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This game only gets remembered fondly because it was out during quarantine so everyone was playing it all day long… X factors and abilities were cool at first until you realize how broken they were and still are
This is arguably one of the worst games in the series because: A: It came after they went to the Frostbite engine. And B: The minor improvements that have occurred in the last three games hadn’t happened yet. I’d say it could be better than Madden 19, but that’s about it.
I remember playing this game before Covid and enjoyed it tbh. During the NFL season I played that and Spider-Man. Then around December onwards it was NBA 2K20. Madden 21 through was trash imo tho.
u madden queers gotta acknowledge that not everyone will agree wit wat you think, yall forcing everyone to not like the game to make yourself feel better
I liked Madden 20 back then cause it was the first thing brought me in contact with football(I'm from Europe so football is not really popular here) . When I found you're channel I thought it cant be that bad. So I started playing NFL 2k 05, Madden 08 and Ncaa 14 and realized you where right. Today I can't imagen that I liked that game,but due to the fact it brought me to the Sport I now love and play it has a special place in my heart.
I think what makes Madden 20 special was because everyone was playing it during quarantine. It was during Covid where everyone was staying in and playing online. I played Madden 20 more than any other game and the soundtrack gives me nostalgia now.
One thing I always hated about modern Madden (besides everything else) was how every player looks like they're built on the exact same frame as one another. I mean pardon me for wanting a Wide Receiver, Linebacker, and Left Tackle to have different body types. In any case, still a banger video as usual.
This is the game where a Madden championship was won with a punter at QB and only running the ball. The last time I played this game was an Eagles Franchise, but I remember prior to then I lost an exhibition match to a potential game-winning touchdown being ruled out of bounds even with challenge.
The sad thing is that for all the criticism of 2K NBA games for holding players hostage money wise, (and rightfully so especially in MyPlayer) at least the gameplay is realistic and worthy of being called simulation
Literally playing 2k right now and seeing how pay to win myplayer is. I swear it used to be at least fair a few years ago and now it's a flat out grind. And important skills like midrange shooting are ridiculous. I think it would be 250k to bring my guy up to 83 on mid range and that's like 40 bucks. That being said, the gameplay is still very realistic and fluid. When I play against the warriors curry plays just like curry. It sucks they're exploiting the player, but madden doesn't even have a solid framework
@@purwantiallan5089 I agree. The only credit I give them is at least they're extprting us for good gameplay. I honestly don't know what madden players get out of it
Playing Madden 25 on RPCS3 while watching this, and I literally just had something I've never seen happen in modern Madden happen. My QB threw an inaccurate pass, and a receiver running a different route happened to be close to the ball.. And he caught it. I'm pretty sure in modern Madden it just bonks them on the helmet
Ya I can agree once I started playing retro PS2 and Xbox sports games I came to realize how much better it was even though I'm 14 I can tell the difference
I bought’22 on clearance because the last one I played was ‘19 and I haven’t even played 1 quarter yet because I have better games that are holding up my interest. I even fired up 2K5 on my OG Xbox today and played and had a blast! 😊
Madden 20 was the first Madden I bought day one in 7 years or more. I fell for the hype, my friends sold me on it, the little CFB mode sounded amazing, I had a job so I figured lets buy it day one. I played it for 4 days and thought about returning it to only get half my money back. I couldnt believe how much it sucked, I was blown away. As a kid I loved the older 360 maddens and like I said I fell for the hype. I played it for four days and didnt play it ever again, and since I have not even thought about playing a new madden other then when I got Madden 23 for free last week through EA play, played for an hour and realized even paying 0 dollars for that game was too much money. Joke of a franchise now and I'm glad you are doing videos dunking on them.
I remember a few months before COVID I said very nicely that this game was bad on my show. I suggested to play Madden 2003, 2004, and 2005 instead. You know a game series is shit when games on the 2600 beat its brains out
The play that made me hate tackling animations was when I did a fake fg and there was a hole open so I ran threw it but my player started running more towards the left into a tackle even when I tried going to the right
You hit the nail on the head. I try and explain to my dad madden Hasn’t been good in ages it he still claims it’s really good and he has never touched anything but a sports game
This was my last madden I played all year. Played a little bit of 21 then i gave up completely. I then sold all my owned madden games from m17 through 21. I will never play madden again until a new developer rises.
