This Game is Broken
Blocking is non-existent. Most run plays are stopped at the line of scrimmage. Pass-blocking breaks down near instantly against no-name 75 rated npc defenders halfway through your drop-back. You also cant rollout unless you have superstar OTs, otherwise you're getting hit immediately, It actually feels harder to generate pressure user controlling pass-rushers.
50/50 balls almost always go to the WR...5 inch height difference / CB in perfect position? Mossed. Defenders right next to or trailing the receiver (sometimes in double coverage) just straight up ignore the WR who makes a leaping catch that would never happen in real life while the defenders stare off into space.
User control is clunky on defense, a slight angle change and youre missing the ball carrier in space by a mile. Hitsticks barely works. Diving tackles are a complete mess. Jukes and spin moves work every time in the open field. Truck stick doesn't do a thing.
Ratings skew way too heavily in favor of the top teams and star players dominate to the extreme. This leads to way too many 3-outs. 1st down...instant TFL. 2nd down...short pass for 3 yards. 3rd and long...sack, rinse and repeat. The game is too predictable, and beyond frustrating, to the point where you know if youre going to win or lose after 1 drive. Irritating as anything when you feel like you have no control over who wins / loses, its up to the system.
Coach suggestions are abysmal, the same plays will get recommended over and over, in the same order, for similar situations. All these new plays and you cant ever see them. As someone who doesnt like flipping through hundreds of plays, this feature allowed me to pick from a few, but they varied each time. Many of plays I call dont even have stats show up (yards per play,, # of times called, etc.) so I cant even tell which plays I like / dislike. Each game used to have different orders and calls, and would cycle through hundreds of plays. Now, I know what plays will appear, in what order, for what situation. And speaking of play-calling, so many plays are broken. i.e. unstoppable or un-usable...no in-between
I can honestly say that this is the worst madden game I've ever played. It feels unfinished. The jarring, animation-heavy / physics defying nonsense literally ruins the entire experience. The majority of the time I feel as though I'm treading water against an engine doing everything it can to make me lose. Sad really, since the game has the basic structure to be a really good one. Until they fix the sliders for 1v1 player situations and the coach/playbook bug, its nearly impossible to enjoy playing.
