End of Console Generations is Not an Excuse for No Innovation

[Galarius]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveDQ

Good article. I think though that nothing so far this generation gives me hope that what looks to be the last installmment (or second to last) will do much. Madden let down a lot of sports gamers this generation. We knew what we were getting with the exclusive license. It was going to be up to EA Sports to deliver something definitive and they didn't. I will continue saying this until I see a distinct, positive turn around with this franchise. Madden football has no soul. You just don't get the sense when you put this game in that it is pulling you in. It's just not that kind of game. You could argue that in many cases it's out of the developers hands because this game makes money and they will always play it safe and not fix what they consider not to be broken. But the game lacks an identity. Pro-tak is in, pro-tak is out. Online franchise is in, online franchise isn't enhanced or even give much attention. There's a long list of "improvements" that come in for one year and are grayed out the next. It just gives you the sense the title lacks a true core identity.

i agree....madden has no soul...it is the hands down winner of the 'most corporate' sports gaming product year after year.a mcdonalds cheeseburger compared to good steak sandwiches like mlb, nba 2k, and nhl

[mjhyankees]

Quote: Originally Posted by Profit89

This series needs to move to the PC if they want to be taken seriously.

:Youve got to be kidding

[xblake16x]

Mjhyankees,

You do realize that when people say, "move it to the PC," they don't mean exclusively to the PC, right? They mean that the hard workers in the PC community will mod the heck out of it for the better...

[ryan36]

I think all games should be on all platforms... it only helps gamers access the product

[Gmen56]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

"Innovations will come with the new consoles" has become a popular defense for stale franchises like Madden NFL and NCAA Football, as they continue to improve in marginal and incremental ways instead of making sweeping changes or true innovations during the Xbox 360's and Playstation 3's final hours. Yet Madden's history, spanning over 20 years and four generations of consoles, suggests that the opposite of "incremental change" should be happening right now. In all previous console generations, the Madden NFL series reached its creative peak just as veteran systems neared their retirement. Read More - End of Console Generations is Not an Excuse for No Innovation

Couldn't agree more! Its' about time someone around here finally stepped up to the plate and spoke their mind, said what needed to be said.. The truth hurts, but unfortunately it's the truth.. Hoping is already dead with this franchise, only thing that can change that is truely change from this company and it's franchise called Madden..

[helmetbase]

Quote: Originally Posted by TreyIM2

I think EA needs to work on completing the basic, core game of football, full circle, first. Things like gang tackling and multiple hit tackles/add on tackling is not an innovation, per se. THAT IS APART OF THE BASIC, CORE GAME OF FOOTBALL, period. We need more of that and the lil things that make football, football more than grandiose not quite needed right now 'innovations' because it almost makes no sense how they don't have those things down pat , yet.

I agree with you,
perhaps the Topic Starter was just calling them innovation since no older game was able to put them in the first place.

Of course, I am not a coder so I also don't know just how difficult it is to actually put those basic core things that you are saying in football.