I'm not a huge sports fan, but I do love all of your insightful videos. These days, when you can easily play the old PS2 games on a laptop or even on your phone, who needs the new Maddens? Just get one of the old games where your favorite team had a good season, and have fun once again- with all the modes you've praised back in the game....like they were never dropped! :)
Never stop making these videos, people need to keep being reminded how EA keeps letting everyone down with these Madden games, I still continue to play Madden NFL 07, ESPN NFL 2K4/5 on my PS2/PCSX2, and I don't think I will ever go to a new Madden ever again, last one I got was this Madden-I picked it up for $5 at a local game store, I turned it back in and was able to use that $5 for a copy of ESPN NFL Football (2K4) at same local game store...crazy that these PS2 era games are still better than new Maddens after 3 console jumps, PS2 to PS3 to PS4 and now to the PS5, it is really sickening that people still defend EA, again keep up the great work SDTV
This game was absolutely horrible but I have good memories from my own simplicity. I was in college and on a big time grind at the time and only had like 30 mins a day to myself in my room to play video games. I’d play like one or two quick games of a mycareer with a QB. Did a full 15 seasons with him and had a great time. But the game is bad
What’s so crazy is that today…I was looking through my old games on ps5 and when I found madden 20…somehow I put 850 hours into madden 20…I was thinking to myself what tf I was doing putting 850 hours in madden 20?! Good times
@@jamiie78 That's what I noticed from this video. It's all "this thing is bad!" and "that thing sucks!" Madden 20 was my second Madden game after 19, so you could say I was born into modern Madden. I still play 20 to this day. You can genuinely have a good time and enjoy playing the GAME. I feel like that's what people are missing. It's a GAME. People think back fondly on 20 because we didn't care. The world outside was shit, but the game was FUN. That's all that mattered then, and that's what matters to me now.
the issue is that the people who want madden 20 gameplay back are the ones who want it back bc it made ultimate team more arcade-like. the leaping linebackers and completely busted x factors made it fun for them. madden won't be realistic. likely ever but bare minimum until a competitor forces their hand. fingers crossed maximum or 2k can be that challenge, personally
Fuck no y’all want a game movement to be slow asf that’s not real they not moving all slow and none elusive like that in real life that’s why madden fucking sucks now
Playing this now for the plat and I’m laughing my way through it. If it wasn’t for the GameStop $5 monthly credit to ‘buy’ this game for $5 then I’d be more pissed about the years-on issues this game can’t shake.
X-factors will end up being maddens downfall. I hate how in MUT now it’s not based on numbers or overall it’s based on abilities so a 95 with better abilities will play better than 99 overall. Miss the older days of madden
I have never rage quit a game where I will never play it again until I got my hands on this game. I was doing the mycareer aspect of this game and after my 4th season, I didn't resign with my team or choose one of the 5 teams that offered me contracts during the offseason because I thought I'd be able to have more options after a certain week. I did not. It legitimately forced me to retire without warning. 4 seasons and my career was over. No warning, and no chance to continue.
@@nicocollins4101 I'd say same if i hadn't had very similar things happen to me. Not just in 20, but also in 21 and 22 and even 23. I'd make a QB who by his fourth year was a 99 overall with the Jets (after being forced to ONLY be drafted there as a QB), win 3 or 4 rings in that time with the same number of MVPs, amazing stats, literally everything you could ask for. And I decided to not resign with the Jets because I want to play on a different team. But what do ya know, a 25 year old, 99 ovr QB with 4 rings, 4 mvps and amazing stats did not get a single contract offer from ANY other team and was forced to retire. I don't know what world that happens in, but I guarantee teams would be flocking that guy with contract offers irl or any decently made simulation football game.
😂damn. Gambled on yourself and lost. Didn’t consider that you might end up havin no offers if ya played bad 🤦🏾♂️. That’s actually pretty funny. Still lame to be forced to quit myPlayer after dedicating 4 seasons of gameplay tho.
I got this game because it was my first modern Madden game. The only other one I had was Madden 06 for the GameCube. I had my fun with it in the beginning, but once I started seeing the issues, I came to regret buying it. Never bought another new Madden since.
Do y'all remember luke kuechly being the most overpowered madden player In this game he touched your qb or hit sticked anyone they fumbled dude always picked the ball he was Actaully insane
@Floating Cabal I can confidently say this is the worst Madden and maybe 2K soundtrack I've ever listened to. I at least enjoy a couple of songs in 22 and 23, 20 is all obnoxious rap with 0 flow in sight. Nothing in this even compares to N95 or Ambessel.
