Madden in General category - Broncos86's Blog

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 01:46 PM.

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Hello again everyone!

I've been playing Madden with one mode exclusively: offline franchise. One of the biggest draws for me, in any sports game, is the ability to grow my franchise team and build it into a perennial champion. The two series I play the most are the Madden series and the NHL series.

This year, we've been graced with new franchise mode additions. Today, I want to go over why I think scouting, despite improvement, needs some work. I'll bullet-point ... Read More

Category: Madden in General, Fixing Madden Series

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Madden 12 Scouting 101 (ver. 1.0)

Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:24 PM.

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Hello Maddenites!

I've gone through several scouting years (with NCAA draft class imports) and I wanted to share my approach to scouting and drafting. Scouting is a bit different this year, and while some may say it's just the same thing over and over again, that's not true.

Scouting is broken up into several stages. We have in-season scouting, the combine, pro days, and individual work outs. Each of these offer different types of stat unlocks. Here is how this ... Read More

Category: Madden in General

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Why you need to chill out about Madden.

Posted on June 30, 2011 at 03:40 PM.

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Everybody wants to look for a reason to write off a franchise like Madden. The staff left, the "engine" sucks, EA suits are cash hogs. The list goes on. I'm here to tell you to chill out, enjoy the game, and listen why Madden is going to get better.

1) It's not "an engine."

People always want the developers to "start over with a new engine." Most of the time, they're referring to physics being introduced into Madden. For starters, Madden doesn't have "an engine." ... Read More

Category: Madden in General