To "stream line" the presentation, they basically care more about wanting the game to look like you're watching an actual NFL game.. instead of playing a video game, so dumb
rather than growing up with your fanbase you went backwards and now you cater to children with your garbage cringe worthy videos. You became what you hate. Your content is abysmal, granted it was never great, but still, you regressed. Fortnite headass.
Almost in tears being reminded of all those old features. Slowly removed over the years to the point where I’ve forgotten and didn’t notice. You’re absolutely right. What. Happened.
@Agent J Madden 2007 was a great game. After that everything got reduced but the final straw with me was madden 13 when they got rid of Franchise mode altogether. I never bought another Madden after that.
You know what I miss? CREATE A PLAY. The had it in Madden '05 but yet can't implement in 14 years later?! I'm a former coach and offensive coordinator. I loved that feature.
@@YOURFAVORITEDOOMGUY The medical center made your players recover faster and the field warmers made it so any snow on the ground would evaporate sooner
I used to love that part of the game! I would jack up prices on hotdogs and drop beer to $1 lol. Used to always pretend I had the drunkest rowdiest crowd in the NFL.
@@BaronVonBielski Then I'm probably the only guy that plays Franchise mode as the owner, because you can change the prices. Prices of concessions, merchandise, and tickets. You can chose to upgrade, renovate your stadium, and if the stadium happiness get low enough, you have the option to relocate. Some fan bases also care about how your team performs and the way you(the owner) answer media questions. It all affects fan happiness. I'm probably missing out on the cool scenarios playing as the coach, but I like having total control of the franchise.
Best youtube video I've watched in a while. So much detail combined with the perfect amount of humor. Well done. This video deserves not one dislike. Didn't want it to end.
Ultimate team is what ruined Madden. They stopped caring about gameplay when the money kept rolling in. The pay to play model is what broke this game. Great video!
Tyler Welty Ok name on game modern day game where there isn’t micro transactions. Ultimate team is great for this game. Yeah they should make their franchise mode better. But shouldn’t take out the mode that most of the community plays and enjoys.
The G.O.A.T it’s not about the micro transactions it’s the fact they don’t care about anything else. Idc if ultimate team stays or not I just want a good all around game not this glitched half ass piece of shit
Honestly, EA got so bad on their reliance towards Ultimate Team that even Ultimate Team itself is prone to fucking up. It's also bound to get worse because they already know people will buy the bloody thing anyway. EA is already set for a long ass time anyway with this whole mess and the people who prefer a better game already have those on the cheap either via buying an old copy or just getting it on the Internet. Bit of a shame that morals have to be ignored for profit according to some companies, but that's the way it is.
It makes perfect sense when you understand EA literally has a monopoly over NFL games. They have no competition, so just like in any other monopoly the price goes up and the quality goes down.
Ya. NFL really needs to revisit this licensing agreement. Might make sense to offer more short term deals once they can. I figure this mess gets avoided if they offer studios a 2-3 year contract and ability to go find a new studio if game quality declines. Right now though, the NFL doesn’t have much incentive to move away from EA
SOFTDRINKSPORTS actually I think the gamecube version of MADDEN 08 had some stuff cut. I played both versions and on Gamecube I couldn’t find the situations mode. And some other minor stuff I found that were changed in the Gamecube version
And it only cost me $14.99 a few days after it released. It's insane how consumer-friendly it was considering how well it turned out. Compare that to the mircotransaction horseshit we get nowadays.
They’re not going to do a single thing. They know they’re putting out garbage, but they don’t care. It’s all about the easiest way to make the most money.
EA doesn't care man. Maybe the developers do, but the executives funding Madden probably don't even like football. They don't give the developers the resources they need to create the game they want to make. As long as it sells and people spend money on MUT, they don't see a reason to invest in depth or quality.
Could newer Maddens also suck because EA now insist on using the Frostbite 2 engine across their first party titles? An engine designed for destructible enviroments in first person shooters. FIFA's gone downhill from using it too. I hear others say EA only reccomend using it, rather than demand, so all their dev teams can pool resources, but they have full reign on their own titles.
When you explained the presentation points about 2K5 I wanted to cry. I remember the game play being great but I forgot all the presentation aspects that trumped current Madden. Excellent retrospective.
Listened to your show. Smitty went in for like 10m on his disgust for the game lol. Love you guys passion! Franchise heads need way more than this bear bones CFM they are giving us. Your Show and videos like this are slowly opening people's eyes to the trickery EA's higher ups are playing with our dollars. I feel Rex's interview is gonna be the start of the movement of people stop supporting EA until they address core gameplay issues(hopefully)
@Simfballcritic we have to stop supporting Madden... period! Game Changers, the community, everyone! Madden 20 should not get any of our dollars! You promote the game too Sim. I've watched you alot of times try to defend EA. Sometimes you ask the tough questions, but at the same time your one of the main people screaming "Give it a chance before you bash it" & some people like myself do... & come away mad that I did. Franchise mode needs to be the meat & Potatoes of ANY SPORTS GAME! Once you've fixed that...everything else is gravy.
I've been doing that for over a decade. Last Madden I played was 2005 on PC. That was an incredible football game. They could have stopped there and just updated rosters every year and it would still hold up today. And really not just hold up, but destroy 19.
@@jeremiah817tx Yeah they're (perhaps accidentally) genius. People who buy consoles are half the time already mentally tied to the console no matter what, so they're probably prepared to let another company take their money no matter the product's actual quality.
Boycott EASports period. Their other games aren't much better. Can't speak for FIFA as I don't really mess with it, but their NHL and NBA games are just as terrible
Skip Bayless Atlanta was an 11-5 team that year. NYG was a 9-7 team that scraped into the playoffs. Green Bay is way more embarrassing and you shouldn’t throw stones from a glass house
Skip Bayless same way Green Bay lost to a 9-7 team at home in the NFC Divisional with the best offense in a long time and the best record. They also lost to the 10-6 Giants in Green Bay 4 years earlier in the title game. It’s almost like you don’t know your teams history
I hate the fact that EA has a near Monopoly on the most popular sports games. I have had to switch from PES to Fifa, 2k to Madden, they even made ufc games awful when they took them over. Exclusivity rights are a detriment to getting a quality product. In this age of diversity it should be abolished
Agreed but the NFL has to take some blame also. They have the right to sell their rights to multiple bidders. They like having EA in their back pocket though and EA is paying alot of money to keep it that way.
