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MMChrisS · 08-21-2012, 01:31 PM

A new series of articles from a Backbreaker developer on the design of Madden NFL Football. In part 1, we take a look at the core experience and audience of Madden: Just who is EA Sports seeking to please with the franchise anyways?

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maccano · 08-21-2012, 01:49 PM

A really insightful article, its good to see another perspective on the way that these games are made.

jpdavis82 · 08-21-2012, 01:57 PM

I've got 13 as a MAJOR win for the Hardcore, I don't know about ya'll.

Infinity Engine
No super lbs/psychic db's
Read and React
Pass Trajectories
Connected Careers
Nantz and Simms-could be considered casual by some, to me it's for the hardcore because it adds to the experience making it more like Sundays.

Juce734 · 08-21-2012, 01:57 PM

Interesting article there. I would probably fall in the middle between casual and hardcore.

I do not have the time to perfect a game like I once did. I do however like the smaller details that take a lot of time outside of the game like setting my team up and stuff like that. Some features I've liked and some I've hated in previous years.

GAMEFLOW I sort of liked because I could just play with whatever the coach called. Sometimes I would audible out of the play but for the most part I just ran with it.

This new infinity engine looks nice in the retail version and CCM looks fun too. Really excited to check them out. Hopefully they deliver or I will be trading my game in pretty quickly.

Bgamer90 · 08-21-2012, 01:58 PM

Very good points and great chart at the bottom. Love the article.

jmurphy31 · 08-21-2012, 02:11 PM

Good Article. One question is did EA ever take advantage of Tuner Sets in Madden 12?

jpdavis82 · 08-21-2012, 02:13 PM

So do you guys see Madden 13 as breaking the trend in this chart and being more for the hardcore or do you think it's more for the casual?

Cre8 · 08-21-2012, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmurphy31


	Good Article. One question is did EA ever take advantage of Tuner Sets in Madden 12?

Game. Set. Match.

Perhaps one of the most infuriating issues most hardcore fans came across in Madden 12.

I never saw a thing about the game being tuned. Ever.

StrawHat Patriot · 08-21-2012, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpdavis82


	So do you guys see Madden 13 as breaking the trend in this chart and being more for the hardcore or do you think it's more for the casual?

A bit of both,

SHAKYR · 08-21-2012, 02:22 PM

WOW! This reminds me of a project I'm working on. The chart itself is exactly what I was aiming for;

http://www.operationsports.com/SHAKY...rs-interested/

I wondering how marketing knows what each fans want and they can implement it in the game without scaring the other kinds of players away? I always they core plays come first(default) then the other kinds of players come as options.
EA is notorious for creating a hybrid game as default to please everyone.

08-21-2012, 01:57 PM	#3
jpdavis82 MVP OVR: 20 Join Date: Sep 2005	Re: Breaking Down Madden: Core Experience and Audience I've got 13 as a MAJOR win for the Hardcore, I don't know about ya'll. Infinity Engine No super lbs/psychic db's Read and React Pass Trajectories Connected Careers Nantz and Simms-could be considered casual by some, to me it's for the hardcore because it adds to the experience making it more like Sundays. at23steelers, DickDalewood, CajunPunk and 1 others like this. __________________ Josh-Been playin' Madden since '92 Want something in Madden added or fixed? Vote for it here http://www.easports.com/gamechangers/ideas

08-21-2012, 01:57 PM	#4
Juce734 Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Saline, MI	Re: Breaking Down Madden: Core Experience and Audience Interesting article there. I would probably fall in the middle between casual and hardcore. I do not have the time to perfect a game like I once did. I do however like the smaller details that take a lot of time outside of the game like setting my team up and stuff like that. Some features I've liked and some I've hated in previous years. GAMEFLOW I sort of liked because I could just play with whatever the coach called. Sometimes I would audible out of the play but for the most part I just ran with it. This new infinity engine looks nice in the retail version and CCM looks fun too. Really excited to check them out. Hopefully they deliver or I will be trading my game in pretty quickly. __________________ Fan of... Michigan Wolverines, Detroit Lions, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, and Detroit Pistons Currently playing NCAA 2012 PSN: Juce734 Blog: http://juce734.wordpress.com/

08-21-2012, 01:58 PM	#5
Bgamer90 MVP OVR: 26 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY	Very good points and great chart at the bottom. Love the article. SHAKYR likes this.

08-21-2012, 02:11 PM	#6
jmurphy31 MVP OVR: 20 Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Breaking Down Madden: Core Experience and Audience Good Article. One question is did EA ever take advantage of Tuner Sets in Madden 12?

08-21-2012, 02:13 PM	#7
jpdavis82 MVP OVR: 20 Join Date: Sep 2005	Re: Breaking Down Madden: Core Experience and Audience So do you guys see Madden 13 as breaking the trend in this chart and being more for the hardcore or do you think it's more for the casual? __________________ Josh-Been playin' Madden since '92 Want something in Madden added or fixed? Vote for it here http://www.easports.com/gamechangers/ideas

08-21-2012, 01:49 PM	#2
maccano Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Aug 2012	A really insightful article, its good to see another perspective on the way that these games are made.

08-21-2012, 02:22 PM	#10
SHAKYR MVP OVR: 39 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brick City Newark,NJ Blog Entries: 55	WOW! This reminds me of a project I'm working on. The chart itself is exactly what I was aiming for; http://www.operationsports.com/SHAKY...rs-interested/ I wondering how marketing knows what each fans want and they can implement it in the game without scaring the other kinds of players away? I always they core plays come first(default) then the other kinds of players come as options. EA is notorious for creating a hybrid game as default to please everyone. Last edited by SHAKYR; 08-21-2012 at 02:26 PM.