game, I used the Colts and through for 400 yards+ with Manning. For just getting started, those stats are too gaudy.

One concern I have is that the Bunch Wk Verticals glitch is alive and well, perhaps even moreso than last year. It’s like the CB and Safeties don’t react to a motioned wheel route.

The game does seem to have been slowed down . . . at least compared to NCAA which seems like a super fast game this year.

One other quick note: I didn’t appreciate it the first game around, but the Jets line is absolute beast. Of course, we all know that, but you really see it in the run game when compared to Indy.

By: Pnero23

Pnero23 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:26:25 +0000

When will maddenbible start again on ustream here we GOOOOOOOOOOOO! CAN’T Wait!

By: SteelersPSUfan

SteelersPSUfan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:38:43 +0000

I still have to get used to the D pad. Otherwise it appears ok. We will have to wait though and see if the actual game is any different though.

By: 2ndhandsoxx

2ndhandsoxx — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:58:49 +0000

i hope you’re joking man