11:40 That's such a good point. I used to play sports games ONLY when growing up. In high school I started playing Fallout: New Vegas and was impressed with the detail and choice. Then I made the mistake of playing NHL 18 expecting the same level of depth. Not even close and that's why I barely play sports games released after 2012
the NFL didnt care about how their brand looked in 2005, they wanted to make the most amount of money, the price for an exclusive license is more than double that of an in-exclusive license
Years ago I use to be astonished by the lack of quality in FIFA games and this was in the mid-2000s, same with Madden even their PS2 versions were far inferior to 2k. EA has been making trash forever, its just that they have gotten worst/better? at it.
I only tried it out because I needed something to do during the pandemic. The last madden I played before that was Madden 17. All I can say I was disappointed…
Tbh I really like this Madden because it was the first Madden game I played and it brings back memories and I really like how you can be very elusive but that’s just me
You know this is a failed franchise when the world winner of the Madden tournament is someone who literally had a punter as QB and used offensive tackles as WRs to win. This game is insanely broken.
One of my memories of this was their MUT mode lacked 99 overall cards for good players, and all they gave it to was players who were hurt all year or theme diamonds
I remembered that Eric Dickerson's 94 NFL 100 dominated with that broken Freight Train 100 X-Factor. Until they had to nerf it in February before his Ultimate Legend came out. Only for someone to make a golden ticket for Bo Jackson and Michael Vick, not knowing they would get another 99 in Ultimate Legends.
Thank you for this vid! This is the last Madden I bought (for 20 bucks many months after release) and played. Very buggy, terrible animations for scripted events, horrible throws... yeah you know.
I remember I bought this game at launch, played it for maybe two weeks, ejected the disc, put it back in the case, and haven't dusted it off since...haven't even touched a Madden game since 20
Did the same with their soccer game FIFA 22, bought it played twice and deleted from my pc. Never played it again! I've played EA games for two decades and they have always been sub-par experiences.
Great video 💯 The leaping linebackers have been a problem since the PS3 era Madden's ball trajectory is too low in a lot of Madden games. Linebackers will leap 10 feet in the air to pick you off. The last great Madden game to me was Madden 2005.
I have no plans to get Madden NFL 20-23 anytime soon. I'll stick to Madden NFL 2002-08 on the original Xbox. Christ, even Madden NFL 10-14 were better than Madden NFL 20.
People ride this game sideways just because it’s the Covid-19 madden and it had the “super sexy superstar ko” which was the buggiest most over rated thing ever.
I find it funny that some of the comments here are calling you a hater. I guess it's bad to have standards suddenly. "Don't ask questions just consume product and get excited for next product" reigns supreme apparently.
Major problems I can think off: Running was Op and the abilities Corner routes Bazooka A glitch with one of the dead-eye ability where if you left go off the running trigger while throwing it’ll let you have running dead eye WR op abilities and X-factors (double me and Moss lmaooo)
When entering the PS4 & XBOX ONE era of sports video games, you're lucky enough to find those that are at least decent & worth replaying again on PS5 & Xbox Series X. While wrestling fans were luckier with WWE 2K16 & WWE 2K19 as well as NBA 2K16 for basketball fans, American football & soccer fans were forced to accept bad sports games year after year with barely any improvement. Not sure about the quality of MLB The Show series every year though.
ngl next to madden 17 20 might be one of my favorite from that gen especially now that im on pc with mods hopefully with 24 most likely being next gen i can finally upgrade
Only reason I loved madden 19 was because it was my first next gen madden ever. Before that I had a ps2 with Madden 08 and NFL2K 5. The amazement of seeing the jump in graphics and visuals clouded the lack of depth and polish compared to other titles my little brain couldn't comprehend.
For me, Madden 19 was the wake-up call that Madden wasn't going to get better and progressively get worse or stale. Madden 20 just put the nail in the coffin for those doubts, and EA was going to keep riding off the name of Madden to make money off of
I’m happy you made this cus I was just scrolling thru your vids tryna find if you made a one on madden 20. In my honest opinion(since playing madden 99-20) madden 20 is by far the last ALRIGHT madden. Once EA included X-factor I was completely done with madden. Haven’t bought madden since!!
This was first game I played on my PS4 when I got it in 2019 from my teammates for Christmas so while I don't like it compared to 2K5 or my ps3 maddens, I will always cherish it because of why I have it... Still a glitchy mess though
It was ass, but human joystick was hilariously fun to play with in franchise mode. I loved this madden, but it’s really the only madden game I like from 2015-2024. Goofy ass games are my thing and madden 20 didnt even try to be simulation
I guarantee the only reason they made QBs fumble so god damn much was because of Madden 04 Mike Vick. Making QBs fumble more is a huge nerf and even after Madden 04, they still nerf'd Vick. Crazy to me.
long time subscriber here. I really wish you would do more on this channel than cover Madden and NBA. For example: You must've really hated MLB and baseball videogames (besides the vastly overrated MVP), while growing up. All the past MLB The Show vidgame titles continue to go unrecognized..