@@MrWigglyyy I know. EA paid alot of money to get exclusive rights but the NFL agreed to it. They could've easily sold their rights to multiple bidders but EA bought them out
@@CravonMoorehead that's the operative word 'exclusive' EA can make enjoyable games but the problem they always have is their coding can make a lot of movement sequences look predetermined rather than flow naturally as the video shows and it's been prevalent throughout multiple sports titles. The big loser is the consumer as we want the real names and likenesses as well as realistic gameplay but are stuck with a developer who can't deliver the realism and is preoccupied with ultimate team as that makes them more money. Hopefully this will change
There's at least one feature 2K5 had that modern Madden still doesn't that you missed from what I can see: the ability to select precisely which aspect of a play you are replay challenging. In modern Madden, it's entirely possible to want to challenge the spot a receiver went down or out of bounds and have the result of the challenge be that the receiver caught the ball, which you already knew. Very frustrating.
As soon as I uploaded this video I went and played 2K5 again and then did a facepalm. How did I forget that?? It bothers me so much that I didnt include it because that is huge. 2K5 was 50 years ahead of the game with challenges
Didn't expect to watch the whole thing but I was so invested 5 minutes in. Great job on this video. I agree with everything you have stated in this video. That is the main reason why I haven't bought a madden since 2013.
I always wait for madden to go for sale for like 20 bucks on playstation cause i knlw that ill have enouh fun to defend spendin 20 bucks for jt but 60 for basically a roster update is too much for me
Maaaaan, it's like you're truly doing god's work...I was randomly suggested a franchise mode playthrough on YT the other day and it gave me an itch for Madden. It would have been my first Madden purchase in 8 years. Then somehow I was led to this video...before buying it. I'm glad this grabbed me and pulled me back to reality. Bless you my child lol
THIS VIDEO IS OLD. HERE'S AN UPDATED VERSION: th-cam.com/video/ka0OQPTr8rA/w-d-xo.html Timestamps (meant to be watched beginning to end, however): 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Content 01:48 - Create-a-team myth 11:21 - Gameplay 14:32 - Bugs 16:57 - How Did This Happen? 19:14 - Madden Defenders 21:42 - Full Rex Dickson Interview 22:12 - Closing Thoughts (Don’t skip this!)
We need to stop buying it. Thats it. They wont make money the nfl will get pissed and they will be losing money. Therefore they will lose licensing on the game. Then we win #boycottMadden20
You going from 08 to 19 is so damn relatable, I did the same exact thing. I was really shocked at how bad it truly was. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong (I'm not a massive video game person). Then I found out that nope..the game is just terribly broken
This usually happens when they have to remake the game from scratch and they don't have the time in a single year to remake all the features they had so they make a bare bones game and hope to add back the other features slowly over time. Unfortunately, they seem to be switching engines or consoles faster than they can re-create the features. Game development isn't as simple as some people seem to think it is... though EA has absolutely NO excuse for pretending the feature they're bringing back is new and innovative when it's simply a returning feature.
@@crazyli Which is exactly why sports games shouldn't be released annually, and why people need to stop buying the games annually as soon as possible. Seriously, gamers got Ubisoft to stop releasing Assassin's Creed annually, can we really not do the same with Madden, FIFA, NBA 2K, NHL, and MLB the Show?
@@kylefunderburk4194 nope because you have to have that year's roster... even though it's really easy to just update the existing game with it. Sports games should just function similar to MMOs where you pay a subscription to play the game (something like $4.99 a month) and the devs continually update the rosters and players to be the current state of the sport as it happens in real life while working on enhancing the game and adding features on the side. Just one game that continually gets worked on.
One thing I absolutely love about NBA 2K is historic and all time teams. And being able to take those players and being able to put them on current rosters. AND being able to use those teams with historic players in franchise.
NBA 2k19 is not good never played madden so can't say its worst than it. But nba is not as good as 2012 or 2014 and the graphics got worse and the game play is buggy.
@@FilipCordas Having played both, Madden is the worst sports franchise in history, Madden doesn't even play like real football, it's way more buggy than 2k, it makes 2k seem like the greatest sports game of all time, you have to play with sliders to get an enjoyable experience, movement sucks, dominated by animations, UI sucks, no depth, offseason sucks, no career mode, no customizations, only 4 body types....I could go on and on. 2K for the most part is a great offline experience and has a lot of features, People keep bitching about VC, all you gotta do is not pay for it... It ain't that hard.
EA's Madden is a true Greek tragedy, and you summed it up well. It's a vicious cycle. People continue to purchase Madden because of the updated rosters and EA doesn't care about its shit product being legit.
Of course because Electronic Arts became more greedy and they care so much more about money and profit than their own Gamers and they still do, yes making money is good but have interest in the consumer and Gamers not have interests in business and profits, that's the mindset that they have at the company and I don't think they'll ever stop they'll be consumed with money and heck I think the CEO has loads of money in his office. Lol Andrew Wilson is a walking turd
How do you only have 9.6k subs? 1. Excellent analysis of the series. 2. Great explanation of what past madden did right and what the current is doing wrong. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for making this, I have been saying this for years. I refused to spend another 60 bucks on a game that is just a re-textured version of the one before it with an updated roster. I still play madden 10 and don't care if the players are out of date. If EA really cared about putting out a good game (which I doubt the do) take a year off to develop a truly authentic experience and instead of releasing a new game every year have an update with the new draft class. But that would take away the cash-cow they have.
Fred Taylor i like 11 because i like the gameplay and franchise menu the best and it has more features than the current madden. i just hate that i dont have the 2011 draft class because that had so many legends of the 2010s
I remember being able to move my team to Mexico and creating my own color scheme as well as drafting players like Bronco Nagurski and creating my own draftees. Franchise mode used to be awesome too. That was around 2004-2005. I didn't play for a long time and then at some point I think I bought Madden 16 and it had none of those things. I took it back to the store.
At this point, I’d love to see the football equivalent of Pro Evolution Soccer where you have generic teams but have the ability to customize everything and upload option files.
You guys still talking about madden and madden still making millions each year why ? Madden is for the casual players They don't have a issue with the game they just play it for a few month's and move on You guys are a small group that probably at best make up 5% of madden players You guys don't move enough units For madden to change it would be bad business for EA sports If not broke don't fix it JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'S A BAD GAME OTHERS DO NOT FEEL THE SAME ONE SOLUTION JUST DONT BUY THE GAME JUST THAT SIMPLE MAKING DUMB VIDEOS NOT GOING TO GET YOU A BETTER PRODUCT
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for reminding people who still buy Madden why they should stop and demand a higher quality product for their hard earned money. It's funny because all a person has to do it play Madden for 15 minutes in order to realize it's terrible. We shouldn't need to connect the dots with a video like this in order to read through the lines. It's simple, stop buying Madden everyone and stop representing the game to get ahead. Leave the game where it belongs... on the store shelves. We need a better football game and 2K is my 1st choice! Thanks again for the video! Hope to see more like these, even though I know it's a lot of work. Subbed and Liked!
