Remember when that update came out where it tuned down the frequency of rain games? well it worked for one season, I just played my whole 6th season in franchise, I don't know if its just northeast and florida teams, but I'm the Patriots, and it literally rained for every home game and in games against the Jets in NY and in MIA. So 5 of the 6 divisional games it rained, plus each home game, and in Jacksonville. that's 11 of 16 games. Can I just turn the weather off? because the anticipation of playing in snow is gone, since its never going to happen I will rather play every game in clear weather so the game looks cooler. I'm over the rain, and this POS game that keeps getting created

Its been hard for me to be positive since this ones release, but there are a few things I like about this version:

Graphics & Stadia entry sequences were an improvement.
The blocking system was/is better if you have patience.

Things that I would want to see improved:

Please give us the Online franchise we have so longed for.After seeing that 12 was 2 gig less than 11 does that not mean there was space for a few details atleast in the onlinre franchise?

Rather than having a game aimed at newer players and helping make plays look even more rediculous, like speedy safeties or CB's catching up to a WR only to see him become a brick once you take over is so frustrating every time. WHy not just have a community for new players instead?

Customisable PB's for online franchise mode is a must.

Please bring back 'The Extra Point' and or have some kind of halftime show with highlights.

Commentary would be ideal to update, you have great coms in NHL & FIFA, why not in Madden?

Zone may have been fixed, but this version still feels more broken in its own ways and sadly I really haven enjoyed it.

I have to say Iam done with online play i cant take it. Lbs jumping 50 ft up left and right. Cbs that dont intercept a ball right in there hands instead hit the ball with one hand and it bounce up in the air right to the wr running full speed the other way that dosent happen more then once in an entire season let alone twice in a game. If you cant fix the game which it looks like u cant then let the pros at 2k do your football. Its not like were asking for much at least the majority fix the lbs covering wr and rb better then cb and safties, fix the speed rattings desean jack does not get caught by haloti nattia, and forget all the mut and superstar only a handgull of ppl play that crap and put in the effort to upgrade the commentary, graphics, make the online franchise deeper, and please fix the ratings.

I have 300+ ranked games, 300+ unranked gmes over 100+ games in online franchise. This is what i dont like: im not promoting violence but if I see Chris Collingworth on the street i may have to punch him. Please change up the commentary. i played 3 games today 2 franchise and one ranked and why is it saying stuff about Thanksgiving (todays date 01-26-12)?

online frnachise- I see you added a lot of stuff to the off line franchise, how about adding that to the online franchise. What ever happen to the game cast. I want to be able to see what my friends are doing in the game that they played.

Madden 2011 you had the NFL Ticker, this year you incorporated the whole sports ticker (NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAAF etc..) too bad it didnt work.

add a feature call spectate mode on the online franchise so we can watch the game thats is being playing.

at the very minimum reach out to the gamers and have them test your product

I've Played every Madden Since it was on the Commodore 64 (google it kids).
Here is what I have for this installment;

LIKES

1. Custom Playbooks (FINALLY!)
2. Expanded Rosters in Pre-Season
3. QB Scrambles More Realistic
4. Presentation - All Graphics for that matter
5. Improved Defense

DISLIKES - endure with me as I explain each

1. AI is garbage - I know you guys are smart enough to program the AI to react to play calling, but instead you've taken the lazy way out and you just have the computer cheat. If I call 5 pass plays in a row from the same formation then I call a run from that formation - amazingly the computer opponent has stacked his line against the run. REALLY? Same is true when I pass from a two TE set, when on the previous four plays I ran from it. This time the D is spread out and ready for my pass. That's not realistic at all, and Madden made its mark because of realism.

2. Predetermined events. I'm not sure how to explain this. Maybe it's intentional "momentum" if so it needs to be tweaked. Earlier I played a game and after my first 7 offensive plays I had suffered 4 turnovers. Three fumbles and an interception (amazingly I was picked off by a down lineman while throwing a streak pattern to a wide out).

3. Custom Playbooks - I love the custom playbooks, but this doesn't give me the flexibility we had in Madden 05. 7 Years and you can't design your own plays? I'm sure this is because online play, but certainly it can be done. It seems that every play has some stupid pattern that you change with a hot route every time. Why cant you just design plays???? You could in 04 and 05.