I forever dispise madden 20 because my friends and I had an online franchise, it was the conference championship, a really close game, single digits, in the 4th quarter. I had a 4th and 1. I ran it up the gut, rolled over my offensive linemen, gained four hard earned yards. Turnover on downs. It lost me the game.
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@SOFTDRINKTV✔- What Madden do you think WAS the best?
Great video! Sad such a great franchise has been wrecked. Will you be doing an MLB23 the show review video?
Fuck off and leave this pro harassment site bitch! TH-cam is for fucking sadists. TH-cam must be killed
I miss the days of looking forward to the new madden ti see the changes and innovations. It's been far too long
TH-cam is for racists. Quit TH-cam and find something better cause your videos sucks!
This game only gets remembered fondly because it was out during quarantine so everyone was playing it all day long… X factors and abilities were cool at first until you realize how broken they were and still are
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Yep😊
same with 2K20
This is arguably one of the worst games in the series because:
A: It came after they went to the Frostbite engine.
And B: The minor improvements that have occurred in the last three games hadn’t happened yet.
I’d say it could be better than Madden 19, but that’s about it.
I remember playing this game before Covid and enjoyed it tbh. During the NFL season I played that and Spider-Man. Then around December onwards it was NBA 2K20. Madden 21 through was trash imo tho.
People say this was the last great madden due to quarantine nostalgia
Lol damn
u madden queers gotta acknowledge that not everyone will agree wit wat you think, yall forcing everyone to not like the game to make yourself feel better
quarantine nostalgia is a great name because that's exactly what it is and its all over the internet rn
@@_shotsbyjayno body is forcing options or opinions on others the game is trash simple kiddo.
Exactly same for me
EA will never change and madden will never return to it's former glory as long as they still have the NFL exclusive license.
23 is decent
23 is trash
Don’t make me laugh lol
Oh yes they will I promise you 2k will take their place and pack their shit and get out you know kinda like Walmart lol
Hoping whatever game 2k is cooking with the NFL deal scares EA enough to step it up.
This is the game that made me give up on Madden, same old EA only caring for the money.
Same here. Hadn't played since 17 and after I played this for about 2 weeks, I deleted it and swore off Madden.
I was finished after the shit hole that 19 was
Dead ass .. I personally feel madden 18 was perfect.. had its imperfections but compared to the newer maddens .. yeah madden 18 all day 🤷🏽♂️
Go Kraken!!
Well to be fair when companies make good games it also is for the money lol. Quality is generally a business decision.
I liked Madden 20 back then cause it was the first thing brought me in contact with football(I'm from Europe so football is not really popular here) . When I found you're channel I thought it cant be that bad. So I started playing NFL 2k 05, Madden 08 and Ncaa 14 and realized you where right. Today I can't imagen that I liked that game,but due to the fact it brought me to the Sport I now love and play it has a special place in my heart.
MADDEN NFL 20 for me minus 0.9/10.
Madden 19 was my first I loved it but went back after playing others and realised boy this game sucks
Thank you for saying football and not american football like others 🐐
@@FireAttack0811real
I’m from the uk I fit into it from playing madden 05 in like 2015 on my classics Xbox haha
I think what makes Madden 20 special was because everyone was playing it during quarantine. It was during Covid where everyone was staying in and playing online. I played Madden 20 more than any other game and the soundtrack gives me nostalgia now.
Yep
@@kingpeso4240 unfortunately that doesn’t make the game good
i hope this gets millions of views. you said everything perfectly and every madden/sports game consumer deserves to hear this.
Maybe soon 1.9M views in 1 month.
One thing I always hated about modern Madden (besides everything else) was how every player looks like they're built on the exact same frame as one another. I mean pardon me for wanting a Wide Receiver, Linebacker, and Left Tackle to have different body types. In any case, still a banger video as usual.
This is the game where a Madden championship was won with a punter at QB and only running the ball. The last time I played this game was an Eagles Franchise, but I remember prior to then I lost an exhibition match to a potential game-winning touchdown being ruled out of bounds even with challenge.