King Javo I took about 5 yrs of video games and 9 or 10 off madden came back late 17 and thought I’d hang around to see what ea had planned. Lol! I’m not sure but I’m pretty sure EA has lost its minds collectively. I won’t buy madden 20 . I think I’m gonna go get a ps3 and pick up apf 2k8 . I always thought that was as good a football game as I’d ever played.
King Javo 2K is just as bad as EA in my opinion with sports games. The NBA2k series has been absolutely horrendous since at least 2K14, I would take current Madden over current NBA 2K any day.
@@connerruddy9275 you TRIPPIN. 2k is not perfect but it's a much more realistic version of basketball than Madden is to football gameplay wise and has alot more features and modes
Madden 06 was the shit. It's crazy how much I learned and how much responsibility I felt as an 11 year old kid. Literally determining ticket prices, negotiating contracts, and winning super bowls. If only the Raiders made the same decisions I had made...
Great video, All these features, do you know what Madden game they were last seen in? What was the last "good" Madden? Actually when was John Madden actually even in the game???
Amen brother. My first madden in 10 years... I regret returning... MUT is a straight money grab with micro transactions. The H2H gameplay is thoroughly unenjoyable. I hate this game. That's putting it lightly
countrykid_20 NHL also has a realistic non generic presentation. I remember watching my brother play and being blown by the use of actual presentation.
I started playing Madden on Madden 10, ever since 12 it's gone significantly downhill. I think now that ea has the exclusive rights they no longer Care about making the best possible game. I really believe the NFL should eliminate this Monopoly and allow for competition so ea would have to step up. I only continue to buy it because it's the ONLY football game. There's no way I would keep buying it if it had competition.
Damn I'm old lol. My sister in law got me Madden 92 for my birthday and the game changed my life. As far as 12 being the last good Madden, you're spot on. I wish I could get it on my Xbox one
Fantastic video - research done in depth and presented in a well edited and entertaining way. If only we could sit EA Madden team down show them this and ask for their response.
Are you saying game sucks bc you suck at game or there some stuff they need fix? I seen people getting there ass kick in game and they will say this game fucking sucks, it's bc they suck at playing game
@@clarky2457 there's no skill gap in the game and you don't even have to have a high football IQ to be good long as you know how to exploit whatever overpowered formation is found in the game each year smh
Same! Me and my buddy played franchises and stopped cuz the new maddens suck. Cant make plays or even customize a playbook. No chemistry feature between players. Couldnt play Pro-bowl even though i had 4 players in it lol
This video deserves a like for saying something that some would fear to say but most people would internally agree with. I grew up with Madden '07 on the Gamecube and I loved that career mode. I got to randomly generate a player's physical abilities then go through the entire draft process as that player before playing NFL games from that player's perspective. This is what I miss most in newer Madden games, the ability to play from an isolated character's perspective. It is impossible to play cb in newer maddens because you can't even see yourself on screen until you're 10+ yards downfield. This has been a glaring problem for multiple years that EA has never bothered to fix. A couple days ago, one of my friends brought his Madden '19 for PS4 and we played a couple of games. While playing, so many INTs were thrown because linebackers would somehow manage to snag balls being thrown to receivers 20 yards past them. The ball arcs are unrealistic and players have insane vertical ability, as well as next to no chance to drop the ball. Jump balls felt like they were predetermined by whatever animation the receiver and defender were locked into. In one game I forced 7-8 fumbles using hit sticks just because it is based off a random % chance instead of applying physics to it. Spamming square with any DT would bust you through the O line instantly. Sometimes when a player fell they would glitch and fall a second time. Sometimes when a player attempts an impossible dive tackle they would glitch ahead five yards to make the tackle. Sometimes on kickoffs a player on the kicking team would glitch across the field at high speed to tackle the returner. And all this is what I got from playing only a couple games. All in all, it was still fun to play with my friend but the game was a buggy mess that didn't feel like much skill was involved, and it didn't feel like a finished product.
I will NEVER understand why they took out coin toss.
Gabe Scruggs I so regret buying this
Gabe Scruggs madden nfl 19 is rigged that’s why, I haven’t bought a Madden game since 13 and I hated it so I stopped buying madden.
To "stream line" the presentation, they basically care more about wanting the game to look like you're watching an actual NFL game.. instead of playing a video game, so dumb
The same reason why they have "play the moment". Casual players and saving on animation costs. Not saying I agree with it thought.
What about the combine workouts
Loved This. I have more hatred for EA than anything else in my whole life.
yes papa
Oh jeez sup MMG didn’t think I’d see you here
Hey mmg love your videos
papa
rather than growing up with your fanbase you went backwards and now you cater to children with your garbage cringe worthy videos. You became what you hate. Your content is abysmal, granted it was never great, but still, you regressed. Fortnite headass.
Almost in tears being reminded of all those old features. Slowly removed over the years to the point where I’ve forgotten and didn’t notice. You’re absolutely right. What. Happened.
@Agent J Madden 2007 was a great game. After that everything got reduced but the final straw with me was madden 13 when they got rid of Franchise mode altogether. I never bought another Madden after that.
KC Wildcat
My favorite football game is still NFL 2k1, but I'm old
My last was 2005 on the ps2. I knew that the series had went downhill from friends, but not this bad.
EA Sports: It's been removed from the game.
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You know what I miss?
CREATE A PLAY.
The had it in Madden '05 but yet can't implement in 14 years later?!
I'm a former coach and offensive coordinator. I loved that feature.
Me too! I had all types of stack formations where the WRs were lined up back to back to back
Sure buddy
For real. But I'm sure if they implemented that everyone would create plays that just have corner/out routes and spam it.
@@cubeboy21 hey fun fact people with cool jobs actually comment on youtube, no need to assume hes lying
It used to break the game, that's why... However, they simply needed to figure out how to apply the feature within a predetermined set of rules..
EA Sports "Its not in the game"
*"It's in the lootbox.'
"Used to be in the game"
Real talk: late 90s and early 00s EA Sports games are the shit
"It's gonna be added to a future game and branded as a *new* feature"
KEEP POUNDING
I remember upgrading the WiFi in my stadium before I had it in my home.
