Madden NFL 18 Will Transition to the Frostbite Engine

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by BadAssHskr

what's the lifespan of a gaming engine? how long has the current engine been with Madden, and with it, has it been maxed out, like have the programmers advanced it as far as it can go?

It's not a sports game, but the first-person shooter Titanfall 2 by Respawn was recently released running on a (admittedly very very very heavily modified) fork of Source engine. You may better remember Source engine as the engine which powered Half-Life 2, which released in 2004.

Game engines can stick around for a very long time and, if the appropriate care is taken, be adapted to new and more powerful hardware without too much pain.

[Mattanite]

The transition to a new engine is a more of a reason this won't be a pre-order or day 1 purchase for me. The year to year hype engine and legacy problems of Madden has made me sceptical enough that something like this needs a "wait and see" approach before purchasing.


Look at what happened when they went from M12 Franchise to M13 CFM, it took years to get right (I understand that was a format not an engine, but still... sceptically sceptic) or the fact that Madden has needed multiple patches and patches-for-patches months after release for the last few editions.


If it doesn't sound promising, NBA 2k18 it will be

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Geodude

The transition to a new engine is a more of a reason this won't be a pre-order or day 1 purchase for me. The year to year hype engine and legacy problems of Madden has made me sceptical enough that something like this needs a "wait and see" approach before purchasing. Look at what happened when they went from M12 Franchise to M13 CFM, it took years to get right (I understand that was a format not an engine, but still... sceptically sceptic) or the fact that Madden has needed multiple patches and patches-for-patches months after release for the last few editions. If it doesn't sound promising, NBA 2k18 it will be

Not sure I quite understand the multiple patch angle when the game you mentioned has just as much or more title updates vs Madden. There isn't a game that I don't own in this era that doesn't have patch updates????

Here's hoping the frostbite engine adds a ummph to Madden in the near future. There is so many conflicting opinions, I'll judge it when I see it.

[baconbits11]

Quote: Originally Posted by dmslapped

Can't wait for a helmet to explode like a battlefield building. Kidding obviously, but wouldn't it be cool if the jerseys and field got a bit torn up

I'd like to see helmets pop off again on occasion like the good ol' days...

[timhere1970]

Quote: Originally Posted by baconbits11

I'd like to see helmets pop off again on occasion like the good ol' days...

If it's in the game ......

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by timhere1970

If it's in the game ......

So says the nfl, not happening.

[bxphenom7]

Quote: Originally Posted by carnalnirvana

new engine same AI.... same issues that look prettier

Yeah, that's what I'm expecting.

[Birdman18]

You'll probably still have similar issues because there's a good chance that the base C++ code in current Madden will be imported over


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