my thoughts so far: - the commentary is bland - the animation isn't as fluid as last year - LOVE the 'gameflow' (with the option of calling your own plays) setting as its easier and the plays make more sense (and realistic) - still hard to master the defense on all-madden - franchise is still the same - no Tony Bruno radio - Tom Brady is severely underrated in this game - the game somewhat lags online more to come later on.
Suh is so fucking beast in this game. For some reason, it bothers me that they messed up some of the rookie heights and ages.
Suh is a beast? I think he only has one sack in 5 games for me... But the real question is how do you know Suh is a beast? Im kinda forced to play with the Lions, why would anyone take that abuse?
I've had the game for a few days, and I think it's by far the best Madden on this gen of consoles. It plays AWFUL out of the box, game is way too easy (on All Pro at least, I refuse to play All Madden since that mode cheats), so you HAVE to adjust sliders to make the game competent. I've finally gotten some solid sliders for my game, making it mostly enjoyable to play. My only real problem with the game is that it can be sometimes VERY frustrating to play defense. I consistently get people to 3rd and long, only to give it up because LBs suck at covering flats and the middle of the field.
I think it's a lot better than Madden 10. It plays more fluidly, and once you get decent sliders, it can play pretty realistically too, something I couldn't get out of Madden 10. I also happen to love Gameflow for 2 reasons. It works really well (especially once you make your custom gameplan) and it speeds the game up. A game now only takes me about 35-45 minutes, as opposed to 60-75 minutes.
That's probably one of the main reasons why I can't stick with NFL games. 45 minutes is too lengthy for me. I think I'll stick with my 6-minute halfs.
I played one game as the Lions online and got 5 sacks with him (vs. the Pats). Also, I played against them as the Vikings/Browns in franchise and he got 3 and 4 sacks the two games i've played him.