4. Low and Behind - Anyone who has ever played quarterback knows that unless it is a designed play, the worst place you can throw the ball is low and behind. Yet it seems 90% of the passes I make are all low and behind. Madden 03 had pass lead sensitivity. Why can't we have a way to adjust the throw? Playing against the computer I can never throw a deep pass OVER a defender. The pass will be under thrown. I'd be fine with it hitting down field past my receiver just not under thrown to the DB.

5. Ridiculous Speed Burst - Whenever a play happens and one player (typically a computer controlled one) suddenly moves faster than everyone else, that is infuriating. Your eyes gauge all the speeds and judge distance. You make a throw based on this and a pass that should be completed is intercepted or swatted by a player that couldn't possibly make the play. NO SPEED BURST REACTION.

6. Ultra LBs - I can't lob a pass over a LB. Seriously? You generally don't have much time in the pocket and LBs ability to jump and slap down a pass is really ludicrous. You are forced to heavily rely on slants, in's and out patterns because you can't throw over anyone.

7. Play Action Passes - I refer to them as Auto-Sacks. In the NFL if the ratio to sacks was the same there would NEVER be a play action pass called.


I like Madden and will remain a fan (like I have a choice if I want to play football), but EA's deviation from realism to pander to online game play is really taking away from the game. "If it's in the game, it's in the game"
I Remember when that slogan meant something.

Things I like about the game:

1. Tackling is great in this game, the different variety of form tackles and shoe string tackles is perfect!

2.Pregame Presentation, Love the start of star players being introduced.

3.Expanded Rosters. Love that I can sign undrafted players and test them out.

Things I dislike about the game or that i think they should improve or bring back:

1. Tackling. I want a tackle button for going low, and one for going high/form tackle. The tackle button now frustrates me so much!

2. Pregame Presentation authentication. My Falcons have flames shoot out as the players come out of the tunnel. I know other fans have noticed problems with other teams as well.

3. Halftime/Post game Presentation. At halftime if your team is winning/losing they go into the locker room either pumped or down. After a game is won have different celebrations. Close game by game winning field goal the kicker gets dog piled, Game winning touchdown everyone goes crazy around the scorer. Or if your team loses on the last second field goal your players are down and you see the other team celebrate from a third person point of view. gatorade baths as well.

4.Scouting/Draft- Instead of scouting throughout the season, in the offseason you play in the Senior Bowl, then you attend the combine and can choose which position you want to focus on scouting, you watch the 40 times, bench press and the skill drills. You can choose to either scout speed, agility, acceleration, catching, BC Vision, Tackling or Pass/Run Blocking/Strength. Then at the draft you are in a draft room and the players in the green room walk out and shake the commissioners hand and put on the hat of the team drafted on. In the draft room you can arrange your targets and your position needs all on the board instead of cycling through everything.

5.Passing- Its either a lofted ball that gets swatted or picked cause it takes way to long to get to the open receiver but if its a bullet throw the linebacker will pick it off or jump 10ft in the air to knock it down. Then on slants it would be nice to be able to see the entire field from widereceiver to widereceiver. Half the time the corner drops when i don't look and when i look to see the coverage the corner presses.

6.Audible Routes- It would be nice if there were a wider variety of audible routes for widereceivers. We have slants, curls, fade, streak and drag route. If we could get 2 different double move routes and post routes/corner routes.

7.Commentators- Please take Chris Collinsworth out he is so boring and has that annoying tone to his voice.

8.Bring Back Training Camp!! I believe it was in madden 07 which you went through training camp where you could choose one player for each skill set and improve his attributes depending on how you performed.

I'm just going to stick to some things I'd like to see.

1: I'd like to be able to watch games being played in my online franchise mode while they're being played.

2: I'd like to be able to throw a pass over a LB in the middle of the field.

3: I'd like the odds of PA passes not ending in a sack to increase.

4:I'd like to be able to exit the game (PS3) without it causing my system to auto restart and tell me my drive may be corrupted (this should be #1)

5: I'd like to be able to exit the game (PS3) without it causing my system to auto restart and tell me my drive may be corrupted (this should be #1)

6: I'd like to be able to exit the game (PS3) without it causing my system to auto restart and tell me my drive may be corrupted (this should be #1)

7: I'd like to be able to exit the game (PS3) without it causing my system to auto restart and tell me my drive may be corrupted (this should be #1)

8: Improved and expanded commentators.

