Madden NFL 12 Blog - Franchise Mode in Madden 12

[poster]

Wow, very very impressive list. I loved Head Coach, but after a while I couldn't get over not playing the games myself. I guess I am not a coach mode kind of guy, so it disconnected my immersion into the game.

There will be some gameplay issues that may never be fixed in this series, and since no game is perfect and w/o bugs, I am sure all of these features will not be perfect either from the jump (NBA 2K & The Show needed patches for franchise items). That being said, I can overlook these things knowing that franchise mode is feature rich and engaging. It's been a long time coming, can't wait to jump into it.

Awesome work Josh, AJ and whomever else is on the franchise team! Very glad to hear it will be built upon year after year. The absence of this philosophy has been one of EA Sports and Madden's biggest issues.

[brza37]

May 16 - Madden Do or Die Date? Gonna have to say Do!
This is what I've been waitin for! Way to come through Looman!

I have been wowed. Gonna have to pre-order this one. Franchise mode is back! Can't wait for Aug. 30th now.

[mburke2]

I don't have much time this morning or early afternoon to deeply analyze this blog, but I just skimmed it quick and I must say that this is an automatic day 1 buy for me. I'm even more excited now than I was when the general franchise mode upgrades were released a few days ago. I am absolutely blown away by what they've done this year. Kudos to Josh Looman and the rest of the Madden team.

[poisedjase]

im going love offline franchise mode
now if only if they can make most of this stuff for online franchise too ill be happy cause i run a online franchise and this would be a lot easier then using a stupid website for salary cap and stuff

just wish they made a blog for online franchise

[N51_rob]

Quote:

New Player Portraits for Draft Rookies Rookies now look just like the real NFL players with a new portrait system that removes the cartoony look in Franchise screens. We tried to add as many portraits as we could so that the way the rookies look in the menus no longer ruins that immersion factor for you.

They should just go out to the community for this. Have people take a picture (head shot like used for Tiger woods) and if you want your face in the game send it to an email address. You won't get paid, may get a mention in the credit and they can use your face for any EA sports game they see fit.

[chen_sc]

the franchise mode sounds great...but what about some franchise mode presentation- draft weekend, league weekly report and commentary related to the franchise?

[LionsFanNJ]

Lets see.

Randomized rookie names and numbers and specific profiles. Win
Edit any player in franchise at any time. Win
FA bidding. Win
Scouting revamped. Win
Dynamic gameplans. Win
PRACTICE IN FRANCHISE MODE. Win
new resigning logic. Win
IR works how IR should, and trading future draft picks. Win


..yeah i'm gonna go ahead and say this is a must buy.

[LiquorLogic]

Quote: Originally Posted by Exonerated

game of the year

Slow down.