Madden NFL 13 | Cheerful Ghost

Epic Madden 13 Intro. I put the disk in, fired it up and

Epic Madden 13 Intro. I put the disk in, fired it up and was totally not expecting to see something like this! So rad!

Just barely started the game. Lost an online game 24-21 and started a Coaching Career, but the EA servers were down for most of the time, so I didn't do a lot. But, it looks so good! Gonna be playing this a lot!

In anticipation of the actual game (already pre-ordered!

In anticipation of the actual game (already pre-ordered! Can't wait for the 28th!), I've downloaded the Madden 13 demo.

One feature I was really interested in checking out was the new physics engine, called the Madden Infinity Engine. In the past, when Madden players interacted with each other (tackling, hitting, catching the ball, etc), what was shown was a preset animation. Now there were very many of these animations, so it looked great, but it wasn't always "perfect."

Now, thanks to Madden's Infinity Engine, the players truly interact with each other. Speed, momentum, mass and body parts are all melded into a unique action. The animations are limitless, and usually... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 08/22/2012 at 08:52pm

I'm going to be a child for a second.

"body parts are all melded"

hahahahahahahahahahaha....

OK, now that THAT's out my system... I haven't played a Madden game since Madden '94. I feel like I might be missing out on something huge since so many people play it, but it seems like the people who don't love it, absolutely despise it!

The tech behind this one does sound pretty interesting though. I may have to rethink my stance on sports games.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/23/2012 at 12:11am

Happy they are trying to be more real, but yeah when you go that route the rules you write to make it seem real are ... Mastadon's falling from the sky and arms bending in strange positions but not breaking real...

That said, really interested in checking this out. I might pick up the demo on my PS3 and give it a whirl when we hang out next.

So this follows the awesome Madden tradition of you pick plays and can play people in those plays but dont have to? I mean it differs from the typical Basketball game model in that way right?

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 08/23/2012 at 05:03pm

Yeah, you can just be the head coach and watch your players do your bidding :)

Tungsten wrote on 08/23/2012 at 10:21pm

Did you ever try out Backbreaker Football? It used something similar called the Euphoria engine. It was also used in the last few Rockstar games. If you ever got drunk in RedDead you know what I'm talking about.

It worked pretty well for football, especially the running game; you could actually feel slippery, breaking tackles realistically rather than the dead stops you saw in old Madden games.

Pretty sure its on LIVE as a demo or maybe even an arcade game.

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 08/27/2012 at 02:51am

I've downloaded Backbreaker, now just to find the time to play (stuck at work tonight).

Tungsten wrote on 08/27/2012 at 09:46am

It has a decent following. You're not going to get the best football experience: far too few plays, no licensed teams/players, defense can feel a bit sluggish, but it is definitely something you should try out if you are a fan of the genre.

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 08/28/2012 at 03:40pm

So I finally tried out the demo. I really like how this is *completely* different than a Madden game. It made it somewhat difficult to pick up at first, but I'm glad to see that other companies don't feel the need to "Make Madden, but better!"

I'll probably play the demo a few more times to get the feel of it, but I have a feeling that with getting Madden today, I'll be sticking mostly to that for my (gaming) football fix. Thanks for the suggestion though!

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/29/2012 at 12:39am

Awesome.

Double football all the way!

Travis Admin wrote on 08/31/2012 at 01:23pm

I thought of this discussion when I saw today's Penny Arcade: http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/08/31

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/31/2012 at 02:07pm

Awesome and relevant for today!

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Just got more excited about this game! Kinect voice

http://asset1.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/06/07/81e2632d-ee94-4679-91f2-0c218e75e637.jpg

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-21539_7-57448715-10391702/hands-on-with-madden-13-at-e3-kinects-killer-app/

Just got more excited about this game! Kinect voice commands! Now I'll be able to sound like a real QB calling out audibles. Rock on.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/17/2012 at 12:26am

Wow, thats really cool. Looking forward to seeing this in action.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 07/17/2012 at 06:55pm

How are the voice commands on the Xbox, do they actually work ok? Every other voice activated tech I've ever used sucks pretty bad.

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 07/17/2012 at 07:03pm

My daughter loves using the Kinect's voice commands and it seems to work well. I've stayed away from it, as pressing buttons just seems simpler to me, but barking out plays will make me have to try it out!

Timogorgon Member wrote on 07/17/2012 at 07:06pm

Voice commands (or any kind of control scheme) seems like it usually gets shoehorned into a game when it really doesn't improve or add anything. I could see this working well for an NFL game though, where calling out commands to your players actually makes sense.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/18/2012 at 12:09am

Don't name your players swear words!

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 07/18/2012 at 05:53am

LOL

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I always wait a few years before checking out a sports game,

I always wait a few years before checking out a sports game, because they're generally the same year to year, but I'm looking forward to this one, to see the new changes.

Supposedly, the sound is going to be dramatically improved, from the commentators, to the crowd noises, to the quarterback audibles. The passing game has been refined with better ball placement of your throw, different throwing styles (a new shovel pass should be interesteing) and over 430 catching animations. There should also be better and truer AI. Defensive players will react to the ball if they're looking in that direction, but won't psychically know where to run to.

For all the known updates check... Read All