Those stuff not seen in the game
Smh good times man
It doesn’t matter, the fact hat we could do it made it dope
@@YOURFAVORITEDOOMGUY The medical center made your players recover faster and the field warmers made it so any snow on the ground would evaporate sooner
A prime example of the little things that make a game stand out. You know a game is good when you hear about features that you never even heard of
This guy: Madden 19 is the worst Madden.
Madden 20: Hold my bal... annnd you fumbled it.
Underrated comment 😂
Whenever go to someones house and they have stack of Madden games. I immediately leave.
Madden 21: how low can we go
@@Train_Hobo EA:AS LOW AS THE SOUTH POLE
@@aceeeeex9 madden 22 mhm
You forgot to mention one thing the Madden franchise doesn't have anymore
*A GOOD SOUNDTRACK*
Josh exactly. Madden 2005 had the best soundtrack in my opinion.
Madden once had Earshot, A7X, Ozzy, Adema, Queens of the Stone Age, Green Day, Unloco, and many others in its soundtrack
@@bossman2108 05 had a solid soundtrack
@@dcb99filmz It had a good mix of rock and hip hop and now it's like they put no effort into the game
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This has changed my view of the entire EA franchise and showed me how pathetic they are. Thank you for this insightful video good sir.
teambuilder's shutdown changed my entire view lol
The nfl buys a lot of copies I bet
Same I've never purchased a Madden game since 2012 this video just validated why
ExtraOrdinary MUSIC I just play Madden 03 to 11 because they’re good games
Bro even madden mobile can do fade routes lmaooo
"Wanna create a team called the Philadelphia Foreskins?
YOU CAN!"
not anymore 😭
I prefer Philadelphia Phoreskins
@@JRCody-ds3ec Yes
Joseph Deavers basically the current eagles
That's tuff I'm stuck with the Jacksonville Jaguars 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
You forgot customizing hot dog prices beer prices at the stadiums
I used to love that part of the game! I would jack up prices on hotdogs and drop beer to $1 lol. Used to always pretend I had the drunkest rowdiest crowd in the NFL.
You can do that in both 19 and 20
@@ElGranSanto I'll check but pretty sure you cant do that in 19/20
Fernando B. No you can’t.
@@BaronVonBielski Then I'm probably the only guy that plays Franchise mode as the owner, because you can change the prices. Prices of concessions, merchandise, and tickets. You can chose to upgrade, renovate your stadium, and if the stadium happiness get low enough, you have the option to relocate. Some fan bases also care about how your team performs and the way you(the owner) answer media questions. It all affects fan happiness.
I'm probably missing out on the cool scenarios playing as the coach, but I like having total control of the franchise.
Cheerleaders... with Physics!!! 😂😂😂. I'm dead lol. Great video bro! #FranchiseNation
That Franchise Guy I’m here cuz you told me to on Twitter... and I’m not disappointed
@@PxPappy Right on! haha
That Franchise Guy oh hey TFG nice to see you here
aka curves and boooobs! lol, Great video btw man. Looking forward to more
As a former madden player, the reason I quit was due to scripting,
MUT everything, and how very low detail was put on to the game
If Michael Vick isn't on the Falcons then the Madden game sucks.
Deadass
Facts
Yeeee #mikevickexperience
#runitlikeyoustolesomethin
#pumpfakenscoreonabitchontheirturf
#makeemragequit
If Vick aint on my MUT team in 2019. My team sucks.
Best youtube video I've watched in a while. So much detail combined with the perfect amount of humor. Well done. This video deserves not one dislike. Didn't want it to end.
Ultimate team is what ruined Madden. They stopped caring about gameplay when the money kept rolling in. The pay to play model is what broke this game.
Great video!
Definitely not, ultimate team is the only reason most people play this game at this point.
The G.O.A.T that’s the problem. People pour tons of money into ultimate team so EA is like why should we put effort into anything else
Tyler Welty Ok name on game modern day game where there isn’t micro transactions. Ultimate team is great for this game. Yeah they should make their franchise mode better. But shouldn’t take out the mode that most of the community plays and enjoys.
The G.O.A.T it’s not about the micro transactions it’s the fact they don’t care about anything else. Idc if ultimate team stays or not I just want a good all around game not this glitched half ass piece of shit
Honestly, EA got so bad on their reliance towards Ultimate Team that even Ultimate Team itself is prone to fucking up. It's also bound to get worse because they already know people will buy the bloody thing anyway.
EA is already set for a long ass time anyway with this whole mess and the people who prefer a better game already have those on the cheap either via buying an old copy or just getting it on the Internet. Bit of a shame that morals have to be ignored for profit according to some companies, but that's the way it is.
16:34 Clay Matthews was called for roughing the passer on this play
He developed that leaping ability to avoid the flags.
It amazing how technology got advanced however the game got diminished. makes no sense at all
It makes perfect sense when you understand EA literally has a monopoly over NFL games. They have no competition, so just like in any other monopoly the price goes up and the quality goes down.
Ya. NFL really needs to revisit this licensing agreement. Might make sense to offer more short term deals once they can. I figure this mess gets avoided if they offer studios a 2-3 year contract and ability to go find a new studio if game quality declines. Right now though, the NFL doesn’t have much incentive to move away from EA
Its makes perfect sense because of greed.
theyre just focusing on mut because theyre greedy bastards
Look at the mental ability of humans vs smart phones lol
16:27 Mahomes watching that and thinking to himself: "Yeah, I can do that."
This video triggered me. Well done, I forgot how good Madden once was...
@cashtheyen the GameCube maddens were identical to the ps2 and xbox ones
Yeah man shit is sad. I was so in love with football a large part because of madden. Since madden 13 shit went downhill fast.
A lot of people have. Madden player's have become sheep and EA knows it.
SOFTDRINKSPORTS actually I think the gamecube version of MADDEN 08 had some stuff cut. I played both versions and on Gamecube I couldn’t find the situations mode. And some other minor stuff I found that were changed in the Gamecube version
Situation mode is there. Everything is there. I play Madden 08 for GameCube all the time.
Everyone born before 1995 knows that 2K5 was the best NFL game ever.
It was the game that owned your soul!
It would be the only reason I would buy a ps2 again and if I could find a copy of 2k5
And it only cost me $14.99 a few days after it released. It's insane how consumer-friendly it was considering how well it turned out. Compare that to the mircotransaction horseshit we get nowadays.
@@ah1775 "iT's bEcAuSe oF iNfLaTiOn"
All Pro Football 2k8 was a better game
Send this vid to EA🤧🤷🏽♂️
They’re not going to do a single thing. They know they’re putting out garbage, but they don’t care. It’s all about the easiest way to make the most money.