NatureBoy2323 wrote:Please use this thread to post your thoughts in a list format. This thread is for your impressions only. Thanks everyone and enjoy the game!

Things I like about the Game

1. Graphics are nice

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Things I'd like to see Improved

1. interface

2. The play by play is * Horrible

3.The play by play is * horrrible yea it's so bad i said it a second time

Things I like about the Game

1. There was more rock music and less rap in this one in the menu's... Thank God for that much, as I'm not a rap fan.

2. Smoothness - this game does seem to flow better for the most part.

3. Realistic colors on the create - a -teams. I am so happy that now when I choose a color scheme such as green and black, my team doesn't look like a bunch of crayon colors on the field!

Things I don't like:

1. Number 1 is simple: It's not NFL 2... you know the rest.. that game is STILL better than Madden.. period.

2. Create a team, stadium, etc. I love that I can create a team, but is it really that hard for EA to make the names of the logos available to the commentators? I hate it when I'm the "South Dallas Bandits" and all Cris Collinsworth says is: "The Home team are very hard to beat in their own stadium." WTH!? How hard is it to say "The Bandits are very hard to beat in their own stadium." Seriously! Or even better: add a feature in which you can use your microphone to say the name of your team and thus add it to the commentary that way. I don't care if Collinsworth says "The" and then my voice says "South Dallas Bandits" and then his continues with "are very hard to beat at home." Seriously, I wouldn't mind that at all! And I hate that I can't relocate my team somewhere else, such as San Antonio, or Finland, or Mexico, etc.... grrrr.

3. We can't edit our coaches names, or appearances, etc. This one really upset me because I created a team called the "Global Gangster Killers" and I used the "Bandits" as my logo... and I created players for the team.. the goal was simple: to create famously known villains... So I have Al Capone, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, John Dillinger, William Atrium Bonney (Billy the Kid) Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid, Fidel Castro, etc.. and since i had all of these ruthless killers on my team, I wanted my coach to be A. Hitler... but you can't edit that or how they look... which is really disappointing, because I also created a team full of Peace Keepers, such as Ghandi, Nelson Mandella, etc... The Create a Player needs more customization.. I can't make my guys hair long, etc.. so it kind of defeats the purpose... and I really hate that I can't edit my coach....

4. Superstar Mode: I hate it when I choose to be something like a running back, and I'm down on the like the 2 yard line... it's 1st and goal, and the computer calls 3 passing plays in a row, and then it goes to the stupid "sim next play" or "sim until your player is on the field" screen. Especially when I'm in the playoffs, and there's under 10 seconds left in the game, and it's 17 to 14, and I need a field goal to tie the game, and the computer opts out of the field goal and goes for it, and thus I lose my game and exit the playoffs. This has happened to me more than once, and it's very frustrating! For the love of God, fix the incredibly stupid AI of this game... I understand that Football is not a huge thing in Canada, but come on, even you guys have to see how dumb the AI is in this game!

Things I liked about the game;

1- The expaned rosters are great. Put a player on IR and not be counted against the roster.
2- Practice mode in the the franchuse mode.
3- Custom playbooks.
4- Gameplay. I list this last which I'll explain in what need to improve.

Things I liked to see improved;

1- Gameplay during offseason. This draft system is the worst I've seen. I thought 2011 was better compared to this year.The scounting company should count for something. A sample would be past game had a advisor panel on team needs. this was helpfull.
2- Coaching progress should be visable and new Coaches should get Bonuses after the year is up depending on team perforamance.
3- A practice squad. A lot of teams grab players from their practice squad during the season or another teams. Many players got their chance this way to play.
just keep working to keep the game moving forward.

Things I liked about the game;

1- The expaned rosters are great. Put a player on IR and not be counted against the roster.
2- Practice mode in the the franchuse mode.
3- Custom playbooks.
4- Gameplay. I list this last which I'll explain in what need to improve.

Things I liked to see improved;

1- Gameplay during offseason. This draft system is the worst I've seen. I thought 2011 was better compared to this year.The scounting company should count for something. A sample would be past game had a advisor panel on team needs. this was helpfull.
2- Coaching progress should be visable and new Coaches should get Bonuses after the year is up depending on team perforamance.
3- A practice squad. A lot of teams grab players from their practice squad during the season or another teams. Many players got their chance this way to play.
just keep working to keep the game moving forward.

