Madden NFL 17 Address All 3 Phases of the Game: Offense, Defense & Special Teams

[MajorSupreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

FRANCHISE Redesigned and Deeper Than Ever Take your team all the way in the deepest Franchise mode to-date, putting you at the center of your team’s Championship run.

I'm all for catchy taglines and all that, but this is a pretty big check to cash in August. Madden NFL 2005 hit on the head with depth (newspaper, radio show, position battle, coaching staffs, etc.)

If this comes close to that, I'm sold. Everything else, especially special teams being worked on, sounds great to me.

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsox4evur

It was called franchise last year as well.

Tiburon referred to it as "Connected Franchise" in their pre-release Madden 16 media last year, but you are correct that in the game the mode is called "Franchise".

I'm guessing at this point we're to use the terms interchangeably.

[XxSpiritHunterX]

I see they've finally brought over the ice-the-kicker feature from the NCAA games. Anyways, all of this sounds amazing and I can only hope for the game to be exciting and fresh enough for me to keep playing.


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[NINJAK2]

Sounds promising..If they can combine this with a coach mode where the user qbs actually scramble and on option/read plays the qbs don't always keep the ball I would be even more impressed.

[4thQtrStre5S]

The defensive changes have my eyes and ears open...The gap assignments is great to hear; and I am assuming that with the improved RB abilities, the defense had to have gap assignments to counter - The Madden Devs seem to be getting it - when you change one side of anything, you must make appropriate counter adjustments on the opposing side, if one is to maintain homeostasis of the system.

[SportsGamer94]

I really like what I''m hearing, sounds really promising but gotta see how its executed though. I still would like to know what changes if any have been made to pass blocking and pass rushing, will JJ Watt and Von Miller be unstoppable in this game like irl!?

[RGiles36]

Quote: Originally Posted by therealsmallville

I wonder what they mean when they say "Presentation...centered on YOU." Or words to that effect. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Spooks me a little, honestly. Sounds like a deviation from TV broadcast, but that's hopefully just how it sounds. They've invested too much to making the game feel like a broadcast to abandon it. Right?!?

[Branchurain]

Slow hand clap and a Denzel Washington "Glory" tear their even attempting this. Gameplay still needs building, 16 was ok but I pray to God they pull this off, given their history I'm afraid but optimistic. I'm rooting they do this right and This is from a hardcore 2K football guy. Got dammit EA you given me unbridled hope despite me trying not to! Your the only game in town I hope you deliver this year!