Yeah, I felt a difference between 10 and 11. I played 06 and 08, and I swear that EA cycles through a lot of the game mechanics. Something like this:
"Oh, this worked great two years ago. Let's put it back in there, but rename it so the gamers think it's new."
"That's a brilliant idea, Steve. But we should take out this other feature to put it back in next year."
"That's great, Ray. Now, let's go down to the bar and have a drink to celebrate. I can smell the money coming in right now!"
And that's why I skip a year or so. (The wife bought me FIFA 11, so that messed me up on my cycle.)
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