This * game is a joke and so r the punks who made it. True to the game my *!!! Nothing about this game is realistic. Nothing more than 55 man nfl blitz.* DBs and LBs catch better than recievers. The ratings just as * BAD!!! You dont rate them based on stats you * guys dont know WTF your doing. You * MADDEN UP. This is my LAST copy im ever buying

LIKES- The expanded rosters, the custom playbooks, practice in franchise mode and Ir players not counting towards roster.

Dislikes- There should be a prctice squad for players that need that extra time to develope or to sign from just like in real life. The draft system needs to be improved very much. The coaches who have no bounuses should earn them after every season up or down. I should be able to promote a coach with out firer him. Their should be an advise panel to help during the draft. Many people on the staff have an input to the draft. Running game improvements.

Things I Like about the game: (there is a ton of them! but I will keep it short and to the top)

1. DPP - confidence/consistency. awesome. love it! keep this forever! how awesome this is!

2.PLAYER TRAITS - makes for a much more realistic performance by players, nice work!

3. FRANCHISE MODE ENHANCEMENTS - awesome! nice work! keep improving!


things that need improvement:


1. COMMENTARY.

it is obvious that Madden 12 didn't get the attention it needed for the commentary, but it was told to us that Madden 13 would be the year of that. so I hope so! the engine is setup now for an awesome commentary. just needs to be worked on it this year. the word that the team can focus on: HISTORY . The NFL is all about the drama of history. not actual history but franchise mode history!

*PRESEASON - talk about draft choices, 1st round picks, last years performances (aka standings, and where the team ended up last year in the season), players with player roles. The game has markers for these amazing possibilities. how realistic the commentary could be!

*REGULAR SEASON PLAY - game to game DPP commentary, MVP talk, pro bowl talk when appropriate, if injuries should impact the game or at least noting which players are playing in place of starters injured.

*HALFTIME - more then a video show. now that i see the framework for the commentary is in place as of madden 12, fill out halftime with commentary on DPP performances, injuries, touchdowns, standings, standing out players so far.

PLAYOFFS - next to the superbowl these are one of some of the most exciting games in the NFL. how did the teams get here? whom has been the outstanding players on the team? or was it simply a team effort? questions that I think can be answered with the tags of the DPP now in place along with player roles the commentary again could spring board into some intense real discussion of where in history players and teams are going. are there rookies whom are performing well? are their pro-bowlers in the group?

*SUPERBOWL - please no more white house talk. no mor graphics like that. it feels boring and once seen is click by too quick.

*PROBOWL - commentary on players achievements over the year. either via stat graphics when a play is played. even though the NFL is still trying to figure out why the pro bowl is being played, it would be nice to aim to make it interesting and worth it for us to play. it would be a nice way to celebrate players achievements in the year. please somehow fix the jerseys or something to show which players came from what team.

*DRAFT - it would be nice to have the hype and experience of the draft sounds, and showmanship of the commish on the stage announcing the whom is on the clock. cameras, crowd cheers or not depending on AI choices.

2. CAP & Import/Exports - you can (CAP) Create-A-Player but you can't delete that player. exporting teams from franchise mode is awesome but you can't import them into a new franchise.

3. Roster Management - Currently the depth chart is setup up and has to be manually changed per position if we want to. during franchise preseason it will automatically change out the players for you, but does this not as well as i would hope. allow it to be setup so the user makes the list for depth chart changes to happen and when in the games before the prison. aka starters for Q1, some starters chosen by user in some list for Q2 and another list perhaps list 3 for 3rd change. without user interaction injuries of players to starters happen from 3rd autosubstitutions.

Graphics and speed of the players are good. It doesn't make since for d ends to walk rb down with sorry angles which happens a lot. Purple zones don't extend to the sidelines on cover 4 plays. Toooooo many wr get behind the purple zone, when no wr is around they just stand in the same spot until the ball goes over their head. You got some people running the same two plays and for some reason the cpu doesn't remember the play. Oline needs to think faster because if a player hops his LB back and forth they get throw the line free. Toss and counters are too good on the game. You have certain people go to youtube and find a sorry play keep doing it over and over again.