Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gameplay

[FreAk47]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

I'd like to think that most of us rolled our eyes at the overly "fantastical" description of Madden that EA tries to feed us every year. There's nothing wrong with being proud of your work, but describing it as the 2nd coming is standard EA fare that I'm pretty sure we are all very well aware of right now.

Exactly, do I want it to be true? Yes, do I think it's going to be true? Not at all...

I read through the Madden 12 feature list that someone posted and it's like the exact same thing...a bunch of things that were over dramatized and ended up to be hardly noticeable in the game. That "All new collision system" they yacked about last year...pffffff.

No physics, no peace.

[Big FN Deal]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

Ok, I am about to throw a wild idea out about "connected career modes". lol

What if they are allowing gamers to exchange team based stats, accolades, scores and whatnot, from each others career modes?

Meaning, for example if 32 different people each have a separate offline franchise controlling different teams, they can replace any simulated CPU vs CPU game in their franchise with a CPU vs HUM or HUM vs HUM game in someone else's franchise, through the internet. Whenever the two teams each is controlling meet on the schedule, each could choose to not to replace that game or maybe actually play each other if they want, like with the old Live Opponent feature from M07.

Presumably they could do the same thing with superstar mode and online franchise too.

So someone completely not interested in playing a full online franchise and scheduling games could essentially still enjoy a more robust connected franchise experience.

I hope people understand what the heck I am talking about, I really went off the speculating deep end with this one. lol

[josephid]

They spend so much time on intros or cut scenes that I skip. Can we just get a save option for anytime in the game. Also, a user camera option. Last, how about a user, button configuration, controller option.

[Bulls321974]

Why don't I believe these announcements as much as I probably should? Maybe because it has been like that pretty much every year since the game was available for next-gen consoles?

[Phobia]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

Ok, I am about to throw a wild idea out about "connected career modes". lol

What if they are allowing gamers to exchange team based stats, accolades, scores and whatnot, from each others career modes?

Meaning, for example if 32 different people each have a separate offline franchise controlling different teams, they can replace any simulated CPU vs CPU game in their franchise with a CPU vs HUM or HUM vs HUM game in someone else's franchise, through the internet. Whenever the two teams each is controlling meet on the schedule, each could choose to not to replace that game or maybe actually play each other if they want, like with the old Live Opponent feature from M07.

Presumably they could do the same thing with superstar mode and online franchise too.

So someone completely not interested in playing a full online franchise and scheduling games could essentially still enjoy a more robust connected franchise experience.

I hope people understand what the heck I am talking about, I really went off the speculating deep end with this one. lol

I understand completely what you are saying and think that would be a "so so" feature.

1) Having some guy on my friends list who plays on rookie and likes beating the CPU 107 to 14, I for sure don't want to see this cats scores & stats in my franchise!

2) This is just more stuff to not work correctly and bring in a whole other wirl wind of issues. If they can't make regular ol franchise work correctly they sure as hell would "F" this up. Fix & Tune regular offline franchise where it works as intended & all bugs removed THEN think about these kind of grand ideas.

[kbmnm247]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

And? That describes a lot more than 'just some social gimmick'

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I guess I was mistaken. I took your post as nothing having to do with social sites like twitter and fb whereas the EA website said it 100% had to do with social media.

[kbmnm247]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

They spend so much time on intros or cut scenes that I skip. Can we just get a save option for anytime in the game. Also, a user camera option. Last, how about a user, button configuration, controller option.

I agree with this. The EA cut scenes just seem so fake and contrived that I end up skipping through most. Whereas 2K's cut scenes and The Show's "cutscenes" flow naturally while playing the game. For example, is it even possible to show a coach on an NFL sideline with only 3 people in a 20 foot radius of him? Yet that is just what the madden cutscene for a coach is. It shows the coach on his headset yacking about something with like 5 people total on the screen with him. Just ends up looking silly.

[ghettogeeksta]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

Madden 13 will be built from the ground up. Does this mean they will be replacing the old canned animation system with a physics based system like NHL and Backbreaker? Because this is the only way I am buying this game in August.

[ch46647]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

Madden 13 will be built from the ground up. Does this mean they will be replacing the old canned animation system with a physics based system like NHL and Backbreaker? Because this is the only way I am buying this game in August.

Everybody is hoping this is the case. Most likely we will have to wait until next-gen systems for this kind of gameplay though.

[bichettehappens]

Who wouldn't want FIFA physics

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Oh my goodness that's hilarious lol. Careful what you wish for I guess haha

[ghettogeeksta]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

Oh my goodness that's hilarious lol. Careful what you wish for I guess haha

I dont care, I would still buy Madden. Im tired of seeing the same old animations since Madden 2001, they are so stale!

[bichettehappens]

Madden 13 will be built from the ground up. Does this mean they will be replacing the old canned animation system with a physics based system like NHL and Backbreaker? Because this is the only way I am buying this game in August.

I never played Backbreaker but just watched a video of some gameplay. I think that would definitely be a step in the right direction. While most of the hits do look very realistic and organic, there were several that looked well worse than the canned animations we're used to (in my opinion), typically when a second defender came into contact with the play or when someone was hit mid-move.

Also saw a lot of the things Madden critics complain about (unrealistic spin move, stopping on a dime, no real "weight" to the players when running and changing direction).

It would be cool if Madden acquired that technology and then expanded on it and made improvements. Honestly I'd be surprised if they haven't at least explored that option, but with that said I doubt they ultimately went in that direction.

I wouldn't expect to see a full fledged physics system until next gen though, and I would hope they've had a team tasked with developing the infrastructure for that ahead of time but that's probably just me being way too optimistic.

Didn't mean to stray so far off the topic of this thread though, while the "every pixel re-invented" line makes it seem like we're in for a whole new system, I'd bet it's just another re-branding of an upgraded version of our current system. Which I'm fine with for now

[RGiles36]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

I never played Backbreaker but just watched a video of some gameplay. I think that would definitely be a step in the right direction. While most of the hits do look very realistic and organic, there were several that looked well worse than the canned animations we're used to (in my opinion), typically when a second defender came into contact with the play or when someone was hit mid-move.

I agree with you completely. I personally think mo-capped animations take a bad rap.

Think about how well APF animates -- not talking user control -- just pure animations. Straight mo-cap!

I think ideally, a combo of both physics and mo-cap is the sweet spot. The notion that the introduction of Backbreaker-and-FIFA-like physics to Madden is a cure-all is unfounded in my opinion.

[kg54mvp1]

picture of the saints huh? this either means madden 13 will have a bounty to ruin gamers' careers by making it an awful game, or spy on gamers and their thoughts to make it a great game!

[Phobia]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Features Playbook Kicks Off April 25th, with Presentation and Gamep

Oh my goodness that's hilarious lol. Careful what you wish for I guess haha

For the record since it seems some people didn't catch the sarcasm. I was being sarcastic that people really want the FIFA animation engine in the game even though it was HORRIBLE. I traded in FIFA 12 after like 3 weeks because I could not stand the physic engine. People would literally run you over online over and over and zero cards were given.

I have since bought FIFA 12 on PC and learning to like it. I mainly just wanted a sport game on my PC.

I agree with you completely. I personally think mo-capped animations take a bad rap.

Think about how well APF animates -- not talking user control -- just pure animations. Straight mo-cap!

I think ideally, a combo of both physics and mo-cap is the sweet spot. The notion that the introduction of Backbreaker-and-FIFA-like physics to Madden is a cure-all is unfounded in my opinion.

I agree with Rgiles completely on this. Wow we agreed again man