Madden NFL 22 Impressions Thread (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

[jpdavis82]

Here we go….


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[Gorilla Glass]

Re: Madden 22 Impressions Thread Xbox Series X/S

The WFT defense has so much speed, online opponents will be googling "Disconnect glitch 2021."

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The game is smooth AF on performance mode.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: Madden 22 Impressions Thread Xbox Series X/S

It still annoys me how a defender trailing a wide receiver's hip can jump across his back and pick the ball off on the opposite site of the wideout's body. Cost me a game already.

[49UNCFan]

Re: Madden 22 Impressions Thread Xbox Series X/S

Is this just for Xbox or PS5 also?

The game on performance mode is so nice. Mahomes missed some throws but also made some to beat me in OT vs the Bucs defense. It was very realistic the throws he made and missed.

[Danimal]

Re: Madden 22 Impressions Thread Xbox Series X/S

I played 3 play now games on All Pro and didn't switch a thing. Also I choose image quality setting over performance. Keep in mind the majority of these games were play now and using current exhibition schedule so there were a lot of non starters in most of the game

I don't see any difference in graphics from last year at all. If you're expecting to be blown away like MS Flight Sim then forget it.

3 Full games I didn't see a single penalty, not one.

QB's throw lots of inaccurate passes which is good at least the ones I played. Most of those came with pressure or being on the move. You will still see some head scratching throws though, Chase Keenum was running backwards at an angle and threw a 40 yard bomb. However I liked how throws were not all dimes.

For me Offense was a lot harder, just everything about it and I'm not sure why.

There are a lot of drops, if there was any traffic of contested catches the ball was hitting the ground 80% of the time.

Overall 99% of the animations / interactions looked good and accurate.

I'm not sure how I feel about momentum at this point, too early to say.

Players definitely feel different based on their skills. Trevor Lawerence was far more accurate then Justin Fields. Etienne was very hard to bring down just spinning off of hits and elusive. It was easy to feel the differences and use players strengths.

[mestevo]

Re: Madden 22 Impressions Thread Xbox Series X/S

Is this just for Xbox or PS5 also?

The game on performance mode is so nice. Mahomes missed some throws but also made some to beat me in OT vs the Bucs defense. It was very realistic the throws he made and missed.

Both, if impressions are going to be segregated it will be into versions of the game rather than platform. Could make sense to pivot to a general impressions for all versions and a Dynamic Gameplay Discussion thread for current gen.

We'll see how things shake out during early access.

[TarHeelPhenom]

Re: Madden NFL 22 Impressions Thread (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

Could only watch about 5 minutes of action on my lunch break and my immediate reaction is...I miss Dolby Vision and need the Microsoft engineers to go ahead and drop that update. Will post game impressions tonight when I get home.

[49UNCFan]

Re: Madden 22 Impressions Thread Xbox Series X/S

Both, if impressions are going to be segregated it will be into versions of the game rather than platform. Could make sense to pivot to a general impressions for all versions and a Dynamic Gameplay Discussion thread for current gen.

We'll see how things shake out during early access.

Okay was making sure it had Xbox Series X/S and no PS5 at first.

[YabaDaba]

Re: Madden 22 Impressions Thread Xbox Series X/S

This is the best the broadcast presentation has been with this entire commentary crew, I think it's been 5 years now.

The new pre-pre-game flow is perfect. By far better than the ones we had last year (long as hell and boring) and the years prior (too repetitive). This one is around 20 seconds, and much more specific lines than before. And it's dynamic! For example, (in franchise) as the Dolphins, first time I played the Bills, it mentioned they had a 5 game win streak against the Dolphins, and they won that game. Second time I played them? It mentioned the streak was up to 6 wins! That impressed me. Seems a lot of commentary work went into the new pre-game flow. It also integrates next-gen stats, which is nice.

The halftime show is also slightly expanded with some new lines about the actual game you're playing, after the "around the league" look. It also has some next-gen stats integration.

Overall, it's a very cohesive broadcast package. Lots of subtle improvements (for example, ref audio is finally updated, and it sounds like it's really coming from the stadium speakers). The new crowd reaction shots are varied and well integrated. Also, this year's generic production track music has a lo-fi hip hop feel, which I can jive with.

[dh13king]

Re: Madden NFL 22 Impressions Thread (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

Played one game of default All-Madden with the Texans (no Watson) in franchise to see how a "bad" team plays. Got my butt kicked by Trevor Lawrence and the Jags but offense was too powerful on both sides, will have to tweak with sliders but All-Madden default wasn't overly cheesy.

[MizzouRah]

Re: Madden NFL 22 Impressions Thread (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

X/S played exhibition Bills (me) vs Lions on default All Madden

Really enjoyed it, definitely more refined and overall a much better flow to the overall game play and presentation. AM defaults seem good so far, pass rush was there, passing game was great and Jared Goff made some flat out misses. Penalties will need to maxed as usual.

Image quality vs performance mode - played a half on each setting and my TV is 4k HDR 60Hz, I didn't really notice much of a difference, cut scenes maybe smoother on PM. Probably those with 120Hz TV's will notice the most difference. I'll keep it on IQ mode for now.

[michaelhawj]

Re: Madden NFL 22 Impressions Thread (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

Played one game of default All-Madden with the Texans (no Watson) in franchise to see how a "bad" team plays. Got my butt kicked by Trevor Lawrence and the Jags but offense was too powerful on both sides, will have to tweak with sliders but All-Madden default wasn't overly cheesy.

is All Madden brutal hard or just hard ?

[Electric]

Re: Madden NFL 22 Impressions Thread (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

There's really not even a boost in the graphics at all? I can't play for a few more hours, but I could've swore someone said the HDR integration was better. What about the lighting during a night game? Sometimes times it seemed waaaay too dark in 21.

[Artman22]

Re: Madden NFL 22 Impressions Thread (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

X/S played exhibition Bills (me) vs Lions on default All Madden

Really enjoyed it, definitely more refined and overall a much better flow to the overall game play and presentation. AM defaults seem good so far, pass rush was there, passing game was great and Jared Goff made some flat out misses. Penalties will need to maxed as usual.

Image quality vs performance mode - played a half on each setting and my TV is 4k HDR 60Hz, I didn't really notice much of a difference, cut scenes maybe smoother on PM. Probably those with 120Hz TV's will notice the most difference. I'll keep it on IQ mode for now.

Only people with 120fps screens will notice the difference. I tried both and performance is definitely a lot smoother.


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[darren1024]

Re: Madden NFL 22 Impressions Thread (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S)

Is anyone elses preorder bonus Staff pts not showing up?