Yes, couple years ago in franchise terms.

Laaaaaaaame

Hill has the juke ability. Unfair. As far as I saw there are no X Factor OL abilities.

Nope. It makes the game more fun.

I wish I could earn different X-Factors for Mahomes - I want that ability where it's impossible to throw a pick. :evil:

Adding more RPG elements to sports games is the way forward.

Game blows

One of the great features of Madden 20 is earning X-Factors for players you draft.

I just did this with a Megatron clone I drafted and the fun is about to begin. :)

Too bad franchise is unplayable

Well X-Factor was indeed bullshit when it came to LBs with the big hitter X-Factor. It was nearly impossible to cause fumbles with any regular player in the game last year. Yet if an X-Factor gets a hit stick it's a fumble every single time. I always thought that was bullshit.

Broken game, kc

The safeties were way worse. Smith, James, and Adams were ****ing nightmares.

If you got touched by Adams or Kuechly, you fumble. Kuechly had 7 forced fumbles for his entire career, GTFO Madden.

Just have to cover up the ball.

I've been hit-sticked by X-Factors multiple times and never fumbled, because I lay off the sprint button and cover up the ball right before the hit.

You have to know how to play the game. :)

Yeah, that's why they got rid of the ability in Madden 21. Because people just didn't know how to play the game, and not because it was an unbalanced ability.

My point stands. I've been hit sticked by Jamal many times and never fumbled.

Or you can just run the stretch and do the stiff arm over and over...that was perfectly fair too.

Developers disagree

Madden is generally all about speed.

I remember in the old PS2 Madden days with Faulk and Vick on the covers...guys even like Boss Bailey had like 88 and 89 speed and could fly all over the field.

I wish EA would come out w/ a new NCAA game but thatll never happen. EA would probably find a way to screw that game up too.

Can’t have NCAA MUT.

If you wanna have a solid experience, just download a copy of madden 08 and find the forums where guys make roster updates.

I can show you literal video of this. All you have to do is hit the 'cover ball' button.

It might be OP to casuals, though.

I personally enjoy the challenge of having Jamal Adams out there...makes him different than a regular safety...makes me fear him.

We need more Dark Souls-like features in Madden games.

I make a mistake I want to PAY for it.

Developers disagree

Yeah guys that cause less tgan a fumble a year should be able to force multiple a game. Broken as ****.

you need to read what they said again

Game has been broken for years. Nearly unplayable.

Mathieu is absolutely an X-Factor.

LMAO Gronkowski at a 95 rating at launch.

What a stupid ****ing game. Jesus. They give Tony Gonzalez a 96?

I want the option for player rivalries.. I want to have an option where Richard Sherman has an option to trail a player that’s going off and if he loses that matchup it penalizes that player heading into next week or something and brings his morale and overall down

Who cares?

Frank Clark an 83, Charvarius Ward a 76?

Seems harsh, especially Clark. I get it they are trying to separate the more elite guys now, but Frank is absolutely an elite DE. Did they watch the playoffs last year? Should be at least a 90. They are trying to say Clark is only 6 points better than Alex Okafor?

Annoying.

The ratings were spread two years ago. 83 is a fine rating for Clark.

Forgive me, I don't play a whole lot these days; what do you mean by "spread?"

He's talking about his ass when he tries to defend this franchise.

LMAO

No, it’s not. Maybe the one that played with one arm, sure.

Healthy Clark is 88+.

I don’t plan on buying this game but boy it’d be fun to have Willie Gay and that 88 speed at the second level.

I can’t see anything less than 90 TBH. I can’t justify it. But maybe I’m too old to understand how different these ratings are.

Being serious for a bit, Clay is right in that they did spread rating out a couple years ago. The example I saw is that before roughly 60% of the players would be rated 70 or above. Now it's around 40%. Mid to high 80s used to be the pretty good players, now it's the fringe elite players.

Now, that being said, DeMarcus Lawrence is still at an 89 this year. The ratings guys just aren't very good at what they do.

Well that actually makes me feel a little better about Clark, but yeah that’s just dumb.

LMAOhttps://i.redd.it/mkg837wggib51.jpg

according to this review you can fumble the ball backwards on every play in HS in the new career mode

and still get 10 Division I offers LMAO

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Imagine that......


It’s ****ing shit.

They only created “The Yard” because 2k has to make an Arcade NFL game. God forbid Madden not spend time fixing their game instead of trying to compete with 2k on something.

Madden is just an every other year purchase now.

It is what it is.

Initial impressions of the game seem to be even worse at launch than in years past.

