Five Things EA Sports must do for Success in Madden NFL 13

[pf8363]

Please give us custom music. It adds so much to the immersion.

[bakan723]

They need to go back to giving the player more control again. As a player of football games from the very beginnings, I haven't been into them for awhile because they feel so damn AUTOMATED. It feels like the game practically is playing itself these days. If my hands are removed from the controller, my player should NEVER move on his own, PERIOD !!

Back in the Sega Genesis days, if the manual catch mode was on and you didn't become the receiver yourself and catch the ball, the cpu wouldn't do it for you, like they do now.

[hhpanther2926]

Agreed, also it does a terrible job on using import NCAA rosters (granted we as fellow operation sports alum) know how to change it but seriously why should we spend time doing something that EA sports should have taken care of years ago ???? Also the new way of signing free agents is terrible I mean the system/game picks the length of the contract and you only get to choose front or back load or even contract ??? So many issues with madden 12 it is a joke and EA will not fix them in the 2013 installment still I will buy of course !

[huskerwr38]

Here is a video of why foot planting needs to be fixed. This pass was called incomplete, but he definitely should have gotten both feet down on the ground. His feet just sort of glide across the ground, never really making contact. So frustrating!

[ajs41072]

1) Special Teams.........the Ravens/Patriots game ending would NEVER happen in Madden. No one misses a 30 yard FG, even 40 is tough to miss.
2) Ball Physics........The ball goes in the hands of whoever the game wants it to. Doesn't matter if he's not in position, if he's close the ball will find his hands for a catch or interception.
3) All penalties called......as mentioned in other posts, we've all played years and years of Madden without seeing this among other penalties.
4) Pass placement........Every pass caught by a receiver winds up in the numbers. No one ever has to reach out or behind to catch a ball. This makes receivers able to run in stride with every pass.
5) Home field advantage......not sure how this would be implemented, but I never feel an advantage now.

[Still2REal]

A REAL ONLINE FRANCHISE

[Arrow218]

New commentary system, but I think they're going to use FIFA's next year.

[mlucas0021]

I agree with all of these, and would like to add a revamp to the ratings system. DO AWAY WITH OVERALL RATINGS! It would help the CPU make personnel decisions in the offseason based on skill that pertains to their scheme, rather than just overall rating. If i play bump and run man coverage, i'm going to value a bump and run corner over a zone cover corner, regardless of whether the zone cover guy is three overall better. same thing with linebackers and D-linemen in 3-4 and 4-3. it just makes more sense to look at a player's individual skills to make a decision rather than one number.