Madden 17 Art Enhancement Wish List

[WMoore75]

Seeing as is there will not be any art updates in Madden NFL 16. I thought I would take it upon myself to create this thread.

All posts should be about any Art Enhancements and/or Art Ideas that you all would think make the game look better visually.

You can also post reference pictures or pictures of new cleats that should be in Madden NFL 17.

Examples: helmet/shoe scans, updated stadiums, etc.

[WMoore75]

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Shoulder Pads should sit higher on players' shoulders and should not be attached to arms (meaning they shouldn't move whenever the players move their arm)

[mathey270]

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The ravens are switching to natural grass from turf at M and T bank next year.

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[TexasFan2005]

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The new jumbotron animations are great and true-to-life and I hope they keep updating them every year. What I would like though is for them to switch from the current jumbotron animations to actual on-the-field play. For example, here is a real life pic of the Fed Ex Field screen followed by Madden 16's version:

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Lastly, here is the jumbotron showing on-the-field action:

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I think this can go a long way if they showed gameplay on there. For example, have an option to where we can watch replays on the jumbotrons instead of tv-style.

[JKSportsGamer1984]

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Sidelines, sidelines, sidelines. For the love of God please update the sidelines! Sideline players should resemble their on field counterpart meaning they should have the correct sock length (please get rid of every player wearing high socks smh), correct accessories, correct face mask, etc...I'm ok with not having names on the back of jerseys if it's a technical limitation preventing it, but at least get the socks, face mask & accessories correct. Also get rid of players having blocks for feet on the sidelines. We need chearleaders too!

I can't tell you how much it kills the immersion of the game every time I look at the sidelines in Madden. It's to the point where I try to avoid looking at them when playing the game just so my immersion won't get killed. PLEASE EA, don't let another year go by without addressing the sidelines. The crowd got some love in 16 now it's time for the sidelines. This will greatly improve the look of the game. It's the only thing holding the game back in my opinion.

[orca_peter]

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I know some people may say that I'm being picky, but I'd figure I would post my thoughts anyways. I want to say that EA has done their best to make the stadiums look and feel like they do on game-day. I really appreciate that they added that loud train horn that plays on every 3rd down for Buffalo Bills' opponents in Ralph Wilson Stadium. Although, there are still some visual fixes that in my opinion need to fixed/worked on.

First, there are random lights that appear outside the stadium you can only see in when looking at the scoreboard or the tunnel end of the stadium. These don't exist in real life and I don't know why EA added them.

Second, during the 2015 offseason clocks were Ralph Wilson Stadium in the 300 level. The clocks are sponsored by Benrus, so EA may have to work with them in order to add it to Madden. You can see the clock in the photo below, it's located just above Rex Ryan.


Third, another change to the Ralph during the offseason was the addition of a large State Farm ad to the club suites located on the tunnel end of the stadium. Again, EA will have to work will State Farm to add this to the game, but they were able to get a deal with M&T Bank to add their huge ad on the opposite side. You can see the State Farm ad on the stadium on the right side of the photo below.


Other than that as I said before EA has done an incredible job making the Ralph look and feel as it does every Sunday. I think there are small changes made to every NFL stadium during the offseason and I think its important for EA to incorporate these into Madden.

Go Bills!

[Tatupu_64]

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Equipment is a joke in this game but a big deal in the actual NFL.

There should be short and long shooting sleeves available. You should be able to have the short shooting sleeve start at the wrist or cover the elbow. You should be able to put it on one or two arms.

Ankle tape looks really weird. That needs to be fixed.

They need to update the cleats. There are not near enough options. I'd really be happy if they just had the 7 or 8 most popular cleats for the year in the game.

The white wrist tape looks odd, but that would be low on my list of complaints.

[capa]

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For me, sideline and game immersion means the players HAVE to have their names on the back on the sidelines.

Also, referring to sidelines...get rid of the players jumping up and down like cheerleaders. Cut that animation. Clapping and such is fine but the current celebrations after a first down or catch makes them look like 9th grade pom pom girls.

Would also be nice to have the extra players on sidelines in the winter type capes they wear when cold and rainy or snowy. Under those conditions, you can leave the names off the back of the jerseys obviously. It can be an either/or situation to account for memory hit.

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[reverend_heat]

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basically any shoe, glove, facemask, helmet, jersey/uniform, mouthpiece, sock, sleeve, towel, handwarmer, brace, tape or any other thing we see the players on the field in the NFL wearing every single Sunday should be in Madden 17 and able to be fully edited by color, body placement, and separated into home/away custom combos. its a bit ridiculous that we even have to ask for things like this, when another company has entire teams from bygone eras details down flat. Even Dennis Rodman's hairstyle from the 90's in their game. A player that hasnt played in the NBA in how many years? its about attention to detail, not attention to MUT

[babyfat9]

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I don't know why with the more powerful engine and room on Blu-Ray Disc, EA doesn't give us more options with equipment. For years now, everyone has been wanting lip guards and knee braces. Why can't EA be like 2K and give us sleeve options (white sleeves for white jerseys, and colored for dark jerseys) since tons of players are wearing them now. Please give us the option to edit players size, weight, height and even add tattoos on them ourselves like the PS2 days !!! Come on EA, you guys suck Big Time !!!!

[Brabes2]

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1. Change the damn players on the sidelines to make them look like they do on the field, not like they were ported over from Madden 05.


2. More player customization options (shooting sleeves, more cleat options/styles, gloves from Nike/UA etc...)


3. Living stadiums to replicate each specific stadium.


4. Take a page from MLB:The Show's book and have stadium fullness replicate how well the team is playing/fan happiness. (They might have this, but every time I play a 2-10 Titans team, the stadium is packed, which isn't the case in real life.)


5. Pre-game animations (Players warming up with headphones before the game or something player specific.)


6. Player/team specific animations (Cam dab, Antonio Brown 1st down, Lambeau leap, etc...)


7. More throwback jerseys.


8. Nike Color Rush jerseys.


9. Realistic field deterioration.

[Brabes2]

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Random cut-shots of stadium exterior (blimp) after time outs/end of quarter. Maybe some of the downtown metro? kind of like NBA 2k. I think it would make the production of the game more life-like.

[Brabes2]

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EA should just hire everyone who works on 2K to do player models..tattoos, build, etc..

[Gridiron]

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This is a live shot from the opening kickoff cutscene. Camera dude is holding looks like something from the Playstation 1.






This is a shot from a TD when the endzone camera man is moving around for a shot. Looks bad.






This happened after the last two patches. Every time you go no-huddle all the polys drop and you get dudes lookin like burn victims from a Dreamcast game.







Logo is all jaggy. The helmet has pointy polys on the edge. They can't smooth that out?







Why are all these dudes handwarmers so small? They look like theyre wearing fanny packs.







How come the night sky is never actually completely darkened out, even on the clear skies setting like this one is on?







How come the day sky is never clear of clouds even when you choose "clear skies"?







Why would the lights be on and bright like that during a daytime 1pm game? This has been like this forever in Madden. Looks weird. Why won't they fix it?


I was reading this guy on Twitter and he made a good point. He was saying how you can tell when a developer is really trying to be the best not just in the most obvious things but in the little things. How many little things can they continue to ignore year after year before they realize its part of whats holding the game back?

[KANE699]

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As someone who was at 1 PM game in Miami, the stadium lights ARE on during day games, this is common around the league.