Madden last gen vs. next (current gen)

[bigsmallwood]

I have been playing Madden for over 20years and am wondering what happened to the franchise. Last gen Madden (PS2/Cube/Xbox) generated some of the greatest playing NFL games of all time. There were no patches no updates....somehow all the greatness they built disappeared at the beginning of this gen and it hasn't been right since.Whether it was missing game modes or the gameplay it seems to have nosedived. What changed and what can we offer the current devs to fix the game?

[MachoMyers]

After Madden 2005 I felt the series got pretty dull and became more about roster updates. At least the new versions look good.

[juggalotusx]

I use to love playing last-gen franchise mode for hours on end. With nex-gen I play for a hour and just get bored with it. I know there is no point in playing just because to me the progression it broke. I am horrible at scouting players and when I draft them I end up getting a bunch of C rated players with maybe 1 B player, I know its my fault but still I liked just looking for the guy with the amazing test IQ thing and getting one heck of a player. Its sad when last gen had horrid graphics but great basics and could play for hours, nex-gen good graphics bad basics not so fun..........SAD...

[bigsmallwood]

Last gen I could actually play full franchises and never get tired of it.....AND still buy the next years game because it was that good! Now things have changed. I barely want to purchase the game because of how far it has fallen.

[Broncos86]

Madden 07 and 08 last gen were just boring for me. I was tired of what it offered. Madden 08 didn't last long for me.

[Pandetta]

The fact that you can update Madden 05 and never buy another Madden again tells you something is wrong.

[Broncos86]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pandetta

The fact that you can update Madden 05 and never buy another Madden again tells you something is wrong.

Maybe YOU can. No thanks.

[mpeterso]

I loved last gen as much as the next gamer, but man it's franchise had some limitations that really bugged me that have been improved in current gen of the game. Things like in franchise player editing, improved IR logic, expanded preseason rosters, more granular player attributes (i.e. having accuracy ratings for short, medium, deep passes instead of one accuracy rating) are big steps forward imo.