Madden NFL 11 to Redefine Football with Simpler, Quicker and Deeper Experience

[ComfortablyLomb]

Two thoughts:

1. I don't have high hopes for any major changes to franchise mode. So long as they can tune it so glamour positions have somewhat believable stats I'll be reasonably happy. If they can't I promise to join the throngs throwing a nutty on this forum (I'm still pissed about how badly that final patch screwed up RBs).

2. I don't know what their PR speak regarding the playbook means. Defensively, I'd like to see EA split it so I decide what my D-line is doing, then my linebackers, and then my secondary. The canned plays are a relic of the 90s IMO.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by J Masta J

I we'll have to wait and see how these features turn out, but thing I can't stand is the sheer arrogance. "Redefine Football"? Really? You're going to do that?

How about marketing 101?

Sounds like a marketing line to me.

[Got The Goods]

Really, I'd love if some how those things made it so we could finally create basically our own defenses on the fly. As the person above me said that instead of seeing the same thing over and over again you can get plays will be different on mostly every play. I could finally make my own scheme properly! I never had the patience to do the 3000 changes you would have to make in 10 to make your defense different. I would of done it but it's to rushed and annoying, hated getting caught in the middle of changing assignments.

[alliance4g63]

I agree that is sounds like the same ol Ea catch phrase. I'm just not confident that we will see a true football sim this generation.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Why do some people on here keep assuming madden crew is not focusing on franchise mode. Just because they have not mention nothing about franchise mode doesn't mean they have not worked on it this year. Every part of the game has a department working on it. Josh Looman works on Franchise mode. It ain't like Looman just gets up and walk away to another departmnet and work on something else. I'm sure Josh and his small crew is doing their best to focus on both offline and online franchise mode. We have 4 months until madden is released. Plenty of time for blogs. Don't worry so much. But overall it is nice to see them doing alot for madden this year. Can't wait until the trailer tonight.

[trick02]

Im interested to see how the new play books work. For me I highly doubt making play calling easier will cut down on game time at all.

Any news on Create-Your-Own play book? I think if they really want people to open up the play books then let us pick the plays in it. After that they need to tune the plays to make sure all routes have a chance of working. There are a lot of plays that look good on the play call screen but if you have a few hours of madden knowledge you know there is no way that route is ever going to be open.

[buckeyes787]

Now we Can run some Man! to Man!!!!!!!!

[PGaither84]

Quote:

Call plays like an NFL coach with ease using an all-new play-calling system, GameFlow, which executes an authentic, situational game plan for you.

The press release is very vague on Game Flow, so I am going to be even more vague. I will say that I like the idea a lot. I used Game Flow with the Patriots and after getting sacked on 1st down, game flow called a draw play just like the Patriots would. After gaining 7 yards and facing a 3rd and 7, Game Flow called a screen Pass to Kevin Faulk like the real Patriots would. Authentic and situational. I'll ask if there is anything else I can say and hope I didn't say too much already.