Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be Shown

[roadman]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

I am being optimistic instead of pessimistic. I would be a miserable person if I came on here day in, day out and complained, cried, and moaned about a VIDEO GAME. Give the guys some credit, they try their best to bring us console football, and not a single piece of information other than tuning updates and Surprise onside kicks have been released, and yet people are already throwing in the towel and saying EA SPORTS SUXORZ1!11! Why don't you guys try being patient, and just let the news come and develop opinions off of that? I don't get how one picture comes out, and then people are like "omg another year of sucking it up for EA, I am not buying this year, the same ol same ol, nothing has changed." I don't get that line of thinking when you don't even know what they have done with Madden this year. Give it time people, shesh.

The people you are referring to have a passion for football and for football video games to represent the NFL game properly.

They are just looking for an avenue to vent their frustrations and displeasure's to the developers(we know we have an audience)

[RGiles36]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

You would assume some core gameplay enhancements like better tackling, more blocking scenarios and other on field creations will show themselves. I would not expect something like Gameflow or some other peripheral to be shown to a mass of gamers that want a little more depth.

I threw GF out there b/c I do imagine it'll be something simple to sneak in. Maybe they've changed the functionality in how you are shown the play instead of auto coach cam. Who knows -- I think you're spot on that we'll notice some gameplay changes.

[SageInfinite]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

Has Madden footage ever been released this early?

[falconfansince81]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

I for one feel quite the opposite of many of you guys. I feel like they have a good chance of knocking madden 12 out of the park, especially since madden 11 was madden 10 with new rosters and a few updated visuals and a new commentator. They told us last year they were building the franchise new from the ground up for 12, as well as revamping the game, and that there would not be many ground breaking changes for 2011. We ALL knew that before 11 was even out, but yet everyone acted so surprised like they never even knew. That gives me hope with a lot of time and care put into the game, especially with the guys that worked on Head Coach trying to implement a lot of those things into the franchise mode. This has the potential to be a big year for Madden. NCAA 2011 hit it out of the park, and they look to be building on top of a solid year for 2012, so if the Madden department can follow that path, this is going to be an awesome year of video game football.

I am being optimistic instead of pessimistic. I would be a miserable person if I came on here day in, day out and complained, cried, and moaned about a VIDEO GAME. Give the guys some credit, they try their best to bring us console football, and not a single piece of information other than tuning updates and Surprise onside kicks have been released, and yet people are already throwing in the towel and saying EA SPORTS SUXORZ1!11! Why don't you guys try being patient, and just let the news come and develop opinions off of that? I don't get how one picture comes out, and then people are like "omg another year of sucking it up for EA, I am not buying this year, the same ol same ol, nothing has changed." I don't get that line of thinking when you don't even know what they have done with Madden this year. Give it time people, shesh.

insanity can be defined as continuously repeating the same actions and expecting a different result, and i think a lot of guys have seen the results for 6 years and haven't been given a reason yet to believe otherwise. i wouldn't call it pessimistic, i'd call it realistic.

those hardcore fans would have to be INSANE to think anything would be different in terms of real innovation after seeing the same lack of progression with presentation and franchise mode. best thing to do is just wait on the vid's to come out and judge for yourself, til then there isn't much to debate. i'll remain neutral until i at least play the demo and get a feature list.

[kjcheezhead]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

People have lofty expectations for a teaser video...

I imagine it'll be some gameplay footage if it's like the teaser vids of years past. In the midst of the vid, I think we'll see a few equipment additions, some new animations, the new NCAA lighting, and perhaps an enhancement to Gameflow.

I don't even think there will even be gameplay footage, not from the view we actually play the game from anyways. It'll be a collection of cherry picked shots zoomed in to highlight lighting affects or additions like "animated towels", imo.

Fuel for the Madden hype train but nothing that really represents how the game looks when played...that's what I expect.

[PGaither84]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

I can see it already:

[PGaither84 turns the game on, presses the A button and start button over and over again to get into the game.]

[PGaither84 finally boots the game up, goes into settings and makes changes.]

[PGaither84 plays a game or two of Play Now.]

[PGaither84 goes into game modes, selects Franchise - New Franchise. A pop up come on screen. "New Franchise unavailable do to NFL lockout. Please enjoy more Play now and Madden online multi player."]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[RedZoneD25]

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I can see it already:

[PGaither84 turns the game on, presses the A button and start button over and over again to get into the game.]

