Dissecting the Madden NFL 18 Features Reveal

[Americas Team]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheBleedingRed21

I honestly feel like this thread was created prematurely. I wouldn't call back of the box features from amazon and GameStop feature reveals. The stuff that matters to most of us (the os simulation crowd) is not gonna be appealing to the masses and probably wouldn't make the back of the box. To say in the article there will be no improvements to Franchise is nothing but a guess and gets people assuming things. I think we should wait before taking this leap.

It seems to me if they overhauled an area of the game it would be on the back of the box. Everything else will be mostly tweaks and minor upgrades.

[DeuceDouglas]

I tried going back and looking for this thread from last year because these happen every year with Amazon or GameStop but all I could find was the Xbox Site bundle thread which just gave these general description for Madden 17:

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Take your team all the way in Madden NFL 17 with a renewed focus on Franchise mode, putting you at the center of your team’s Championship run. Arm your team for gridiron glory on both sides of the ball with the most balanced gameplay to date, featuring all-new ball carrier feedback cues, defender fake out mechanics and an innovative, authentic defensive AI system. Madden NFL 17 is the most complete Madden … ever.

But Madden 16's included this from this same type of thread about CFM:

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Connected Franchise – Whether playing solo or online with friends, your quest to build an NFL dynasty comes complete with a brand new scouting and draft system as well as all-new dynamic goals throughout each game. Develop players with Game Prep and build your teams’ confidence through performance and front office transactions. Balance keeping players’ confidence up, to increase abilities and build player XP.

CFM will see it's fair share of work but having been through this same process year-in and year-out they always oversell features in these cases so I don't think it's too far fetched to not expect much from CFM being that they're completely underselling with that generic description. Last years "overhaul" debacle could definitely have something to do with that though. We'll know for sure in a few weeks though but until then everything is speculation. I'd love to be wrong about CFM.

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

A. Welcome Back, Big. And I agree with you on most of your points. I'll just say I'm indifferent on Story Mode. If it's anything like Superstar mode, color me impressed. People knew that FIFA had it with Frostbite last year and so naturally it was thought it would make it's way over to Madden, so, I'm not surprised. Hard to tell if it took anything away from the development team at this point.

I think it's safe to say if took dev time and if it's like Superstar mode, that highlights the point I was making. They condensed Superstar, Franchise and Online franchise into one mode back with CCM, claiming it would allow expedited improvement, only to then add even more individual modes. Seems counterproductive to the stated goal of CCM and contradictory to the claim that they couldn't upgrade existing X because existing Y took priority, when they find time, as well as resources, to create Z.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

I think it's safe to say if took dev time and if it's like Superstar mode, that highlights the point I was making. They condensed Superstar, Franchise and Online franchise into one mode back with CCM, claiming it would allow expedited improvement, only to then add even more individual modes. Seems counterproductive to the stated goal of CCM and contradictory to the claim that they couldn't upgrade existing X because existing Y took priority, when they find time, as well as resources, to create Z.

And it could have been made by a separate team, too? No?

As far as CCM is concerned, sounds like they are moving off of that and going forward by separating the modes.

Things and goals change from time to time in business, wouldn't you agree?

There's been talk of working on the Frostbite Madden for the past few years.

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

And it could have been made by a separate team, too? No? As far as CCM is concerned, sounds like they are moving off of that and going forward by separating the modes. Things and goals change. There's been talk of working on the Frostbite Madden for the past few years.

I'm not following Road, no matter what team or where created Story mode in M18, simply by virtue of it being in M18 means it took dev time and whatever from M18.

For example we know for fact that CFM is worked on by a different team, in a different state but it's been hammered repeatedly that it's development takes away from Madden development as a whole and vice versa.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

I'm not following Road, no matter what team or where created Story mode in M18, simply by virtue of it being in M18 means it took dev time and whatever from M18. For example we know for fact that CFM is worked on by a different team, in a different state but it's been hammered repeatedly that it's development takes away from Madden development as a whole and vice versa.

Hammered by who?

People that work there or people on the outside?

[Loshaw36]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayStarr

Story mode. Right. For the little kids.

Story modes are such a waste of time and resources in sports games as far as I'm concerned.

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[schnaidt1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Americas Team

They need to redo the throwing animations, drop backs, and Qb movement in the pocket in general.

and how qbs look and move when making audibles and adjustments

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