Official Madden 2012 Thread

[Devastate]

Didn't see an official one.. there are two regarding specific things but wanted to create one just for news.. and stuff.

Looks like the Franchise mode is getting some love and it's about damn time as well.

http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/6...-mode-preview/

Really like the sound of the new scouting and free agency systems and the player labels.

[Bubble Screen]

I picked up a pair of black Novos the other day. Love 'em.

[terrifNick21]

I picked up a pair of black Novos the other day. Love 'em.

[matty dread]

Sounds like franchise mode is getting a long overdue revamping. Can't wait to check it out.

[THUNDERDOME]

http://www.ea.com/madden-nfl/blog/franchise-mode

"I was the sole designer on Franchise mode for Xbox and PS2 in Madden NFL 04, 05, 06 and 07. A lot of the features we added back then are some of my all-time favorites. I left Madden to be the lead designer on NFL Head Coach 09 and with my team, we created the most in-depth career mode game ever (as far as I’m concerned). I came back to Madden with the goal to provide the fans with an experience similar to Head Coach 09…tons of features and depth within the Franchise and Superstar modes."


This alone would bring me back to madden....IF its franchise mode is improving the way they're describing it.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

Franchise mode is my favorite part of the entire game...I usually just simulate the games

[ConnSKINS26]

Definitely buying it at midnight release, with all of the features they've confirmed.

[PokerPacker]

I'm still holding out to see how the new tackle system works thats supposed to take momentum into account. Last year they said they took momentum into account yet my FBs would get stuffed at the line and tackled backwards pretty much every time.

[WALL-LE]

madden 11 was so dissapointing that for the first time i doubt ill buy this game. unless its like 10'

[ConnSKINS26]

madden 11 was so dissapointing that for the first time i doubt ill buy this game. unless its like 10'

Wait, is the general consensus that '11 was WORSE than '10? I'm surprised by that, I liked '11 much more, although both '10 and '11 had terrible franchise modes.

[WALL-LE]

im not sure about general around here. But from most people i know we still play 10.

---------- Post added May-18th-2011 at 01:05 AM ----------

11 was soooo easy to play offense

[PokerPacker]

Wait, is the general consensus that '11 was WORSE than '10? I'm surprised by that, I liked '11 much more, although both '10 and '11 had terrible franchise modes.

yeah, I thought 11 was a little better. not too much, though. the added animations, especially receiver animations along the sidelines, and the addition of fade routes. other than that, though, not too different... except for that failure of a pro-tak system.

[ixcuincle]

Good to see that Franchise mode is being improved. With the NFL in limbo we may have to have our own seasons on Madden.

[HEavyJumbo85]

Link is blocked for me, but how are they going to make a franchise mode with realistic free agency/salary cap/etc. when the rules are going to change with a new CBA before football starts again?

[PokerPacker]

Link is blocked for me, but how are they going to make a franchise mode with realistic free agency/salary cap/etc. when the rules are going to change with a new CBA before football starts again?

I assume we're just gonna go with the old CBA. I mean, they can always change the way they deal with that stuff in Madden '13