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The sad thing is that for all the criticism of 2K NBA games for holding players hostage money wise, (and rightfully so especially in MyPlayer) at least the gameplay is realistic and worthy of being called simulation
Literally playing 2k right now and seeing how pay to win myplayer is. I swear it used to be at least fair a few years ago and now it's a flat out grind. And important skills like midrange shooting are ridiculous. I think it would be 250k to bring my guy up to 83 on mid range and that's like 40 bucks.
That being said, the gameplay is still very realistic and fluid. When I play against the warriors curry plays just like curry. It sucks they're exploiting the player, but madden doesn't even have a solid framework
People think 2K can make a better NHL game, yet they choose to ignore MyPlayer’s monetization.
@@JaredtheRabbit agree. Or even ignoring everything on it.
@@stephengrigg5988 2k nowadays is like EA. Always Pay to Win.
@@purwantiallan5089 I agree. The only credit I give them is at least they're extprting us for good gameplay. I honestly don't know what madden players get out of it
Playing Madden 25 on RPCS3 while watching this, and I literally just had something I've never seen happen in modern Madden happen.
My QB threw an inaccurate pass, and a receiver running a different route happened to be close to the ball.. And he caught it. I'm pretty sure in modern Madden it just bonks them on the helmet
No that still happens. It happened to me last night playing Madden 20
that happened to me in m23 every once in a while
It happened to me a few times in Madden 21 recently.
Ya I can agree once I started playing retro PS2 and Xbox sports games I came to realize how much better it was even though I'm 14 I can tell the difference
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As someone who love simulation football, I like how arcadey madden was, superstar KO was really fun
I bought’22 on clearance because the last one I played was ‘19 and I haven’t even played 1 quarter yet because I have better games that are holding up my interest. I even fired up 2K5 on my OG Xbox today and played and had a blast! 😊
Softy your channel is a genuine treasure. Easily one of my favorite channels on youtube. Never stop🖤
Pick Huey, for me Madden NFL 20 to 23 are all MINUS 4 of 10!
Which Madden you recommend? I'm new to football @@purwantiallan5089
Thank you for posting this, I’m seeing a lot of revisionist history online about this game in recent months
Madden 20 was the first Madden I bought day one in 7 years or more. I fell for the hype, my friends sold me on it, the little CFB mode sounded amazing, I had a job so I figured lets buy it day one. I played it for 4 days and thought about returning it to only get half my money back. I couldnt believe how much it sucked, I was blown away. As a kid I loved the older 360 maddens and like I said I fell for the hype. I played it for four days and didnt play it ever again, and since I have not even thought about playing a new madden other then when I got Madden 23 for free last week through EA play, played for an hour and realized even paying 0 dollars for that game was too much money. Joke of a franchise now and I'm glad you are doing videos dunking on them.
I remember a few months before COVID I said very nicely that this game was bad on my show. I suggested to play Madden 2003, 2004, and 2005 instead. You know a game series is shit when games on the 2600 beat its brains out
The play that made me hate tackling animations was when I did a fake fg and there was a hole open so I ran threw it but my player started running more towards the left into a tackle even when I tried going to the right
This game opened my eyes to how lazy EA was. At least madden 11 good so I can survive off that
The sad thing is I’m 19 and I believe me kids are gonna end up watching these videos
You hit the nail on the head. I try and explain to my dad madden Hasn’t been good in ages it he still claims it’s really good and he has never touched anything but a sports game
This was my last madden I played all year. Played a little bit of 21 then i gave up completely. I then sold all my owned madden games from m17 through 21. I will never play madden again until a new developer rises.
I'm not a huge sports fan, but I do love all of your insightful videos. These days, when you can easily play the old PS2 games on a laptop or even on your phone, who needs the new Maddens? Just get one of the old games where your favorite team had a good season, and have fun once again- with all the modes you've praised back in the game....like they were never dropped! :)
Never stop making these videos, people need to keep being reminded how EA keeps letting everyone down with these Madden games, I still continue to play Madden NFL 07, ESPN NFL 2K4/5 on my PS2/PCSX2, and I don't think I will ever go to a new Madden ever again, last one I got was this Madden-I picked it up for $5 at a local game store, I turned it back in and was able to use that $5 for a copy of ESPN NFL Football (2K4) at same local game store...crazy that these PS2 era games are still better than new Maddens after 3 console jumps, PS2 to PS3 to PS4 and now to the PS5, it is really sickening that people still defend EA, again keep up the great work SDTV
This game was absolutely horrible but I have good memories from my own simplicity. I was in college and on a big time grind at the time and only had like 30 mins a day to myself in my room to play video games. I’d play like one or two quick games of a mycareer with a QB. Did a full 15 seasons with him and had a great time. But the game is bad
I loved playing Madden 20 during quarantine but calling it the best madden with basically 4 reused game modes is HUGE stretch😭
What’s so crazy is that today…I was looking through my old games on ps5 and when I found madden 20…somehow I put 850 hours into madden 20…I was thinking to myself what tf I was doing putting 850 hours in madden 20?! Good times
Quarantine
@@Lukas-d7m but I wasn’t even playing online or mut…I guess I was just playing to play
@@jamiie78 That's what I noticed from this video. It's all "this thing is bad!" and "that thing sucks!" Madden 20 was my second Madden game after 19, so you could say I was born into modern Madden. I still play 20 to this day. You can genuinely have a good time and enjoy playing the GAME. I feel like that's what people are missing. It's a GAME. People think back fondly on 20 because we didn't care. The world outside was shit, but the game was FUN. That's all that mattered then, and that's what matters to me now.
