Season Mode?

[ramman1099]

I haven't had Madden for 4 yrs now, but I liked the demo and decided to buy the game. I'm trying to start my season with the Buccaneers, but I can't find the season mode? Their are two places where is says play now. One has me playing the Falcons and the other the Saints. Tampa started the pre season against the Ravens. Help!

[Gronkanador]

Re: Season Mode?

its called connected franchise...

[ramman1099]

Re: Season Mode?

I looked at that. I could either be player (control only one person) coach or owner. I just want to play where I pick the play, control the play and play the game.

[Gronkanador]

Re: Season Mode?

That's your only choice, if I'm not mistaken. If you want to do what you are talking about select coach.

[GruffyMcGuiness]

Re: Season Mode?

Connected career as the head coach is what you want

[ramman1099]

Re: Season Mode?

Thanks guys, I'll give it a shot.

[mbergh22]

Re: Season Mode?

You can select the plays and all that in owner mode too.

[moemoe24]

I'm lost....season mode

I haven't played a madden game since they had the tony Bruno feature so I'm completely lost and please forgive my ignorance here.....but is there no option to just play one 16 game season? The only option I see is the franchise stuff which would be ok, I could just play one season but it looks like its only owner, coach or choose one player. I just want to play one season with my favorite team. Is there anyway to do that? Any help would be much appreciated.

[ggsimmonds]

Re: I'm lost....season mode

Chose to be a coach.

Play your games while ignoring all the franchise stuff.

Presto, season mode

[SmashMan]

Re: I'm lost....season mode

I haven't played a madden game since they had the tony Bruno feature so I'm completely lost and please forgive my ignorance here.....but is there no option to just play one 16 game season? The only option I see is the franchise stuff which would be ok, I could just play one season but it looks like its only owner, coach or choose one player. I just want to play one season with my favorite team. Is there anyway to do that? Any help would be much appreciated.

Not in the way you remember.

Playing a Connected Franchise as a player in akin to the old Superstar mode.
Playing a Connected Franchise as a coach is the franchise (in terms of controlling/playing team games) you remember.
Playing a Connected Franchise as an owner includes the coach experience, and with added team expense control on top of that.

[moemoe24]

Re: I'm lost....season mode

Not in the way you remember.

Playing a Connected Franchise as a player in akin to the old Superstar mode.
Playing a Connected Franchise as a coach is the franchise (in terms of controlling/playing team games) you remember.
Playing a Connected Franchise as an owner includes the coach experience, and with added team expense control on top of that.

It definitely looks like its hard to navigate if you're someone like me who hasn't ever played it or hasn't played it in a long time. I shouldn't have to come to a message board to figure out how to play one season with the team I want. I played an exhibition game to get my feet wet and really liked the game so I went to start my season but couldn't figure out how to do it. I got so frustrated I just shut it off. And I'm 38 years old and been playing video games since 1980....never played a sports until now that I couldn't figure out how to start something as simple as a season.

[ajra21]

Re: Season Mode?

Can you play the games in Owner mode?

[SmashMan]

Re: Season Mode?

It definitely looks like its hard to navigate if you're someone like me who hasn't ever played it or hasn't played it in a long time. I shouldn't have to come to a message board to figure out how to play one season with the team I want. I played an exhibition game to get my feet wet and really liked the game so I went to start my season but couldn't figure out how to do it. I got so frustrated I just shut it off. And I'm 38 years old and been playing video games since 1980....never played a sports until now that I couldn't figure out how to start something as simple as a season.

Madden 13 had confusing menus - Madden 25 is better about things being in their obvious locations.

When you enter Connected Franchise mode, they even spell out exactly what each choice entrails. There is not a one-off season mode, but it's pretty clear that choosing to play as a coach gives you that experience.

Can you play the games in Owner mode?

Yes.

[moemoe24]

Re: Season Mode?

Madden 13 had confusing menus - Madden 25 is better about things being in their obvious locations.

When you enter Connected Franchise mode, they even spell out exactly what each choice entrails. There is not a one-off season mode, but it's pretty clear that choosing to play as a coach gives you that experience.





Yes.

I get what you're saying and I appreciate you dumbing it down for me so I can play the mode I want to play. Of course a die hard madden guy would probably navigate with ease through this but the front end needs to be a little less complicated for guys like me who haven't played it in forever. And I'm not in anyway saying the game itself needs to be easier or less sim like because I won't play a sports game that's arcadish, I want as close to real life as possible. It just seems it was better when the home screen came up you had choices like "exhibition" "season" and "franchise". I would like to have seen that instead of having to bother people on here with stupid questions about how to start a season.

[infemous]

Re: Season Mode?

This is why the absence of manual booklets in the box is a complete joke.

Why can we not read how things in the game work any more?