Madden 11 To Be “Simpler, Quicker, Deeper”

I think they made a mistake by including the word 'simpler'…because i guarantee 99% of internet talking heads will mis-interpret that. To me, this just means they are making a bunch of needed user interface and presentation adjustments. See: real-time presentation in MLB 10.

Plus the playbook selection process has been largely unchanged since Madden first started…so im glad they are exploring ways to change it up and make it more streamlined. An OC in real life can call any play within a couple of seconds and not have to flip through page after page…..so it makes sense.

Simpler = easier to pick up and play? easier play calling?

quicker = maybe able to skip cut scenes? or maybe like a hurry up offense option?

deeper = Better superstar im guessing. maybe a practice squad for franchise?

i think for sure the games stretch on too long but they better not try to solve this by making there less plays in a game. stats are off when thats done and people just go for it on 4th down because of less possessions.

do they realize the menus are laggy and showing only 3 plays on the screen at once means you have to flip through more screens?

Couple of things:

-They did custom playbooks a while back, can't remember which edition, and it was good, though you had to do a lot of searching.

-That time length seems really long. My games are around 40 minutes.

-I hope by “deeper,” they mean franchise mode. I continue to believe that the franchise mode would be significantly helped if they gave Front Offices consistent “personalities,” where certain teams are very active and others build through the draft, and that the players they seek out fit a consistent system (nothing is sillier than seeing a team with Jamarcus Russell trying to run a West Coast Offense).

actually if you guys think about it, when playing online or offline there arent that many cut scenes to begin with and if there are most ppl skip them. Esp online there arent any replays at all including the half time show. they added the time run off to try to speed up the game, which kind of helped. I think they might go the route of party games or even a mode where you only have so many plays to choose from like your fav plays. The play selection is as easy as it can get if you know the sport. OC's know what they are going to call before hand and most of them take 20 seconds to call it, which is the same in madden if you know the playbook. The problem is with people knowing that certain plays always work so they go back to it.

They wont do custom playbooks as a whole because they use the playbooks to balance the cheese plays and keep them separate. What you could do is select your favorite plays and put them in a pull down as you would your audibles. Allowing you to customise your formationaudibles might help as well.

13 plays…people are lame..

That's a bogus excuse though that no one should accept. It's 2010…we should be able to take any plays and put them together in a playbook. EA has the responsibility of balancing the plays so as to limit exploits rather than just try and solve that by preventing people from constructing their own playbooks.

I think that allowing player customization of playbooks would be excellent. I am a hardcore franchise player who rarely plays online. After one season of franchise your team takes on a different face. Why not be able to adjust your playbook to fit your team on offense and defense. What about players who fantasy draft teams? The same would apply. I would also contend that most online players that I have seen dont use the default playbook for their team anyways.

As far as the mantra for Madden 11, I hope to see more team specific customization to playbooks and formations. Id also like to see custom packages back, since that was the best way to get your best players the ball as often as possible. A big deal in real football. I hope to see more time spent on developing the quality of play. The spacing and size of players compared to the field is out of proportion. I would also like to see players react to the proper stimuli in game. Nothing bugs me more than a player who can man cover a deep receiver but then turn around and bat a ball away to someone running something under that route. The defender in a man scheme would be looking to his player the whole play and not looking for the ball (since he would lose his player). There are many other things but those are the main ones.

TOTALLY AGREE w/ custom playbooks. I loved that feature when it was incorporated into the NCAA franchise (which they should have never removed) and have always wanted it for Madden. It certainly beats going through each teams playbook individually to find one that best suits your playing style.

Two words “Family Play”

They need to add “on the fly” audibles to the game. In the play select screen make it so you can assign plays to specific buttons while flipping through the playbook. When you come out you can 2 or 3 plays for any situation. Another thing missing is formation audibles.

The best way to make the game deeper is by adding all the gameplay enhancements from last-gen versions.

I don't really see how they can make the game simpler. That is what games like madden arcade are for.

I generally play on shorter quarter length to avoid boredom so I would like to see Franchise mode statistics to match the quarter length I choose. No person can get 15 tackles in a game with 7 minute quarters, ever.

The thing i really like about madden is the depth, there are so many formations, so many different playbooks you can use which is why I dont get tired of the game. I think the 7 minute quarters are perfect, I definitely dont want to see 1 or 2 playbooks fit every team, that would be incredibly stupid. Just cut out the first down measure crap and the other nonsense cut scenes that are in the game.

