Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle?

[GisherJohn24]

Say vision code, weapons, NFL Films music, mini games, pro tak, foot planting. Are there limits? Is that why things are removed? Or is it just EA being lazy removing things?

[Segagendude]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

So they can be added later and touted as a new feature.

[GisherJohn24]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

So they can be added later and touted as a new feature.

lol prolly right.

[bucky60]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

I can think of a few reasons.

Madden needs to be a perpetual game. It comes out every year. New things have to be done to the game every year. New code is rewritten and some things are not put back in. Happens for two reasons, time constraints on the new code and business model. You can only do so much in a year and can't add everything back. This lets EA/Tib continually reintroduce old features as new and keeps everyone waiting for "next year". Seen it happen for 20+ years now.

[GisherJohn24]

How much better could this game be if there were no time constraints!!! Imagine the perfection

[azdawgpound]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

yea I think it has to do with time constraints as well the ps3 and 360 have more power memory etc then the ps2 and xbox.... yet we lost a lot of features from those versions on the ps3 and 360.


so since they say they been working on the ps4 and xbox1 versions for 2 yr's now and they are suppose be the better systems then there's no excuse for them not bring back all old features if not then we all know ea has been lying all these yrs.

[GisherJohn24]

Good point! Go browns

[SmashMan]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

Say vision code, weapons, NFL Films music, mini games, pro tak, foot planting. Are there limits? Is that why things are removed? Or is it just EA being lazy removing things?

Vision cone was widely panned, for a variety of reasons (that will go unmentioned because they may derail the thread).

Weapons were a gimmick.

NFL Films music appears to have just been a design decision. EA wanted to create their own network-style music and have that integrated into the game.

Mini games were fun. No idea why they disappeared.

Pro Tak was removed to go to "consecutive impact tackles" in Madden 12. Supposed to counter the random scrum of players that Pro Tak introduced.

Has foot planting ever really been in Madden?

[Tsuki]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

Vision cone was widely panned, for a variety of reasons (that will go unmentioned because they may derail the thread).

Weapons were a gimmick.

NFL Films music appears to have just been a design decision. EA wanted to create their own network-style music and have that integrated into the game.

Mini games were fun. No idea why they disappeared.

Pro Tak was removed to go to "consecutive impact tackles" in Madden 12. Supposed to counter the random scrum of players that Pro Tak introduced.

Has foot planting ever really been in Madden?

Madden 06 was the first year to have noticeable foot planting.

also Vision Cone.

[shanest88]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

Most likely so they can stick them in again as "new features." I like to think around 2005 or 2006 that they were at the pinnacle of madden. EA realized that there really wasnt that much more they could do with the game without changing the core of the game. And if they just released a "roster update" every year people wouldn't buy it. So when the next gen (xbox 360, PS3) came out they stripped down the game since this was their chance to create a "new" game. And each year the game gets closer and closer to the way it was before next gen. For instance owner mode is back in the game for the final game of this generation. It was implemented in Madden 04. Why after 8 games on next gen are we just getting a feature from 2004. I think EA is kind of scamming us and they can do this because they have 0 competition. I just hope this doesn't happen again for the Xbox one generation.

[GisherJohn24]

Madden 06 was the first year to have noticeable foot planting.

also Vision Cone.

I thought 10 and 11 the ice skating feel certainly diminished and hasn't been back since. 06 they def did not have foot planting

[GisherJohn24]

Most likely so they can stick them in again as "new features." I like to think around 2005 or 2006 that they were at the pinnacle of madden. EA realized that there really wasnt that much more they could do with the game without changing the core of the game. And if they just released a "roster update" every year people wouldn't buy it. So when the next gen (xbox 360, PS3) came out they stripped down the game since this was their chance to create a "new" game. And each year the game gets closer and closer to the way it was before next gen. For instance owner mode is back in the game for the final game of this generation. It was implemented in Madden 04. Why after 8 games on next gen are we just getting a feature from 2004. I think EA is kind of scamming us and they can do this because they have 0 competition. I just hope this doesn't happen again for the Xbox one generation.

I thought madden 10 gave us the ultimate NFL experience at the time, for gameplay, presentation and just overall fun. Not to mention the addition of legends , create a team and player. Since then, additions have been meh and presentation actually has worsened.

[Gman 18]

I thought madden 10 gave us the ultimate NFL experience at the time, for gameplay, presentation and just overall fun. Not to mention the addition of legends , create a team and player. Since then, additions have been meh and presentation actually has worsened.

Yeah I thought m10 was the best madden this gen

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[GisherJohn24]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

Gman, no pun intended. "you're a good man" Yes, Madden 10 was the best!

[kstar12]

Re: Why do features get removed from past games of Madden? Can current gen not handle

How much better could this game be if there were no time constraints!!! Imagine the perfection

With the dev team, I'd still expect dog droppings.