Re: Attention to detail and the "little things" in the Madden franchise.
The little things:
Make tackling a little more dynamic and less dramatic. In otherwords, I would like to see more true to life tackling. I want to see smaller players go after large runner's legs and less of the up high tackling. You do this with blocking, cut blocks. Why can't we see that same type of interaction in tackling? Remove the WWF tackling, tone it down, so every hit is not a big hit. Sliders help with this somewhat.
Please work on the offensive line interaction. Make it more true to life and make weight and strength matter. A start would be removing the swim move or making it less effective. Powerful Pass rushers need to push the opposing linemen into the backfield. This occurs sometimes with defensive ends, but I would like to see it with the defensive tackles and linebackers as well.
Add the specific quarterback signature throwing motions back to the game as well. This makes a world of difference. You had it right with 2012.
Add 2012 replay system back to the game and expand upon it. We need to see replays from various camera angles. The 2013 replay system gets so repetitive and is just a time waster. You were headed in the right direction with the 2012 replays.
Ground the running backs and remove the floaty, twitchy running. Players need to footplant and momentum needs to matter. I also like the idea of adding an animation that allows the running back to put his hand on the back of another player and push the pile, or use it to bounce to the outside.
Fix the penalties - The penalty system has not worked properly for years. We need more types of penalties. Change clipping to block in the back. It erks me everytime I hear "clipping" Let's see some defensive and offensive pass interference calls please. I would also like to see unnecessary roughness penalties from time to time.
Add a halftime show similar to what 2k did with 2k5. I do not see why this has not been added. It adds great immersion to the game to see highlights from other games around the league.
Give us the ability to save as many replays as our hard drives allow. You may limit how many we can upload, that is understandable, but replays are a big deal to me. I love to save my franchise and review it over the course of the year. 10 replays a game is not enough.
Allow us to add our own stadiums sounds, similar to what NCAA did with their game. This would help us to build our own stadium environment.
Dynamic weather is possible, because there are other games that have accomplished this. I would love to play a game that started overcast, and ended with precipitation. Gosh, this would be huge. Weather needs to have more of an effect on game play other than slipping or sliding. Wind should have an effect on the game as well. Why even add a wind meter or windsocks to a game if wind isn't going to have an effect? In a rain or snow game, the ball needs to feel heavier and have less velocity. Have you ever thrown a wet football? It should be hard to pass in these games and it should be more difficult for players to hold onto the ball.
Add mouthpieces - I am not a huge equipment guy, but these should be in.
There is no need to work on running animations at this point. They actually need to regress back to what they were in 12. You had them perfect. Threshold needs to work like it did back in 12 as well.
Please make the sliders work so we can adjust the game to fit our liking.
Quit adding all the fluff to the games and give us the flexibilty back we had in 2012. Game play should be priority always.
Coaches need their headsets
Give us back the variety of camera angles we had in 12.
In game saves? Why Not?
Give us the ability to assign our matchups. We had it in 12
I would like to see more applicable highlights at the end of the game. If it is not possible for the CPU to assign which plays should be shown, give us the ability to mark certain plays or create a playlist of plays to be shown at the end of the game.
Special Teams needs to be worked hard. CPU returners need to be more effective, and should be able to use the field. I want to see more returners use the width of the field, and be more dangerous overall. Blocked punts and field goals need to return to the game. Special teams alone, can win or lose a game. This is a huge aspect of the game, that needs a lot of work.
Gosh, that is all I can think of for now:
The little things:
Make tackling a little more dynamic and less dramatic. In otherwords, I would like to see more true to life tackling. I want to see smaller players go after large runner's legs and less of the up high tackling. You do this with blocking, cut blocks. Why can't we see that same type of interaction in tackling? Remove the WWF tackling, tone it down, so every hit is not a big hit. Sliders help with this somewhat.
Please work on the offensive line interaction. Make it more true to life and make weight and strength matter. A start would be removing the swim move or making it less effective. Powerful Pass rushers need to push the opposing linemen into the backfield. This occurs sometimes with defensive ends, but I would like to see it with the defensive tackles and linebackers as well.
Add the specific quarterback signature throwing motions back to the game as well. This makes a world of difference. You had it right with 2012.
Add 2012 replay system back to the game and expand upon it. We need to see replays from various camera angles. The 2013 replay system gets so repetitive and is just a time waster. You were headed in the right direction with the 2012 replays.
Ground the running backs and remove the floaty, twitchy running. Players need to footplant and momentum needs to matter. I also like the idea of adding an animation that allows the running back to put his hand on the back of another player and push the pile, or use it to bounce to the outside.
Fix the penalties - The penalty system has not worked properly for years. We need more types of penalties. Change clipping to block in the back. It erks me everytime I hear "clipping" Let's see some defensive and offensive pass interference calls please. I would also like to see unnecessary roughness penalties from time to time.
Add a halftime show similar to what 2k did with 2k5. I do not see why this has not been added. It adds great immersion to the game to see highlights from other games around the league.
Give us the ability to save as many replays as our hard drives allow. You may limit how many we can upload, that is understandable, but replays are a big deal to me. I love to save my franchise and review it over the course of the year. 10 replays a game is not enough.
Allow us to add our own stadiums sounds, similar to what NCAA did with their game. This would help us to build our own stadium environment.
Dynamic weather is possible, because there are other games that have accomplished this. I would love to play a game that started overcast, and ended with precipitation. Gosh, this would be huge. Weather needs to have more of an effect on game play other than slipping or sliding. Wind should have an effect on the game as well. Why even add a wind meter or windsocks to a game if wind isn't going to have an effect? In a rain or snow game, the ball needs to feel heavier and have less velocity. Have you ever thrown a wet football? It should be hard to pass in these games and it should be more difficult for players to hold onto the ball.
Add mouthpieces - I am not a huge equipment guy, but these should be in.
There is no need to work on running animations at this point. They actually need to regress back to what they were in 12. You had them perfect. Threshold needs to work like it did back in 12 as well.
Please make the sliders work so we can adjust the game to fit our liking.
Quit adding all the fluff to the games and give us the flexibilty back we had in 2012. Game play should be priority always.
Coaches need their headsets
Give us back the variety of camera angles we had in 12.
In game saves? Why Not?
Give us the ability to assign our matchups. We had it in 12
I would like to see more applicable highlights at the end of the game. If it is not possible for the CPU to assign which plays should be shown, give us the ability to mark certain plays or create a playlist of plays to be shown at the end of the game.
Special Teams needs to be worked hard. CPU returners need to be more effective, and should be able to use the field. I want to see more returners use the width of the field, and be more dangerous overall. Blocked punts and field goals need to return to the game. Special teams alone, can win or lose a game. This is a huge aspect of the game, that needs a lot of work.
Gosh, that is all I can think of for now:
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