Madden NFL 25 - A Deeper Look Into Connected Franchise

[Trackball]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

ish no! lol. The "News center" is just the moniker for where the stories are, it has the same name in M13.

Yeah, if there's one thing that still makes me scratch my head about the upcoming Madden, it's why EA isn't making the most out of the ESPN license.

I never had the chance to own ESPN NFL 2K5 back in the day (maybe I should get a used copy on the cheap), but from the videos I've seen, the guys behind that game did the absolute best they could, putting Chris Berman in the studio and everything. It's almost like they KNEW this was going to be the last year of competition, so they decided to throw everything at it and go out with a bang.

But hey, that's just a nitpick for me.

[DeuceDouglas]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trackball

Yeah, if there's one thing that still makes me scratch my head about the upcoming Madden, it's why EA isn't making the most out of the ESPN license. I never had the chance to own ESPN NFL 2K5 back in the day (maybe I should get a used copy on the cheap), but from the videos I've seen, the guys behind that game did the absolute best they could, putting Chris Berman in the studio and everything. It's almost like they KNEW this was going to be the last year of competition, so they decided to throw everything at it and go out with a bang. But hey, that's just a nitpick for me.

I'm beginning to think that the ESPN thing is something that NCAA snatched up and said 'Hey, this is ours.' to have something that doesn't get overshadowed by the fact that it's in Madden as well. Madden hasn't advertised the ESPN license on the box since like Madden 09 but I don't know, just a thought.

[slick589]

When it's year 2020 in my bucs CFM will I hear "last year rookie head coach Greg Schiano blah blah blah" or commentators talking about players that aren't even on my team any more?

That right there really killed the immersion in madden 13

[Step2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by infemous

It shows in the screenshot: That there is no A button (or X if it was PS3) way of selecting and looking at the transaction beyond the headline that is "Cincy trades AJ Green to the Rams" A typical EA oversight that I guess was to be expected.

The same needs to be done for the Draft. "We have a trade!" How about some details of the trade and who the team moved up to draft. All players names should be announced.......since they are created draft classes.

Connected Franchise - Should be able to get details on Player(s) signings, release, trades, re-signings (different than signing a street FA), Draft Trades (players & Picks), Coaches Firings, Signings, Promotions.

Also, Any Coaches or Front Office staff should have a name, not just "D. Scarborough!"

Blu-Ray Disc can handle all the info.

Should be able to go back and look at years past how my team was built through the years.

[NDAlum]

Can't you just use LT to navigate to the other team traded with to see the details?

[jmurphy31]

Quote: Originally Posted by slick589

When it's year 2020 in my bucs CFM will I hear "last year rookie head coach Greg Schiano blah blah blah" or commentators talking about players that aren't even on my team any more? That right there really killed the immersion in madden 13

I brought this up on here a month ago and Chase responded saying they thought it was better and cooler to have SImms and Nantz talk about real life stuff during the game. and he then went on to say it was a bug that it repeats each year after that

You're right though it ruins the immersion for me as well. It all ruinsa the immersion when they talk about how Belichick and he isnt even the coach in the game. I wonder if they do the same for Schiano and the Bucs if you use a created coach.

[infemous]

Quote: Originally Posted by RandyBass

In the past I believe they've had the button options rotate along the bottom, with it showing the "B" button for a few seconds, then showing what the "A" button does, etc. Not saying that's the case here, but it might be. The fact that the top option is highlighted suggests that you can select it too.

I thought that but I've also realised EA always forget small things like that. They do the bare minimum on some of the ergonomics. I still don't understand why, when scrolling down a roster, the bar that features the heigher/weight/picture etc. follows the highlighting bar with it. It's almost impossible to judge where you are going down a list, especially in the Team stats. Its design issues like this that make me have no confidence on things like this.

The fact the top option is highlighted is just to show you where you are as you scroll down, there are numerous highlighted, unselectable lists in M13.

Quote: Originally Posted by Step2001

The same needs to be done for the Draft. "We have a trade!" How about some details of the trade and who the team moved up to draft. All players names should be announced.......since they are created draft classes. Connected Franchise - Should be able to get details on Player(s) signings, release, trades, re-signings (different than signing a street FA), Draft Trades (players & Picks), Coaches Firings, Signings, Promotions. Also, Any Coaches or Front Office staff should have a name, not just "D. Scarborough!" Blu-Ray Disc can handle all the info. Should be able to go back and look at years past how my team was built through the years.

Yup, its like, ok, we have a trade! Great news! Who gave up what? Is it a good move? Why did the Giants trade up only 2 spots? Why are teams trading so far up/so far down? Why are teams trading so few spots? Is it because they can get value?

LET ME KNOW.

Its really annoying because it seems they only dedicate one tweet to each action. 'So-and-So got drafted by the Panthers' - Schefter.
They're very unspecific and general. Why not have someone like Rich Eisen say: "Star Lotulelei drafted by Panthers" then have another tweet from Schefter saying "Panthers traded back 5 spots for an extra 2nd rounder to pick here" etc.

They have like 3 tweets form multiple people when players come out of retirement and plenty of things, but the things that actually need the analysis, such as re-signings, FA signings, trades, cuts, etc. that have many levels to them are only given one tweet.

Lets have all the relevant info broken down into separate tweets - as well as being visible and more in depth on the transaction log.

"Rams sign LT Jake Long." - Mortreport
"Rams give LT Long a 4 year deal, 30 mil/15 gtd" - Schefter
"Bad move by Rams, Long is not getting younger" - Bayless
"Long expected to become starter at LT" - Trey Wingo

Etc. etc.

Obviously this sort of in depth 'analysis' on the twitter would be reserved for big name/high OVR/prestige players but the same key info on numbers in the contract etc. should be visible in the transaction log - AT THE BARE MINIMUM

[rootofalleli]

Quote: Originally Posted by infemous

Lets have all the relevant info broken down into separate tweets - as well as being visible and more in depth on the transaction log. "Rams sign LT Jake Long." - Mortreport "Rams give LT Long a 4 year deal, 30 mil/15 gtd" - Schefter "Bad move by Rams, Long is not getting younger" - Bayless "Long expected to become starter at LT" - Trey Wingo Etc. etc. Obviously this sort of in depth 'analysis' on the twitter would be reserved for big name/high OVR/prestige players but the same key info on numbers in the contract etc. should be visible in the transaction log - AT THE BARE MINIMUM

Nice! Some simple, realistic touches like this can add a lot to immersion and also make the game more playable by putting more info in an easy place. The next step would be a tweet about someone else getting cut, demanding a trade, or having to move to RT to make room for Long. A more advanced system could refer to earlier transactions, like a player who retired or was released before Long signed on. After all, there's a transaction log!

Along the same lines, I miss the emails from players, agents, and so on that we had back in the PS2 years. They added a sense of drama to the everyday decisions for the team and a sense of involvement in the game. You could find out some of that by manually searching a few different screens, but the emails were always a great starting point. If CFM develops well and has more decisions to make and more nuances, maybe those will make a return too.