Quote Originally Posted by Oneback View Post
Couple things here...look at the other sports games that are successful and held in high regard: NBA 2K and MLB, there isn't a lot of fluff with those games, you don't see those publishers putting a big emphasis on graphics as back of the box features. Then you look under EA's own umbrella and you see FIFA and NHL getting new physics engines implemented this year. If it were up to me I would strip away all the fluff, implement the FIFA and NHL physics engine, and focus on fundamentals. You'd obviously have to keep/improve online and dynasty modes but outside of that every last resource should be focused on improving the core fundamentals of the game. Leave the graphics where they are, they are more than adequate at this point. Once the gameplay is where it should be now 25 years into this process you can then focus on everything else.
My sentiments exactly.

Since Oneback brought up FIFA and NHL getting new physics engines, what happened to the physics upgrades from NCAA '11? I seem remember this being touted as the future of the franchise. The only thing that seems to remain from that title is player acceleration. Have you noticed it as well?