Madden NFL 16 Presentation Details

[crenk]

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I did too....but we arent the audience the game is directed at. Most fans skip through that stuff.

So safe to say in your opinion that we will not ever get that?

[CarryTheWeight]

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Aren't we getting a ticker of some sort? From the CFM blog, it seems all it's used for is updating users on how much XP they're receiving during a play, drive or game.

If that ticker shows out-of-town scores (or if we're able to toggle one or the other) then many of the complaints in this thread will be avoided. It seems like we'll have to wait for release day.

[DeuceDouglas]

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Piggybacking off this, a devil's advocate to the "must replicate real-life above all else" approach to presentation:

Tiburon can literally write code to put the cameras anywhere they want. Why should they limit themselves to what is possible in a television broadcast? Arguably doing that is unnecessarily boxing themselves in creatively.

Now I'm not saying that they've gone and revolutionized camera tracking or football broadcast with anything they've done, no, and I'm not even saying I prefer the do-anything approach personally, but I don't think it's universally a bad thing that Madden includes camera positions and sweeps which aren't possible in real life.

Just to play devil's advocate to the devil's advocate, I'd say mainly because of how much they try to put out the idea that they're representing a NFL simulation and how much they tout authenticity to the NFL. And I agree that I don't necessarily think presenting camera angles that aren't possible in real life is a bad thing as long as they at least resemble something you might see in an actual NFL game. The first thing that comes to mind when I saw some of these angles is the XFL or the Arena League. Either way though that's the approach and it comes down to a matter of opinion. I'm sure there will be a lot of people that will probably love that stuff.

[DePounded]

These are some nice additions, but I was hoping for a little bit more. A live ticker tracking scores from around the NFL for Franchise mode and more full screen stat graphics would have been nice. It looks like they have some team comparisons below the in-game scoreboard, but I had hoped that we would get the "flying" ones tracking both individual and team stats throughout the game. Still no radio show or weekly highlight show (seriously they had the former back in 2005) for Franchise. Hopefully EA wasn't able to add these things because they spent the majority of their time on gameplay.

[jpdavis82]

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So safe to say in your opinion that we will not ever get that?

I definitely wouldn't say that, in fact it may come sooner than people think, but we'll have to wait and see, it all comes down to priorities and amount of time, but I think we will get a weekly wrap up in the next few years. Until we get a in-game scores and stats ticker, weekly wrap up show, in-game studio updates, and a halftime and post game showing scores from around the league, I won't be satisfied. So if I get to go back to the studio again in the future I'll be bringing up all of these things and how badly we(the community) want them. My opinion may not mean much at all, but I'll definitely let it be known, as I did this year and that's all I can do.

[vannwolfhawk]

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To be honest I don't really care if it's true broadcast or whatever. I just hate the close up replays for a few reasons.

I want to be able to see the whole play develop from a backed up camera angle so I can see what I did right/wrong, see what coverage other user was in, how did he get so open, or if it's a great play I want to see the whole play play out. If it's a running play see the hole develop, etc. I don't mind seeing some close up's when players are arguing or on a 1 yard run but on big plays or pass plays I don't want to follow the football in the air I want to see my route and the defensive coverage. It also can be used as a in game scouting replay so I can fix something potentially and know why or how I got beat on a certain play. I can see the route a guy ran, etc...

I am really happy with them adding to living worlds and can't wait to see how the Century Link sounds, looks, and feels! That will be the true test for me. I'd still like to see the home field advantage added from the NCAA series where the screen shakes and where it's hard to audible or see routes, but thats off topic. But it will also will be cool to go into Pittsburgh and see the terrible towels and having crowds acting accordingly with team specific sounds and chants. Fans following the action on the field. Im happy with all that. I hope you can really hear the difference with louder crowds this year though.

Obviously I want like everyone else wants with a ticker and half time show or weekly recap but I honestly do think it's coming in the next few years so I can live with some baby steps in certain areas as long as the game feels, looks, and sounds good.

[iFnotWhyNoT]

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Pretty much what i was expecting after those e3 videos. I was reaaaally hoping for an in-game ticker for cfm, but im still going to hold out hope it gets added in a patch. But if its not in next year that will really be a slap in the face.