It's not worth buying. This was my first time in like 20 years that I didn't get Madden on release day and I'm pretty happy about that. They don't deserve $60 for a trash effort.

It's pretty fun to go gawk at all the glitches, **** ups, and the Twitter outrage, but that's about the only entertainment value here.

I bought Madden 20 for collecting purposes. I haven't played Madden since Madden 2004. :(

LMAO This synopsis of their version of story mode is hilarious. What a shit game.

Early game story spoilers below. I don't talk about anything until you hit college games.

No decisions anybody makes at any point in the story mode make any sense whatsoever. Not the coaches, not Tommy, not your created player, nobody. They're all idiots. It's almost like they know they're in bad script and just go along with things without ever stopping to think about it. I was yelling at my screen like it was a bad horror movie and I was watching them all decide to split up to cover more ground.

So you meet Tommy Matthews in high school. He's the star Quarterback and you're the backup who's never played football before. No seriously, they mention that you're a hockey player. Really no decently sized high school has anybody on the squad who might know the plays and can toss the ball a few yards? Aite whatever coach it's your football team.

But right away, Tommy's a HUGE asshole. And not even in a fun high school bully kind of way. He talks shit about everyone he meets, most of the time right to their faces. He belittles people he thinks are beneath him and he thinks everybody's beneath him. He's a real piece of shit, without even any kind of sympathy angle like he has an abusive dad or something. Classic narcissist. I am really hammering this point home because it cements how utterly stupid this story is as it goes on.

Tommy tells you in confidence about his secret heart condition. He didn't want to but he's literally fainting and falling over in the locker room. He straight up tells you that his doctors don't think he should play. Where are this kid's parents? Actually wait I don't care I hope they're at the bottom of a ravine because **** Tommy.

You tell your high school coach that Tommy has a heart condition. This is a decision you can't actually make in the game of course, which is a shame because I would have kept my mouth shut and let that scrawny egomaniac die on the field. So they bench him because he might literally die if he plays football. Tommy somehow thinks this is all your fault. He chews out his coach, and might as well wave the double birds on the way out the door.

But anyway, you take his place while he's out of commission and start kicking ass. You're clearly a really good quarterback and college scouts start talking to you. Turns out you were good at this football thing the whole time, neato. But then he comes back from heart surgery, and Tommy tells his high school head coach and the starting QB that he didn't want to come back because he's still angry. But no other team would take him because of his heart condition.

So let me get this straight. A guy walks in uninvited to a team he doesn't play for while they're watching film. The last time they saw him he left in a blind rage and told them he was quitting. He makes it clear he's not sorry about anything he said, hasn't had any change of heart, and is still generally just a real big diarrhea diaper baby. Not only does he not apologize, His FIRST comment walking into the room is talking about something on film that you ****ed up and he could have done better.

Oh also he says he wants to play Wide Receiver now. ****ing what? No talk about if he's played the position before. No conversation between you and your coach in private about whether or not you want him as a target. No talk about how the other receivers on the team feel about getting bumped down a spot or two to make room for him. And of course absolutely no talk about his incredibly toxic locker room behavior. And of course your coach is psyched to bring him back! He's back on the squad. ****.

Then Tommy comes in and is like, yo, all those scouts are going to be out there. Could you pass me the ball a bunch so I look like a superstar? Could you just ignore the part where I was an asshole to you in literally every interaction we've ever had. And also every interaction you've seen me have with another human person?

But of course because he's the best receiver on your team by a landslide. When you actually get in the game he's always open and you'll probably pass to him a bunch. Because you're playing a damned football angel who gives Tommy every chance to be a better person. It's like he's your abusive ex boyfriend you keep letting back into your life and he keeps punching you right in the nuts.

So whatever, now you're both on the field and you've got this sweet dynamic duo nickname of "the heartbreak kids." Isn't that cute? So you win the high school championship and you've both got offers on the table to go wherever you want. Both of you are at the same table deciding what college to go to and you pick a college. Yay!

Then Tommy picks the same college you do no matter what you pick. He's going to the same college football team as you. And Tommy says to the small crowd gathered around that he can't break up the heartbreak kids, and he wouldn't be as sucessful without you at the helm. And the crowd literally goes "AWWWWwww."

And there's a split second when watching this part that I thought about the story from a meta perspective. We've got this sweet nickname for the duo. You're passing like 4 touchdowns a game to this weasel. He's got the scouts with eyes on him and he's taking his next step to being a pro ball player. Maybe the 'rivalry' drama is finally over and they'll introduce a new villain linebacker on a rival team or something. Somebody who'll flatten Tommy on a slant route or injure you with a sack. Or maybe your college coach will be the new villain. They're not gonna keep going with this Tommy bullshit are they?