Tag EA any chance we get and boycott it. Thats the only way they going to actually add care to it. Dont spend money and they start to lose money.
EA doesn't care man. Maybe the developers do, but the executives funding Madden probably don't even like football. They don't give the developers the resources they need to create the game they want to make. As long as it sells and people spend money on MUT, they don't see a reason to invest in depth or quality.
They'll shut his channel down.
@@jordandennis6794 how
Could newer Maddens also suck because EA now insist on using the Frostbite 2 engine across their first party titles? An engine designed for destructible enviroments in first person shooters.
FIFA's gone downhill from using it too.
I hear others say EA only reccomend using it, rather than demand, so all their dev teams can pool resources, but they have full reign on their own titles.
The frostbite engine is for first person shooter games and it’s not even good at that LOL
I assume it was like they “recommended” like when your parent says I “think” you should do the dishes. It’s a nicer way of saying your doing it
STOP buying the game for just 1 YEAR
I did when they bought the exclusive rights
Judah Jr i did that with madden and 2k
Judah Jr madden 19 is my last year
The problem is not enough people will do this to make a difference
Judah Jr I agree
The video needs a disclaimer warning ⚠️ “Warning: this video contains depressing facts about Madden”
it definitely needs such a warning. Its pointed out even more things i miss and has increased the madden depression 10fold lol
I got more depressed just watching the video
Its perfectly fitting that AB got put on the cover of this game
This Steelers fan approves this comment.
When you explained the presentation points about 2K5 I wanted to cry. I remember the game play being great but I forgot all the presentation aspects that trumped current Madden.
Excellent retrospective.
By the way, Rex is under NDA until May. Might be the reason why he wouldn’t go too far.
Listened to your show. Smitty went in for like 10m on his disgust for the game lol. Love you guys passion! Franchise heads need way more than this bear bones CFM they are giving us. Your Show and videos like this are slowly opening people's eyes to the trickery EA's higher ups are playing with our dollars. I feel Rex's interview is gonna be the start of the movement of people stop supporting EA until they address core gameplay issues(hopefully)
@Simfballcritic we have to stop supporting Madden... period! Game Changers, the community, everyone! Madden 20 should not get any of our dollars! You promote the game too Sim. I've watched you alot of times try to defend EA. Sometimes you ask the tough questions, but at the same time your one of the main people screaming "Give it a chance before you bash it" & some people like myself do... & come away mad that I did.
Franchise mode needs to be the meat & Potatoes of ANY SPORTS GAME! Once you've fixed that...everything else is gravy.
After madden 09 I stopped buying it and did not buy it again till 2018
If we want to make a difference we have to mess with EA’s pockets #boycottmadden20
Ea's built an empire of fan bois who are gonna pre order the game every year without even trying it. Pure garbage
I've been doing that for over a decade. Last Madden I played was 2005 on PC. That was an incredible football game. They could have stopped there and just updated rosters every year and it would still hold up today. And really not just hold up, but destroy 19.
@@jeremiah817tx Yeah they're (perhaps accidentally) genius. People who buy consoles are half the time already mentally tied to the console no matter what, so they're probably prepared to let another company take their money no matter the product's actual quality.
Boycott EASports period. Their other games aren't much better. Can't speak for FIFA as I don't really mess with it, but their NHL and NBA games are just as terrible
This video needs way more recognition!! It’s sad that EA bought out the license just to do football fans like this (I won’t say their fan base)
Goodell could fix this with one move, but hes to ignorant
Joeyland he thinks it's just a game for kids. He can care less.
EA says the NFL players association offered them exclusivity (of course, even if that's true, it's unethical af imho).
Gooddell is a piece of trash.
“EA Sports, it used to be in the game”
I agree with everything in this video 100%. EA Should be embarrassed. I have subscribed
Skip Bayless Green Bay had a 15-1 record like 8 years ago and lost to a 9-7 team
Skip Bayless so you choose a team to root for because they win? Sounds like a bandwagon. Also, how has the Packers been doing recently?
Skip Bayless so you’re penalizing a team for losing later in the playoffs?? Green Bay didn’t even win a fucking playoff game 😭😭😭
Skip Bayless Atlanta was an 11-5 team that year. NYG was a 9-7 team that scraped into the playoffs. Green Bay is way more embarrassing and you shouldn’t throw stones from a glass house
Skip Bayless same way Green Bay lost to a 9-7 team at home in the NFC Divisional with the best offense in a long time and the best record. They also lost to the 10-6 Giants in Green Bay 4 years earlier in the title game. It’s almost like you don’t know your teams history
I hate the fact that EA has a near Monopoly on the most popular sports games. I have had to switch from PES to Fifa, 2k to Madden, they even made ufc games awful when they took them over.
Exclusivity rights are a detriment to getting a quality product. In this age of diversity it should be abolished
Agreed but the NFL has to take some blame also. They have the right to sell their rights to multiple bidders. They like having EA in their back pocket though and EA is paying alot of money to keep it that way.
@@CravonMoorehead Not if they signed a contract with EA. EA has the rights to the NFL until at least 2020.
@@MrWigglyyy I know. EA paid alot of money to get exclusive rights but the NFL agreed to it. They could've easily sold their rights to multiple bidders but EA bought them out
PES is way better.
@@CravonMoorehead that's the operative word 'exclusive' EA can make enjoyable games but the problem they always have is their coding can make a lot of movement sequences look predetermined rather than flow naturally as the video shows and it's been prevalent throughout multiple sports titles. The big loser is the consumer as we want the real names and likenesses as well as realistic gameplay but are stuck with a developer who can't deliver the realism and is preoccupied with ultimate team as that makes them more money. Hopefully this will change
There's at least one feature 2K5 had that modern Madden still doesn't that you missed from what I can see: the ability to select precisely which aspect of a play you are replay challenging.
In modern Madden, it's entirely possible to want to challenge the spot a receiver went down or out of bounds and have the result of the challenge be that the receiver caught the ball, which you already knew. Very frustrating.
As soon as I uploaded this video I went and played 2K5 again and then did a facepalm. How did I forget that?? It bothers me so much that I didnt include it because that is huge. 2K5 was 50 years ahead of the game with challenges
@@SOFTDRINKTV I forget whitch but madden did used to tell you that. With the key word being used to.