Finally, someone said it people act like madden 20 was the best madden ever it’s pretty sad really
Half the fans weren’t alive to play a good Madden let alone a great one lol
kids are ignorant and the adults that defend the newer madden just have bad taste in quality.
@@aariesharris7894 yep, exactly
It’s just cuz it was during covid and there’s a lot of good memories on ut
Yeah usually those ppl were born after 2011
Lamars broken juke box to literal fumbles on the run to a hype intro this game is crazy chaotic
the issue is that the people who want madden 20 gameplay back are the ones who want it back bc it made ultimate team more arcade-like. the leaping linebackers and completely busted x factors made it fun for them. madden won't be realistic. likely ever but bare minimum until a competitor forces their hand. fingers crossed maximum or 2k can be that challenge, personally
Madden NFL 20 gameplay looked like downgraded Blitz the League PS2 game.
Fuck no y’all want a game movement to be slow asf that’s not real they not moving all slow and none elusive like that in real life that’s why madden fucking sucks now
Can’t juke or do a good spin move anymore
Love your videos. Just wondering if you can do one on FIFA or other soccer games?
I've been playing Madden since 1992. You're doing God's work. Looking forward to Maximum Football.
I'm sure IGN considered it a "Step in the right direction" lol, like they do every yr
I think madden really went down hill when they added the rac, possession, and aggressive catch.
Hmmm...🤔
Playing this now for the plat and I’m laughing my way through it. If it wasn’t for the GameStop $5 monthly credit to ‘buy’ this game for $5 then I’d be more pissed about the years-on issues this game can’t shake.
Still playing 2k5 and allpro football 2k8. Will never go back to madden. We need a change
X-factors will end up being maddens downfall. I hate how in MUT now it’s not based on numbers or overall it’s based on abilities so a 95 with better abilities will play better than 99 overall. Miss the older days of madden
I have never rage quit a game where I will never play it again until I got my hands on this game. I was doing the mycareer aspect of this game and after my 4th season, I didn't resign with my team or choose one of the 5 teams that offered me contracts during the offseason because I thought I'd be able to have more options after a certain week. I did not. It legitimately forced me to retire without warning. 4 seasons and my career was over. No warning, and no chance to continue.
That’s on you 😂
@@nicocollins4101 I'd say same if i hadn't had very similar things happen to me. Not just in 20, but also in 21 and 22 and even 23. I'd make a QB who by his fourth year was a 99 overall with the Jets (after being forced to ONLY be drafted there as a QB), win 3 or 4 rings in that time with the same number of MVPs, amazing stats, literally everything you could ask for. And I decided to not resign with the Jets because I want to play on a different team. But what do ya know, a 25 year old, 99 ovr QB with 4 rings, 4 mvps and amazing stats did not get a single contract offer from ANY other team and was forced to retire. I don't know what world that happens in, but I guarantee teams would be flocking that guy with contract offers irl or any decently made simulation football game.
😂damn. Gambled on yourself and lost. Didn’t consider that you might end up havin no offers if ya played bad 🤦🏾♂️. That’s actually pretty funny. Still lame to be forced to quit myPlayer after dedicating 4 seasons of gameplay tho.
@@tjanderson5892 It's one of those things where I didn't expect to even be forced to retire 😅
I got this game because it was my first modern Madden game. The only other one I had was Madden 06 for the GameCube. I had my fun with it in the beginning, but once I started seeing the issues, I came to regret buying it. Never bought another new Madden since.
Do y'all remember luke kuechly being the most overpowered madden player In this game he touched your qb or hit sticked anyone they fumbled dude always picked the ball he was Actaully insane
It's sad how many people consider it good and think it's soundtrack was good. Covid strikes in many other ways.
soundtrack was fye fym!
