Full game w/ EA Designers (Colts vs. Vikings)

[boydra]

Thanks Ian for postiing the videos. I'm sure its appreciated that you are interacting very faithfully with your consumers so they can give you honest feedback.

Anyway, the positives for me are:
1. Cris Collinsworth sounds fantastic. He and Hammond are a huge improvement over the radio guy.

2. Like the dyanmic camera system added this year.

3. Like some of the emotion after plays and player interaction.

However, the negatives are:
1. Presentation wise the game is still relatively boring with not enough crowd involvement,stadium music during the game and liveliness on the sidelines.

2. Animations in general still not fluid enough particularly with the QBs.

3. I wish we could see player interviews at the half and after the game with a sideline reporter.

4. The player models still seem to have a stubby look to them and it would help if player faces were more realistic.

[LBzrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by icomb1ne

Hey LBzrule, I watched all the instances where you saw problems and just FYI "2) Play two, Bracket moves down over Center and just stands there to get blocked by the Guard. No sense of keying and reading. Does not attack with his inside shoulder and deliver a forearm to the blocker. Sorta just sits back and catches the blocker" and "7) 00:10 seconds left, third Qtr, Bracket just stands there to be blocked. Also and I think this is very important, can we get the DE's to line up with their outside arm free instead of the inside. They need to have their inside hand down on the ground rather than outside. Also at times, when they just want to pin back and attempt to use speed and run pass an OT, I'd like to occasionally see them in a 4 point stance." were plays where the linebacker was user controlled. That's why they just stood there a couple of times.

Just checked and you are right, but still, I'm thinking since Henderson did it without user control then Bracket will probably do the same.

[PacMan3000]

Hey Ian,

Any chance you might be able to post videos of other aspects of the game, and that way we can give you positive and negative feedback on that, as well? Like maybe showing a video clip of the off-season, or free agency, or the draft, and having people here state what they like in the clip and also how they feel the game could be improved?

[Details]

Quote: Originally Posted by PacMan3000

Any chance you might be able to post videos of other aspects of the game, and that way we can give you positive and negative feedback on that, as well?

More videos would be cool. I wouldn't mind seeing another full game (or at least a quarter) with different teams.

Is there any time left in development to address any of these issues?

[Ian_Cummings_EA]

From this point forward, very few changes are likely to be addressed in the build that makes it in the box...

We are basically in possible patch territory now.

[cowboysfan440]

Ian, any way we can see the alternate jerseys?

[ba11innnnn]

Ian,

i am not sure if this was previously discussed but do you think it is possible to have this kind of animation and emotion in Madden 2010? Like where if you catch a ball and your helmet comes off you can still fight for yards with the possibly of an injury or something but it can be a emotion booster to your team or something?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx02C...eature=related

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBmfQ...eature=related

[dave374]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheFuture15

From this point forward, very few changes are likely to be addressed in the build that makes it in the box... We are basically in possible patch territory now.

I wish EA would push back the release date of Madden to like Sept. 1 or a week before the regular season.
It would give us more time to enjoy NCAA and give you guys more time to work on the game.

[Anti Honor]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheFuture15

From this point forward, very few changes are likely to be addressed in the build that makes it in the box... We are basically in possible patch territory now.

Two more questions....

1. The pass rush still looks a bit easy in this video. Any idea if the pass rush, especially against the CPU, is still as easy as it was in '08? Let's face it, I could get a sack at any point in any game.

2. This whole turnover/CPU pass blocking issue wouldn't even be an issue, if slider adjusting actually does something for once.. Does slider adjusting actually work in '09? Example: I had to put the CPU pass blocking at 100 in Madden '08, and it made no difference whatsoever. It was almost like the sliders were added in the game just for looks. Sliders could actually help players like myself fix some of these issues, but only if you allow the sliders to do so.

Thanks for all the work and responses.

[Ian_Cummings_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by cowboysfan440

Ian, any way we can see the alternate jerseys?

Not my department...I'll forward it on.