That's when this mother****er, who played up how close you are to the cameras, leans in and whispers in your ear. He tells you he's only going to the same college as you so he can take your quarterback spot from you and get you demoted just like he thinks you did to him. He's Batman and you're Robin (ACTUAL LINE HE SAYS).

That's when I knew that this monster was gonna be with you the whole game. I was immediately depressed. This can't be the story mode right? But then it gets worse.

You go to college, and turns out the head coach just retired. The new coach used to be the defensive coordinator. He says he doesn't give a **** about the offence. He's going to rotate both of you in and out as quarterback because who gives a shit. He'll pick the QB he likes best. Or maybe he won't. **** you.

This would make sense if you were both great quarterbacks from different high schools or something. But for the last few seasons Tommy has either been out of commission because of his peach-pit of a blood pumper, OR been wide receiver one catching one-handers and eating defensive backs for breakfast. And then the quarterback who's been throwing to him who's got future hall-of-famer written all over him despite having been a hockey player till his senior year.

This coach is so ****ing stupid that it makes your last coach look like John Madden himself. And no matter how well you play out there during your time as quarterback, even if you win your games 70 to 0, the coach decides at some point in the story to start Tommy Matthews as the quarterback. Congratulations EA, you let the Villain win.

Now you have to either quit college football and go to the NFL early, where your coach tells you you'll probably be like a third round pick or a career backup (again, no matter how well you actually play when the ball is in your hands). Or, you can switch positions and do what Tommy did, going to wide receiver or running back. Again, Tommy wins. He follows you to college just to betray you and get his position back, and he succeeds in this. No matter how well you play.

TLDR: This mode was written by an idiot. **** you Tommy Matthews. **** you coach Fetu Vaitai. **** you coach Red O'Brien. And **** you EA. #FixMaddenFranchise

Jadeveon Clowney somehow isn't even in the game at launch. LMAO

Damn. That actually sounds kinda fun. LMAO

Having watched the Road to Glory on a YouTube channel, it’s an accurate write up

LMAO
that review by Superturtle was amazing.

That is the best game review I've read in forever. LMAO

Look at this shit LMAO

So iu have EA access which means i just get it as part of my sub.

its the same basic game as last year, with some improvements on the part where like LB's cant jump 40 feet high and pick you off, but thats about it

I'm definitely not gonna play this. I'm almost at the end of Mahomes' career in my '20 franchise.

I'll have more fun exploring a post-Mahomes Chiefs franchise than I will with this garbage.

So apparently the geniuses over at EA did a quick removal of the Redskins logo from the game. The problem with that? It seems they didn’t rename the names of the files for the logos. So the Titans have the Vikings logo. The Texans have the Titans.

ROFLROFLROFL

WHAT

From what I can find online....their logo file names are logo1, logo2....etc.

They went in and deleted the Redskins logo and didn’t change anything. It’s missing a logo so now it’s just going to the next available one.

https://m.imgur.com/a/fs4ebHx

Quite a few of the uniforms during the loading screens are photoshopped, and they're abysmal.

That's like basic coding.

They’re so bad that some look they were done with Paint.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Madden/comm...tm_name=iossmf

LOL....it's really a shame how EA has allowed this franchise to go to complete crap.

I miss the old PS2 days of Madden. 2007-2010 was the beginning of the slow death of Madden when the "next gen" consoles/games came out....and for the last decade, the game has been crap.

Somehow they (EA) managed to not screw up the NCAAF game, until the lawsuits took care of that etc.

5 years and you get the same bland, shitty, boring Super Bowl "celebration" every year.

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Stuff like this I can look past...the animations, celebrations, fans in stands etc.

To me, that kinda stuff isn't important.

Gameplay/glitches, Franchise mode need to get A LOT better.

It’s hard for me. I wanna feel the weight of a playoff game compared to a reg season non divisional/rivalry match up. I think strong presentation helps with that

The only thing they have in this for the game is the opposing team looking sad when they are about to lose the Conference Championship.

Ironic, because you get NO celebration for winning ANY playoff game.

https://youtu.be/p00PQDWxPIM




This guy is playing Face of the Franchise, is supposed to be playing the Chiefs. He ends up playing against his own team. Tampa vs Tampa

And he lost Tom Gronkowski for the playoffs. LOL

I like the gameplay this year compared to the prior couple of years. Just too damn bad they were so lazy with the only mode I'm interested in.

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#NFLdropEA

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Some of this shit is hilarious.

I can't wait to watch the Seahacks take on the Tennessee Vikings this year.