UGH! I really liked MAdden 10 why change it. i got to year 13 in franchise mode. If this means there taking an arcady route I will be very mad. I like the way it plays now. The only additions i want is OTP and Bring Oflline franchise into Online Franchise

I have always wanted custom playbooks. That would be great.

Exactly. They put a certain number of plays that are guaranteed 8-30 yards in every playbook. They do this for people who dont understand strategy to keep them buying the game. So under their current system custom playbooks would just ruin the game since all the cheesers would only select those plays. The best solution would be to take this stupid shit out of the game and allow custom playbooks. But then they would lose the masses because they wouldn't be able to move the ball. That is who they make these games for, not the hardcore players, because thats where they make their money. They need to have a hardcore skill level or whatever you would call it for people who actually know football and don't want or need all the dumbass computer assist nonsense.

That quote from staruser really worries me. The game has gotten far too complex? The game needs to be quicker?

Football is a slow, drawn out, barbaric chess match. If you are looking for something else then this isn't your sport. They need to ADD MORE PLAYS instead of taking them away.

:/

I agree with pastpadre. Monty you act like they can't call the cheese plays without this playbook. It's not the consumers fault, that EA sports fails to fix some exploits. All in all, custom playbooks, benefits everyone.

You act like they can't call the cheese plays without this playbook. It's not the consumers fault, that EA sports fails to fix some exploits. All in all, custom playbooks, benefits everyone.

ahh, I thought they meant the gameplay would be quicker. OH well. I guess that's $60 I can save next year.

They need to scale the play clock. A 40 second play clock in 5-7 minute quarters (depending on the time I've got) is running way too much time off. That time is just a waste. Make it 20 or 25 seconds max.

One thing they have to do is get the game play time down… The non skippable chain gang, and “did he cross the plane” discussion take place waaaay too often, and are waaaay too lengthy. It is just ridiculous that you can't skip these.

Streamlining the playbooks would be ok, as long as it is simply an option. I enjoy having a full playbook to choose from. And even though I may only use 20 or so plays in a game, I will branch out my playbook sometimes, and the only way I can do that is to have more plays to choose from. It takes me less than 5 seconds to select my play, as I usually have it picked out in my head before I even reach the playbook screen, so I really don't care to see a change here.

Also I would like a way to “yell out” the play. Like essentially saying “pass” or “screen” so that my players can react accordingly.

I agree with Custom Playbooks but they need to allow them to be brough FULLY ONLINE. In past years that has not been the case. With EA's Peter Moore saying online play is a priority, this should be the case.

They also need a 100% fully functioning Online Franchsie mode. No excuses why the salary cap doesn't work or trading draft picks. It can be done. And we haven't even gotten to actual gameplay yet. Physics adjustments need to be had.

I use all plays in a playbook regardless of team. Since I usually roll with the Bears and they are not particularly good at any scheme or formation, I must utilize all plays in their playbook and I enjoy it. Maybe instead of simplifying a teams playbook, EA can just implement a basic version along with the standard for each team playboook? In my opinion Madden 10 was prob in my top 3 in the history of the franchise. I have been playing since the beginning and feel as if this game changes almost too often year to year! A finished product must be in the near future? The only elements that should be changing each year are rosters and graphics, assuming that the mechanics of the game cant get much better than they already are. Im satisfied.

ALL THIS HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE IN PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF MADDEN

I can't believe you people actually believe and hang on what they idiots at EA say.

This game has become a steaming pile of shit.

Madden is dead to me.

And get rid of the stupid glitchy cut scene of the QB talking on the phone on the sideline. Not only are the facial animations not good enough for the QBs but the phone disappears out of his hand while he is talking into it!!! Talk about taking out the immersion factor. DUMB!!!

the should put back restricted free agency in franchise mode. Since their is so many in nfl this year

Improve the run game is one way to do it. If you play online against the top players they run a lot because they use goalline the entire game. Now if your all about winning and this works, more power to you, but the average player is going to want to switch things up a little. When you can't run the ball (and passing is so easy) it's hard to get people to run. I don't think I've ever really seen a hole opened up the middle, I mean a real running lane. Players have to run the reciever to the middle of the formation, that so sad, they need to get some real run blocking going.

I couldn't agree with you more about the custom playbooks. Do you have any idea how much I want to incorporate the “psycho” defense into a cover-2 scheme? Also, I really miss the ability to assign roles on special teams. Why did they get rid of that option? I would have players listed as 3rd or lower string but still have them play an integral role on ST.

