MADDEN 2O Suggestions...Madden 01-06 Still Relevant for me today!
If it's in the game, it should be in the game. I will list some things that I've seen from the old Madden's that needs to be in the next Madden. It's only a few of things but I will go into detail for each one!
1. Pro Bowl
-It's unrealistic for the pro bowl to not be playable and if it playable, every player should have the helmet for which team they play for. I know it can be done because technology have came a long way and needs to be applied for the game to be authentic...also pro bowl challenge drills like they do a couple days before the pro bowl would be nice to add too...it's what I see on Sunday and it's a must.
2. Franchise Mode (Playoff Scheduling and Super Bowl Presentation)
-I think for franchise mode you need you do what you did in Madden 05 but take it a different level. You should be able to look at each team's website/newspaper to see what's the daily scoop on the current situation of their team. Injuries to key players and how it effects the team's success moving forward. I would like for you to simulate game by game like in the old Madden's and the last time you could do that was in Madden 12.
-The commentary needs to improve and upgrade on what starting/role players are doing week to week throughout the game. Also, it would be nice to show the standings of each team before the start of the game. For instance, if the Seahawks and Cowboys are playing, show where the seahawks are at in nfc west and where the cowboys are in the nfc east. When it get's about Week 11 during the season, now the playoff picture comes in. The playoff picture needs to show every now and then no matter what game is being played and definitely needs to be brought into the commentary where teams may be fighting for the top seed, fighting for the division or just a wild card spot. Before the game the commentary could also be if they win today they clinch a playoff spot, if they lose they can win next week to get win, or if they lose a another gets win and they're eliminated from playoff contention.
-As for the playoffs, you should be able to schedule the games during the Wild Card and Divisional Round and the reason why I say that is because I notice time and time again the nfc is always playing the late/last game of every round. As for the championship like this year the AFC plays last, for next year the NFC will play last. If I'm simulating to the year 2020, then the AFC should play last, it alters every year. I notice that change was made to the Super Bowl a few years back where the NFC would be the home team this year and in the 2019-20 NFL season, the AFC will be the home team in the Super Bowl and the same needs to be applied to the AFC/NFC Championship games.
-The playoff commentary needs to be a little bit more dynamic. What I mean by that if a matchup between playoff teams happen during the regular season, they need to bring that up, how the game went and what was the outcome. We can take it even further if Brady/Rivers face other again in the playoffs in the game, commentary could bring up Rivers has never won against Brady, or in other aspects a team has never won in this stadium. If a team win's during the wild card, they need to bring up who they would be facing in the next round at the conclusion of the game, or if the 5/4 seed plays the Saturday's game, for the Sunday's game they need to bring in a scenario what the matchup will be based on the outcome of the game or even before the game. If the road team wins the championship game, show the team celebrating with teammates/coach coaches in the locker room with the Lamar Hunt/George Halas trophy, home team wins, should show them like in the super bowl on the podium celebrating with teammates with the trophy.
-The Super Bowl needs a major overhaul and introduction of each of the team's needs to come from the tunnel, it would be nice to have an option where you a placeholder of songs you can play for a team when they exit the tunnel onto the field or just put your own in there. And also like Jim Nantz will do for the Super Bowl coming up, after cbs shows each teams journey, he says and your AFC/NFC Champions so & so, then the team runs out the tunnel...Brandon Gaudin should do that for each team in the Super Bowl. Storylines for not only the regular season and playoffs, but the Super Bowl would be nice like the Patriots/Rams. They faced off in Super Bowl, 36 it was Brady's first Super Bowl, or if next year's Super Bowl is the Chiefs/Packers, Andy's Reid first super bowl appearance since 2004 against the Patriots, Chiefs haven't been to the Super Bowl since 1969, that was 50 years, Aaron Rodgers since 2010 when he beat Steelers in Arlington, this is the Jaguars first Super Bowl appearance, etc.
-At the conclusion of the Super Bowl, like if Brady wins the Super Bowl, commentary can bring in Brady has won his 6th ring along with Patriots organization, whatever storyline there is based on the team and players in it. Gus Johnson brought in how the Packers lost in the Wild Card Round to the Cardinals, and how they turn that into redemption to win the Super Bowl, that would be nice if that was brought back into effect. Let us know who the Super Bowl MVP is after the game is over. Speaking of the Super Bowl, since the Logo's like similar every year since 2016, that should be brought in for upcoming super bowls through simulation instead of the one they had 2010-2014. As far as the regular season, it would be nice to let us know where the super bowl will be played, like the next year's Super Bowl will be in Miami, if I'm playing with the Dolphins for next year's franchise, commentary should let me know every now and then it would be played at Hard Rock Stadium
-Historic Players/Stadiums/Teams
Likei in the old Madden's say for instance in Madden 2003, they had mini-camp mode based on different positions, I play the ground attack drill, if I get gold for every level difficulty level I play on, I am able to unlock Barry Sanders. The historic players are only playable in Madden Ultimate Team, but what would be nice is if we bring back two minute drill or game situations where we compete to earn coins/tokens to unlock historic players/teams...2K has historic teams with the face scan and it would be nice to bring that back into the game and it creates more diversity in what your are able to do with the game. With that being said and I know graphics have came along way, I continue the old Madden's because they have what I would like to see in the game today and i am just being honest. EA please get back to installing the great things that were in early installments of Madden!