If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

[iAM-IncReDiBLe-]

Wat???

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[jupebox]

Without. A. Doubt. the COMMENTARY. The rumor is that next year's might be more like Fifa's commentary. That would be a dream come true.

[johnnyg713]

Re: If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

If madden only changed one thing from 12 - 13 it would have to be player movement/animations. I absolutely love the thread "the photographic side of NCAA", the screenshots make the game look absolutely incredible. Even madden looks beautiful graphics-wise. Too bad the same can't be said when you actually see it in motion...

[johnnyg713]

Re: If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

COMPETITION!!!! there is none between players,, its basically run through the dummies & a game of 500 with passing.. we need options on defense against the run & pass like certain buttons do certain things.. go for the interception, strip the ball, block the pass, arm tackle, shoulder hit, etc.. give the defense options against the offense.. same can be done with the offense. but there is too much that either needs to be changed, added or fixed to be just one...

Not trying to sound like a wise-*** but there ARE buttons for those things.
Y-intercept the ball
RB - strip the ball
X- tackle (for the most part arm/wrap up tackle)
RS - hit stick (big hit or shoulder tackle)

I listed them so if you really didn't know about these (Took me a while to fig out ball strip) then maybe you can have more fun playing

[Cardot]

Re: If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

I want all the plays to have a realistic success/fail rate (based upon factors like the oppositions play-call & players involved etc).

I feel guilty running slants, but I am scared to run an out pattern. I'll never run a play-action play in a critical situation....been sacked a few too many times before my QB gets out of his animation for that. The playbooks are loaded with End Arounds...those never work for me. These are just a few examples, but the end result is that there just aren't many different plays I end up calling, and the game gets kind of boring.

[johnnyg713]

Re: If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

I want all the plays to have a realistic success/fail rate (based upon factors like the oppositions play-call & players involved etc).

I feel guilty running slants, but I am scared to run an out pattern. I'll never run a play-action play in a critical situation....been sacked a few too many times before my QB gets out of his animation for that. The playbooks are loaded with End Arounds...those never work for me. These are just a few examples, but the end result is that there just aren't many different plays I end up calling, and the game gets kind of boring.

Completely agree with you. There is a reason many people choose the same 20 or 30 plays, we know those ones work. All the one's I would love to run simply dont work and even worse result in loss of yards.

[CoreySmall]

Re: If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

def commentary! brutal- i want to punch my tv everytime i hear Collinsworth speak

[AussieChiefsFan]

Re: If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

Well it'd be nice to have different commentators. Like Al Michaels and John Madden.

But I wish it never froze

[B-Lo-Z-Ro]

Not trying to sound like a wise-*** but there ARE buttons for those things.
Y-intercept the ball
RB - strip the ball
X- tackle (for the most part arm/wrap up tackle)
RS - hit stick (big hit or shoulder tackle)

I listed them so if you really didn't know about these (Took me a while to fig out ball strip) then maybe you can have more fun playing

lol, ididnt mean for it to come out like that...I meant for example in 2k5 you can either have the choice to block the pass or go for the INT & the WR should have the option to make a play on the ball or bat it away also if the DB has the advantage.. Just to say we need competition on both sides of the ball with the buttons/hitstick with the more options like to push off also on both sides under 5 yrds or after including more pass interference calls which werent in the game at all this year that ihave noticed... hope I cleared that up some

[CRIP4LIFE]

Re: If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

I would change the NFL license deal so it was no longer exclusive.

^^ this is the only correct answer.

when big companies fight for our dollars, we consumers win.

if this ONE thing were changed regarding madden, then every other complaint/issue in this thread would be immediately rectified.

EA has no one to compete with... so we madden consumers lose big time.

you know, EA sports' nba live used to dominate the nba video gaming market. look what healthy competition did there.

[Bulls321974]

I like you "one thing" list.

I couldn't just pick out one thing that needs to be changed because there are so many other areas needing improvement. To me, "Madden" is just a mediocre football simulation that could only survive yet because of its exclusive NFL license. I couldn't be more disappointed of this game.

[Philthephlame]

Create-a-team. It's such a stale game feature. It needs to be updated worse than anything IMO.

[tanchl]

One thing! and I assume that one thing would make the game tolerable until more improvements are made...well, the one thing I would change would be what charter04 mentioned and that is realistic implementation of penalties. Penalties are what gives football its uniqueness. The outcome of games hinge on the overall effect of penalties; this game not implementing penalties leaves a hollowness and unimportantness, IN MY OPINION.

[MrBawsT]

The Superstar Mode and Gameplay.

[johnnyg713]

Re: If You Could Change One Thing - Madden NFL 12

lol, ididnt mean for it to come out like that...I meant for example in 2k5 you can either have the choice to block the pass or go for the INT & the WR should have the option to make a play on the ball or bat it away also if the DB has the advantage.. Just to say we need competition on both sides of the ball with the buttons/hitstick with the more options like to push off also on both sides under 5 yrds or after including more pass interference calls which werent in the game at all this year that ihave noticed... hope I cleared that up some

haha ya i see where you are going now. I agree, especially if you like playing as DB. I made a post about this in another thread not too long ago. I feel we should have specific buttons for things like jamming a receiver and fighting for position if the WR has a step on the guy I'm controlling (much like fifa uses the A button). Also a button to counter a block. I hate seeing a OLman 2 seconds before he's gonna block me and have no way to avoid it. These things shouldn't automatically trigger like they do now. If they're based on user input instead of just triggering because "they're close to each other" then there is the opportunity to add penalties. And honestly I wouldn't mind seeing an actual block button for offensive players (idk if thats in the game or not lol). One of my issues is that animations should not trigger unless there is some sort of input.