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  • Steve_OS
    Editor-in-Chief
    • Jul 2002
    • 33987

    #1

    Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

    MaddenIQ has posted an article entitled, Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future.

    "Since the advent of “next-gen” Madden in late 2005, the new version of the game has been met with nearly universal disappointment. Whether its due to EA eliminating its competition, sheer laziness by the dev team, or all of the above…it doesn’t take an expert to look at Madden 06-09 on ps3/360 and say…..where has the innovation gone?

    On the flip side though, PS2 Madden is often remembered with rose colored glasses. Even though its pre-snap features and options are superior to the newer versions, it was still easily exploitable because of a number of limitations. One being technical limits with the hardware at the time, and the other being that even in the so called “glory days” the A.I. in the game was largely shut off from the user. It was created at a “medium” that the dev team felt was appropriate for the game.

    People spout on boards all the time that “Madden will always have dominant tactics that throw the balance of the game off”. They say that “it will be this way forever”. They will continue to be right until EA realizes that the key to making the best A.I. possible is by letting the user have full access to it. Make it customizable in every way. Here are some features tied to that, and also a few others that I feel would push video game football into the “football simulation” realm."
    Steve Noah
    Editor-in-Chief
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  • Scott
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    • Jul 2002
    • 20032

    #2
    Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

    Thanks Steve
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    • Smoke316
      Pro
      • Aug 2003
      • 688

      #3
      Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

      Thx Steve
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      • DirtyJerz32
        All Star
        • Aug 2007
        • 7617

        #4
        Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

        Nice write up.
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        • canes21
          Hall Of Fame
          • Sep 2008
          • 22948

          #5
          Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

          Don't thank Steve, thank me.
          “No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.”


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          • AnArtofWar
            Pro
            • Feb 2009
            • 885

            #6
            Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

            My dude Deloz! I saw it before..it is pretty good, I remember disagreeing with one and I have some others to add personally.

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            • Logic Doctor
              Banned
              • Jul 2009
              • 45

              #7
              Interesting take.

              I didn't have a high enough Madden IQ to decifer some of the stuff he wrote about, but I definitely agree with his general emphasis on customization. When you allow the community the ability to customize gameplay tools (2k share, EA lockers, modern game sliders, attributes, animations, etc...) the game (whatever it may be) gains longevity.

              While allowing this level of control would undoubtably make Madden even more complicated for noobs, it would satisfy the hardcore and add another layer of depth to the gameplay that probably wouldn't take to much time to develop and implement.

              I don't think Madden the game will ever be as good as Madden the hype, but hopefully they'll get close in the next couple years.

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              • adembroski
                49ers
                • Jul 2002
                • 5829

                #8
                Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

                There are two types of people on OS: Those who disagree with me, and those who agree.

                The first kind is wrong. The second is superfluous.

                The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be credible.
                -Mark Twain.

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                • PantherBeast_OS
                  RKO!!
                  • Apr 2009
                  • 6636

                  #9
                  Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

                  Thanks alot steve. And nice right up on things that can make madden better. But I think madden 10 is still going to be real good.

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                  • Miguelito kache
                    Banned
                    • Apr 2009
                    • 13

                    #10
                    wow!! Great Ideas.. I Hope EA its Listening... Nice Arc..

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                    • bigsmallwood
                      MVP
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 1474

                      #11
                      Oh EA...When will we step up to the plate and Live up to the expectations!!! Great Article!!!
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                      • bigfnjoe96
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 11410

                        #12
                        Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

                        The feature that will push Madden into the future is the use of a REAL Physics Engine...

                        EUPHORIA any-1

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                        • Steadtler
                          Rookie
                          • Jun 2009
                          • 26

                          #13
                          "Since the advent of “next-gen” Madden in late 2005, the new version of the game has been met with nearly universal disappointment"

                          You can`t be taken seriously when you begin an article like this, especially when you dont even bother to back it up. The game has been a critical (metacritic of 85), popular (see daily users online) *and* commercial (see NPD sales) success. Elitist pricks on forums will always complain that the game is sub-par. But hey, people love to think they game development better than game developpers, just like they think they know coaching better than the coaches, and team management better than the managers.

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                          • Netherscourge
                            MVP
                            • Jul 2008
                            • 1163

                            #14
                            Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

                            It's hard to innovate with a 12-month development cycle.

                            They need more time in the "lab".

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                            • MoneyGames
                              Banned
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 167

                              #15
                              Re: Features That Would Push Madden Into The Future (MaddenIQ)

                              Originally posted by Netherscourge
                              It's hard to innovate with a 12-month development cycle.

                              They need more time in the "lab".
                              BS and excuses

                              Like ive said plenty of times EA made HUGE steps forward w madden 10 only to take HUGE steps back as well

                              They implement cool new features like F4F and pro tak but take out stuff like playmaker, rp commit, lead blocking etc

                              WTF???

                              and there are plenty of features from the ps2 that i have no clue why they arent in madden now on...it makes no sense...if the ps2 hardward could support it so can the 3 and 360

                              no excuses

                              they bought out the NFL rights to be the sole developer of an NFL video game so they need to get the game right. there so much more they can do with the game. its been out 5 years, maybe the first yr they could get some slack, but improve every yr.....dont hault or digress

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