Madden NFL 18 Will Transition to the Frostbite Engine

[jpdavis82]

EA announced during today's Electronic Arts Q3 2017 earnings conference call, Madden NFL 18 will make its transition to the Frostbite engine. The same engine is used in FIFA 17, with plans to bring it to the NBA and NHL series within the next couple of years.

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Our Madden NFL franchise will transition to the Frostbite engine with Madden NFL 18, unlocking major visual advancements and new gameplay experiences that will excite dedicated Madden players, football fans, and sports fans overall.

[Lexicon]

Have no clue what this means for the future of Madden, but hopefully it means bigger leaps from year to year. Engines are just tools, let's see how they use them...

[Datninja619]

Will this reduce rage during coach challenges? On a serious note, can't wait to see I'll news starts coming out!

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[DeuceDouglas]

Anybody that plays FIFA religiously that can say how much it changed that game outside of visually? Was it still all pretty much the same animations and such or did that completely change?

I ask because if they're still going to be dealing heavily with the "legacy code" that has plagued things for the last ten years then this isn't going to make much of a difference. If it allows them to start fresh and build certain aspects from the ground up, namely OL play and the passing game, then it could be great.

[Lexicon]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

Anybody that plays FIFA religiously that can say how much it changed that game outside of visually? Was it still all pretty much the same animations and such or did that completely change? I ask because if they're still going to be dealing heavily with the "legacy code" that has plagued things for the last ten years then this isn't going to make much of a difference. If it allows them to start fresh and build certain aspects from the ground up, namely OL play and the passing game, then it could be great.

I don't play religiously. In fact this was the first year in a very long time that I've played FIFA, but it really didn't amazed me, graphically or animations/physics wise. Not bad, but nothing I could really point out and say "that can only happen with frostbite" like you can with Battlefield or whathaveyou. I have heard from an English friend of mine that he felt Frostbite helped the gameplay a lot and that it's tough to go back to 16, but I've also heard a lot of people say that they don't like how 17 plays, so yeah... lol

[jpdavis82]

One of my good friends played 17 and said it plays/feels more like real soccer than 15 and 16 fwiw.


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[JayD]

Quote: Originally Posted by jpdavis82

One of my good friends played 17 and said it plays/feels more like real soccer than 15 and 16 fwiw. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's been a while since FIFA has played like real soccer. Still waiting on that.

[ODogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayD

It's been a while since FIFA has played like real soccer. Still waiting on that.

The last couple of FIFAs have been really, really realistic.