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Madden NFL 25 Has a Big Two Days Stuck

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 02:56 PM.

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A lot of Madden NFL 25 news today, as well as Microsoft's XBOX ONE reveal. Starting with the Microsoft event, we didn't really get anything concrete for Madden, but we did hear about a renewed focus on AI and a dynamic crowd experience for next-gen. Two things that are sorely lacking from this generation's Madden games. We should learn a lot more, including some real information at E3 in June.

We also got news on two exciting returns to the Madden NFL franchise. Owner Mode and NCAA Draft Class Import are back, and not a moment too soon. I recently wrote an article for Operation Sports about my Top 5 Missing Features from earlier Madden NFL games, and today EA Sports narrowed the list to a Top 3.

On the surface, the addition of those two features back into Madden NFL 25 are great news and have me really excited about this edition. But we have to be careful to take a step back and look at how EA has botched the implementation of other features recently in Madden NFL 13. I was a huge fan of the ambition shown by EA and Tiburon, but Connected Careers was half-baked, the Infinity Engine needed a lot of refinement. Let's hope that Owner Mode has been tested, re-tested, and then tested again. Let's hope that we don't have any more issues with importing draft classes from NCAA Football like the shoulder pad glitch of Madden NFL 12.

In other words, approach this news optimistically, but be cautiously optimistic. We've seen the Madden team over-promise and under-deliver so far this entire generation. I truly hope that the trend is reversed with Madden NFL 25.

Comments

# 1 ccoaxum @ May 21

they been working on this new engine for few years now and this new engine only works on the new GEN platforms!

# 2 waspman3 @ May 21

Think I'll be getting it. Looks pretty good to say the least. Haven't owned a Madden game in @ least 5 years but continue buying the NCAA Football one. Might as well get both.