Also! Why in Franchise mode are the prospects' combine numbers so messed up?? I mean, to have a 90 speed they have to run a 4.26 or something. I'm not sure about the cone drill times, but the bench press numbers are also all over the place.

what is sillier is that ANYONE would try to run an offense with JaMarcus Russell

Anything that makes the game more inclusive to even the novice and casual gamer is good. Just dont want it to be watered down for the hardcore players that have played for years. The game did seem longer if playing against someone online, but I enjoyed the competition so much that I did not mind. Most people do not have an hour to devote to playing just one game against someone online though and I can see this being a problem. The aim should be keeping an even flow to the game that does not take away from the fun and the realism of the game….sometimes a delicate balance to maintain. Madden by far is my favorite game to play online….so I hope it is done right

slick, vauge, jive talk

Operation Sports has a really good poll up on their site right now that goes along exactly with what I've been saying about how the companies cater too much to online players and have been neglecting franchise mode.

Here it is:

Which of the following aspects of a game is the most important to you?

Graphics & Animations 8.17%
Presentation 3.27%
Gameplay 63.76%
Franchise 22.62%
Online Modes (all aspects) 2.18%

I think it's easy to see why Madden has fallen off a cliff and people are so upset with the game (and EA games in general). They have neither good gameplay or a good franchise mode.

It means exactly what “Its in the game” and every other EA slogan ad Motto means at this point:

Absolutely NOTHING

this is awful news. why do they keep focusing development on making the cheesers happy? How can a game be simpler and deeper?

Forget the casual gamer there the ones that get the game just to get ,but you have people like me who are real football heads and Ea wants to worry about kids buying the game and making it fun 4 them WOW!!!
how bout fix the AI and every players awareness of the field and whats going on in the game and cheese plays wouldnt happen. because your D would react right to gay plays….. and make the ratings mean some thing i hate seeing teams that have garbage o-linemen and the qb has allday to pass against the jets

All of the time problems can be solved pretty easily. RUN THE BALL!!! My games l games last 25-30 mins tops bc I run the ball those are just stupid users. Lets focus on what really matters the gameplay!! blocking,tackling,catching,interceptions this just seems like a smoke screen why does it feel like defenders & blockers have arms like a T-rex?? They'll be within arms length & NOTHING happens screw time you want the time to go by run the ball its idiot proof

In a perfect world I totally agree with you. 2k football had fully customizable playbooks that were incredibly fun. 2k football however was better balanced ( like Battlefield BC2) where the casual gamer has a fighting chance vs people who play every day.
The people who used to play 2k and the people who play madden are very different. If madden people were allowed to make thier own playbooks it would just be direct snaps wildcats and every flats all day.
I'm not saying I cant stop that stuff, Im a casual gamer 90-60something level 9. Im just saying I dont want to spend the game defending cheap geeky nonsense. The game has been balanced over the recent years…thats why you see online play growing so drastically because the casual gamer can pick it up and play. They know this, so youre NOT going to see the ability to put every annoying play on the same playbook. They know you better than you know yourselves hahaha

Now that there are only 5 to 7 geek plays in the playbooks they are easy sniff out the last thing we need is unlimited geek plays. I just hope they dont tone down the defensive presnap ajustments ..best part of the game.

wow they did have this in last gen, thanks for reminding me

it really is ridiculous what they have done with this franchise, they took everything out in the transition of consoles, so when xbox comes out with their new console in say 3 years(or whatever) they're probably just going to take everything they added and take it out?

hey everyone look forward to pro tak in madden 14

another great point
a team like the Pats run the ball alot out of the shotgun, impossible in madden

I hope they don't make it too basic by simpler. Just give us custom playbooks and accelerated presentation and that should be good enough.

Creating Your own Playbook both Offensively and Defensively would be outstanding. Being able too skip presentation type things would also be great. There really is no need too see them bring out the markers and measure for a first down. If they want too keep it, make it faster. Right now its a waste of time altogether.

Is this because that new guy came in that they are doing this? Why are they bitching about games being 63 minutes and only 17 minutes of on the field action… HELLO THATS FOOTBALL! The average play our coach used to say is 6-8 seconds and you only play about a quarter out of the 4 thats played… I hope they don't try to change too much up

I agree 100% here. The stats dont match up to the qtr lengths at all.

backbreaker > _

I never knew that 1 hour was such a “commitment”…….<sarcasm>.