@@zayfreeman yes it would say "Challenge the Spot" or "Challenge the Catch"
3:12
I would KILL for tournament mode to come back. It’s easy to put into the game and offers so much more customization and excitement for offline
Didn't expect to watch the whole thing but I was so invested 5 minutes in. Great job on this video. I agree with everything you have stated in this video. That is the main reason why I haven't bought a madden since 2013.
I always wait for madden to go for sale for like 20 bucks on playstation cause i knlw that ill have enouh fun to defend spendin 20 bucks for jt but 60 for basically a roster update is too much for me
Ill give next years a shpt earlier as the qb1 thing seems to actualy be a my career... bjt if thats trash too ill probs also stop altogether
Maaaaan, it's like you're truly doing god's work...I was randomly suggested a franchise mode playthrough on YT the other day and it gave me an itch for Madden. It would have been my first Madden purchase in 8 years. Then somehow I was led to this video...before buying it. I'm glad this grabbed me and pulled me back to reality. Bless you my child lol
15:56 Actual footage of Le'veon Bell leaving the Steelers.
Lel
im surprised they didn't add kneeling for the national anthem.
Some people can’t sing that song
this aged well
@@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift dont dont me they are lol
It wouldnt shock me in the slightest to see them prioritize that over fixing anything brought up
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THIS VIDEO IS OLD. HERE'S AN UPDATED VERSION: th-cam.com/video/ka0OQPTr8rA/w-d-xo.html
Timestamps (meant to be watched beginning to end, however):
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Content
01:48 - Create-a-team myth
11:21 - Gameplay
14:32 - Bugs
16:57 - How Did This Happen?
19:14 - Madden Defenders
21:42 - Full Rex Dickson Interview
22:12 - Closing Thoughts (Don’t skip this!)
We need to stop buying it. Thats it. They wont make money the nfl will get pissed and they will be losing money. Therefore they will lose licensing on the game. Then we win #boycottMadden20
SOFTDRINKSPORTS great work 👍🏾
SOFTDRINKSPORTS great video. Truth! God bless
Jesus Saves blasphemy
Dope video bro! I would like to see it where you can play your franchise teams online against friends.
Best Madden Games Ever:
1. 2004
2. 2005
3. 2008
2003, mini camps were the tits.
2000-2008, 2014
@Marcus Reed 92 purely for the WHAMbulance.
I liked 12
2002 was lit too
The Philadelphia Foreskins are gonna win the super bowl 😂
Imagine how the mascot will look like.
@@sometimesitbelikedat2529 Go Nads!
Thats a real cock eyed prediction
With their QB Carson Cockhead
You going from 08 to 19 is so damn relatable, I did the same exact thing. I was really shocked at how bad it truly was. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong (I'm not a massive video game person). Then I found out that nope..the game is just terribly broken
I have never understood the tendency of sports games (ESPECIALLY MADDEN) to TAKE AWAY features year after year.
They've done the same with their NHL and NBA series
Then add it in 6 years later as a “bRanD nEw” gamemode
This usually happens when they have to remake the game from scratch and they don't have the time in a single year to remake all the features they had so they make a bare bones game and hope to add back the other features slowly over time. Unfortunately, they seem to be switching engines or consoles faster than they can re-create the features.
Game development isn't as simple as some people seem to think it is... though EA has absolutely NO excuse for pretending the feature they're bringing back is new and innovative when it's simply a returning feature.
@@crazyli Which is exactly why sports games shouldn't be released annually, and why people need to stop buying the games annually as soon as possible. Seriously, gamers got Ubisoft to stop releasing Assassin's Creed annually, can we really not do the same with Madden, FIFA, NBA 2K, NHL, and MLB the Show?
@@kylefunderburk4194 nope because you have to have that year's roster... even though it's really easy to just update the existing game with it.
Sports games should just function similar to MMOs where you pay a subscription to play the game (something like $4.99 a month) and the devs continually update the rosters and players to be the current state of the sport as it happens in real life while working on enhancing the game and adding features on the side. Just one game that continually gets worked on.
Man I miss 2k5....this video confirms what I was feeling about Madden since last year.... Thanks bro
mp3jazz some people will never know how good nfl 2k was
Fuck that game
NFL 2k, NFL 2k1, and NFL 2k2 on the Dreamcast are some of the most underrated video games of all time
I bought a dreamcast just for the football games
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I always looked forward to the Tony Bruno show after each week in my franchise
The Tony Bruno show was probably one of my favorite things in Madden and the soundtrack was fire! Now...I don’t even play anymore
The way those games played also, SO MUCH better than the new crap ..
Since you're Mr. Meeseeks, can you make a 2019 version of 2k5? Oh and bring back NCAAF?
Common theme for the down fall of anygame...CORPORATE GREED
One thing I absolutely love about NBA 2K is historic and all time teams. And being able to take those players and being able to put them on current rosters. AND being able to use those teams with historic players in franchise.
NBA 2k19 is not good never played madden so can't say its worst than it. But nba is not as good as 2012 or 2014 and the graphics got worse and the game play is buggy.
@@FilipCordas Having played both, Madden is the worst sports franchise in history, Madden doesn't even play like real football, it's way more buggy than 2k, it makes 2k seem like the greatest sports game of all time, you have to play with sliders to get an enjoyable experience, movement sucks, dominated by animations, UI sucks, no depth, offseason sucks, no career mode, no customizations, only 4 body types....I could go on and on. 2K for the most part is a great offline experience and has a lot of features, People keep bitching about VC, all you gotta do is not pay for it... It ain't that hard.
Your work is appreciated. I used to get the hell mocked out of me in the 2000s when I noted about 2K Football series being better than EA.
same, 2k NHL hockey series is better than EA.
EA's Madden is a true Greek tragedy, and you summed it up well. It's a vicious cycle. People continue to purchase Madden because of the updated rosters and EA doesn't care about its shit product being legit.
2k5 was the shit man. Also was only 20 bucks when it came out. Thanks for the memories man
Cowards couldn’t accept competition
@@freshmediaconcept facts!
Ethan Adams EA sports division sucks period
Ball trajectory is terrible in this game I’ve had defenders 4 yards from the line of scrimmage jump and pick of 20 yard post and in routes
Bro!!! I thought I was the only one!!! Literally just happened in my last game. I just logged off. Smh.
Haven't played Madden since '14 and I know exactly what you are talking about lol
Linebackers jump like Spudd Webb and have eyes in the back of their head. Or are psychic
@@bonesjackson81 for real, linebackers got better hands than the damn receivers
@@shmigo.gambino Madden is not real football
“contract holdouts”
*picture of Le’Veon Bell*
this is still funny to me
When you play NBA 2k you feel like you're playing a basketball game, when you play Madden you feel like you're playing an arcade game.
