Re: Madden NFL 25 Impressions Thread
I try every year to give madden a shot, and after playing just one game on 10 min quarters on all-madden, I can say EA won't be getting my 60 this year.
Positives
1) The changes in connected careers seems to be awesome so far. Instead of naming the various options you have as a coach or owner I will just simply say I couldn't ask for more.
2) The running system is really a step in the right direction. I really felt like a had total control over what I wanted move I wanted to perform with my running back.
Negatives
I feel the game play just kills the game for me. I know I only played one game but I constantly found myself pausing and going to replay while saying did that really just happen? Here are just three problems that I had.
1)I noticed that after my quarterback (Cutler) dropped back, he did nothing but stare straight down the middle of the field, I hit a receiver (Marshall) on a wide open slant in which he then broke two tackles. YES two tackles on all-madden, granted it was Marshall it was something that shouldn't be a surprise, yet knowing maddens past on how difficult all madden is, it really shocked me. After viewing the replay I noticed how Cutler stared down the field and also that while his arm motion was going straight down the field as if he was going to throw directly down the center of the field, the ball magically came off his hand going at a 90 degree angle. Something that would be impossible.
2) The offensive and defensive line play is disappointing to say the least. I could not get past any of the Bengal's offensive lineman to save my life. I also noticed that it was impossible(literally) even for my CPU defensive linemen to get to the quarterback as my team recorded not one sack during the whole game. Also the Bengal's linemen were doing it with ease. as I would rush four linemen, their four would stuff them every single play as if it was pro bowlers going up against four linemen made up of five year old's. The thing that made it even worse was that the fifth linemen and if a tight end or running back was designed to block would stand in place, not double teaming or doing anything productive. Needless to say Dalton tore my defense apart. and that brings me to my third and final problem
3) My pass defense was a total fail. I know this was due to my lack of any pressure on Dalton but there were still many times where I would drop back six or seven and just get worked by any player that had a ball thrown his way. I tried Zone, Man, Blitz's and all that jazz, you get the idea and not one time was I successful on actually stopping the offense unless a receiver dropped a ball or wasn't able to get two feet down before going out of bounce.
The last two problems I explained really have me asking myself do the ratings really matter? I mean come on Peppers who is a 92 I believe, getting shut down all game, without even a double team? Charles Tillman (95) and Tim Jennings (90) could do nothing productive on defense. And Lance Briggs a 94 having absolute no impact on the game. Briggs played the exact same way that MLB D.J. Williams (80) and LOLB James Anderson (82) played. Like Chris Berman says "C'mon man"!
My apologies for this long rant on just three problems I found in just one game of madden. I'm just curious if anyone has encountered any similar problems, or maybe didn't realize one of them were happening. Yes I know I really focused on the negatives but that's just simply what I took away from my experience so far. Please give me some feed back, not looking to bash Madden, just looking for a more realistic experience.
I try every year to give madden a shot, and after playing just one game on 10 min quarters on all-madden, I can say EA won't be getting my 60 this year.
Positives
1) The changes in connected careers seems to be awesome so far. Instead of naming the various options you have as a coach or owner I will just simply say I couldn't ask for more.
2) The running system is really a step in the right direction. I really felt like a had total control over what I wanted move I wanted to perform with my running back.
Negatives
I feel the game play just kills the game for me. I know I only played one game but I constantly found myself pausing and going to replay while saying did that really just happen? Here are just three problems that I had.
1)I noticed that after my quarterback (Cutler) dropped back, he did nothing but stare straight down the middle of the field, I hit a receiver (Marshall) on a wide open slant in which he then broke two tackles. YES two tackles on all-madden, granted it was Marshall it was something that shouldn't be a surprise, yet knowing maddens past on how difficult all madden is, it really shocked me. After viewing the replay I noticed how Cutler stared down the field and also that while his arm motion was going straight down the field as if he was going to throw directly down the center of the field, the ball magically came off his hand going at a 90 degree angle. Something that would be impossible.
2) The offensive and defensive line play is disappointing to say the least. I could not get past any of the Bengal's offensive lineman to save my life. I also noticed that it was impossible(literally) even for my CPU defensive linemen to get to the quarterback as my team recorded not one sack during the whole game. Also the Bengal's linemen were doing it with ease. as I would rush four linemen, their four would stuff them every single play as if it was pro bowlers going up against four linemen made up of five year old's. The thing that made it even worse was that the fifth linemen and if a tight end or running back was designed to block would stand in place, not double teaming or doing anything productive. Needless to say Dalton tore my defense apart. and that brings me to my third and final problem
3) My pass defense was a total fail. I know this was due to my lack of any pressure on Dalton but there were still many times where I would drop back six or seven and just get worked by any player that had a ball thrown his way. I tried Zone, Man, Blitz's and all that jazz, you get the idea and not one time was I successful on actually stopping the offense unless a receiver dropped a ball or wasn't able to get two feet down before going out of bounce.
The last two problems I explained really have me asking myself do the ratings really matter? I mean come on Peppers who is a 92 I believe, getting shut down all game, without even a double team? Charles Tillman (95) and Tim Jennings (90) could do nothing productive on defense. And Lance Briggs a 94 having absolute no impact on the game. Briggs played the exact same way that MLB D.J. Williams (80) and LOLB James Anderson (82) played. Like Chris Berman says "C'mon man"!
My apologies for this long rant on just three problems I found in just one game of madden. I'm just curious if anyone has encountered any similar problems, or maybe didn't realize one of them were happening. Yes I know I really focused on the negatives but that's just simply what I took away from my experience so far. Please give me some feed back, not looking to bash Madden, just looking for a more realistic experience.
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