Madden 2011

[mredskins]

First real article I have seen about the game. Some big stuff this year with play calling!


'Madden NFL 11': First look - ESPN

[MTK]

Not sure I really dig the idea of simplifying the playcalling. I guess that's good for the casual fans, but I'll probably turn that mode off.

The dual stick control definitely sounds interesting.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Not sure I really dig the idea of simplifying the playcalling. I guess that's good for the casual fans, but I'll probably turn that mode off.

The dual stick control definitely sounds interesting.

I'm in the exact same boat.

I prefer the HC/GM side of playing Madden more than I've ever liked playing the games.

[mredskins]

I think I may PS3 it this year.

[SolidSnake84]

I actually kind of like this idea. I always LOVED playing Madden, but hated the fact that it took over an hour to play 1 game....hopefully this makes it more fun.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

I actually kind of like this idea. I always LOVED playing Madden, but hated the fact that it took over an hour to play 1 game....hopefully this makes it more fun.

That's actually a pretty good point, if I'm destroying a team, I may just turn that mode on and roll through the rest of the game

EDIT: I know that point's made in the article, but I just though of this

[mredskins]

I thought of it this way, instead of playing madden as the head coach when it came to play calling you are playing as the QB, the sideline calls in the play if you like it roll with it if not audible out. Apparently the play is called to you through your head set just like a QB gets it in his helmet.

[Daseal]

I really hope they pick franchise mode. I always enjoyed picking players and creating a team more than playing games as well.

[SBprimetime]

Originally Posted by Daseal

I really hope they pick franchise mode. I always enjoyed picking players and creating a team more than playing games as well.

Yeah, I agree. Franchise is basically the only reason why I buy Madden, and they haven't had a respectable franchise mode since PS2.

[MTK]

Isn't this basically a spruced up version of "ask Madden"?

We'll see how it goes, I'm not against the idea. Looks like it could be fun as long as the AI works right. You can vote on plays you like or don't like so it will be called more or less often.

YouTube - Madden NFL 11: Gameflow. Gameplanning. Locomotion.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Isn't this basically a spruced up version of "ask Madden"?

We'll see how it goes, I'm not against the idea. Looks like it could be fun as long as the AI works right. You can vote on plays you like or don't like so it will be called more or less often.

YouTube - Madden NFL 11: Gameflow. Gameplanning. Locomotion.

EA marketing department blown up by a single post, DAGGER!

I thought the same expect for that it is called into your ear.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Isn't this basically a spruced up version of "ask Madden"?

We'll see how it goes, I'm not against the idea. Looks like it could be fun as long as the AI works right. You can vote on plays you like or don't like so it will be called more or less often.

YouTube - Madden NFL 11: Gameflow. Gameplanning. Locomotion.

But duuuude...now you don't have to go to a menu and pick "Ask Madden."

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Isn't this basically a spruced up version of "ask Madden"?

We'll see how it goes, I'm not against the idea. Looks like it could be fun as long as the AI works right. You can vote on plays you like or don't like so it will be called more or less often.

YouTube - Madden NFL 11: Gameflow. Gameplanning. Locomotion.

Same thing I was going to post. Wouldn't be bad to see what worked well in the game. Turbo is now turned off by default, but you can add it back on. I still can't quite get the 2 joystick thing down, but I don't own any of the systems so that's probably why, just lack of practice.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Isn't this basically a spruced up version of "ask Madden"?

We'll see how it goes, I'm not against the idea. Looks like it could be fun as long as the AI works right. You can vote on plays you like or don't like so it will be called more or less often.

YouTube - Madden NFL 11: Gameflow. Gameplanning. Locomotion.

Ok after getting a chance to watch this entire preview I'm fully on board with the new changes. I like the look of the new game planning feature and considering they've cut the game time in half without sacrificing the amount of plays you run, I think that's definitely a good thing. Seems that they're just cutting out a lot of the unnecessary junk in between plays.

I think they made a good point that in real life a coach doesn't bring his entire playbook into a game, he brings a gameplan that's just a portion of the entire playbook. They've managed to simplify the game yet add some depth at the same time.

[saden1]

Get rid of the fumble scrum shit...I never get those fumbles when playing in All Madden difficulty.