Besides the ticker i was hoping for some indication that nationally broadcasted games such as Monday Night, Sunday Night etc looked different. I was hoping for a different looking, not sounding, broadcast package overlay. For regional sunday games say if your the Bills the logo on score ticker says EA Buffalo and you would have different logo's for nationally broadcasted games. That way when you finally get to play a Monday Night game it feels different and refreshing.

Best new addition for me is the cameramen on the field after a score. That was a nice touch.

[Mr.Smif]

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That was pretty mediocre, again something that should have been in the game years ago and have been in other sports game for years. And Beyond the Broadcast is bull crap, I wanna feel like im playing a real NFL game, not a video game.

-Still no score ticker
-The pre-game will be the same as last year, still no coin toss, and it doesn't resemble what is seen in the real NFL. Who ever thought of the metallic stadium at the beginning and removing the coin toss should be fired.
-Half-time show goes untouched, it was mediocre at best in 15.
-Players on the sidelines go untouched, they will still look like mannequins oblivious to what going on on the field. What baffles me is how can you work on the camera people on the sideline but not the players?

Honestly this didn't deserve a blog, these thing that should just be in the game from day one. Madden must have a very limited budget, seems as if they can only really improve one or two things a year.

[Valdarez]

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How may times have we read this from EASports now? Read the exact same thing basically years ago on the NCAA presentation by them...

"This year, the team wanted to continue to push the envelope and go beyond what normal broadcasts are able to do."

How about measure up to their standards first, and then consider doing something else.

The hubris is insufferable.



Reality check Tiburon. You can't go beyond what you have yet to achieve.

[mwolchock]

Other than the updated crowds I'm pretty underwhelmed. They should be trying to mimic a TV broadcast as close as possible (ala 2k5). Instead they do their own thing once again and it looks tacky and fake. I'm sure the in game replays will once again not be shown from a broadcast perspective.

[bravesvolsfan]

The wire cam is pretty cool, looking forward to see it in action.
However, I am very disappointed by the lack of major broadcast improvements:
No 'around the league scores' ticker, no weekly wrap-up show, no multiple broadcast networks and commentary teams.
I still don't get the point of this 'beyond broadcast' presentation.

I feel the same, but the bright side is that EA is improving the things that needed to be improved.

[strawberryshortcake]

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It is what it is...Didnt expect much, but was hoping to have a surprise thrown into the blog (Wrap up show, ticker, etc)..Glad tehya re improving on things. Im interested to listen to the new commentary "Drive Starters".

I am still not a fan of EA saying we want to give you a different visual experience than you can see on Sunday. Wish they had a toggle option for replays (Broadcast, NFL FILMS, or Gameplay Angle)...I just dont get showing a zoomed in replay of RB getting tackled for 1 yard gain, or a football in flight. I would like to see how a WR got open, or block that was made...without having to go into replay...(Bonus if they had replay commentary, but i could imagine that would be difficult)

This would be cool. Different replay options.

Or at least get the broadcast replay always implemented on each and every single play, and sprinkle it in immediately after the broadcast replay with "NFL FILMS" or "Gameplay Angle" etc. But at least get the broadcast replay in either at the beginning of the replay or end of the replay showing the entire play developed.

[darknmild]

It's not a cop-out if the console manufacturer flat-out does not include the ability for a game developer to do something in their hardware, or worse flat-out locks the ability away from the user and/or developer for security reasons. For example, I don't think the XBOX One even allows ripping of music CDs to the hard drive yet.

It sucks - I loved custom sounds in older games as much as anyone - but it is what it is. If we want this functionality back we need to bark at Sony and Microsoft first before barking at EA.

Well said sir

[Skyboxer]

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Come on release day (Or earlier!!)
Pretty excited to get hands on.

[TreyIM2]

I loved everything I read with a slight concern about the repetitiveness of Drive Starter that I know we're going to have to deal with but the biggest thing, oddly, that excited me the most was crowd head tracking. For some reason, the lack of it in now current gen sports games bothers me, subconsciously. Never been a deal breaker but a, "Uhh, why isn't crowd head tracking in this game with today's tech?!?" type of under current in my brain.

All in all, I really like how the helmers who took over Madden a few years ago are operating, now. First Madden on this gen really upset me but the last one stepped up big time. Now the 3rd stack is being added to this gen's Madden I like what's happening.