@@massacabal magic was awesome
@Floating Cabal I can confidently say this is the worst Madden and maybe 2K soundtrack I've ever listened to. I at least enjoy a couple of songs in 22 and 23, 20 is all obnoxious rap with 0 flow in sight. Nothing in this even compares to N95 or Ambessel.
@@Lagchunk then u havent heard 21 soundtrack. it actually god awful.
@@Lagchunk ts fye fym!
I DONT WANNA BE ON THE GROUND WHEN THE TIME FLIES
Had so many friends goin wonder when its my time
@@ghostfalcon9670gon miss madden 20 fr😭
@@ajt361 only 2 more weeks
11:40 That's such a good point. I used to play sports games ONLY when growing up. In high school I started playing Fallout: New Vegas and was impressed with the detail and choice. Then I made the mistake of playing NHL 18 expecting the same level of depth. Not even close and that's why I barely play sports games released after 2012
I can't believe we have had a whole generation of sports games (PS4) that just sucks. The generation before it was better.
I only liked this game because it got me through quarantine I remember grinding on ultimate team all day and vibing to the songs
the NFL didnt care about how their brand looked in 2005, they wanted to make the most amount of money, the price for an exclusive license is more than double that of an in-exclusive license
The last good madden was madden 17
*2012
Keep hammering them man, the reign of terror will end eventually
Years ago I use to be astonished by the lack of quality in FIFA games and this was in the mid-2000s, same with Madden even their PS2 versions were far inferior to 2k. EA has been making trash forever, its just that they have gotten worst/better? at it.
Imagine if those Madden game glitches happened during REAL NFL games...what would happen next?
I only tried it out because I needed something to do during the pandemic. The last madden I played before that was Madden 17. All I can say I was disappointed…
I actually liked it over the last few maddens. I know I played it more than 21 or 22. But that continual running clock on franchise was annoying
Madden 20 was the last Madden that I didn't unistall with in the first month. I played it for 3 months
Tbh I really like this Madden because it was the first Madden game I played and it brings back memories and I really like how you can be very elusive but that’s just me
You suck shut up
You’re young
Same this is my first madden and we cloud have a good team without spending money
play any madden game on the ps2 and it will destroy madden 23 and even the later madden games on the ps1 have more features
My favourite part of the game was the loading screen having the browns punter in it pointing like a QB en route to the line of scrimmage
Great video 👏👏 keep up the good work 💪
Amin.
I really want to get back into NFL 2k5.. but I want it on my pc, should I get the psx version or Xbox version?
I’m not defending the game but it was one of my favorites because I play for fun
you're part of the problem
You know this is a failed franchise when the world winner of the Madden tournament is someone who literally had a punter as QB and used offensive tackles as WRs to win. This game is insanely broken.
Using Zeke in this game is like using a cheat code
One of my memories of this was their MUT mode lacked 99 overall cards for good players, and all they gave it to was players who were hurt all year or theme diamonds
Madden 13 was the beginning of the death of the franchise
You def buggin about the soundtracks, Madden 20 soundtracks were amazing
Imagine spending 70 bucks every time a new Madden come out
And you spend thousands afterwards on randomized cards that you would sell for in game coins.
I remembered that Eric Dickerson's 94 NFL 100 dominated with that broken Freight Train 100 X-Factor.
Until they had to nerf it in February before his Ultimate Legend came out.
Only for someone to make a golden ticket for Bo Jackson and Michael Vick, not knowing they would get another 99 in Ultimate Legends.
Thank you for this vid! This is the last Madden I bought (for 20 bucks many months after release) and played. Very buggy, terrible animations for scripted events, horrible throws... yeah you know.
I remember I bought this game at launch, played it for maybe two weeks, ejected the disc, put it back in the case, and haven't dusted it off since...haven't even touched a Madden game since 20
Did the same with their soccer game FIFA 22, bought it played twice and deleted from my pc. Never played it again! I've played EA games for two decades and they have always been sub-par experiences.
I will never defend madden 20 as a good madden because it clearly isn’t, but i do love it because it got me through quarantine.
Great video 💯 The leaping linebackers have been a problem since the PS3 era Madden's ball trajectory is too low in a lot of Madden games. Linebackers will leap 10 feet in the air to pick you off. The last great Madden game to me was Madden 2005.
I have no plans to get Madden NFL 20-23 anytime soon. I'll stick to Madden NFL 2002-08 on the original Xbox. Christ, even Madden NFL 10-14 were better than Madden NFL 20.