My only complaint about Madden over the years is that they do such a great job in explaining the offensive side of the ball but they do absolutely nothing to explain the defensive side of the ball.

I have never played organized football and quite frankly I have no idea as to how many of the defensive plays work, what they are designed for, or when is the best time to implement. I know what man and zone coverage are of course and I understand blitzes but I need Madden to include a defensive tutorial to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the various defensive formations so as to make it more understandable when to utilize certain formations.

To PS3 Owner: Isnt it about time that EA recognizes the power of the PS3 and the massive storage space that the bluray disc provides and make a madden game worthy of next generation. There are so many PS3 exclusive games on the market that DONT have to cater to the 360 and can truly show what gaming is like on the PS3 and Bluray. Games Like MSG4, Uncharted 2 are visual masterpieces and games that could not be done on 360 due to disc contraints.

When will EA recognize this and start using the PS3 as the lead console and also why to both versions have to be identical. Why cant Tiburon take full advantage of bluray for us PS3 customers and give us the game we deserve. They can always port over a lesser version to the 360.

Its time for EA to step up and stop holding the PS3 back.

I think Madden needs a Teambuilder site, like NCAA 10 did this past year. The logos and jersey options for create-a-team have gotten lamer and lamer each year, and for someone like me, who likes to create unis, this completely sucks ass.

soooooooooo true, I played my franchise yesterday and totally noticed that

–BRING BACK PASS/RUN COMMIT!!!!!!!! NUMBER 1 PRIORITY!!!!
–HAVE A WAY LIKE NBA LIVE DID WHERE YOU CAN RE-DO THE DRAFT IF YOUR NOT SATISFIED WITH WHAT YOUR TEAM DID IN THE DRAFT
–BE ABLE TO PICK YOUR SPOT ON FRANXHISE FANTASY DRAFTS—HUGE!!!!!
–CUT THAT DUMB SHIT WHERE WHEN THE QB GETS HIT THE BALL GOES UP IN THE AIR 90% OF THE TIME
–KEEP THE QB MOBILITY THING GOIN—HIGH QUALITY
–CUSTOM PLAYBOOKS IN FRANCHISE MODES!! AND ONLINE IF BALANCE CAN BE FOUND
–USER CONTROLLED SHOULD ALLOW FOR BETTER PERCENTAGE OF CATCHES/TACKLES…TIRED OF SEEING CHARLES WOODSON DROP 9/10 POSSIBLE USER PICS AND OF PEOPLE LETTING THE COMPUTER TAKE ME DOWN INSTEAD OF THEMSELVES.
–ALLOW A CHANCE FOR BIG PLAYS IE BLOWN COVERAGES/ SLIP IN BAD WEATHER/ SICK MOVE ON THE RECEIVER'S END.

It would be nice, but the NFL wants people playing with the real teams, so its not something that is going to happen.

OH WOW THIS GAME IS GONNA BE SOOOO BEAST NOW WITH CREATED PLAYBOOKSS!! FUCK GAMEPLAY!! AND FUCK FRANCHISE!!! HOW ABOUT WE MAKE 2 MINUTE QUARTER GAMES TO MAKE IT SIMPLE?!?! DOESENT THAT SOUN SWEET?! THIS IS GONNA BE A MUST BUY 4 ME!!!! What is wrong with you people? really? im sorry but custom playbooks is just not worth 60 dollars.. I'm getting Backbreaker not because I think its gonna be super beast but I no that its gonna be more realistic than madden.. So you all have fun creating playbooks while im playing Backbreaker where every tackle is different. Keep paying the madden teams salarys I bet they are all on vacation right now while you are all having an orgasm about creating playbooks. Have fun with Madden 2011! peace!!!

Defense in Madden is nothing like real life. It's pathetic.

It's already 2010 and Madden still doesn't distinguish between a 4-3 and 3-4 defense for God's sake! I mean in this day and age like half the teams in the league run a 3-4 defense and Madden is still acting like it's 1970 or something.

word.

Your post was a little over the top but everything you said is sooooo true.

I too will be buying Backbreaker. That in combination with Tecmo Super Bowl will have to keep me occupied on the football front until EA's exclusive rights are up because Madden is dead to me. I refuse to support this craptastic game.

