Madden NFL 11 Blog: Game Flow & Game Planning

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bgamer90

"You can choose to play with the conventional play call screen (old style play call screen that's been around since the advent of football gaming). You can choose to turn off coordinator audio, subtitles, and strategy pad. Pretty much everything is an option." Pretty sure you'll be able to in an option menu.

I read that and I see the first part as you hitting a button to bring up the old play call menu, and then the last part as customizing GameFlow. I don't read any of it as being able to completely turn off GameFlow if I want to do so.

[splff3000]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

I read that and I see the first part as you hitting a button to bring up the old play call menu, and then the last part as customizing GameFlow. I don't read any of it as being able to completely turn off GameFlow if I want to do so.

Yep, that's the way that I saw it too.

[jmj25]

For head to head offline I imagine gameflow would be turned off by default and you would just call plays like we do now and use audibles. For online gameflow would probably be on because your opponent can't see your play art the way they have it now.

[Bgamer90]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

Your far more optimistic than I am. I read that and I see the first part as you hitting a button to bring up the old play call menu, and then the last part as customizing GameFlow. I don't read any of it as being able to completely turn off GameFlow if I want to do so.

Essentially though, if gameflow shows up on the screen and one just chooses to go to the playbook, gameflow is still on... it's just that the user isn't choosing to play that way.

Also, this was said...

"Another key note about gameplans is that you can use them with or without GameFlow. Let's say you want to play with the old style play-calling screen. If you do, the "Ask Madden" option is actually totally replaced with "My Gameplan", which then gives you all your pre-planned plays right there for you in each game situation."



So yeah...

Not really being optimistic. Just basing it off of what was said and also how past features were. For example, EA sports rewind. When you turned it off you never saw it come on the screen. When it was on you did though (obviously) but that still didn't mean that you couldn't avoid using it in a game.

So yeah, it wouldn't make sense for them to take a different approach here in terms of on/off.

[splff3000]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bgamer90

Essentially though, if gameflow shows up on the screen and one just chooses to go to the playbook, gameflow is still on... it's just that the user isn't choosing to play that way. Also, this was said... "Another key note about gameplans is that you can use them with or without GameFlow. Let's say you want to play with the old style play-calling screen. If you do, the "Ask Madden" option is actually totally replaced with "My Gameplan", which then gives you all your pre-planned plays right there for you in each game situation." So yeah... Not really being optimistic. Just basing it off of what was said and also how past features were. For example, EA sports rewind. When you turned it off you never saw it come on the screen. When it was on you did though (obviously) but that still didn't mean that you couldn't avoid using it in a game. So yeah, it wouldn't make sense for them to take a different approach here in terms of on/off.

I think what Val was talking about is can you turn it off from the game menu INGAME. For example, if your starting QB gets hurt in the 1st qtr, you obviously can't use your gameplan/gameflow anymore unless you have a capable backup which most teams don't have. In that case you would want to turn off the gameflow/gameplan and call your own plays. If you can't turn it off in the menu then every play from then on you're going to have to press x or whatever to call your own plays. On the other hand, if you can turn it off in the menu then you can turn it off and call your plays the rest of the game. I think that's what he was talking about. correct me if I'm wrong val.

[davep]

Not to be a Negative Nancy but:

A) I highly doubt John Madden brought this to the forefront...they were looking for ways to speed up the game.

B) Unfortunately I think it'll get stale. I mean you're going to hear the same thing several times a game...multiply that by how many times you play an entire game and it's going to get old quickly unless they were creative.

[Purple28Pedestrian]

I just wish that the gameplan would be implemented so in addition to picking your favourite plays per situation you could set the mentality on how the offense should attack or the defense should defend.

ex. when on defense you could set your team to be more focused on stopping the run rather than the pass, and vice versa. Essentially it is all the franchise position sliders that never seem to work.

I'd like to play against the vikings and have my defense set up for the run, because unfortunately even plays designed to stop the run don't always work. that's why i think we need the ability to pick our plays per situation, but also have the team use a certain mentality going into the game.

such as playing the Colts you could have your d-line more focused on pass rush trying to get to 18 rather than trying to stop the run.

I didn't voice it very well, but i wish that there was more implementation that just a way to organize your plays.

[MJenness]

I like it more from the standpoint that FINALLY I can make the other teams play like their real NFL teams (as I am sure I'll need to change THEIR gameplans because EA has TOUTED that they've designed the game to make teams play realistically, but it's never really worked out).

At least now WE can fix this part of the game.

Now, if they'd give us the ability to fix other things, I'd be happy as a clam. Penalties and challenges comes to mind;-)