**SUPERSTAR MODE - QOL**
I wanted to offer a few necessary additions to Superstar mode that I believe will provide a presence of life to this game mode. Even with all of the issues currently surrounding this game, I've enjoyed playing it for the most part, but Superstar mode legitimately ends up feeling like a lifeless mobile game after a few weeks into the season. I feel a few small changes that should be able to be added to this year's game in a title update.
- Team Schedule (We currently cannot do this. Only League schedule is available.)
- Yearly Stats - (We cannot view our players stats by year. This small area of information provides a story without any cutscenes our narratives needed. Seeing the ups and downs of the career by season adds a feeling of substance. Did my player have a "Sophomore slump"?, are they in a decline/ is this a comeback to form?)
- Season NFL Records Tab- (We currently do not have access to this tab in Superstar mode for some reason. I broke the NFL record for TD passes in a season and you'd never know it outside of the game it happened in. No news no acknowledgement from agents, teammates, coaches, media, fans.. nothing. Just notification of 100 points to the GOAT meter. Once that season is over it's basically as if it were never recorded.)
- News Ticker - ( Superstar mode should basically have the same information as franchise with the only difference is more stories focusing on our individual player. As I mentioned in the NFL Records point, we should be seeing acknowledgements of our achievements and games. It should be all in our head or just on the GOAT meter. We also should be seeing the league transactions. The gives life to the game mode. The only way we can see news now is through the League Transactions tab in list form.
Here are some things that may need be able to be added as quickly as the others but would be positive additions that would help bring this mode to life.
- Ads/Media opportunities - Our player is a Superstar, and what comes with that is endorsements. The currently Oakley, Nike, Jordan deals feel like nothing. Have our players placed on an AD or a billboard. Give them an opportunity to be the next MADDEN NFL cover star. This is a small feature that does need a cutscene and be achieved the text prompts and a screenshot of our player in a stance with a background for that specific endorsement/ magazine, billboard, game cover etc. 2K was doing this in like 2K11. We keep a tab where we can see all our shots of various endorsements and covers. Brings me to my next point. Trophy case.
- Trophy case - We should have a simple way of seeing all our individual awards.
- Developing rivalries/ Match-up narratives - I know matchups were to be added to this year's game, but I've had 1 in 3 seasons. It would be cool if a narrative against another team outside our team's division was built based off a history of match ups or playoff encounters.
- Sideline View - CFB 27' has it. I'm not sure why MADDEN 27' doesn't. I'd love to watch from the sideline and watch the opposite side of the ball, especially in crucial moments. That's another feature that brings a ton of life to those moments.
Hopefully these can be considered and implemented into this year's game. The path from high school to College to the NFL is a fun scenario, it unfortunately just falls flat as soon as you get to MADDEN due to a few features that can and should be a part of this mode.