Madden NFL 10 Blog: Blocking Improvements Part 2 - The Run Game

[adembroski]

Re: Blog is up! Run blocking improvements...

I take back the sammich comment, Ware's got surprisingly skinny legs.

[knucklez]

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Running animations should be high on the list for '11. They still look really rigid and clunky.

[RGiles36]

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Good read.

Was hoping to see something about push-the-pile animations returning or any kind of interaction animations between RBs and his blockers. Perhaps not feasible for this year, but maybe just add some evasive or "squeeze through" animations that trigger automatically when the RB hits a wall of blockers/defenders a la the 2K games.

[TJdaSportsGuy]

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Watch the last video, the hit stick one, and you'll see Portis brace himself just before getting blasted. He drops his shoulder just before contact.

Yep, you're correct. Hence the reason why I haven't done a "running backs procedurally bracing themselves for the hit" blog...because that tech doesn't exist yet. Something high on my list for 11 though -

Uhhh...lol.

[Bgamer90]

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The right stick is going to get a lot of use in Madden 10

Can't wait for E3!!!

[radatdude2]

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blog was really well put together, But that hit stick looks very realistic!!!! thanks ian

[Rashad19]

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Great blog Ian...this game is really starting to shape up!

[SmokeCapone]

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I LOVE IT!!!!

I am so glad to see the QB actually make a block for you on that outside run video. I am very pleased in the directions you guys are headed in and I trust you will get the running animations down for the next madden.

But yea, this made my day and if I am going to by madden this will be the reason why.

[cowboysfan440]

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awesome blog one complaint i have is the cowboys players are all skinny i believe in one of the earlier vids this wasnt the case so kinda curious about whats going on there
demarcus shouldnt be that much bigger though he was a bit to big on 09

[adembroski]

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Uhhh...lol.

Yeah, well, he must have covered, because he braces himself in the hit stick video. As I said, the responsibility is with the guy on the sticks.

[shotgun styles]

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I take back the sammich comment, Ware's got surprisingly skinny legs.

Oh I feel you on this one Adem, It's hard to believe they got the bodies right.

AFTER ALL THIS TIME!

Color me impressed with how well they made the players look this year.

[TJdaSportsGuy]

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Yeah, well, he must have covered, because he braces himself in the hit stick video. As I said, the responsibility is with the guy on the sticks.

Don't mean to clog up the thread with a useless argument but I'm sorry bro, there's no bracing there. Not that I can tell, anyway.

[therizing02]

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Thanks again Ian! The game looks incredible! Great to see the new hit stick animations! The over abundance of WWF hits were quite annoying. Looking forward to the reports from E3.

[shotgun styles]

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Good read.

Was hoping to see something about push-the-pile animations returning or any kind of interaction animations between RBs and his blockers. Perhaps not feasible for this year, but maybe just add some evasive or "squeeze through" animations that trigger automatically when the RB hits a wall of blockers/defenders a la the 2K games.

I was hoping for something about the goal-line/short yardage. Will we have "submarine" D-lineman and "over the pile" jumps by RBs?

[TheWatcher]

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In the second video at :22 seconds, you'll notice that Portis stops dead in his tracks mid-run allowing the defender to latch on for the hit. I saw a lot of that in 09. It's not the worst thing in the world, but once you notice that it kinda sticks out.