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bpellerin's avatar
bpellerin
10 months ago

What Happened To Madden

Hello,

The entire madden community is sick of this game. EA has ruined an amazing franchise. They release the same game every year and the few changes to the wonky gameplay that are highlighted are completely unrealistic (e.g. one handed catches by all receivers through contact, ridiculously unrealistic tackles, blockers just letting dudes go by them, unrealistic QB throwing motions and footwork).

EA is a talented company and can 100% make an amazing game. But with no competition, micro transactions, and revenue being more important than the quality of the game has led to a once proud fan base to be ashamed and beyond frustrated. 

Every year I play a demo or on my friends PlayStation, and it’s the same. Every year. And I end up spending money I don’t have to play a game that bugs out, has unrealistic gameplay, and is the same as the year before. No longer, I refuse to buy madden until either 2K makes a game or until they tear the entire platform down and rebuild a brand new game. CFB25 has been great and I can just play that instead if I want to play a game. 

9 Replies

  • dokken12's avatar
    dokken12
    10 months ago
    @bpellerin And, that is EXACTLY why you're part of the problem. You say how disappointed you are in Madden and how the game is the same and never changes, but you're playing CFB25, and enjoy it? Did you buy it? It's the EXACT same game with similar issues...LOL!! You STILL contributed, they have your money, one way or another...

    ...this literally makes no sense. But, cool. Glad you're enjoying CFB25, I suppose?
  • SuperNTG's avatar
    SuperNTG
    Seasoned Adventurer
    10 months ago
    @dokken12 The reason people complain is because their feedback is not taken seriously. Madden knows that they are the only ones creating NFL simulation games. People want to play NFL football games but are stuck with Madden. Do you understand this? EA know people love the NFL and every year they know that people will buy Madden in the hope that it is better, but it never gets that much better. Just a little bit.
  • dokken12's avatar
    dokken12
    10 months ago
    @SuperNTG Of course I understand it, I've been playing EA football probably longer than you've been alive, for 34 years.

    You obviously didn't understand my initial response above. I criticized him for disliking Madden 25 (which is warranted, it's awful), but STILL purchasing CFB25. He criticizes EA, but still buys or invests in their other football product.

    I'm VERY well aware of the EA history with the NFL and exclusivity. You can't explain anything to me that I've already known. With that, I agree with you.
  • Intuitive-tumult's avatar
    Intuitive-tumult
    Seasoned Veteran
    10 months ago

    I am a maddeneer forever. I am perplexed why the people who never like this game buy it. This is my favorite time of the year because of my favorite video game of all time aka the G.O.A.T.

  • CLZDSMiners's avatar
    CLZDSMiners
    9 months ago
    I'm glad I didn't buy Madden 25. I'm tired of having struggled forever with the same problems with the previous versions of this game. The bugs were sometimes hair-raising, and I often wondered how you could bring such a product to market every year without having to be ashamed of it. But that's because EA has no competition to fear, because otherwise the market would regulate it. But as long as EA doesn't have to fear any consequences, they will continue to do what they have been doing and continue to rake in millions with all the players who spend extra money to put together a very good team.
    Finally, I wish all those who continue to play and defend this game a lot of fun. Maybe at some point you come to the conclusion that it's just a game that is not worth buying over and over again every year.
  • mstadnik's avatar
    mstadnik
    9 months ago

    For the life of me I cannot understand why the team builder lets you customize everything on the uniform except the sock length.  No matter what I do I cannot edit my sock length.  Going into each individual player to edit sock length does not work at all.  Come on EA how about not half as*ing everything you do and put in one or two lines of code to correct this issue.  I know it's asking a lot for you to spend ten to twenty minutes to fix this, but when someone spends $70 for your product, customers expect they are buying a finished product.  

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