Yesterday was officially the start of Madden 11 Season with EA putting out some new information on Madden 11. In case you missed it, here is the video:
Here is my opinion:
I thought the blog was ok, but I guess I was expecting a little bit more. I mean, it’s nice to know who is responsible for what but last year you came out with Procedural Awareness and some videos to back up what it was. This year it was more of ‘Meet the Team’ that is going to be making the best football game ever and who they think will win the Super Bowl.
Most of the responses from hardcore fans come from Mark Turmell’s (who worked on NBA Jam, Smash TV, NFL Blitz) comments where he stated
… it’s clear that we are making a simulated football title, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t try to welcome more players. …. so that’s what I’m trying to think about is how we can embrace the different levels of players to bring them into the Madden fold.
- Mark Turmell
The idea of bringing more people to the game of Madden means you are going to dumb it down for new people. That’s time you could be working on a new hardcore element, fixing some of the gameplay issues that new people wouldn’t care about or even notice. Every new featured geared at bringing people in is time not spent on expanding the game. There are already features that are for new comers to get into the game. While I’m not worried that Madden will become some crazy arcade game, the attention to what the hardcore guys want and if they will be addressed has me worried. I’m hoping the addition of Mark will bring in fresh eyes into the franchise with fresh, new, innovating ideas.
Bottom line is the developers already only have but 10 months or less to work on this thing, I pray it’s spent on polishing up and expanding an already beautiful Madden 10 game.
So what do you think about the new EA blog?
Also check out ncaastrategies.com where CDJ has taken screenshots of the white board that reveal a little bit more about Madden 11, including who might be a 99 OVR.
Another great resource is the Madden Forums on EA Sports to hear what others are saying about the Madden 11 Blog.
