EA CEO Speaks of an Innovative and New Take on Madden?

[J-Unit40]

Innovation means they feel some pressure with Backbreaker coming out? Maybe a stretch, but you never know.

This is going to get interesting and probably not a good way.

[jyoung]

Too many conclusions being made from so little information.

You guys just need to chill out and let EA make their game instead of jumping to conclusions every time the word "Madden" is uttered by an EA employee.

[iBlievN5]

there're only a couple of ways you can give a "take" on football. we have one, there is only one other TERRIBLE HORRIFIC option.

...Madden NFL 2011: The League. *tears*

hopefully John Madden himself will smack the crap out of anything that doesn't even seem like football to him.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by wEEman33

Too many conclusions being made from so little information. You guys just need to chill out and let EA make their game instead of jumping to conclusions every time the word "Madden" is uttered by an EA employee.

We have a winner.

Innovative all of a sudden means panic.

[kehlis]

I'm still not worried...yet.

But I will admit I am becoming a little edgy with these two recent developments...

[splff3000]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

It's way too early for people to start jumping off bridges. Since when does innovative mean arcade? Just because a new person with an arcade title background came on board?

lol

Ok, first of all, I'm not jumping off of a bridge over Madden lol. Since we don't get the little updates and what not on Madden anymore, any news is gonna be BIG news IMO. That's why this thread will get a lot of views before it's all said and done. Now back to the topic:

Let's start adding things up shall we? They hired a new creative director, a creative director that has worked on nothing but arcade sport games. I may be wrong though because I didn't read his whole portfolio of games that he has worked on, but from what I've seen, it's all arcade sports games. That's the first piece. You don't hire someone with a portfolio full of arcade sports games unless you plan on making an arcade sports game. In fact, that's probably the last person you'd hire if you were trying to make a sim sports game.

Next you have the CEO saying that Madden is going to have an "innovative and new take" on Madden this year. Ok, let's think about this. We already know that Ian's take on Madden was everything you see on Sunday you see it on the game. He said that plenty of times last year. Well, now that's the old take. Seeing that Madden is getting a "new take" because of a lack of sales, what do you think that new take will be? I can almost guarantee it will be something that will appeal to a broader audience. You know, just like I know, that appealing to a broader audience is the opposite of what a sim gamer wants.

Anyway, this is all just my take. I don't know any more than you lol. In fact, you may know more than me lol. I've just seen these types of quotes many many many times in the past from EA and they very rarely turn out good for the OS crowd lol. Don't blast me. It's just my opinion lol.

[CreatineKasey]

As long as the gameplay is rock solid, I'm okay. I'd prefer a super-simmy sim sim game too, but if it's a balance I'll be happy too. I'd be up for seeing something fresh in the game.

[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by navygoat1998

Maybe it will be back out for the PC Mike

While I'd love that, would that be considered innovative?