And make tha game in 1080p not 720

100% agreed. Simpler is the worst word they could have used. Everytime i read that word it makes me think of the Wii. Madden is complex, granted, but gamers aren’t stupid and certainly those inclinded to play sports games aren’t either. Madden isn’t designed for the causal non gamer like many of the Wii games.

Tiburon is addressing all the wrong things in this title. We need more content and stronger gameplay, not simpler and faster.

I am really beginning to think that Tiburon as finally reached the glass ceiling with Madden now. Unfortunately being that they use the 360 as the lead design console and they refuse to make the PS3 game different from 360. I guess we will never see what Madden could become using the bluray technology and the 50GB storage space. 360 is completely holding back how great games could be because of the limited disc space of the 360.

Wow t. daley, you’ve finally made a coherent, sensible post.

Congratulations.

They should fix the exploits as their main priority before creating the playbook, but even without the custom play book, there WILL BE exploits.This just makes the game go faster, and easier to pick plays.

But most people don't use the entire play clock anyway so it really shouldn't make a difference. Plus with that accelerated clock nonsense 40 seconds becomes 25 anyway, and after picking the play you can't really audible without a delay of game. I'm fine with the length of the playclock, though

Lol the sideline animations are ridiculous. You gotta love the Aaron Rogers gigantic mullet. Or Donovan McNabb's eyeballs practically falling out of the sockets

I agree as well. I like how NBA 2K lets you choose the quarter length as well as the simulated quarter length. This way you can throttle the stats a little. I usually play 1 min less than the simulated quarter length so my players aren’t all going to the All-star game.

Madden should do something similar.

i think they need to bring back the lead blocking control because that was very useful last year and they can also bring the smart player icon because if u keep running the same play your players should be able to sniff it out, plus then need to make sure when the do the running game if u break for a long run with a fast player aint no way he should be getting caught by slow players and let along be skipping down the field and get catch thats so stupid

Do not cut the play book. The play book allows you to adjust to new defenses.

Please don't cut the play book. The vast play book allows you to adjust to new defenses. Defenses adjust over time and you need to adjust your offense. As the game improves the offense you use change. The offensive plays I used last year I don't use this year. If you reduce the plays you reduce the players ability to adjust. Lets not go back to Tecmo Bowl

I like the idea of constructing your own playbook. That would really allow to customize and save time because your not sorting through a bunch of plays that you know just won't work. I think EA has done a great job in Madden10 and hope they just improve on a couple of things but leave the same cornerstone that made this the best madden yet. Please do something about nano blitzing.

Playbooks and team strategies are a problem for me. Every 4-3 team uses essentially the same playbook and calls plays essentially the same way. As a result players do not need to run anything different in order to beat team A versus team B. I think that teams should call things to take something away OR I think that players, especially defensive lineman, should have a larger impact on the game in terms of matchups. I think madden needs to increase the chess match side of the game in those two areas. Along with that I think that ratings need to be scaled MUCH better with no 99 rated players or attributes in the game. 99 ratings should be saved to express things like BEST EVER, STRONGEST EVER, FASTEST EVER. No other circumstances warrant it. 75 should be an average starter (start the scale by averaging starters) then say 80 rated players are probowl quality startersin the top 10-15 percent, and 90 plus rated should be reserved for the top one or two at each position. I think players in the 60 ratings should be viable role players on teams and i think that most players should never reach higher than 75 (since only 22 start out of 53, less than half a team).

this sound absolutely awful. Why simplify a game for hardcore gamers? I'm a former D-1 football player, I don't want the game simplified I want authentic gameplay. This sounds scary.

wanted a custom playbook for years. No faith in Madden to deliver. What they really need is real competition for loose balls (including tipped passes and normal passes), non painful to hear commentary and a.i that is smart enough to call a timeout after their play is over, not when the clock hits the 1 minute and 1 second mark 10 seconds later. Also, having the computer put more than 4 men on the line on a 4th and 1, so qb sneaks arent automatic. Madden comes up short in so many ways but survives because its the only football game out their in a football crazy country.

What NFL play book on NFL network or NFL Match up on ESPN. If you don't have a subscription then look the play diagram. For example if you look at the cover 2 and the cover 4 you can see the the difference. Look at the way you apponent is attacking you and find a play to defend that. The game at it's highest level is no longer played from the wrist down but from the neck up yo. Get your game tight.

you nailed it with the 360, ps3 needs to be seperate from x-box

I could'nt disagree more. Sure lets go back to 3 offensive plays & 3 defensive plays. Then watch some great defensive mind defend you with one defence like punt block or goal line. Remember Tecmo Bowl. That's not real football. Leave the the play books alone. I love the fact that I can now watch my favorate team on Sunday and I reconize that play in my favorate teams play book or I can see if I can be successful running that same play on Madden. Reduce the clock or some else but keep it real and keep the play books the way they are. I don't wont to play a game where punt block & goal line stops everything. Madden at it's highest level is played from the neck up not the wrist the down. Lets keep it that way.

