Madden NFL 25 Review (360/PS3)

[Gorilla Glass]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Review (360/PS3)

Madden 25 is a pretty good game. You should give it a try.

[TheRealHST]

If Madden is not SIM, then what have we had?

Personally, I think Madden is a true Simulator. It lacks emotion. It lacks, to a certain degree true NFL ambience.

It needs DRAMA!
Have linemen jump the snap and knock the QB on his butt and have his teammates come to the rescue.

Have guys get tackled out of bounds and have to players run and get into face, with occasional flags being thrown.

Have guys lay the wood, then have teammates high five the beast.

Emotion, emotion, emotions, what a brilliant concept!!!

I would love to see this in some way shape or form, but because of the NFL and its image that won't happen. Its the same reason why they dont show gruesome injuries in the game.

[TheRealHST]

Without question a no buy. My season ticket expires this evening and I'm not even going to bother downloading it to try it out. Next-Gen or bust for me.

I agree with you and what is so wrong with wanting it as real as it came be? Nothing at all. There's alot to added to the game in future years. This is far from over

[Sneed24]

The fact you can't fast sim through the franchise mode kills me. Forced to go week to week is aggravating. just add it to the list of WTF's that madden pulls every year. ill still buy it because im a hardcore player since madden 91 on sega.

[TheRealHST]

Without question a no buy. My season ticket expires this evening and I'm not even going to bother downloading it to try it out. Next-Gen or bust for me.

The game is sort of like a lame duck coach. The Next Gen is the new successor..I hope. I truly believe we wont see a great Madden game until after the first Next-Gen Madden....(Madden 15)

[TheRealHST]

The fact you can't fast sim through the franchise mode kills me. Forced to go week to week is aggravating. just add it to the list of WTF's that madden pulls every year. ill still buy it because im a hardcore player since madden 91 on sega.

Im buying too. Probably just because I can import draft classes. Thats a weird reason I know, but it adds life to NCAA

[Sneed24]

Im buying too. Probably just because I can import draft classes. Thats a weird reason I know, but it adds life to NCAA

now that you can share rosters, will i be able to DL a draft class w/o owning ncaa?

[RemyDaGr8]

These developers NEED to get the damn jerseys correct! There's no excuse that the Bills, Chargers, Bucs, Ravens and Broncos have new jerseys (changed the neck/collar from that two toned mess to either clear collars/thick colored collars) and in this game they still have last years jerseys! Plus they STILL haven't given the Redskins their gold pants as defaults.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Review (360/PS3)

I was waiting to see what the deal is with next gen Madden anyway. I was not expecting anything from the PS3 or 360 madden, so Im cool with having to wait.

At this point you couldn't be expecting anything great. I stop expecting it after the 2nd attempt on the current gen.

[ryan36]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Review (360/PS3)

I've said it before, but I've been told by a good source skip next gen this year

[kjcheezhead]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Review (360/PS3)

Nice review. "At times its the best Madden ever and at others it's the same game we've been playing for years."

That's how I felt with the demo. As much as I love football, Madden on this gen has been stale and repetitive at its best times. 7.5 is spot on. Not a terrible game but not one I can drop $60 on with games like
gta v and the last of us vying for my money.

[Big FN Deal]

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I've said it before, but I've been told by a good source skip next gen this year

I guess I have gone off the deep end with Madden because this is just too funny to me, lol. IF your source is right and even M25 on new consoles is "skippable", that's just...I don't even know what to say.

After all the touting of being so prepared for the new consoles, 2+ years of development, hiring away Kolbe from The Show, the ease of the new tech, etc, there has to be somethings in that game to make it worth a buy, right?

[Boilerbuzz]

Madden 25 is a pretty good game. You should give it a try.

I'm pretty sure that everyone in this thread have played the demo and have previous versions as well. The game have been given a try for a long time, but the demo is a pretty good indicator.

[Gorilla Glass]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Review (360/PS3)

I'm pretty sure that everyone in this thread have played the demo and have previous versions as well. The game have been given a try for a long time, but the demo is a pretty good indicator.

I like the Demo and from what I've read and witnessed, a lot of people seem to feel the same way. The retail version is very good. Give it a try.

[ZoneKIller]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Review (360/PS3)

My two cents is this game is basically Madden 13 with some add-ons for Owner-Mode. But with the relocation being a failure in my eyes, it just makes it about the same as Madden 13.

Reason for Relocation being a failure is the limitation. The jerseys are just terrible, give or take a few, along with the logos. I only saw two logos that I actually like, but the pre-set jerseys ruined it.

I think a 7.5 is a good rating.