For Madden 22 June Becomes Prove It Month for Franchise Mode

[ChaseB]

In this video, Brian talks about how crucial the month of June in 2021 is to...

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[Armor and Sword]

Nice video. Great points are made. I think we all know from the leaked screen shot earlier this year a coaching carousel and OC/DC are in the works. I hop it is done well. Would love to see that as HC’s in the NFL are mostly short lived gigs unless you can win consistently year after year.

I would love for them to heavily focus on presentation on and off the field. We need EA to use the NFL or ESPN license and implement real true broadcast presentation. It is long overdue.

Injuries are a huge part of the week to week storylines and season storylines. We need dynamic, robust injury system like we had on NFL Head Coach 09. It is long overdue. NBA 2K has a great injury system with ratings for all body parts, frequency etc etc. Madden needs to really look at lingering injuries, career changing injuries, and a much better injury variety.

And last but not least. CPU AI. We have been beating this drum for a long time....and it made some good strides in terms of the QB’s on NG Madden. AI needs a real tune up. Also sideline awareness and he CPU being able to juke and spin properly. 2 minute offense, timeout awareness, 4 minute offense. I think we all agree....it needs to be worked on heavily.

I have a lot of optimism heading into Madden 22 on the PS5. It is the most optimistic I have been about Madden in a long time. I signed up for the Beta and am pumped to see what we have in store this cycle.

[jfsolo]

IMO people aren't comparing it to other sports games, HC09, or even Madden 05 will probably really enjoy Franchise mode in M22, those who are bringing the baggage of those aforementioned things to their evaluation will probably still be bitterly disappointed, it is what it is.

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

IMO people aren't comparing it to other sports games, HC09, or even Madden 05 will probably really enjoy Franchise mode in M22, those who are bringing the baggage of those aforementioned things to their evaluation will probably still be bitterly disappointed, it is what it is.

I am not comparing it to games of past. I enjoyed M21 big time. Had a great time with franchise mode. It would just take it to another level of awesomeness if they could focus on some core elements like I mentioned. Just make what you have even better.

I create all my own storylines and they typically evolve naturally for me. Especially using EA created draft classes (which IMO are a lot of fun and work better with the games engine). But injuries, presentation and AI are critical elements and I hope a focus for next gen.


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[jfsolo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor and Sword

I am not comparing it to games of past. I enjoyed M21 big time. Had a great time with franchise mode. It would just take it to another level of awesomeness if they could focus on some core elements like I mentioned. Just make what you have even better. I create all my own storylines and they typically evolve naturally for me. Especially using EA created draft classes (which IMO are a lot of fun and work better with the games engine). But injuries, presentation and AI are critical elements and I hope a focus for next gen. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

I definitely didn't mean you fam.

[Cory Levy]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

IMO people aren't comparing it to other sports games, HC09, or even Madden 05 will probably really enjoy Franchise mode in M22, those who are bringing the baggage of those aforementioned things to their evaluation will probably still be bitterly disappointed, it is what it is.

How can you not compare what's in the mode now to what was in the mode a decade and a half ago? It's not a different sport, it's not even a different series. I'm forced to settle for mediocrity in Madden because it's the only NFC licensed product on the shelves right now. You can't excuse Madden for being a shell of its former self, there's literally no defense for the mode being one step above bare bones when it was so much more in depth 15 years ago.

[illwill10]

I actually am optimistic about Franchise this year more than other years. Outside of minimal additions, CFM went a whole generation without any love. I don't think they want to see another uproar about Franchise again.

I won't blame MUT, The Yard, Superstar KO for lack of attention towards Franchise. But, I will say Longshot/Face of the Franchise was a hindrance. They spent the past 4+ years allocating resources towards FoTF. I'm a big single player career mode guy, but that was a poor attempt at a career mode. Plus, I doubt we see a year 3 of FoTF. What Longshot and other abandoned features have shown is that Madden won't keep resources into something if they don't think it is a success. Like with Longshot, there isn't really anywhere else to go with a Year 3 of FoTF unless they plan to blow it out to a full career mode. Plus in a full pandemic development cycle, I'm not sure they want to do all the extra mo-capping for another story. So, I can see them devoting resources into Franchise.

I'm not setting high expectations. But, I am expecting an overhaul. I'm not asking for perfection year one, but a step in the right direction. I want them to build a foundation they can add on throughout the generation. I just don't to see them add stuff this year to shut us up and forget about it

[jerwoods]

due to covid-19 i do not think we get a big leap utill 23


what i wouild do is give the user a choice when u go in to a cfm

1 if u do 32 team contal its allmost the same ex for u can name the oc/dc

2 if u do just 1 team then the game switches to more of a head coach 09 situp


over time
i wouild try to do this
1 step up the presentation add espn nfl fox cbs nbc scorebugs
2 bring back old madden music from sega snes ps1
3 change the rateing system to something like this
T Lawrence 75-85 can go up to 99 within 5 years
z wilson 73-84
t lance 70-85
k pitts 76-84
j chase 75-85
j fields 75-84
m jones 68-80