Press Row Podcast - Madden NFL 17's First Details

[Steve_OS]

With EA Play and E3 nearing the promotional cycle for the next Madden has gotten underway. There’s a lot to be excited about already for Madden NFL 17 including long-overdue work to Special Teams, a new defensive AI system, special moves for ball-carriers, and a “renewed focus on Franchise mode.”

In this episode of the Press Row Podcast, Bryan Wiedey, Rich Grisham, and Kat Bailey discuss all the news, the concern over “Tackle Battles”, and what is being hoped for with Franchise mode.

Joining us this week:

• Bryan Wiedey (@pastapadre) Pastapadre/Sporting News/Hit The Pass
• Rich Grisham (@richgrisham) Out of the Park Developments/Hit The Pass
• Kat Bailey (@the_katbot) USgamer

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Run Time: 55 Minutes

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[OhMrHanky]

Lol. Listening to this right now. It's funny listening to one of the guys is DEFINITELY a CASUAL ARCADE style player, and the others feel more 'sim' oriented. But, the arcade guy wants penalties removed, pretty much. Lol. And he mentions how he misses offensive shootouts where u always go for it on 4th down. Lol, which always makes me (and, I think other simheads) CRINGE!!! Lol. But, to each his own, of course.


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[JayD]

Quote: Originally Posted by OhMrHanky

Lol. Listening to this right now. It's funny listening to one of the guys is DEFINITELY a CASUAL ARCADE style player, and the others feel more 'sim' oriented. But, the arcade guy wants penalties removed, pretty much. Lol. And he mentions how he misses offensive shootouts where u always go for it on 4th down. Lol, which always makes me (and, I think other simheads) CRINGE!!! Lol. But, to each his own, of course. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I agree but try and use less "lol" next time.

[Cowboy008]

Quote: Originally Posted by OhMrHanky

Lol. Listening to this right now. It's funny listening to one of the guys is DEFINITELY a CASUAL ARCADE style player, and the others feel more 'sim' oriented. But, the arcade guy wants penalties removed, pretty much. Lol. And he mentions how he misses offensive shootouts where u always go for it on 4th down. Lol, which always makes me (and, I think other simheads) CRINGE!!! Lol. But, to each his own, of course. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That would be a huge mistake to take out penalties. Also you can still have offensive shootouts.

[OhMrHanky]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayD

I agree but try and use less "lol" next time.

Yeah, you're right, that was a bit much. I was laughing quite a bit listening to the arcade style guy, though.


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[OhMrHanky]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cowboy008

That would be a huge mistake to take out penalties. Also you can still have offensive shootouts.

Oh yeah, I agree. I loved the penalties this year. The other guys mentioned how that is more realistic, and the arcade guy agreed to that, but I think he just, personally, doesn't want them to 'hurt' his gameplay, I'd say. I played a couple games with M16 this year with a big PI at the end of a game, and I've had a big TD or 2 taken away due to holding. For me, that's totally realistic, u see that almost every week in at least one game if not many.


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[T5063]

I still don't know why they can't just have an 'arcade' and 'sim' gameplay option. Other EA games have this.


Why do they need to make the game a mix of both?

[snc237]

I for one enjoy the penaltys. I like how you might have to get yourself out of a second and 20 or something.