Building the perfect football game - Gotmadskillzson's Blog

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Building the perfect football game

Posted on January 16, 2011 at 08:31 PM.

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Being that both Madden and NCAA are about halfway through their development cycle for this year game, I thought I would point out what would be the perfect football game.

Since their share tech anyway between the two development teams, here is some things they need to share. Madden 11 has the better running game, better blocking and better line interaction of the 2 games. That is something NCAA should borrow and use for NCAA 12.

CPU RBs run with a purpose on Madden 11. Also the punt return game is better on Madden 11, another thing NCAA development team should borrow. Graphical NCAA has the better graphics, lighting, player models and more importantly dirty uniforms. That is something Madden 12 should borrow.

I am amazed that on Madden 11 the CPU can run the read option to perfection, but yet the cpu on NCAA 11 can't run ANY option plays at all correctly. Which is a shame since option plays is more important in college then the NFL. NCAA development team definitely needs to borrow Madden's read option AI logic.

Both games need to vastly improve clock management and scrambling QB AI. Too many times in both games I see the cpu let the clock run out when they are losing and have the ball. And niether game has scrambling QBs programmed right.

At least in Madden 11 in play now mode you might get lucky to see the CPU QB scramble at least once a game. In franchise mode you might see it a few times a game. For some reason Franchise mode cpu plays a tad bit different then play now cpu.

NCAA 11 however the CPU QB won't scramble at all in dynasty mode or play now mode. Therefore this greatly needs to be improved in both games. More so in NCAA because scrambling QBs are more apparent and bigger part of college football.

That being said, scrambling is a part of football period. If the cpu QB has the attributes of a runner, he should take running when he feels the pressure or he sees a wide open running lane. Or last say it is 3rd and 5, they losing, nobody is open fast enough, the QB should run for the 1st down himself.

Another thing greatly needed is different running animations between the different types of QBs, RBs, TEs and linemen. They also need different throwing styles and different QB stances. Madden at least have different throwing styles and stances.

Better more dynamic commentary that talks about how you played last game, during the season so far, how you played in the 1st half and who is up coming on your schedule. Need a better pre game show, an actual halftime and post game show.

Dynamic crowds are needed too. So therefore if you having a winning season, your stadium should be full, however you having a losing season, your stadium should be half full.

Franchise mode and dynasty over haul. You should be able to hire and fire assistant coaches. And these assistant coaches should have ratings of how good they are in offense, defense, special teams, teaching and scouting. How they are rated should directly effect how fast your team improves or declines.

Special teams needs to be overhauled. There is a severe lack of blocked punts and FGs in both games. CPU don't even come close to blocking your punt or FG. This is more so apparent in NCAA because in real life in college any given saturday there is blocked punts. Some schools specialize in blocking punts.

I would also like to see the cpu go for fake punts and fake FGs a whole lot more. Trick plays are huge in football. A fake FG or Punt can really swing the momentum in a game, it is a game changer.

More user control for pre-snap reads on offense. We should be able to spotlight the blitzer or spotlight a stud defensive linemen. Should be able to manually set up double team assignments on passing plays.

Blocking on bubble screens, HB screens and WR screens needs to be overhauled. In NCAA screens are an automatic lose because the blocking on those plays are TERRIBLE.

IF NCAA and Madden development teams took the best aspects of each game and combined the two together, we would have a really great football game.