[PGaither84 finally boots the game up, goes into settings and makes changes.]

[PGaither84 plays a game or two of Play Now.]

[PGaither84 goes into game modes, selects Franchise - New Franchise. A pop up come on screen. "New Franchise unavailable do to NFL lockout. Please enjoy more Play now and Madden online multi player."]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

See, this is why OS needs a karma system. +4 billion rep, I just spit Dr. Pepper all over my MacBook.

[Matt10]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

What you cite as 'should be the core game, not a feature' are actually complex systems that take a lot of resources to create/maintain/perfect, which is why they are promoted the way they are.

I don't care if they are complex - honestly. Do you think the casual gamer cares about that as well? No, they don't. The consumer doesn't care about how difficult it is to execute something that is so simple as a football tackle. And even if it is a complex tackle, the consumer doesn't care how it's executed. Just do it.

That's what I'm talking about - seriously - just do it. Stop telling me about it with hype, just do it and let me be amazed on my own. It's a football game, right? So, show me the football and shutup. Is that so hard?

I understand if they show a video of a great football tackle - fine - do it. But don't LABEL what technology is supported - I honestly don't care. Just say

"We are working on achieving more realistic tackles this year..."

not

"We are working on achieving more realistic tackles this year by using Pro-Tak Version 2"

Uh - okay. I don't care. Nice tackle.

They've tried to introduce features year after year - and it's honestly backfired on them. On the field features are part of system, okay - but don't hype them up with a title.

[econoodle]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

i think the teaser vid will reveal....progressive lighting.

[roadman]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

I don't care if they are complex - honestly. Do you think the casual gamer cares about that as well? No, they don't. The consumer doesn't care about how difficult it is to execute something that is so simple as a football tackle. And even if it is a complex tackle, the consumer doesn't care how it's executed. Just do it.

That's what I'm talking about - seriously - just do it. Stop telling me about it with hype, just do it and let me be amazed on my own. It's a football game, right? So, show me the football and shutup. Is that so hard?

I understand if they show a video of a great football tackle - fine - do it. But don't LABEL what technology is supported - I honestly don't care. Just say

"We are working on achieving more realistic tackles this year..."

not

"We are working on achieving more realistic tackles this year by using Pro-Tak Version 2"

Uh - okay. I don't care. Nice tackle.

They've tried to introduce features year after year - and it's honestly backfired on them. On the field features are part of system, okay - but don't hype them up with a title.

I totally understand what you are saying and agree, but it's been proven in marketing that hype sells. If there is a new burger commercial on TV and print ads that appears mouth-watering, that is creating hype for people to try the new burger.

Marketing makes those decisions, not developers.

[green94]

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i think the teaser vid will reveal....progressive lighting.

Yes please, I've been asking for this for years.

I'd also take dynamic sidelines (2k8) and dynamic pylons.

[brettmickey]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

'Chise mode better be revamped because I LIVE on franchise. Obviously these last few years I have been on life support...

[43M]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

'Chise mode better be revamped because I LIVE on franchise. Obviously these last few years I have been on life support...

Agreed.

Whether I purchase the game or not depends pretty much soley on how much better OFFLINE chise is.

Not that I dont want to see great gameplay and presentation improvements, but franchise is the only thing that can not only make me buy Madden, but to continue wanting to play it.

If franchise still stinks, it will just be another year of no Madden and me cursing EA.

[NoTiCe_O]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

'Chise mode better be revamped because I LIVE on franchise. Obviously these last few years I have been on life support...

I Hear that.

If the NFL has a lockout franchise is gonna needa be good to keep gamers attention.

Online thrives off updated rosters and injuries, if all that is gone it could get repetitive, very quickly.

[goravens2052]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Teaser Video Releases Early Next Week, Several New Features to be S

Agreed.

Whether I purchase the game or not depends pretty much soley on how much better OFFLINE chise is.

Not that I dont want to see great gameplay and presentation improvements, but franchise is the only thing that can not only make me buy Madden, but to continue wanting to play it.

If franchise still stinks, it will just be another year of no Madden and me cursing EA.

Yes I agree, OFFLINE Franchise needs to be worked on. They have catered to the online folks long enough. They need to realize that some people only go online to get the latest roster, sign off and head into OFFLINE Franchise Mode.

Though this teaser video, I'm not expecting much as I'll wait and see what they do with Franchise Mode, rent the game when it comes out and see if Franchise Mode was actually fixed before I decide to buy it.