PT _ nah son when you play madden, in reality madden plays you
Both suck now
Karl M like I said before they both suck
JarrenTerrell 2k doesn’t suck 😂
2k has its problem but believe me its way better than madden
Golden era for madden was 2000 to 2006 after that it slowly declined
Of course because Electronic Arts became more greedy and they care so much more about money and profit than their own Gamers and they still do, yes making money is good but have interest in the consumer and Gamers not have interests in business and profits, that's the mindset that they have at the company and I don't think they'll ever stop they'll be consumed with money and heck I think the CEO has loads of money in his office. Lol Andrew Wilson is a walking turd
yeah , the hit stick , or using the full back ,, while running with vick .
Yeah I loved them. When Calvin Johnson made the cover (13) it was all over.
After madden 12, th le dimise of create a team was the death of madden
The
I think Madden is made by the guys who did the Game of Thrones final season.
Dead lol
BEST COMMENT!!!!!!!!!
I lowkey think so too
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Haha great comment!
How do you only have 9.6k subs?
1. Excellent analysis of the series.
2. Great explanation of what past madden did right and what the current is doing wrong.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks for making this, I have been saying this for years. I refused to spend another 60 bucks on a game that is just a re-textured version of the one before it with an updated roster. I still play madden 10 and don't care if the players are out of date. If EA really cared about putting out a good game (which I doubt the do) take a year off to develop a truly authentic experience and instead of releasing a new game every year have an update with the new draft class. But that would take away the cash-cow they have.
Same with me brother. I play '11 and '12 and am completely fine with it.
Madden 10 franchise mode is actually kind of underrated. Probably the last satisfying franchise mode
Fred Taylor i like 11 because i like the gameplay and franchise menu the best and it has more features than the current madden. i just hate that i dont have the 2011 draft class because that had so many legends of the 2010s
I remember being able to move my team to Mexico and creating my own color scheme as well as drafting players like Bronco Nagurski and creating my own draftees. Franchise mode used to be awesome too. That was around 2004-2005. I didn't play for a long time and then at some point I think I bought Madden 16 and it had none of those things. I took it back to the store.
Opoponax Freetoshus Cyril nagurski
it's a football game being made in an FPS engine. enough said
Dam youre right.
Still no excuse as to why it's still missing a lot of features
At this point, I’d love to see the football equivalent of Pro Evolution Soccer where you have generic teams but have the ability to customize everything and upload option files.
NFL 2K5 and APF 2k8 RULE AND STILL RULING GOING INTO 2020.
You guys still talking about madden and madden still making millions each year why ?
Madden is for the casual players
They don't have a issue with the game they just play it for a few month's and move on
You guys are a small group that probably at best make up 5% of madden players
You guys don't move enough units
For madden to change it would be bad business for EA sports
If not broke don't fix it
JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'S A BAD GAME OTHERS DO NOT FEEL THE SAME
ONE SOLUTION JUST DONT BUY THE GAME JUST THAT SIMPLE
MAKING DUMB VIDEOS NOT GOING TO GET YOU A BETTER PRODUCT
@@dappergents3743 why did you reply to this guy?
The comment section for this video has given me a terminal illness. Sort by new if you're brave. @@bobafatty111
@@SOFTDRINKTV yep that was a mistake
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for reminding people who still buy Madden why they should stop and demand a higher quality product for their hard earned money. It's funny because all a person has to do it play Madden for 15 minutes in order to realize it's terrible. We shouldn't need to connect the dots with a video like this in order to read through the lines. It's simple, stop buying Madden everyone and stop representing the game to get ahead. Leave the game where it belongs... on the store shelves. We need a better football game and 2K is my 1st choice! Thanks again for the video! Hope to see more like these, even though I know it's a lot of work. Subbed and Liked!
King Javo I took about 5 yrs of video games and 9 or 10 off madden came back late 17 and thought I’d hang around to see what ea had planned. Lol! I’m not sure but I’m pretty sure EA has lost its minds collectively. I won’t buy madden 20 . I think I’m gonna go get a ps3 and pick up apf 2k8 . I always thought that was as good a football game as I’d ever played.
King Javo 2K is just as bad as EA in my opinion with sports games. The NBA2k series has been absolutely horrendous since at least 2K14, I would take current Madden over current NBA 2K any day.
@@connerruddy9275 you TRIPPIN. 2k is not perfect but it's a much more realistic version of basketball than Madden is to football gameplay wise and has alot more features and modes
My personal favorite madden was 2004 and 2008. Create a team was one of the best things about madden.
Lombardi Way mine is Madden 15 on the Xbox 360.
American Metal Head great name and comment
battlefront cj thank you
This is what happens when there is no competition for EA when it comes to football.
same with nhl.
I bought Madden 19 for $9 and I still feel like I got ripped off.
Some people spent $60
Damn! (in big jah voice)
Got 20 for 10$,feel the same
Madden 06 was the shit. It's crazy how much I learned and how much responsibility I felt as an 11 year old kid. Literally determining ticket prices, negotiating contracts, and winning super bowls. If only the Raiders made the same decisions I had made...
Indica951 like they could of had Larry Fitzgerald and Calvin Johnson but instead they drafted Jamarcus Russell
EA Sports “if it’s in the game it’s not in our game”
Great video, All these features, do you know what Madden game they were last seen in? What was the last "good" Madden?
Actually when was John Madden actually even in the game???
I know madden was in it up to 03 idk about any after that
@@zachbarron3771 madden 05 had him in the game
In terms of the last "good" madden, everyone I have asked (because I don't play madden at all) has told me '07.
08 on ps2, og Xbox, and gamecube
Its Madden 08
Americas team: The Philadelphia Foreskin
Eagles really need to rebrand to this
SOFTDRINKSPORTS no thanks, we are concentrating on hoisting another Lombardi.
If the Eagles rebranded to the Foreskins, I wouldn't even be mad if they won the next 5 superbowls
I only play Madden games on PS2 even tho I have a PS4.
right? PS2 and Original Xbox era had the best Maddens, even though 2k was still better
T-417 I hated 2k personally
@@Bricks56 Only thing I didnt like were the running animations in 2k5, dudes looked like they had sticks up their asses
Hahaha yess, give me vintage Michael Vick any day
BRICKS Same
"what challenges did you face making the change from pre gen to next gen consoles?"
"Many"
lol thanks bro
Solution: EA sells Madden Ultimate team as a game and some other company has a game with a career and franchise mode and stuff like that.