Why should the casual gamer be able to compete against somebody that has actually put the time into getting better at the game itself? Makes no sense. Just like anything else, the more you play, the better you should be and taking that aspect out of the game just so some bum who rented the game can have a pleasurable experience is ridiculous. Old Madden versions rewarded hours logged where as the past 2 versions has allowed people to run nothing but zones and be able to get away with it. Give us stick control back and most of all GIVE US A RELIABLE MAN DEFENSE BACK!

madden is gonna be so nice!!!

I think that making the game simpler is a word that needs to be careful when tossed out. That can be interpreted in the wrong way. I think some of the things that they could do to shorten the game are time are:
1. Don't bring out the chain game so much (or at least make it to where we can skip past it and get the results).
2. Fight for the fumble can be reduced or shortened (or at least make it to where we can skip past it and get the results).
3. The game play speed should stay the same.
4. Maybe accelerated clock with longer quarters.
5. Don't shorten the quarters AT ALL.
6. Custom Playbooks

The Custom or Create a Playbook is the best idea yet. I have been missing that option now for so many years. That would be awesome. Then you know what plays you want in what formation. It also is a real life more authentic feel. As a coach I know for a fact that each week teams only go in with the plays they want to run against that certain opponent. They don't go in with Formations and Plays they aren't going to even use. So why make the EA FANS have Formations in certain playbooks they will never use. Allow us to Customize or Create our Playbooks (note that I am not talking about creating plays and routes). Allow us to pick which Formations we want to use and generate our own playbook.

I have to agree. Custom Playbooks will fix this problem. EA needs to go back to work and make sure that they fix the exploit plays. Anyways, that what we do as coaches. We find the plays that exploit the offense or defense. The other team has to try and stop it. However, having only 13 or 22 plays is cheesing.

I love it. MAN DEFENSE BACK!!!! Gotta have it.

I would also like to see more authentic player results. What do I mean by this:
1. I have a problem when I am playing someone and they tuck or break 2 or 3 tackles with Darren Sproles. Now if he jukes the hell out of me or I can’t catch him. FINE. But he isn’t breaking 2 and 3 tackles with defenders all around him. Percy Harvin, Desean Jackson etc.. The list goes on. Let little guys, be little guys.
2. Is Adrian Peterson going to fumble more? He needs too. The boy fumbled the 4 times in the NFC Championship game. Make him realistic and not Super Man. He runs hard. I’ll give him that. Does he break 5 and 6 defenders around him? NO!!!!! But he at least needs to fumble more.

You ain’t lying ACE. I spend the first Week or Two ever year trying to find the playbook that fits my style. Just bring back Custom Playbooks. Or either make the Madden Books they sell at Gamestop Cheaper so I can look in there. LOL!!!!!

Good Point

The game simply can’t be simpler. If they make it simpler I’m going to be so upset. I want it to be as hard as they can get it. I want to have to use strategy, “Not Money Plays”!!

They need to keep all the playbook options. Just bring in create a playbook too.

I totally agree with your first paragraph. The “did he break the plane” conversation is a good cut scene. However, be able to skip it. Same thing with the chain gang. Great addition, but be able to skip it.

We are different om the second paragraph. I use about 50% of my playbook. I don’t have my play selected in my head because I have to react to the defense and what they are giving me. Thats what scares me, of they reduce the playbook them to many people will find the cheese plays and run them over and over

Madden 10 was one of the better Maddens ever. I like all the additions they gave us. They actually listened. I just think we should be able to skip past some of the cut scenes to make the game run faster. Plus add custom playbooks

