Josh Looman Talks Madden NFL 10 Franchise Mode

[thmst30]

Re: No Video Highlights in Extra Point

Ugh, apparently Raczilla wasn't up to par on the details that Ian and the rest of the dev team had. Not a big deal, but it's causing people to get in a ruckus over here.

It's understandable. He doesn't actually have anything to do with the game, so he may not always have all the details.

[will12203]

Re: NFL 10 Franchise Mode Video!!!

Wow I'm so late, but the franchise looks 1000x better. And I understand why there's no highlights in the Extra Point, I think it would look kinda wierd because it's real people and not game models.

yeah we will see they still have a month to tweak it

[rickywal]

Re: Yes our players can go to the HOF onn franchise yes

Wasnt this in last year?

Besides, it is kind of fake because in real life you have to wait 5 years. In Madden, they get in (if worthy) as soon as the player decides to retire.

Its been in the last 2 years. 08 had highlight vids of some of the players already in there, which was cool.

I do like it in there, but the ballot is only for players retiring that season. I guess they can't use retired players names unless they fork out a ton of cash.

I do love how people get all excited by a little feature that has your players listed in the HOF rather than things like Pro-Tak, Online Franchise, Extra Point Highlight show, improved run and pass blacking, WR/DB interaction, better game environment (national anthum and fly-over), tons of custom sliders...

Not having a go, just always entertains me how some funny little unimportant feature that rarly gets attention when you have it can get peoples rocks off!!!

[Cusefan]

Re: EA SPORTS at E3: Madden NFL 10 Producer Josh Looman

No, no, no, no. When did I say I DIDN'T care about gameplay? I love the changes that they made with the blocking, I love the pro-tak concept, I think the on the field stuff is MUCH improved, and I applaud what the new crew has done with this. So please don't put words in my mouth.

When I talk about presentation, I mean this: I don't care at all about colored cleats, or if every detail on the stadium is perfect, or if I can count blades of grass. That stuff is fluff. I would take PS2 or N64 graphics over current gen if the gameplay on the low graphics was great.

Franchise isn't worth playing if every team drafts a QB round 1 every year, and if the salary cap is irrelevant 3 seasons in, and if teams have no logic in their free agent signings, and if the sim engine is horribly innacurate.

Would you rather play a very un-realistic franchise with Extra Point or a great franchise without it? No brainer for me.

Josh Looman is in charge, I am not worried that the Franchise will suck. Give it time, all things good come to those who wait.

[marktg30]

Re: EA SPORTS at E3: Madden NFL 10 Producer Josh Looman

I LOVE what I see with this Xtra POINT feature; it looks beautiful. By time, by time by time... EA finally puts weekly footage in Franchise Mode (hopefully Franshise doesn't freeze this year). I just wondering how the gameplay stacks ups, which is the most important part for me. Nonethless, this new feature looks promising.

What footage are you speaking of?

[spankdatazz22]

Re: EA SPORTS at E3: Madden NFL 10 Producer Josh Looman

I'm confused. I didn't listen to the entire "interview" but heard the end when the interviewer gushed that this "was everything gamers have been asking for for years". But there's no commentary specific to highlights? Or is there? If there's no commentary, how is it any different than what they were doing last year - other than framing it around a show

[Deegeezy]

Re: Yes our players can go to the HOF onn franchise yes

I always thought it was cool in the old gen Madden's when some of the better players that retired ended up becoming coaches.

Hopefully that's in this year's edition as well as your players being able to go into the Hall.

I thought it was okay but could have been implemented better. I hated having guys like Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders ending up being head coaches a decade into franchise mode when neither of them would ever even go into coaching in the NFL.

[joejccva71]

Re: No Video Highlights in Extra Point

Someone should ask if the highlight are actuallly presented in a tv-style fashion like they should be.

The BOLD are Ian's answers

@ian_cummings Is there a half-time or post-game show? There are rampant rumors saying there is, but I haven't seen that mentioned anywhere15 minutes ago from Tweetie in reply to ian_cummings

@thmst30 both have a recap of stats, video highlights with banners, and some commentary along with different cut scenes.13 minutes ago from TwitterFon in reply to thmst30


<LI class="hentry status u-thmst30" id=status_2011011092 done15="17" done13="17" done11="17" done7="17" done6="17">@raczilla Is it a show format or a list of highlights like we already had in 09? Meaning, will somebody actually be breaking it down for us
@thmst30 and different stuff in franchise including scores around the league and special post game celebrations based on the week

[rickywal]

Re: Yes our players can go to the HOF onn franchise yes

I always thought it was cool in the old gen Madden's when some of the better players that retired ended up becoming coaches.

Hopefully that's in this year's edition as well as your players being able to go into the Hall.

That I'm pretty sure was in 08 and 09 too... I def had a couple of ex players that weren't current coaches appear in there. they'd always have +7s to players in their old positions.

[Anti Honor]

Re: Will we be able to use multiple teams in Franchise?

I felt like an idiot for asking this a while back, but I'm with you - Until it's confirmed, anything is possible (CPU sliders missing from 09.) If we're not allowed to control every team, like in the past, I won't even rent the game.

I'd love for this to be confirmed, once and for all.

[ghostlight85]

Re: Yes our players can go to the HOF onn franchise yes

I do love how people get all excited by a little feature that has your players listed in the HOF rather than things like Pro-Tak, Online Franchise, Extra Point Highlight show, improved run and pass blacking, WR/DB interaction, better game environment (national anthum and fly-over), tons of custon sliders, hand warmers & towels, coloured gloves and cleats...

Not having a go, just always entertains me how some funny little unimportant feature that rarly gets attention when you have it can get peoples rocks off!!!

I tend to agree with you, but you can't really list hand warmers and towels in a statement poking fun at other people for getting excited over a "funny little unimportant feature." HOF does for franchise presentation what things like hand towels do for in game presentation. To each his own.

It was, however, already in the game.

[DHB_8]

Re: EA SPORTS at E3: Madden NFL 10 Producer Josh Looman

You are a Joke. To actually say that this looks like Madden 09, you would have to be smoking so much Crack you are damn near dead.

THE ONLY NEW THING IS THE FRIGGIN LAYOUT


XTRA POINT MY ***, THEY PRETTY MUCH TOOK "LEAGUE NEWS" AND PUT IT IN THERE. NONE OF IT IS INNOVATIVE OR NEW.

[thudias]

Re: Will we be able to use multiple teams in Franchise?

I just want the ability to switch teams in Franchise mode half way through a franchise

[Sardine117]

Re: EA SPORTS at E3: Madden NFL 10 Producer Josh Looman

There will be highlighes during halftime and post game good greif. Chill out.

I'm really looking forward to seeing halftime and post game shows. But IMO, it's important to have highlights in the weekly wrap-up because only showing some stats is pretty boring to watch.

[rickywal]

Re: Yes our players can go to the HOF onn franchise yes

I thought it was okay but could have been implemented better. I hated having guys like Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders ending up being head coaches a decade into franchise mode when neither of them would ever even go into coaching in the NFL.

I'm with you, but don't you think it would have just gone unnoticed if say Dewayne White became a coach? You'd notice a new name but most people would prob think it was made up, not an ex player. If you aint using the big names, you'd prob just leave that feature out.