Not a bad idea. EA pigs would never go for it though
so madden mobile and nfl 2k21/22
Amen brother. My first madden in 10 years... I regret returning... MUT is a straight money grab with micro transactions. The H2H gameplay is thoroughly unenjoyable. I hate this game. That's putting it lightly
Sinny Dragoon 2k too
Bottom line is they just don't care about Football anymore like they used to 💯
all about money now a days smh
It's weird how NHL has create a team and Madden doesn't LMFAO 😂
It weird how NHL 19 has 3x the content that Madden 19 has.
That's why I bought that over Madden.
If only NHL would come to PC...
NHL was cool on Sega. Now it's boring.
countrykid_20 NHL also has a realistic non generic presentation. I remember watching my brother play and being blown by the use of actual presentation.
My God that glitch montage...I was laughing so hard it almost had me in tears.
Yo same the one where the defender did a cartwheel in mid air to block the pass 😂😂😂
If I named a team called the foreskin, I would immediately try to have a 6-9-1 season.
Nice
BLOW PACK BLOW. Fucking comment of the year fuck the packers
HobbesB Why
I started playing Madden on Madden 10, ever since 12 it's gone significantly downhill. I think now that ea has the exclusive rights they no longer Care about making the best possible game. I really believe the NFL should eliminate this Monopoly and allow for competition so ea would have to step up. I only continue to buy it because it's the ONLY football game. There's no way I would keep buying it if it had competition.
Just don't buy the game anymore man. If you want updated rosters just go to community downloads. There's a guy on Madden 18 that updates rosters daily
Funny... You started on Madden 10. I started on Madden 2005. 09 was the last decent one. 10 was trash
Damn I'm old lol. My sister in law got me Madden 92 for my birthday and the game changed my life. As far as 12 being the last good Madden, you're spot on. I wish I could get it on my Xbox one
I play old maddens.. fawk madden 17 on up
I've gotten the new Madden every year since 07 & my brother asked me why I didn't get Madden 19. This is why
1:29 "Interest in joining the Foreskin" 😂😂😂😂
Ken Petrini who wouldn’t want too
On Madden 10, I relocated the Dallas Cowboys to Las Vegas and called them the Las Vegas slot machines
I like the offline franchise. It is sad. On-Line mode destroyed the game
John Pinestead this!!!
Ultimate team fuckin suck! Its like playing zombies on COD instead of multi player
ESPN 2K5 was the greatest football game ever made. Period. Paper football in the crib was lowkey amazing LOL
The inside helmet view was dope as well
@@KDill29 Hell yeah
@L Franco Both better than Madden itself.
Yup, I still play it on PCSX2 to this day. I own it on both PS2 and Xbox. Also NCAA 06 was amazing as well.
I believe that's the game that had the QB evade moves by moving the stick in the opposite direction of the tackler at the right time. Awesome feature.
I beat the Browns 27-0 and we ended up tied, havnt played that game in months
16:31 now THATS dedication to blocking a pass!
who else misses the dog pile when there was a fumble
That gang tackle thing was in Madden 10
2K5 WAS THE BEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER HANDS DOWN. NUFF SAID
Preach!🙏🙏🙏
Absolutely. It was so good that EA bought the rights to NFL licensing for a decade
@@louisyork1894 Eye opener frfr, I may never buy another madden tbh
2K8, without NFL license, was better then any Madden
best NFL game. NCAA football has always been better than Madden
It’s all about MUT now, so that they can scoop in the micro transactions.
I loved NFL 2K5 !!
I buy each years version of madden 8-9 months after release when I can get it at $20 or less so that its nearly worth its value
I only buy it it every 2-3 years. Same game same experience
Fantastic video - research done in depth and presented in a well edited and entertaining way. If only we could sit EA Madden team down show them this and ask for their response.
Madden 19 is so bad, they should just give us madden 20 for free. It’s 2019 and we still can’t create our own team or customize anything in madden.
Are you saying game sucks bc you suck at game or there some stuff they need fix? I seen people getting there ass kick in game and they will say this game fucking sucks, it's bc they suck at playing game
@@clarky2457 the game is terrible. Doesn't matter if you're the best or bad at it. It's a terrible game
@@clarky2457 there's no skill gap in the game and you don't even have to have a high football IQ to be good long as you know how to exploit whatever overpowered formation is found in the game each year smh
I wish they could add back custom plays, no joke you could make custom routes and add them to a custom playbook
I miss that so much. During school I would write up ideas and plays so that when I got home I could add them in and test them!! Hours just doing that!
Same! Me and my buddy played franchises and stopped cuz the new maddens suck. Cant make plays or even customize a playbook. No chemistry feature between players. Couldnt play Pro-bowl even though i had 4 players in it lol
@@nathanieldiaz2845 I still do that to this day. I just wish that I had the graphics of today's game
You have been making so much sense about these maddens, from a guy that was 12 years old in 04 I remember and cherish those days
Well damn. Nice work man. I’m actually not even finished watching but I’m impressed.
13:38 broke my heart. Beautiful physic based gameplay, if only we had it today.
This video deserves a like for saying something that some would fear to say but most people would internally agree with.
I grew up with Madden '07 on the Gamecube and I loved that career mode. I got to randomly generate a player's physical abilities then go through the entire draft process as that player before playing NFL games from that player's perspective. This is what I miss most in newer Madden games, the ability to play from an isolated character's perspective. It is impossible to play cb in newer maddens because you can't even see yourself on screen until you're 10+ yards downfield. This has been a glaring problem for multiple years that EA has never bothered to fix.
A couple days ago, one of my friends brought his Madden '19 for PS4 and we played a couple of games. While playing, so many INTs were thrown because linebackers would somehow manage to snag balls being thrown to receivers 20 yards past them. The ball arcs are unrealistic and players have insane vertical ability, as well as next to no chance to drop the ball. Jump balls felt like they were predetermined by whatever animation the receiver and defender were locked into. In one game I forced 7-8 fumbles using hit sticks just because it is based off a random % chance instead of applying physics to it. Spamming square with any DT would bust you through the O line instantly. Sometimes when a player fell they would glitch and fall a second time. Sometimes when a player attempts an impossible dive tackle they would glitch ahead five yards to make the tackle. Sometimes on kickoffs a player on the kicking team would glitch across the field at high speed to tackle the returner. And all this is what I got from playing only a couple games. All in all, it was still fun to play with my friend but the game was a buggy mess that didn't feel like much skill was involved, and it didn't feel like a finished product.
Great video I’m 34 years old. I remember great sports games. They all suck nowadays and it really sucks. I miss my sports games
same.