Thats funny!!!! LMAO.
I will say that the players riding the bikes or sitting on the bench are ok. The phone sucks.
Also the “QB” yelling at the O-Lineman after he throws a pick is ridiculous. That should only happen it the “QB” is hit while throwing a pick

all you need to do is do up franchise mode better,that extra point shit is a waste of space, noone even watches that shit.it doesnt show any highlights or anything,just a bunch of stats.that shit is boring.you need to do something like in nfl 2k5 when they showed highlights and video clips of the cpu games aswell.and also,make the rival matches ALOT more intense then facing other teams,like it is more rougher and stuff.create a whole new tackling scheme,hitstick is getting old now.make the creation mode more deeper because create a player and create a team is so simple.also make the offseason mode in franchise mode more deeper,like you can actually go to the pro day and test rookies and watch them perform on their pro days.i also think you need to change the way yous made create a superstar.its just not fun anymore.just think outside the box,make it more like a sims game and make you control your player outside of the field like going home and to trainings and to the games.please really emphasise on making create a superstar better and franchise mode better.madden 2010 was alright but you get sick of it easily.i give it a 7/10.

Isn’t it alreadi “arcady” ? Idk. Me personally i’m done with football games i loved nfl2k tried madden 07 & 09, didn’t bother with madden 10 even tho the hype and expectations and reviews for it were thru the roof. Unless they change up the celebrations, superbowl celebrations,end of game analysis, custom playbooks, have GOOD halftime analysis shows, a franchise that is deep and not this generic bullshit that has been here since madden 06/07, then i’ll give it a chance

i like that they do things like bring the chains out or consult whether or not a player has crossed the plane of the endzone. The problem is that these things happen when my player is well beyond a yard in, or past the first down marker. If these things happened when there is doubt on the players part as to whether they made it then it would be worth it and exciting. But when its obvious and the game suddenly cuts away I get very annoyed.

i like that they do things like bring the chains out or consult whether or not a player has crossed the plane of the endzone. The problem is that these things happen when my player is well beyond a yard in, or past the first down marker. If these things happened when there is doubt on the players part as to whether they made it then it would be worth it and exciting. But when its obvious and the game suddenly cuts away I get very annoyed.

i wish they made it where defenses got better at defending certain plays the more they saw it, and counters work better after running a basic power play often, and qbs got better at read coverages the mor they saw them, and a running back like brandon jacobs and marion barber got better as the game went on and wore out the defense and dbs got better at covering routes the more theyre run. because how often do you see a team run hitches and curls play after play, and then just run a hitch and go and beat the corner for a big play? or see an offense run power i for a few drives and then when the backers are over pursuing or flying into the same gap to fast the OC calls a counter and it catches them by surprise. It would really add to the mental side of football.

i like that they do things like bring the chains out or consult whether or not a player has crossed the plane of the endzone. The problem is that these things happen when my player is well beyond a yard in, or past the first down marker. If these things happened when there is doubt on the players part as to whether they made it then it would be worth it and exciting. But when its obvious and the game suddenly cuts away I get very annoyed.

What they should do is make franchise mode realistic like restricted free agency and normal free agency,

Some comments are on point, as for the hit stick getting old, this is football, what other stick do you want? trip stick? fight stick? This football. Only one way to play it. It is what it is.

I would like to see the playbook maker come back. That was one of my many pleasures about Madden, making my own offensive, and defensive plays…I know they took it out to make money on Headcoach, but that was greedy. Please put it back in Madden

I would love to see simple quicker games. I feel that madden has gotten so complex with so many plays. Most people have their couple of plays that they run all game. Would also love to have more time actually playing the game rather than picking plays or watching highlights.

More Animations are needed full stop. there should be at least 5 for every instance in a game.

Franchise AI needs fixing, as do the draft classes. I hate drafting an A potential 75+ every round. make the potential impossible to see and randomised and make the players in the earlier rounds have higher ovr, but their potentials and skills are what differentiate them also.
Draft Logic for CPU MUST BE FIXED!
NCAA players should be in Madden without having to import and Suh should never be drafted in Round 5 for example.

More Customisable Faces and Styles. I want face paint and different faces.
I'd also like personalities, so that will affect FA moves, celebrations, how they react in the clutch, decision making on field etc.
I want to make a move for TO and then not throw the ball to him and hear complaints, but when he gets a TD i want to see popcorn go flying etc. but when Colston gets a TD he celebrates calmly with team mates and doesn't mind sharing receptions.

Really getting sick of EA being so concerned with attracting fringe gamers with accessibility. Its just dumbing down the experience for the loyal, core customers. Instead of just being satisfied with its current customer base they are obsessed with improving the profit margin. Madden fans crave the complexity of the game of football and NFL operations. Madden Arcade should suffice those seeking a simpler, quicker experience.

i love madden 11