People ride this game sideways just because it’s the Covid-19 madden and it had the “super sexy superstar ko” which was the buggiest most over rated thing ever.
Man X-Factors was the epitome of “looks good on paper” and it was broken beyond belief
I find it funny that some of the comments here are calling you a hater. I guess it's bad to have standards suddenly. "Don't ask questions just consume product and get excited for next product" reigns supreme apparently.
Madden 12 was the last one I really enjoyed. Once the jump to ps4 happened I no longer liked the franchise.
I love how he's calling Y Shallow Cross in every clip and doesn't even acknowledge it
Has anyone figured out exactly WHY they threw out the PS2 mechanics?
can you do a video about the console wars of the 90s and how it made the gaming industry better
That does beg a question: What is the biggest game platform today (other than PC and mobile) that isn’t produced by Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft?
@@fortynights1513 you mean by third party company
Major problems I can think off:
Running was Op and the abilities
Corner routes
Bazooka
A glitch with one of the dead-eye ability where if you left go off the running trigger while throwing it’ll let you have running dead eye
WR op abilities and X-factors (double me and Moss lmaooo)
When entering the PS4 & XBOX ONE era of sports video games, you're lucky enough to find those that are at least decent & worth replaying again on PS5 & Xbox Series X. While wrestling fans were luckier with WWE 2K16 & WWE 2K19 as well as NBA 2K16 for basketball fans, American football & soccer fans were forced to accept bad sports games year after year with barely any improvement. Not sure about the quality of MLB The Show series every year though.
Last game featuring Eli Manning, that's about alp I have to say about it
Love the videos. You should a deep dive into mlb the show.
I plan on it eventually. I have to play more of the series first
Can’t wait!!!!
Damn...There's an eery 1984 vibe to how you break this company and game down...
ngl next to madden 17 20 might be one of my favorite from that gen especially now that im on pc with mods hopefully with 24 most likely being next gen i can finally upgrade
Only reason I loved madden 19 was because it was my first next gen madden ever. Before that I had a ps2 with Madden 08 and NFL2K 5. The amazement of seeing the jump in graphics and visuals clouded the lack of depth and polish compared to other titles my little brain couldn't comprehend.
For me, Madden 19 was the wake-up call that Madden wasn't going to get better and progressively get worse or stale. Madden 20 just put the nail in the coffin for those doubts, and EA was going to keep riding off the name of Madden to make money off of
This was really the last good madden (with sabo gameplay mode!)
I’m happy you made this cus I was just scrolling thru your vids tryna find if you made a one on madden 20. In my honest opinion(since playing madden 99-20) madden 20 is by far the last ALRIGHT madden. Once EA included X-factor I was completely done with madden. Haven’t bought madden since!!
Lol. And what’s crazy is that you could’ve did any one from the last six years.. still would’ve been just as prevalent smfh. Great video bro.
I’m still playing this Madden, it’s a lot better than these new Maddens
It’s only popular because of the virus and nostalgia
I’ll never forget getting Madden 19 for free and during a franchise game one of my defensive lineman became invisible…
This was first game I played on my PS4 when I got it in 2019 from my teammates for Christmas so while I don't like it compared to 2K5 or my ps3 maddens, I will always cherish it because of why I have it... Still a glitchy mess though
It was ass, but human joystick was hilariously fun to play with in franchise mode. I loved this madden, but it’s really the only madden game I like from 2015-2024. Goofy ass games are my thing and madden 20 didnt even try to be simulation
I guarantee the only reason they made QBs fumble so god damn much was because of Madden 04 Mike Vick. Making QBs fumble more is a huge nerf and even after Madden 04, they still nerf'd Vick. Crazy to me.
long time subscriber here. I really wish you would do more on this channel than cover Madden and NBA. For example: You must've really hated MLB and baseball videogames (besides the vastly overrated MVP), while growing up. All the past MLB The Show vidgame titles continue to go unrecognized..
Did you miss my recent video on Super Baseball 2020? My channel has plenty of variety at this point. Can't please everyone
@@SOFTDRINKTV You have been my fave sports vidgame channel on YT. Thanks for replying. Didn't mean any harm. Vin
I appreciate the support!
Love your content sir much respect. 🤝🏾
i gave up on madden since 18 😞 but got madden 24 jus for the roster updates
I forever dispise madden 20 because my friends and I had an online franchise, it was the conference championship, a really close game, single digits, in the 4th quarter. I had a 4th and 1. I ran it up the gut, rolled over my offensive linemen, gained four hard earned yards. Turnover on downs. It lost me the game.